Diablo 1 Walkthrough -> Hive
You can only enter the Hive after receiving a quest from Complete Nut. He'll give you a rune bomb, after which you should head to the place where you first appeared. There you'll see a bridge over a river, at the end of which is a garden overgrown with weeds. Blow it up with the bomb and descend.
This place is diametrically opposed to everything you've seen before. Roots hanging from the walls, a slimy floor riddled with grooves, acidic puddles—it all brings one thought to mind... When you eat a salad, you don't think about what would happen if the salad ate you. But here, the entire setting symbolizes exactly that. If you have an allergy to salads or other plant-based foods, this place is strictly contraindicated for you!
This place has no connection to Diablo. The Defiler is in charge here. He's created truly new monsters, some of which resemble those created by Diablo. Stingers will scurry around under your feet, nipping at your heels. They're the weakest here, but they shouldn't be completely ignored. They're hard to hit, and a crowd of them is dangerous. Instead of the barrels you encounter in abundance in the Church, there are pods here, trapping you with acid that splashes on you. But for the most part, this place feels like the Caves.
The main goal is to kill the Corruptor. Various creatures will hinder you from achieving this. The Hive has four floors, and the Corruptor is located on the top. However, the third floor also has a permanent boss—the Hork Demon. He constantly produces Hork Spawns. These are rather amusing jumping creatures, somewhat resembling little balls with legs and a large mouth full of razor-sharp teeth. If you've seen the movie "Critters," the Spawns will probably remind you of them, only without the hair.
Particularly dangerous in the Hive are the flying eyes (Psychorbs and Necromorbs), which will pelt you with magical projectiles. Fire Ants (Torchants) are also similarly dangerous creatures, attacking you with fireballs. So, if you don't have sufficient resistances, you'll have a particularly difficult time here.
After killing the Corruptor, you'll notice that he leaves behind a Cathedral Map. It will indicate the location of the descent to the next level of the dungeons—the Crypt. This descent is located in the city, in the cemetery near the Church.
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