ARG:What Is It You Want Then

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This puzzle is also in the source. We are given a strange matrix of numbers...

<!-- You pitiful creature of flesh... -->
<!-- Doing the bidding of an old man... -->

<div class="What is it you want then...?">
    <!-- +4 | +2 | +0 | -2 | -4 -->
    <!-- 18 | 07 | 05 | 02 | 16 -->
    <!-- 19 | 21 | 01 | 20 | 01 -->
    <!-- XX | 10 | 09 | 11 | XX -->
</div>

Number Grid

The puzzle:

+4 | +2 | +0 | -2 | -4
18 | 07 | 05 | 02 | 16
19 | 21 | 01 | 20 | 01
XX | 10 | 09 | 11 | XX

This puzzle may seem confusing but it's simple. Each column has been shifted by the numbers given above. To decrypt it, reverse the math:

14 | 05 | 05 | 04 | 20
15 | 19 | 01 | 22 | 05
XX | 08 | 09 | 13 | XX

Then we use a standard (A:1, B:2, ...) decryption to get the plain text:

N | E | E | D | T
O | S | A | V | E
X | H | I | M | X

And that's our answer, add "NeedToSaveHim" to the URL, and you'll get the Who Will Benefit From This page.