Black Myth: Wukong Chapter 1 Guide: “Forest of Wolves” Walkthrough

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Prologue

Front Hills

Outside The Forest

Guanyin Temple

Boss Fight – Erlang, the Sacred Divinity

Erlang is a sprightly foe with a variety of moves but the good news here is that you don’t have a health bar, nor is there any worry about dying. Instead, this fight serves as a tutorial to get you up to scratch for the horrors ahead.

You’re given some basic instructions on how to fight (Square (X) for a Light Combo and Triangle (Y) for a Heavy Attack.

However, holding the right trigger and pressing a directional button on the pad will activate special moves, of which there are three here. They are as follows:

• Immobilize – Freeze your opponent for a few seconds to allow critical hits and combos.
• Rock Solid – Deflects incoming projectiles by turning you into stone.
• A Pluck of Many – Spawns a whole bunch of monkey clones to aid you in battle.

Feel free to use these however you want, and don’t worry too much about taking damage. You can roll with Circle (B) or deflect projectiles by holding the left trigger (L2) but use this opportunity to get used to timings and the general flow of battle.

Boss Fight – Bullguard

With no spells to cast, Bullguard can look like a daunting foe. First thing’s first, lock on with your right analog stick. Make sure you continue to circle Bullguard as you want to strike at the opportune time.

Light Combos are easier to pull off than a Heavy Attack, but the latter does more damage, so you’ll have to weight up which is best for you. Personally, Light Combos allow more flexibility, especially coupled with good stamina stats, so we usually opt for this.

Bullguard has a few attacks to watch out for, which are as follows:

• Three Combo Strike – Two slashes down and a third where he jumps and strikes you
• Rush Strike – Bullguard charges over and slams the axe down
• Swiping Combo – Three hit combo  with one horizontal to the left, then the right, then a third down.

These are the three main ones to watch out for, and the best time to hit is after the third hit with the jumping strike, and the swiping combo.

While you can hit it after it rushes at you, the recovery is quicker than the other two. If you manage to nail an entire Light Combo (which ends in a Heavy strike anyway) you’ll manage to stagger it down. 

Eventually a cutscene will trigger where we’ll be able to use our first spell – Immobilize. Feel free to use this at any time to score a bonus Combo. And be sure to use your Roll to dodge through those attacks. If you can get behind Bullguard then that’s a bonus. Eventually, it’ll go down.

Rewards: 388x Will, 1x Stone Spirit, 482x Experience Points.

Optional Boss – Guangzhi

Although optional, it’s highly recommended to tackle this boss, and tackle it early. Not only does it guard the First Bell for a Secret Boss later on, it also offers up some valuable rewards.

Guangzhi has a number of combos and the key to this fight is knowing when to dodge-roll through them, closer to Guangzhi rather than away from him.

It’s a good idea to dodge the first combo (Guangzhi also rushes at you with a spinning combo to begin with) and then, hit him with Immobilize. If you Immobilize mid-combo, Guangzhi will finish his move and disrupt your flow, so always bear this in mind.

You should be able to get a full Light Combo off immediately, especially if you time it right after he’s finished his combo. He also has the following attacks:

• Slashing Combo – Gaungzhi will spin three times, hitting in successive blows. Dodge roll through all three toward Guangzhi.
• Pogo Combo – Holding his staff, three horizontal blows followed by a fourth, larger blow with a shockwave. Dodge-roll sideways and away.
• Spinning Combo – Five attacks, all slashing horizontally and ending with a larger slash. There’s a minimal delay here. You want to dodge back and then dodge-roll through the larger slash to get behind Guangzhi. Follow up wth two light attacks.
• Boomerang Attack – Guangzhi will retreat to the outskirts of the arena and fling his weapon at you, which will return to his hand after. Don’t rush in, just keep a backseat and dodge the attack.
• Teleport Attack – Guangzhi will rush forward twice. Sprint away and dodge-roll away from him so he doesn’t follow up with a strike.
• Teleport Spinning Combo – This mixes up the teleporting moves and Spinning Combo. Watch Gaugnzhi’s hands and try to dodge through every attack.

Most of Guangzhi’s attacks look worse than they are. Be careful not to get burned though, and if you do, then roll constantly to extinguish the flames.

Try and stay on the offensive and certainly watch out for the worst attack Guangzhi has in his arsenal. This sees Guangzhi back up then launch across the arena, slamming down with a shockwave attack and then numerous slashes after. If you get hit with the first splash attack, this will do serious damage as you’ll struggle to avoid the other slashes.

Stay on the attack and although it may take a few goes, you’ll eventually get him down. 

Rewards: 700 Exp, 524X Will, 1x Stone Spirit.

PS: Be sure to touch his staff after he’s dead, and you’ll grab 1x Red Tides, which is a super useful spell to use.

Boss Fight – Lingxuzi

Okay, big boss time. Although Lingxuzi is the largest boss we’ve faced up until now, he’s also the easiest to beat. His moves are well-telegraphed and he has obvious wind-ups that can easily be avoided. As long as you’re smart and don’t try to rush the fight.

Every fight will begin the same way; Lingxuzi will charge down at you and hit with a diving paw strike. Lock-on with the right analog stick and dodge past the two strikes. Immediately use Immobilize. Hit with a free Light Combo (with a bonus if you’re wearing the full Pilgrim Armour set) and lets prepare to fight properly.

The reason why we always start the fight with this is because for these longer boss fights, the Cooldown will usually reset mid-fight or toward the end, allowing us to use Immobilize again.

The key to this fight is watching Lingxuzi’s paws. He’ll usually lift one of his paws in the air momentarily before swiping, allowing you to dodge out the way.

There’s also a Jumping Attack, where he’ll slam down with his paws. Simply dodge-roll back through this. Furthermore, the rolling move will see him sprint to the outskirts of the arena, and then roll toward you again, ending with a swipe. You want to keep a distance for this one.

When Lingxuzi raises a paw to lick himself, this is when you want to strike or use Immobilize for maximum efficiency.

if you defeated the Optional Boss Gaungzhi before, using Red Tides is incredibly useful. You want to make sure you hit the Heavy Attacks, rather than the Light Attack, simply because it involves Teleporting toward Lingxuzi and he’s an elusive foe so the Light Attacks (which have awful range) won’t do much. If you’re lucky, you may even inflict Burn for a while if you keep pummelling away.

When Lingxuzi is down to around 75% health, Lingxuzi will also use the rooftops to try and trick you, moving about the arena.

This is also a cue for a few more attacks to join his arsenal when he returns to the arena, including a biting strike where he’ll turn his head to the side and slide forward. You can dodge-roll through to the side and get a bonus few hits in here. When he roars, make sure you back up to avoid the Shockwave that’ll disorientate you for a few seconds. 

Finally, watch out for the Jumping Attack, where he’ll jump up and follow it with the Rolling strike we saw earlier in the fight. Bide your time, dodge at the last second and follow-up with a strike.

Be sure to use Immobilize every chance you can, but cleverly use it when he’s just finished an attack to get the most out of this one. Eventually, he’ll go down.

Rewards: 1x Grey Wolf Mask, 1049x Exp, 688x Will, 1x Stone Spirit, 1x Mind Core.

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