Character · from book 1
Li Jun and Zhang
Two warehouse workers plucked out of a hallway between hornets and troglodytes to play Death Watch for the lives of Li Jun's sister Li Na and their manager. They refuse to choose, and Carl gets them sent back with a plan instead of a teleport point.
First appears: Book 1
Series arc
As of book 3. Two warehouse workers on the Maestro's Death Watch in book 1; in book 3 among the thousand trapped at Vermillion 101, and then the party's allies: Li Jun drives the freed train to station 36, and Zhang shrinks the cart and drives the portal onto two god-vessels. Li Jun's sister Li Na has her own page.
Through book 1
Saved from the Maestro's game by refusing to choose and by Carl's whispered plan (B1 ch. 42). Alive in a safe room somewhere on the second floor with Li Na and their manager at the end of book 1.
Through book 2
Li Jun, a Street Monk at level 25, is ninth on the leaderboard (B2 ch. 26).
Through book 3
Trapped with a thousand at Vermillion 101 and freed by the train Katia rode the front of (B3 ch. 21, B3 ch. 24); Li Jun, a Street Monk, comes to pay his respects, learns to drive it, and takes the thousand to the stand at station 36 (B3 ch. 24, B3 ch. 25). Zhang, an Earth Mover in black-and-gold armour, spends his shrinking wand's last charge so the cart fits the tunnels (B3 ch. 31) and drives the portal onto both god-vessels (B3 ch. 32, B3 ch. 33). Zhang loves Li Jun's sister Li Na, Elle reports, and Li Jun does not know (B3 ch. 27).
Where they appear
| Book | Chapters they are in (of the book's) | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 1 — Dungeon Crawler Carl | 2/48 | Ch. 42, Ch. 43 · the book's own page |
| 2 — Carl's Doomsday Scenario | 1/26 | Ch. 26 · the book's own page |
| 3 — The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook | 12/35 | 3, 13, 21, 24–25, 27–29, 31–34 · the book's own page |
By book
Li Jun and Zhang in book 1 — Dungeon Crawler Carl
Warehouse co-workers frozen out of a hallway between hornets and troglodytes for the Maestro's Death Watch (ch. 42), with Li Jun's sister Li Na and their manager left in the scene. Told to spend two teleport points on whoever they want saved, Li Jun says 'We die together' and Zhang says save the Li siblings; Carl's whispered plan — run through the lizards, leave the sword — gets all four out. They wave at Frank and Maggie before the audience can see them.
Li Jun and Zhang in book 2 — Carl's Doomsday Scenario
Li Jun is ninth on the leaderboard as a Street Monk, level 25; Carl is glad (epilogue).
Li Jun and Zhang in book 3 — The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook
Li Jun a Street Monk, ninth then off the list (ch. 3, ch. 13); trapped with a thousand at Vermillion 101 and freed by a train with Katia on its nose (ch. 21, ch. 22); comes to pay his respects and learns to drive it to station 36 (ch. 24). Zhang, an Earth Mover in black-and-gold armour, spends his shrinking wand's last charge on a cart (ch. 31) and drives the portal onto a god's vessel with a second to spare (ch. 32, ch. 33). Zhang is in love with Li Jun's sister Li Na, Elle reports, and Li Jun does not know (ch. 27).