Checking the blocked right path netted me red capsules and rare chocolate to restore sanity. Exploring farmland properties, I hunted down fog monsters with focus attacks. After noticing my weapon was breaking, a sudden street ambush forced me to burn my remaining sanity power to survive.
Continuing my journey after checking my progress at the shrine, I faced a fork in the road with a left and a right path.
Choosing the right path as a matter of habit, I found it blocked by a wrecked cart, though I managed to salvage some much-needed red capsules for the long journey ahead.
Doubling back to take the only remaining path, I noticed a box sitting on the other side of the cart. Just as I moved in to check it, a fog monster burst out of nowhere, forcing me to react instantly and strike her down.
Hoping the container held something worthwhile since I had taken hits to both my health and sanity, I opened it to find a piece of imported chocolate, a rare treat growing in popularity among local children.
The description noted it would slightly restore current max sanity and temporarily prevent sanity consumption when using focus, with the added option of using it as an offering.
Returning to the trail, I kept pushing through the farmland properties in search of valuables. Exploring a small shed on one of the grounds, I scored a first aid kit.
While scouting the area, I heard the unsettling footsteps of a nearby fog monster prowling through the mist. Though I couldn't see her yet, I stayed on high alert and hunted for the creature myself.
Before I could locate her, she ambushed me from the fog, but I countered immediately with a swift focus attack and took her down.
Spotted another fog monster lingering near a neighboring shed, I rushed in and dispatched her just as quickly with another focus attack. Realizing multiple enemies were roaming the area, I checked my status and saw my sanity was running critically low.
I spotted another fog monster pacing back and forth in an open field, but no matter how close I crept, she refused to step out or engage, so I decided to leave her be.
Compounding my problems, my weapon had degraded into terrible condition, prompting Hinako to voice her worry that she needed a replacement weapon immediately or she'd be in serious trouble.
Stepping out onto the main street to press forward, a fog monster suddenly bolted out of the dark and terrified me, forcing me to expend the last of my remaining sanity power to put her down.