The Primal Hunter

Chapter 659

The Wyrmgod of Nevermore. One of twelve Primordials, and a being often viewed as the greatest of all the dragons. The Draconian Accords had been overseen by the Wyrmgod, and all dragons in existence viewed him as the most powerful. While the Malefic Viper was also a dragon before godhood, simply by his chosen name, it was clear he identified as a snake more than a dragon. Hence why the Wyrmgod got the title.

When the Wyrmgod managed to directly work with the system and create the World Wonder known as Nevermore – the most famous in all of the multiverse – the skill of this Primordial only became more widespread. Not only was he the most powerful dragon, but also the apex of all dungeon masters.

No one could discount the achievements of the Wyrmgod. However, on this fateful day, Jake did feel like he could question the title of apex dungeon master. Or, perhaps, even the greatest of dungeon masters fell victim to the folly of trying to do the impossible:

Make a fun water level.

And a folly it was. Because the third floor was complete shit compared to the two before it. Their group of five found themselves appearing on the dry ground within a cave, but soon it became clear it was but a temporary refuge.

The only way out of this cavern was diving into a large pool of water extending into a vast ocean. As they all appeared in the cavern, the system also popped up with the message for this floor.

Welcome to the third floor of Nevermore: Deep Coral Ocean

Main objective: Defeat Coral Ocean Lord

Bonus objectives: Collect at least 500 Deepsea Pearls to open the Ancient Clam.

Current progress: Coral Ocean Lord (0/1), Deepsea Pearls (0/500)

Note: More hidden events, achievements, or objectives may be hidden on the floor.

Current Nevermore Points: 90

Jake hated the place from the very moment they appeared there, and the description of the place sure didn’t help. Defeat a boss? Sure, but collect five hundred fucking pearls? That sounded like suffering. To make matters worse, his one hope was dispelled when he looked at the Sword Saint shortly after they all realized what they were dealing with.

“I delve into the concept of rain, not water as a whole. While my understanding does assist me, I too find myself heavily impeded while underwater,” the old man shook his head. Jake then looked to the King with hope.

“Water is an obstacle, but it is manageable. It weakens all but my soul magic, and while my force magic still has significant potency, I have to fight the environment itself,”the Fallen King also said.

Dina?

“Water plants… are rare,” Dina said, sounding a bit sad. “I don’t hear anyone nearby here either. I can do okay in water, though. Grandpa made sure I was prepared.”

So, at least they had one combatant. Their support. Jake looked at Sylphie, who he estimated to be the weakest of their group. As a bird using the wind affinity primarily, she would naturally be unable to fly while in water and would have to solely rely on her magic. Her speed would also be reduced, her maneuverability nil… Jake honestly considered if it was best for her to just take up the role of ranged fighter for this floor.

“Sylphie, want me to help carry you?” Jake asked.

tilted her small

as he had a realization. Actually… had Sylphie ever really encountered deep water? The thought struck Jake, and he was about to explain what Sylphie

“Ree, ree.”

no wind there. The pressure and density of the water will also make it so every action is

“Ree.”

“I said you can’t.”

“Ree.”

doesn’t work like

“Ree.”

can bet

“Ree.”

what happened next. They had all rushed into the water at Jake’s ushering, with Sylphie being the last one to enter. He goaded the bird to please go ahead and show him how she could “totally just fly in water like normal,” and he already had his “I told you so” ready on his lips when the bird dove into

And… yeah.

difficulty comprehending how that works,” the Fallen

peculiar creature,” the Sword Saint

“Yeah…” Dina even agreed.

there, surrounded by water and passively fighting off the pressure with the four others, while the hawk was just zooming around them, flying as if she was in the air like normal. She wasn’t even slower than before. Straining himself, Jake tried to see what Sylphie was doing, but no matter what he did, it just looked like Sylphie was flying like normal. As if

screeched, not even using

makes even less sense!” Jake complained. You couldn’t fucking talk

“Ree.”

give up. You win,” Jake surrendered, and Sylphie happily flew over to him and perched on his shoulder as he was swimming just outside the small alcove leading into the vast

as logic, and he was now paying for his mistake by owing Sylphie

exit as fast as possible. Because of Sylphie, they could explore things a lot easier, and Dina could also summon

absent of enemies, this one was filled to the brim. Sharks, squids, fish, coral monsters, elementals, giant floating crabs, and even a few undead creatures met them. While none were a challenge to Jake and the others, as they were all weak variants that didn’t even reach level 210, they were more than strong enough to kill Dina’s summons, making their ability to gather information limited. This meant they

huge and allowed their party to enter and even find dry land within, and it had even been within one of these giant floating rocks they had appeared on the floor. These became needed because compared

an ocean that even Jake didn’t have good visibility in. Finding their target was a huge challenge, and Jake sent out Pulses of Perception so often that he got a headache just in an attempt to find something – anything – of

eventually find some kind of barrier

day was spent just trying to figure out the environment and find clues to locate the final boss. They did find a few pearls, all of which were carried by flying clam monsters, but they had no expectations of collecting all

hell to go. Ultimately, they decided to split up and explore different areas of the huge fish

the first week of the dungeon

reason, the Wyrmgod decided that making the water floor larger than the two before was a great idea. Based on what the King said, the spherical ocean they were in had to be at least twenty thousand kilometers across, making it

for the bonus objective, not that it was any help. Meanwhile, Sylphie had

hated it, it did force them all to take the time to properly adapt to an underwater environment. If one compared their speeds from the day they entered the ocean to now, they had all gotten significantly faster. Well, besides Sylphie, who was never bothered to begin with. Especially the Sword Saint had managed to leverage the concept of rain to propel himself forward and nearly

almost resemble some ocean plant and swam far faster

being underwater or above ground, and the environment should at most lead to increased energy consumption. His primary issue with the skill wasn’t actually the space magic part either, but the activation of the skill – the act

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