Life or Death Escape
Last updated 2026-08-05
Life or Death Escape is the fourteenth episode of Season 3 - Chapter 1: A Sleepwalker's Confession in Phaethon's Story.
Parts
- Another Surprise Attack
- Life or Death Escape
- Breaking Free
- Norrow [sic] Escape
Steps
- Clear the Mist
- Find the missing Bangboo Toby
- Head to the factory area and find Toby
- Check the console and find a way out
- Find the exit along the wall and keep searching for Toby
- Defeat the Ethereals blocking the way
- Use the railway to chase down the fleeing Ethereal
- Keep up the pursuit and rescue Toby
- Defeat the powerful enemy and rescue Toby
- Escape the massive Ethereal's pursuit
- Escape using Singularity Leakages
- Keep moving and find a way out
- Escape the massive Ethereal's pursuit
Gameplay Notes
- During steps 1-8, the squad will be limited to a trial
Norma Hollowell and 
Pyrois.
Remielle Dan will assist as a Companion.
- The story can be paused outside of combat.
Trial Mode
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 HP: 12,299 ATK: 1,753 DEF: 916 Impact: 121 CRIT Rate: 75.4% CRIT DMG: 107.6% +43.2% Anomaly Mastery: 99 Anomaly Proficiency: 98 PEN Ratio: 0% PEN: 0 Energy Regen: 1.92 Energy Generation Rate: 0% Energy Limit: 120 DMG Bonus: 30% |
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HP: 12,151 ATK: 3,033 DEF: 946 Impact: 94 CRIT Rate: 75.4% +20% CRIT DMG: 107.6% +70% Anomaly Mastery: 94 Anomaly Proficiency: 93 PEN Ratio: 0% PEN: 0 Energy Regen: 1 Energy Generation Rate: 0% Energy Limit: 120 DMG Bonus: 40% |
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Dialogue
Clear the Mist
- (Ongoing)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Let's go, this way!
- (Approach the reformed path)
- Remielle: There's actually a path here...
- (Enter combat)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Fairy, can you track Toby's signal?
- Fairy: Searching... Toby... Combatboo...
- Fairy: The signal is coming from within the Hollow, as is the target Ethereal's signal.
- Norma: That means we're on the right track! And he's still alive!
- (After defeating the enemies)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): This way!
- (Enter the tracks)
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- (Monstrous growling can be heard)
- Norma: What was that?
- Remielle: That must be the Ethereal.
- (After leaving the tracks and entering the factory)
- Norma: Huh... There's no way through!
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): There's gotta be an exit nearby. Let me take a look...
- (Interact with the View Log)
- Norma: Let me check the console! There are logs in here left by a patrol Bangboo.
- Norma: Let me see... The most recent visitor was Toby, about 20 minutes ago!
- Remielle: "Firewall... Alert... Don't clear..." The rest is just gibberish. Something's not right here.
Are there any other clues?- Norma: Lemme check... There's a log marked "Important" left by Archy.
- Norma: "...The hidden passage has shifted. It's now near the opposite wall."
- The opposite wall?
- Let's take a look!
- (Approach the wall opposite the console)
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- (The wall moves back to reveal a corridor)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Whoa, there's actually a path here!
- (Enter the hidden path)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Such a distorted space... (eveneven) I've never seen anything like it...
- (Enter combat)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): There's so many Ethereals here!
- Norma: Damn it! We're running out of time!
- (Approach the console)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Look over there!
- (After opening Access Control and stepping outside)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): The monster's just ahead!
Defeat the Ethereals blocking the way
- (Enter combat)
- Fairy: Warning: Real-time coordinates for target "Toby" have been lost.
- Fairy: Possibly due to positioning function failure.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): We gotta pick up the pace!
- (After defeating the enemies)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Let's hurry! Use the track to catch up!
- (While running on the tracks)
- Fairy: Notice: The target Ethereal's position coincides with where Toby's signal disappeared.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Pyrois! Come on, faster!
- Norma: What exactly did they do to the Bangboo...?
- Norma: I won't let another Bangboo fall victim, ever again!
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Remielle, have you ever seen an Ethereal like this before?
- Remielle: Why do you ask?
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): This one feels different from normal Ethereals...
- Remielle: ...Yeah, I guess so.
- (After leaving the tracks)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): We're almost there!
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): It's a fissure!
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): The enemy's right ahead!
- (Enter the Rusted Lair)
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- (Toby lays damaged on the platform, and the strange Ethereal makes its appearance)
- Norma: Toby!
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Everyone, get ready for battle!
Defeat the powerful enemy and rescue Toby
- (While fighting Girtablullu)
- Norma: Toby's Logic Core is about to crash! We gotta save him now!
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Can we really handle this thing, Remielle?
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): It's still hiding plenty of secrets. We should try to catch it!
- Remielle: Hey hey, aren't you being a little too greedy?
- Remielle: Still, I can't have you underestimating a former Void Hunter.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): The "wormhole" this monster uses to travel is really similar to a Singularity Leakage!
- Norma: Hmm... The two are definitely connected.
- Norma: Maybe they come from the same source, or maybe not... I need more info!
- (When Girtablullu activates Corruptive Barrier)
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- (Open tutorial Chain Parry)
- (Tip)
- When Girtablullu uses its special X flash attack, press
twice to trigger Chain Parry
- (Successfully perform a Chain Parry)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Nice team work back there!
- Norma: (WiseWise /
BelleBelle), we're amazing!
- (Tip, when Girtablullu summons its spawns)
- Fending off consecutive attacks from the spawns can trigger Active Conversion, which restores your HP and Energy.
- (When Girtablullu reaches 50% HP)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): As expected, the enemy's tough!
- Norma: Toby's Corruption is getting worse too!
- Remielle: We're running out of time.
- (When Girtablullu reaches 20% HP)
- Remielle: It's starting to show signs of fatigue!
- Norma: ...Toby, hang in there! I'm coming to save you!
- (When Girtablullu reaches 10% HP)
Another Surprise Attack
The following is recorded in the Video Archive
Another Surprise AttackVideo Summary: An unprecedented crisis strikes!
- (A cinematic plays)
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- (Girtablullu throws Toby towards the group)
- Norma: Toby!
- Norma: We can still save him!
- (While the crew is distracted, it jumps off the platform in an attempt to escape)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Oh no!
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): It's getting away!
- (Bashmu arrives and hunts down the crew)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): What...
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): ...Is this?
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Damn! It's charging right at us!
- (Remielle goes to engage with Bashmu)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Remielle!
Life or Death Escape
The following is recorded in the Video Archive
Life or Death EscapeVideo Summary: Dimensions collide, a trial of life and death.
- (The cinematic continues)
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- (The remaining three drop out of a fissure in the sky)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): We're... in the sky?
- Norma: Help!
- Norma: I'm still young! I don't wanna die yet!
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Pyrois!
- (Pyrois pulls the two into their subspace)
- (Remielle emerges from the fissure with Bashmu on her tail)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Remielle?!
- Remielle: Let's get out of here!
- (Cinematic ends)
Escape the massive Ethereal's pursuit
- (Ongoing)
- Remielle: It's chasing us!
- Remielle: I'll try to hold it off, watch your back!
Escape using Singularity Leakages
- (When Bashmu fires a beam)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): A Singularity Leakage?!
- Remielle: There's another one up ahead!!
- (When Pyrois approaches the Singularity Leakage)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Now!
Keep moving and find a way out
- (After jumping into the Singularity Leakage)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): It worked! Are we safe now?
- Remielle: Wait, something's off—
Escape the massive Ethereal's pursuit
- (Ongoing)
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- (The surroundings suddenly revert back to Scamall Hollow)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Huh! What...?
- (Bashmu drops more debris onto Pyrois)
- Remielle: Careful!
- Norma: Uwaah—
- (After jumping into another Singularity Leakage)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Through here!
- (At the dead end, Pyrois jumps off and slashes through the obstacles to land on another rail)
- (The surroundings revert again)
- (They arrive at another dead end, where Bashmu awaits with its maw wide open)
Breaking Free
The following is recorded in the Video Archive
Breaking FreeVideo Summary: "This power goes far beyond that—"
- (A cinematic plays)
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- (Remielle grabs Pyrois in the nick of time and the two soar away)
- Remielle: Normal methods won't shake this thing
- Remielle: We need another plan!
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): I'm detecting a fissure above us
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Or maybe...
- (Flashbacks to a previous conversation)
- Velina: (WiseWise /
BelleBelle), what did you just do back there? - (ProtagonistProtagonist): Something that works like a fissure...
- Pyrois: This power goes far beyond that!
- (Back to the present)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Remielle
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): I think I've got an idea!
- (Remielle launches Pyrois into the sky as the Etheric Other creates a fissure)
Norrow Escape
The following is recorded in the Video Archive
Norrow EscapeVideo Summary: "This power goes far beyond that—"
- (The cinematic continues)
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- (Norma, (ProtagonistProtagonist), and Pyrois exit the fissure; Pyrois is absorbed into (ProtagonistProtagonist) once again)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): A Singularity Leakage
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Or a fissure...
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Their source is the same
- (Remielle lures Bashmu out of the fissure)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): If my theory's correct...
- (Remielle subdues the Ethereal)
- Remielle: I've got it under control for now
- Remielle: Do it!
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): ...Just a bit more...
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): I can do this...
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): ...I know I can!
- (The Proxy appears in their subconscious space once more, frozen)
- ???: Not bad. You're starting to get it
- ???: But you're not quite there yet
- (Their body glows with energy)
- ???: (I'll do it for youI'll do it for you /
This timeThis time) - ???: (This timeThis time /
I'll do it for youI'll do it for you) - (They push the beast back through the fissure and seal it)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): I—It worked!
- (Cinematic ends)
- Remielle: Alright, I admit — I was kind of taking a gamble back there. Didn't expect you to handle that Singularity Leakage so effortlessly, though.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): ...What part of that looked effortless to you?
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (At the very last second, Pyrois stepped in...)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (Guess I was right: they really can control Singularity Leakages...)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): We probably just got lucky this time. Either way, I'm glad we made it out.
- Remielle: Look at you, learning how to give those vague little answers.
- Remielle: Guess that must be your luck, because I don't seem to have any of that... *cough* ...hah...
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Are you (feeling alrightfeeling alright /
okayokay)? - Remielle: Controlling something that big... takes a lot out of me too, you know.
- Norma: Hey! Wake up! Stay with us!
- Remielle: ...We should check on Toby first.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Norma, how's he doing?
- Norma: He's still conscious! And I found the source of the corruption inside him! We need to remove the core components and isolate the source immediately!
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): I'll help you!
- (SiblingSibling): ...(WiseWise /
BelleBelle), can you hear me? - (SiblingSibling): Velina and Sigrid's rescue team should be with you in a few minutes.
- Remielle: This wanted fugitive better make herself scarce~ Hehe~
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Wait, Remielle!
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): If you have your own reasons for being here, and if Sunbringer really isn't your enemy... Why not just...?
- Remielle: Heh, who said Sunbringer isn't my enemy?
- Remielle: Good luck to you... and this poor little thing. Ta-ta~
Tutorial
- Chain Parry
- File:Tutorial Chain Parry 1.gifWhen a × golden light indicator appears before an enemy attack, tap twice in quick succession to trigger a Chain Parry;
Chain Parry is an advanced combat technique that can only be activated when another character in your squad is capable of performing a Defensive Assist. When successfully triggered, two characters will launch a Defensive Assist together to block the enemy's attack, creating a new opening for your squad to strike back.File:Tutorial Chain Parry 2.gifAfter successfully triggering Chain Parry, press
to launch a Chain Assault, during which both characters will perform an Assist Follow-Up and Counter the enemy together.
Other Languages
| Language | Official Name |
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| English | Life or Death Escape |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 生死逃亡 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 生死逃亡 |
| Japanese | 命がけの逃走劇 |
| Korean | 생사가 달린 도주 Saengsaga Dallin Doju |
| Spanish | Huida a vida o muerte |
| French | Évasion de vie ou de mort |
| Russian | Побег от смерти Pobeg ot smerti |
| Thai | หนีตาย |
| Vietnamese | Trốn Chạy Sinh Tử |
| German | Flucht auf Leben und Tod |
| Indonesian | Pelarian Hidup dan Mati |
| Portuguese | Fuga Mortal |
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