LIX. Target Practice.

Vanilla followed as The Contractor told her, boosting the pup's resistance by 5%, and then his speed and stamina, and finishing with his Special attribute, each with the same boost of 5% and the price of one point. She had only four points left.

"Well, sweetie, you aren't buying too much with that, so, take a look at the dots below so you can check Rowie's unlockable skills. He'll learn them all eventually, but you can purchase them earlier. If you already have them then use the dots to increase their power and attributes."

She read them as he said. "Hmmm. This is Pupper Slam! which he already knows. It puts: 'Area of Effect: Rowie's dash can now stun multiple enemies if they are close enough to each other. Use 3 points to get this skill? Yes/No." 

"Wow, that would have been very useful against the zombies," Rowie said. "Purchase that Vanilla!" 

"Meh, Without anything better, yeah, let's unlock it." She pressed the 'Yes' button.