Aloy navigated through a gap in the energy shield to reach the cooldown chambers, where she faced a deadly mix of Spikesnouts and a Fire Bellowback. After a grueling battle with an Apex Clawstrider, I used a Shock Boltblaster to secure the area. Finally, the massive Slaughterspine was unleashed in the assembly chamber.
After overriding the first uplink, I had to find a way into the cooldown chambers. The energy shield was blocking the direct path, and I spent quite a bit of time searching for a way around its perimeter.
I finally found a high vantage point that allowed me to jump across a small gap in the shield. I landed on the other side safely, though I had no idea what kind of reception Hephaestus had prepared for me.
As soon as I arrived, I was surrounded by dangerous machines. A Spikesnout immediately caught my attention as the primary threat, as its buffs can make the other machines much harder to deal with.
A Fire Bellowback started raining flames down on my position, making it impossible to stay still. I pivoted my focus and targeted its cargo sac, causing a massive explosion that took it out of the fight quickly.
With the Bellowback gone, I went back to finishing off the Spikesnout. It wasn't quite as tough as I initially feared once I was able to focus my fire without being burned alive.
The real challenge was the Apex Clawstrider. It was incredibly fast and hit like a truck, so I struggled for a while until I pulled out the Shock Boltblaster. Paralyzing it with electricity finally gave me the opening I needed to win and override the uplink.
With the cooldowns handled, I returned to the main assembly chamber to corner Hephaestus. That’s when the massive machine on the assembly line finally broke free—a Slaughterspine, the first one I've ever had to fight.
The next post will be coming soon. Screenshots are my take from the game and I took the game logo that I used on the thumbnail picture from online.
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