Part 18: Bungle in the... desert.

That's it! enough already!

Chapter 16: Bungle in the... desert.


Oh, so?
Whatever. We'll just build another one!
More importantly, we've learned the whereabouts of King Tycoon!
What!?
He was seen in Karnak. From there, he moved on to the Desert of Shifting Sands.
Shifting Sands, you say?
It's the desert to the west of here, where the sand flows like water...
...Thus the name. It's impossible for people to enter. They say that past the desert is the Town of Ruin, but no one can actually get there to see.
If no one can enter, how did the king manage to do it?
Witnesses claimed to see him floating in midair.
Floating...!?
Come on, it's not like we're getting any closer to that desert by sitting around here.
Doesn't matter how close we get TO the desert if we don't know how to get IN!

How, Galuf, how bad can it be?


That bad, huh?

As expected, it's hopeless...
Wait!


I dread these updates with a lot of Cid and Mid.

It's a little risky, but you guys are all about danger, right?
How it works is, we use this bell to call the sandworm...
...Then you guys thrash it...
...And there's your bridge!
Not the most sophisticated of methods...
You aren't the most sophisticated of a guy! I think it suits you fine!


Yup, just let me ready my best magic...


You know what? I'm going to use magic on it.

BOSS FIGHT: SANDWORM


The sand worm has an annoying gimmick: He pops out of holes at random.


Hit the wrong hole, and someone gets hit with a Demi. Sometimes, he switches holes after you've targeted him. I hate this asshole for that reason.


Of course, having Aqua Rake on hand makes this fight trivial.


Auqa Rake is not water elemental-it lacks an element at all. Instead, it deals simply inane amounts of damage to desert type enemies.


The worm spends a moment, check his pile of scripts, going through all the checks...


Then promptly dies, having taken 157% of his HP in a single spell.


Go me.

Cid, Mid, take care of the black chocobo for me while I'm gone, okay?
Good luck!
Take care!

Finally, the guys leave me alone.


The desert takes you along certain paths which lead you to your southern goal.


Whatever.


Sand Bear is eternal. Sand Bear is the truth in all our souls.


After the big desert, here is a smaller, relatively immobile desert.


Jachol and Gohn have some novel encounters, but I really don't care for the effort/reward ratio.


Anyway, here's Gohn, the Town of Ruin.

NEXT TIME:


Peek-a-boo! I see you!

BONUS:

NAME: Sand Bear
LEVEL: 24 EXP: 360
HP: 1000 GIL: 195
MP: 0 SPEED: 35
ATTACK: 36 MAGIC POWER: 0
ATT. MULT: 8 MAGIC MULT: 4
EVADE%: 0 MAGIC EVADE%: 10
DEFENSE: 10 MAGIC DEFENSE: 10
ELEMENTAL IMMUNITY: None
STATUS IMMUNITY: Mini
ELEMENTAL ABSORB: None
CAN'T EVADE: None
ELEMENTAL WEAKNESS: Water
CREATURE TYPE: Desert, Magic Beast
IMMUNITY: None
INITIAL STATUS: None
SPECIALTY: Right Arm
ENEMY SPECIALTY EFFECT
HP Leak
SPELLS:
CONTROL: Fight, Specialty
BLUE MAGIC: None
CATCH: Strong Fight
DROP (ALWAYS): Antidote STEAL (COMMON): Nothing
DROP (RARE): Nothing STEAL (RARE): Javelin
AI SCRIPT:
{Fight,Fight,Nothing}
{Fight,Fight,Specialty}

Ssssssssssssssssand bear.