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Chapter 628 - 569 Congratulations on the Bye

Chapter 628: Chapter 569 Congratulations on the Bye

No way, air absorption! This is actually air absorption!

A super-tier skill, when did you learn it without even knowing?

Qiao Sang stared at Gangbao with a face full of disbelief.

Honestly, she wouldn’t be surprised if Gangbao learned air absorption since Yaobao and the others had also learned super-tier skills at the beginner stage; at most, she would just marvel at how quickly Gangbao managed to learn a super-tier skill.

But for Gangbao to have learned a super-tier skill without her knowing was completely beyond her expectations.

"Gangbao..."

Seeing that his Beast Tamer didn’t seem to be joking, Gangbao pondered for a moment, then began to inhale while circulating his energy.

The air around him was immediately sucked into Gangbao’s nostrils by a force of suction.

"Gangbao?!"

Feeling the change inside him, Gangbao showed a look of shock.

He really learned it!

Why didn’t he know about it?!

Witnessing Gangbao’s ability to absorb air, Qiao Sang immediately forgot about the points and focused on the skill.

"Try using that skill," Qiao Sang said.

She had only read about air absorption online and had not seen it in reality.

"Gangbao..."

Gangbao looked at his Beast Tamer, fell silent for a moment, then let out a bark, indicating he had used it just a moment ago...

Qiao Sang: "???"

Wait, is air absorption that unnoticeable?

She didn’t know when he learned it, and she still didn’t know when he used it!

The silence hung in the air between Qiao Sang and Gangbao.

After a few seconds, Qiao Sang said, "Then do it again."

"Gangbao."

Gangbao nodded, his expression serious, and took a deep breath, trying to make the effect of air absorption more noticeable.

After performing it, he looked at his Beast Tamer with hopeful eyes.

Qiao Sang, who felt absolutely no change in her breathing, fell silent once more.

She was starting to doubt whether this air absorption was real...

"I can’t really feel it, wait a moment, I’ll look up what the problem might be," Qiao Sang said and then picked up her phone that was lying nearby.

If in doubt, look it up online – there’s always a correct answer there.

Gangbao, flapping his wings, came over and looked at the phone with a serious expression.

He wanted to know where the problem lay, too.

After staring at the screen for two seconds, he suddenly realized he couldn’t understand a thing...

Qiao Sang typed in the search box, "What’s going on when you can’t feel the effects after using air absorption?" – sixteen characters long.

She quickly found a post that explained the knowledge of air absorption.

[Air absorption, a skill where the bigger the pet beast’s size, the more effective it is.]

[Air absorption, a skill that can create a temporary genuine vacuum around oneself.]

[Air absorption, a super-tier skill that seems rather superfluous.]

[Why air absorption is considered a super-level skill is because it touches on the very edge of the super-tier skill Absolute Vacuum.]

[Although it’s just on the edge, there’s a fundamental difference between it and Absolute Vacuum.]

[Absolute Vacuum refers to a state where there are no gas molecules present in a region, and the pressure in that region is zero. In an absolute vacuum, there’s no substance at all, whereas air absorption uses the pet beast’s suction power to withdraw all air from a certain range around itself, creating the effect of a lack of air for a short period.]

[But the air in our environment is omnipresent, meaning the air will slowly replenish itself, which is why the effect of air absorption is temporary.]

[As for why this skill is considered superfluous: first, if your opponent understands this skill, they will move and keep their distance. Once they are away from the pet beast performing air absorption, they can breathe easily.]

[Second, the effect created by air absorption is too short-lived, as the surrounding air will continuously flow back in.]

[Third, unlike other super-tier skills, even if one understands it, there’s no counter if one’s strength is insufficient. However, with air absorption, as long as it is understood, even if one’s level is lower than that of the pet beast using it, one can still cope, especially psychic series pet beasts, which can resolve the move with a teleportation.]

[So, I really don’t recommend that Pet Beasts with smaller statures learn this move because even if they learn it, the air they suck in might not affect opponents over half a meter away.]

[However, this move isn’t entirely useless. The air absorption effect when performed by larger Pet Beasts can still be quite terrifying.]

[The prerequisite is having a sufficiently large stature.]

No wonder she couldn’t feel the slightest bit of the air absorption performed by Gangbao... After reading the post, Qiao Sang finally understood the reason.

She turned her head to look at Gangbao, who currently was not even as big as Xiao Xunbao.

With its size, it could probably only affect the air within ten centimeters around itself, and beyond that, it wouldn’t stand a chance...

"Gang Gang?"

Feeling the gaze of its Beast Tamer, Gangbao raised its head and called out as if to ask if the problem had been found.

"Found it," Qiao Sang sighed, "it’s because you’re too small. I knew the effect of this skill wouldn’t be good due to small size, but I didn’t expect it to be this ineffective. It looks like we can only wait for you to grow bigger before using this move in competition."

"Gang Gang."

Gangbao nodded, easily accepting the situation.

Its Beast Tamer had mentioned the issue with its small size before it started practicing this skill, and it remembered.

"Don’t stop practicing this skill just because it’s not very useful right now," Qiao Sang said emphatically. "Only when your proficiency is higher, and you evolve to become larger, will the effect be better when you perform it."

"Gang Gang."

Gangbao nodded seriously, showing it understood.

Immediately, it thought of something, fluttered its wings to the table, picked up a chili from the plate, and brought it to Chan Chan Stone.

To grow larger, besides evolving, it needed to eat more.

"Chan Chan..."

Chan Chan Stone hesitated at the sight of the chili, then opened its mouth, allowing Gangbao to stuff it in.

It no longer found the chilies too spicy...

...

On the fourth day of the Friendship Match, Qiao Sang spent the whole day reading inside the venue, only looking up to see who won after the matches ended.

It took roughly an hour for the names of the top five contestants to be announced.

"Will the top five contestants please come to the arena," the principal of Saher School announced through the microphone. "We will choose one contestant from among you for the next round’s bye. The contestant with the bye will go directly to the semifinals."

After he spoke, he clapped his hands, and five Pochette Birds that looked nearly identical flew onto the stage.

Qiao Sang: "..."

It’s not me again, is it... Qiao Sang did her best to maintain a calm facial expression as she made her way to the arena.

After yesterday’s bye, she seriously wondered if there had been some behind-the-scenes manipulation.

After all, everyone said it would be her turn for a bye, and indeed it was. Such coincidences were too rare.

But for now, she had no idea how the nine Pochette Birds managed to do it.

Could it be that the Pochette Birds had a special characteristic that allowed them to hide a note inside their bellies, revealing it only when she chose?

But she had not noticed any such revealing movements from the Pochette Birds...

Was it possible that she was overthinking it and it was really just a coincidence...

As various thoughts surfaced in Qiao Sang’s mind, the principal of Saher School smiled and said, "Qiao Sang, as the subject of the previous round’s bye, you pick first."

Let’s try this one more time... Holding Yaobao, Qiao Sang stepped forward and asked in a low voice:

"Who do you think we should choose?"

"Ya Ya!"

Yaobao had already forgotten the fact that its choices had been dismissed the day before. After thinking seriously for two seconds, it pointed at one of the Pochette Birds in front of it and called out, indicating its intuition was telling it, pick this one and you can’t go wrong!

"Let’s go with that one." This time, Qiao Sang chose to trust Yaobao.

The Pochette Bird in front of her slowly opened its beak.

A familiar note appeared in Qiao Sang’s line of sight:

[Congratulations on the bye.]

ps: I was actually planning to take the day off today, because I have things to do tonight, but a leader of my alliance wasn’t comfortable asking for leave, so I stayed up late to write. Consider this Chapter for today, and don’t wait for my extra updates tonight...

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