The Primal Hunter, #4
The Primal Hunter 4
by Zogarth
Contents
40. Assessment
Overview
Jake powers a hidden apparatus with his gathered mushrooms, activating an Altmar Empire assessment embedded in the dungeon. Assigned to a solo combat trial, he teleports to a massive arena where an Altmar Census Golem awaits. A remote Altmar monitor observes, confirming the dungeon’s nature and Jake’s blocked scans, raising the stakes.
Summary
Jake refuses to exit the dungeon, and the gate scans him before opening into a vast chamber. He finds a floating metal sphere with spinning rings, vine-covered magic slabs, and an exit door. Concluding the mushrooms power the chamber, he rests, then places each mushroom on the revealed circles.
When the circles ignite, energy feeds the sphere; the rings spin up like a dynamo and project a blue message from the Altmar Empire. It assigns Jake, level 117, to Group 1 for a combat assessment and creates a teleportation circle. Villy briefly advises Jake to proceed and treat it as flavor text.
Elsewhere, an elven holographic monitor reactivates, confirms the dungeon is natural, notes the unknown universe, and records that scans are blocked by a powerful skill. It logs Jake’s decisive entry into the assessment.
Jake is teleported into a colossal stone cube with a black pillar. A silver humanoid rises from the pillar: an Altmar Census Golem (lvl 150). The system issues a dungeon objective to defeat it. Recognizing the threat, Jake prepares, leveraging his bow and limited toxins, and embraces the looming challenge with eager anticipation.
Who Appears
- JakeProtagonist; powers the chamber with mushrooms, accepts Altmar assessment, teleports, and prepares to fight a lvl 150 Census Golem.
- Villy (Malefic Viper)Briefly advises Jake to treat the Altmar elements as flavor and proceed normally.
- Deepdweller Dungeon Monitor 322Elven holographic projection; reactivates, records data, notes unknown universe and Jake’s scan-blocking skill.
- Altmar Census GolemSilver humanoid construct, lvl 150; designated opponent for Jake’s combat assessment.