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Version: Book 4

Floor 4 Escape and Crawler Rescue

Overview​

Carl's interdiction portal cart rescue operation at Station 75, combined with the Nightmare Express sacrifice and Floor 4 collapse exit tactics, saved approximately 1,400 crawlers — the largest coordinated rescue of the Earth crawl to date.

Floor / Location​

Floor 4 — Station 75, Escape Tunnels (noodle inter-layer)

Participants​

What Happened​

Carl discovered that Station 75's interdiction rapid-response portal carts could be pre-loaded with coordinates and dispatched to extract trapped crawlers from anywhere on the Iron Tangle. Activating 14 carts required 28 gnoll hands (one left, one right per cart). Growler Gary — an immortal NPC and the only surviving gnoll — was killed 14 times by Mongo to yield the needed hands. Gary volunteered after understanding the purpose.

The 14 carts were sent to locations with trapped crawler groups — including the Mindaro line where Daniel Bautista held roughly 600 people. The carts transported them to Station 75 for organized exit.

The Mimic Rex was accidentally swept into an interdiction cart portal during the operation, teleporting it from Station 433 to Trainyard E (see Mimic Rex Confrontation).

During floor collapse, Krakaren Crotch Dumplings (grown to human size) swarmed the escape tunnels between the noodle layers. Carl, Donut, and Katia held the tunnel approaches while crawlers fled.

Outcome​

  • ~1,400 crawlers evacuated from Floor 4
  • Carl, Donut, Katia, and Mongo descended to Floor 5
  • Nightmare Express sacrifice cleared the enemy wave during the escape
  • Growler Gary killed 14 times; station gnolls' deaths avenged

Citations​

  • Book 3, Chapters 26–34