10: Chapter 10: Everyone was shocked. This captain is capable; he can really lead the flight if something happens!

As soon as the prompt sound faded, Yu Feng clicked "No" in his consciousness without hesitation.

Visibility in the gray fog was extremely low; if the system upgrade triggered aircraft anomalies and attracted unknown monsters, those scantily clad girls on the plane wouldn't have much defensive capability.

The materials were sufficient; he could upgrade at any time.

"Continue moving upward." Yu Feng held his fire machete and lowered his voice to give the order.

At the stairwell leading from the second to the third floor, five gray-blue ordinary zombies rushed out once again.

Ding Yutong gripped the steel pipe tightly and kicked the knee of the zombie rushing at the very front.

The sound of bones shattering rang out as the zombie lost its balance.

Yu Feng surged forward, his red blade tracing a clean, straight line.

A head fell to the ground.

Su Nian stood in the back, holding an orange-red fireball in each hand.

The two high-temperature flames accurately struck the zombies flanking from the left and right.

The rotten flesh was instantly burned through, and the pungent smell of burning filled the air.

The remaining two were distracted by Alisa throwing stones; Yu Feng pushed off with his feet, sprinted two steps, and flicked his wrist.

With two consecutive slashes, two headless corpses collapsed to the ground.

Yu Feng picked up the three ordinary crystal cores scattered on the ground.

The group pushed open the doors to several dormitories on the third floor, but the supplies were pitifully scarce.

Shen Yulan found six plastic-sealed bags in a dilapidated wardrobe.

"There are only 5 boxes of instant noodles, 6 boxes of mineral water, and these six sets of pure cotton underwear."

Added to the food and water collected earlier, this was all the loot from the entire building.

"Retreat, back to the plane." Yu Feng didn't linger, leading the group back the way they came.

Passing through the gray fog and returning to the tarmac, the metal door of the Captain's room closed once more.

The twenty-plus girls remaining in the cabin all breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing Yu Feng and the others return safely.

Without wasting words, Yu Feng stood in the center of the cabin and opened the virtual panel with his mind.

"Confirm upgrade of the passenger plane."

[Consumed: Wood x100, Iron x100, Refined Steel x100, Electronic Components x1.]

[Level 1 Passenger Plane upgraded to Level 2 Passenger Plane.]

A faint mechanical whirring sound echoed from the cabin's undercarriage.

The rusty iron plating on the cabin's interior walls became shiny and clean at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The rickety luggage racks overhead were reinforced.

The front half of the cabin, previously emptied, suddenly spawned 30 brand-new airline seats.

The large, damaged hole at the rear of the cabin was sealed shut by a layer of thick metal plating.

What drove everyone wild was that two bathrooms with independent ventilation systems appeared out of thin air in the middle of the cabin, along with 6 enclosed double-decker bunks along the wall.

The air conditioning vents let out a soft hum, and warm air began to flow continuously into the cabin, quickly dispelling the biting cold.

The thirty-plus girls stood stunned for a moment, before bursting into deafening screams a dozen seconds later.

"Ah!"

"There's a toilet! We don't have to go into the bushes and be terrified anymore!"

"Oh my god, it's so warm! This air conditioning actually works. Since we don't have clothes to wear, it's better to turn the temperature up so we don't catch a cold!"

"Yu Feng, you're amazing!"

Chen Yuxin rushed to Yu Feng's side, her eyes red and her small face filled with admiration.

"Captain, thank you! If it weren't for you, we would have definitely frozen to death tonight!"

"Yu Feng, you saved everyone."

Liu Ruyan walked up to Yu Feng; her voice remained cool, but the gratitude in her eyes was undisguised.

Chu Yu stood beside a row of brand-new seats, touching the leather armrest; the look in her eyes as she gazed at Yu Feng had completely changed.

The resources and abilities this man possessed had far exceeded the limits of her understanding.

Yu Feng raised his hand and pressed it downward.

The cabin fell instantly silent, leaving only the hum of the air conditioning.

"Everyone, the extreme cold apocalypse hasn't truly begun yet. But this plane is our mobile fortress."

Yu Feng's gaze swept over those excited faces, his tone calm and steady,

"As long as everyone follows my lead and doesn't cause trouble, I guarantee that in the future, not only will there be heating, but there will also be hot water for showers, clean clothes to wear, and even endless meat."

He pointed to the 6 bunks.

"Resources and space are limited, so we will distribute them based on merit. Alisa and Su Nian awakened abilities and were instrumental in killing monsters today, so they each get one. Ding Yutong held the front line, so she gets one. Shen Yulan led the way and did a good job, so she gets one. Chu Yu and Teacher Liu are responsible for overall logistics, so they get one. For the last one, Chen Yuxin is the physically weakest, so she will rest first. The remaining classmates will sleep in the seats for now, and we will rotate later."

The distribution plan was reasonable and well-founded; it not only stabilized the core combat power but also showed a human touch.

Even the most critical person, Chu Yu, couldn't find a single fault with it.

Just as everyone was choosing their seats, that emotionless, mechanical voice blasted through the entire cabin once again.

[Warning! Novice protection period is about to end.]

[Remaining time at current temporary station is less than 12 hours.]

[Tomorrow at dawn, all flights will be forced to ignite and take off! Target: Desolate Continent! The official death journey is about to begin!]

[Ding! As compensation, all players have obtained: Basic Aircraft Piloting Mastery.]

A massive amount of knowledge regarding instrument panel operation, airflow response, and the principles of takeoff and landing was instantly flooded into everyone's minds.

Yu Feng sat in the swivel chair in the Captain's room, digesting the piloting knowledge in his mind.

Desolate Continent. Is tomorrow when the real battle for survival begins?

By 3 PM, the temperature inside the cabin had reached over twenty degrees.

The girls finally didn't have to huddle together and shiver anymore.

"Brother Yu Feng." Su Nian pushed open the door to the Captain's room and poked her head inside.

She had changed into pink lace lingerie, with that red tattered cloth draped over it, her innocent face full of anticipation.

"Come for a walk with me. We've already cleared the area around the station."

Su Nian walked in and directly hugged Yu Feng's arm, pressing her 36D softness against him unceremoniously.

Yu Feng glanced at the ruins outside the window and reached out to pinch her cheek. "Fine."

The two walked out of the cabin and onto the weed-covered tarmac.

With no threat from monsters or zombies, she took Yu Feng's hand and wove through piles of rusted scrap metal, creating the illusion of a stroll on campus.

"Brother Yu Feng, did you know? I used to secretly watch you back at school." Su Nian stopped in front of an abandoned boarding ladder, looking up with sparkling eyes.

"Watch me do what?" Yu Feng leaned against the railing.

"Watching you play basketball, watching you sleep in class." Su Nian traced circles on Yu Feng's chest with her finger, her voice sickly sweet. "Back then, I thought, if only the apocalypse would come. Everyone would die, and it would just be the two of us. Now it's actually come true. Even though those eyesores aren't dead yet, you're already mine."

Su Nian stood on tiptoes, her rosy lips brushing against Yu Feng's earlobe, her voice dropping to a whisper:

"Don't lock the door tonight. I've prepared a reward for you. I guarantee you'll be satisfied."

With that, she cast an incredibly flirtatious wink and turned to skip back.

Her impressive assets created waves in the air.

At 6 PM, soft overhead lights illuminated the cabin.

The thirty-plus people sat on both sides of the aisle, sharing the day's haul: beef jerky, Master Kong instant noodles, chicken feet, sweet bread, and mineral water.

Su Nian took a pack of sandwich cookies, tore open the packaging, and stuffed the largest one directly into Yu Feng's mouth.

"Eat more, Brother Yu Feng, you've expended the most energy."

Su Nian completely ignored the complex looks from the surrounding girls, righteously asserting her claim.

She turned to look at Alisa sitting on the other side and dropped a bombshell:

"Alisa, when we reach that Desolate Continent tomorrow, let's team up to scavenge for supplies. I'll use fireballs to blast things open, and you handle the healing. We'll bring all the food and clothes we find back to Yu Feng."

She rubbed her flat abdomen, her eyes filled with maternal glow:

"I want to raise Yu Feng and our baby to be healthy and strong. He just needs to stay on the plane and direct us."

The surrounding girls were dumbfounded.

Chu Yu took a bite of her dry bread and nearly choked. What was this? Keeping the Captain as a kept man?

Alisa bit open a bottle of mineral water, a flash of excitement in her azure eyes.

"That's a good idea. A man's energy should be spent on the most important things. Rough work like going out to fight should naturally be left to those of us with abilities. I'll join you when I get the chance."

Yu Feng chewed on the beef jerky, the corner of his mouth twitching.

These two women, who possessed the highest combat power in the entire team, had surprisingly similar thought processes.

10 PM. The cabin was quiet.

The air conditioning continuously pumped out warm air, and most of the girls had already fallen into a deep sleep, either leaning back in their seats or lying in the bunks.

The door to the Captain's room was pushed open silently.

Su Nian slipped directly into Yu Feng's warm covers.

Seeing this, Yu Feng added his remaining 4 attribute points to Constitution. His 16-point Constitution brought him powerful stamina and senses far sharper than an ordinary person's.

"From now on... you can only eat what I bring back."

Su Nian wrapped her arms tightly around Yu Feng's neck.

Tears welled up in the corners of her eyes, but a satisfied smile played on her lips. "You're mine..."

Su Nian's gasp was smothered by Yu Feng's lips. She clawed at Yu Feng's back, a night of madness ensuing.

The next morning, the gray dawn had not yet fully broken.

An extremely violent tremor suddenly shattered the silence of the cabin.

The girls sleeping in the bunks and on the new seats were instantly jolted awake, their terrified screams rising one after another.

The door to the Captain's room was flung open.

Yu Feng strode out shirtless, while Su Nian lay limp on the bed, wrapped in a blanket, unable to lift a finger.

"What's going on? Is it an earthquake?!" Chu Yu gripped the leather armrest of her seat tightly, her face deathly pale.

Before Yu Feng could answer, that cold, biting mechanical voice echoed throughout the entire flight.

[Warning! Novice protection period has completely ended!]

[All flights forced to ignite and take off!]

[Target: Desolate Continent! Time until arrival: 10 minutes.]

Accompanied by the mechanical announcement, the engines at the tail of the old passenger jet let out a deafening roar.

Massive thrust instantly propelled the steel beast, weighing tens of tons, into the sky, tearing through the dense gray fog on the perimeter.

The intense G-force pressed all the girls firmly into their seats.

Yu Feng strode into the cockpit, instantly activating the "Basic Aircraft Piloting Mastery" the system had bestowed upon him the previous night.