THE CRAWLER'S COMPANIONpatch notes for the apocalypse

Zhang

First seen: Book 1, Chapter 42

Now level 28, a bald, still-human Chinese man wearing glowing black and gold segmented armor. Class is an Earth Mover, which Li Jun describes as a mage-tank combo. Runs from the safe room to help Carl's crane plan at station 36 once Li Jun tells him what's being attempted, bringing a one-charge shrinking wand that saves the whole operation.

Stats

⭐ 1Crawler

Level

28B3C31

7B1C42

Physical

Bald, wearing glowing, segmented black and gold armorB3C31

Location

Climbs back into the portal cart in trainyard E and shuts the portal down once the Nightmare Express is safely awayB3C34

Fights through to trainyard E and helps subdue the pair of mantaur guards at the employee line entrance, then stands ready in the cart's cockpit for the rest of the planB3C32

Runs from the safe room to station 36's main chamber once Li Jun tells him what Carl is attempting with the interdiction cart, arriving breathlessB3C31

Confirmed fine by Li Jun, riding in the Vermillion train's cargo section near the front, separated from him until the train stopsB3C24

Unknown; shown on the recap show alongside Li Jun and Li Na, not on Carl and Donut's map. No level or class shown this timeB3C3

History by chapter
Book 1
Chapter 42
  • TAG Crawler: A "lame guest" on Death Watch alongside Li Jun, Li Na, and their unnamed manager
  • LEVEL Level: 7
  • STAT Strength: 8, matching Li Jun's own
  • STAT Constitution: 15, one point higher than Carl's own by Carl's own comparison
  • TAG Boss Stars: A single bronze star shown over his head on the Maestro's floating stat display; no kill shown on the page
Book 3
Chapter 3
  • LOCATION Location: Unknown; shown on the recap show alongside Li Jun and Li Na, not on Carl and Donut's map. No level or class shown this time
  • IDENTITY Race: A Human, still human, per Carl's own recap-show narration
Chapter 24
  • LOCATION Location: Confirmed fine by Li Jun, riding in the Vermillion train's cargo section near the front, separated from him until the train stops
Chapter 31
  • LEVEL Level: 28 (Up from 7 at book 1, chapter 42; no numbers given on the page in between)
  • IDENTITY Class: Earth Mover, per Li Jun a mage-tank combo build
  • LOCATION Location: Runs from the safe room to station 36's main chamber once Li Jun tells him what Carl is attempting with the interdiction cart, arriving breathless
  • PHYSICAL Appearance: Bald, wearing glowing, segmented black and gold armor
Chapter 32
  • LOCATION Location: Fights through to trainyard E and helps subdue the pair of mantaur guards at the employee line entrance, then stands ready in the cart's cockpit for the rest of the plan
  • SPELL Dirt Clod: Pummels a target with conjured rocks (Cast on a mantaur already paralyzed by Li Na's chains during the fight for Carl's spare interdiction cart; level not given)
Chapter 34
  • LOCATION Location: Climbs back into the portal cart in trainyard E and shuts the portal down once the Nightmare Express is safely away