Chapter 849: Chapter 736: Combo Skill Practice Chapter 849: Chapter 736: Combo Skill Practice Qiao Sang clearly knew she was dreaming, yet within a few seconds, she had faded the memory and subconsciously started pondering the question that had been asked of her.

“If possible, I wish for an Unlimited Card without an expiration date,” Qiao Sang said.

Lately, besides attending classes, training, and strengthening her defensive power, the most troubling thing for her was the impending expiration of her Unlimited Card.

Now Yaobao, Xiao Xunbao, and Lubao had all evolved into General-level, and although Gangbao was still High Level, it had grown close to eight meters.

Leaving aside other expenses, just the cost of Energy Pills alone was a hefty sum.

Despite having invested in quite a few projects and feeling optimistic about their prospects, she had yet to secure the cash for two of those investments, and apart from the earnings from the eyeglass online store on Blue Star, none had started turning a profit.

Truly valuable things can’t just be bought with money, and for those items that were valuable among ordinary people, buying and reselling them without considering losses wasn’t possible either, as others might suspect them to be counterfeit or have other reasons not to purchase due to the overly cheap prices.

In summary, money was a big issue.

Especially for someone who had once possessed an Unlimited Card.

The authoritative voice fell silent for a dozen seconds before asking,
“Do you lack money?”

Qiao Sang replied, “I will soon.”

“I see,” the voice said, and then the golden light in the sky dispersed.

…

Seven o’clock in the morning.

Qiao Sang woke up feeling as though she had a dream the night before, but she couldn’t remember what it was about.

She didn’t think too much about it, washed up simply as usual, and went to the living room.

Just like yesterday, the vice-principal had prepared breakfast but wasn’t present.

What in the world was the vice-principal up to… Qiao Sang wondered for a moment.

But curiosity aside, she had no intention of actually calling or texting to ask.

After all, that was the person’s private matter.

After breakfast, Xiao Xunbao’s eyes shone with blue light.

The next second, Qiao Sang appeared in the classroom.

Her classmates were no longer surprised by Qiao Sang’s sudden appearance in the class.

“Have you thought of a Combo Skill yet?” Dorothy asked as soon as Qiao Sang sat down.

“I have some ideas, but I haven’t settled on anything,” Qiao Sang replied.

“That makes sense,” Dorothy remarked with a sigh. “You have many Pet Beasts, so you should have a wider range of Skills to combine. Unlike me, I only have a couple of possible combinations, so I don’t need to think too hard.”

Qiao Sang remembered what a teacher said yesterday,
“Skill is about quality, not quantity. Sometimes having too many Skills isn’t necessarily a good thing.”

Dorothy was silent for two seconds before saying, “Humblebrag?”

Qiao Sang fell silent.

During the first break in the morning, a female classmate she had never interacted with before suddenly came over and asked,
“Are you part of a club?”

“No,” Qiao Sang shook her head.

The classmate probed, “Are you interested in the Spirit Rune Club?”

Qiao Sang honestly replied, “No.”

When she first became a Beast Tamer on Blue Star, she was indeed interested in Spirit Runes, even buying some materials online to try out on Xiao Xunbao for a while.

Unfortunately, without much progress, and after being selected by Shengshui Middle School for early training with the school team, she had set aside that endeavor.

Now that she was no longer a Beast Taming novice, she understood that the field of Spirit Runes was vast and complex, and without devoting a substantial amount of time, there was no learning to speak of.

It was better to work towards becoming a Professional Beast Tamer. If needed after making some money, she could hire a professional Spirit Rune Master to help.

The classmate, as if she hadn’t heard the words at all, said with a smile,
“There is an event at the Spirit Rune Club this noon that invites a lucky audience member to get a free Spirit Rune drawn as per their needs. Would you like to check it out?”

As she reached this point, she paused and added,
“The head of the Spirit Rune Academy will also be there.”

“I won’t go, I have something to do at noon,” Qiao Sang declined.

She planned to use the noon break to sort out the Combo Skill matter, as she would need to present it in the afternoon.

“Oh, is that so…” The classmate left with an embarrassed face.

Three minutes later, she came back,
“I just found out that the Spirit Rune Club’s event has been moved to after school. Would you like to check it out?”

Qiao Sang flashed an embarrassed yet polite smile:
“I have plans for the afternoon, too.”

Before the seven o’clock training with Xiao Xunbao, she had to make a trip to the Beast Taming Center to register the information of Lubao and Gangbao.

“…Alright,” the female classmate nodded with mixed feelings.

She felt that Qiao Sang was just not interested in going, and any excuse provided was to avoid an embarrassing rejection.

Indeed, she herself didn’t have much interaction with Qiao Sang. For others to gracefully decline with a reason was already quite considerate…

The female classmate returned to her seat, took out her phone, and opened the chat interface to reply to the president of the Spirit Rune club:
[She has plans in the afternoon too.]
The female classmate was lost in thought:
She wondered what the president of the Spirit Rune club wanted with Qiao Demon. Truth be told, she was highly suspicious that the purpose of the activity was to target Qiao Demon; why else would they suddenly approach her, a newbie in the club, even going as far as to reschedule the event…

Claiming that the dean of the Spirit Rune Academy would attend was probably just a tactic to lure Qiao Demon there.

…

After the morning classes ended, Qiao Sang went home.

Having had lunch, she took Gangbao straight to the outdoor training ground.

“Gangbao, try to see if you can use Air Absorption while closing in on your opponent with Flash of Lightning,” Qiao Sang said.

She had thought a lot about Combo Skills.

Yaobao, Xiao Xunbao, and Lubao had many skills and high proficiency. Most importantly, as General-level Pet Beasts, showing their Combo Skills in front of the whole class in the afternoon might seem like bullying. It was more appropriate for the High Level Pet Beast, Gangbao, to demonstrate.

Actually, there were quite a few skills that could pair with Air Absorption.

Though the space was limitless and the air couldn’t possibly be absorbed completely, with Gangbao’s current size, it was feasible to create a suffocating effect for a second or two by absorbing the air within a certain range.

In these one or two seconds, striking with an attack Skill at the right moment would make avoiding it difficult for any opponent of the same tier who was unfamiliar with Gangbao’s abilities.

Flash of Lightning allowed for rapid closing in on the opponent for an attack, which already had a high hit rate. Paired with Air Absorption, the success rate would undoubtedly double.

Truthfully, Qiao Sang was fond of the combo of Air Absorption with Mount Tai Top Pressure.

Together, these two moves could probably instantaneously take out an opponent of the same tier.

However, Mount Tai Top Pressure was a skill awakened after Gangbao’s Evolution, and its mastery wasn’t high. It was also a high-rank Skill, making such a combination quite difficult all at once.

Compared to that, Flash of Lightning had already been mastered by Gangbao in these two days.

Despite being less proficient, Flash of Lightning was an Intermediate Skill, and since Air Absorption was a more proficient High-level Skill, it would be easier to combine the two.

With a bit of practice, it might succeed.

“Gangzhan.”

Gangbao nodded in acknowledgement.

“Ya Ya!”

At this moment, Yaobao, who had been following its Beast Taming Master closely, called out, signaling it could help.

“Okay,” Qiao Sang looked at Yaobao. “Then you’ll act as Gangbao’s attack target.”

“Ya Ya!”

Yaobao nodded, indicating understanding.

Immediately after, it Teleported into the air.

“Gangzhan…”

Gangbao fixed its gaze on Yaobao, its eyes suddenly becoming serious.

It spread its wings and a wild wind began to surge around it.

Then, like a white Flash, it charged forward.

The speed was so fast that it seemed to tear through the air, even forming a wave of pressure.

However, astonishingly, it didn’t make a terrifying noise.

In the blink of an eye, Gangbao closed the distance to Yaobao.

Just as they were about to collide, Yaobao vanished from its original spot.

“Gangzhan…”

Gangbao paused its action and looked towards Yaobao, now dozens of meters away, with an expression that said, “I knew it wouldn’t be that easy.”

“Let’s pause for a moment and come here,” Qiao Sang called.

Gangbao flew in, flapping its wings.

After hearing the voice of its Beast Taming Master, Yaobao appeared by her side.

“Did you feel suffocated when Gangbao was approaching just now?” Qiao Sang asked.

“Ya Ya.”

Yaobao shook its head.

No.

Qiao Sang continued, “What about having difficulty breathing?”

“Ya Ya.”

Yaobao shook its head again, like an older brother.

It had heard their earlier conversation and knew that Lao Si was going to use Air Absorption, so it had preemptively held its breath.

Qiao Sang: “…”