The members were scattered randomly across different locations within the base; if two happened to land in the same spot by chance, they were to immediately incapacitate the other, ending their participation in the competition before it even truly began. All members of Chu Chu instinctively sensed a wave of malice emanating from Fellers.

Aix pulled something from his pocket and handed it to Ziye. "Take this, just in case." Ziye shook her head. "Don't worry about me. Worry about Senior Brother Chun'er." Saying this, she placed the item in Li Chunyu's hand. Li Chunyu didn't have time to examine it before the staff called him to board the airship; he nodded and stepped aboard.

Having the experience of being dropped off during military training once before, Ziye was composed this time. Perhaps due to the sheer size of the valley, no one seemed to be near her yet, which calmed her slightly. She found a somewhat concealed spot and surveyed her surroundings.

The Chaoxun devices were not allowed to be brought in, but the Yinxun remained. She activated hers, pinpointed her coordinates, picked up the transceiver, reported her location, and added, "I'm temporarily safe on my end. How about you?" "I'm here with Yi—" Before Li Chunyu could finish speaking, there was a loud thud, and his voice cut out. Ziye’s heart skipped a beat. She urgently called out, "Senior Brother Chun'er, Senior Brother Chun'er?" The transceiver remained silent. Ziye was immensely frustrated.

Spernt said, "Little Yezi, we are quite far from you for now. Be careful. We're going to check on Chun'er." Ziye nodded, tucked the transceiver into her pocket, reactivated her Yinxun, turned on its detection system, and began scanning for nearby metal signatures. Since the components were for mecha, they would inevitably contain metal; as long as metal was present, her Yinxun system would detect it. Soon, she detected a metallic signature point approximately five hundred meters away. She noted the route, retracted the Yinxun screen, gripped her collapsible weapon, and headed toward the metallic signature.

This part of the valley was barren, consisting entirely of rough, gray rock, making it difficult to distinguish between natural stones and mecha components. However, people walking nearby were relatively easy to spot. After walking for a while, Ziye saw someone moving in the same direction she was heading. Ziye couldn't afford to worry about others; she broke into a run. The other person noticed her intention and also started sprinting. As Ziye got closer, she almost spat blood: she had run straight into someone from the Fellers team in the first round, and it was a towering brute nearly two meters tall. Damn it!

That brute was vicious; before even reaching her, he launched a kick. If Ziye hadn't been agile, she might have collapsed on the spot. After evading the strike, Ziye called out loudly, "Wait! We're here for the parts, not to fight!" The brute sneered, "Who cares what you're here for? My target is defeating you." Ziye shouted while running, "That's not scientific! Don't you want a ranking?" The brute retorted, "What's a ranking? Can you eat it?" Ziye: ... Better keep running. But why was he relentlessly pursuing her?

Ziye was almost out of breath. Suddenly, she stopped running, drew the Tiger-Slaying Blade that Old Gou had given her, held it horizontally in front of her, and assumed a combat stance. "You're a sports major, aren't you?" The brute replied, "That's right." Ziye tried again, "Isn't it a bit shameful for a sports major like you to chase a little girl like me?" The brute replied, "Not at all." When one ploy failed, Ziye moved to the next: "What did he give you? Whatever he can give, I can give too." The brute paused to consider. "You can't give it." Ziye countered, "How do you know I can't give it if you don't ask?" The brute's face flushed with a peculiar red. "I want to touch Silver Dew's tender, white little feet. Can you give me that?" Ziye mentally cursed, Damn it, Ales, how far have you fallen? Admittedly, the person in front of her still needed to be dealt with.

Ziye shook her head, sheathed her blade, and sat down on the spot, panting. "Brother, let's talk this out properly. That Silver Dew character is all bone; touching her is like touching a brittle branch. There’s no need to hang yourself on one tree." Seeing that she had dropped her guard, the brute inwardly rejoiced and approached step by step, feigning a cold sneer. "If I don't like her, do I like you?" Ziye countered, "I'm all bone too, and my feel is just as bad." As she spoke, the distance between them narrowed to less than two meters. The brute seized the moment when she wasn't paying attention and lunged. Ziye had been waiting for this! She sprang up suddenly, grabbed a stone from the ground, and hurled it at his face. He was greatly alarmed, hastily raising his hands to cover his eyes. Ziye gave a contemptuous 'hmpf,' darted behind him, and delivered a hard kick to the back of his knee. The large brute stumbled and fell to the ground. Ziye pressed her advantage, drew her blade, and placed the cold edge against the back of his neck, stating sternly, "Are Silver Dew's little feet more important than your life? Don't think I won't do it. When you were still drinking milk, sister here was already killing people." This statement was half-true and half-false, but it was enough to intimidate the brute.

The brute quickly cried out, "Big sister, beautiful lady, I was wrong! I won't dare again!" Ziye pulled back her blade, delivered a harsh kick, and then ran a few steps away. Seeing that he made no move to follow, she finally breathed a sigh of relief and sprinted toward the metallic signature point. There were almost no people nearby. She successfully retrieved the component—a mecha arm. It wasn't particularly large, appearing to belong to a mecha about five meters tall. The arm's style was remarkably familiar; it was actually the Lingsi model she had used when sparring with Mei Jing. This made things easy; assembly would be no problem. The bottom of the arm was specially fitted with a hovering device, allowing her to push it effortlessly.

Ziye used the transceiver to inform her teammates about securing the arm. Everyone cheered, except Li Chunyu. Aix reported, "I've linked up with Spernt. The two of us are jointly securing a section of armor plating. Spernt will bring it to you later. We're going to keep searching for Chun'er." Ziye replied, "Okay." She asked everyone for their coordinates, reported a central meeting point convenient for everyone, and added, "We'll stash all our parts there. Someone should guard it later. This thing is too big; we can't carry it everywhere." Everyone agreed. Ziye then began pushing the large arm toward the designated location at high speed.

A moment later, Lingyin reported, "I've reached the designated coordinates. There's no cover here; it's easy to be ambushed. I see a small hill to the left; it offers protection behind it. How about moving there?" She then reported her coordinates. Ziye sped over. Spernt arrived shortly after, but he only had two components, which were insufficient for assembly. Ziye said, "I'll check other locations. Lingyin, you guard this spot. Is that alright?" Lingyin seemed slightly conflicted. She enjoyed running around. However, she couldn't find components as quickly as Ziye. Her specialties were more people-focused, and without her followers around, she was limited. Spernt patted her shoulder. "Everyone is looking for parts right now; they won't try to steal from others yet. You should be fine guarding. Once the real looting starts, I’ll come back to guard." Spernt meant well. However, this goodwill sounded completely different to Lingyin: "Are you looking down on me? Do you think I'm useless?" Spernt quickly waved his hands. "That's not what I meant." Hearing their exchange, Ziye shook her head helplessly, letting them argue. Retrieving parts was the priority, so she quietly slipped away alone. Lingyin wouldn't let Spernt go. "Hmph, I will guard this place, and I absolutely won't let anyone take a single piece. Do you believe me?" Spernt sought peace. "I believe you, I believe you. I'll go check on your little Bobo first." With that, he bolted away as if fleeing a disaster.

Walking along, Ziye opened her Yinxun and noticed a metal detection point right on the hill where they had established their base. Excited, she climbed the slope, found another component, and pushed it back. Lingyin was stunned by Ziye's efficiency, exclaiming in pleasant surprise, "How are you finding things so quickly?" Ziye was about to mention her detection system but suddenly realized she could relay the coordinates of the metal signatures to her teammates, letting them collect the parts, which would speed things up even more. So, she quickly called Spernt back, opened her Yinxun, pointed to the coordinates of the metal signatures, and asked, "You take these two, and I'll take these two. How about that?" Spernt's eyes shone as he looked at her Yinxun. He opened his arms and gave her a huge bear hug. "Good girl, good system. And for the two coordinates over there, I'll use internal comms to send them to Aix; he can get those." Ziye nodded. "Alright. This system can only detect within a thousand-meter radius; it can't reach farther." "That's enough," Spernt replied. "Does Little Bozai have this system? Should we give him a set?" Lingyin said, "He has a metal detector, but it's not as good as Ziye's; it only reaches within five hundred meters. The most troublesome issue right now is Senior Brother Chun'er." Spernt thumped his chest. "Don't worry, with my brother here, Chun'er will be fine." Just then, Aix's voice came over the transceiver: "Someone played dirty and broke Chun'er's leg; his transceiver is also damaged. I'm bringing Chun'er back to the concentration point first." "What?" The three of them—Ziye, Spernt, and Lingyin—jumped up. Lingyin was furious, "Damn it, I'm going to chop them up!" Ziye grabbed Lingyin. "We need to devise a strategy. Should we eliminate Fellers first, or continue collecting components?" No sooner had she finished speaking than Aix let out a sharp cry. Spernt was greatly alarmed and charged out immediately. "I'll go check!" Lingyin was boiling with rage. "I can't stand this anymore, don't stop me." Ziye held her shoulders. "You stay here and guard the components; I'm going!" Saying that, she bolted after Spernt.

The valley floor was strewn with stones of various sizes and shapes, making every step painful on the soles of their feet. Spernt was incredibly fast. Ziye summoned all her strength and ran desperately. When she finally saw Spernt stop, before she could catch her breath, she was stunned by the scene before her. Damn it, four or five people were ganging up on Aix and Li Chunyu! And it wasn't just the Fellers team! What Little Sprout said was indeed correct. It wasn't just the Fellers team targeting them; a significant portion of the teams were aiming to take them down. Little Sprout had used the term "all teams" initially, intending to scare Ziye, but after Ziye emailed it, it corrected itself: someone had sent an email to Fellers promising rewards if they could just stall them long enough to prevent them from entering the revival match.

Spernt quickly joined the fray. Knowing that rushing in wouldn't help, Ziye began shouting into the transceiver, "What did you say? Someone has completed two-thirds of a mecha?" The fighters paused their movements. Ziye continued loudly, "Then what are you waiting for? Hurry up and grab that mecha back for us! Where are the coordinates? Oh, okay, 327, 526..." Before she finished speaking, everyone involved in the fighting stopped and ran toward those coordinates. Ziye rushed over to help Li Chunyu up and asked with concern, "Are you alright?" Li Chunyu managed a bitter smile. "I'm fine." His ankle was sprained, he couldn't lift his arm, and his face was swollen and bruised. Ziye felt distressed watching him. "Stop smiling." Aix walked over, supporting his waist, and complained, "Damn it, they hit hard. We need to finish this quickly today." Spernt had entered the fight later and sustained fewer injuries. "I'll send Chun'er back first. Little Yezi, you and Aix go find parts?" Ziye asked Aix, "Are you okay?" Aix placed a hand on her shoulder. "If I'm not okay, I have to be." Ziye was about to smack his hand away, but then she thought about how badly he was injured; if she struck him, it would only worsen his condition. She forcefully restrained her hand. "Let's haul the two nearby components back to our collection point first. It's almost noon; we need to find something to eat." This area looked like a desolate wilderness. Forget animals; there wasn't even a single plant to be seen. But if Lingsi dared to dump them here and keep them until 5 PM, there surely must be food and water available, provided they could find it. If they were late, fighting other teams for sustenance would likely turn into another battle royale. Chu Chu was short-handed: two were girls, and two were injured/disabled, leaving only two viable combatants. If they encountered another strong enemy, they might be wiped out today. Lingsi's revival match was truly brutal, stripping away the most primitive essence of humanity.

Aix thought her reasoning made sense. He removed his hand from her shoulder and went with her to move the nearby parts to the assembly point. What Ziye didn't know was that their current performance was not only under Lingsi's official surveillance but was also clearly visible to Tang Wen, Bu Lan, and Little Sprout. Tang Wen sat on the sofa in the lounge of the research building and said flatly, "Ziye still needs more tempering." Little Sprout sat on the armrest of his sofa. If it had claws, it would surely have lifted one up to lick it. "The little idiot is just an idiot. Let her keep being foolish." Ziye and Aix returned to the assembly point. Bobo had returned, bringing back three components in one go. Although they couldn't be assembled yet, they were beginning to take shape. Aix suggested, "Spernt, you and Ziye go find lunch, and I'll continue looking for parts with Bobo. How does that sound?" Bobo expressed concern, "Will it be safe for Senior Brother Chun'er and Lingyin to stay here? What if someone comes to steal?" Li Chunyu's face flushed deep red. "I can watch them by myself." The others unanimously stated, "How can you watch them?"