On the screen, faced with the dilemma Mi Yao had thrown at him, Chen Kong found himself stuck between a rock and a hard place.
Joining Mi Yao's "Avengers Alliance" to challenge Tiandao would most likely be delivering themselves straight to the slaughter—a complete giveaway.
But if they refused to cooperate with Mi Yao, they would immediately be gang-beaten by more than a dozen people and lose their qualification to advance on the spot.
So no matter which choice he made, there seemed to be no good outcome.
Thinking of this, Chen Kong turned to Liu Ma and the others, asking for his companions' opinions.
In response, Liu Ma silently mouthed, "Agree first."
Vivian calmly nodded as well.
Seeing his companions' reactions, Chen Kong took a deep breath and slowly lowered the Void Weaver he had been about to raise.
"I agree to cooperate."
Hearing that, a satisfied smile appeared on Mi Yao's face.
"A wise choice."
With Chen Kong and the others joining, Mi Yao's team quickly grew stronger.
Over the time that followed as they traveled, the Avengers Alliance snowballed, growing larger and larger.
They forcibly recruited lone contestants along the way. Those unwilling to join had their Tears of Stars directly snatched away and were sent out of the competition.
At the same time, quite a few people saw how numerous and powerful the Avengers Alliance was and voluntarily approached them.
After all, "robbing Tiandao" sounded crazy, but it still seemed more "hopeful" than clashing head-on with the other families.
The former was many against one; the latter was one against many.
Ignoring the difficulty, the latter undoubtedly made people feel more "at ease" than the former.
Because even if they could not win, they did not need to run faster than Tiandao. They only needed to