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Transcendental Sword

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GAME NOTE CLASSIC · GUIDE LIBRARYThe First Berserker: Khazan

Continue the side missions to recover Blade’s sword.

Pickups in this mission

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01Nexus beside Lantimos: enter through the hidden wall below

After The Last Guard, begin Transcendental Sword to strengthen Blade Phantom by finding the sword.

Nexus beside Lantimos: enter through the hidden wall below · route image 1

Go straight and turn right after arrival for a Nexus.

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Speak to Lantimos nearby.

Nexus beside Lantimos: enter through the hidden wall below · route image 3

Leave and explore behind this position for a white item.

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Descend the stairs first.

Nexus beside Lantimos: enter through the hidden wall below · route image 5

Break the hidden wall on the right below.

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Find the Soulstone inside.

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03Half-lowered bridge below the Soulstone: return to the entrance and take the other route

Drop down after the Soulstone and absorb the memory below.

Half-lowered bridge below the Soulstone: return to the entrance and take the other route · route image 1

Lower this half of the bridge; the other half is operated from across the gap.

Half-lowered bridge below the Soulstone: return to the entrance and take the other route · route image 2

Climb the rear ladder to the area you dropped from.

Half-lowered bridge below the Soulstone: return to the entrance and take the other route · route image 3

Return to the start and take the other route.

Half-lowered bridge below the Soulstone: return to the entrance and take the other route · route image 4

04Three-way trap fork: swords behind the screen below the right stairs

Watch for the floor mechanism while descending.

Three-way trap fork: swords behind the screen below the right stairs · route image 5

The next junction offers left, middle and right routes.

Three-way trap fork: swords behind the screen below the right stairs · route image 6

Collect the blue item on the left.

Three-way trap fork: swords behind the screen below the right stairs · route image 7

Descend the right-hand stairs.

Three-way trap fork: swords behind the screen below the right stairs · route image 8

A mechanism sits behind the left boards below. Collect the Ghostly Dual Blades behind the screen.

Three-way trap fork: swords behind the screen below the right stairs · route image 9
Three-way trap fork: swords behind the screen below the right stairs · route image 10

06Wooden bridge beside the trap and ledge drop: return to the Nexus

Enter the next area, avoiding another floor trigger, and collect the golden material ahead.

Wooden bridge beside the trap and ledge drop: return to the Nexus · route image 1

Lower the wooden bridge with Javelin from this side.

Wooden bridge beside the trap and ledge drop: return to the Nexus · route image 2

Turn back and climb the ladder.

Wooden bridge beside the trap and ledge drop: return to the Nexus · route image 3

Continue to the end, watching for another floor mechanism.

Wooden bridge beside the trap and ledge drop: return to the Nexus · route image 4

Lower the left bridge and collect the memory across it.

Wooden bridge beside the trap and ledge drop: return to the Nexus · route image 5

Turn back and drop from the raised platform on the right.

Wooden bridge beside the trap and ledge drop: return to the Nexus · route image 6

Look behind you after landing for a Blade Nexus.

Wooden bridge beside the trap and ledge drop: return to the Nexus · route image 7

07Duplicating elite beyond the left Nexus door: open the hidden wall beside the coffin

Open the door left of the Nexus.

Duplicating elite beyond the left Nexus door: open the hidden wall beside the coffin · route image 8

Defeat the duplicating elite beyond it. The wall by the right coffin conceals The Day the Black Moon Rose III.

Duplicating elite beyond the left Nexus door: open the hidden wall beside the coffin · route image 9

09Switch up the rear stairs: lower the statue and pass the triggered arrow trap

Climb the rear stairs and open the chest behind them.

Switch up the rear stairs: lower the statue and pass the triggered arrow trap · route image 1

Continue left afterward.

Switch up the rear stairs: lower the statue and pass the triggered arrow trap · route image 2

Activate the switch at the end.

Switch up the rear stairs: lower the statue and pass the triggered arrow trap · route image 3

The statue below the stairs descends, revealing a memory behind it.

Switch up the rear stairs: lower the statue and pass the triggered arrow trap · route image 4

Continue past the proximity-triggered arrow trap. Wait beside the plate until the volley ends, then cross.

Switch up the rear stairs: lower the statue and pass the triggered arrow trap · route image 5

10Second-floor drop beyond the gate shortcut: search the explosive chest below

Open the left iron gate to the Nexus.

Second-floor drop beyond the gate shortcut: search the explosive chest below · route image 6

Rest and continue, collecting the purple item behind the left railing.

Second-floor drop beyond the gate shortcut: search the explosive chest below · route image 7
Second-floor drop beyond the gate shortcut: search the explosive chest below · route image 8

Drop from the second floor.

Second-floor drop beyond the gate shortcut: search the explosive chest below · route image 9

Clear the goblins below. The blue item on the right is guarded by two ambushers.

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Continue by dropping farther down.

Second-floor drop beyond the gate shortcut: search the explosive chest below · route image 11

Clear the skeletons below.

Second-floor drop beyond the gate shortcut: search the explosive chest below · route image 12

Open the exploding chest on the right for the Nightmare Shadow Scroll.

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Second-floor drop beyond the gate shortcut: search the explosive chest below · route image 14

12Plank path left of the locked gate: avoid the trap and search the jar

The iron gate ahead cannot be opened from this side.

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Take the left path and avoid the trigger behind these boards.

Plank path left of the locked gate: avoid the trap and search the jar · route image 2

The pot beside the trigger contains a Jarling.

Plank path left of the locked gate: avoid the trap and search the jar · route image 3

14Stairs beyond the right doorway: collect the Hismar Subjugation record

Enter the doorway on the right.

Stairs beyond the right doorway: collect the Hismar Subjugation record · route image 1

Absorb the memory in the right corner.

Stairs beyond the right doorway: collect the Hismar Subjugation record · route image 2

Climb the nearby stairs.

Stairs beyond the right doorway: collect the Hismar Subjugation record · route image 3

Collect Hismar Campaign I on the left above.

Stairs beyond the right doorway: collect the Hismar Subjugation record · route image 4

16Iron cage above the left stairs: aim at the Soulstone, then search the chest left of the gate

Climb the left stairs and locate the Soulstone in an iron cage high on the left.

Iron cage above the left stairs: aim at the Soulstone, then search the chest left of the gate · route image 1

Defeat the durable enemy on the platform.

Iron cage above the left stairs: aim at the Soulstone, then search the chest left of the gate · route image 1

Before opening the gate ahead, descend the left stairs for a chest.

Iron cage above the left stairs: aim at the Soulstone, then search the chest left of the gate · route image 2

Collect the Ghostly Sword Hilt from the chest.

Iron cage above the left stairs: aim at the Soulstone, then search the chest left of the gate · route image 3

19Descend beyond the gate: defeat the elite below the Nexus

Continue beyond the iron gate afterward.

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Descend to the Blade Nexus.

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Defeat the elite beneath the stairs.

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Collect the Cleric's Record after victory.

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21Battlefield before the sword: defeat the guardian and recover Blade Phantom's weapon

The cinematic reveals that the man drank a chaos-infused potion to draw the sword, gaining borrowed power but ultimately failing.

Battlefield before the sword: defeat the guardian and recover Blade Phantom's weapon · route image 1

Continue into a boss fight resembling Elamein, with the same attacks.

Battlefield before the sword: defeat the guardian and recover Blade Phantom's weapon · route image 2

Victory recovers the sword for Blade Phantom and strengthens Khazan.

Battlefield before the sword: defeat the guardian and recover Blade Phantom's weapon · route image 3

Daphrona appears and explains that the sword belongs to Charon, though you may use it for now. Speak to her to complete the mission and return.

Battlefield before the sword: defeat the guardian and recover Blade Phantom's weapon · route image 4

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Reference: 3DM Guide Team

GAME NOTE has reorganized and rewritten the routes from this walkthrough.