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Li Na's heartbroken friend, made a militia 'colonel,' who takes the Cabaret escape and finally leaves the dungeon behind.
Zhang, the grief-scarred young crawler who once loved Li Na and helped send her to safety, now takes the escape himself. Among the two hundred-plus volunteers, he joins the farewell in Hungry Eyes square, where Carl greets him and Tran as 'Generals' — Zhang dryly protesting that Carl only made him a 'Colonel.' Princess Donut jumps to his shoulder to headbutt him goodbye. He departs with the Cabaret crew and, per Imani's tally, is confirmed gone from the dungeon, carried out by a cleaner bot — one of the lucky ones spared the final races, his fate now told only by whether his plant in the Garden of Deliverance blooms or wilts.
He leaves clinging to Na's parting words and the hope of seeing her again on the other side.
A young crawler, steadier now than in his grieving days, wearing a militia rank and a racer's cape as he prepares to leave.
Li Na's heartbroken friend and militia 'colonel,' escaping to the Pineapple Cabaret and out of the game.
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