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by Kenting
So, a slimy green symbiote, a monster tamer, and a janitor walk out of a dungeon… and that was just the first guy. Budumche! (finger-guns) You know what's worse than getting left behind in a dungeon with two broken legs and no signal? Finding out something else was left behind with you. Todd wasn't even the one dungeon crawling. Nope, Todd's just the janitor. Heroes kill monsters. Todd mops up what's left. Discarded. Overlooked. Left to die in the dark. If the monsters don't get him, thirst will. Now, the only thing between him and a slow death is a broken mop, bottle of industrial solvent, and the cardinal rule every crawler knows: Don't Drink the Goo. Oops. Now the thing growing under Todd's skin wants more. More monsters. More power. Oh, and he’s rapidly collecting new friends. The dungeon crawlers forgot about Todd. Boy, are they about to remember. ✅ Zero-to-Hero ✅ Monster Companions (Gotta Catch 'Em All!) ✅ Monster Eating (Yummy!) ✅ Symbiotic Slime ✅ Blue-Collar Underdog ✅ Progression Fantasy ✅ Found Family ✅ A mop that matters
#10
4/17/2026
Peak #50
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4/17/2026
Peak #50
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#8
4/16/2026
Peak #50
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Peak #50
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3/30/2026
Peak #24
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Rank updated 2 Oct 2026, 07:08 UTC
Entry forecast updated 2 Oct 2026, 07:08 UTC
Ranking model: rs-public-oracle-state-v1
Forecast model: rs-model-entry-v1
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Previously appeared on Rising Stars, but no supported current projection is available.
beats 91% of similar stories
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needs about a week of observations
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