After seeing off Baba and his group of five, Ye Zi found a comfortable spot to lie down in the pile of supplies, a spot that faced the area where Steve and the others were.

In the middle of the night, Ye Zi was sound asleep when the system suddenly issued a notification:

"Host, someone is coming."

Ye Zi suddenly opened her eyes, a flash of cold light passing through them. She looked at the location provided by the system in her mind, where two red dots were slowly approaching.

When the two appeared at the edge of the woods, Ye Zi sat up and stared at the location of the newcomers.

Nearly two hundred meters away, especially at night, is well beyond the line of sight of a normal person. Even if everyone present was an expert, it would be impossible for them to see things two hundred meters away in the middle of the night.

They couldn't see clearly, but Ye Zi could. As the two who came to investigate stopped at the edge of the forest and looked around, Ye Zi's killing intent surged, and he pressed down on the two of them.

"Why is it a bit cold?" one of the people who came to check on the situation asked in confusion.

“We’ve been discovered. This is murderous intent,” the other man said in a deep voice.

"So far? How is that possible?"

“Steve is right. This guy can hear things from 500 meters away. He’s strong. We’re in trouble.”

"What do we do now?"

"Let's see how things go first."

The two then ended their conversation, hiding behind a tree and only showing one eye as they looked in the direction of the supplies pile.

At the same time, the system issued another prompt.

"Host, people are coming from the other two directions as well."

Ye Zi glanced at the directions provided by the system, then muttered:

"This guy is pretty cautious."

After muttering to himself, he got up from the pile of supplies, climbed to the highest point, and looked in the other two directions.

Before long, people from the other two directions also reached the edge of the forest. After concealing themselves, they began to look towards the pile of supplies.

Ye Zi stroked her chin. This was pre-battle reconnaissance, to see if he had any helpers.

The reason for this judgment is that the system's detection range only includes six people in these three directions, and no one else has appeared, thus ruling out the possibility of a sneak attack.

After thinking for a moment, Ye Zi produced a pebble in her hand, swung her arm and shot it at one of the locations, then a second, and a third.

The cobblestone pierced through the large tree used as cover and went through the bodies of the three people.

The three survivors didn't even see when Ye Zi launched her attack. Seeing their teammates die, they immediately retreated, and their figures quickly disappeared from the system's detection range.

Ye Zi's plan was simple: just get rid of them, but she needed to pay a price.

Since there was no intention to launch a sneak attack, it would be better to let them go back and rest early. He couldn't sleep with someone watching him.

The first person to return to camp found Steve with a serious expression and immediately said:

"He's very strong, and only I came back."

Steve frowned, nodded, and continued to wait.

Not long after, two more people returned, their faces filled with shock. Steve, seeing their expressions, asked:

"They've been discovered? And one person has been lost?"

They both nodded at the same time.

Steve told them to go and rest, then looked at the remaining people by the campfire.

The men sent out to scout were all archers, because archers have good eyesight, and these six men are all his staunch allies.

He didn't want those cannon fodder to know Ye Zi's fighting strength, to avoid demoralizing them before the battle even started.

Unexpectedly, three archers were lost in one go.

"He is indeed very strong. With three directions and a radius of 200 meters, a sneak attack is no longer possible. We can only confront him head-on."

The group nodded, their faces showing seriousness.

They knew very well that with Ye Zi being so powerful, their team members would definitely suffer losses, meaning deaths in battle, not injuries.

This is very different from previous competitions. In the past, although the teams acted together, there were very few casualties in the final match.

Everyone is fighting with all their might; injuries are normal, but no one will die.

Steve was indeed in command, but he also gave them the opportunity to fight, with the winner receiving the reward.

However, Steve has always won the game with his absolute strength.

At the same time, they also knew that in the duel with Ye Zi, they would also become cannon fodder, only a little better than those cannon fodder who were forcibly recruited.

He was unwilling but there was nothing he could do, because with the combat power that Ye Zi had just displayed, only Steve could rival him.

They are unlikely to be crushed if they go up there, but it would be too difficult for them to defeat Ye Zi.

Morale began to decline, and Steve lost interest in giving them pep talks. He simply told them to rest well and prepare for the final battle.

After seeing off the captains, Steve said to the remaining four teammates:

"Tomorrow's battle is extremely dangerous, so everyone be careful."

All four nodded at the same time.

Steve's gaze swept over his four teammates one by one, finally settling on the snake woman.

All four understood Steve's meaning: the role of archers had been greatly diminished; aside from early-game harassment, they might eventually need to be used as warriors in combat.

The other two were already warriors, so there was no need for special arrangements.

Only the snake woman is good at close combat, which is the job of a warrior. Close-quarters combat is the job of an assassin like the snake woman. She is very good at taking advantage of the chaos to launch surprise attacks.

If Leaf can clear out the cannon fodder, then the only one left to restrain Leaf is the Snake Woman, while Steve will be responsible for the direct confrontation.

Their weaponry is top-notch, made with modern materials and forging techniques; in this respect, they pride themselves on being second to none.

Aside from his superior weaponry, Steve only has a bunch of low-level cannon fodder who share his hatred for Ye Zi. These past few days of hype haven't been a waste of breath; these low-level cannon fodder are quite hostile towards Ye Zi.

As for those high-ranking cannon fodder, although they all have their own agendas and their morale is somewhat low, there's no need to worry. After all, they have people above them keeping them in check, so they will cooperate obediently.

Steve wasn't worried about Ye Zi launching a sneak attack, so he didn't even set up any sentries. The reconnaissance mission just now was already a declaration of war.

Ye Zi clearly had the ability to capture everyone, yet he only killed half of them. This clearly indicated that he was waiting for Ye Zi to make the first move, making the sentry post completely unnecessary.

Ye Zi, having chased away the few people who had come to investigate, returned to his previous position to rest. He had a system, so he wasn't afraid of being ambushed.

Nothing happened that night. Ye Zi woke up and ate something. Steve was also making final preparations. After eating and drinking his fill, he gave the cannon fodder a bowl of chicken soup as a pre-battle pep talk. Then, Steve waved his hand and led the way toward Ye Zi.

Chicken soup for the soul is indeed effective, even though Steve's is just toxic chicken soup, some people still believe it.

With Steve leading the charge, these low-level cannon fodder were greatly encouraged and roared as they followed.

This is their hope of surviving the competition. No one wants to die if they can live, even if they came prepared to die here.