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

The cold, bloody rain mercilessly soaked them from head to toe.

Five minutes later.

Change begins.

His skin turned an unnatural bluish-black, and the whites of his eyes were quickly filled with scarlet blood vessels, then became cloudy. His body convulsed violently as if out of control, and his throat emitted inhuman, hissing sounds.

The extreme pain, mixed with the tingling, burning sensation of the virus eroding their nerves, made them roll around on the ground frantically, scratching their skin and leaving streaks of blood.

"Why...why...?!" Zhao Kai used his last strength to raise his head, his eyes, now consumed by blood, staring intently at the indifferent figure under the eaves, uttering a soul-searching question, brimming with endless resentment and bitterness. His fingernails dug deep into the cold, wet cement, tearing his skin.

He didn't understand! He never understood, not even until his death!

Lin Chen stood quietly under the dry eaves, like an indifferent spectator, coldly watching this tragic scene in the rain.

Before coming, he had imagined countless ways to torture the two of them, but after actually seeing them, he didn't want to get entangled with them any longer. It was like having a bug on your body; your first thought was to get rid of it and kill it, not to play with it or have any interaction with it.

Ten seconds later.

The rolling and howling stopped.

Two bodies, stiff and in an ergonomically unnatural posture, slowly rose from the ground. Their skin was bluish-black, their eyes were cloudy and dull, drool dripped from their mouths, and they emitted low growls from their throats, yearning for flesh and blood.

They were no longer Zhao Kai and Li Qiang. They were just two newly born, first-tier zombies.

Driven by instinct, they roared and pounced toward the nearest and freshest source of flesh and blood—Lin Chen under the eaves!

Lin Chen's eyes remained calm as he watched the two familiar yet unfamiliar,狰狞 faces lunge forward.

He turned his hand and gripped the hilt of the Tang sword on his back.

"Zzzzt—!"

The clear, resonant sound of the blade was like the sudden roar of a dragon!

A bright, cold light, like lightning flashing across the night sky, disappeared in a flash against the backdrop of the dim, blood-soaked rain!

The blade flashed across the necks of two newly hatched zombies.

The lunging motion came to an abrupt halt.

Two heads, still contorted in a grotesque expression, detached from the body and rolled to the ground, splashing up murky water. The headless corpse swayed slightly before collapsing with a thud. Dark red, viscous blood gushed from the severed neck, quickly diluted by the rain.

Clean and efficient.

There was no unnecessary entanglement, no fierce fighting. For him now, dealing with two newly mutated, stiff-moving Tier 1 zombies was no different than crushing two insects.

With a swift movement, the blade fell. The feud was over.

As the Tang sword was sheathed with a soft "click," Lin Chen stood quietly in place, feeling the resentment and hatred that had accumulated over two lifetimes, heavy as lead, as if it had been completely severed, shattered, and dissipated with the wind by those two clean and swift strokes.

There was no expected ecstasy, no emptiness after revenge; instead, there was an unprecedented tranquility and clarity. It was as if the mountain that had been weighing on my soul had been lifted, and the gloom that had shrouded my heart had been pierced by sunlight. My spirit was lifted, my mind was refreshed, and my thoughts seemed clearer and sharper.

He stood silently in the rain for a long time, letting the cold raindrops wet his face, savoring this first true "liberation" since his rebirth.

He then stepped forward and, as if handling ordinary zombie remains, placed the remains of Zhao Kai and Li Qiang into the Hongmeng Creation Pearl space. The roots of the World Tree would then transform them into nutrients to nourish the space.

The grudges from past lives are now settled.

Looking up at the increasingly gloomy sky, the blood rain seemed to have lessened a bit, but it was clear that it would take some time before it completely stopped.

Lin Chen's mood became more relaxed than ever before, and he even developed a rare... "interest".

He decided to sweep through the entire night!

For the other survivors, the night is a source of fear. With limited visibility, rampant zombies, and the unknown lurking in every shadow, it is a time to hide.

But what about him?

With his current strength, the darkness is no longer an obstacle, but rather an advantage.

Under the cover of darkness, his spatial movement became more concealed, and his movements more free. First-tier zombies, who relied on hearing and sight, posed no threat to him. And since most survivors dared not venture out at night, it meant that many warehouses, shopping malls, and special locations that had not yet been looted were more convenient for his actions under the cover of darkness.

A cold, confident smile curved his lips as Lin Chen's figure once again disappeared into the deepening night and blood rain, speeding towards the deeper western part of the city, towards areas where high-value resources might be found.

After spending nearly two more hours emptying the large supply point in the west of the city, he was in high spirits and decided to set his sights on the true heart of Guangzhou—the city center.

It was once the pinnacle of modern civilization, with towering skyscrapers and bustling commercial streets. But precisely because of its extremely dense population, it was the first place to be hit by the blood rain, becoming a hell on earth with the heaviest casualties, the fastest fall, and the most horrific scenes.

However, the greatest opportunities often lie hidden deep within crises.

As Lin Chen knew from his previous life, the source of the awakening of the superpowers of the "Four S-level Powerhouses" who later became famous in Guangzhou and dominated the region all pointed to this original land of death!

In the early stages of the zombie outbreak, the city center was almost completely deserted, with only a fraction of the residents surviving. Those who could survive such a desperate situation either possessed extraordinary luck or had a willpower far exceeding that of ordinary people.

In a desperate situation where food and water were cut off and rescue seemed impossible, they were forced to pick up anything they could use and fight to the death against the omnipresent zombies in order to survive.

It was in this extreme, life-or-death pressure that someone accidentally discovered that a peculiar crystal core, about the size of a little finger, would condense inside the skull of a zombie. Ingesting it would produce a faint but real warm current in the body, bringing a subtle boost to strength or stamina.

The initial effects are not obvious, and it often takes consuming multiple cores to potentially awaken the lowest-level F-rank ability. To reach the legendary S-rank, not only are at least ten crystal cores required, but also extremely high demands on individual talent.

To be able to kill a sufficient number of zombies in that precarious period, and to persevere in consuming crystal cores and enduring unknown risks... requires not only extraordinary courage, but also incredible luck and an indomitable will that will not be extinguished even in dire circumstances.

Those four who later became S-rank were the "chosen ones" who crawled out of mountains of corpses and seas of blood, possessing strength, luck, and perseverance.

As time went by, they took very different paths:

The first one is a veteran who joined the remaining forces of the South City Military Region, awakened the S-level Thunder Possession ability, and became the military's top combat pillar in Guangzhou.

The second person awakened a rare S-class ice-type ability. Under the subsequent extreme cold disaster, its power was unparalleled. The faction he belonged to was the official sanctuary in Yangcheng controlled by the family of the纨绔二少 (a spoiled, dissolute young master) who had a blood feud with Lin Chen in his previous life.

The third is arrogant and rebellious. He awakened a bizarre S-class shadow-type ability, established his own faction, and carved out a territory in the west of the city, becoming one of the three top forces in the apocalypse.

The fourth is the most mysterious. There are many different opinions about her special abilities. All that is known is that she is an extremely beautiful woman who is elusive, travels alone, and rarely has any deep contact with any forces, as if she is outside of all rules.

It was these four S-class powerhouses, along with a group of mid-to-low-level ability users who awakened under their influence, who were able to organize an effective counterattack after the blood rain stopped. They rescued many survivors from the "dead zone" of the city center and led them out of the city center.