Am I that awesome? (Seeking follow-up reads)

High EQ: It's just a Fire Bat, no need for Master to personally intervene.

Low EQ: Don't talk about that arrogant-looking Fire Bat, Master might not even be able to defeat a regular Fire Bat.

Lein has complained about this [Never Tire of Teaching] system more than once. Logically, as a transmigrator, he should be a noble mage.

The key point is that no matter how he looked at his stats, Strength, Agility, Constitution, Intelligence, Perception, Charisma were all followed by a string of question marks.

Cough!

Even Intelligence with a +2 was [???+2].

The system was clearly messing with him, turning Lein into a complete blind box of a Master.

Even though Lein had just instantly killed a White Dragon with [Tesla Tower] last time, if you asked him to cast magic normally, he truly couldn't cast a single spell.

As long as he saw that the physical experiment demonstrations in the system were grayed out, he knew he was screwed.

He had been putting on the airs of a Master for so long, he didn't dare to stop now!

Now that Downs had asked Lein to hold the fort, Lein could only pretend to stand with his hands behind his back, pacing, and stride confidently over to the [Tesla coil] that had become a 'Lightning perception training device'.

In Downs's mind, Master could summon a terrifying lightning strike at will, let alone standing next to such a divine artifact.

A mere elite Fire Bat, what was that?

In the eyes of a certain transmigrator, Downs had the aura of "You've been buffed, go die."

Yet, in Downs's mind, it became Master's benevolent gaze scrutinizing him, and he had to perform well...

Downs couldn't suppress his excitement.

His expression was agitated, and he walked faster and faster, charging towards the Fire Bat in the sky that was swooping down with a group of subordinates.

As Downs's eyes narrowed and his expression seemed a little dazed, the moment he brushed past Lein, Lein realized that his good disciple had once again entered that peculiar state of enlightenment.

Next, it wouldn't be strange for Downs to do anything outlandish!

As expected, Downs felt a bit tipsy, yet his consciousness was crystal clear.

He muttered softly, "This is another test from Master! Not only testing if I can comprehend magic, but also testing my adaptability in combat. If I directly blast it with cryomancy, my test would definitely be a failure. Since Master just mentioned the '[Thermodynamics Law of Two]', it must be used."

Cough! For a young Mage who was a half-baked apprentice from a Knight background, the word [Thermodynamics] was too difficult to pronounce in the human language of Chaos. Downs had tried to say it many times without getting it right.

Downs's peculiar Insight lay here. He could ignore the process and directly reach a certain result.

When Downs raised his left hand again, shimmering with a faint white elemental glow of water, even Lein, who was watching from behind, was convinced that he was about to use that 'one-click screen clear' combo again.

But that wasn't the case!

Around him, the aura of magic was already surging. The water vapor from the cold pond nearby had quietly risen.

Other elements were hard to say, but in the field of cryomancy, which controlled elements, Downs was undoubtedly a genius. Even when using it for the first time, the perfect balance between his magic power and the elements was like that of a Formal Mage who had practiced magic for many years before the Age of Dharma Decline.

For a moment, Lein thought Downs had figured out a Level 3 spell -- the conjuration spell [Rain and Snow Storm]. This spell, which used cold wind and rain to disrupt the enemy's balance, was perfect for dealing with small, water-averse elemental creatures like Fire Bats. It was a win-win, both with elemental advantage and by making it fall.

Lein had miscalculated again and again.

Waves of water, like Sanskrit chants, sounded in mid-air. Strong, rippling water waves quickly entangled the group of Fire Bats.

Before these overbearing fire-elemental beasts could react, the sound of splashing water erupted in the air.

There was no soaring golden or fiery light, only a slightly out-of-place ice mist.

[Bo Le], not far from Lein, couldn't understand his future master's actions.

Lein was different. For some reason, the system forced him to 'see' a large amount of thermal energy being forcibly drawn from the Fire Bats' bodies by this mysterious magic.

Laymen watch the fun, experts watch the skill.

Lein was truly shocked. This method of absorbing energy from enemies, if Downs could convert this fire element into his own use, then this wouldn't be a low-level spell, but the most powerful Level 9 spell [Energy Absorption] from his pre-transmigration game!

Even doing half of it was terrifying!

This was the stripping of power at the elemental level.

Without fire, Fire Bats wouldn't be Fire Bats.

At this moment, the Fire Bats were like matches lit and then thrown into water, 'extinguishing' one after another.

Unable to unleash their elemental damage, they were no different from ordinary bats. Before they could do anything fancy, they were enveloped by clusters of frozen mist, like water masses, and fell to the ground miserably.

Only the largest Fire Bat, although soaked, flapped its huge black wings, over a meter long, like a giant moth, and desperately flew towards the sky.

"Don't even think about leaving!" Downs raised his right hand and hurled an [Electric Blast Orb] at it.

In his expectation, this crackling ball of light and electricity was bound to hit the big bat.

Unexpectedly, at the critical moment, the big bat erupted with astonishing survival will. It changed direction and narrowly dodged the electric ball, taking less than 30% of the electricity. It then dodged Downs's second lightning strike and even managed to counter-attack with a beam of [Sonic Impact].

Some things cannot be adapted to just by trying.

When the more powerful ultrasonic attack arrived, it was Downs's turn to barely open a shield made of wind element.

How to put it? An air shield was essentially [Arrow Protection Magic]. It had some protective effect against ultrasonic waves, but it was still not ideal. As the ultrasonic waves penetrated the shield and invaded Downs's body, he felt every nerve ending tremble violently.

Downs fell again.

At the last moment, he turned to look at his most respected Master, only to be shocked to find Lein calmly letting the at least elite Fire Bat fly away.

"Master, you..."

Having already consulted the monster manual of Chaos Continent, Downs knew exactly what a Fire Bat was like. This kind of vengeful monster would definitely seek opportunities to ambush him in the future.

A classic case of being tricked and ambushed!

The thought alone made Downs's scalp tingle.

At this moment, Lein pretended to be profound and said, "Everything has its cause and effect! What you sow, so shall you reap."

That's right, Lein was lecturing his good "disciple." He shouldn't play the hero for no reason. After saving such a beautiful horse, he should have been mentally prepared for pursuit by its rivals.

If you try to be brave without the strength, you'll suffer.

Downs's face was filled with conflict. This was letting a tiger return to the mountain!

Having finally recovered some of his strength, Downs plunged into the cold pool. He was going to chase that escaped Fire Bat out of the valley.

"Heh heh!" Lein wasn't angry. He figured that once Downs got tired of searching, the kid would return dejectedly. That would be the time for him to display his Master's authority.

However, things didn't go quite as Lein had imagined.

In less than ten minutes, Downs came rolling back, carrying a soft-boned box.

Upon opening it, inside was the escaped elite Fire Bat!

The Master was inwardly shocked but maintained a calm facade. "Oh?"

Downs's face was full of fervor, his eyes practically blazing with excitement. "Master! Your disciple is dull. Only after leaving the valley did I understand what you meant by '[cause and effect]'?"

Lein: ???

Downs continued, "You didn't actually plan to let this beast go just now. Master, you used your powerful aura, beyond my Induction, to force the elite Fire Bat to fly to a designated spot. As soon as it flew out of the valley, it slammed right into the head of the White Dragon. It was stunned by the dragon's might and completely immobilized. It even fell headfirst into the empty box I had placed outside the valley. I just had to close the lid, and it was done. In that last battle, Master, you didn't seem to make a move at all, but in reality, you had already controlled the entire situation!"

Lein again: ???

Do you know why I'm asking '??'? It's not that I have a problem, it's your imagination that has a problem.

Am I really that awesome?

How come even I didn't know about it!?