Su Tianqing ultimately decided not to play that game, which looked exhausting for a fox.
Making Ben Hu run circles and chase people in the arena? And also requiring precise shooting, which Ben Hu is not good at? Please spare me.
The Golden Fox simply left the audience seats and walked towards the air hockey table, where another round had just begun.
Air hockey, as it's called, is actually a combat game similar to ice hockey, where two players hit a puck on an air-cushioned table. Scoring by getting the puck into the opponent's goal, the first to score ten points wins.
When the Golden Fox arrived at the table, the score on the screen was already 9 to 2.
Nan Jiayu and Xia Taotao teamed up, battling Nan Xiaofeng and Lin Muyao.
Jiayu's team had 9 points, Xiaofeng's team had 2 points.
Su Tianqing stood side by side with Hua Ling, watching the four players engrossed in the game by the table.
A Saiyan-like aura seemed to burst forth from both sides, as they focused all their attention on the puck.
"Serve!"
Su Tianqing commentated to herself in her mind.
Nan Xiaofeng served! The puck drew a lightning-fast straight line across the table, heading straight for Nan Jiayu and Xia Taotao's goal!
As expected of Hyacinth's true form, even her serve was so fast, accurate, and powerful. The swift serve exploited a defensive gap, seemingly heading straight—
"Thwack!"
A deep blue figure flashed past.
Almost lying prone on the table, Nan Jiayu pushed forward using Xia Taotao's shoulder beside her, using the paddle in her hand to block Nan Xiaofeng's swift attack!
Oh, oh! Jia Yu's reaction is as fast as ever! Is this the reaction speed of a Cat Girl!?
Next up is the Cat Girl's powerful counterattack!
But what followed was not the Cat Girl's counterattack, but a figure that unexpectedly appeared behind the puck:
Xia Taotao, swinging the paddle in her hand, sent the puck on an unpredictable path of continuous bounces towards Nan Xiaofeng and her teammate's half of the table!
However, this attack was also blocked by Lin Muyao, who was cosplaying as Magic Girl Nightingale. The puck was passed to Nan Xiaofeng, who relentlessly launched another attack!
The puck bounced back and forth on the table, the dense tapping sounds merging into one.
Hua Ling quietly tilted her head to glance at the Golden Fox beside her.
Su Tianqing's head swayed continuously from side to side with the puck, and the pair of fox ears on her head also swayed, giving one an urge to reach out and touch them.
But Hua Ling resisted that unsettling urge in her heart, only quietly feeling the delicate touch of the fluffy tail inadvertently brushing against the back of her hand.
Ah ah... Fox Fox's tail... pure bliss...
But even if Nan Xiaofeng and her teammate tried their best, they couldn't defeat the two beastkin on the opposite side, who had maximized their stamina, speed, and strength.
"Don't underestimate Tao Tao just because she's a rabbit, you know."
Su Tianqing said with a smile, comforting the greatly defeated Nan Xiaofeng,
"Tao Tao's hundred-meter sprint score yesterday was eight seconds, and she wasn't even using her full strength."
"Eight seconds?! I remember the human world record is only..."
Nan Xiaofeng was extremely shocked, and Hua Ling and Lin Muyao also showed surprised expressions, causing Xia Taotao to blush deeply and curl up into a ball, almost suffering from social anxiety cyberpsychosis.
"Taotao Tongxue (Taotao classmate)'s top speed... I remember she ran the hundred meters in under five seconds?"
"No way! It was five and a half seconds!" Xia Taotao quickly denied, correcting Nan Jiayu's memory.
But the speed of five and a half seconds for a hundred meters, which is impossible for humans to achieve, left a deep impression on Nan Xiaofeng and the other two.
The three simultaneously thought of a certain pink, petite rabbit girl who was impossibly strong, could turn invisible, and would use a large hammer to ambush people from behind.
Everyone who had been hammered by her would absolutely never forget that curved, crescent-like smile that lingered in the air.
Indeed, the physical prowess of beastkin is truly outstanding, everyone thought.
Yet everyone's gaze involuntarily fell upon a certain Golden Fox.
Tianqing Jie... what about her physical prowess and stamina?
...
This arcade was large enough that even after a full circle, they hadn't explored all the dazzling array of game machines.
And when Nan Jiayu stopped in front of a machine emitting crackling and musical sounds, everyone's steps halted as well.
"Maimai? It's some kind of rhythm game."
Su Tianqing read out the name on the sign, tilting her head curiously.
She had heard that rhythm games had a high barrier to entry, and seeing the dazzling movements of the players nearby who were currently playing, the Golden Fox was also very impressed.
Ben Hu completely can't play this kind of rhythm game; I can't react fast enough at all.
But when Nan Jiayu pulled out a pair of gloves from her pocket and walked forward under the surprised gazes of everyone except Nan Xiaofeng, almost everyone was stunned.
"Huh? Jia Yu Jie can actually play this? I heard it's quite difficult," Hua Ling said in surprise.
"I tried it once, but I just couldn't play it at all," Lin Muyao shook her head in frustration.
Xia Taotao and Su Tianqing also didn't know that Nan Jiayu could play, so they turned their gaze to Nan Xiaofeng, the only one who hadn't spoken.
As Nan Jiayu's younger sister, Nan Xiaofeng showed no surprise at her sister's action of stepping forward to show off her skills; her expression even held a hint of nostalgia.
"Not only can Jia Yu Jie play, but she's also quite good at it."
"How good?" Lin Muyao couldn't help but ask.
Everyone gazed at the deep blue Cat Girl inserting a coin in front of the machine, then watched her skillfully select a song, and then tap on an "LV15" on the screen.
After a brief pause, music emanated from the machine, and the Cat Girl's agile speed drew the attention of resting players nearby.
"Oh..."
"Oh, wow?!"
"Oh, oh, oh!... Oh, oh!"
The apes on both banks kept on crying.
Su Tianqing usually only thought the Cat Girl's reaction speed was fast, but she never expected it to be this fast.
It wasn't until the song ended and "SSS+" appeared on the screen that Su Tianqing finally understood the essence of Nan Xiaofeng's words: "Jia Yu Jie is quite good at playing this."
Is this just "quite good"?
This is clearly a master-level skill!!
After the Cat Girl exhilaratingly finished two songs, everyone in the arcade started looking for games they wanted to play.
The leisurely weekend continued, with everyone having something they wanted to play, enjoying the purest happiness.
Nan Xiaofeng and Lin Muyao returned to the shooting battle game area, ready to stir up a storm.
Xia Taotao was playing in the VR area nearby, and Hua Ling was also experiencing an AR target shooting game, leaving only Su Tianqing and Nan Jiayu beside her.
The Golden Fox quietly poked the Cat Girl's wrist beside her.
"Let's go over there and see, it looks like there are claw machines."
"Is that so? Claw machines are standard in arcades, I guess," Nan Jiayu grumbled, naturally taking hold of the soft little hand.
Watching the Cat Girl beside her concentrating in front of the claw machine, Su Tianqing's lips curved into a slight smile.
This was probably the most fundamental reason why Qiu Baiyang chose to spend all his retirement money on this arcade.
Then she might as well put aside the jumbled thoughts in her head and focus on today's entertainment.
"Jia Yu! Watch me get you a doll!"
The Golden Fox leaned towards a claw machine, full of enthusiasm.
Today, the villain had nothing to do.