34: Chapter 34 Slaying Zombies, Doubao Autopilot

"Hey, Captain! Why did you hit me!" the ditzy beauty Bai Ruoyao said, puffing her cheeks in anger.

Bai Ruoxi also gritted her teeth. Why did she feel a bit of pain too? The psychic connection was growing stronger.

"It's because you're an idiot," Captain Qin Hao said, pretending to be stern. "You didn't hit a single shot. If you don't become useful, I'll throw you both out to feed the wolves."

He found these silly sisters quite fun to tease and decided to mess with them a bit more.

"Nooo, wuwu, I don't wanna be fed to wolves!" Bai Ruoyao said, on the verge of tears.

"Let me teach you."

Captain Qin Hao didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He wrapped his arms around Bai Ruoyao and began teaching her how to draw the bow and shoot.

As Captain Qin Hao pressed close, Bai Ruoyao was immediately enveloped by a refreshing, masculine scent—domineering and full of tension. Her heart began to flutter like a startled deer.

The Captain was just too cool, bursting with hormones.

Just as she was lost in this feeling, a sudden doubt arose. Why did she feel something... pointing at her?

Then, she realized the reason. It was the Captain's...! This, this...

Instantly, Bai Ruoyao's face flushed a deep crimson, like a perfectly ripe apple.

"Sister, what's wrong? Do you have a fever?" Due to their psychic link, Bai Ruoxi felt something strange and asked Bai Ruoyao.

Bai Ruoyao hurriedly explained, "It's nothing, nothing. Maybe it's just too hot."

She didn't dare say anything, afraid of angering the Captain.

Finally, under Captain Qin Hao's tutelage, Bai Ruoyao's skills seemed to improve. Out of three arrows, she could now hit the target with one.

Captain Qin Hao nodded in approval. He continued in a clear voice, "All of you, practice seriously. It will be crucial for survival in the future."

"Captain! Come quick, there's a zombie charging!"

A girl screamed.

A single zombie was moving with extreme speed, blocking most of the attacks. Even the crossbow turrets and lasers couldn't stop it.

Captain Qin Hao quickly looked over.

[An agile zombie discovered, Level 1 High Grade]

Captain Qin Hao understood. No wonder it was so fast—it had Level 1 High Grade strength.

His status panel showed he was currently at the peak of Level 1. For some reason, he hadn't broken through to Level 2 yet.

He felt his physical strength was almost at a Level 2 standard.

"Let me see what you've got," Captain Qin Hao said with a laugh.

With that, he charged out, wielding his large cleaver.

As Captain Qin Hao appeared, the zombie immediately locked onto him and charged.

"Hrr! Hrr!"

It let out a deep, magnetic growl that sent shivers down everyone's spines.

"Be careful, Captain!" Zhao Zihan said with concern.

At that moment, Captain Qin Hao looked at the zombie—arms outstretched, mouth agape, ready to bite—and shook his head.

"Too slow, buddy. You need more practice."

He dodged to the right, avoiding the zombie's claws, and then kicked out.

*Thud!*

The zombie was sent flying to the side, landing heavily on the ground.

However, it reacted quickly, bouncing up and baring its fangs as it lunged at Captain Qin Hao again.

Captain Qin Hao also charged forward. Seizing the moment of inattention, he moved to the zombie's side and swung his cleaver at its head.

*Crack!*

However, the blow didn't land directly on the head; it was blocked by the zombie's claws.

But the zombie's hands were completely shattered.

Captain Qin Hao then kicked it to the ground and finished it off with a cleaver strike to the head.

He had thought about using this zombie to practice close-quarters combat reflexes, but it was just too weak. Might as well finish it in two moves. He hadn't even activated the 11x Amplification.

"Wow, Brother Captain Qin Hao is amazing!"

"The Captain is incredible!"

The girls exclaimed in delight.

Captain Qin Hao smiled. "We need to hurry. Ten minutes have already passed. After we finish off these zombies, we still need to search for supplies and treasure chests."

Hearing Captain Qin Hao's words, Rao Shuqing and the others nodded.

Captain Qin Hao looked at the energy core before him and the pile of cores in the distance. Did he have to collect them one by one? That would be way too troublesome.

They had only killed twenty or thirty zombies so far. If there were hundreds or thousands, wouldn't it be a nightmare?

Suddenly, he remembered the Spaceship. Didn't it have an auto-collection function? Perfect timing.

Returning to the Spaceship, he issued a command.

"Ship AI, activate the auto-collection function."

[Auto-collection function activated.]

"Ship AI, can I pilot the Spaceship?"

[Level 3 Spaceship piloting function unlocked. Maximum speed 50km/h. Currently limited to travel within this map and cannot venture too far from the docking point.]

Captain Qin Hao was taken aback. It really could move.

"Ship AI, after unlocking warp travel, can we return the way we came? Any restrictions?"

[Unlocking warp travel may allow crossing maps to return, but arrival points still require following the system's designated routes.]

[For example, this map is the Gemini Star' Ruined Town. The stay may last 3 days. In the final half-day, a return function may activate, potentially warping to a previous map.]

"What level does the Spaceship need to be to unlock warp travel?"

[No comment. You're asking too many questions.]

Captain Qin Hao shook his head with a smile. "Set a course at 25km/h, circling around these energy cores."

[Planning route... Route planned successfully. Please insert energy core.]

"Oh? So the Spaceship's own energy core can't be used? Planning to fly straight into the Extreme Cold Storm, is it?" Captain Qin Hao thought to himself.

He seemed to understand something.

Immediately, he inserted an energy core into the piloting function.

*Rumble!*

Soon, the Spaceship began to move, heading towards the areas with energy cores.

The girls were instantly shocked.

"Why is the Spaceship moving?!"

"Whoa, is the Captain flying the Spaceship?"

"That's incredible! He can even pilot a Spaceship."

Captain Qin Hao said smugly, "Naturally."

Then, he laughed. "Actually, I can't really fly it. The Spaceship is just too smart. Ship AI's doing the driving. It automatically follows the energy cores. It's just brilliant."

Rao Shuqing also nodded in agreement. From her recent trades, she knew the Spaceship was extremely intelligent.

If they could upgrade the Spaceship to a higher level, it would undoubtedly be their greatest asset for survival!

Captain Qin Hao and Chen Xiao stood at the Spaceship's entrance, quietly scanning their surroundings.

With the crossbow turrets, lasers, and over twenty girls drawing their bows, the zombies found it difficult to breach their defenses.

If one or two managed to break through, Captain Qin Hao would promptly finish them off.

In a short time, they had killed forty to fifty zombies, collected all the energy cores, and could reuse the arrows.

Honestly, unless several thousand came at once, they weren't afraid, given all their preparations.

Just then, a Level 1 Medium Grade zombie, when destroyed, actually dropped a Bronze Treasure Chest.

Everyone was overjoyed.

"Wow, a treasure chest!"

The drop rate was just too low, though—only one chest from forty or fifty zombies.

The group was puzzled. Was it because these zombies were too low-level? So they only dropped junk items?