Explore Etrian Odyssey B9F and B10F

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Stepping into B9F opens up a couple of new quests as well as a mission telling you of a powerful monster on the 10th floor, the next boss. Visil talks to you again; he mentions that only two explorers have ever reached that far into the Labyrinth...guess who!! Now, back to exploring the floor.

You're already on B9F, but this floor is actually intertwined with B8F. You'll be bouncing between these 2 floors a lot. Head North and then West to find a small clearing with a bunch of poison tiles. Ignore the door to the West for now and head South to find another door. Head through the door and go East then South to find a "Mine" Item Point. Go back to the door and head West then over some poison tiles to find a chest containing a Magnet. Head back East then South and go through the Door to the West to find another "Mine" Item Point.

Now, return to that first door we ignored that was surrounded by poison tiles. If you head South from the door, you will find an Assassin FOE and a deadend. You can fight it if you want or just ignore that path completely. Heading either West or North then West from the door will lead to the same area. Continue West and then South. Heading further South takes you to a deadend, so take a West at the junction. You'll be in a big clearing with several more poison squares. Head to the SW of this clearing and go South, then East, then South again. You'll be in a hallway with 2 White Crystals. Take the Eastern door first to find 3 treasure chests. Inside you'll find a Theriaca B, 900en, and a Broadaxe. Now, enter the Western Crystal room at your own risk. You'll find an Armoth FOE inside, which shouldn't be too bad. However, a Moa will appear and join the battle after a few turns. Then, a few turns later, another Moa will join the battle! You're now done exploring this part of B9F, so head back to town in order to return to the Wyvern's lair once again.

Back to B8F

You're back at the Wyvern's lair again, and this time you want to go to the SE square of the lair. Face East and you'll find a Warp Point leading to a set of stairs down to B9F again.

Back to B9F

Head North from the stairs. The path to the East is a deadend. Head all the way West over a 2x2 square of poison tiles and then South to find a chest containing a Medica III. Head back to the clearing with the poison tiles and head to the SE of the area. Take the path South then East. The path to the North here is a deadend. Take a lengthy path South until you reach the wall. Go East a couple of squares and then head all the way North to find stairs that lead back up to B8F.

Back to B8F

New Monster: Armoth(FOE)

Head South and West until you reach a clearing with 3 treasure chests. Inside you'll find a Stonard, 500en, and an Iron Plate. If you head North and East from here, you will encounter your first Armoth FOE. This guy has high DEF and can charge up his strength to perform a Bullrush, dealing your party about 80 damage each. The SE part of this area is a deadend. You can head back to town and return to the stairs or just walk back. Remember, you should always head back to down if you're running low on TP/HP. It's worth it to take the extra time to run to town and back since some extra EXP never hurts, and it keeps you from being frustrated by losing your data from a game over. Moving on...

Back to B9F

Head back to the initial clearing with the 2x2 square of poison tiles. This time, head to the SW of this clearing. There is a path to the West that leads to a deadend. Take the path South instead and head to the SW part of the room over several poison tiles to reach a chest containing an Oak Jacket. Now, head to the SE part to find a path leading South. As you head South, a FOE will spawn in the deadend to the North and chase you South. It's just a Moa though, so you should be able to take it. Head South to the wall and head West and North to reach a set of stairs back up to B8F. There are 2 Cutter FOEs here, which should also be easy for you to take on.

Back to B8F

You'll be in a small clearing with a few poison tiles. Head to the NW of the clearing. Remember the crack you found earlier? You can find a Warp Point through this wall now. You can hit the Spring or even head back to town before continuing on now. The stairs back to B9F are in the SW corner of that clearing.

Back to B9F

Head South, then West, North, West, North, and then West. From here, take the path South to the wall. The 2 squares to the East are a deadend, so head West into a small clearing. There is a path North in the NE, but that's just another deadend. The NW of the clearing contains a treasure chest with a Nectar behind a few poison tiles. Take the exit from the SW of the clearing West. Heading all the way West leads to a deadend, so take the first path to the North. The path leads back up to B8F for the last time.

Back to B8F

Heading all the way East takes you to a deadend, so take the path North. There are some FOEs scattered around here. They are just Assassin FOEs, so you should be fine with taking them out. Heading West at the junction leads to a deadend; however, you will notice a crack that will be useful later. Back at the junction, heading North leads to another deadend, so head to the East then North. While you're heading North, check the walls to the East to find a Warp Point leading back to the Spring. Head towards the NW corner of the map. The paths around here lead to many deadends. From the NW corner of A1, head South. Check the wall to the East 2 squares from the Southern wall to find a Warp Point. Continue South and East to find the final set of stairs to B9F.