There were three crew teams scattered throughout the wilderness, each stationed in secret to monitor and assist the participants from a distance.
They were trained professionals, equipped with medical supplies, emergency communication devices, and the skills to navigate harsh terrains.
The teams were meant to be the unseen guardians of the contestants, stepping in only when things became dangerous. But something had gone terribly wrong.
The first team was gone, their bodies found mangled and torn, as if they had been attacked by wild beasts.
Blood had soaked the ground, and their remains had been strewn across the site like broken dolls. The second team, however, was something far worse.
Athena still couldn't believe what she had seen.
The second crew team, once living, breathing humans, had turned into something monstrous, zombie-like creatures with glazed eyes and grayish skin.
