Chapter 40

Carl executes his elaborate trap to eliminate the level 93 rage elemental by building a bomb launcher (the MOAB), using it to drive the monster down a hallway filled with explosive devices, and ultimately tricking it into the stairwell where the dungeon's own rules dissolve it. Though the plan succeeds and Carl and Donut survive, they receive no experience for the kill since the dungeon itself destroyed the monster.

Carl and his group spend hours constructing the MOAB, a bomb launcher mounted on a trailer attached to his chopper. Through testing, they discover that opening the safe room door causes the rage elemental to teleport away, returning 75-120 seconds later. This becomes the key to their escape plan. When ready, Imani opens the door, the elemental is ejected, and Carl pedals the chopper into the hallway with Donut manning the bomb launcher from behind. As they race down the hallway, Donut releases various bomb types—Baby Uno (containing boom jugs, oil, and gunpowder), boom jar babies, and shredder babies—in rapid succession to slow the pursuing elemental and detonate grub pupae, causing immature hornet creatures to emerge that distract the monster. Carl also deploys a chain bola that tangles the elemental's legs. As they approach the stairwell chamber, the chopper's boiler reaches critical status. Carl orders Donut to spray oil from the MOAB and jump with him as the chopper plummets into the stairwell hole. Carl then places an "oh shit baby" (a massive bomb with dynamite and gunpowder) on the ground. Donut casts her Puddle Jumper spell to teleport them 500 feet away just as the elemental reaches them on the oily floor. The monster slides into the stairwell shaft, triggering the bomb deep below. The elemental is destroyed by the dungeon's own rules—mobs attempting the stairs dissolve rather than teleport. However, the system grants no experience for the kill since the dungeon itself delivered the final blow. Carl and Donut survive but receive only minor achievements. Carl then urgently messages Brandon to get everyone to the stairs immediately.