Beast Taming: Starting From Zero Chapter 737: Combination Techniques Practice - Novel Cool

Chapter 737: Combination Techniques Practice

Chapter 737: Combination Techniques Practice

Qiao Sang was well aware that she was in a Dream, but within a few seconds, she forgot everything and began to subconsciously consider the question posed to her.

"If it were possible, I would like an Unlimited Credit Card with no expiration date", Qiao Sang said.

Recently, besides attending classes, training, and enhancing her defensive strength, the thing that bothered her the most was the impending expiration of her Unlimited Credit Card.

Fangy, Treasure Seeker, and Lulu had all evolved to the General Class, while Steel Treasure, though still at the Advanced stage, had grown to nearly eight meters in size.

Apart from other expenses, the cost of Energy Pills alone was a substantial sum.

Although she had invested in several projects and believed they had good prospects, two of them had yet to secure the necessary funding. Besides the revenue from her Blue Star online glasses store, none of the other projects had started generating profits.

The truly valuable things couldn't be bought with money alone. When it came to items that were valuable to ordinary people, even if she bought them and resold them at a low price, others would likely suspect they were fake or have other reasons not to buy them.

In short, money was a major issue, especially for someone who had once had an Unlimited Credit Card.

The authoritative voice fell silent for a dozen seconds before asking, "You're short on money?"

Qiao Sang replied, "I will be soon."

"I understand."

With those words, the Golden Light in the air dissipated.

...

It was seven in the morning.

Qiao Sang woke up, feeling as though she had had a dream last night, but she couldn't recall what it was about.

She didn't think too much about it, quickly washed up, and headed to the living room.

As usual, Vice Principal had prepared breakfast, but was not around.

Qiao Sang was momentarily curious about where Vice Principal had gone, but she didn't consider calling or texting to ask. After all, it was a personal matter.

After breakfast, Treasure Seeker's eyes glowed with a Blue Light.

The next second, Qiao Sang appeared in the classroom.

Her classmates were no longer surprised by her sudden appearances.

"Have you thought about your Combination Techniques?" Dorothy asked as soon as Qiao Sang sat down.

"I have some ideas, but I haven't finalized them yet", Qiao Sang replied.

"Understandable", Dorothy said. "You have so many familiars, and there are many Skills you can combine. Unlike me, I only have a couple of combinations, so there's not much to think about."

Qiao Sang recalled what the teacher had said yesterday:

"Skills are about quality, not quantity. Sometimes having too many Skills isn't necessarily a good thing."

Dorothy was silent for a couple of seconds. "Vanity?"

Qiao Sang didn't respond.

During the first break in the morning, a female classmate who had never spoken to her before approached and asked, "Are you part of any clubs?"

"No", Qiao Sang shook her head.

The girl tentatively asked, "Are you interested in the Spirit Pattern Club?"

Qiao Sang honestly replied, "No."

Back on Blue Star, when she first became a Beastmaster, she had been interested in Spirit Patterns and had even bought some materials online to experiment with them on Treasure Seeker. Unfortunately, there was little progress, and she was later selected by Holy Water High School for early training with the School Team, so she put it aside.

Now, she was no longer a novice Beastmaster and understood that the field of Spirit Patterns was vast and required a significant amount of time to master. It was better to focus on becoming a Professional Beastmaster. If she needed help with Spirit Patterns in the future, she could always hire a professional.

The girl smiled as if she hadn't heard her response. "The Spirit Pattern Club is having an event at noon today. They will invite lucky audience members to have Spirit Patterns drawn for free based on their needs. Would you like to come and see?"

She paused and added, "I heard the Dean of the Spirit Pattern College will be there."

"I won't be able to make it. I have something to do at noon", Qiao Sang declined.

She planned to use the lunch break to finalize her Combination Techniques, as she needed to demonstrate them in the afternoon.

"Is that so..." The girl left, looking embarrassed.

Three minutes later, she returned.

"I just found out that the Spirit Pattern Club's event has been moved to after school. Would you like to come then?"

Qiao Sang smiled politely, though awkwardly. "I have something to do in the afternoon as well."

Before Treasure Seeker's training at seven, she needed to register Lulu and Steel Treasure at the Beastmaster Center.

"Alright..." The girl nodded, feeling a mix of emotions.

She thought Qiao Sang was simply not interested and was just giving an excuse to avoid being too blunt in her refusal.

Indeed, she didn’t have much interaction with Qiao Sang, so it was already very kind of the Spirit Pattern Club president to give a polite reason for refusal.

The female student returned to her seat, took out her mobile phone, and opened the chat interface to reply to the Spirit Pattern Club president:

[She has something this afternoon.]

The female student’s thoughts were swirling.

She wondered what the Spirit Pattern Club president needed from Qiao Prodigy. Honestly, she seriously suspected that the purpose of this activity was to attract Qiao Prodigy. Otherwise, why would they suddenly approach a newbie like her and even change the activity time just now?

They said the Spirit Pattern Academy’s dean would be present, but it was probably just a tactic to lure Qiao Prodigy.

...

Morning classes ended, and Qiao Sang returned home.

After lunch, she brought Steel Treasure directly to the Open Training Ground.

"Steel Treasure, try to use Air Absorption while you’re closing in on your opponent with Flash of Lightning", Qiao Sang said.

She had thought a lot about Combination Techniques.

Fangy, Treasure Seeker, and Lulu had many skills and high proficiency levels. Most importantly, they were Champion-level familiars. Using them to demonstrate Combination Techniques in front of the whole class would be a bit unfair. It would be more appropriate to use the Advanced Familiar, Steel Treasure.

Actually, there were several skills that could be paired with Air Absorption.

Although space is infinite and it’s impossible to completely absorb the air, with Steel Treasure’s current size, it could create a suffocating sensation for the target by absorbing the air within a certain distance around itself for one or two seconds.

During this one or two seconds, if you time your attack skills correctly, the hit rate would be very high, especially if the opponent doesn’t know Steel Treasure’s true capabilities and is facing it for the first time. In a battle with a similarly leveled familiar, they would likely be unable to dodge.

Flash of Lightning allows for rapid approach and attack, already having a high hit rate. When combined with Air Absorption, the hit rate would definitely double.

Honestly, Qiao Sang preferred the combination of Air Absorption and Mountain Crush.

These two moves together should be able to instantly take down opponents of the same level.

However, Mountain Crush was a skill that Steel Treasure awakened after evolving, and its proficiency was low. It was also an Advanced Skill, making it too difficult to combine right away.

In comparison, Steel Treasure had practiced Flash of Lightning to proficiency over the past two days.

Although its proficiency wasn’t very high, Flash of Lightning is a Mid-tier Skill, while Air Absorption is an Advanced Skill. The higher proficiency of Air Absorption makes it easier to combine the two skills.

With a bit of practice, it might just work.

"Steel Slash."

Steel Treasure nodded.

"Ya Ya!"

At that moment, Fangy, who had been following its Beastmaster, called out, offering to help.

"Alright", Qiao Sang said, looking at Fangy. "Then you’ll be Steel Treasure’s target for the attack."

"Ya Ya!"

Fangy nodded, showing it understood, and then teleported to a high altitude.

"Steel Slash..."

Steel Treasure looked at Fangy, its gaze becoming serious.

It spread its wings, and a fierce gale immediately swept around it.

Then, it darted forward like a white flash, its speed so fast that it seemed to tear through the air, even forming a shockwave.

But strangely, it didn’t make much of a sound.

In the blink of an eye, Steel Treasure was in front of Fangy.

Just as it was about to collide, Fangy suddenly disappeared from its original position.

"Steel Slash..."

Steel Treasure stopped, looking at Fangy, now dozens of meters away, with a "it wasn’t that easy" expression.

"Take a break, come over here", Qiao Sang called out.

Steel Treasure flew over, flapping its wings.

Fangy reappeared beside its Beastmaster as soon as it heard Qiao Sang’s voice.

"Did you feel a suffocating sensation when Steel Treasure was closing in?" Qiao Sang asked.

"Ya Ya."

Fangy shook its head.

No.

Qiao Sang asked again, "Did you have trouble breathing?"

"Ya Ya."

Fangy shook its head like an older brother.

It had heard the conversation and knew that the Fourth One was going to use Air Absorption, so it had already held its breath in advance.

Qiao Sang: "..."

(End of Chapter)

Chapter end

Report