Highly Evolved
Yes. Success.
This segment 4 I'm much more satisfied with than my other practice segment 4s. It was longer. Here are the time stats.
Previous timed practice segment: 41:59. Total Time: 2:38.11
Current timed pactice segment: 47:59. Total Time: 2:37.00
Here's the difference. In my previous run, I could not get to Lv. 20. I am at this point. This segment allowed me to get to Lv. 19 in the Tower of Garuna. I made it out with one fighter at 5 HP. I was about 4000 from Lv. 20, so about 1/3-1/4 of the way into Lv. 19. Once you hit Lv. 16, fighters get insane strength boosts, 6-12. I was lucky with two of them and got mostly 9+. I can now two hit kill the worst enemy, the Garuda. Sky Dragons are still an issue, but encounter rate is thankfully smaller. At higher levels, the metal slimes themselves are the hardest hitter with their numbers and blaze.
So I got out of the tower with 8 MP and returned to Portoga. Healed, bought a wing. Got the ship. Used the wing to Dhama, sailed to Jipang. One step in Jipang and then on to the cave. Met about 1300 exp worth of enemies and took on Orochi. One crit from a fighter. Orochi used no breath. Orochi down in one turn. Did NOT level up. Didn't have exp. chart memorized but knew fighter hit 20 at 45xxx. Current fighters at 45xxx. Not sure what to do after using Outside, I walk back in the cave. Two Lave Bashers gave me about 240 and the level up. Outside, Return to Dhama and I end the segment.
While it took me six minutes longer, I have the ship and the Orochi sword, and don't have to level up to 20 to get my sage as I did in the other timed practice segment 5. My time for segment 5 was 38:03. Cutting out the beginning of the segment puts sub 30 in the picture. Add in the better route that Red_Scarlett suggested, and I should be way ahead at the end of this segment.
Segment 5 consists of getting the final key, dropping off the merchant, getting the final key, and ultimately killing the boss troll. My route will be to change fighter to sage, warp to Aliahan, travel to Lancel, buy two Cloaks of Evasion, and Invisibility Herb, warp to Portoga, go to Eginbear, get Vase, go to Aliahan, drop off one fighter, pick up Merchant, go to shoals, get key, warp to Portoga, drop off Merchant, go to shrine to Samanao, go to Samanao, warp to Aliahan, pick up Fighter, warp to Lancel, go to Tedanki, get lamp, orb, and hopefully Zombie Slasher if I can afford it. If not, keep chain sickle on her until Zecrogond and give her Orochi Sword once I get Thunder Sword. Go to Samanao, cave, Mirror of Ra, kill Boss Troll.
Lot to do, but I think thirty minutes isn't out of the question.
This segment 4 I'm much more satisfied with than my other practice segment 4s. It was longer. Here are the time stats.
Previous timed practice segment: 41:59. Total Time: 2:38.11
Current timed pactice segment: 47:59. Total Time: 2:37.00
Here's the difference. In my previous run, I could not get to Lv. 20. I am at this point. This segment allowed me to get to Lv. 19 in the Tower of Garuna. I made it out with one fighter at 5 HP. I was about 4000 from Lv. 20, so about 1/3-1/4 of the way into Lv. 19. Once you hit Lv. 16, fighters get insane strength boosts, 6-12. I was lucky with two of them and got mostly 9+. I can now two hit kill the worst enemy, the Garuda. Sky Dragons are still an issue, but encounter rate is thankfully smaller. At higher levels, the metal slimes themselves are the hardest hitter with their numbers and blaze.
So I got out of the tower with 8 MP and returned to Portoga. Healed, bought a wing. Got the ship. Used the wing to Dhama, sailed to Jipang. One step in Jipang and then on to the cave. Met about 1300 exp worth of enemies and took on Orochi. One crit from a fighter. Orochi used no breath. Orochi down in one turn. Did NOT level up. Didn't have exp. chart memorized but knew fighter hit 20 at 45xxx. Current fighters at 45xxx. Not sure what to do after using Outside, I walk back in the cave. Two Lave Bashers gave me about 240 and the level up. Outside, Return to Dhama and I end the segment.
While it took me six minutes longer, I have the ship and the Orochi sword, and don't have to level up to 20 to get my sage as I did in the other timed practice segment 5. My time for segment 5 was 38:03. Cutting out the beginning of the segment puts sub 30 in the picture. Add in the better route that Red_Scarlett suggested, and I should be way ahead at the end of this segment.
Segment 5 consists of getting the final key, dropping off the merchant, getting the final key, and ultimately killing the boss troll. My route will be to change fighter to sage, warp to Aliahan, travel to Lancel, buy two Cloaks of Evasion, and Invisibility Herb, warp to Portoga, go to Eginbear, get Vase, go to Aliahan, drop off one fighter, pick up Merchant, go to shoals, get key, warp to Portoga, drop off Merchant, go to shrine to Samanao, go to Samanao, warp to Aliahan, pick up Fighter, warp to Lancel, go to Tedanki, get lamp, orb, and hopefully Zombie Slasher if I can afford it. If not, keep chain sickle on her until Zecrogond and give her Orochi Sword once I get Thunder Sword. Go to Samanao, cave, Mirror of Ra, kill Boss Troll.
Lot to do, but I think thirty minutes isn't out of the question.