In this entry, we finally neutralize the poison at Crater Lake, but we'll have to take on another lieutenant of Bio-Haz if we want to get out of this alive.
Once you enter the forest West of Hothot Village with the password, Sam will automatically recite the password, and you'll be able to go in.
In order to make progress through this forest, you'll have to walk up to baby birds and talk to them. You'll also have to go through the maze in a specific way, and if you go the wrong way, you'll be blocked by one of the Tree Brothers, who will force you onto the right path.
Flash blinds enemies temporarily when used in battle. It costs 5 MP to use.
The first bird you need to interact with will be east of the chest with the Foil Sword. Be sure to equip the Foil Sword if you need it, then talk to the bird and its mother will carry you off to another point in the maze. From there, head north. The Stamp is a worthless item that can be sold for only 75 Gold. From the Stamp, head west past two intersection and go north on the third. You'll find a Med 3-10 scroll. Med 3 restores 180 HP. Save this for bosses.
From the Med 3 chest, head west and talk to the baby bird to be carried elsewhere. When you get dropped off, don't talk to the baby bird next to you; instead, head east until you find a chest that gives you Regain 2, which recovers 80 MP. From there, go north, then west. You'll find another baby bird, but before you talk to it, go further west to get Repel out of a chest. Repel can be used to decrease the chance of a random enemy encounter in dungeons and in the overworld for a short time, but I personally do not use it much. It costs 10 MP to use.
When you get carried off one more time, head west to get an Ultrahot Flower. From here, head back to Nutmeg Village to the northwest. As it turns out, I forgot a monster near here: Garican. It is weak against Freeze magic and can cast Poison and Sleep. It gives 62 Experience and 182 Gold when defeated, and has a chance of dropping a Chrome Helmet. If one gets dropped, equip it; it will last you for a good while.
Back at Nutmeg Village, go back to Truffle. She will give you the Neutralizer, then tell you to head to Crater Lake. Pappu will try to join you, but he will sprain his ankle after having exercised too much, and you will have to take his place in getting the Neutralizer to the lake. Leave the village and head to the north to Crater Lake.
You'll have the option of nibbling the Ultrahot Flower to double your speed, and you will barely be able to make it. If you eat the flower outright, you'll double your speed twice over, but your HP will be reduced. You only have 12 seconds to get to Crater Lake before getting caught up in the poisonous fog, and thankfully, the game gives you as many tries as you need to get there so you can memorize where the rocks are so you don't run into them and get stunned for a few seconds, which causes you to lose time.
When you get to the lake, Sam will throw the Neutralizer into the lake. A man named Darts, who is a minion of Bio-Haz, will show up and confront you for interrupting his work before deciding to finish you outright. Darts has 850 HP and is weak against Freeze magic, so mix that up with your physical attacks. Be sure to cast Power so you can increase the strength of your physical attacks, too. He can also cast Poison 2, which does even more damage than regular Poison, and he can use Heal 1 when his HP gets low. Darts will give 800 Experience and 2000 Gold when defeated.
When Darts is defeated, he will threaten to throw his own poison into the lake, but Truffle will show up just in time and kill him with the Neutralizer. You'll then get the Power Water for future use against Bio-Haz, then you'll be able to head back to Nutmeg Village.
Back at Nutmeg Village, talk to Pappu. He will thank you, then allow you to take what is in the nearby chest, which is the Escape spell. At the cost of just 1 MP, you can escape a dungeon without having to go back out the long way. Leave the village, then head back to Hothot Village. Their ultrahot will now have subsided, and you can access the stores again. At the armory, get the Copper Armor and equip it. At the magic shop, you can get the Drain Spell, which lowers the enemy's attack power during battle and can be useful against bosses.
When you talk to the man at the bridge, you'll be able to head to Spaghetti, but once you do, you won't be able to come back. Truffle will bid you farewell as she researches the Power Water further, then tells you to find her sister Citrus, who is the strongest of the five princesses, and help her out. She will also give you her brooch, which fits nicely in Calorie's collar. You'll then enter the land of Spaghetti.
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