Book 5: The Butcher's Masquerade
Floor 6: The Hunting Grounds​
Floor 6 drops crawlers into a vast jungle world where alien hunters are released to actively pursue and kill them. The top crawlers are ultimately forced to attend the Butcher's Masquerade — a deadly party at the high elf castle that ends in a four-way boss battle cage fight.
At a Glance​
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Floor | 6 — "The Hunting Grounds" |
| Time to Level Collapse | 17 Days (at start) |
| Remaining Crawlers | 85,223 |
| Remaining Hunters | 360 (start) → ~75 (Masquerade) → 1 (finale) |
| Carl's Leaderboard Rank | #1 (start) → #3 (Floor 7 entry) |
| Bounty on Carl | 3,000,000 gold (start) → 1,600,000 (Floor 7 entry) |
| Carl's Level | 47 (start) → 59+ (end) |
| Donut's Level | 39 (start) → Viper Queen class (Floor 7) |
| Katia's Level | 44 (start) → 55 (ch65) |
Narrative Parts​
| Part | Title |
|---|---|
| I | The Hunt |
| II | The Vengeance of the Daughter |
| III | The Unhinged Child |
| IV | The Butchering |
Summary​
Carl, Princess Donut, and Katia enter Floor 6 — a jungle world with an active hunt mechanic. 360 alien hunters are locked in the city of Zockau during a 30-hour grace period, then released to hunt crawlers for sport.
The floor's narrative centers on Signet, a half-naiad warrior whose revenge quest requires Carl's help to kill Queen Imogen — the high elf ruler who destroyed her people. Signet's quest becomes the backbone of the Butcher's Masquerade assault plan.
Carl systematically coordinates crawler resistance: raiding hunter camps, building automaton weapons, forging alliances with local NPC factions, and preparing for the inevitable Masquerade showdown.
Key Events​
- The Hunt begins — hunters released 30 hours after floor entry; coordinated raids begin immediately
- Liberation of Fort Freedom — Signet's assault on the naiad castle; Claude Sludgington IV defeated (ch28)
- The Butcher's Masquerade — mandatory party at the high elf castle (ch65+)
- Cage Fight Extreme — 4-way boss battle: crawlers vs. hunters vs. Queen Imogen vs. Diwata (ch74)
Floor 6 Boss Summary​
| Boss | Level | Type | Chapter | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Sludgington IV | 65 | Borough Boss | 28 | Defeated by Carl/Donut/Mongo |
| Odious Creepers | 130+ | City Boss | various | Multiple killed by crawlers |
| Queen Imogen | 145 | Country Boss | 74 | Defeated by coordinated crawlers |
| Diwata / Circe Took | 250 | Immortal | 74 | Expelled by Donut's Laundry Day |
Deaths This Floor​
- Gwendolyn Duet — killed by Queen Imogen's lightning (ch74)
- Dmitri and Maxim Popov — killed by flaming sambhur (ch74)
- Cleiton — died in the cage fight (ch74)
- Vrah — hunter antagonist, dead before finale
- Miss Nadine — giant caterpillar guardian, killed by Claude Sludgington (ch28)
- Miriam Dom — killed by Carl using Ring of Divine Suffering; cured Li Jun's vampirism
New Characters​
Key new characters introduced in Book 5:
- Signet — Half-naiad warrior with animated tattoo army; quest giver
- Queen Imogen — Level 145 Country Boss; high elf ruler; Signet's half-sister
- Circe Took — True form of the deity Diwata; mantis queen; Level 250 Immortal
- Vrah — Giant mantis hunter; Dark Hive; primary antagonist hunter
- Dmitri and Maxim Popov — Twin brothers in one nodling body; #5 ranked crawlers
- Kiwi — Pink mongoliensis dinosaur; becomes pregnant
- Bomo and the Sledge — Rock NPC allies
- Areson — Nodling bodyguard of Signet
- Edgar — Ancient tortoise; Signet's ally; mapped the high elf castle
- Miss Nadine — Giant caterpillar guardian (dies ch28)
- Holger — Were-castor; Signet's ally
- Orren — Valtay gondii Syndicate liaison
Achievements​
| Achievement | Earner | Chapter |
|---|---|---|
| Premature Questjaculation | Carl | 28 |
See Achievements for details.
Epilogue: Floor 7​
Carl enters Floor 7 — "The Great Race" ranked #3 with a 1,600,000 gold bounty. Donut selects the Viper Queen class (poison blobs). They are placed in a "pole position chamber" with Prepotente — a clear glass cell leading into a race tunnel.