PrinceWatercress plays Demon's Crest - Part 4 of 14

We've been to Area III before, but this time, we'll be doing even more! As for the Flame Lord, you'll be in for a battle about as difficult as the one with Belth if you're not careful.

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Overworld Map (by Will Mallia)

Area III: Thorn Grove

Map (by Will Mallia)

Since we've went here before for the urn, this area should be a little familiar at this point.

Area III: Riverbank

Map (by Will Mallia)

There are platforms in and above the water to take you to the other side. The sides of these spinning platforms spit projectiles, however, so you'll have to be on the lookout for that. There are mermen here, but if you jump up to near the top of the area, you won't have to deal with them. You'll just have to deal with the one-eyed bat enemies that drop down out of the trees.

Area III: Burning Forest

Map (by Will Mallia)

When you enter this area, a bunch of fire-based creatures show up and burn the area. Watch out for the fireballs that fall from above (look for the plumes of fire that shoot out beforehand), and watch the ground for dirt being shifted around so you can tell where the roots are and destroy them from a distance.

The armored ghosts will lose their armor if you hit them with Buster; however, they will move faster if you do that.

Near the end, there are blocks you can break with Buster. Break them and headbutt the closed-off opening so you can enter it and get the Skull talisman, which makes enemies more likely to drop health pick-ups after being killed if you equip it. Talismans will appear in the third slot in the upper-right corner when equipped.

At the end, you'll meet the Flame Lord. Equip the Buster and wail away at it as it stands there and shoots flame birds upwards that will turn into fireballs and drop down. When it turns into a dog form, back away and be ready to fire at it again.

After enough damage, you'll enter the second phase of the battle where you face a flying skull. When it moves around back and forth in mid-air, it will drop fireballs every so often. Avoid those and shoot the Flame Lord from a distance. Be ready to keep away from the Flame Lord when it dives at you. Above all else, come with plenty of Ginseng potions and be ready to use one when you're down to two hit points left.

Defeating the Flame Lord will give you the Tornado ability for the Fire Crest. The Tornado ability allows you to shoot tornadoes with Y that you can then stand on like platforms to reach other areas. As cool as this is, there will be other abilities that will quickly make it obsolete.