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At the beginning of the assessment, the room was packed with thousands of Altered Hunters. However, after the first test, the number of remaining participants dwindled down to only a few hundred. The once-crowded room now appeared nearly empty, with barely a hundred people left to continue the evaluation.
After getting a few refreshments and touch-ups, the group was asked to follow Edvard, the other two five-star Hunters, as well as the ten four-star Hunters who were helping out. They all continued through the strange, cave-like place until eventually, they had reached a large hole. The exit of the car shone a bright light on them all.
It strained the eyes of a few contestants as it was a great contrast to what they had been in so far, but when their eyes adjusted, the sight in front of them looked beautiful.
"This was on the other side of the mountain!" one of the Hunters exclaimed in amazement.
"It's a place that is only known to a few," Edvard explained. "But believe me when I say this, not everything is as it seems."
Everyone couldn't help but stare out. It was a beautiful sight, giving off the feeling of a forgotten piece of land that was covered by other mountains. A large mass of land with giant green trees, running waterfalls, large lakes, and more. It was as if they were in a completely different world.
At the same time, it looked like the only way to get to such a place was either by climbing one of the large mountains or coming through the mountain like they had done.
What was surprising to Innu, though, was the reaction of the other Hunters. It was understandable for him and Blake to not know anything about this, but some of the Hunters next to them already had three stars, especially the older looking ones should have known about this place…
If not, then what was the reason for the leader and the other higher-ups to keep it a secret?
"You have all done well to pass the first assessment," Edvard began. "Those that have failed will be taking additional tests to further evaluate their position, but for all of you, you have been deemed as having the talent we are looking for."
The Hunters looked at each other with smiles on their faces. Some of them enjoyed the praise more so than others.
"However, as you should know, just because a person has talent doesn't mean they will grow into someone great," Edvard continued. "They may get lazy, too big-headed, or overconfident. Usually, one might get humbled by others like them out there. Alas, in our line of duty getting humbled is often accompanied by death."
Those who were smiling just moments ago quickly straightened up their act, knowing full well that the head of the Hunters was talking about them.
"Down below, there are things that you would never have even imagined," Edvard revealed. "Down there, you will find out the reason why we Altered Hunters exist. You all know that Altered come from the ancient beasts of the past, and in this task, it will be your job to face them."
Everyone started to look at each other, wondering what the head was talking about. Were there perhaps Altered that had been captured and locked away down there? If that was the case, it certainly sounded cruel. Hearing this, a certain diary came to Blake’s mind. A diary of the origins of the Altered and how they used to face the deadly beasts.
Edvard clicked his fingers, and in a tight steel cage, four Altered Hunters were seen carrying something out. Several loud growls could be heard; they were violent and constantly whatever was inside was crashing against the cage.
Placing it on the ground, now all of them could see clearly what was in front of them.
"What we have here are known as beasts. This is what some of your weapons are made out of; this is what Altered are made out of as well. As you can see, they are vicious things that kill humans on sight."
The beast was black-skinned in colour, muscular in size on all fours. It had razor-sharp teeth and narrow eyes. Constantly, it was bearing its teeth at the Hunters, banging against the cage, and there was something about it that activated an instinct in every human who laid eyes on it. It was kill or be killed.
"Are they saying that in that place, there are more of those… things?" one of the Hunters couldn’t believe it0.
"Correct," Edvard answered. "The Altered Hunters have created several breeding grounds, and down below is one of them. Many of you should be aware of this fact, and some lucky ones may have even experienced it, while Anti-Altered weapons help us deal with Altered, they don’t hold a candle compared to beast weapons.
“To create those, we need the crystals that grow inside those beasts. This is why we keep them contained in a certain area, and why they are still alive. It's ironic that we must use them to get rid of them, but it is a fact that we must accept.
"For all of you, though, the next stage of the ascent will begin below. The beasts are not of high level; you are to kill five of them and bring back five crystals that reside in them.
"If you are successful, you will pass this stage and move onto the final stage. The four-star Altered Hunters will be out there observing you in case you end up overestimating your abilities.
"But remember, there are only a thirteen of us, while there are over a hundred of you. Although we are skillful, and will do our best to keep you alive, it is impossible for us to keep an eye on all of you, so make you do not meet your end here.
"In the end, you are the one in charge of your own life. You have five minutes to prepare. Grab your equipment, use what you can, and we will head down below."
Innu was starting to wonder just what type of world he had gotten himself into.
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