Steve knew perfectly well why Ye Zi had changed weapons, and he knew the weight of Ye Zi's tungsten steel mace.
Ye Zi's decision to abandon his mace and use a sword meant that he would save hundreds of pounds of energy with each attack, which was undoubtedly adding insult to injury for him.
Sure enough, in the next few attacks, the leaf was much faster than when he used the mace, forcing Steve to retreat continuously.
Not only that, Ye Zi picked up a Western-style rapier and attacked Steve with both hands.
In just a few moves, Steve's injured left hand was pierced through by Leaf's sword.
The intense pain caused Steve to scream in agony.
Then his thigh and shoulder were stabbed in succession.
With his thigh pierced, Steve's ability to dodge continued to weaken.
After taking several sword blows, Steve completely lost his ability to dodge and could only rely on his shield for defense.
Ye Zi slammed into the shield with all her might, the shield was removed, and the two fell to the ground and began to wrestle.
Ye Zi threw down the two swords and started punching Steve in the face.
After several punches, Steve was already in a semi-conscious state.
Ye Zi took a breath, rolled over and sat on Steve, her two large hands slowly reaching towards Steve's neck.
A voice rang out as Steve's face turned a purplish-red.
"Ye Zi, let go, they've surrendered."
Ye Zi looked toward the source of the sound, at the monitor on top of the supplies pile. It was for live streaming and had a speaker that announced the competition situation. Usually, the sound would come out after the team leaders in the rest area had discussed the price for surrendering.
The person speaking was Wu Dongheng.
Ye Zi grinned, then released her grip on Steve's hands and sat down next to him, panting heavily, looking utterly exhausted.
Rewind to when Steve lost his mobility. The leader of the Bald Eagles found Wu Dongheng, shouting that he wanted to surrender and asked Wu Dongheng to name his price.
Surrender is not an option. Steve has lost his fighting ability, and as the only survivor of the Super Soldier program, Steve cannot die.
The research value of living people far exceeds that of dead people, and Steve is a national hero in China, so it would be difficult to explain if he died under mysterious circumstances.
This was also part of a contingency plan; Steve's life had to be saved.
Wu Dongheng confidently made a series of demands, mainly concerning the cultural relics preserved in the Bald Eagle's house.
They quickly reached a consensus, and only then did Wu Dongheng tell Ye Zi to stop.
After resting for more than ten minutes, Ye Zi got up energetically, retrieved her weapon, and returned to the supply pile to replenish her strength.
Not long after, the Bald Eagles sent men to carry away the unconscious Steve.
Other factions that wanted to retrieve the bodies also came to collect them.
Ye Zi hadn't received any notification that the match was over. After eating and drinking her fill, she continued to guard the supply pile. As expected, someone did manage to escape Steve's capture.
Once these people are dealt with, the game will be over.
With Steve seriously injured and unconscious, James lost the will to continue. He instructed the organizers to inform the remaining players that Ye Zi had won a narrow victory and now was the best time to win the match. Otherwise, they should wait for Ye Zi to recover and then go after them.
Upon receiving the news, the group immediately took action. Even if the news was false, it didn't matter; going to check it out wouldn't hurt.
The live streamers heard about this, but there was nothing they could do; too many people were losing money, and they were happy to see it happen.
Only the Chinese were angry, but they had confidence in Ye Zi's abilities. So many people had failed, why should they be afraid of the remaining few? By the time they arrived, Ye Zi had already recovered almost completely.
Despite their confidence, it doesn't stop them from hurling insults online. When it comes to cursing, Chinese people are definitely top-tier, in a class of their own.
So what if people are rich? Does that mean they can't swear?
The dark web flame war has officially begun, and the Chinese have won by overwhelming force.
Ye Zi's side also waited for the remaining contestants.
After they entered the system's detection range, Ye Zi entered the gold mine. Needless to say, the three groups of people who came were either killed or surrendered.
Wu Dongheng, on the other hand, gained almost nothing.
These opportunistic forces, who were essentially profiting from the freeze, had almost no substantial ransom to offer, and adhering to the principle of minimizing enemies, the matter ultimately fizzled out.
After clearing out these people, Ye Zi still hadn't received any notification that the match was over.
Just as they were wondering if someone was still hiding, the last two contestants finally entered the system's detection range. There were only two of them, and they were the two contestants who had escaped from Da Mao's place.
Without wasting words, Ye Zi, eager to end the match as quickly as possible, went up to greet the guests with her double maces.
After meeting in the woods, the two sides compared their conditions and the two Russians readily chose to surrender.
There was no way to refuse surrendering. Ye Zi was full of energy. Her exposed upper body was unharmed, and although her pants were tattered, no injuries could be seen from the ripped parts.
With Ye Zi guarding the supply pile, she had no worries about food and drink, making her the perfect person for the job.
On the other hand, the two Russians managed to escape from the attack led by Steve, but they were both injured, lost most of their weapons and equipment, and were in much worse spirits than Ye Zi.
Next came the negotiation. Wu Dongheng met with the team leader, Da Mao, who had rushed over, and waited with a smile for Da Mao to name his price.
Although the two sides had a good relationship, the price to be paid for surrendering was not small.
Moreover, the Russians were quite adept at looting cultural relics, so although Wu Dongheng was polite, he was not lenient.
After some haggling, Wu Dongheng accepted Da Mao's offer and then told Ye Zi through the monitor's speakers that the people could be released.
By the way, tell Yezi that the competition is over.
Hearing that the match was over, Ye Zi breathed a sigh of relief. He wasn't afraid of having enemies, but he was afraid of the boring time of waiting for them to come to him, and acting was too tiring.
Hearing that the match was over, the two Russians who had just surrendered breathed a sigh of relief. They had survived, and although it was a bit shameful, being alive was the most important thing.
The three returned to the supply pile together, and the two immediately began to replenish their strength.
Not long after, the staff who were there to clean up the mess arrived.
After Ye Zi returned to the rest area, Wu Dongheng was overjoyed. The mission had been completed with zero losses, something that had never happened before.
"How much stuff did you bring back? Your mouth is practically stretched to your ears."
Wu Dongheng said with a smile:
"There are quite a few items, mainly from their national museum collections. The chances of getting them back are extremely slim, but you deserve the credit."
"Come on, I've earned a lot too, it's just a bit frustrating that there's not a single person I can fight."
“You and Steve fought so hard…” Wu Dongheng started to say, then whispered in horror:
"Are you acting?"
"We have to perform, otherwise no one will want to play with us anymore if we lose one by one."
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