Reaper's Resurgence: A System Reset

Alexia

I have to admit, at least the piranhas are weak as hell. So it's not like they're annoying to deal with.

It's just that the System has way too many piranhas across its many dungeons.

Actually, I don't think I've ever even seen one outside of a dungeon. So why are they only inside of the dungeons?

I purse my lips as I swim through the ocean thinking about that, only to give a mental shrug, deciding that I don't actually care about the answer. Then I teleport out of the way of a bolt of electricity shot by some sort of manta ray monster thing. After which I teleport straight up to the thing and sent a bolt of quantum energy straight into its body, erasing a large chunk of it from existence instantly.

These monsters are rather annoying. It's a good thing I don't have to breathe and can teleport around down here, otherwise this entire place would be nothing but a massive pain.

Although, at the same time…

I glance at my dungeon map before glancing at the nearby hidden area marked there. Then I look in the direction of said hidden area within the actual ocean itself outside of the map.

…at least the fact that it's an ocean and not very hospitable and very annoying means others won't be bothering me here. And more importantly, they won't be searching for hidden areas and the like.

Which means more loot for me.

With that thought, I continue teleporting for around a minute or so before arriving at a very flat area on the ground. One that is marked on the map as a hidden area.

I frown as I look around, trying to find some sort of entrance. But after searching for nearly three minutes, no doubt confusing the people watching the livestream – and I can tell there are a lot of people watching me just from the follower count I can see on the corner of my vision which has reached the trillions already – I finally decide that I've searched enough.

So instead of searching I raise both of my hands up into the air before forcefully grabbing the energy around me and sending it flying straight at the flat surface in the form of numerous quantum bolts. Something I learned to do through my energy manipulation training.

Because it's actually rather easy to copy my own active offensive skills through energy manipulation.

Very easy.

Anyways, the bolts slam repeatedly into the flat surface in my attempt to destroy it. But no damage is actually done, to my surprise.

Right when I'm about to wonder if I should begin searching for some sort of hidden switch or something, I notice something.

A few of the quantum bolts are going straight through the surface instead of slamming into it.

My eyes narrow and I stop the attack before teleporting right up to the place where they were disappearing. Then I reach out to touch the ground where they were passing through.

Just for my hand to pass through the ground as well.

Looks like I found the entrance to the hidden area.

A smile touches my lips as I pull out my polearm before slicing straight through the ground, cutting a large visible rift into it that lets me see through the other side. Which is pretty much just another large cavern underneath the water, with more water in it.

I frown while looking over what looks like a ruined temple with a single massive stone platform at the bottom. There are also a bunch of ruined pillars and buildings, all of which look incredibly old. And to finish it all off, I see several large openings in the sides of the cavern along with a single massive ravine.

Okay, this looks like some sort of boss.

I purse my lips for a few seconds, wondering if I should take it on or not. If I should wait until I've leveled up a bit. Then I remember that my level is higher than the monsters in the area around me anyways, so I might as well.

Who knows? Maybe if I show off how powerful I am to the viewers watching me they'll stop bothering me. Because I have still had some annoying people trying to come and assassinate me while I was waiting for this Championships to come around.

None of whom survived.

With that purpose in mind – not to mention because loot is loot and hidden bosses give loot – I go down into the rift I made before a message appears in my vision.

[You have entered the Tier 5 Hidden Area, the Ruined Temple of the Water Lord.]

Water Lord? Probably the name for the hidden boss here.

I slowly float down towards the floor of the cavern below, making sure I'm extra careful for any sort of sneak attacks. Both by keeping an eye on the tunnels leading into the cavern and the ravine down below. Not to mention the ceiling, which is pretty much just a normal ceiling other than the rift I made.

But I don't find anything at all. Not a single thing.

Hmm, I probably have to do something to make the 'water lord' – assuming that's the hidden boss – attack.

Even when I reach the ocean floor I don't see anything new. No monsters whatsoever. Not even a single piranha. Which is odd in and of itself, considering the System's obsession.

I slowly make my way over towards the large platform at the center of the cavern, only to find the very center of the platform rising when I make it there. With a very fancy treasure chest appearing out of an opening that forms in the rising part. Except with some sort of barrier over it.

If I had to guess, I probably have to beat the hidden boss for that barrier to go away.

But where's the hidden boss?

I frown while looking around some more, but I still don't see it. So after a few seconds, I go up to the barrier and slam my polearm into it. But even with my quantum energy infused in the strike, it doesn't even scratch the thing.

Instead the barrier flashes red in color and the cavern begins to tremble.

There we go. That's how I summon it.

I suddenly turn around towards the ravine as I sense a powerful energy source coming from it. But oddly enough, I also sense that same energy source coming from all of the tunnels around the cavern.

Just what is…

My thoughts trail off when numerous massive tentacles appear out of the holes in the cavern walls, followed by the even more massive head of some sort of squid that appears from the ravine, smashing the ruins it passes through along the way.

A squid with scales and glowing blue eyes.

{The Kraken – The Aquatic Ruler of Cataclysm – Level 1100}

Huh.

Now isn't that stereotypical?

The kraken lets out a loud roar as if angry at my thought.

Yeah, yeah, no need to announce your presence.
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