But Cairnster has no intention of ending things there.

He pulled out his knife, deciding to further intensify Ye Feng's mental state.

He then began to intently wield the blade on the tree trunk, his focused expression resembling that of someone sculpting a work of art.

Ten minutes later, Pella and the other two had already arranged the firewood.

They were well-trained and made almost no sound.

Even if there were any, they would have been completely drowned out by the chirping of insects all around, making them undetectable.

At Cairnster's instruction, they destroyed and removed all the traps and cover around the treehouse.

Then the flames were lit…

Because the treehouse is round, the rain today didn't wet the ground under the tree too much.

The fire swelled up within minutes, producing thick smoke visible to the naked eye.

Soon, the smoke drifted upwards...

Although the floor was reinforced with mud, it still couldn't stop the thick smoke from seeping in.

Suddenly, Mao Mao and Da Wang, who were fast asleep, twitched their noses, then immediately opened their eyes and started barking loudly…

"Whoa whoa whoa!..."

The piercing monkey cries and the acrid smoke instantly woke everyone up.

"Cough cough cough! Cough cough..."

The room was immediately filled with coughing.

"They're here!"

Ye Feng immediately warned everyone: who else could have caused the smoke to appear out of nowhere but Cairnster?

Fearing that the smoke might be toxic, he quickly took out a mask and put it on.

"Where's the bucket?! Quick!"

Upon hearing this, Fu Changxiong quickly picked up the wooden tube beside him.

The group used the skull that Ye Feng had previously prepared as a water ladle to open the entrance in the floor.

Then you can see that there is already a fire under the tree.

They dared not slack off, and scooped up water and poured it down one ladle at a time.

Ye Feng added several exits to prevent this from happening.

However, the other side set fire under cover of night and managed to evade the Howler Monkey's detection.

This was something he truly hadn't expected...

Before long, the flames were completely extinguished, and darkness returned to the area around the treehouse.

Ye Feng opened the window, and after the smoke cleared, he held his backpack in front of him and stood in front of the window, turning on his flashlight to search around.

The next second, they discovered the traps that had been completely destroyed.

The carefully laid lawn had all collapsed into the pit, and many of the spikes had been kicked down.

He had anticipated this situation, after all, the opponent was a special forces king, and such a trap was indeed a bit child's play.

But after all, they had put a lot of effort into setting up this trap, and it was still painful to see it destroyed like this.

"Damn white pigs!"

Ye Feng gritted his teeth and scanned the surroundings with his light, but found no one.

"How are they? Where are they?"

Tang Weiwei, pulling him halfway along, asked...

Ye Feng shook his head, pondered for a few seconds, and immediately guessed the other party's intention.

If an attack were to be launched, it would not be by fire.

As a top special forces soldier, how could he not know that a small fire cannot burn a tree of this size?

"They never intended to attack us tonight."

Tang Weiwei was puzzled…

"What's the point of this fire? Is it just for harassment?"

Ye Feng looked at the dark, dense forest, his expression extremely grim.

"Perhaps they just want to fumigate us all."

Or perhaps they're just playing us.

Just as he finished speaking, a beam of light suddenly shone on the backpack in front of Ye Feng.

His natural reaction was to quickly crouch down and hide.

But after a few seconds, no flying object came from the distance.

Ye Feng was puzzled, so he looked through the peephole and saw where the light was coming from.

It was clearly a flashlight, though he couldn't make out Cairnst's face.

However, one can vaguely see the silhouettes of the four people as reflected by the light.

Immediately afterwards, a voice that sounded like a half-smile came from afar.

"Mr. Ye Feng, I've heard so much about you! How about it? Isn't my gift to you nice? Do you like it?"

Upon hearing this, everyone in the room was taken aback.

Because Cairnster was speaking Mandarin, and for a foreigner, his accent was very faint.

That's pretty standard pronunciation...

However, Ye Feng did not reply, but instead looked around warily.

He wasn't sure if this was a ploy to lure him out, since he had only seen four figures, while Horford and his two companions hadn't shown themselves yet.

Ten seconds later, when Cairnster, who was thirty meters away, saw that Ye Feng was still hiding, his contemptuous smile deepened.

Prey is always prey; the fox is still afraid of the hunter.

"Mr. Ye Feng, don't be afraid, I won't kill you tonight. I just wanted to tell you..."

You... oh no... it should be you all, you can live for another five days at most.

Cherish the few remaining days you have. I'll come wake you up again tomorrow night.

Upon hearing this, Fu Changxiong and Zhan Pengwu, both with fiery tempers, could no longer contain themselves.

"How come you're so awesome? If you're so capable, come and get me."

"You're that Cairnster, right? If you're really that tough, come over here and see if you dare to spar with me one-on-one!"

The two of them argued and prepared to go to the window.

Ye Feng quickly reached out to stop him. Since the other party had a flashlight, there was a high possibility that they were trying to use a sneak attack.

He didn't believe the other party was just there to set a fire and leave.

He turned around and stared with one eye on the lookout point.

Before he could even think of what to say, he vaguely saw Cairnst make a throat-slitting gesture in his direction.

Even though you can't see the other person's expression, you can guess that they must be looking smug.

Then the lights went out, and apart from the familiar chirping of insects, the surroundings returned to darkness.

Seeing that the other party had disappeared, after waiting for a few minutes, everyone quickly closed the windows.

At this moment, everyone had their brows furrowed, their feelings quite complicated.

They didn't even know when the enemy had reached the area under the tree.

If the ladder hadn't been taken down beforehand, and if the treehouse hadn't been so tall...

You probably won't even know when the other person will climb up.

This feeling is similar to being parasitized by a human fly.

Even though you know the worms are inside your body, you can only watch helplessly as they slowly devour your flesh and blood...

Every now and then, it would wriggle inside my skin, reminding me that I was always in danger.

But he himself was helpless.

As the strongest member of the team, Zhan Pengwu was naturally very frustrated.

He hates being ambushed, and he hates even more the ambush by foreigners who manage to escape unscathed.

He was so angry that his eyes widened, and he complained:

"Hey bro, why didn't you let us shoot him dead? If he keeps doing this every day, how are we supposed to sleep?"

Ye Feng simply rolled his eyes at Zhan Pengwu impatiently.

"Do you think the other side is stupid? Just standing there and letting you shoot them?"

Didn't you notice there were only four figures just now? Where are the others?

"Hiding in the shadows, they fired arrows; you wouldn't even know how you died."

"But...but..."

Zhan Pengwu was speechless. This feeling of having all the skills he needed but being unable to use them was truly unbearable.