God of Tricksters

By getting beaten up by the frog, Theo learned three big lessons. First, he needed to improve his swimming skill. Second, the way to ignore the water resistance would be the first thing to be figured out. Third, it was pretty hard to manipulate the water, especially when he was quite deep due to the pressure fighting back his Control.

Now that he had completed his objective to learn about underwater fights, Theo planned to bring the frog to the surface.

"Gah!" Theo's transformation was undone again after he crashed into the wall.

Before the frog reached him, Theo used his Metamorphosis again to turn back to his fish form. However, only his right hand transformed into a pectoral fin. The rest of the body remained in the human form.

Seeing Theo's failure, the frog's expression brightened as he laughed. "Hahaha. You can't transform again. It's time to drown you!"

Theo could only hold out his breath for four minutes, so he needed to return to the surface within that time.

He used his Telekinesis to push his body upward as hard as possible without hesitation. Even his legs released the shock wave from the Thunderclap Fist to gain some speed boosts for a while.

Sadly, no matter how hard he tried, his speed couldn't beat the one who lived underwater.

The frog suddenly appeared before him, stopping Theo from reaching the surface.

"Where do you think you are going? Go back to the bottom!" The frog smiled and punched Theo's body.

Out of desperation, Theo used his Blink to teleport as far as possible and continued swimming. Due to the extraordinary depth this lake had, he was still underwater.

"Kh. NO. I can still make it!" The frog turned around and chased after him.

When Theo was about to reach the surface, the frog managed to grab his legs and stop him.

Theo used his Thunderclap Fist to break free from his grip, but the frog took that chance to loop around, positioning himself between Theo and the surface.

Although the surface was only twenty feet away, it was impossible to reach it as long as the frog stood in his way. And the frog needed to knock him down before he could use his Blink again.

"!!!" Suddenly, the frog widened his eyes when he saw Theo's face.

In this perilous situation, Theo was supposed to have a frown on his face. Yet, what he saw on him was a big smile as though everything went according to the plan.

It turned out Theo had already pulled his fist back and poured his Magic Power into his fist.

The moment the frog was on top of him, he punched forward, releasing a massive tornado that engulfed the frog.

This tornado contained his Control, Telekinesis, Magic Power Expansion, Magic Augmentation, and Thunderclap Fist. These five combined together and lifted the massive frog to the surface.

"This was your plan all along?! Bastard!" The frog realized he was tricked.

The moment his body flew into the surface, there was another Theo waiting for him.

"He teleported again?" The frog widened his eyes and checked his senses, finding two Theos. "No. He is…"

Before he could finish his thought, Clone Theo punched the frog with the Thunderclap Fist.

"Bang!"

A thunderclap resounded on top of the lake as the shock wave launched the frog to the corner of the lake.

It was then the real Theo came out of the water and chased after the frog with his clone.

"That one is not a real human body!" The frog recognized the clone by the structure of the Magic Power and immediately shot it down with his tongue.

However, this was the surface. Theo wasn't restricted by the water anymore.

His clone used his Blink to reach the frog in an instant. Since the tongue needed time to return, this should be the chance to cut this long tongue.

He summoned a spear with his Magic Power and waved it down.

*Cling!*

The frog released all his Magic Power into summoning his shield, blocking the spear.

"Kh." The frog hurriedly rolled his tongue while looking at the real Theo, who almost reached him.

With the Death Avatar on his back, Theo used his Telekinesis to pin the frog to the ground.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, there was a huge burst from the lake as if something had just exploded.

"Haha. Remember. We're still near the lake." The frog laughed.

"Yeah. Indeed…" Theo's voice resounded in his ears as the water curved around and formed a huge water snake. "Do you think you're the only one who can do it?"

"What?!" The frog couldn't believe what he saw. Not only was Theo not injured, but he also used the water to form his own attack.

"The water pressure stopped me earlier, but there's no need to hold back anymore." Theo snorted and waved his hand, sending the water snake forward.

The frog rose from the ground and pulled his right hand to smack the water snake.

But when he was about to move his hand, a stabbing pain jolted his mind as he lost the connection between him and his hand.

"Eh?!" The frog widened his eyes and turned his head to the right, finding Clone Theo cutting his hand from afar. "Since when… Arghhh!"

The frog screamed out of pain and forgot the fact a water snake was coming.

That water current directly hit his body and launched the frog into the air, destroying multiple trees before a huge boulder stopped him.

"Bam!"

The forest was filled with commotions from both monsters and falling trees.

Theo and his clone chased after the frog, not wanting to give the frog enough time to escape. After all, the frog had one big advantage as a General Class Monster, albeit he was faster.

"Poka!" The frog let out a roar because he remembered how Theo cut his right hand. He couldn't afford to fight him alone anymore, unaware that his right hand had already returned and everything was just an illusion.

This might be the first time Theo's excessive damage put him in a bad situation.