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The Malum District inLies of Pis a welcome respite from the horrors of St. Frangelico’s Cathedral, but don’t let the mostly-linear pathing and familiar enemy faces lure you into a false sense of security. After all, you’re still Gepetto’s puppet, and not everyone is so eager to make friends.
Everything about your path now will test your vigilance. Nowhere else thus far has been so packed with hidden foes and jumpscares, and even those you might be tempted to trust could be holding dark secrets. If you’re not sure who to turn to, turn to us; we’ve got just what you need to find the things eyes can’t see.
Malum District: How To Open The Red Lobster Shortcut
Beside the Malum District Stargazer,speak with Red Fox and Black Cat.They’ll offer to accompany you, and we recommend youtake them up on the offer.
For the first section of this area, they’llaccompany you as alliesand fight with you from behind.
Go down the alleybeside them. A fewcarcasses will jump out of the windows, including adog carcass from behind a gate.
Keep on your guard, and use your new allies to help battle without using too many resources - this is a long trek.
Inside the house at the end of the street will be astrong carcass enemy with a canisterattached to its hand. It isn’t super strong, but it does have long combos and a high health pool.This enemy respawns.
ACluster Grenadecan be found in the enemy’s room behind some breakable crates and barrels, and you can pick up aSharp Pipein the room to the right.
Alsoin the room to the right is a pitfall trap ina section of the home below.Fall into it and dodge roll when you hit the ground.
There are a few standard enemies in this section, but the true reason for coming down here is in achest behind the tankin the second basement room. The chest contains anArch Break Cartridge.
Go upstairs, grabbing the “Have a taste of La Bleiwies, the greatest wine in the world” on the way.
The door at the top leads you to the room where the trap is. You can now go around that trap to pick up aVivid Ergo Fragment.
Take the stairsin the next room to reach a large alley. You will nowpart with Fox and Cat.
In the next area,grab theMotivity Crankandlook downinto the hole below. You candrop onto a carcass here.
Take theChainon the ground andleave the houseto enter anew area where a miniboss patrolsbeneath a crowd of supporting carcasses.
Wedo not recommend fighting this minibossuntil the Red Lobster shortcut has been opened. He drops onePatience Amulet(drastically boosting Stamina Regeneration) and can be dealt with similarly to the Shield Carcass in St. Frangelico’s.
In this area,sprint through to the open warehouseon the far side. There is a carcass in here.
After killing the carcass, open the chest for aQuartz.
When the miniboss is facing away,dash around the house to the leftandclimb the ladderto the rooftops.
There is an alley to the right of the ladder where you can gather aResplendent Ergo Fragmentguarded by an ambushing carcass.
Start in the center todefeat a carcass and find a pitfall trap behind it. Ignore it and take out thegunk carcass standing on the ledge on the right side.
The gunk carcass here is guarding aStar Fragment.
On the way back, you candrop off the bridgeto defeat a dog carcass and take itsSpecial Resistance Ampoule. You’ll need toreturn to the ladderto the rooftops.
Run over anddefeat the gunk carcass on the left side of the rooftops, but there is one extra normal corrupted on the way and aDimensional Butterfly. The Dimensional Butterfly drops aBalance Crank.
TheBone-Cutting Sawbladeweapon (Motivity B) can be found in achest behind the gunk carcasson this side of the rooftops.
On one of the pillar stacks on this side of the rooftops is anAttribute Purification Ampoule. Beside this is aledge that leads down to the side of a house.
Walk forward slowlyto avoid being tackled by a carcass through one of the windows.
Grab theHidden Moonstoneon the edge, thendrop onto the dog carcassbelow. It guards aRadiant Ergo Fragment.
Return to the ladderto the rooftops, butdon’t climb it. Instead,go past itand down the long alley.
you’re able to stop and take a small detour through the large door on the right side of the path to find a Gemini’s Iron Protection in a cell.
Across from the large door, you can find an area wherecarcasses fall from the ceiling. Inside is a ladder you can take to theKing of Riddles’s second payphone.
Answer the payphone, and you’ll be asked another riddle to gainanother Trinity Key:
I stand tall and proud when I’m young and bold.
But I’m short and humble once I’ve gotten old.
What am I?
Correct Answer(“Lie”): Candle
Going through the door to the right of the payphone, you canjump from the ledge to another wooden ledgeto take aShot Putand aDim Ergo Fragment.
Return to the ledge you jumped from anddescend a ladder.
Along the main path, you’ll find aHidden Moonstoneon the left and,up the stairsand through an alleyway on the right, aRadiant Ergo Fragment.
At the top of the stairs and dead ahead, you’ll notice anarea with several cages.As you get near,dog carcasses will burst from these cagesand charge at you along with an overseeing normal carcass.
Near one of the carcass cages directly ahead, you may find an Attribute Purification Ampoule in the narrow alley.
Go up the stairs, grab theDim Ergo Fragmenton the ledge to the left, and follow the path until you see alarge, square gateway.
ABlack Rabbitis sitting on a house balcony ahead. She is there to distract you as youstep on a bear trap.
Go leftto find a gate a dog carcass will charge through. When it breaks, you can find aCrescent Moonstone.
Across from the gate,take a ladder upto reach aFable Catalyst.
Dropping from the ledge, go through thehalf-broken wooden gateto find theentrance to the Red Lobster Inn.
Inside the Red Lobster is anew type of strong enemywalking around in the bar area. Thislobster carcasscanstretch out its limbs twiceto reach you from far distances.
The best way to deal with this enemy is todraw it out of the barand out into the open area of the streets outside. This will avoid a number of other carcasses that walk around in the bar.
The lobster carcass is easily confounded by aggressively sticking to its back.Stay behind it as much as possiblewhile fighting it to defeat it without much issue.
Enter the Red Lobster proper to find aStar Fragment at the bottom of the stairs. AResplendent Ergo Fragment, aSpecial Purification Ampoule, and several standard carcasses can be found on the bar floor.
Up the smaller stairs on the other side, grab theRadiant Ergo Fragment,and go through thedoor into the next room.
Inside the room is theMonad Charity House Guideon the left. However, the real gem is thedoor on the far right sidethat opens theshortcut to the Malum District Stargazer.
Upstairs - anarea reachable by a ladderon the far side of this room and behind several crates - is awandering merchant.you’re able to purchase several important items from this merchant as long as you have theBlack Rabbit Brotherhood Mark and show it to him.
In the chest beside him, there isone Legion Caliber.
How To Find The Black Rabbit Brotherhood And Finish The Malum District
In the Red Lobster, leave the shortcut room anddash upstairs.In the alley here, you’ll have a brief interaction with Fox and Cat.
TheBlack Rabbit Brotherhoodcan be found at the end of the alley.
They’re a strange boss fight that primarily revolves around a single human enemy (the eldest brother). However, as you fight this boss, hissiblings will appear to assist him at every third of his health bar. Thesesiblings can stackif not defeated.
In general, you want topractice these helpful tipsagainst them.
If you run out of throwable items, you may buy tons of them from the black market dealer inside the Red Lobster.
After defeating the brotherhood, you canenter their home.The first collectible item is theBlack Rabbit Brotherhood Ledgeron the table.
Upstairs, you can take the “This month’s trend: Stalker masks” beside the bookshelves.
However, the most important item in this house is theportrait of yourselfas a young boy. This can be foundin the left ground floor room.
Take this item andexit the homevia the hall on the far sideof the ground floor central room. This hall will lead to an elevator.
Take the elevator upto reach a new area where you can:
Speak with Geppettoafter all of this to show him the portrait and gain access to Rosa Isabelle Street.
The Master of Puppets awaits you now. Are you ready?
