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What Happens At The Ending Of Dungeon Crawler Carl 1?
Just hit that final scene in the first Dungeon Crawler Carl novel and wow—need to unpack everything with Carl, Donut, and that insane dungeon floor.
2026-03-08 23:38:42
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David Jennings
As for stories that just hook you from the get go and make you want to immediately read the next chapter of the story, like we did with The Grey Sword, I recently came across another story with a similar feeling. This is a novel called ‘Karla’s Curse: The Reincarnation Tree’ and the story follows a woman who is trapped in a magical forest and every time she dies in the forest she is reincarnated and the story is slowly uncovered as she tries to figure out what is going on in order to break the cycle of reincarnation that has been going on for generations.
2026-08-01
Angela
A great read for a wild ride is the end of ‘Dungeon Crawler Carl 1’. Carl and his pooch Donut manage to reach the end of the first floor, but their success is not cheered in a happy and carefree manner. The weird manipulations of the AI, the weird betrayals, and the challenges put in front of Carl and Donut to overcome all are presented in a rather serious manner. Donut in particular undergoes a great transformation from a pampered house cat to a tough and harsh creature, ready to take on any beast that gets in her way. The final scenes between Carl and Donut in particular are very powerful. The way Carl holds Donut in his arms and begs the AI to fix her up is really emotional and a great read. It also further drives home the fact that the dungeon they are in is really, really messed up. We can only hope that the next installment takes us further down this rabbit hole.
2026-03-11
Julian
It was a fantastic ending to the story in pure chaos. Carl and Donut barely escape with their lives, and it’s cost them dearly. That Donut had gotten so seriously injured had me reading on in a grip of horror, like I’d read. The contrast between the cold, program like behavior of the AI and Carl’s desperate desire to come back for the beast (as he’d referred to it), and to conquer it, was so compelling. Instead of a simple journey to get out of a dungeon, we now have a fight for survival. The ending was so satisfying, and set up the next book perfectly. I need a moment to recover from that.
2026-03-12
Kate
This book ends perfectly for the first installment. We see Carl fully transition from reluctant participant to determined survivor. We also get to see the near-deaths of Donut in a totally different and moving way. The way Carl and Donut interact with each other throughout the book is fantastic, as Matt Dinniman writes them so we can laugh at their stupid banter one second and then get punched in the gut emotionally the next second. The ending is not a neat and clean way for Carl to defeat the bad guy (though, he does), it’s kind of messy and bittersweet but very fulfilling. There are also many foreshadowings for the rest of the book, like the bad AI having much bigger plans to mess up Carl’s world and how Carl’s new found bravery will only bring more problems to him in the long run. I was unable to put the book down once I hit the cliffhanger.
2026-03-12
Avery
MAN. The ending was SO much like a truck hitting a barn. After all that time on the first floor of the dungeon for Carl and Donut, they finally get to the end of it. And yes, there were a lot of painful losses, but I’ll try to stick to just a few of them. And then Carl has to come to terms with the true nature of the cruelty of the dungeon: almost losing Donut the cat. He had to make a deal with the computer AI to save her. It’s really a sweet, and very emotional, scene. A mix of relief and fear for what’s to come on the other floors.
The way the book managed to balance horror and humor was also amazing. As Carl waited to see if Donut would recover from her injury, she was lying there looking so weak and dying, I almost cried. The ending was wonderful and it has set up so many things for the next book. The way Carl is going to hate the AI more and more, Donut’s growing courage, the fact that there are so many unknowns in the dungeon and that anything can happen. I immediately ordered the second book in the series and eagerly read it.
The way the book managed to balance horror and humor was also amazing. As Carl waited to see if Donut would recover from her injury, she was lying there looking so weak and dying, I almost cried. The ending was wonderful and it has set up so many things for the next book. The way Carl is going to hate the AI more and more, Donut’s growing courage, the fact that there are so many unknowns in the dungeon and that anything can happen. I immediately ordered the second book in the series and eagerly read it.
2026-03-13
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Pretty please with a digital button on top? It’s pretty guarded for good reason. In lieu of ‘free’ try searching for ‘cheap’. Try setting up a price alert for the Kindle version on ereaderiq.com. I’ve seen it drop down to $2.99 on several occasions. If you’re in the market for a good web serial but also want high quality, complete, and clean storylines then Dbabitracis is the choice for you. It started life as a more traditional published novel, and it is not a Royal Road style free to read web fiction. The work is far superior, and priced accordingly. Read it, you’ll see what I mean. The singular relationship between Carl and Donut is so utterly worth the cost of a candy bar or so.
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