A comprehensive walkthrough for Nine Sols' Factory and Underground areas, detailing navigation, enemy encounters, treasure locations, and the Celestial Spectre Shangui boss fight.
Walkthrough
- 1From the Pavilion, head west to the "Cortex Center." Use your charge attack on the guard to proceed.
- 2After a scene in a control room, find a Root Node and proceed left to a gate. Hack the node to open the gate and head up, using ropes and grapple points. Collect a Treasure Chest on the right side at the top.
- 3Head left and down. Break a rock to access a middle area. Defeat a rock monster and hack ropes to reach a chest on the right.
- 4Continue down, using grapple points. At the bottom, drop a rope for a shortcut, then drop past a grapple point to find a chest containing the Kunlun Immortal Portrait.
- 5Enter the "Factory (Great hall)" to the left. Navigate through areas with flame trap floors and new enemies like the Flying Blade.
- 6In a "CRAZY ROOM" with a giant laser, wait for it to end, then quickly go south. Kill the archer, go left, and hit the machine to gain protection from the laser. Kill the swordsman first.
- 7Collect a Treasure Chest in the lower left, then return. On the next cycle, head to the upper left, kill the archer, and find a Root Node.
- 8From the Root Node, hack a chest for a Standard Component. Navigate another laser room by hitting the green device and collect a Treasure Chest. Drop down to the "Factory (Underground)".
- 9Open the immediate Treasure Chest for the Swift Descent Jade. Head right to exit back to the Factory, then left to unlock a shortcut.
- 10Return to the underground and go left. Choose the right path down to find the "Red Tiger Elite" mini-boss. Defeat him for a Standard Component and hack the console.
- 11Head right, then down. Go to the very bottom, dash to a Shield Guardian, and break it to unlock half of a hidden treasure.
- 12Go back up to the middle level and left. Use ropes to go left, ignoring the elevator for now. Go left to a Root Node.
- 13Use the Root Node to be transported back to your mentor, who grants you the mid-air dash ability.
- 14Use the mid-air dash to navigate the obstacle course.
- 15Head back to where the broken machine was (right and up) and air dash to get the Abandoned Mines Chip.
- 16Continue right, staying on the upper path to find the Evacuation Notice for Miners.
- 17Note the "Abandoned Mines" area to the right but do not enter yet. Go back and southeast to a peculiar room where you can "hide inside a container" to reach the "Apeman Facility (Depths)".
- 18Navigate through the cave area in the "Apeman Facility (Depths)" and open a chest for money and the Fusang Amulet.
- 19Continue right, navigate a spike pit using air dash, hack a rope, and go down. Note the gap to the left but do not go there yet. Head right to a Root Node.
- 20From the Root Node, go up the left rope and dash left between spikes to find the Celestial Spectre Shangui boss.
BOSS FIGHT: CELESTIAL SPECTER: SHANGUI
- Shangui is an "Elite Elite Ninja Boss" similar to Shuigui but tougher with more damage resistance.
- He replaces mines with a larger, circular shock mine.
- His moves include disappearing and leaving a bomb, a two-hit slashing attack, and a crimson leaping attack from above.
- He may also just stand still after disappearing.
- Be ready to jump away from bombs or attack when he stands still.
- Rush behind him after his crimson leaping attack for free hits.
- There is Azure Sand on the left of the area; use arrow shots to the right of it to break the urn when needed.
Tips
- Use charge attacks on guards with shields.
- Wait out laser attacks in the "CRAZY ROOM" if you have enough health, or quickly hit the protective machine after the laser stops.
- The mid-air dash is a game-changer for navigation and combat.
- Remember the "Abandoned Mines" area for later exploration.
- When fighting Shangui, use the Azure Sand strategically by shooting the urn to the right of it.
- Kunlun Immortal Portrait
- Standard Component (from Red Tiger Elite)
- Standard Component (from Celestial Spectre Shangui)
- Swift Descent Jade
- Abandoned Mines Chip
- Evacuation Notice for Miners
- Money
- Fusang Amulet
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