Chapter 10 of 48 · Book 1, Dungeon Crawler Carl

Chapter 10 — 4,148,111

Book: Dungeon Crawler Carl · Part: The First Floor · Previous: Chapter 9 — The Polish McDonald's · Next: Chapter 11 — The Hoarder · Floor: Floor 1 — The Tutorial · Series: the series

Opening

» Time to Level Collapse: 4 days, 3 hours.

Summary

Ten hours of sleep — the first full night in five years — then bacon and eggs and the number: 4,148,111. Outside, the Scatterer Brood Guardians, a level-5 grind that teaches the pair their first real combination (missile to stun, punch, stomp the head). At the nest door, a Spanish health-department notice, and Donut compares the smell to the gym bag Carl took 'on those days that other guy comes over'.

Carl, feeling reckless, lights the goblin dynamite. The AI describes its volatility, pauses two seconds, and shouts BOOM in his head.

Characters

• Carl — Level 5; learns Bea was cheating from the cat; throws the dynamite.
• Princess Donut — Level 5; Slice Attack and Back Claw at 4, not yet used.
• Tally — Serves breakfast; will only answer safe-room questions.
• The System AI — The BOOM.
• Bea — The gym bag.

Locations

• Safe rooms — Morning in the McDonald's.
• The First Floor — The Scatterer nest door.

Motifs

• Explosives — The first stick, thrown in anger.