WOOOOOOOOOOO--
NONONONONONONONONO! --OOOOO-- [Oh, hello, Afon.]
... [...Whyhaps are you cracking your knuckles? Are they perhaps tense from FEAR--] Eeeeeeeeagh! LEAVE ELLY A-ALONE! AAAAAAAAAAAAGH! FINALLY, I UNDERSTAND WHAT TRUE FEAR IS--
KNOCK IT OFF, YOU THREE. Quixote, take off that stupid sheet.
...Never a moment'a peace.
Today, we'll be exploring that weird blue forest.
The worry creasing his brow lifts when he sees you, and he smiles as he greets you.
Yes we are, is something wrong?
We've been looking forward to meeting the skilled warriors who felled the King of the Jungle. You've heard, then, that we were ordered to map the corridors of B11F and B12F. But with these dreadful beasts, and these twisted passages... We were at wit's end. I tell you, it's a sure relief to have help from the fine members of Tenebris! I'm sure you'll complete all the maps in no time. The soldier walks briskly back home, as if his duty has been completed...
Man, are the soldiers here good for anything? Stand aside, the Byeahs have gathering to do! Uwagh! What the--
...Dear sweet gods. Behold: The Byeah 2.0s!
Byeah. ...Well, those are some...impressive upgrades. I think. 
This fucking amazing custom Byeah portrait is courtesy of Tyty.
money money money
Aw, what, we're not going into the nice, blue forest yet? We have outstanding quests to take care of. Blehhhhh.
Wait, I'm coming, don't forget me! Oh, sorry, Sigrid. Try t' be more punctual next time. Ah, give her a-- Oh my... Sorry, sorry, I'm here, just...had to grab a new sword... Um, Momoe, is something...wrong? Oh, uh, no, nothing's wrong, I just...didn't know you were changing up your outfit and...hair. It looks nice! O-oh, thank you! If you two're done flirtin'-- L-Ladette!
I mean, she's not wrong... I feel very out of place right now... Can we get going already? 
I changed up Sigrid's colors and altered her clothes slightly.
Specifically, we have to take care of Pest control. You suddenly remember the quest you accepted at the pub... The quest was about exterminating a number of parasites on B10F. Perhaps those parasites are beyond this very door... If you have enough energy and gumption to eliminate these parasites, you should open the door and go inside... We've got energy and gumption aplenty. Let's go.
The insects may be near...
Brace y'selves, ladies. ...And Emmett. You sprinkle Sugar Water around the surrounding trees. Lured by the sweet scent, a cloud of butterflies emerges and draws near... The swarm of poisonous butterflies hesitates, then attacks you!
Toxinfly
| HP: 211 | STR: 24 | TEC: 22 | VIT: 17 | AGI: 21 | LUC: 22 |
Damage Vulnerabilities:
 100% |  100% |  100% |
 100% |  100% |  150% |
Disable Vulnerabilities:
 100% |  50% |  100% |  100% |  100% |  100% |  100% |
 100% |  100% |  100% | ||||
 100% |  100% |  100% |
- Poison Dust: Attempts to inflict poison on one party member, with a very high chance. The poison ticks for heavy damage. Slightly slow.
- Poison Dust: Attempts to inflict poison on one party member, with a 70% base chance. The effective chance ranges from 74% to 89% on average. The poison ticks for 117 to 127 damage. Has an 80% speed modifier.
- Toxinflies are likely to open with Poison Dust.
- Toxinflies will not use Poison Dust if all party members are poisoned.
- If this is the first turn, and the party was not blindsided:
- 79% chance to use Poison Dust.
- Else, Attack.
- If all party members are poisoned, Attack.
- Else:
- 39% chance to Attack.
- Else, use Poison Dust.
- Poison Dust: Attempts to inflict poison on one enemy. Slightly slow.
- Poison Dust: Attempts to inflict poison on one enemy. Has an 80% speed modifier at all levels.
Toxinflies are dangerous. That poison is very capable of knocking out most of a party member's HP--and bear in mind that I have the max HP-boosting cordial in effect here. If I didn't, Emmett and Ladette would be in danger of being one-shot by one tick of the poison.
These things are pretty soft, but if you aren't lucky you could very well end up eating a one-two of an Attack and their very strong poison. Singular elimination is probably a better idea than area of effect if your potency isn't very high so you can avoid getting overwhelmed.
Also, they just hurt in general.
They can't take much of a beating, though. Bear in mind both Volt Rounds is level 5, and and Raging Edge isn't even that.
Prior grinding for motherfucking Tiger Fangs resulted in EXP bars being desynced early in the update. Ugh. At least I can fix it once I edit the save... Tiger Fangs are a cursed item. I was at Lv28 by the time I finished S2 because of those damn things...
Mrgh...
Remember the bee encounter? It's baaaaaaaack!
Aaaaaaaaaagh... My...stomach...
Is spinning around everywhere really the best way of hitting multiple enemies? If you've--urp--got any better ideas, I'm--oogh--open to hearing them...
Oh man, Judith and Sigrid are not ending this battle in good condition.
...Uuuugh... Please let these...be the last ones... Get behind me, ladies...
Two of the Toxinflies being put in the back row is severely annoying. Makes them harder to kill.
...RrrraaaaaaAAAAAAGHHHHHH! I suppose that's the adrenaline kicking in. Falcon Slash is good. It'll get even better later on.
Not good. Very, very not good.
Better than...death by poison...
Hmph.
aaaaaagh not just my EXP bars but my levels are desynced now too
And here I thought butterflies were one'a the last nice things left in th' world.
Emmett, what are you doing, that's valuable medi-- If we don't use what we have right now, we're going to be dead, Judith! Yes, yes, I know, it hurts to use a high-level consumable here, but if you're not going to use them, then what's the point of having them in the pack at all?
Oh, come on... These things don't like you much, huh?
Death t' purple butterflies.
I'm already poisoned, leave me alone...
Please, stop... i know current HP has a big effect on determining enemy aggro but still, what the fuck
Die...already...
Oh, I didn't mean to hurt you. Much.
Oh for-- Stop picking on her! Why are we talking to the butterflies, again?
Finally.
What a mess.
Although the ground is strewn with the corpses of poisonous butterflies, there are none left alive. You have completed the quest! Now all you have to do is return to the pub and report your activities.
I hate insects... Hearing that you've wiped out a whole species of them makes me really happy. ...Okay then! I'd expect nothing less of seasoned adventurers. Killing bugs is a piece of cake, right? Tell you what, though, if one ever shows up in my house, I'm asking you to get rid of it for me.
Medica IIIs restore 200 HP, if I haven't covered them already.
I should probably put Raging Edge up to level 5 soon. It'll start falling behind pretty badly if the breakpoint isn't met. I won't really hide from the fact that Landsknecht really needs any edge they can get for personal damage.
I'm just working towards Boost Up on Sigrid.
Momoe gets slightly more damage on Flame Grater.
I want Taboo Rondo on Emmett, which is...going to take a while.
Meh.
Viking (+65 ATK, +1 VIT) is made from 1 Laterite (2nd Stratum Mine 2) and 3 Tiger Fangs (Barbed Tiger rare). Costs 3000 en.
Battle Axe (+70 ATK) is made from 3 Bent Claws (Giant Sloth normal) and 4 Iron Shells (Death Scorpion normal). Costs 2930 en.
Jelly Shield (+20 DEF, +10% fire resistance) is made from 3 Rainbow Gels (Towering Ooze normal) and 3 Tiger Furs (Barbed Tiger normal). Costs 1040 en.
I buy Vikings for both Judith and Sigrid, since it's a pretty big upgrade for both.
Alright, let's finally get on with the new stratum. IT BEGINS
...Huh. Might I suggest we check the rest of the floor first? There's no way these stairs're legit. Let's do that.
That worm... Its stare is unnerving...
Killer Ant
| HP: 225 | STR: 26 | TEC: 18 | VIT: 23 | AGI: 18 | LUC: 16 |
Damage Vulnerabilities:
| 100% | 75% | 100% |
| 50% | 125% | 100% |
Disable Vulnerabilities:
| 100% | 100% | 150% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | ||||
| 100% | 100% | 100% |
- Attack Unit: Increases one row of enemies' physical attack by 50% for 4 turns. Very fast.
- Attack Unit: Increases one row of enemies' physical attack by 50% for 4 turns. Has a 150% speed modifier.
- Killer Ants are likely to open with Attack Unit, if it was not already used.
- Killer Ants are likely to Attack when they have the Attack Unit buff, or if it was already used on this turn.
- Having 3 or more Killer Ants in battle reduces the chance of Attack Unit being used.
- If this is the first turn, and Attack Unit was not already used:
- If there are 3 or more Killer Ants in the battle:
- 49% chance to use Attack Unit, targeting the front row.
- Else, Attack.
- If there are 2 Killer Ants in the battle:
- 69% chance to use Attack Unit, targeting the front row.
- Else, Attack.
- Else, use Attack Unit.
- If the Killer Ant has the Attack Unit buff, or Attack Unit was already used:
- 9% chance to use Attack Unit, targeting the front row.
- Else, Attack.
- Else:
- If there are 3 or more Killer Ants in the battle:
- 49% chance to use Attack Unit, targeting the front row.
- Else, Attack.
- Else:
- 69% chance to use Attack Unit, targeting the front row.
- Else, Attack.
- Attack Unit: Increases one row of party members' physical attack for 4 turns. Fast.
- Attack Unit: Increases one row of party members' physical attack for 4 turns. Has a 120% speed modifier.
Drops:
- Normal:
Steel Chitin. 30% chance. Sells for 108 en. 
Godhunter (+79 ATK): Made from 1 Steel Chitin. Costs 5360 en.- Tabar (+84 ATK): Made from 5 Steel Chitins. Costs 5870 en.
- Shamshir (+71 ATK): Made from 3 Honey Crystals (Honey Ant rare) and 3 Steel Chitins (Killer Ant normal). Costs 4500 en.
Killer Ants are basically vehicles for Attack Unit, a very dangerous buff that can boost most enemies from heavy damage to severe damage pretty quickly.It's alright though, I've got excellent defensive support here, such as
These are pretty much just the chaff for the first half of the Stratum. Attack Unit is nasty, but luckily these things don't show up in too many dangerous formations.
Madworm
| HP: 386 | STR: 27 | TEC: 20 | VIT: 22 | AGI: 21 | LUC: 20 |
Damage Vulnerabilities:
| 150% | 100% | 100% |
| 150% | 100% | 50% |
Disable Vulnerabilities:
| 100% | 100% | 50% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | ||||
| 100% | 100% | 150% |
- Cling: Attempts to bind the arms and legs of one row of party members, with a medium chance. Fast.
- Cling: Attempts to bind the arms and legs of one row of party members, with a 50% base chance. The effective chance ranges from 49% to 59% on average. Has a 120% speed modifier.
- Madworms are very likely to open with Cling.
- Madworms are very unlikely to use Cling if they're in the front row.
- If this is the first turn, 69% chance to use Cling.
- If the Madworm is in the back row:
- 49% chance to use Cling.
- Else, Attack.
- 19% chance to use Cling.
- Else, Attack.
- Cling: Attempts to bind the arms and legs of one row of enemies. Fast.
- Cling: Attempts to bind the arms and legs of one row of enemies. Has a 120% speed modifier.
Drops:
- Normal: Elastic Skin. 45% chance. Sells for 115 en.
Gum Whip (+69 ATK): Made from 1 Elastic Skin. Costs 4080 en.
Gum Glove (+15 DEF): Made from 1 Honey Crystal (Honey Ant rare) and 2 Elastic Skins (Madworm normal). Costs 1280 en.- Gum Aspis (+25 DEF, +10% volt resistance): Made from 3 Elastic Skins (Madworm normal) and 3 Red Hides (Redclaw rare). Costs 2010 en.
- Conditional:
Sleepy Eyeball (Kill while asleep). 90% chance. Sells for 367 en. 
Sleep Guard (Immunity to sleep): Made from 1 Sleepy Eyeball. Costs 3000 en.
Arm binds leave basically all physical damage dealers helpless, and leg binds let enemies move before us. Both are extremely bad things! These things are absolute bastards. If you run a lot of physical like I tend to do, they'll massively disrupt any strategy that you might have.
Finally, I got it to stop...undulating.
Iced.
And severed. ...We're all feeling humorless today, I see. Or we could just be annoyed by that butterfly gauntlet. It's somewhat hard to stay happy when you've just died several times, even for me...
On closer inspection, you discover a broken wand.
A solemn reminder of those that have fallen. ...Jeez, we really are kinda dark today.
Okay, I'm gonna cheer everyone up...by jumping across this hole to get that chest! Don't. If you wanna give yourself a concussion, be my guest. M-Momoe, please, just-- Here I goooooooooooo--!
... While you're floating there-- Toldja so. ...Yes, that. O-okay, Momoe, just stay where you are, and I can maybe-- I-I dunno, pull you out of that float-- Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh! ...Alright, I have a rope we can go down with right here...
Owwwwwwwwwwwww... Are you alright, Momoe?! Ground's soft, so yeah, nothing's broken, but...owwwwwwww... At least you're okay... ...Um, S-Sigrid-- Can you two flirt on y' own times? I-I-I-I'm not-- Sigrid, please. ...Am I the only one that doesn't get what's going on here? Yes. No-one likes pitfalls. No-one.
Forest Bat
| HP: 235 | STR: 27 | TEC: 23 | VIT: 20 | AGI: 27 | LUC: 21 |
Damage Vulnerabilities:
| 100% | 150% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 150% |
Disable Vulnerabilities:
| 100% | 100% | 100 | 50% | 100% | 150% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | ||||
| 100% | 100% | 100% |
- Echolocation: Attempts to inflict panic on one party member, with a high chance. Average speed.
- Echolocation: Attempts to inflict panic on one party member, with a 70% base chance. The effective chance ranges from 70% to 87% on average. Has an 80% speed modifier.
- Forest Bats, if they are in the back row, will always use Echolocation if any party members are not panicked.
- Forest Bats will always target party members that are not panicked with Echolocation.
- If the Forest Bat is in the back row:
- If all party members are panicked, Attack.
- Else, use Echolocation, targeting party members that are not panicked.
- If this is the first turn, 59% chance to use Echolocation.
- If all party members are panicked, Attack.
- Else:
- 29% chance to use Echolocation, targeting party members that are not panicked.
- Else, Attack.
- Echolocation: Attempts to inflict panic on one enemy. Average speed.
- Echolocation: Attempts to inflict panic on one enemy. Has an 80% speed modifier.
Drops:
- Normal: Bat Wing. 40% chance. Sells for 112 en.
Bat Bow (+65 ATK): Made from 1 Bat Wing. Costs 3680 en.
Cotehardie (+30 DEF): Made from 3 Bat Wings (Forest Bat normal) and 1 Rock Coral (3rd Stratum Chop 1). Costs 2230 en.- Rare: Bat Ear. 10% chance. Sells for 144 en.
Confuse Gas (50% base chance to inflict panic on all enemies; 80% speed modifier): Made from 1 Bat Ear. Costs 450 en.- Conditional: Iced Skin (Kill with ice damage). Sells for 350 en.
- Tangler: Head/Arm/Leg (50% base chance to bind the head/arms/legs of all enemies; 80% speed modifier): Made from 1 Iced Skin. Costs 400 en.
Forest Bats are fast and can easily inflict panic. What's Forest Bats are very deceptive. They seem like a minor threat, but we might see what that Panic is capable of doing to a group later.
...Well, this is awkward. ... Emmett-- Get this worm-- Off us! What am I supposed to do?! She's the one with a gun! Fuck's sake.
Nitedit ucel atiege erehie itag, cuserot lelil lu ecese oredeka gonano te kifer re sin? Ratomat re ote eninem pugol agodez tes ebayoto. Squeezed by a worm and forced to listen to gibberish singing. What a morning.
FOR THE LAST TIME, MARIBELLE, I DON'T WANT ANY GODDAMNED TEA! And now my entire party is effectively helpless. This Stratum is a fun place with lots of friends.
SHUT THE FUCK UP, JEFFERSON! This is not how I wanted being close to go...
goddammiiiiiiiit
Oh, you bulgy-eyed fuckers are in for it now.
AAAAAAAAAAGH! GET OFF ME! Welcome to the party...
Oh me, oh my, oh dear, oh--
Sicac ked imulini muli, cet reb desep pesipes eceso nadihat hatac cic tef elileniel: Lor pan las tecitut li! I'm about to bash my head on the floor. It's too soft for that, trust me...
'Least that thing's done for.
Relying on your front row as your primary source of damage is a really bad idea when Madworms exist.
Keep your tendrils to yourself.
Ah, that was cathartic. Welcome to the Azure Rainforest. Enjoy your stay.
Redclaw
| HP: 832 | STR: 33 | TEC: 24 | VIT: 28 | AGI: 19 | LUC: 20 |
Damage Vulnerabilities:
| 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 150% | 100% |
Disable Vulnerabilities:
| 100% | 100% | 100% | 50% | 50% | 100% | 50% |
| 100% | 100% | 50% | ||||
| 100% | 50% | 100% |
- Charge: Doubles the damage of the user's next physical attack. Interruptable with Sonic Bombs. Slightly slow.
- Bloody Claws: Deals heavy STR-based cut damage to one row of party members. Average speed.
- Charge: Doubles the damage of the user's next physical attack. Interruptable with Sonic Bombs. Has an 80% speed modifier.
- Bloody Claws: Deals 120% melee STR-based cut damage to one row of party members. The damage ranges from 140 to 162 on average, normally, and 280 to 324 on average with Charge. Has no speed modifier and a base accuracy of 99%.
- Redclaws always follow Charge with Bloody Claws.
- Redclaws are less likely to use Charge when they're at 50% HP or lower.
- If Charge is active, use Bloody Claws.
- If the Redclaw's HP is at 50% or lower:
- 49% chance to use Charge.
- Else, Attack.
- If the Redclaw's HP is at 100% to 51%:
- 89% chance to use Charge.
- Else, Attack.
- Charge: Increases the damage of the user's next physical attack. Slightly slow.
- Charge: Increases the damage of the user's next physical attack. Has an 80% speed modifier at all levels.
Drops:
- Normal: Bloodbear Claw. 70% chance. Sells for 209 en.
- Shred Whip (+78 ATK): Made from 1 Bloodbear Claw (Redclaw normal) and 3 Gum Throats (Treefrog normal). Costs 5210 en.
- Brave Sword (+81 ATK, +2 AGI, +2 LUC): Made from 3 Bloodbear Claws (Redclaw normal) and 3 Bug Nets (Dragonfly rare). Costs 5750 en.
- Rare: Red Hide. 30% chance. Sells for 249 en.
Stud Vest (+34 DEF, +1 STR): Made from 1 Red Hide. Costs 2560 en.- Gum Aspis (+25 DEF, +10% volt resistance): Made from 3 Elastic Skins (Madworm normal) and 3 Red Hides (Redclaw rare). Costs 2010 en.
Do you have Sonic Bombs on you? Congrats, Redclaws are pathetic.Guess what I don't have.
HERE'S A BIG BOY if you remember that you can Defend they're not that bad. Unless there's a bat(s) in which case aaaaaaaaaaaaa
Rassafrassin' impossible-to-shoot-through beefy bear arms...
That's quite a thick skull, too...
Wuh-oh.
I had imagined...a more poetic way to die... Oh, you're gonna pay for this, bear... WHAM
...If I'd only done that three seconds sooner...
That bear's surprisingly easy to slice through!
...You wouldn't happen to have earplugs on you, Momoe? I'll remember 'em next time... *shriek*
...Deugh... Not a fan'a ants? Their jaws and...incisors, I guess, unnerve me. A lot.
Guardian Ant
| HP: 335 | STR: 26 | TEC: 20 | VIT: 27 | AGI: 20 | LUC: 19 |
Damage Vulnerabilities:
| 100% | 75% | 100% |
| 50% | 125% | 100% |
Disable Vulnerabilities:
| 100% | 100% | 150% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | ||||
| 100% | 100% | 100% |
- Defense Unit: Increases one row of enemies' physical defense by 50% for 4 turns. Very fast.
- Defense Unit: Increases one row of enemies' physical defense by 50% for 4 turns. Has a 150% speed modifier.
- Guardian Ants are likely to open with Defense Unit, if it was not already used.
- Guardian Ants are likely to Attack when they have the Defense Unit buff, or if it was already used on this turn.
- Having 3 or more Guardian Ants in battle reduces the chance of Defense Unit being used.
- If this is the first turn, and Defense Unit was not already used:
- If there are 3 or more Guardian Ants in the battle:
- 49% chance to use Defense Unit, targeting the front row.
- Else, Attack.
- If there are 2 Guardian Ants in the battle:
- 69% chance to use Defense Unit, targeting the front row.
- Else, Attack.
- Else, use Defense Unit.
- If the Guardian Ant has the Defense Unit buff, or Defense Unit was already used:
- 9% chance to use Defense Unit, targeting the front row.
- Else, Attack.
- Else:
- If there are 3 or more Guardian Ants in the battle:
- 49% chance to use Defense Unit, targeting the front row.
- Else, Attack.
- Else:
- 69% chance to use Defense Unit, targeting the front row.
- Else, Attack.
- Defense Unit: Increases one row of party members' physical defense for 4 turns. Fast.
- Defense Unit: Increases one row of party members' physical defense for 4 turns. Has a 120% speed modifier.
Drops:
- Normal: Bone Shard. 30% chance. Sells for 110 en.
Oodachi (+90 ATK): Made from 1 Bone Shard. Costs 6570 en.
War Mace (+72 ATK, +30 HP, +20 TP): Made from 2 Bone Shards. Costs 3750 en.
Fluted Armor (+39 DEF, +10 HP): Made from 5 Iron Exoskeletons (Honey Ant normal) and 3 Bone Shards (Guardian Ant normal). Costs 3070 en.- Great Axe (+95 ATK): Made from 1 Deposit Piece (3rd Stratum Mine 2) and 5 Bone Shards (Guardian Ant normal). Costs 7510 en.
A 50% defense buff makes every enemy extremely annoying to kill, and Guardian Ants themselves are already annoying to kill due to their high VIT. These things are way more annoying than Killer Ants. They're always a real nasty strain on your TP.
...Hey, uh, careful when you hit these things! My katana nearly split in half... Case in damn point.
This just...isn't my day...
This ain't my day, either.
Falcon Slash really needs levels before it becomes a true encounter destroyer. The early limits on how many enemies it can hit really hurts it. The high defense of these things doesn't help much, either.
Goddammit
Ants...
Stop...hitting me...
you cannot be serious Wow, this is going really poorly. It's honestly a bit unusual for these things. I'm probably spoiled by Protector.
At least the rare breed is dead.
AAAAAAAAGH
I could live a long, happy life without ever seeing another ant again...
What a fucking mess.
Oodachi (+90 ATK) is made from 1 Bone Shard (Guardian Ant normal). Costs 6570 en. Bat Bow (+65 ATK) is made from 1 Bat Wing (Forest Bat normal). Costs 3680 en. Gum Whip (+69 ATK) is made form 1 Elastic Skin (Madworm normal). Costs 4080 en. Sleep Guard (Immunity to sleep) is made from 1 Sleepy Eyeball (Madworm conditional). Costs 3000 en. Sleep Guards are useful for certain bosses, since sleep is arguably one of the most dangerous ailments when used against you, the player.
Okay, I like frogs, please do not make me hate frogs.
Treefrog
| HP: 396 | STR: 27 | TEC: 15 | VIT: 21 | AGI: 20 | LUC: 16 |
Damage Vulnerabilities:
| 100% | 100% | 150% |
| 100% | 100% | 150% |
Disable Vulnerabilities:
| 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 150% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | ||||
| 100% | 100% | 100% |
- Jump: Deals heavy STR-based bash damage to one party member. Deals splash damage to adjacent targets. Fast and moderately inaccurate.
- Jump: Deals 150% melee STR-based bash damage to one party member. The damage ranges from 133 to 155 on average. Deals splash damage to adjacent targets. Has a 120% speed modifier and a base accuracy of 75%.
- If all other enemies are dead, and the Treefrog didn't start the battle alone, it will summon more Treefrogs.
- Treefrogs do nothing when in the back row.
- Treefrogs are very likely to use Jump.
- If the Treefrog is alone, and this is the first turn, set the Do Not Summon flag.
- If the current turn is less than or equal to 16, the Do Not Summon flag is not set, and the Treefrog is the only alive enemy, 59% chance to summon two Treefrogs.
- If the Treefrog is in the back row, do nothing.
- 79% chance to use Jump.
- Else, Attack.
- Jump: Deals bash damage to one enemy. Deals splash damage to adjacent targets. Fast and moderately inaccurate.
- Jump: Deals melee STR-based bash damage to one enemy. Deals splash damage to adjacent targets. Has a 120% speed modifier and a base accuracy of 75% at all levels.
Drops:
- Normal: Gum Throat. 40% chance. Sells for 118 en.
Moccasins (+12 DEF, +3 TEC): Made from 1 Gum Throat. Costs 1020 en.- Shred Whip (+78 ATK): Made from 1 Bloodbear Claw (Redclaw normal) and 3 Gum Throats (Treefrog normal). Costs 5210 en.
- Conditional: Ice Sweat (Kill with ice damage). 80% chance. Sells for 350 en.
- Tangler: Head/Arm/Leg (50% base chance to bind the head/arms/legs of all enemies; 80% speed modifier): Made from 1 Ice Sweat. Costs 400 en.
Frogs hit really hard and can prolong battles if you're not careful about not leaving them for last.Are you noticing a pattern with S3 enemies yet? Here's a hint: they're all EXTREME PAIN.
These things aren't a huge issue if you have physical mitigation. If you don't... well...
Of course. What else should I have expected... GREAT FUCKING START ...Yeah...
Okay, I have no interest in hating frogs, let's run! ...Ugh, fine. I do not have the resources to get out of this unscathed, so I just decide to run away.By the way, please consider that I haven't even gotten to the main part of the floor yet.
You push the plants out of the way and dig a bit, uncovering a chipped axe.
No wonder these guys died down here.
It's a bit hard to see here due to the fog, but in the distance is a Blood Ant--essentially an FOE version of a Killer Ant, with higher (but not by much) HP. They have a simple movement pattern: they patrol a linear path, and if they spot you, all FOEs in the room will aggro on you, and then chase you.
ENOUGH WITH THE ANTS! ...Oh. ...That's the first time I've heard her shout...
Honey Ant
| HP: 220 | STR: 25 | TEC: 22 | VIT: 22 | AGI: 24 | LUC: 20 |
Damage Vulnerabilities:
| 100% | 75% | 100% |
| 50% | 125% | 100% |
Disable Vulnerabilities:
| 50% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | ||||
| 100% | 100% | 100% |
- Nectar Salve: Restores one enemy's HP, for around 187 to 197 HP. Fast.
- Nectar Salve: Restores one enemy's HP, for around 187 to 197 HP. Has a 120% speed modifier.
- Honey Ants will not use Nectar Salve until an enemy has been damaged.
- Honey Ants will always heal the enemy with the lowest HP.
- Honey Ants are slightly more likely to use Nectar Salve when an enemy is at 50% or less.
- If any enemy is at 99% HP or less, 39% chance to use Nectar Salve on the enemy with the lowest HP.
- If any enemy is at 50% HP or less, 49% chance to use Nectar Salve on the enemy with the lowest HP.
- Else, Attack.
- Nectar Salve: Restores one party member's HP. Slightly slow.
- Nectar Salve: Restores one party member's HP. Has an 80% speed modifier at all levels.
Drops:
- Normal: Iron Exoskeleton. 35% chance. Sells for 107 en.
- Fancy Coat (+26 DEF, +10 HP): Made from 1 Iron Exoskeleton. Costs 1790 en.
Scale Helm (+18 DEF): Made from 3 Iron Exoskeletons. Costs 1530 en.- Fluted Armor (+39 DEF, +10 HP): Made from 5 Iron Exoskeletons (Honey Ant normal) and 3 Bone Shards (Guardian Ant normal). Costs 3070 en.
- Rare: Honey Crystal. 20% chance. Sells for 146 en.
- Medica III (Restores 200 HP to one party member): Made from 8 Honey Crystals. Costs 500 en.
- Gum Glove (+15 DEF): Made from 1 Honey Crystal (Honey Ant rare) and 2 Elastic Skins (Madworm normal). Costs 1280 en.
- Shamshir (+71 ATK): Made from 3 Honey Crystals (Honey Ant rare) and 3 Steel Chitins (Killer Ant normal). Costs 4500 en.
- Very Rare: Amber Lump. 5% chance. Sells for 150 en.
Nectar (Revives one dead party member at 20 HP): Made from 1 Amber Lump. Costs 300 en.
Thought Guardian Ants were plenty capable of prolonging battles? Say hello to Honey Ants, which make that even worse.Also, you need to farm 8 of a 20% drop to make Medica IIIs. Have fun!!
These ones have a real annoying tendency to be in the back row. Hope you have ranged attackers!
No.
Go to sleep.
Night-night, Froggy.
...Phew. That went pleasantly well, for a change. I've not felt this relieved since... Well, since that camping trial ended.
I am about to SCREAM. A-as much as I want to, too, maybe we should wait until we're back in town... Not often you see Flirtia there being the reasonable one. Servitor Ants are FOE versions of Guardian Ants, and patrol an area by taking two steps at a time. Same aggro rules as Blood Ants.
Woo. A door that won't be relevant for a while.
... ants
give me a break.god this encounter is mean.
There are no brakes. Sorry.
...She says, as she gets out of it unscathed.
I need good encounter-clearing skills now more than ever.
WHY ARE ALL THESE MEAN ENCOUNTERS ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE STRATUM
Fuck's sake.
I said I'd do it, and I did it.
Still working towards Taboo Rondo.
Ladette's still rounding out her attack skills.
That was so not worth the time it took to get here.
Shred Whip (+78 ATK) is made from 1 Bloodbear Claw (Redclaw normal) and 3 Gum Throats (Treefrog normal). Costs 5210 en. Gum Glove (+15 DEF) is made from 1 Honey Crystal (Honey Ant rare) and 2 Elastic Skins (Madworm normal). Costs 1280 en. Moccasins (+12 DEF, +3 TEC) are made from 1 Gum Throat (Treefrog normal). Costs 1020 en. Tangler: Head/Arm/Leg (50% base chance to bind the head/arms/legs of all enemies; 80% speed modifier) is made from 1 Ice Sweat (Treefrog/Hexfrog/King Frog conditional). Costs 400 en. Real strong wizard shoes there.
Secret passage here.
Eh.
Nope. This hole doesn't even go anywhere useful.
B11F A6 Mine Point
- Sea Pyroxene. 25.5% chance. Sells for 200 en.
- Gem Staff (+59 ATK, +20 TP, +3 TEC): Made from 1 Sea Pyroxene. Costs 2900 en.
- Deposit Piece. 59.5% chance. Sells for 220 en.
Long Spear (+77 ATK): Made from 2 Deposit Pieces. Costs 4930 en.- Great Axe (+95 ATK): Made from 1 Deposit Piece (3rd Stratum Mine 2) and 5 Bone Shards (Guardian Ant normal). Costs 7510 en.
- Corundum. 15% chance. Sells for 850 en.
- Blue Ring (+10 DEF, +30% ice resistance): Made from 1 Corundum. Costs 1000 en.
- Ambush Chance: 10%
I dunno if you can tell but I'm fucking sick of ants
Again, really not worth the trip. I don't even remember what this thing has in it, but it's a Silver Grimoire, so it at least has a few slots on it. Silvers are some of the better foundations you can use to create worthwhile Grimoire Stones. All of these are handy, regardless of the skills they have solely because of the slot counts.
Gem Staff (+59 ATK, +20 TP, +3 TEC) is made from 1 Sea Pyroxene (3rd Stratum Mine 1). Costs 2900 en. Godhunter (+79 ATK) is made from 1 Steel Chitin (Killer Ant normal). Costs 5360 en. Fancy Coat (+26 DEF, +10 HP) is made from 1 Iron Exoskeleton (Honey Ant normal). Costs 1790 en. I ended up using Gem Staff for a really long time. It's a pretty good staff.
Wow! It's nothing!
If you are done mapping the other floor as well, then return to the Radha and show them the results. If not, then move along to the next floor, and complete the second half of your task. ...I'm not done with this floor yet, though.
Oh thank god a useful shortcut.
Why no, I have not had to constantly go back to town because party members keep getting killed by encounters, why do you ask? Shamshir (+71 ATK) is made from 3 Honey Crystals (Honey Ant rare) and 3 Steel Chitin (Killer Ant normal). Costs 4500 en.
Not going down that.
B11F D4 Mine Point
- Sea Pyroxene. 25.5% chance. Sells for 200 en.
- Gem Staff (+59 ATK, +20 TP, +3 TEC): Made from 1 Sea Pyroxene. Costs 2900 en.
- Deposit Piece. 59.5% chance. Sells for 220 en.
- Long Spear (+77 ATK): Made from 2 Deposit Pieces. Costs 4930 en.
- Great Axe (+95 ATK): Made from 1 Deposit Piece (3rd Stratum Mine 2) and 5 Bone Shards (Guardian Ant normal). Costs 7510 en.
- Corundum. 15% chance. Sells for 850 en.
- Blue Ring (+10 DEF, +30% ice resistance): Made from 1 Corundum. Costs 1000 en.
- Ambush Chance: 3%
Every door here leads to a pit, by the way.
The ants are so preoccupied with their work that they have not yet noticed your party. If you wish, you can attack the ants and plunder their harvest. Kill the ants. ...I'm glad we're on the same page. I don't think the rest of us are gonna argue! Um--
...Mm.
Well, I worked off a lot of stress. Same. Finally, some luck.
After eliminating the ants, you have a look at the harvest they were carrying. It seems to be building materials for their nest, as well as some food. You stow them in your packs before resuming your investigation of the forest Labyrinth.
Okay.
You take a moment to dig the sword out of the dirt.
You believe you have found the lost belongings of the three fallen adventurers. I can't wait to be rid of these things. Why? Just having them in our pack feels...depressing.
It seems your guild's become quite the celebrities here. We're...technically done with the floor now, so the town NPCs have new dialogue.
T'forest's just full o'mysteries... Why y't'ink you can find different t'ings and monsters, all in one place? Beats me! I'm just here for the fun of cutting monsters.
If you have some time, I know they'd be grateful if you could take care of some of them. Good thing we already do that.
Leggy dark hunter: Hi! Are you doing your best to fight monsters? Having a new Stratum to explore is so exciting! That's...one way to put it. Are you finding new things? I know I am... Hm hm hm. Now, you know our little arrangement, right? I'm pretty hungry!
...Some pasta does sound nice right about now. 'Ey, Valerie, six orders'a pasta here. But pasta isn't my-- Ohhh.. Mmmmm, these thick noodles go so well with this sauce... Hm hm hm. As thanks for the pasta... Information on Sleepy Eyeball! Ta-dah! You can get that item when you put a Madworm to sleep. I let my alchemist have it. After all... You know what I'm getting at, don't you? Hm hm hm... Now, then. Maybe I'll have another plate. Though I've got to watch my figure... Whee, I already got that. Some Honey Ant Sherbet for dessert-- None for me. ...You should really talk to Thierry about this ant thing... Ugh, that name. It's like it's got ants inside or something. Oh, thank the gods, someone gets it. This is just the honey, right? There aren't any ants in this? Well, it tastes good, anyway. Mmmm... That was nice. In return, I'll tell you something special. Ta-dah! Iced Sweat! You can get it if you defeat a Treefrog by freezing it. Isn't that amazing? ...Uhhhh... ...Oh, what's with that face? This is useful information! Boy taking notes: If it isn't Tenebris. Do you have business with me? You do, don't you? Supposin' we do, what've you got t' share? New monsters have been discovered on the 3rd Stratum... I can't help but be excited by this. I haven't felt this excited since I was a child... What? In any case, the new swarms of ants have distinct roles within their colony. The Killer Ant attacks intruders with its sharp jaws. Plus, it's been confirmed that they take formations that increase their attack power. The Honey Ant, on the other hand, will use their Nectar Salve to heal its partners in battle. They are not much alone, but in groups, you will have to prepare for a lengthy fight... In a sense, the ants form guilds to cover their strengths and weaknesses, just as you adventurers do. And so ends my lecture. Woulda been real useful before we went explorin'. Friendly landsknecht: Hey, Tenebris. You know the mixer who drinks here? We've talked to him a few times. Does that count as "knowing" him? He really knows a lot! You can learn a lot just listening to him. For example, you need Honey Crystal to make a powerful Medica, and you need Lapis Strawberry for a TP potion. We definitely need to collect more Lapis Strawberry. I hear the shop is constantly running out of that potion. I can guarantee you that we'll be buying out the entire stock once we find where to get those strawberries. Oh, yeah. And Fossil Nest can be turned into something really good, it seems. He didn't tell me what, though. He said it'd be better if I found out for myself. Heheh! He sure knows how to get an adventurer pumped up for adventuring! Still, I wonder what it makes? What the heck do you do with a fossilized bug nest...? Angry-looking alchemist: Fighting today, fighting tomorrow, fighting just for the sake of fighting... Yep, that's a pretty decent summation of what I do. What's that got to do with anything? Our leader's into Treefrogs right now... We walk around and around the forest until we run into them. I can't tell you how many times our front line's fallen to those Redclaws' Charge and Bloody Claws... Oh, it was hell when our entire front line had their arms and legs bound by the Madworm's Cling... And yet, I'm sure our leader's going to make us go look for Treefrogs again today, too... Our deepest sympathies... Man eating with gusto: Phew... This is horrible! I heard there was a lumberjack's wonderland of top-quality lumber trees on the 3rd Stratum. And now that Cernunnos is gone, it's the perfect time to make some money! Or so I thought... Then came the ants. They go around gnawing on all the trees with their powerful jaws, ruining any that they don't take for themselves. They're probably making a nest somewhere nearby. I wonder if there's a way to thin their numbers. If their population keeps growing, that timber's in danger. And so is my wallet! Please, gods, don't let that be true... It's true. It has to be true. That'd be precisely our luck, wouldn't it? ...It's true, but you shouldn't say it...
You fuckin' bet we're having problems.
But, things have changed a lot since I was out on the front lines. You kids have to lead the way now. Good luck.
Sure. Fat lot of good that'll do us, though.
Quest tiiiiiiiiime~Yes, I know this update's getting long.
Love, cast in silver:
Decided to take the request, have you? Good, I've been hoping someone would. The client wants to make a ring using Corundum. A marriage proposal with a hand-made ring... That's so romantic. ...That's a good idea, yeah. Hey, Siggy, do you have a notepad? I gotta make a note to myself. Um, uh, um... S-sorry, no. Aw. But before he can do that, he needs your help. I heard you can mine it at the 3rd Stratum. Good luck. That's an excellent job for the Byeahs.Official business I:
Decided to take the request, have you? Good, I've been hoping someone would. It must be a real emergency if the Hall is sending out alerts for all adventurers. You'll need to get the details from the Hall's soldier on B10F. I've heard there's a man-eating monster that's attacking and eating anything it sees... Be careful, everyone. Anything has to be better than the ants. Lost item: Decided to take the request, have you? Good, I've been hoping someone would. Somebody found a boot and brought it here, thinking it was an adventurer's. Nobody's claimed it so far, though. I posted a few fliers, but no one has come forward. I want you to ask around. Here it is. How does somebody lose a boot? Maybe it belongs to a rookie adventurer... One who can't tie his laces properly?
Hi, hello, who-- Oh, who are you...? Yeah, that.
This boot likely belongs to a high-level survivalist who has made it to the 3rd Stratum. A small man...chestnut brown hair... In a party made up of mainly other survivalists specializing in gathering. He is in no hurry to find this boot, but it's not something he can afford to lose forever, either. Let's see... If you were going to look for him, I would recommend B11F, in the northeast mining spot.
That was strange. Does he know the owner of this boot? Well, we don't have any other clues to go on, so why don't you take a look at the northeast mining spot on B11F? Good luck.
To close out the update, here are some items. Tabar (+84 ATK) is made from 5 Steel Chitins (Killer Ant normal). Costs 5870 en.
Flute (+60 TP; Troubadour only) is made from 1 Sea Branch (3rd Stratum Chop 2). Costs 1500 en. Stonard (Increases one party member's defense by 30% for 6 turns) is made from 1 Crinoid Leaf (3rd Stratum Take 1). Costs 400 en. Yup.Next time: we bring a boot back to some idiots. Then we go through B12F.
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