In this entry, we head to the Pure Land to revive the Mana Sword.
If you approach the Mana Fortress and stay in one spot when Flammie ascends near it, you'll enter the Mana Fortress. Unfortunately, you won't be able to do anything here due to the barrier, so you'll be bounced off it and back onto Flammie.
It is now that you'll need to find a huge mountain with a light blue and light green center. This is the Pure Land. Had you tried to go here earlier in the game, the game wouldn't let you, but now, you can go here.
Pure Land
The Needlions are palette swaps of the Pebblers. They can cast Earth Slide and Defender and can also petrify you with their physical attacks, so be careful. The Griffin hands can grab at you, but thankfully, they cannot cast magic. They can drop Griffin Helms, which only Randi can equipped, but it's a rare drop for the most powerful helmet he can get.
The Mushglooms are palette swaps of the Mushbooms and can cast Wall on themselves. The Ice Thugs are palette swaps of the Water Thugs and can cast Acid Storm and Curew Water. The Ice Thugs can drop Dragon Rings, which are marginally better than the Gauntlet but also increase your Strength a little bit.
You'll eventually find a cave where you'll fight the Dragon Worm. Much like the worm from where you looked for Flammie, you'll want to zap this boss with Slyphid's music. Don't forget to cast Lucid Barrier on your party and give Moon Energy to whoever needs it, and keep the Moogle Belt and Midge Mallet ready in case anyone gets Moogled or shrunken, respectively. The Dragon Worm can also cast Earth Slide, Balloon Ring and Petrify Gaze.
By beating the Dragon Worm, you'll get the Axe's Orb. The Gigas Axe increases Strength by five points.
If you see a staircase leading to an archway, you can save your progress there. Of course, if you do, you'll have to go to the area to the side to continue on.
You'll soon be fighting the Snow Dragon. This boss can cast Freeze, Breath Wing and Balloon Wing. Use Salamando to do a lot of damage to this boss. If you need to use physical attack, aim for the lower part of its body (the tail is considered the hitbox). Sometimes the Snow Dragon will disappear for a while. If this happens, you'll have to wait for the Snow Dragon to come back. Beating the Snow Dragon will give you a Bow's Orb. The Doom Bow raises the chance of critical hits.
The Eggplant Man can cast Lucid Barrier on themselves and can spawn Needlions. If you can smash them before they cast Lucid Barrier, you may be able to destroy them in one hit if you're strong enough.
The Ghosts are stronger palette swaps of the Specter and can cast a stronger version of Freeze.
The next boss on the hit parade is the Axe Beak, which fights like the Spring Beak from the Upper Land. This boss can cast Sleep Gas, Sonic Pulse and Fireball. Hit this thing with magic more often much like you did with the Spring Beak, and use Freeze if you want to deal the most damage. Beating the Axe Beak gives you a Javelin's Orb. The Dragon Dart is effective against dragon-type enemies.
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