Chen Ping tossed the crystal in his hand, somewhat puzzled, because he couldn't put the crystal into his spatial item.

Chen Ping said speechlessly, "Seriously? You're not expecting me to keep carrying this around, are you? That can't be right. Or is it that we can obtain event space items within this event venue?"

"Hmm, thinking about it carefully, that possibility isn't small."

As he pondered this, Chen Ping walked out, because this was already the innermost part, and there were no other passages to take.

To be honest, this event doesn't seem to mean much to him. He doesn't even know what he's doing here. He might as well just sunbathe on the Heart of the Divine Island.

Unfortunately, there was no option to quit or surrender, and Chen Ping really didn't have anything else to do, so he just made do.

Chen Ping wandered aimlessly through the winding forest, the crystal in his hand occasionally reflecting a faint light, making it appear exceptionally mysterious. Just as he was immersed in his thoughts, considering how to deal with this minor troublesome item that couldn't be stored in his spatial storage, a faint sound came from around the corner ahead, breaking the surrounding silence.

He cautiously slowed his pace and crept closer, wondering to himself, "Could there be some other creature here besides the guards?" Just as he was about to peek out, a familiar figure suddenly came into view—it was another challenger!

Chen Ping was taken aback; he hadn't expected such a coincidence. Heh, too bad he was a step too late. According to most event rules, encountering other challengers usually signifies the beginning of either competition or cooperation.

But for Chen Ping, they are all competitors. After all, he is a lone wolf, and eliminating any challenger is what he should do.

He was about to speak, intending to greet the other party and then launch a surprise attack when the other party was off guard, but unexpectedly, a cunning glint flashed in the other party's eyes, and his figure suddenly accelerated and disappeared. The next second, Chen Ping felt the sound of air being cut behind him. The other party had actually run behind him and launched an attack!

"Oh wow? Interesting!" Chen Ping said with delight.

The system notification sounded at the right time: "Welcome to the 'Alliance and Betrayal' phase. You have been randomly assigned to a team. Please fight alongside your teammates, but be careful, betrayal may happen at any time."

Holy crap!

Chen Ping stared blankly at the notification that popped up in front of him. What the heck? Wasn't he supposed to be Lone Wolf?

Not only was Chen Ping dumbfounded, but the challenger was also dumbfounded. He stared blankly at the dagger in his hand. The tip of the dagger was already crooked, but you should know that the dagger was perfectly fine just a moment ago.

He merely stabbed Chen Ping in the back, right in the heart, yet it didn't break through his defenses?

He looked at Chen Ping's clothes in confusion. There was a small white dot on it—yes, that was where he had just stabbed him. Ouch! What the hell kind of artifact is this? My main artifact, the dagger, couldn't even break through his defenses? This is just too damn ridiculous!

He's an old man who's participated in several centennial events, how could he have misjudged this time?

Chen Ping suddenly felt a slight pain and then realized, oh right, there was another old man attacking from behind.

So shocked was the unknown challenger that he didn't even notice Chen Ping had turned around, and stared blankly at the dagger in his hand.

While he was bewildered, Chen Ping was not. Looking at the unresponsive challenger, Chen Ping chuckled silently twice, then directly pulled out his Illusionary Transformation and delivered a Dog Head Slash to him.

After swinging his sword, Chen Ping immediately retreated, only to find that it was unnecessary, because after the other person's head fell off, there was no gushing blood, but instead it turned into light and disappeared.

Seeing this, Chen Ping complained, "They even have to guard against censorship? That's an old tradition."

After his body completely dissipated, an item fell down. Chen Ping immediately picked it up and checked its attributes.

Teammate Card: A one-time consumable item that allows you to teleport to a teammate after use.

Chen Ping: "Oh ho, this is exactly what I need right now. Hehe, let me see who this teammate who betrayed me really is."

After saying that, Chen Ping crushed his teammate's card, and a teleportation array lit up on the ground. The next second, everything went black before Chen Ping's eyes. This time, he was too lazy to complain about the teleportation effect, because he was already used to it.

......

On the other half, in the cold ice field, a figure was sliding around when suddenly, for some unknown reason, it stopped and remained motionless.

Ha~

A wisp of white mist emerged from her mouth. Looking at the notification that suddenly popped up, Ying Huo was completely bewildered. She hadn't encountered anyone in this icy, snowy place.

I've been told I have a teammate for so long? Should I go find them?

Just as Ying Huo was hesitating, a teleportation beam suddenly appeared, instantly alerting her. A long spear appeared in her hand, and she watched the teleportation beam warily.

Soon, a figure slowly emerged from the light. Finally, the light dissipated, and a figure appeared in the same spot.

Ying Huo looked at the suddenly appearing figure with a wary expression, and was already prepared for battle. Before participating in this event, her family must have already told her a lot about the planned schemes and strategies.

Under normal circumstances, anyone can be an opponent, let alone under these new rules, where anyone could be an enemy.

As soon as Chen Ping was teleported over, he unconsciously shrank his neck, clearly feeling cold from the extreme temperature difference. This prompted Chen Ping to immediately circulate his magic power, and instantly, his body no longer felt cold.

Now that he felt better, Chen Ping's attention shifted to a figure in front of him.

Hiss~

"Holy crap! Holy crap! Holy crap!"

Chen Ping cursed inwardly several times, because he witnessed an unbelievable scene!

Ying Huo looked up at Chen Ping with a displeased expression. What was with that expression? Why was it making her so annoyed? She really wanted to hit him.

Ying Huo's small hands were already gripping the gun handle tightly, ready to shoot the person in front of her who made her extremely unhappy at any time, preferably to pierce a hole in him.

Looking at the little girl who was about 1.3 meters tall, Chen Ping couldn't help but rub his forehead. Although she was a little girl, her size seemed to be much larger than Gabriel's.

Wow~ That's terrifying! I can't believe there really is such a thing as a baby face with huge breasts?

This is the first time I've seen you! The first time I've ever seen you!

Now, Chen Ping had abandoned all his previous thoughts. The little girl was worth protecting by everyone. So Chen Ping immediately squatted down with a smile on his face, and looked at Ying Huo and said, "Hello, little girl, I am your teammate, Chen Ping."

Ying Huo: "......"