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Interlude 3
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance

Interlude 3

Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance Interlude 3 walkthrough for Castle 1st Stratum and 2nd Stratum, including the Chernobog mini-boss fight.

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Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance Interlude 3 walkthrough for Castle 1st Stratum and 2nd Stratum, including the Chernobog mini-boss fight.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Activate and use the save point (a place to save your progress) in front of you.
  2. 2
    Go west to find a chest containing 2 Grimoires.
  3. 3
    Follow the path and defeat the Orabas (a type of demon).
  4. 4
    Continue until you reach a door, go through it, and then go all the way west for a chest with a Chakra Drop.
  5. 5
    Follow the path to some stairs, then go east past 3 Orabas.
  6. 6
    After going up more stairs, go west and jump across gaps for another chest.
  7. 7
    Go through the door and down a hall through another.
  8. 8
    In the third room, walls may appear close together on the map (minimap (the small circular map in the bottom-left corner of your screen)); use your eyes to navigate. Avoid the glowing circle when it is active, as it will blow you back. Wait for it to turn off before running past.
  9. 9
    You will find a Power NPC (non-player character). Go west to reach a large room.
  10. 10
    Climb up the slopes while avoiding wind walls, which will push you back down.
  11. 11
    Before going up, check the 4 chests in the lower area.
  12. 12
    In the north pit with 1 Nue (a type of demon), the chest contains Yurlungur's Essence.
  13. 13
    In the other area with 5 Nue, find 3 chests containing a Magic Mirror, a Light Gem, and 30000 Macca (in-game currency).
  14. 14
    Go up the slope, avoiding the wind walls. The wind walls blow for about 6 seconds and are off for about 12 seconds; wait for approximately 10 seconds after they turn on before proceeding.
  15. 15
    Jump over a gap and go through a door, then down stairs to find a save point halfway.
  16. 16
    Continue down and through the door to the next room.
  17. 17
    Move through the bottom floor of this room, reaching stairs, then continue to the next set of stairs to the north.
  18. 18
    On the top floor, jump across gaps to the north to reach a chest containing Cu Chulainn's Essence.
  19. 19
    Jump south to the door and another staircase.
  20. 20
    You will reach a room with a center pit and wind walls.
  21. 21
    In this pit are 2 chests containing an Amrita Shower and a Phys Dampener.
  22. 22
    Begin climbing. The wind fans last for about 8 seconds and are off for up to 15 seconds. They turn on in patterns; observe the pattern to time your movement. Be cautious as the wind has a greater reach than it appears.
  23. 23
    Once you reach the top, go through a door to proceed to the next Stratum.
  24. 24
    2nd Stratum: After a scene, activate the save point.
  25. 25
    Continue through this room to a door in the northwest. Follow the path until you need to go up stairs.
  26. 26
    Jump down to an area with 2 Nue to grab a chest with 2 Muscle Drinks. Go up the stairs and jump down to circle back.
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    Return to where you were before jumping down for the chest, then jump down to the southwest.
  28. 28
    On this path, go west, do not go up the stairs, follow the path south until you need to jump down again.
  29. 29
    Go up either staircase and jump down to go through the door to the east to get a chest with Moloch's Essence.
  30. 30
    Heal and prepare for a mini-boss fight. Make your way to the furthest stairs from where you jumped down to get the chest, jump across the gap, and you will see angel corpses.
  31. 31
    Go further up to begin a fight against Chernobog.
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    Jump across to the area north to reach an open space with 3 Nue to find 2 chests containing 2 Critical Gems and Hydra's Essence.
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    Jump your way northwest to the door and follow the path to the next room.
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    Move through this empty room until you reach stairs going up, leading to a Power NPC. Continue further in and jump across a gap to reach an Orabas NPC.
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    Use the wind wall next to the Orabas NPC, then jump across the gap and use the wind wall up the stairs.
Tips
  • The minimap (a small map showing your immediate surroundings) can be helpful, but in some areas, you'll need to rely on your eyes due to close walls.
  • Pay close attention to the wind wall patterns and timing to avoid being blown back.
  • The wind walls have a larger effective range than they visually appear.
  • Prepare for the Chernobog mini-boss fight by having demons with Light damage attacks and high stats corresponding to them.
  • Consider demons with Phys Block (a skill that reduces physical damage) or Dark Block/Dark Dampener (skills that reduce dark damage) for the Chernobog fight.
  • Using Rasetsu Feast (a consumable item) and debuffing skills is recommended at the start of the Chernobog fight.
  • If your demons are debuffed during the Chernobog fight, a Dispel Charm (an item that removes status ailments) can be used.
  • Chernobog's only weakness is Light.
  • 2 Grimoires
  • Chakra Drop
  • Yurlungur's Essence
  • Cu Chulainn's Essence
  • Magic Mirror
  • Light Gem
  • 30000 Macca
  • Amrita Shower
  • Phys Dampener
  • 2 Muscle Drinks
  • 2 Critical Gems
  • 2 Light Shards
  • 2 Grimoires
  • Phys Dampener
  • Purge Charm
  • Chakra Pot
  • Moloch's Essence
  • Hydra's Essence
  • Large Glory crystal
  • Dispel charms

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