In 'The Hunt,' the House Pet Hunt requires participants to collect jeweled eggs of varying values, with the golden egg worth $100,000. Contestants can use crossbows to stop rivals, and anyone leaving the forest before sundown is expelled. Surveillance cameras are used strategically to track eggs and opponents.

Yumeko starts as a desperate participant relegated to house pet duties but risks everything to compete in the hostile hunt. She takes Ryan under her wing, teaching him to use a crossbow. During the hunt, she is shot in the leg by Suki, forcing her and Ryan to take down surveillance cameras and attempt to secure the golden egg before being ambushed by Kira.

Kira installs surveillance cameras to help Suki and Chad track the highest value eggs and opponents. Chad immediately targets Ryan and Yumeko, while Suki uses her crossbow effectively, shooting Yumeko in the leg. Kira personally ambushes Yumeko and Ryan to prevent them from capturing the golden egg.

The golden egg is the most valuable prize in the House Pet Hunt, worth $100,000. It represents the ultimate goal for contestants, and Yumeko and Ryan nearly capture it before being thwarted by Kira's ambush.

Alongside the hunt, Michael embarks on a mission armed with a map, indicating a parallel storyline separate from the hunt itself. Details about his mission are limited but it runs concurrently with the main events of the episode.