Troll Dungeon

Sylas never expected reincarnation, let alone waking up as a forest troll—one of the most hated and hunted races in the Isle of Eldora. In a world ruled by dungeons, legendary beasts, and ruthless adventurers, survival is a challenge, but Sylas refuses to be just another monster to be slain. Armed with cunning, adaptability, and a mischievous Lemure sidekick, Sylas embarks on a journey to defy fate, protect his tribe, and carve out a place in a world that sees him as nothing more than a beast. Slaying monsters, evolving his abilities, and outwitting enemies—he’ll prove that even a troll can rise above his cursed existence. But in a land where power defines destiny, can an outcast monster become a legend?

Adrian Voss was a top-ranked beta tester—until the game wiped his progress and erased his tracks. Now a nameless nobody in Primordial Abyss, he has nothing... except a broken class that lets him control dungeon bosses. Forget farming. Forget grinding. Adrian doesn’t need to level up—he just needs dungeons. Every monster he subjugates fights for him, every boss he enslaves generates passive income, and every greedy player who steps into his domain? They drop loot when they die. From the shadows, he builds an empire, turning dungeons into PvP traps and farming the foolish who dare to challenge his rule. As whispers of him will spread and top guilds, corporate players, and elite assassins start hunting him— But they don’t realize… the real dungeon isn’t in the game. It’s the one he’s trapping them inside. Let the hunt begin.

—WSA 2025 Entry— [Additional tag: GL, Yuri, Gender bender, male to female, wholesome, slow paced, slow burn, slow romance, silly MC, cute MC, beautiful MC, cat tendencies, occasional smut, berserker/ mad characters, blood thirsty characters, gore, rich worldbuilding, dungeons, mini worlds dimensions, simple magic systems, adventurer guilds, adventurer ranking system, lost civilizations, lost memories, soul corruption, occasional futanari, toys, wholesome smut, weird smut, little bit BDSM later on, quasi-harem, quasi-threesome] I was on my way home with my friend when suddenly, I spotted a beautiful catgirl cosplayer with white hair. But something felt off—I couldn’t recall seeing her in any anime, manga, or games I had ever come across. Confused, I asked my friend standing next to me. To my shock, my friend’s response sent chills down my spine: "Huh? What catgirl? What are you talking about?" Suddenly, a truck came barreling toward the girl. Without thinking, I rushed to save her. In the end, both of us were hit by the truck. Now, I finds myself reincarnated in another world—in the body of the very catgirl I had seen. But... who is this girl? How is she related to the dungeons that keep popping up in the new world? Read to find out. --------------------------------- MC will be very confused emotionally and can be a bit annoying at first since she has to adapt to the catgirl genetics. Don't expect smut chapies right away because there has to be at least some relationship development. Slice of life slow start, slow burn, a lot of action later on.

Lance Seraphis was just an ordinary bookworm—until death found him and the gods came calling. Reborn as the heir to a powerful kingdom, armed with dark divinity and a thirst for answers, Lance must navigate a world of deceitful gods, ancient powers, and forgotten memories. But in a world where even gods play by their own twisted rules, can a mere mortal shape his destiny—or will he be consumed by it?

In his previous life, he was a master strategist, a war general feared for his genius, but betrayal ended his reign before his time. Now, he awakens in complete darkness—trapped, immobile, and… no longer human. Reincarnated as a Dungeon Core, the heart of a newborn dungeon, he must now navigate a world where survival is dictated by power, mana, and the strength of the monsters under his control. With the Dungeon System guiding him, he learns to shape his domain, summon creatures, and set deadly traps to lure in adventurers seeking fortune and glory. But this world is far more dangerous than he expected. Rival dungeons seek to devour him, empires send their champions to destroy him, and the gods themselves whisper in the shadows, watching his every move. To survive, he must evolve his dungeon into something beyond what this world has ever seen—a fortress of nightmares, an empire of monsters, and a force that even the gods will fear. The war for survival has begun. The world sees him as an abomination, a mindless entity to be erased. But they have made one fatal mistake… They think he has no mind. They think he cannot plan. But even as a Dungeon Core… he remains a strategist. And this world? It is now his battlefield.

Reincarnated without memories, given a second chance as a chimera with a limited lifespan. Leon struggles through his strange new life. He attempts to improve his dungeon and evolve himself to live longer and become the strongest Dungeon Master—no. The Dungeon Overlord. Helped by his Dungeon System: the mysterious Ifrit, Zafira, a Level 100 Succubus Queen, and his band of trustee goblins. Leon aims to overcome his limits, survive and reach the pinnacle of the world. Whether through trade, domination, or tricking the hero's beautiful party members into becoming his private mercenaries. Leon will face the weakest and strongest beings in the magical world of Umbra and surpass all! —------ Please show your support. This is a novel for the WSA 2025 Competition. This is the Novel Discord: https://discord.gg/95KPzwhXrD

One day, Mana resurged on Earth. No System appeared, no Immortals descended and no portals with monsters pouring out showed up. Everything simply started evolving. In the midst of all this, through a series of coincidences, an unfortunate soul got trapped inside a pile of minerals instead of disappearing. With no one to guide him, he will find his own path of existence, the path of a guide, a creator. A Dungeon. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I will also be posting this story on Royal Road, you can check it out at https://www.royalroad.com/profile/497404/fictions Disclaimer: The cover is made with AI Art, and not by myself.

Waking up in a new world, the protagonist realizes he's landed in a genuine magical fantasy realm full of wonders—and deadly dangers. Just yesterday, he was an ordinary university graduate celebrating the end of his studies at a lively party. But today, he's a newcomer in a mysterious world ruled by three powerful academies, each led by a great mage. Things take an even stranger turn when he acquires a unique Trolling System! Its mission? Drive these mages to madness! However, there’s one significant problem—it’s not just a joke. The great mages are powerful, dangerous, and won't tolerate being mocked. If the hero isn't careful, he'll become ashes faster than he can say, "It’s just a prank!" Can he survive, balancing the leveling of his strength, jokes on the edge of life and death, and dangerous enemies who fail to appreciate his sense of humor? Or will he become the first person ever to drive the great mages to rage—and live to tell the tale?

Sebastian, a simple botanist, awakens with amnesia in a bizarre dungeon, and soon finds himself, much to his dismay, encountering a girl who claims to be a Demon Queen-also suffering from amnesia. In a world where universes collide in a struggle for supremacy, the dungeon in which they find themselves becomes the playground of a capricious girl slowly regaining her powers, while she drags Sebastian along on a journey where he'll be forced out of his comfort zone. Surrounded by powerful women, and with a Demon Queen infatuated with him, Sebastian must adapt, or die trying. Join a different kind of harem, where NTR has no place.

A former dungeon boss, once feared across the land, seeks a peaceful life after centuries of managing minions, traps, and treasure. Now living in a remote town disguised as an ordinary human, he dedicates himself to raising his adopted human daughter, Lila. However, her adventurous spirit and determination to become a hero keep pulling him back into the dangerous world he left behind. To protect her, he secretly uses his dungeon-master skills to manipulate their quests and ensure her safety, all while trying to keep his true identity hidden.

Dans un monde fantastique où la magie prospère et où cohabitent humains, elfes, nains et autres races, une crise économique dévastatrice éclate, tandis que les monstres deviennent une menace croissante pour les grands royaumes. Un jour, une gigantesque structure, un Dungeon, s'effondre sur Terre. Cet immense bâtiment, s'étendant jusqu'aux nuages, abrite des créatures redoutables qui déferlent sur la capitale du royaume Harvard, semant la mort et la destruction. Parmi les victimes, le père et le meilleur ami d'Asahi, le protagoniste, ce dernier jure alors d'éradiquer les monstres jusqu'au dernier, peu importe le prix.

Leander is a healer. But he is not like those healers who have it all: the fame, the money and the harems. Because he is chubby. Ranked only F, he struggles with life as a new recruit in the Adventurer's Guild. Until he sees a poster that changes his life and sends him on a journey to lose weight, get the fame, money and the harem. Except, his harem will be full of men. But, such is fate. This is a slow burn BL harem with dungeon delving. It follows the old adventurer's guild troupes with some twists and turns. A journey from zero to hero, one could say. The MC becomes a dungeon core going chapter 86 and forward. You can find the story only on Webnovel. (Fingers crossed that no one will translate it into Russian like the other one! XD) The sequel, Life Skilling, is also complete, and will be posted right after the ending of Anti-cake. A peek in the lives of those who live in the world shaped by the Try Hard Party. A funny slice of life.

Dungeons don’t care about hope. They don’t care about fear. They exist to kill. Kin knows this better than anyone. He’s not a hero, not some wide-eyed adventurer dreaming of riches—he’s a Raider, cutting through the depths with nothing but instinct, skill, and the will to keep breathing. But something is wrong. The deeper he goes, the more the dungeon twists against him. Safe paths collapse into death traps. And the monsters? They don’t just attack—they move with purpose, like they’re being guided. Like they know him. Something in the dark is pulling the strings. The weak are culled. The reckless are devoured. But Kin is neither. If the dungeon thinks it can hunt him— Then he’ll carve his name into its bones.

Jaden Rook, a 22-year-old gaming addict and master of min-maxing RPGs, dies in a ridiculous accident involving a vending machine and a runaway truck. Instead of heading to the afterlife, he gets isekai’d into Arcadia, a fantasy world with magic, monsters, and kingdoms at war. Excited to finally live out his power fantasy, Jaden is given a customizable system that lets him break reality. The catch? The system is a sarcastic, trolling AI that nerfs him for fun, gives him humiliating challenges, and forces him into absurd scenarios before unlocking his true power. SNEAK PEAK: I didn’t expect to die today. But as I lay on the cold pavement, crushed between a vending machine and an outofcontrol delivery truck, I had only one thought: This is the dumbest way to die. A moment ago, I had just been trying to shake loose a stuck soda. Then, BAM! Instant roadkill. As my vision faded, the last thing I saw was the smug grin of the vending machine, as if mocking me. When I opened my eyes, I was no longer on the pavement. Instead, I floated in a pristine, glowing void. Before me hovered an old man with a white beard, a golden toga, and the same deadpan expression as a DMV worker. “Oh, great,” I muttered. “I’m dead, aren’t I?” “Yes,” the old man said, stroking his beard. “And you have been chosen for reincarnation in another world.” My eyes widened. “Wait. Hold up. Are you telling me… I’m getting isekai’d? Like in the anime?” The old man nodded. “Indeed. You have been selected to wield a powerful system, one that will grant you abilities beyond mortal comprehension.” I fistpumped. “Hell yeah! Overpowered skills, here I come!” The old man coughed. “Yes, well… about that.” I narrowed my eyes. “What do you mean, about that?” “You see, we have too many reincarnators lately. We can’t just be handing out godtier powers like candy anymore.” I folded my arms. “Okay, so what are we talking? A slightly nerfed cheat? A balanced growth system?” The old man looked away. “You’ll… figure it out.” My stomach dropped. “Oh, hell no. You’re about to scam me, aren’t you?” “I would never!” the old man said, voice dripping with totally believable innocence. “Now, off you go!”

The Mayan ceremonial dagger had an inscription in the ancient language that read: "Offer thy heart". It's obviously an instruction left by the past inhabitants of this forgotten place, but who would be stupid enough to stab himself in the heart with a rusty old knife found inside a tombstone? After activating my battery pack the dagger shimmers brightly in a cyan light, the creatures are coming, I can hear their steps. 'It's do or die.'

A one-of-the-kind advanced game? Liberty Online. Dungeon master class that needed to protect his dungeon core? No system in place to revive monsters by magic, it's up to him to keep them alive. Unfortunately, that's not all he has to worry about. The whole population of immortal players has set their sights on his precious dungeon? And Woah Dungeon got conquered in the game. Many celebrated, but he cries blood tears for his mistake. Not able to handle the pressure, he died in remorse for how stupid he was his whole life. But then something miraculous happens. He got reincarnated back in time - one year after the game’s release! Armed with knowledge from his previous life, He will use this chance to achieve his every dream. He strives to reach a height where no one dares to touch or even think about touching him. This is the story of Roan - a man who will use all his power and strength to become king of Liberty Online! /// Discord link : https://discord.gg/gjfhwpzD3K

Axe is a lone warrior, feared for her unmatched brutality in the depths of dark and mysterious dungeons. While other fighters form parties, she carves her path alone, earning a reputation as the most ruthless monster slayer. Rumors say she rejects all companionship—but fate has other plans. Soon, she will find herself forced to team up with one of the most influential people in the land… the princess. Whether she wants to or not.

Réincarnée par des dieux en tant que maître d’un donjon… et j’ai choisi d’être un slime ?! Ouais, je sais, ça surprend, mais j’ai mes raisons. Avec un donjon à peine sorti de l’œuf, je vais devoir évoluer, explorer ce monde rempli de systèmes cheatés et bâtir mon propre empire souterrain. Créer des donjons ? Dominer des créatures ? Survivre ? Ouais, ouais… mais surtout, m’amuser et rencontrer des Boss aussi belles que redoutables !

Trapped in a VR game with evolving classes, mc took a weird path. But wait , there is a guy who got reincarnated into a novel he was reading , and the main character of that novel regressed and their is another guy who isekaied himself ?

It did not matter who you were. A noble’s blood, a scholar’s wisdom, a merchant’s wealth—none of it meant a damn thing inside the dungeons. Once you stepped beyond those gates, past the threshold where light faded and the unknown swallowed all, there was only one truth that mattered. The strong ruled. The weak perished. It did not matter if you were a prince or a beggar, a decorated warrior or a nameless fool. The dungeon did not care. It did not discriminate. It only tested, again and again, until your bones lay among the countless others who had thought themselves worthy. For most, dungeon diving was not a choice—it was survival. In this city of towering walls and endless ambition, men and women bled for the chance to carve their names into history. They fought for coin, for glory, for the slim chance of rising above their station. They fought because, in Dragnir, power was the only thing that truly mattered. Some dove for wealth, their eyes glimmering with the promise of fortune buried in the depths. Others sought fame, desperate for their names to be whispered in awe, their deeds recorded in legend. And then there were those who fought for power—not for riches, not for glory, but for strength itself. Because in the end, power was the only thing that meant anything. And so, they fought. Again and again, against monsters that never died, in dungeons that never emptied. They struggled, they endured, they bled, and still, the dungeons called for more. For some, the call was a curse. For others, a promise. But no matter the reason, no matter their fate—once they stepped inside, they belonged to the dungeon. And the dungeons… never let go. Right Dungeons, because it's not only one but Three of them with different kinds of hell to offer, will you dive?.

If you had the chance to beat the game of life much easier, wouldn't you take it? Well, the protagonist definitely said yes.

pada usia sepuluh tahun, tepat pada hari penilaian untuk membangkitkan pekerjaan. aku bangkit dengan pekerjaan yang tidak diketahui. aku juga tidak bisa meningkatkan levelku dengan itu, karena aku hanya bisa mendapatkan nilai pembangunan (NP) saat saya membunuh monster.

The people of the alpha plane have made it their hobby to enter the dungeons of other worlds and conquer them. Naturally not everyone is happy with this as dark undercurrents begin to work against the conquerors. As some people die in the dungeons they are made an offer. To give up their humanity in order to live on. Guy, a veteran carrier, is one of them, he can't bear to leave his family alone and accepts. From then on he must fight in the dungeons but as a monster while simultaneously continuing his life in the alpha plane in the shape of a human. Jade, an elite adventurer, also accepts the offer but her intent is solely to get revenge on those who killed her and make humanity suffer for her life. Monica, a little girl not native to the alpha plane is pulled into the happenings due to her childish innocence.

In the grand world of Nova, many different races exist such as elves, humans, dwarves and beastmen and through years of war, strife and competition the world has grown, becoming home to great empires and countries throughout the oceans and five continents. However, to the great creators the world has become stagnant and boring, ever since the calamity that was the Church of Light and their Holy White empire. Now the Dark God has created a new race after years upon years of dedicated effort. A species that is like none other and his hope for Nova’s future….Dungeon cores, beings that have the ability to reshape the very world itself, entering the domain of the gods. Join Frost a newly born first generation Dungeon core as he embarks upon his journey within Nova and carves out his place in the world. How will the world’s current denizens react to his birth? Will they be friends or foes? And most of all how the Light God react to this new addition to the world, will he accept them or seek to destroy them? This novel incorporates dungeon building and management but most of that won't fully take off until the later volumes when Frost has much more floors and money to play around with. This is not a solely dungeon story as the MC Frost will have to explore and interact with the world of Nova much like how an adventurer would and forewarning the story is slow. There's a lot of details and avenues which the story goes into, not simply battles, wars and action, it follows all aspects of Frost's life, his growth and interactions with Nova not only as a Dungeon core but also as a person.

In a world where portals started appearing and Dungeon Divers, or Delvers, started diving into these dangerous abysses, One man would soon rise to the very top, the worlds undisputed best Delver. Some called him a savior, in the old world he would be called a psychopath. This man did not dive for money or fame or power, No he didn’t even care that much how strong he becomes. All he cared about was a good fight, that struggle on a knifes edge, the feeling of death creeping up from behind. It was the only drug he needed and man was he addicted.

What would happen if a hardcore, gamer fan with more balls than brains gets reincarnated into a dungeon core and is able to summon them as his minions? What would happen if this new world has not encountered such beings before? But he is not alone, his crazy and thirsty friends Eleanor & Alexis were born along with him. Find out in this story of a three dungeon cores!

Nick has never been special. Nineteen years of loneliness, failure, and rejection have dulled him to the misery of his own existence. Even his own parents abandoned him, leaving him to scrape by on a dead-end night shift job with no friends, no future, and no hope. But just when he thought life couldn’t get any worse—he dies. Or at least, he thinks he does. One moment, he’s dodging a speeding car, and the next, he’s watching his own lifeless body on the pavement, completely invisible to the panicked onlookers. Before he can even process what’s happening, a glowing blue prompt appears before his eyes: [Would you like to be a Dungeon Explorer?] With only a minute to decide, Nick makes the only choice he can.

The Dungeon. A harsh world where death is a constant companion. Powerful monsters roam freely, and every element, terrain, flora, and environment, conspires to eliminate intruders. The moment you step inside, there are no guarantees for your life. Many lose their sanity before their bodies give out, and even if they manage to survive, only a rare few escape unscathed. ...At least, that’s how it’s supposed to be. "Alright, let's have another fun day of solo camping!" Deep within the uncharted depths of an S-Rank Dungeon, a man casually streams his solo camping adventures. The man’s name is Shahzad. *** - "Wait, hold on. Did he just say he cleared forty floors of an S-Rank Dungeon? That’s a world first, isn’t it?" - "He just casually drops groundbreaking information like it’s nothing. This is why I can’t stop watching his streams!" - "Why does he never look at the comments? He always just streams one-sidedly!" - "Wait, did he just hunt a Three-Head? By himself? That’s the kind of monster even A-Rank parties immediately retreat from!" - "What even is this guy?" *** Every time Shahzad streams, the entire world is thrown into chaos. Yet, for some reason, the man himself seems blissfully unaware. Just who is he, really?

In a world where awakened rules and monster reside. Everyone must fight, depend and survive. The gods has chosen its champion. A system that grants anyone to gain what the higher beings has, setting them to a bloody adventure... for glory... for survival.