You answered your own question yo ! It's the Thug.
The same happened to me on a runthrough, until I noticed the button to run away from a battle. It kind of makes the enemy you just fought transparent so that you can run through them to the next room. That's how I managed to escape the level 3 loop. Although it took me a while to get the order back after that.
Unfortunately you can't escape if you are fatigued.
Wouldn't moving forward help? It's nearly impossible to escape back into Karryn's office, sure, but the guard stations are way closer. For example, in floor 3 you're starting in solitary cell after they defeat you, and the guard station is literally one room to the right. Escape the door blocker, and go up, rest until you can fight, and beat the prisoners that are blocking the way back. Even if you're fatigued and weak, that will mean that you're not a fighter, and can just fuck through the weak roadblocker. And if you're a fighter, then even fatigued you should be able to barely make it through to that station.
I still don't know where is guard station because that was literally my first time going on level 3. I only knew where I came from so I tried to go back there but I couldn't fight or fuck, I tried. I was also fatigued, I wrote 50% in my previous post but not sure how much. I only know for sure I couldn't escape. I know this is a hentai game but this shouldn't be possible. I spent god knows how many hours only for a single mistake to erase it all. Anyway, I lost that save because I deleted it, now I'm modding the game to make it easier.
I guess to be specific, i thought there was a bad end were she stays at the prison?
I think maybe this is even intentional, that we're supposed to go forward once we're unable to go back. On floor 1 and 2 you already know how long it is until the guard stations, and maybe author thought that we'll notice and think of going forward blindly, if fatigued after losing, so despite you not knowing what's further you could've tried, already having experienced previous floors. Requiring that amount of thinking in hentai game is pretty funny though.
Well I personally never fight above +25% Fatique. There is no need for it and it is an unnecassary risk. Now when it comes to your Stats, honestly, a lot of things work. If I would have to say what the easiest is based on my playthroughs, I would say a build, that focuses on Mind, Agi with high Passive Stamina Regen. Now low Order isn't that much of a Problem (but even there, you can actually play with realative high Order but for that you need a lot of Experience, to know what Edicts to go for and when), if you know which enemies to focus down first. Rogues as an Example are High Pro targets. Especially, when they start with a Yellow Dagger. In general I would recommend if you are struggeling with stuff after you beat a Boss, backup your Save File. Then you can test out some stuff on the new floor. If things go wrong, start over after the Boss and try something different.
See, I knew it'd be something obvious like that. I read the thing the guy in the Yard said about the Thug, but somehow I missed the important part that they're a lot stronger. I'm an idiot at times. Thanks!
