How to get away or get rid of leeches?

[Gomeisa]

Played this game a year or half ago and forgot everything. Now im trying again.
And for 2 hours in a row i cant go further or back(?) because of leeches in a deep pipe near the shelter. They just constantly notice me and chase to the last moment.
And I have no idea how to go through this, except to be angry at the developers for a bad level design. But I dont really want to, the game otherwise feels atmospheric and deep.

[Wolfofdoom3]

You can kill them with spears, bombs and I think rocks? You can knock them away with snails and it's also possible to outmaneuver them underwater.

I have no idea where you even are, I'm assuming you're in drainage, that's the only place I can think of that has a shelter or 2 like that. If you find the area annoying you can completely avoid it.

[Gomeisa]

Originally posted by Wolfofdoom3:

You can kill them with spears, bombs and I think rocks? You can knock them away with snails and it's also possible to outmaneuver them underwater.

I have no idea where you even are, I'm assuming you're in drainage. If you find the area annoying you can completely avoid it.

Yes, thats a drainage systems. Thanks for the advice ill try it
If youre looking at the map. The eastern part of the location that leads to garbage wastes

[∩∩4r|<]

Originally posted by Gomeisa:

Yes, thats a drainage systems. Thanks for the advice ill try it :slimetabby:
If youre looking at the map. The eastern part of the location that leads to garbage wastes

I searched through my (older) shots, and this is where I'm heading East --> GW Karma Gate — with Bubble Weed; your best friend underwater, and I keep repeating it: you can stun leeches with it! Anyway, as @Wolfodoom3 mentioned, you don't need to go through DS, and an easier path would be Outskirts → Industrial Complex → Garbage Wastes ...
EDIT: going West from this spot, I usually found more than enough Bubble Weed (swallowed one plant as a reserve).

[Gomeisa]

I dont quite understand what do you mean by bubble weed. Thats the orange grass on the bottom of the first screen?

[∩∩4r|<]

Originally posted by Gomeisa:

I dont quite understand what do you mean by bubble weed. Thats the orange grass on the bottom of the first screen?

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[Stavbearer]

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do an "s" maneuver to swim faster, with this, you can outswim the leeches
2. Leeches can only grab you while they are charging, so go through them right after a dash
3. DO NOT press jump! That consumes an unreasonable amount of air.