Sunken Holy Ground

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Sunken Holy Ground

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The entrance to the Abyss. The ruins fallen in to the giant pit whispers unrecognizable words.

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Description

The demonic energy of the Abyss overflows. They feel like they're heading to their graves but cannot stop. If Ran is not stopped now, there will be no next time.

Recommended Level

99

Required Combat Power

• Story Mode
• Normal Mode

2,500,000

5,000,000

Entry Requirements

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Details

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• Most enemy attacks in this dungeon ignore players' physical and magical defense (either fully or partially).

 Enviromental Debuff - Demon RealmEnviromental Debuff - Demon Realm

• The El's power does not reach into this realm, Attack and HP will be reduced by 90%. Enemies will have a 10% chance to resist your critical hits.

Boss Defenses

Boss Name	Defense (Raw)	Defense (Percentage)
Abyss Worshipper	21883	83.91%
Abyss Fanatic

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• Phase 1
• Phase 2

Phase 1 - Abyss Worshipper

{{ Creatures from the depths of the Abyss. Whoever stays too long under the effect of the Abyss may turn into them.

Phase Gimmick

Abyssal Altars - Four objects located in the corners of the stage. Their attacks will inflict various debuffs on players.

• Toggle: Players can activate or deactivate altars by simply hitting them with normal attacks (Commands/Active Skills/Pet/Proc Effects). When active, altars will perform Orb Release. Active altars will have their gauge reduced over time, inactive altars will recover the gauge instead.
• Orb Release: Altars fire numerous Abyss energy infused orbs. When a player is hit, one stack of a debuff unique to each altar will be applied.

Altar	Status	Effect per Stack	Max. Stacks	Duration
Left Top	Enemy DebuffDulled BladeEnemy DebuffDulled Blade	Physical/Magical Attack -2%	50	30 Seconds
Right Top	Enemy DebuffCorroding ArmorEnemy DebuffCorroding Armor	Physical/Magical Defense -2%	50	30 Seconds
Left Bottom	Enemy DebuffShortness of BreathEnemy DebuffShortness of Breath	Max HP -4%	20	30 Seconds
Right Bottom	Enemy DebuffLethargyEnemy DebuffLethargy	Max MP -10	30	5 Seconds

(All stacks are lost after the duration is over.)

• Fanatic Light: The altars will attempt to assimilate energy from Abyss Worshipper through a laser beam, rapidly charging their gauge. Players can block the connection by overlapping with the laser that deals continuous damage. Those who are hit will receive  Enemy DebuffFanatic LightEnemy DebuffFanatic Light, increasing damage taken from the attack by 10% per stack.
• Berserk: When the gauge reaches 100%, the altar will perform uncontrollable mass Orb Release and lower its own gauge over time. When the Berserk state ends at 0%, the altar will be deactivated. (Fanatic Light can still increase the gauge and prolong the Berserk state)

Note:

• It is best to immediately activate altars that do not provide detrimental effects to your party (such as Attack Power Decrease and HP Decrease) in order to keep their gauge percentage low early on.
• You should never let the altars go Berserk.
• It is recommended to let the healer/tank deal with the Fanatic Light pattern, as the attack can get insanely strong. In some cases, taking turns with another party member might work as well. Also, re-entering the beam's range will make you and your allies get hit again, avoid doing so.

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Boss

Attacks highlighted in red bypass invincibility frames.

Boss Attacks	Tips
Chain Strike: Perform an attack imbued with Abyss magic that hits enemies in front multiple times, stops them for a short while and launches them. Even if you are in the Super Armor status, you will still get pushed (without being knocked down).
Abyss Swamp: Spawn a sticky swamp in a random spot on the map. Players that come in contact with it will be continuously damaged and have their cooldown speed decreased by 40% through  Enemy DebuffAbyss SwampEnemy DebuffAbyss Swamp. Step on the swamp to slowly deactivate it. If left unhandled, it will heal the boss.	Currently active Cooldown Acceleration effects will increase the effectiveness of Abyss Swamp.
Abyssal Incense: Spawn an invincible incense that burns HP and 30 MP per second.	You can avoid this effect by turning back from the incense. It will disappear after some time.
Rope of Confession: The ultimate attack. Summon a deadly jump rope on the middle platform surrounded with Abyssal Aura. Anyone who touches the aura will be immediately teleported to the middle. After some time, the jump rope will start moving and deal damage when it reaches the front view. Players must jump in time to avoid it. During the pattern, all players will have their resource recovery efficiency set to 0%.  Enemy DebuffAbyssEnemy DebuffAbyss: For the duration of the pattern, you are being devoured by Abyss and cannot use any type of Resurrection effects.	The only HP recovery method for the Rope of Confession pattern is normal or forced Awakening with the Guardian of Secret Closed Space title equipped to proc the Fever effect. The Tenebrous Barrier effect can also be useful to increase survivability during Rope of Confession.
Teleport: Teleports to an enemy across the map.	It is recommended to stay in more or less the same spot as your party members in order to avoid the boss teleporting through the map.

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Phase 2 - Abyss Fanatic

{{ Creatures from the depths of the Abyss. Whoever stays too long under the effect of the Abyss may turn into them.

Phase Gimmick

Abyssal Doors

During the boss fight, a mysterious door appears on the battlefield. Players must pass the stage hidden behind the door to prevent the boss from healing. Two kinds of doors can be spawned. When the boss reaches 150 bars, two kinds will be spawned at once, but only one needs to be cleared to pass the pattern.

• When the stage is cleared, players must immediately move onto the boss stage, otherwise they will be executed.

Abyssal Door (Blue) - A portal to another dimension where players must heal the Abyssal Altar in order to destroy it.

• The altar will be healed if hit. Healing skills will also increase the rate of healing.
• Characters who can heal are recommended to enter this door.

Abyssal Door (Purple) - A portal to another dimension where players must destroy three kinds of Abyssal Altars.

• Orb Release: Periodically fire multiple orbs that apply  Enemy DebuffShortness of BreathEnemy DebuffShortness of Breath per hit.
• The altars can be debuffed, which can be helpful to deal with their high defense.

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Boss

Attacks highlighted in red bypass invincibility frames.

Boss Attacks	Tips
Ambush: Perform a spider leg strike in front, pushing and launching party members on the way.	Even if you are in the Super Armor status, you will still get pushed (without being knocked down).
Sticky Spider Web: Attach a mark to a random player through  Enemy DebuffSticky Spider WebEnemy DebuffSticky Spider Web. After a while, spawn an Abyssal spider web on the player that will continuously heal the boss in range.	Sticky Spider Web will ocassionally desync, causing an immediate explosion. This explosion will not heal the boss, unless it happened on the host's side. (The normal pattern still happens)
Unknown Mark: Target one random player through  Enemy DebuffUnknown MarkEnemy DebuffUnknown Mark and send out a homing missile after them. If the missile comes in contact with the marked individual, it deals a lot of damage to everyone in range, while also inflicting  Enemy DebuffSilenceEnemy DebuffSilence.	Unknown Mark only deals one hit of normal damage, so death by that can also be avoided, for example with high Damage Reduction effects like Blanket Authority. The missile can also be stopped in place by simply facing towards it.
Crush: Jump high up to then descend, dealing a lot of damage to players in range.	Even if you are in the Super Armor status, you will still get pushed (without being knocked down). Will only be performed if a party member is away from the boss.
Spider Web Explosion: The first ultimate attack. Summon a gigantic spider web divided into four sections. The web will sequentially light up the parts where it will later explode. Players must memorize the pattern and then repeat it to avoid getting killed. Every time this move is performed, the number of explosions will increase exponentially. (Max. 8 times)	Overlapping with the Spider Web Explosions is deadly, but it can be avoided with Resurrection effects and skills. The Spider Web Explosion sections can only light up in a 180° radius.
Blackout: The second ultimate attack. All party members are inflicted with  Enemy DebuffAbyss DarknessEnemy DebuffAbyss Darkness for 90 seconds. Each of them gets their viewport drastically limited to a small circular area around their character and they cannot use in-game UIs.	Players must find and defeat Abyssal Incense spawned across the map. If a Special Active skill other than Active/Hyper Active/Master skill is used, the boss will Assault that person and anyone else in range. If the party does not make it in time, everyone gets killed and the dungeon fails. Try to stay away from the boss during Blackout in case someone accidentally casts a non-Active skill.  Enemy DebuffAbyssEnemy DebuffAbyss: For the duration of the pattern, you are being devoured by Abyss and cannot use any type of Resurrection effects. Abyssal Incense during Blackout can be debuffed. (Keep in mind that it can't be hit by Wind Orbs due to the item dealing special attack damage.) Right before Blackout happens, you can use a skill with a full map range (such as Märchen) to wipe out all incense and clear the pattern. This will not cause any punishment. Possible bug: for some reason, in case of failure during Blackout, one can use Elrian Clock in air to avoid the instant death. The boss might also spawn Abyssal Door that you cannot enter, granting it a heal.

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Dialogue

• Phase 1 Dialogue
• Phase 2 Dialogue
• Dungeon Victory Quote

• Vasili: I'll go first and leave a trail. Keep your eyes open.
• Lu: Ugh, Abyss Worshippers! Even here...
• Red Demon King's Eye: Oh? Lu, do you see those altars?
• Red Demon King's Eye: Demonic energy is gathering there. We should keep an eye on those.

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• Abyss Worshiper: ...eno eht ton era uoy.
• Abyss Worshiper: ysae eb tnow ti tub... pots ton lliw ew.

• Ciel: Is that an Abyss Worshiper too?
• Elesis: No, it's different. It's much more threatening!

• Elsword
• Aisha
• Rena
• Raven
• Eve
• Chung
• Ara
• Elesis
• Add
• Lu/Ciel
• Rose
• Ain
• Laby
• Noah

• Elsword: It's strange. The demonic energy is there, but I'm more concerned about the howling? I'm hearing... Ah, I should focus. I'm sure it's fake.
• Elsword: It's already ominous. We need to go further in to find Ran... I bet it's more dangerous down there.

• Aisha: Ugh! I hate it. It's whispering something unintelligible... It's too dark to see anything, they jump out of no where... This place is really the worst!
• Aisha: The buried architecture is fascinating. It looks like a temple, or a shrine. I wonder what happened to all the different ancient civilization you can find around the Demon Realm?

• Rena: What worshipers said is bothering me. It doesn't seem to make sense, but certain repeating words, or accents... It seems to have all the characteristics of a language. Are they trying to tell us something...?
• Rena: The altar looks ominous... But I don't think it was built that way. I wonder what happened here... I wonder what kind of people the worshipers were before they became what they are?

• Raven: (The Nasod Arm is reacting. Is it because of the demonic energy of the Abyss? It's not an overload or trying to take control... I see. You also sense the danger...)
• Raven: The Abyss Worshipers are trying to talk to us. I don't understand anything, but it's definitely some kind of plea. Or is it a warning?

• Eve: Everyone seems to be feeling the strain. The deeper we go, the stronger the demonic energy will be. I must step up to the place. I'll be in your care, Moby, Remy.
• Eve: Abyss Worshipers all look similar, except some mutated variants. They look especially dangerous, so we better watch out.

• Chung: Hmmm... It will get more dangerous the further we go down. Do you think Vasili will be alright?
• Chung: I wonder what's behind that veil? I have a feeling we shouldn't look at it... But I can still wonder, right?

• Ara: The demonic energy is strong and we're only at the entrance... This is what it takes for demonic energy to be dangerous even for demons. Ran... Just what are you planning...!
• Ara: I don't even like spiders... and now look at them! What are these things?!

• Elesis: We managed to lose the worshipers, but we'll have to face them again when we're headed out. Not only do we have to defeat Ran, but we'll have to keep in mind to save some energy.
• Elesis: The fight will never end at this rate. I'm not even sure if we can defeat them. This fight... I'm sure victory is not the only answer. Especially if Ran is our opponent.

• Add: Hm, it's uncomfortable, but manageable. Considering the demonic energy of Abyss is called the origin of demons, I should be able to gain quality data. The noise is making the job difficult, however...
• Add: (Curses... The scar... Damn it! Why is everything like this down here...!)

• Lu: It is said that Abyss Worshipers became one with Abyss and lost all their will and identity. However... Seeing them face to face, they clearly have their own will even if they cannot communicate with us...
• Lu: I was wondering why the demonic energy was so strong despite us being at the entrance. It seems that altar is absorbing the demonic energy, then releasing it again. Mrr... I can just picture Tir saying I told you so. Mrrr....
• Ciel: This must have been a holy place. Does that mean Abyss Worshipers were once priests and followers? I guess there's no way of knowing now.
• Ciel: The aura surrounding this place... It's disturbing, yet my body feels lighter than before. I guess even a half-demon is a demon... I wonder how much power he would gain if we fail to stop him. Let's hurry.

• Rose: Ah, it's just as Zero said. I tried to search this area multiple times, but it's not working. The demonic energy is causing a disturbance so we need to be more careful.
• Rose: There are many ways to encrypt a message. I cannot understand what the worshipers are saying, but I think they're trying to tell us something.

• Ain: (The demonic energy is making me feel faint. But I can handle it. I cannot fail like last time. I must protect them...)
• Ain: (Priests of the Demon Realm... What was your mission. Is it worth prolonging your existence when your identity is wiped and the only thing remaining is your obsession?)

• Laby: Everyone looks sick since they entered even though Laby is ok. You think so too, Nisha? Then let's fight harder for everyone!
• Laby: This is not the Black Forest... But something's familiar... Do you feel that way too, Nisha?

• Noah: They're barely making any sound. They look humanoid, but they might be closer to ghosts. I wonder what's behind that veil... ... Huh? It's better left unknown? You're scared, aren't you, Clamor.
• Noah: It's lonely here... It's not exactly the same, but the ruins here remind me of Elrianode after the El Explosion... ... I wonder what happened to the people who lived here...?

Boss Drops

BGM

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• Abyssal Incense
• Heart Core Shard

Image	Name	Boss	Character	Stats	Set Effects
Abyssal Incense	Abyssal Incense	Abyss Worshipper	Common	Accessory (Support Unit): ▪ Adaptation +3% (Max 55%) ▪ When awakened, decrease Physical/Magical Defense and Action Speed of enemies within range by 15% for 30 seconds. (Cooldown: 30 seconds) (Does not stack with Demonic Eye) (Dungeon) ▪ When awakened, decrease Action Speed of enemies within range by 13% for 15 seconds. (Cooldown: 30 seconds) (Does not stack with Demonic Eye) (Match)	Sharp Abyss Set: 2 Pieces: Awakening Duration +10% Damage Increase to Boss Monsters +5% (Dungeon) All Resistance +50 3 Pieces: Deals additional continuous damage that is 3.0% of damage upon attack for 3 sec. (Dungeon) Polarize +3% (Max 55%) (Dungeon)

Image	Name	Boss	Character	Stats
	Heart Core Shard	Abyss Worshipper	Common	Can be obtained once a week from clearing the dungeon with Submergence of Abyss - Phantom Weapon equipped.

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Updates

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Date		Changes
KR	NA
08/04/2022	08/31/2022	Sunken Holy Ground added.
08/11/2022	8/31/2022	Phase 1: ▲ Altar of Connection pattern debuff duration decreased. Phase 2: ▲ Decreased defense of Abyssal Incense summoned during the Blackout pattern. ▲ Spider Web Explosion frequency decreases in proportion to the number of explosions. ▲ Boss cannot perform Blackout and Abyssal Altar for some time after Spider Web Explosion. Fixed an issue where certain characters could avoid the Spider Web Explosion pattern in certain abnormal locations.
09/11/2022	9/28/2022	▲ Abyss Fanatic and Abyss Worshipper defense and HP reduced. ▲ Abyss Worshipper's Altar Connection pattern damage decreased. ▲ Abyss Fanatic will not be able to jump into the Blackout pattern right after targeting. Abyssal Door projectile graphics have been optimized for performance. Abyss Swamp disappearing slower due to time stop fixed.
01/19/2023	02/15/2023	▲ Abyss Fanatic and Abyss Worshipper defense reduced. ▲ Decreased defense of Abyssal Altars during the Abyssal Door mechanic.
09/12/2024	09/25/2024	Phase 1: ▲ Abyssal Incense mana burn decreased. ▲ Abyssal Altars gauge increase decreased. Phase 2: ▲ The defense of incense summoned during Blackout is decreased.

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Alternative Names

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Server	Name	Translation
South Korea	매몰된 성전	Buried Temple
China (Simplified Chinese)	被埋没的神殿	Buried Temple
Germany	Flüsternde Krypta	Whispering Crypt
Spain	Cripta susurrante	Whispering Crypt
France	Crypte des murmures	Crypt of Whispers
Italy	Cripta dei sussurri	Crypt of Whispers
Poland	Szepcząca Krypta	The Whispering Crypt
Brazil	O Cofre Sussurrante	The Whispering Vault

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Dungeons

• Region 19~21
• Region 1~6
• Region 7~12
• Region 13~18
• Laby
• Noah
• Lithia
• Other
• Miscellaneous

Abyss	Monaterra	Serpentium	Serpentium Tower
{{ Sunken Holy Ground Blooming Mineral Field Nightmare's Crib Birth of Origin }}	{{ Palace of Gold Medovine Hunter's Hideout Torta Arena The Great Steel Wall }}	{{ Fabricated City Android Factory Madame Corae's Garden Serpentium Tower Orchestra Hall }}	{{ Cornerstone of Prophecy Nightmare: Reset Room Queen's Throne Hall Wilting Spire }}

Ruben	Elder	Bethma	Altera	Feita	Velder
{{ Tree of El White Mist Swamp }}	{{ Shadow Forest Wally's Castle }}	{{ Bethma Lake Dragon Nest Richie Mines Cargo Airship }}	{{ The Black Crow Return Plains Transporting Tunnel B4-1 Nasod Foundry Altera Core }}	{{ Shrine of Dedication Entrance Underground Chapel Altar of Dedication }}	{{ Hope Bridge Palace Entrance Commercial Area 1 Southern Gate }}

Hamel	Sander	Lanox	Atlas	Elysion	Elrianode
{{ Resiam Outskirts Ancient Waterway Magmanta's Cave Halls of Water }}	{{ Barren Sander Caluso Tribal Village Sandtilus Heart of Behemoth }}	{{ Ash Covered Village Phantasmal Geyser Volcanic Flame Entrance Collapsing Temple of Fire Grand Cavern: Chasm of the Divided Land }}	{{ Diceon Mines Atlas City Elysion Tower }}	{{ Celestial Crossroads Adrian's Palace Solace's Fortress Halted Sun's Memory }}	{{ Hall of El Water Dragon Sanctum Elrianode City Debrian Laboratory El Tower Defense Forgotten Elrian Sanctum }}

Varnimyr	Rigomor	Master Road	Pruinaum	Pruinaum Outskirts	Tirnog
{{ Labyrinth of Ruin Guardian's Forest Dark Elves' Outpost Forsaken Spirit Asylum Crimson Tower of Howling Flames Never-Ending Darkness Crimson Cradle of Flames Shadow Vein }}	{{ Sea of Ruin Abandoned Deep-Sea Tunnel Trosh's Nest Abandoned Icerite Plant Titan's Grotto }}	{{ Shrine of the Two-Headed Serpent Elrianode Training Grounds Spirit Sanctum Water Dragon's Compass Nasod Testing Chamber Gate of the Setting Sun Anguish of the Wavering Servant Unraveling the Knot of Memories }}	{{ Glacial Land Old Village Site Sanctuary of the Soul Capital-Bound Train Savage White-Ghost's Castle Altar of Invocation }}	{{ Plegas's Gaze Plegas's Reflection Plegas's Labyrinth }}	{{ Theme Park Entrance Tricky House Puppet Theater Concert Mania Shadow Earl's Castle }}

East Lurensia	North Fluone	Central Fluone
{{ Outer Edge of Black Forest East Lurensia Port The Lariness Eye of the Storm }}	{{ Bamboo Forest Road to Lord's Keep Lord's Keep Underground Prison Top Floor of Lord's Keep }}	{{ Corrupted Dune Distorted Memory Gap }}

Northern Lanox	Northern Lanox R
{{ Temple of Time Moonlight Hill (Day) (Uphill) Moonlight Hill (Day) (Downhill) Abandoned Manor House of Rosso's Laboratory }}	{{ Depths of Temple of Time Clamor's Memory Moonlight Hill (Night) (Uphill) Moonlight Hill (Night) (Downhill) Illusion of House of Ebalon Titania's Garden }}

Undiscovered Ruins (Tomb)	Zaya Mountains	Port Town Denice	Wailing Wind
{{ Undiscovered Ruins (Tomb) Sander Village }}	{{ Zaya Mountains Campsite Polluted Lake }}	{{ Port Town Denice Port in Chaos }}	{{ Wailing Wind Raided Village Calmahari of Grief }}

The Kleruk in Chaos	Restored Velder Castle	Velder Central Square	Society Research Facility
{{ The Kleruk in Chaos Sacrilegious Statue }}	{{ Restored Velder Castle Castle Ground Floor Castle Hall }}	{{ Velder Central Square Opening of the Festival }}	{{ Society Research Facility Corroded Forest Portal Through the Rift }}

Event	Special	Secret	Challenge Mode	Guild
{{ Velder Academy Library Velder Academy Athletic Meet Velder Academy Concert Dessert Café ELSTAR Showcase ELSTAR Signing Event ELSTAR 2 Music Show Elrios City Run Elrios City Defense Heart El Puzzle Operation: Hedgehog Delivery! }}	{{ Henir's Time and Space Heroic Mode Ereda Island Add's Energy Fusion Theory Dimension of Sinister Intent Twisted Time and Space - Fahrmann's Peak Gate of Darkness }}	{{ Wally's Underground Laboratory Dragon Nest: Abyss Transporting Tunnel: Contaminated Area Velder's Hallucination Temple of Trials The Rage of Behemoth Grand Cavern: The Source of Demonic Energy Deep-Sea Passage: Emergency Crisis Reclaim the Supply Train }}	{{ Crimson Tower of Howling Flames Never-Ending Darkness Crimson Cradle of Flames Savage White-Ghost's Castle Altar of Invocation }}	{{ Hungry Ghost Bump Bump Moby! The Great Zombie Invasion }}

Semi-Removed	Removed	Miscellaneous
{{ Residential Area 3 Burning Hope Bridge Sunken Resiam Heart of the Ancient Waterway Temple of Frozen Water Garpai Rock Trock's Lair Burnt Forest }}	{{ Old Maps Old Event Maps }}	{{ Free Training Tutorial Guild Expedition‎ Forgotten Elrian Sanctum }}

Overworld

• Region 19~21
• Region 1~6
• Region 7~12
• Region 13~18
• Other

Abyss	Monaterra	Serpentium	-	-	-
		{{ Camp: Steel Wall }}

Ruben	Elder	Bethma	Altera	Feita	Velder
{{ Ruben Village Spirit Falls }}	{{ Elder Village }}	{{ Bethma Village Dicey Sky Road }}	{{ Altera Village }}	{{ Feita Village }}	{{ Velder Village Clock Tower Square }}

Hunting Fields

Ruben	Elder	Bethma	Altera	Feita	Velder
	{{ Wally's Memorial Bridge }}			{{ Pilgrim's Site Dead Man's Hill }}	{{ The Prosperity Road The Peace Road Harmony Road Port Lurensia Hamel-destined Battleship }}

Hamel	Sander	Lanox	Atlas	Elysion	Elrianode
{{ Hamel Capital Fountain of Healing }}	{{ Sander Village Wind Stone Ruins }}	{{ Lanox Village Silent Night Shelter Charming Geyser }}	{{ Atlas Station }}	{{ Elysion }}	{{ Elrianode }}

Hunting Fields

Hamel	Sander	Lanox	Atlas	Elysion	Elrianode
{{ Velder-destined Battleship Elime's Wave Stricken City Circular Waterway Noah's Grave }}	{{ Temple of the Wind Caluso Tribe Territory Sandtilus Grave Behemoth Crater }}	{{ Ashen Land Geyser Plains Volcanic Blade Canyon Distant Ruins }}	{{ Shyflowne Pond City Outskirts }}	{{ Judge's Sanctuary }}

Varnimyr	Rigomor	Master Road	Pruinaum	Pruinaum Outskirts	Tirnog
{{ Camp: Crimson Edge }}			{{ Camp: Aurora }}		{{ Magmelia }}

Laby's Imaginary World	Someone's Lab	Memory Shard	Guild Base
{{ Laby's Imaginary World }}	{{ Someone's Lab }}	{{ Beyond the Rift }}	{{ Guild Base }}