I am posting three things in three separate posts. A map + 3 chapters (229, 230, and 231). This map will greatly assist with the comprehension of the scene I'm about to drop. I will pin the post containing chapter 229.
Time until Phase Two. Six hours.
Zev: You two need to be back in four and a half hours. You’re going on Odette’s show, and you’re going to walk straight from there to the Phase Two onboarding chamber.
Donut: OKAY ZEV!
Zev: Just an FYI. Harbinger will be there again, observing virtually. He’s insisting on it. And yes, we’ve alerted your attorney who will als...
2022-11-28 07:07:54 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 227
Winning condition: Strike a single blow against the deck-master.
Losing condition: Have an enemy totem or deck-master strike you.
Combat Started.
“Okay,” I said. “Here we go.”
“What? What’s this?” Donut suddenly demanded out of nowhere. “Carl, this is an outrage!”
We’d been fighting in the mock battle arena for hours now, spending a ridiculous amount of money. We’d just bea...
2022-11-11 02:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostWe know what the totems are. We have something called a combo card. The only combo that isn't going to be on this list is Raul and Geraldo, because I have a plan for them.
Which two totems should be combined into a single creature?
Depending on who you pick, this may end up a permanent thing, and it's probably going to cause problems for everybody. What "combining" looks like is also going to depend on who you pick.
Non-readers, scroll to the end for the news update!
Chapter 225
December 22nd.
Time until Phase Two. 40 hours.
Carl: Whatever you do, don’t tell her about the potion we take that protects us from the insanity debuff. No matter what. Don’t trust her. Ever. In fact, try not to talk to her at all except to give her orders during battle. She’s plotting against us. Also, don’t tell her tha...
2022-10-31 05:41:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter 224
<Note added by Crawler Azin. 17th Edition>
Spiders. By the gods, why? In our world, they only exist in myth, but apparently, they’re a real thing and are common in the universe. What sort of nightmare must the Creators have been having to design such a thing?
<Note added by Crawler Tin. 21st Edition>
I don’t know. I think they’re cute.
<Note added by Crawler Tin. 21st Edition&...
2022-10-18 14:05:16 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone. A quick, minor retcon to the previous chapter… We learned that Carl and Donut had received a dozen Size-Up potions from Prepotente after Carl read the book to them, and Donut had used the potion on the bats to determine they weren’t worth flagging. (The potions give the stats of a monster) Donut had received the potions using the trading interface.
Chapter 223
“Okay,” Donut whispered after a minute. She’d taken another Size-Up p...
2022-10-06 00:43:08 +0000 UTC View PostI took a quick glance over my shoulder to make certain there were no fellow crawlers watching, and then I took a step inside the room. My view counter was absolutely spiked, so I knew there was no way I’d get through this without Donut eventually finding out. I sighed and let the sticky, filthy door close behind me.
I was assaulted with the stench of male sweat, grease, and cheap cologne.
Entering the Penis Parade.
The ...
2022-09-25 00:58:11 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 220
Donut gasped. “Hi, Juice Box! I’ll tell Louis we saw you!”
“Hello Donut. Hello Carl,” she said. “Gotta talk fast. Experience tells me I have but moments before they swarm the place.” Her gaze turned to Prince Stalwart. Her form shifted, and she turned into a facsimile of the angry orc, but with an arrow poking out of his eye. “Do you remember this one? I bet it hurt. Next time, I’ll get your other eye.”
Stalwart growled.
“Anyway, how...
2022-09-18 05:15:18 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 218
December 15th
Three of Six Totems Collected.
Time until phase two: eight days.
“Carl, do you really think we’ll be able to get around the rules of the tiara?” Donut asked as we stepped outside into the ghommid village. She sat upon Mongo’s back. All around, the strange creatures turned and waved jovially at us. The fog that covered the village had dissipated, and the evil feeling of the place was go...
2022-08-30 09:55:17 +0000 UTC View PostIf you’re skipping the chapters, skip to the end for a special announcement!
Chapter 216
Carl: Mordecai, hey, so I’m headed into Club Vanquisher right now. Donut will catch you up on everything that just happened. One of the goddesses we met is sponsored. Eileithyia. She gave us a quest. Her real name is Huanxin Jinx. Tell me everything you can about her.
Mordecai didn’t answer for several moments.
Mordecai...
2022-08-06 05:54:58 +0000 UTC View Post<Note added by Crawler Carl, 25th Edition>
After all this time, it’s still shocking to me how quickly everything can change.
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“No... No,” Anton said.
A bolt of lightning crashed through the room, coming from the ceiling. It hit the newly-repaired floor tiles and shattered several of the pieces. They flew through the room like shrapnel.
The star appeared on my map. A man formed, right where the light...
2022-07-16 01:24:04 +0000 UTC View PostIf you're not reading the chapters, skip to the bottom to read about the dinner party thing.
Errr, also there's another cliffhanger. Some might think this is even bigger than the last one.
Chapter 213
<Note added by Crawler Tipid, 4th Edition>
I killed my best friend today. I wish I had never made it this far.
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Combat Started.
“Betrayal!” Asojano shouted, pointing at Anton, who ...
2022-07-05 08:32:37 +0000 UTC View PostWarning: Asshole tier cliffhanger alert.
<Note added by Crawler Milk. 6th Edition>
I used to make a stew for my whole family. The recipe in itself wasn’t anything special. Rance meat, bone broth, a wild grass that would grow on the leeward side of our island. We’d pray over the cauldron while it simmered. The stew, when prepared properly, would not only be delicious. It would awaken the old knowledge with...
2022-06-21 21:09:59 +0000 UTC View PostHey guys... First off sorry for the slow posting of this. Lots and lots happening behind the scenes. The audiobook for book 5 just came out, plus I had the Rona (for the third time!) plus jury duty plus a million other things. The next chapter after this is mostly written, but I didn't want to make you wait longer.
Also, before we get to the chapters, I was forced to retcon/fix a few things that were incorrect. I wrongly stated Carl didn't have a fan box when he did. (He got it ...
Chapter 207
December 12.
Assault begins December 24.
Totems in deck: One of Six.
Total Cards in current deck: Five.
Entering the Mock Battle Arena.
Warning: You do not have a full deck.
Warning: You have a consumable card in your deck. This card will be lost if used in this arena.
Warning: While generated mobs cannot har...
2022-05-15 02:33:59 +0000 UTC View PostAfter we collected that second card, adding Geraldo the monk seal as our first squad member, we abandoned the coast and started to move into the city in hopes of finding a safe room. It didn’t take long. Donut spotted one a few blocks deeper into the city. This was a less touristy area, filled with homes and small shops. We all traveled together. After that last fight, everyone was more comfortable with each other. Donut even seemed to have eased off on ...
2022-04-25 10:05:58 +0000 UTC View PostThe three newcomers stopped dead when they finally realized who we were. They paused at the edge of the park. They started whispering amongst themselves. I sighed and moved toward them.
“Be nice,” I whispered.
The two guys were about thirty years old, and I couldn’t tell the age of the cat woman. In fact, I wasn’t positive it even was a woman, but she did have the curve of human-like breasts under her fur, almost like she was w...
2022-04-12 11:28:20 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 202
Monsters Collected. 0 of 6.
The “flag” was a little bigger than my hand, like one of those flags you give to kids to wave at a parade. It was a miniature pair of heart-covered boxers. Not a flag with an image of boxers on it, but an actual pair of heart boxers flying sideways, like they were dangling off a clothesline. Embroidered onto the flag on the top and bottom was a motorcycle club styled patch that read “The royal court of Princess Donut....
2022-03-31 02:41:20 +0000 UTC View PostEach squad on this floor has a unique, system-generated flag. Princess Donut is outraged at the flag that has been generated for her team. What is on this flag?
The winning entry will be turned into artwork and an actual flag. If you vote for something dumb (choices one or two, for example) that's what we'll do, but you might want to vote for something kinda cool because I'm going to try to make actual, physical flags available for anyone who wants one.
(Apologies for this taking a hot minute. Loot chapters are always extra work + I had to take a week-long unplanned journey to Tucson. I am back now and already working on the next chapter)
Chapter 200
“Oh man,” I said to Mordecai as we entered the safe room. He sat at the counter with Bomo, the sole remaining member of our four bodyguards. The other three cretins had gone down with the high elf castle to the ninth floor.
Mordecai had been a tiny, cute creature the prev...
2022-03-18 23:08:00 +0000 UTC View PostPart 1. Havana.
Chapter 199
Welcome, Crawler to the eighth floor. “The Ghosts of Earth.”
Time to Level Collapse: 21 Days.
Views: 13 septillion
Followers: 331 Quadrillion
Favorites: 21 Quadrillion
Remaining Crawlers: 38,532
Leaderboard rank: 3
Bounty: 2,000,000 gold
Congra...
2022-02-26 01:49:41 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 198
Prologue.
Warning: Level Collapse is Imminent.
“It’s two gods,” Odette cried. “Get ready!”
The twin monstrosities appeared, towering out of the mist like a pair of mountains. One was almost three times the size of the other. She hadn’t been expecting there to be two, but she wasn’t surprised. The summoning box did that sometimes, especially this deep. She’d once seen one of them summon three gods.
“Two gods?” Chaco...
2022-02-22 02:34:16 +0000 UTC View PostYou can get it here: https://BookHip.com/VASVHSW if you also want to sign up for my mailing list.
Or download one of the attachments. You'll need to get all this before the end of the month.
This is FAR from the finished version. There's still a whole typo edit to go over, and I'm going to break up the chapters even further, and I am fiddling with the ending, but this is pretty close to what the unwashed masse...
WAIT! Did you read chapters 192, 193, 194? They
2022-02-07 22:57:00 +0000 UTC View PostI'm posting the rest of the chapters, but the files are too big to stick into a single post, so I am going to sticky THIS post. The next post coming up today will be chapters 195-Epilogue.
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Chapter 192
<Note added by Crawler Carl, 25th Edition>
From page four of our planning notes:
There’s a big difference between Donut enchanting someone, like she used to do to the bopcas in the saferooms, and her actually magically charming...
2022-02-07 22:19:47 +0000 UTC View PostBefore we get too excited, this post is just three chapters. I’ve done some hardcore rearranging which completely borked the chapter numbers. The final chapter in the current form is going to be 196, I believe. It will be included in the next update. I will also get everyone who wants a pdf or file of the completed book.
And to be clear. There are no chapters 186, 187, And 188. I split up some earlier chapters that you read as a single chapter.
~...
2022-02-04 07:32:31 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 179
17 days earlier.
“It was glorious,” Quasar said. “Shame how it ended for Remex. They made us study the exit deal he made in school. But the mudskippers cleaned up that season. It was a real windfall. You ask for this spell, and they’ll fall over themselves to give it to you. And you want to know the beautiful part? All those other pricks won’t interfere. Everyone will want you to pull it off. All the factions. All the fans. The showrunners. T...
2022-01-20 09:45:02 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 177
<Note added by Crawler Everly, Fifth Edition>
My sponsor sent me a box today meant for someone else in my party. And not a crawler, but one of my mercenaries. A spellbook of Hasten Poison. I was quite upset about it. But not five hours later, he used that spell to kill the boss holding the lockbox key, and it saved the lives of us all. I don’t trust my sponsors, but I do trust that they want to keep me alive. As long as I breathe, their in...
2022-01-07 06:44:26 +0000 UTC View Post