The time has finally come. The ninth floor of Dungeon Crawler Carl erupts into Faction Wars, where nine powerful alien armies clash in a battle royale for ultimate supremacy. This isn't just another season of entertainment - this time, winner takes all, and those who fall stay in the ground permanently.
As the AI's rapid decline creates chaos throughout the system, Carl and his crew seize their opportunity. For the first time ever, the crawlers aren't just participants - they're now one of the nine teams fighting for survival. But the game has changed completely. The NPCs, normally nothing more than cannon fodder, have achieved full self-awareness and formed their own tenth army, completely altering the balance of power.
For Donut and Katia, the personal stakes are even more dire. Only one of them will be allowed to leave this level alive, forcing them into an impossible choice. With alliances shifting, betrayals lurking around every corner, and the very nature of the game itself being rewritten, they'll need every advantage they can get.
This is what they've been fighting toward all along. This is war. This inevitable ruin. Carl and company must call upon every resource, every trick they've learned, and every ally they can muster if they hope to survive the most dangerous floor yet. The castle at the center of the battlefield awaits, but reaching it means facing impossible odds.
Book seven of the best-selling Dungeon Crawler Carl series delivers the explosive action, dark humor, and strategic gameplay fans love, while raising the stakes higher than ever before. When the lines between player and character blur, and the NPCs start fighting back, nothing will ever be the same in the arena again.
