"This is different from the movies!"
"A level four zombie actually has intelligence. What's more, their physical defense is too strong; they can't be killed by anyone of a lower tier!"
"This kind of ambush tactic will be useless in a week!"
Conventional attacks were unable to inflict damage.
By then, adventurers who hadn't acquired special abilities would find it extremely difficult to kill zombies.
Survival difficulty would skyrocket!
On Earth's side.
Everything Qin Feng revealed spread across the globe at the fastest possible pace, ensuring everyone knew.
After all, the next batch of adventurers to be supplemented could be anyone.
...
Driven by six times the strength.
The over twenty-kilogram saber was wielded as an extension of Qin Feng's arm.
The two humans and the bird provided support on the flanks, dealing with the few stragglers.
Three days passed.
Xiao Ruoruo and Zhou Haiyang gradually adapted.
They gained the courage to face zombies.
Of course.
Their combat skills were still mediocre.
This required time and practice; it couldn't be achieved overnight.
*Puff!*
Two more zombie heads were severed.
He put them into his dimensional space.
During combat, there was no time to dig out the crystals from their heads, so they were directly stored in the dimensional space and retrieved during breaks.
"999...1000... That's a wrap!"
Qin Feng sheathed his saber and pointed to a supermarket. "We'll spend the night there."
It was already five in the afternoon.
Not too late.
However, the exhaustion of physical and mental energy needed to be replenished through rest.
"Yes, Captain!"
Xiao Ruoruo and Zhou Haiyang replied in unison.
Through their interactions these past few days, Zhou Haiyang's initial fear of Qin Feng gradually transformed into respect and trust.
He was powerful!
He was sharp-minded!
And crucially, he seemed to know everything.
Only by staying with someone like him was it possible to survive in the apocalypse.
He was very glad now that Qin Feng had forcibly taken him away. If he had stayed with that fellow Zhang Tianbao, by the time the zombies evolved intelligence... he would have certainly died!
Ten minutes later.
The supermarket doors were locked.
Qin Feng took out over a thousand zombie heads.
The three of them used their cleavers to hack open the heads and extract the crystals.
"We can level up to Tier Two tomorrow," Qin Feng said in a deep voice as he continued to extract crystals. "Be careful! Newly awakened abilities are random. For example, Ruoruo can only control two vines with her plant manipulation, and her fireball is just a small burst."
"In essence, awakening isn't about one ability, but a system."
"A system?" Xiao Ruoruo was confused.
"You've awakened fire abilities, but right now, the only thing you can use is a fireball," Qin Feng explained.
Xiao Ruoruo had plant and fire abilities.
Zhou Haiyang had summoning and metal abilities.
Bird Grandpa had lightning and wind abilities.
Upon initial awakening, they only had one low-level ability.
But!
Through continuous learning and comprehension, they had the chance to acquire more abilities!
"Taking Bird Grandpa's wind abilities as an example, the basic versions include wind blades and wind tornados, while the top tier is the World-Ending Storm," Qin Feng continued to hack and extract crystals.
"That powerful?!" Zhou Haiyang's eyes widened. "If we can comprehend high-level abilities, will we become invincible?"
"Of course!" Qin Feng frowned. "The essence of abilities is driven by mental power, encompassing both its quality and quantity."
Bird Grandpa was only Tier One.
Currently, he had awakened a wind tornado.
So...
Even if he comprehended new abilities, they would only be of the same tier.
World-Ending Storm?
That was a Tier Nine ability!
Let alone comprehending it.
Even if he could comprehend it, he wouldn't be able to use it!
"Don't limit yourselves, focusing only on your current ability. Think more often."
How to comprehend?
Outsiders couldn't help; it had to be done on one's own.
However.
Qin Feng could point them in a general direction.
For example, Xiao Ruoruo's plant abilities were for control and healing.
Her fire abilities were for offense.
Zhou Haiyang's summoning abilities were for offense, while his metal abilities were primarily for defense.
"Caw caw..." Bird Grandpa chirped joyfully.
Qin Feng tossed a few small fish to it.
"What are you cawing about? As if you truly understand," Xiao Ruoruo muttered.
She was a little jealous.
Even now, Qin Feng's favoritism towards Bird Grandpa still surpassed hers and Zhou Haiyang's.
"Caw caw..." Bird Grandpa gulped down the small fish in one bite.
It flapped its wings.
*Whoosh!*
A cyan wind blade tore through the air.
Several meters away.
A corner of a shelf was cleanly sliced off!
"Damn..." Qin Feng's eyes widened.
Xiao Ruoruo: ...
Zhou Haiyang: ...
Just as Qin Feng spoke about comprehension, Bird Grandpa, who had only awakened a wind tornado, immediately unleashed a wind blade.
"Bird Grandpa truly understands!" Qin Feng swallowed hard.
This comprehension ability...
It was unparalleled!
"It seems we really are inferior to a bird," Zhou Haiyang said with a wry smile.
The wind tornado's purpose was for crowd control.
However, by comprehending the wind blade, it indicated that Bird Grandpa's wind abilities could now be used for both crowd control and offense.
How could they be compared?
Two hours later.
All the over a thousand heads were finally processed.
Now, Qin Feng had as many as 2,100 Tier One crystals in his possession.
"Captain, it only takes over a thousand crystals for the three of us to reach Tier Three. Why are we collecting so many?" Zhou Haiyang suddenly asked.
"You don't understand."
Qin Feng didn't explain.
"Captain, where... where can I take a bath?" Xiao Ruoruo asked softly.
Her hands were covered in blood.
Her clothes were also stained.
Although there were clothes to change into in the supermarket and she could wash her hands and face with mineral water.
But her body...
She had been stinking for so long!
"Follow me."
Qin Feng headed upstairs.
On the third floor.
He quickly found the area selling bathtubs.
He took out barrels of mineral water from his dimensional space and poured them into the bathtubs.
The supermarket had toiletries.
"Go ahead and wash. I'll head down," Qin Feng said and went downstairs.
...
"Hurry and undress! Haha... A beauty taking a bath!"
"Holy crap! This apocalypse live stream... is it turning into an adult film?"
Over at the Great Xia live stream.
Netizens immediately switched their focus to Xiao Ruoruo.
Waiting for her to undress.
The next moment.
As Xiao Ruoruo began to remove her outer clothing.
*Pa!*
All screens locked onto her suddenly went black.
"What the hell? Damn it! I even prepared the tissues!"
"It seems the live stream is affected by regulations. Scenes unsuitable for children will be blocked."
...
As one of the first adventurers to enter the apocalyptic world, Xiao Ruoruo was unaware of the live stream.
Simultaneously.
She had let down her guard against Qin Feng.
She directly removed her clothes and stepped into the bathtub.
The water was cold.
But with her current physique, although she felt a little chilled, it wouldn't harm her.
Cold?
It was better than being dirty.
Suddenly!
There was a slight movement from the shelves in the distance.
Her expression changed.
Zhou Haiyang definitely wouldn't dare; that guy was too timid.
Could it be...
The Captain?
The image of Qin Feng flashed in her mind. If it were before, she would have panicked, but now... her face actually flushed red.
"Captain, is that you?" Her voice was as soft as a kitten's.
"..."
The rustling sound drew nearer.
"Roar!"
Suddenly, accompanied by a loud roar, a dark shadow lunged forward like lightning.
"Ah!"
She screamed and jumped up, covering her chest.
Over the past three days, she no longer feared zombies and dared to fight them head-on – of course, she was forced by the circumstances; if she didn't fight them, Qin Feng would abandon her, and she would only be left to die.
But!
She was bathing right now, okay?
An unmarried young woman, completely naked...
It would be strange not to feel ashamed!
She even forgot that she possessed powerful strength, and faced with a zombie, she could only flee.
Covering her chest, she ran around the shelves.
The zombie chased after her.
*Whoosh!*
Just then, hearing her scream, Qin Feng rushed down from upstairs.
With a flash of his saber.
The zombie's head was severed.
"It's already dead, and you're still running?" Qin Feng frowned.
"Captain, I..."
Xiao Ruoruo's cheeks burned.
He must have seen her running around completely naked just now.