Apocalypse: The Primordial Pearl Recognizes Its Master, Starting with Infinite Space

Lin Chen no longer held back.

In a flash, he landed in the middle of the monkey troop, and the time field silently unfolded, making the movements of the more than thirty monkeys slow down as if frozen in time.

He slapped them one by one, knocked them unconscious, and threw them into White Tiger Island, clean and efficient.

The Monkey King bared his teeth at him, but before he could even raise his paw, he was struck on the back of the head and collapsed limply.

After catching the monkeys, they continued to scrape the ground.

Ferns, mosses, and unidentified vines—all gone, roots and all.

The rabbit hole was hollowed out, the pheasant's nest was taken away, and the snake, which had been hiding too deep, was forced out of the crack in the rock by Li Shishi's supernatural power, and was also caught in the net.

More than an hour later, the underground oasis was completely cleared away, leaving only empty stone walls and a pile of broken soil.

Lin Chen then led the two back to the camp, packed up all the supplies and survivors, and rode Yuanzai northward.

They arrived at Li Ya's campsite around dusk.

The camp was set up on a wide, high ground. The tents were neatly arranged, and supplies were piled up. Although there weren't many people, everything was in good order.

As soon as Lin Chen stepped into the camp, he saw a figure rush out from inside.

Li Ya threw herself into his arms, hugging his neck tightly.

Lin Chen put his arm around her waist and took half a step back to steady himself.

She buried her face in his shoulder, neither speaking nor moving. The other team members, sensing the situation, turned their backs and began to walk away.

After a long while, Li Ya finally pulled away from his embrace, looked him up and down, her gaze lingering on his face. Suddenly, she snorted, "You seem to be having a pretty good time. Others have been working hard outside for almost three months, and you've been doing just that..."

Lin Chenqian chuckled twice and touched his nose: "There's no other way. You know our enemy is too strong, we have to hurry."

Li Ya stared at him for a few seconds with a straight face, then couldn't help but burst out laughing: "I know, I was just complaining. You don't even come to see me."

Without waiting for him to reply, she grabbed his hand and led him deeper into the camp.

After passing through tents and piles of supplies, and turning several times, we entered a cleaned-up house.

As soon as the curtain was lifted, Lin Chen paused, noticing there was another person standing inside.

He was 25 or 26 years old, 1.65 meters tall, and stood out quietly in the shadows.

She has an extremely attractive oval face with perfectly proportioned features.

Lin Chen looked at Li Ya: "Xiao Ya, who is this?"

Li Ya pulled him by the hand and walked over, her tone tinged with pride: "This is Sister Yang Yiyi. Sister Yang is also an S-rank, and she awakened her powers in Guangzhou."

Lin Chen was slightly taken aback. An S-rank awakened in Yangcheng?

Of the four S-level experts in Guangzhou in his previous life, Lin Chen had already met three of them.

The remaining one is the most mysterious; no one knows its background, and even its name has never been revealed.

She's supposedly a beauty. Could this be the one standing right in front of me?

"Hello there."

Yang Yiyi was the first to extend her hand.

Lin Chen squeezed it; it was soft to the touch, with a cool warmth, like holding a piece of warmed jade.

"Hello there."

Yang Yiyi smiled slightly, her voice soft but clear: "I want to join you. But Xiaoya said that joining your team requires your permission, so I'm waiting here."

Lin Chen nodded, but didn't rush to answer. He first asked, "What's the reason? You're an S-rank expert; you shouldn't have a hard time surviving in this apocalypse, right?"

Yang Yiyi paused for a moment, as if wondering where to begin.

"I used to work in Guangzhou. When the apocalypse broke out, I escaped from the city center with a group of people. I was injured on the way, so I found a quiet place to recuperate for more than a month."

Her voice was calm, as if she were talking about something that happened a long time ago.

"After I recovered from my injuries, I went to Guangzhou Art University to find my sister. When I got there, I found out that everyone there had been rescued by you and taken to Shanshui Garden. I went after them and searched for a long time before I finally found one of her classmates."

She paused.

"She told me that my sister had turned into a zombie."

Lin Chen didn't say anything.

Yang Yiyi lowered her head, looking at her hands, and after a few seconds spoke again: "I was heartbroken for a while, so I went back to my hometown, the Miao village, to take care of my parents. Not long ago, Xiaoya brought people over to clear out the zombies, saying she could send ordinary people to a place free from disasters, and that the military would vouch for them. So I thought I'd bring my parents over."

She looked up at Lin Chen.

"However, Xiaoya said that ordinary people can enter, but those with special abilities cannot. The only way to get in is to join your team. So..."

Lin Chen nodded, but another thought was swirling in his mind.

The king who ruled over the university town in my past life was said to have been killed by a mysterious powerful figure. Could it be this same person? Thinking about it this way, many mysteries are solved.

"What is your special ability?"

Yang Yiyi hesitated for a moment, as if she had made a great decision: "Poison control technique. S-rank."

Lin Chen was slightly taken aback.

This was the first time he had ever heard of such a superpower. No wonder she wanted to be alone—poison control, that ability would likely be disliked anywhere.

After thinking for a moment, Lin Chen reached out his hand again. Yang Yiyi was taken aback for a moment, then quickly reached out her hand as well, and the two hands clasped together once more.

Welcome to the team.

He did not doubt Yang Yiyi's words.

With his current mental strength, no one can lie to him.

Moreover, the rare ability of poison control might come in handy sometime.

Yang Yiyi's hand trembled slightly in his palm.

She thanked him repeatedly, and tears welled up in her eyes as she spoke.

After her younger sister turned into a zombie, her parents became her last remaining family.

But in this apocalypse, it's too hard for ordinary people to endure.

She didn't know how much longer she could protect them; every day felt like a stolen day.

Following Lin Chen seemed to be their last lifeline.

Li Ya quickly stepped forward, put her arm around her shoulder, and gently comforted her.

Yang Yiyi cried for a while before slowly stopping, wiping away her tears, and bowing deeply to Lin Chen.

"Boss Lin, I will definitely obey your orders from now on."

After saying that, she turned and left the room, her steps becoming much lighter.

The door closed, leaving only the two of them in the room.

Lin Chen turned around and looked at Li Ya.

The temperature in the room seemed to rise suddenly, and even breathing became a little difficult.

Li Ya stood still, her eyes bright, as if they held a pool of water.

No one spoke, and there was no need to speak at this moment.

He walked over and pulled her into his arms. They hadn't seen each other for almost three months, and he missed her terribly.

More than half an hour later, Lin Chen completely forgot about collecting supplies. He put his arm around Li Ya and went straight back to Creation Island.

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The next morning, Lin Chen returned to the camp alone, feeling refreshed.

The supplies and personnel were quickly packed up and sent into the space, box by box and batch by batch.

He even granted Yang Yiyi a few days off so she could settle her parents in.

Today happens to be the day I arranged with Commander Peng to pick up people from the Fire Seed Project shelter.

After collecting the supplies, Lin Chen mounted Yuanzai and headed back to Guangzhou.