Cranky was sleeping in his usual spot—right beside the Statue of Zion and his comrades in the Valbarra Archipelago.
After accompanying the teenage boy on his journey, as well as helping Camazotz overcome his challenge, the Honey Badger asked Thirteen to take him back to the Valbarra Archipelago.
Two months had passed since Cranky entered hibernation.
When Camazotz had triggered the lightning tribulation, it had also increased Cranky's strength and so the latter was, yet again, going through another mutation.
After eating the Majin King's Core and undergoing the tribulation, Cranky's Rank had reached the Peak of the Archon Rank.
The Death Bat, on the other hand, had reached the Peak-Rank of the Majin Prince.
A Peak-Ranked Archon and a Peak-Ranked Majin Prince were of the same Rank.
Similar to Cranky, the Death Bat had also undergone a mutation and had gone into secluded cultivation.