With the help of Priest Joshua's 'Underwater Breathing Technique', Bartlett immersed his entire body in the shallow water, like a catfish clinging to the riverbed, silently swimming towards the black dragon Serileos's direction.
The early execution of the plan went smoothly, his companions successfully drew the attention of the black dragon, who cooperated by not summoning its army to surround itself, allowing Bartlett to calmly approach underwater.
The Barbarian's swimming wasn't actually good, barely ensuring he wouldn't drown. However, after applying the 'Underwater Breathing Technique', all these problems became irrelevant. Moreover, the depth of the water was shallow, allowing his limbs to easily touch the bottom, adopting a semi-crawling, semi-swimming approach.
Although he wasn't good at swimming, Bartlett could still press his body low with the help of his Demon Iron-laced sword and armguards, sneaking forward along the bottom of the water.
