The moment she saw Mountains Qihua turn into a hairless cat too, Qihua, who was frantically trying to stuff the wriggling Flower Branch into her clothes, instantly felt much better. These hairless cats from Mountains all had black skin, too!
After the five Black Hairless Cats appeared, a glowing number appeared in the very center of the Tavern: 30.
In the blink of an eye, it dropped to 29. Apparently, this was the final half-minute of preparation time.
Qihua jumped onto a table, raised a feline foot, and kicked Mangmang off to tumble into Feiju.
Not far away, Zai Jiu Xunge remained as crafty as ever. Rather than looking around and watching the fun at a time like this, she seized every second to steer that little wreck of a boat toward a hiding spot.
And she kept firmly in mind that she could neither land nor ascend, maintaining low-altitude flight at all times.
Qihua did not rashly jump over to Zai Jiu Xunge. Instead, she began observing where the five Mountain Players were looking.
The other Star Sea Players did the same. The Tavern became extremely quiet, because all the talkative ones had gone to the Godly Demon Great Assembly chat.
[Bitter Cup]: Who is it? Who came into the Tavern?
[Drummer]: Is it Zai Jiu Xunge?
[Chimney Smoke]: Hard to say, but Qihua and Yudun must have noticed ages ago. Those two even set up a little game earlier to tease the player who sneaked into the Tavern.
[Bitter Cup]: Something going on between them?
[Captain]: If that isn't Zai Jiu Xunge, I'll call myself Forest Sea Captain from now on.
[Suya]: ...Even though we're on the same side, I still have to say this: don't gross Maple Sugar out.
[Captain]: Where are you? I need to see