Primal Hunter 5: A LitRPG Adventure (The Primal Hunter)

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If you would like to use material from the book (other than for review purposes), please contact [email protected]. Thank you for your support of the author’s rights. Aethon Books www.aethonbooks.com Print and eBook formatting by Josh Hayes. Artwork provided by Antti Hakosaari. Published by Aethon Books LLC. Aethon Books is not responsible for websites (or their content) that are not owned by the publisher. This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead is coincidental. All rights reserved. Also by Zogarth Also in series: The Primal Hunter 1 The Primal Hunter 2 The Primal Hunter 3 The Primal Hunter 4 The Primal Hunter 5 The Primal Hunter 6 Contents 1. The Power of Haven 2. Treasure Hunt? Let's Fucking Go! 3. Treasure Hunt: A World of Mist 4. Treasure Hunt: No Flying Too High 5. Treasure Hunt: Fire & Ash 6. Treasure Hunt: History Lesson 7. Treasure Hunt: Armor of Mist 8. Treasure Hunt: The Girl & The Hawk 9. Treasure Hunt: Viscount & Count 10. Treasure Hunt: Annoying Boss Fight 11. Treasure Hunt: Count Down for the Count 12. Treasure Hunt: Thief! 13. Treasure Hunt: Judging Stuff 14. Treasure Hunt: Puzzle 15. Treasure Hunt: Collaborative Project 16. Treasure Hunt: Pure Ones 17. Treasure Hunt: Blood 18. Treasure Hunt: Broken Tower 19. Treasure Hunt: Root of Resentment 20. Treasure Hunt - Count Hunting 21. Treasure Hunt: Actual Speedrunning (Mostly) 22. Treasure Hunt: Blades & Brothers 23. Treasure Hunt: Punching Back 24. Treasure Hunt: Invincible 25. Treasure Hunt: Unreasonable People 26. Treasure Hunt: Exchange 27. Treasure Hunt: Phase Two 28. Treasure Hunt: Vaults 29. Treasure Hunt: Out Of Place 30. Treasure Hunt: Arrogant Young Master 31. Treasure Hunt: Test of Character 32. Treasure Hunt: Rubik's Cube 33. Treasure Hunt: Valuable Asset 34. Treasure Hunt: Another Collaborative Project 35. Treasure Hunt: The Importance of Word Choice 36. Treasure Hunt: Not Extortion 37. Treasure Hunt: Spatial Storage & Parting 38. Treasure Hunt: Vault Run = Loot 5.0 39. Treasure Hunt: Submerged 40. Treasure Hunt: The Depth of Water 41. Treasure Hunt: Be Like Water 42. Treasure Hunt: Boss Room, Please? 43. Treasure Hunt: A Scaly Intermission 44. Treasure Hunt: Serenity & Conflict 45. Treasure Hunt: Arrow Time 46. Treasure Hunt: The Final Stage 47. Treasure Hunt: Starting Shots 48. Treasure Hunt: Quite the Mix 49. Treasure Hunt: Proposition 50. Treasure Hunt - Target Prioritization 51. Treasure Hunt: Will of the True Ancestor 52. Treasure Hunt: A Leveled Look at Power 53. Treasure Hunt: One Down 54. Treasure Hunt: Paths 55. Treasure Chapter 1 The Power of Haven System Announcement: The Treasure Hunt Special Event will commence in: 23:14:53 All qualified participants will be invited at the allotted time. Those within the territory of a Pylon will be able to enter together, while any not within a Pylon’s territory will enter as individuals by default. Neil, Christen, Eleanor, Silas, and Levi were all chatting in the room, waiting for the rest to arrive. It was right next to the newly expanded City Lord’s office, where a large meeting hall had been made, primarily for this day. The five of them had all gotten the notification about the Treasure Hunt along with every other D-grade in the city. Likely across the globe. "Gotta say, Miranda ain’t a slouch either," Levi commented as they chatted about the other D-grades from Haven who would join the Treasure Hunt. "You totally got a crush on her," Christen teased the man, who had made similar comments many times before during their hunting trips. "No, I’m simply acknowledging reality," Levi defended himself, faking offense. "By the way, you know who else is coming? Besides those randoms, that is.” The randoms, in this case, were something entirely unexpected. Around a week before the Treasure Hunt began, D-grades had started appearing at the Fort and Haven. All of them had come for a few reasons. One of them was that they weren’t sure if they could enter the Treasure Hunt without being within the area of a Pylon and had come to make sure. That reason had now been debunked, but another purpose was to hopefully enter with a stronger group and team up with others. All the big cities wouldn’t just enter with a dozen people. The party of five had spoken about how Sanctdomo, as an example, apparently had D-grades in the four digits associated with their city