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

Guangcheng, Anhui Province.

Qin Yi and the others arrived here early the next morning.

Guangcheng is just a county-level city with a population of a few hundred thousand. Before the apocalypse, it was insignificant. Now, it has become one of the few "living places" in a desolate snowfield.

According to the message from Commander Zhao, only one armed police squadron remains in this area.

There weren't many people, but they were a regular army, and the news had been sent over a while ago; the other side had been waiting.

Without delay, Qin Yi led the convoy to search for the location, following the map coordinates provided by the military.

The journey was unexpectedly quiet; there were few survivors and only a few zombies scattered about, as if someone had cleared them out.

The convoy drove through several snow-covered streets and soon spotted a camp built with a few shipping containers and sandbags. It was quite large, much larger than expected.

Hundreds of snowmobiles rumbled to the camp entrance, and the lookouts spotted the commotion from afar.

A person wrapped in thick winter clothing approached, raised their hand to block the convoy, and said warily, "Stop! What are you doing here?"

Qin Yi pushed open the car door and jumped out, walking up to the man and revealing her face: "Hello, we're from Shanghai. Commander Zhao should have mentioned it to you."

Upon hearing the words "Commander Zhao," the man paused for a moment, then his eyes lit up: "You're from Shanghai, here to clear out the zombies?"

"right."

The man immediately perked up, and his tone became warmer: "Come in with me! Our captain received orders the day before yesterday, saying that as soon as you arrive, he will take you to see him immediately."

Qin Yi nodded, turned around and gestured to the people in the car, then followed the sentry inside.

Li Shishi and Cheng Meier followed behind, one on each side, their eyes scanning every corner of the camp.

The group soon arrived at a bungalow in the camp.

The sentry stopped, raised his hand, and knocked on the door: "Report."

"Come in," a deep male voice came from inside.

The sentry pushed open the door and stepped aside: "Captain Hu, the rescue team mentioned above has arrived."

The figure inside the room suddenly raised their head.

The man known as Captain Hu was in his thirties, with a square face and a straight posture. Even in the apocalypse, his military uniform was still meticulously maintained.

He strode out to greet them, but his steps faltered noticeably when his gaze fell upon Qin Yi and the others.

He didn't expect that the so-called "rescue team" was led by a woman, and followed by women as well.

However, his hesitation lasted only a moment.

He walked up to Qin Yi, extended his hand, and said in a tone that was neither humble nor arrogant: "Hello, Hu Zhigang."

Qin Yi grasped his hand: "Hello, Qin Yi."

Hu Zhigang knew that the main task of these people was to clear out the zombies, and after the task was completed, they would also help them move the masses to a safe place.

This was an order from his superiors, and he dared not disobey it. But looking at this all-female army in front of him, he was really unsure of himself.

So he asked, "How many people did you bring?"

Qin Yi told the truth: "Two thousand five hundred people."

Hu Zhigang frowned, his tone filled with barely suppressed disappointment: "Only this much? Are we supposed to clear out all the zombies in Anhui Province?"

Qin Yi didn't rush to answer; she just looked at him and waited for him to continue.

Hu Zhigang sighed, turned around and walked to the wall, pointing to the map on the wall: "Although Guangcheng is not big, there are more than a dozen towns and dozens of villages around it. Zombies are scattered everywhere, as well as mutated beasts, wild boars that have come out of the mountains and wolf packs that have come from who knows where, all of them are not easy to deal with."

I also have two thousand superhumans under my command, and we've mostly cleared out the zombies in the main city. But we still need to leave men to guard the camp, so we simply can't push them out. You two thousand five hundred men…”

He didn't finish his sentence, but his meaning was clear: he was powerless to help them, and Qin Lu's small group of people was probably not enough.

After listening, Qin Yi neither explained nor argued.

She simply turned her head and glanced at Li Shishi.

Li Shishi understood, walked to the door, and called out, "Team One, come in."

As soon as he finished speaking, fifty girls filed in and stood in two neat rows in the open space in front of the bungalow.

They didn't deliberately project an aura, but the composure and sharpness that emanated from their very bones made the armed police officers behind Hu Zhigang instinctively tighten their grip on their guns.

Qin Yi then spoke slowly and deliberately: "Captain Hu, if I may ask, what level is your superpower?"

"Grade A." Hu Zhigang puffed out his chest.

Qin Yi smiled slightly, her gaze sweeping over the row of girls in front of her: "Captain Hu can choose any one of them to spar with. If you can beat any one of them, I'll offer you ten thousand tons of food on the spot."

Hu Zhigang was stunned.

He glanced at Qin Yi, then at the excessively young faces. Was this the "powerful rescue team" his superiors had mentioned?

He hesitated and asked, "Are you serious?"

"Of course." Qin Yi's smile remained unchanged. "Captain Hu, are you scared?"

These words stirred up Hu Zhigang's fighting spirit.

He straightened his collar and said in a deep voice, "Let me make this clear from the start: I have an A-level physical enhancement ability, so I don't hold back when I strike. If you hurt someone, don't blame me for not warning you."

Qin Yi nodded: "They got hurt because they weren't capable, it's not your fault."

Having said that, Hu Zhigang no longer hesitated.

He glanced at the row of girls, his gaze quickly landing on the shortest one at the very edge—just over 1.6 meters tall, with a ponytail, big, bright eyes, and an innocent-looking appearance.

The other side dared to claim they could wipe out all the zombies in Anhui Province with only 2,500 people. He wanted to see what these girls were really capable of.

"It's her." Hu Zhigang pointed.

When Qin Yi and the others saw who he had chosen, their expressions immediately turned strange.

That innocent-looking little girl was none other than Zhang Yanyu, the team's notorious violent maniac.

When Zhang Yanyu saw that her name had been called, she was so happy that she almost jumped up on the spot. She tried her best to suppress her laughter as she walked out of the line.

Seeing the strange expressions on everyone's faces, Hu Zhigang felt a little uneasy, but the die was cast and he couldn't back down!

He coughed twice, adopting the demeanor of a senior: "Young lady, if you can't take it anymore, just tell me to stop, and I'll go easy on you."

Zhang Yanyu nodded vigorously, her voice as clear and crisp as a model student answering a question in class: "Yes! If you can't take it anymore, remember to call it a halt!"

Upon hearing this, Hu Zhigang assumed a fighting stance, while Zhang Yanyu stood timidly in place without moving.

With a whooshing sound, Hu Zhigang delivered a powerful punch straight to Zhang Yanyu's face.

Zhang Yanyu did not dodge.

She raised one hand, fingers spread, and caught the iron fist steadily.

The metallic sheen spread from his fingertips to his entire arm. When his fist and palm struck each other, they made a crisp "clang," like two steel plates colliding.

Hu Zhigang's pupils shrank sharply. Before he could stop, Zhang Yanyu had already pounced on him and kicked him in the chest.

He was thrown into the air, flew seven or eight meters away, crashed heavily to the ground, and slid a long way before coming to a stop.

He plowed a shallow furrow into the ground, and snow flew everywhere.

The audience was silent.

Hu Zhigang lay on the ground, suffering from severe chest pain and unable to breathe for a long time.

He stared wide-eyed at the hazy sky, only one thought in his mind: How is this girl so fierce? Could she be an S-rank?