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.

asked as she tilted her small head

he was about to explain what Sylphie would face and even mention she would probably need to acclimate herself to the pressure as she

“Ree, ree.”

wind there. The pressure and density

“Ree.”

“I said you can’t.”

“Ree.”

doesn’t work

“Ree.”

we can bet

“Ree.”

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 the

And… yeah.

have difficulty comprehending how that works,”

peculiar creature,” the Sword

“Yeah…” Dina even agreed.

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 the

screeched, not even

Jake complained. You

“Ree.”

give up. You win,” Jake surrendered, and Sylphie happily flew over to him and perched on his shoulder

logic, and he was now paying for his mistake by

wasting more time than necessary in the damn water level and to just find the boss and the exit as fast as possible. Because of Sylphie, they could explore things a lot easier, and Dina could also summon some aquatic plants to help scout, but

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 had to explore the ocean as a group, with Sylphie being the best scout by far, as she was several times faster than

their party to enter and even find dry land within, and it had

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 note. Sylphie also took the initiative to try and fly upwards

some kind of barrier that sealed in all the water, but their

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

they got ganged up on, meaning the only real challenge was figuring out where the hell to go. Ultimately, they decided to split up and explore different areas of the huge fish bowl while using the King’s markers to stay in communication, with the King

first week of

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 far larger than

Sword Saint had found the giant clam they were supposed to give the pearls for the bonus objective, not that it was any help. Meanwhile, Sylphie had located the gateway leading to the next floor, but before it would unlock, they had to find the

positives wherever he could. While it was undeniable this floor was complete shit, and everyone 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 merge with the water. The Fallen King used his force magic to far more aggressively move around while even shaping a

and swam far faster than before while also simply adapting better to

learn how to swim faster but to adapt one skill: One Step, Thousand Miles. Space magic shouldn’t care that much about being underwater or above ground, and the environment should at most lead to increased energy consumption. His primary issue with

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