CARL THE DUNGEON CRAWLER 1: THE DUNGEON THAT CHOSE HIM

The dungeon was never supposed to know his name.

Carl has spent his life avoiding the dangerous dungeons that appeared across the world. He isn't a trained crawler, he doesn't have a powerful combat class, and the only weapon he carries is a simple utility knife.

Then, one night, a strange staircase opens beneath the city.

Carl should walk away.

Instead, something inside the dungeon calls him.

A mysterious bracelet binds itself to his wrist. Monsters react to his presence in ways they shouldn't. Ancient messages appear before his eyes. And deeper inside the dungeon, Carl discovers a door that seems to have been waiting specifically for him.

Then he finds the words:

WELCOME BACK, CARL.

The problem is that Carl has never been there before.

As he ventures deeper, he encounters a missing crawler who has been trapped inside the dungeon for years, terrifying creatures, impossible rules, and clues suggesting that the dungeon knows far more about Carl's past than he does.

Carl came looking for a way out.

But the deeper he goes, the more he realizes something far more dangerous:

He may not have discovered the dungeon.

The dungeon may have discovered him.