Chapter 33 Winning the fight
Meanwhile, Leila Asai, who had searched Area C to no avail, returned to Area A and reunited with Foxtail and the others.
Area A. Central Casino. The Lucky Draw Wheel. The empty hall is now in a mess. Arale's people are cleaning up the mess.
Behind the casino, on the fifth underground floor, was an empty storage room. The cold alloy walls were covered with dark red bloodstains, and seven or eight bodies that had been cleaned up neatly were lying on the ground.
"We've compared surveillance footage and DNA. It's the robbers in the hall just now! But who killed them?"
Foxtail, who was squatting on the ground, stood up and greeted Leila Asay.
He asked, "Didn't you find Su Xi?"
Leila Asai shook her head in a bad mood. The usually rough-minded leopard-eared alpha couldn't tell whether her depressed mood was caused by losing the human-shaped star coin or other chaotic emotions in her heart.
"That's very strange," Foxtail Sasaki touched his chin, "It's really embarrassing to lose someone on your own territory!"
Leila Asay's face turned even darker!
"Don't worry, Leila!" Foxtail patted his shoulder, "The key of Arale is still in her hands. Although we can't accurately locate her at such a short distance, if she really leaves the outpost, we can find her even if she is across several galaxies!"
"Besides, if the situation is really urgent, she will definitely activate it!" Foxtail said with a smile, "She is a girl who kills decisively and doesn't seem like an omega!"
"Okay, wait another fifteen minutes," Leila Asay said solemnly, "If there is no result from checking Xiguang's progress..."
Pirri on the side waved his arms and screamed: "You two are crazy, activating the Key of Arale! Such a big fuss! Just to find a stupid OEM. Leila, you are so hungry, I have never seen..."
Bang! Before he could finish his complaints, he was hit so fast that only a shadow was left. The merciless force hit him hard until he hit the wall with a bang!
Leaving a shallow pit.
Tsk tsk! Such violence! Foxtail thought with a bit of mirth.
"Ahem," he coughed twice as a warning, "If we activate Arale, I'm afraid the entire trade fair that is still going on now..."
Foxtail stepped on the ground of the space station as a gesture.
"Oh - then losing my task list and offending an adult whom I cannot afford to offend, is that a better choice?" Leila's golden eyes flickered slightly as she thought of the text messages she had received again and again, the tasks that she had pretended to ignore but could no longer delay.
Yes! That's the real reason.
Her confused mind suddenly became clear. Leila Asay scratched her head and emphasized this to herself secretly.
I looked at the ticking electronic clock.
"Wait another fifteen minutes."
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Su Xi quickly understood the rules. She looked at the one-meter-high square box, which was flexibly manipulated by Xiao Chou and then stretched into a huge disc-shaped object. That was the so-called spiritual compass. It could be used by multiple people or one-on-one.
The rules for multiple players are more complicated, while one-on-one is simple. It is similar to the Monopoly game on Earth, but the red and blue camps are controlled, with red and blue beads of different sizes. The number and size of the beads can be controlled, and various random traps in the gambling table can be avoided. It seems to be random luck, but in fact it depends entirely on the strength of mental power and the flexibility of control. The accuracy of projecting each bead examines the precision of mental power control.
There is a hexagonal diamond-shaped dice in the center of the gambling board. In this game, it is called the "Fate Pointer". But in Su Xi's cognition, it is a dice. The dice of this "Fate Pointer" written in the game rule book is completely operated by random numbers, but in essence it is just a tool for mental manipulation with a more complex mechanism!
She thought to herself that gambling was originally a game of who was the banker, and it was still the same in this interstellar era.
In the game of human nature, the unspoken rules of winning and losing are the same everywhere!
While Su Xi was looking down at the rules of the game, she quickly weighed her chances of winning.
If she wanted to win, she certainly couldn't rely on the strength of her mental power or some illusory luck. Moreover, in the current situation, whether it was from the perspective of force or mental power, the outcome was clear at a glance.
Where is her only win?
This oblate, silver, conical gambling plate is suspended in the air, waiting for the game to begin.
Su Xi watched with wide eyes and curiosity, as if she were a young lady from a noble family who had sneaked out to play and was ignorant of the ways of the world. The firm look on her face just now was only due to the young man's foolish sense of loyalty. It was easy for people to infer that she was a weak omega who was used to being pampered and praised by her family because she had some special abilities.
I have seen too many such noble omegas in Yindu Star, the central star system of the empire. They have gathered countless family resources to cultivate a rare spiritual power physique and such a little bit of extremely weak spiritual power, but they often make trouble everywhere and let others clean up the mess. Thinking of this, Xiao Chou was a little uninterested. However, he glanced at the gambling Arale Key, and then glanced at the guy who was lazily leaning against the wall with an indifferent face and ambiguous meaning.
It's interesting to see this boring guy showing some emotion... Oh, and this guy who has been frigid for many years due to his high estrus threshold actually has the territorial instinct of an alpha! Haha!
Xiao Chou's interest in exploring was rekindled!
"Are you ready? It's about to begin~~~~" He opened his exaggeratedly painted red lips in a threatening manner, and maliciously revealed a smile that was enough to scare the little girl to tears!
Very supportive! Su Xi showed a slightly frightened expression and answered in a naive and childish tone: "I can't understand the complicated ones, but I understand the simplest one. Can we play this one?"
Xiao Chou of course agreed.
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So, the first game. 'Gerald's Attack'. 10 balls per group, 3G of spirit value per ball. Red and Blue each fight against the rules set by the system.
This corner of the counter was isolated, and the coming and going of the mercenaries had no effect on the first duel between Su Xi and Xiao Chou!
Su Xi chose red and Xiao Chou chose blue. When the signal light came on, Xiao Chou waited for a few seconds until Su Xi had manipulated all the red balls to move to the target point, and then he started to move slowly. However, Su Xi, who had started off strong, performed surprisingly well in the first half!
Xiao Chou was surprised to hear that and started to play seriously in the second half. However, the provocation from the little girl also gradually aroused his competitive spirit! Although he used less than one thousandth of his mental power, he couldn't be outdone in accuracy!
Hall watched from the side, his eyes falling on the serious omega. Although he restrained himself, he couldn't hide the joy he felt when he saw Xiao Chou was embarrassed.
"Hmph!" Xiao Chou uttered a heavy snort in a dull voice!
The situation on the gambling table changed. The red and blue balls attacked each other in a staggered manner, and it was almost impossible to see the expressions of the people on the opposite side.
However, through the interweaving red and blue lines, Su Xi could strangely see clearly...
The exaggerated oil painting makeup and the sexy powder wig of the girl opposite her were still eye-piercing, but such strong colors could not hide the deep blue to purple eyes that just stared at her!
A strange silence——
Su Xi suddenly came to her senses. The dice fell!
"Haha, I won!" Xiao Chou laughed loudly, shaking his head with joy. His seemingly crazy attitude revealed a bit of cheerfulness. However, as he laughed, he saw the omega lady with beautiful eyes opposite him showing a frustrated expression, and her originally energetic honey brown short hair seemed to be all drooped.
The pitiful pheromones of the omega are like magnolia seedlings without the sunshine. The green and depressed mood slowly dissipates in the air.
The mercenaries were busy going in and out, whispering the key words "dormant state" and "energy exhaustion". Most of them were gathered in front of the blue-purple gemstone mine in the center of the field, setting up a cordon and scanning with instruments in hand. Only the one named Mary and another bald, short and stout alpha were squatting in front of Neimunda, talking in a low voice.
However, in this seemingly relaxed and tense atmosphere, the light omeg smell, which had not yet fully matured, had an unexpectedly strong presence. All the alphas felt it, and those who passed by the corner of the counter gave the arrogantly laughing Xiao Chou a subtle look of disapproval!
It is obvious that the alphas in the field are the elites among the elites. Even the slightest pheromone expressing disapproval when combined together creates a huge amount of silent pheromone pressure on Xiao Chou!
Xiao Chou’s expression: (ugh.jpg) (What should I do if I am treated as a scumbag and weird uncle even though I am giving guidance with good intentions!jpg) (Seeking help online.jpg)
Until a burst of icy and fierce aura swept across the whole place! Dispelling the unnecessary emotional fluctuations of everyone! The alpha named Hall stood at a position not too far from either side.
Everyone went back to their normal busy lives and no longer paid much attention to it.
Of course Su Xi also felt the pheromone that was like ice and fire, but she felt it was very familiar... She couldn't help but turn her head to look at him, but looked straight into the other's indifferent eyes.
His face was expressionless and his pheromones didn't fluctuate much, but she just felt that he was very unhappy.
Hmm! She might have overthought it.
"Ahem!" Xiao Chou drew her attention back, "Dear Miss Omega, do you want me to give you ten places in the next round?"
Su Xi smiled brightly and answered loudly, "Okay!"
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The second round. 'Howl of the Beasts'. Each group has 100 balls, and each ball is worth 1G of spirit value. In addition to avoiding system traps, the red and blue teams are directly confronting each other!
Of course, the result of the second time was not surprising. In the last three squares before the end, her defeat was obvious!
The omega with short honey brown hair lowered his head and bit his lip, frowning slightly.
"Oops!" Xiao Chou received another wave of reproachful looks from the alphas. He moved his fingers a little stiffly and stopped at the last square of the target, waiting for the crookedly arranged group of red balls to catch up with his progress. In the hope that the opponent would not lose so badly!
He thought to himself that the precision and sensitivity of the control seemed to be good, but in this game, in addition to sensitivity and precision, it also tested the mastery of mental power in multiple threads and the strength of materialization. This is also the general weakness of omegas in mental power, not surprising!
The result of this round was not unexpected. Although Xiao Chou had let the opponent win enough, when the time ran out and the last bead was lost, the red player had not yet completely hit the target.
However, since the Red Team failed to complete the timeout, it was directly judged as a failure!
The blue team won again.
Su Xi slumped her shoulders in frustration again, her pitiful eyes seemed to say "I don't want to play anymore", and the desolate atmosphere of the withered magnolia seedlings almost filled the entire space. At this time, the mercenaries had almost finished packing the boxes, which attracted many vague glances.
Hall, who had just finished listening to Mary's report, turned his head slightly to look at her. The honey-brown curly-haired omega lowered her head, revealing a soft whorl of hair. He could see a small part of her delicate profile, with her thin eyebrows wrinkled, as if she was troubled by a huge problem.
But even though Su Xi felt his attention, she had no time to be distracted.
Where is her only win?