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They Wanted a Hero. They Made a Monster: War Beyond the Dungeon (Volume 5)
by CaffeinatedTales
Language: English
Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Dark
Content Rating: Older than 13
An empire wants his people. Evan wants its soldiers' skills.
He already has a dungeon. Now he needs enough power to protect the territory—and the people—beyond it.
Evan is a monster with a human mind, a mushroom body, and a talent for turning other creatures into permanent upgrades. His Sin of Greed lets him plunder skills from what he devours. His fungal network lets him put that stolen power to work across an expanding domain.
It is an excellent arrangement.
Until an empire decides his newest followers are property to reclaim.
Beyond the dungeon, human armies are struggling, food is running short, and the Veiled Empire is tightening its grip. A vulnerable tribe has chosen Evan's protection. The empire has its own plans for them—and no reason to take orders from a mushroom.
Evan intends to give it several.
To hold his ground, he'll need more than another level in the System. He'll need skills that multiply each other's power. Scouts that cross into hostile territory. Living artillery. And tunnels beneath places his enemies thought were safe.
Every new foothold brings resources to consume, abilities to steal, and more lives depending on him. But expansion also means exposure. His scouts are finding secrets in elven territory, and his enemies have warriors powerful enough to tear through his defenses.
He can grow an army. He still has to make it win.
War Beyond the Dungeon continues Evan's rise in Volume 5 of the series, combining LitRPG progression fantasy with skill experimentation, fungal empire building, and the dark humor of a monster who takes looking after his own very seriously.
But can Evan defend the people who chose him without revealing enough of his power to bring an entire empire down on his head?