Backstabbed in a Backwater Dungeon: My Trusted Companions Tried to Kill Me, But Thanks to the Gift of an Unlimited Gacha I Got LVL 9999 Friends and Am ... and the World: Volume 12

Backstabbed in a Backwater Dungeon Light Novel #12

by Meikyou Shisui, Gad Onyeneho (Translator), tef (Illustrator)

Light has eliminated six of his eight sworn enemies. Now the next target is Santor, the centaur from the party that left Light for dead three years ago in the Abyss. As the heir to his nation’s throne, Santor joins his people in escalating hostilities against the Wicked Witch of the Tower, but Phinea, Santor’s half sister, knows this confrontation will doom their country and the entire centaur race. Desperate to prevent war, Phinea and her friend Palu set out for the Great Tower to negotiate peace with the witch. Unfortunately, they never make it! Betrayed by one of their own, Phinea barely escapes while Palu is captured. Now alone and hunted, Phinea has no allies and no clear path forward—until she crosses paths with Elio, the young former adventurer who now lives the life of a simple farmer. Can Phinea reach the Wicked Witch before Santor’s rebellion ignites a catastrophic war? And can the centaur princess trust a human boy to help her save everyone she loves?

Genres: Light Novel

224 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 18, 2025

Reviews

[Isaiah · Rating 1 out of 5]

Absolutely Disappointing

I loved every book in the series but this was the worst one. There are over 200 pages but 80-90% was "extra stories". I was so disappointed because ive been waiting for this book to come out to learn what happened after the fall of the demon kingdom only to get a brief story of the original plot. Usually the extra stories are at the end but they take up the entire beginning and end which is confusing that you find the story randomly in the middle. Im sad that after waiting I barely got any new information.

[Simon Gielstra · Rating 3 out of 5]

Place holder novella, not worth the price, will see if next one is on clearance to finish storyline

See title for critique........not a real story plot continuation. Very let down....written to extend the story for money. So I can be skipped.

[Konrad Botor · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book is great, as usual.

The problem is that it's only 6 chapters long, with 12 extra stories added to pad the size.

I don't know if the author was suffering from writer's block or wants/needs to write a specific number of volumes, but this kind of padding is disappointing.

[scott l campbell · Rating 1 out of 5]

too many extra stories

Up to now I’ve enjoyed these stories. But 12 extra episodes away from the main story was too much. Light’s revenge tale will continue without me.