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They Wanted a Hero. They Made a Monster: The Dungeon Hunts Back (Volume 2)
by CaffeinatedTales
Language: English
Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Dark
Content Rating: Older than 13
Every dead enemy is a chance to steal a new skill. Evan intends to build an army with them.
Once human, now a sentient fungus commanding a growing network of monsters, Evan has secured a foothold in the dungeon. He wants room to grow, enough mana to fuel his creations, and a way to reach the world above. Preferably without giving humanity a reason to burn him out.
That last part is getting difficult.
The Adventurers' Guild has posted an S-rank bounty on one of his most dangerous companions. Deeper tunnels hold creatures that can tear through his spreading network. And something is feeding an infestation that threatens to devour the foundation of everything he has built.
Evan has an answer: better monsters.
Plunder skills from the dead. Combine them in bodies built for the job. Turn a patch of fungus into a concealed spore cannon, send an expendable scout into a lethal chasm, or give a servant an upgrade no human body was meant to hold.
But power takes mana, expansion takes attention, and even an army linked to his mind cannot be everywhere at once. His agents on the surface are attracting dangerous company. Underground, an intruder has come looking for something Evan is keeping—and may not be the last.
He can bargain with his neighbors. He can mislead the hunters. When neither works, he can make crossing his territory a very expensive mistake.
The Dungeon Hunts Back continues Evan's rise in Book 2 of this LitRPG progression fantasy, blending stolen skills, monster evolution, and dungeon empire building with dark fantasy dangers and a ruthless sense of humor.
But if the next breakthrough opens a path into his stronghold, what will come through before his army is ready?