Fighting against a monster like this would only drain their energy for fighting against Medusa or La Shiec. Alisa decided to use one of her esper powers.
“Lacusta!” (-2 MP)
The Gaia was surprised at how quickly Alisa and party ran away. It may seem like a joke, but this escape method is actually a useful esper spell.
―The party returned to the previous passageway.
The group came upon an L-shaped corner. A strangely decorated door was on the wall to the south.
(This door can only be opened if you have the MIRACLE KEY and at least 15 MP.)
Alisa and party found a staircase and began to ascend it. After covering quite a bit of distance, they finally reached the top. It seemed like they were considerably high off the ground.
“Look at the maze on this floor.”
Alisa felt a sharp pain on the nape of her neck. Suddenly she was attacked with a light dizzy spell.
“Watch out! These guys shoot poison needles!”
Alisa and her comrades put their backs together and fought the Biter Flies. Somehow they repelled the enemy, but because of the dizziness, they were hit a few times.
After leaving the cave, the party came across a sign which read:
Abion Village ― 500 meters.
Loar Village ― 2 kilometers.
Being a dangerous area where monsters appear, there were Armor Shops all over the town.
(For each item that you buy, write it down on your Item List and subtract the total MESETA. Add 1 CP for each weapon bought.)
Alisa and her comrades left the store.
The two monsters revealed themselves, large and looming, standing a good ten meters tall over them. Worse still, it seemed like a rather sizeable portion of their bodies remained under the sand. The blue one was a Leviathan; the purple, a Desert Leech.
Leviathan & Desert Leech: 25 + BP (1-G)
Alisa & Party: CP + BP (2-E)
With Lutz leading the way, Alisa and party arrived at the cave.
Suddenly, something came at them from above ― a Monster Fly!
“Hm, wait. This guy is dead,” said Tyrone, “Just what is this place, Lutz?”
“This is the cave where my master, Tajim, is training. Somehow it seems that La Shiec’s minions have invaded the place. Knowing what kind of person my master is, I have no doubt that he is doing fine.”
The party entered the cave. The road immediately came to a fork.
“This is my first time in this cave, also. All we can do is follow our instincts.”
With a sword in its right hand and a Beam Gun in the other, the Centaur attacked the group.
Sharp beams came flying at Alisa and party. The beams burned holes through their shields and armor.
“There’s no place to hide here. Let’s retreat for now!” shouted Alisa
However, they were unable to do that. They were completely surrounded ― the Centaur moved swiftly. It seems he wasn’t an Imperial Guard just for show.
Alisa’s body writhed in pain. The Centaur had pierced through her body with his sword!
As Alisa rapidly lost her consciousness, she felt as though she could hear her comrades calling out to her…
END
Heading towards the village of Sopia, the group came to a marshland enshrouded in gas.
“The gas is getting pretty thick. I can hardly see anything.”
The group came to an L-shaped corner. The southern wall had a door enshrined in ice crystals. However, it seemed to be locked; it wouldn’t budge.
(If you have the MIRACLE KEY and your MP is 15 or higher, then you may open the door with esper magic. In this case, please subtract 5 MP.)
