Becoming the King of Hallownest by passing Hornet's final challenge | Hollow Knight Gameplay
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Yes, you read the title correctly. I had been roaming around the ruins of the ancient kingdom of Hallownest in search of the mysteries it holds and in this quest, I didn't have the faintest idea that I could become the king of this kingdom.
It all started with me going to the edge of the Kingdom in the far east of the Hallownest and fighting the protector of these ruins, the Hornet.
In the last episode, I found a tattered tent where I rested and saved my game.
Little did I know that if I went further east, a strong challenger was waiting for me.
Hornet Boss Fight (Kingdom's Edge)
Hornet is a tough challenger, wielding a long needle and a thread, capable of doing a lot of unique attacks both ranged and melee attacks with her needle.
I had encountered her earlier in the game in Greenpath. It was not a difficult fight, but this time it was much more challenging.
Let me share the first time I defeated her so you know how much it increased in difficulty this time.
And if you compare that Greenpath's fight to the one with Kingdom's Edge. You will see that her attacks became much faster and she has a lot more health this time around. And she has a new move where she puts those spikes in the arena making it even more challenging.
Believe it or not, it was my 15th attempt and I tried a lot of different charm builds to see what works best for me.
On my first attempt, I had a looting and exploration build with a wayward compass, gathering swarm and charms like those which don't help much against tough opponents and are just mainly focused on getting the maximum loot out of my enemies.
Naturally, I didn't do well in my first attempt and then I changed my charms.
I went with the "Quick slash" which helps me get an extra hit sometimes and the "Mark of Pride" increased my nail's reach. I thought it was a good setup but I still struggled a lot and after multiple failed attempts I had to rework my strategy and experiment with different charms to come up with a good build.
I kept dying and dying and then I finally realised, I should include a charm which can help me heal faster. I was focusing more on my attacks but this time I wanted to play a bit defensively.
The only safe heal chances I get during this fight are the couple of seconds when Hornet gets tired and takes a breather, I could not heal one or two shards during that interval but now that I included the "Quick Focus" charm and it made all the difference.
I saw the improvement in my attempt after using it and then finally on my second attempt with this build, I managed to defeat her. You can see in the video I was lucky and got to 1 health mask like 3 times during that fight. That was the luck I needed for this tough encounter.
I can confidently say that this was the toughest boss fight I have encountered until now. I suspect the difficulty is going to go way up now.
This was all a test for me to know if I was capable of becoming a king and unlocking the secret doors to get rid of whatever this fallen kingdom needed safety from.
She asked me to go ahead if I had the will and burn the mark of the king on my shell so I could become the King. Hornet left leaving me there. I had made my choice and went ahead. Going further east and then down, there was a new area will a blizzard blowing through the screen.
And a big shell laid on the ground and we went inside it and at the end of this path was the King's brand.
The King's Brand marked me and now I am officially the King of this Kingdom! I wonder if the NPCs will notice it when I go back to them or if it is just something which allows me to open new doors and areas.
Whatever the case, I am a royalty now. Well, the king of a Kingdom in ruins but still a king.
I opened my inventory to see if this King's Brand is there too and yes, I could see it. The caption said, "Marks the Bearer as King. Hallownest's ancient places shall open before it".
And I remembered the place in Ancinet Basin which might be open now. I was still in this tunnel with the blizzard and now the entire place was falling apart. Felt like a scene from those Indiana Jones films where the place starts to self-destruct when you take a valuable artifact. It felt like the same.
The entire thing caved in and I got buried in the rubble. I thought, I died and had to be quick but no, it was part of the game and I was saved by Hornet (after killing me like 15 times she finally saves me...lol).
After getting saved, I returned to the tent where I began and started to think about where I should go next. Surely, I can't go further ahead, so going back to the Ancient Basin looks like my best bet right now. But I was too tired after the long fight with Hornet and decided to just go there the next time.
Join me the next time we uncover more secrets of the Ancient Basin and see what mysteries lie in that part of the Hallownest!
Thanks for reading...
Until next time...
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Nice gameplay brother. I enjoyed watching it
Thank you, bhai!
Es extremadamente reconfortante que después de muchos intentos logres la victoria, la paciencia y las ganas de superación te permiten continuar aunque a veces es necesario tomar un descanso jajaja. La primera vez tambien me costo muchísimo pero con el tiempo y la practica ya vas reaccionando más rápido.
Sí, me costó mucho derrotarla. Esta vez es mucho más rápida y tiene mucha más salud. Iba a rendirme y pensé que quizá era mi uña y tenía que mejorarla más o conseguir más salud máxima. Pero, afortunadamente, fue suficiente.
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