Carl and Princess Donut prepare for their most dangerous challenge yet in the epic seventh installment of the bestselling Dungeon Crawler Carl series, featuring exclusive bonus material only available in this print edition.

The ninth floor has arrived, and with it comes Faction Wars—a brutal, large-scale conflict where powerful alien factions from across the galaxy battle for control of the dungeon’s central stronghold. Massive armies clash in a deadly spectacle filled with shifting alliances, tactical warfare, betrayal, and nonstop carnage, all broadcast for the entertainment of countless viewers.

But this season is unlike any that came before.

Thanks to Carl, Donut, and Katia, the crawlers finally have an army of their own. The NPCs—normally treated as expendable background characters—have become fully self-aware and are no longer willing to die for someone else’s amusement. Together, they form an unprecedented resistance against the forces controlling the game.

This time, death carries greater consequences. Anyone who falls during the war remains dead permanently, raising the stakes for every battle fought across the ninth floor.

For Donut and Katia, the situation is even more personal. The rules dictate that only one of them can leave the floor alive, forcing impossible choices upon the group as the war escalates around them.

To survive what lies ahead, Carl and his allies will need experience, strategy, and help from veterans who understand just how deadly Faction Wars can become.

The battle they’ve been preparing for has finally arrived.

This is war.