The waiting days were rather boring. Ever since Steve heard Ye Zi mention the 500-meter range, he rarely led anyone to operate within that area.

Moreover, there are very few contestants hidden in this area, and Ye Zi knows very little about how Steve recruited his people.

However, there's no need to worry about the process; everyone will die eventually, so it doesn't matter whether you die sooner or later.

Although she didn't know why so many supplies were prepared, Ye Zi didn't hold back. Many of these items could only be bought overseas, so Ye Zi carefully selected and stored them away.

These things may be common abroad, but in China they can only be bought in high-end supermarkets and similar places.

Ye Zi is a billionaire, so this amount of money is just a drop in the ocean for her. It's not that she can't afford it, but getting it for free is more cost-effective.

However, while chatting with the Baba Sheep team, Ye Zi learned some new information.

This competition, from the beginning until now, has been a game of hide-and-seek, almost like guerrilla warfare.

No team will stay in one place for more than a few days; one night is the limit.

Steve and his friends' malicious teaming was no exception.

One approach is to seek opportunities to ambush the enemy; the other is to find allies to crush the enemy.

Because everyone is in motion, it becomes much more difficult for them to find each other's tracks. Moreover, these people are all experts, and erasing traces is one of their specialties.

So this is a protracted guerrilla war, or you could play hide-and-seek, and the consequences of being caught are self-evident.

These supplies were prepared for this protracted war. There were very few animals to hunt in the forest, and food was essential to maintain fighting strength.

But you can't play hide-and-seek forever, so the food in the supply piles becomes a target for contestants to steal or rob.

It is also the best bait; whoever guards the supply pile will have the advantage of terrain.

The distance from the woods to the supply pile is about 200 meters. Both sides have enough time to react, whether it's shooting with arrows or engaging in close combat.

In a deadly match, the focus is on the bloody battles.

This competition does not restrict the range of movement of the contestants, so finding a place, cleaning the animals and the venue, and installing cameras are all preparations that take some time.

Previously, Steve would lead the team to occupy supply piles, search for enemies, and protect supplies, which required manpower and created opportunities for others.

Unexpectedly, Ye Zi suddenly appeared, not only forming an army all by herself, but also causing Steve to leave voluntarily.

What's even more outrageous is that Ye Zi's attack range is long and the coverage area is large. As long as he crouches on the pile of supplies, anyone who comes out of the forest will become his target.

And it's the kind of situation where you can't escape it.

For seven days, a full seven days, Ye Zi shot and killed twelve people, all of whom were contestants who came to replenish their supplies.

Ye Zi didn't give them a chance to surrender, nor did he waste words with them. As soon as they showed their faces, they were greeted by a pebble.

The range of a bow and arrow is limited, and the kinetic energy of the arrow is also limited. Even if Ye Zi is strong enough to draw the bow fully, the maximum kinetic energy that the bow can impart to the arrow is fixed.

In contrast, Leaf's flying stone skill is already at its maximum level. Leaf can generate as much kinetic energy as it takes, and its range and destructive power are greater than those of a bow and arrow.

On the seventh night, after nightfall, Ye Zi, Baba Yang, and the other four had another barbecue. While they were enjoying their meal, the system suddenly notified them:

"Host, seven fully armed men have gone in to explore the area."

Ye Zi paused for a moment, then immediately asked in return:

Seven?

"right."

The competition has been going on for seven days, and many participants have been killed or injured. Although it cannot be ruled out that others may have maliciously formed teams, it is most likely that Steve was the one who did it.

"Change the direction of the search and explore outwards from their location."

"clear."

The system responded, changed its probe direction, and simultaneously fed back the situation on the other side to Ye Zi's mind.

Further away from the seven small red dots, a dense cluster of small red dots appeared.

"A total of 102 people, all fully armed."

The system spoke again, announcing the results of the investigation.

Ye Zi grinned. Without even asking, she knew that this number was Steve's recruited team, but she hadn't expected him to be able to recruit so many people.

Although the number of people was somewhat unexpected, it wasn't a big problem; throwing in a few more pebbles would solve it.

On the contrary, Steve's actions were noteworthy. He hadn't appeared within 500 meters for the past few days, and the fact that so many enemies could be discovered was largely thanks to the seven men who chose to rest a little further away from the main force.

There were only 206 people participating in the competition. At the beginning, more than 30 people died, to be precise, 33 people died.

Of these, fifteen came from Japan, South Korea, and India, while the origins of the remaining seventeen are unknown.

Five North Korean soldiers surrendered, and twelve others who guarded the supply depot died in the past few days, bringing the total to fifty.

Ye Zi didn't believe that Steve hadn't used force when recruiting the team; there would still have been killings. Similarly, Ye Zi didn't believe that no one had escaped. Considering those who died on the first night, Steve could only gather a maximum of one hundred people.

Since this is Steve's final number of allies, it means the final battle is just around the corner.

Ye Zi glanced up in the direction of Steve and the others, then turned to look at the five members of the Baba Sheep group who were chatting and laughing. She smiled and then began to enjoy the barbecue.

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, Ye Zi clapped her hands, drawing the attention of Baba Yang and the other four, and then laughed:

"You even withdrew."

The leader of the Barba Sheep team immediately said seriously:

"They're coming?"

Ye Zi smiled and nodded.

"Are we really not able to help?"

Hearing what the other party said, Ye Zi was stunned for a moment. Steve had told them to withdraw before he led his men to attack. This was a plan that had been made long ago. She did not expect that this captain would still have the intention to help.

"Of course I can help, but I can handle it myself. Letting you stay would just make you enemies, and there's no need for that."

The captain smiled nonchalantly and said:

“When we chose to stand with you, we were also on the target list, just not as ruthless as you, and the claim that we made enemies is not really true.”

"Yeah, we've been targeted so badly, we should at least get a chance to get revenge, otherwise they'll all think we're easy targets and everyone wants to take advantage of us, then I'll have come all this way for nothing."

The captain understood that Ye Zi intended to kill all the enemies, and said solemnly:

"Are you sure you don't need our help? We don't care about making enemies."

"I'm sure. Just because I don't care doesn't mean it's necessary. You can leave now and go back to watch my performance."

The captain stared at Ye Zi for a while, then nodded and began to take off his equipment.

After watching Baba Sheep and his group of five leave, Ye Zi waited quietly for Steve to start the battle.