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

Shen Xiyuan, still cautiously scrutinizing Lin Chen, asked:

"Mr. Lin, what exactly do we need to do? Or rather, what do you need us to do?"

Her questions were direct, showing that she was not blindly optimistic.

"What are we doing?" Lin Chen smiled slightly, but the smile didn't reach his eyes. "We'll continue with our old profession—treating the sick and saving lives. Nothing else... you're not good at, are you?"

He abruptly changed the subject, his tone turning chilling: "However, let me make this clear—in my territory, don't play the saint. Save those who deserve it; for those who shouldn't be saved, or those you can't save, learn to let go. Resources are limited; prioritize protecting your own people and those of value. In the end times, excessive compassion often kills not only yourself but also those around you. And I… always kill the saints first."

Shen Xiyuan gazed at Lin Chen's young face, yet one etched with the marks of time and resolve. Looking into his eyes, which held a smile that concealed a sharp edge, she felt a chill run down her spine. She knew this was no joke.

Silence. Only Li Zhiyuan's painful groans and Old Wang and Sister Zhang's suppressed sobs filled the operating room.

After a long silence, Shen Xiyuan took a deep breath, as if making a major decision, and slowly nodded, her voice clear and firm:

"Okay. I agree. I will serve your sanctuary with my medical skills and abide by your rules. But on the condition that I do not violate my basic conscience and bottom line as a doctor."

Lin Chen gave her a deep look and nodded: "Okay."

"I'm willing too!" the old doctor replied in a trembling voice.

"I agree too!" a young male doctor exclaimed excitedly.

The others nodded in agreement, their eyes filled with eagerness.

Seeing that Shen Xiyuan and the others had agreed, the others had no more concerns and readily agreed as well.

"Now, hold hands and form a circle. Close your eyes, relax your whole body, calm your mind, and don't have any thoughts of resistance," Lin Chen instructed.

Everyone immediately did as instructed. Lin Chen walked to the middle, took Shen Xiyuan's cold but steady hand in one hand, and casually pulled the hand of a nervous nurse next to him with the other.

The mind communicates with the primordial pearl of creation.

The next second, Lin Chen, Shen Xiyuan, and the other ten people in the operating room vanished without a trace.

The Primordial Creation Pearl Space, by the stream.

The familiar crisp air and tranquil scenery once again unfolded before the newcomers.

In the distance, more than 200 medical staff who had been rescued earlier were familiarizing themselves with the surroundings under the guidance of He Meijiao and others.

Upon seeing another batch of familiar colleagues being teleported in, many people were initially taken aback, but then burst into cheers and tears, rushing forward to recognize and embrace each other.

"Dr. Shen! It's Dr. Shen!"

"Director Wang! You're still alive!"

"Xiao Liu! That's great!"

The ecstasy of surviving the ordeal and the excitement of reuniting with old friends instantly filled this tranquil space with life and tears.

The nine newcomers, witnessing so many familiar faces unharmed, felt their last shred of doubt vanish, their tense nerves completely relaxed, and they couldn't help but embrace their old acquaintances and weep bitterly—finally, they really didn't have to die! They still had so many companions!

Lin Chen didn't disturb them and quietly led Yang Na aside.

Lin Chen didn't speak, but simply turned his phone screen towards her—playing a clip he had secretly recorded of the operating room: Li Zhiyuan's fawning and obsequious face, his ugly behavior of trying to curry favor in public, his arrogance in bullying his colleagues, and his pathetic state after being kicked to the ground...

Yang Na watched the entire video quietly, without making a sound from beginning to end.

Her body was trembling slightly, and her fingers gripped the edge of the phone so tightly that her knuckles turned white.

The video ended, the screen went dark, revealing her pale but serene face. She slowly closed her eyes. Two clear tears finally slid silently down her cheeks.

There was no hysteria, no angry cursing. Only a chilling feeling after utter heartbreak, and a sense of relief as if the dust had settled.

When the apocalypse arrived and life and death hung in the balance, her husband, instead of taking any responsibility or changing, displayed his usual despicable and hypocritical nature to the fullest extent in the face of adversity.

That last remaining thought, perhaps one that even she herself was unwilling to acknowledge, was completely severed and crushed by this cruel scene at that moment.

"Thank you, Mr. Lin. This scumbag really doesn't deserve your help," Yang Na said sincerely.

Lin Chen retrieved his phone without saying a word. Some wounds must heal alone; some relationships are better off dead than alive.

He turned around, took out a large number of tents and RVs, and began to arrange temporary accommodations for the newcomers, distribute living supplies, and briefly explain the rules of the space.

With everything arranged, he had a slight thought and left again.

Once again, we returned to that operating room filled with despair and bloodshed.

On the ground, Li Zhiyuan was still groaning and cursing in pain, while Old Wang and Sister Zhang, like ants on a hot pan, rushed over as if they had seen a lifeline when Lin Chen reappeared, pleading with tears streaming down their faces:

"Mr. Lin! Master Lin! We know we were wrong! We really know we were wrong! Please take us away! We will definitely change! We will definitely obey!"

"Yes, yes! We'll never do it again! Section Chief Li... he deserved it! We're not on his side!"

Lin Chen's eyes were indifferent, as if he were looking at filth. He didn't even bother to utter another word.

He walked straight to the tightly closed metal door of the operating room. This door, locked from the inside, had been the last barrier for Shen Xiyuan and the others to defend against the zombies outside.

Lin Chen reached out and grasped the cold, heavy doorknob.

It's not unlocking.

Instead, it was violent destruction!

"boom--!!!"

A deafening crash! A kick imbued with terrifying power slammed into the door lock's locking mechanism! The sturdy metal door panel and frame twisted and dented inwards, and the latch mechanism instantly shattered and flew apart!

The door was kicked open!

Outside in the corridor, the horde of zombies, already driven mad by the sounds of voices and the smell of blood, roared and pushed as they surged in like a flood of foul water.

"No—!!!" Old Wang and Sister Zhang let out a heart-wrenching scream.

Li Zhiyuan struggled to his head and saw the swarming, ferocious faces approaching. His eyes filled with endless fear and resentment, and he screamed at the top of his lungs, "Lin Chen! I'll curse your ancestors! I'll haunt you even as a ghost!! Yang Na! You bitch! You colluded with outsiders to harm me—!!"

Lin Chen ignored the screams and curses behind him. Just as the horde of corpses was about to pounce on him, he swayed slightly, vanished from his spot, and reappeared at the other end of the corridor dozens of meters away from the operating room, easily escaping the encirclement of the horde.

Inside the operating room, zombies instantly engulfed everything. Desperate howls, chewing sounds, and the cracking of bones intertwined to create a brief symphony of hell, which gradually faded until only the low growls of zombies and the rustling of flesh being torn apart remained.

Lin Chen stood at the end of the dimly lit corridor, listening intently to the sounds behind him with a blank expression, until everything fell into dead silence.

He turned around and gave one last glance at the operating room, which had been turned into a bloody dining room, his eyes expressionless.

Cleaned up.

Time to move on to the next place.

There are even more resources in the city center, waiting for him to explore.