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Chapter Three ofBlack Myth: Wukongunfolds in the snowy expanse of The New West, where the Destined One will face a variety of bosses. Some are grand and imposing, while others are more tedious and vexing. Lang-Li-Guhh-Lang falls squarely into the latter category, with an overstretched name and equally frustrating attack moves to match.
This optional encounter is reminiscent of the frog-like bosses you’ve faced in earlier chapters, both in design and attack moves. However, Lang-Li-Guhh-Lang introduces a range of frost-inducing area-clearing attacks that can effortlessly put you into a chilled state if you’re not careful.
How To Find The Lang-Li-Guhh-Lang Boss
To find Lang-Li-Guhh-Lang, you must first locate thefour Buddha statuesin theBitter Lakezone of Chapter Three, which will allow access to theValley of Ecstasy. After resting at theMindfulness Cliff Keeper’s Shrine, follow the linear path until you defeat theNon-Whiteboss, then slide down the snowy hill, landing near the Forest of Felicity Keeper’s Shrine.
From there, head straight through the torii gate, thentake a left through an archwayon the cliff wall. Continue leftthrough the woods, and you’ll reach afrozen lakewhere the frog Yaoguai Chief awaits.
Lang-Li-Guhh-Lang Attack Patterns
Much like other bosses in Chapter Three,Lang-Li-Guhh-Lang can inflict the Frost Banewith its attacks. However, if you’ve facedLang-Li-Guhh-BaworBaw-Li-Guhh-Lang, you’ll find many of its attack patterns familiar, making the dodge timings easier to manage.
How To Counter
Frost Vapor
Lang-Li-Guhh-Langbillows out a cloud of freezing vaporaround it that gradually inflicts the Frost Bane.
Stay out of range of the cloudthe boss releases. While the cloud itself doesn’t deal damage, it rapidly fills your Frost bar, causing you to take damage and freeze in place once it’s maxed out.
Tongue Sweep
Lang-Li-Guhh-Langextends its tongue, grabbing achunk of rockwhile sweeping it across the area, and thenhurls the rockat the Destined One. This move can be repeated up to four times in a row.
Dodge through the tonguesweeps, and you’ll also evade the rocks.
Roll to the sideswhen it fires out its tongue.
Icy Wail
Lang-Li-Guhh-Langraises its headandemits a chilling shriek, causing severalicy spikes to eruptthroughout the arena.
Steer clear of the icy spikesto avoid damage.
Chilling Stomp
Lang-Li-Guhh-Langleaps into the airandlands with a powerful stomp, creating a chilling shockwave that spreads in a wide circular area throughout the boss arena.
Rear Kick
Lang-Li-Guhh-Langturns aroundandquickly extends its legs into a powerful rear kick.
Avoid stayingbehind the bossfor extended periods, but if yousee it doing this move,dodge to the sides.
Tummy Smack
Afterextending its arms and inflating its belly, Lang-Li-Guhh-Langsprings forward to tackle the Destined Onewith a powerful belly slam.
Prepare toroll to either sidewhen you see it extending its arms.
Tongue Grab Attack
Lang-Li-Guhh-Lang quicklysnaps its tongue to graband eat the Destined One. After chewing three times, the boss spits them out and unleashes a breath of Frost that instantly inflicts the Frost Bane.
This move caneasily be countered by dodging left or right.
Three-Hit Combo
Lang-Li-Guhh-Lang begins withtwo quick slaps in succession. It thenjumps to slam the ground, creating aring of icy spikesaround it.
Double roll to dodge the slaps, androll again just before Lang-Li-Guhh-Lang lands. After that, eitherstay within the ring of icy spikesorroll outside of it. If you stay within the ring, be prepared for its Tongue Grab attack.
Icy Trail
Lang-Li-Guhh-Langsidesteps before lunging forward with a slap, releasing atrail of icy spikes that extends in a straight linetoward the Destined One.
Rollto the side tododge both the slapand the trail oficy spikes.
Piercing Wail
Lang-Li-Guhh-Langleaps into the airand, upon landing, releases apowerful croaking shriekthat can damage the Destined One.
To avoid damage from the shriek,stay out of its range. If you can’t escape the radius,time your dodgejust as it begins to let out the cry.
One thing towatch out for is the Frost patches left behind by its attacks, which gradually build up Frost.
How To Beat Lang-Li-Guhh-Lang
From your previous encounters with the frog Chief Yaoguais, you’ll knowLang-Li-Guhh-Lang isn’t the most demanding bossaround. While not particularly challenging, your main concern will be avoiding the irritating Frost Bane, which this boss inflicts with ease using some of its attacks.
The Lang-Li-Guhh-Lang Boss Preparations
To tackle Lang-Li-Guhh-Lang, you’ll obviously need yourbest-performing staff, like theKang-Jin Staff. But that’s just the start. By now, you’ve probably come across some useful items to handle Frost.
We’re talking about theFiery Gourdand theRing of Firespell; both toolsgrant Frost immunityfor a while. As far as acquiring these goes, Ring of Fire can’t be missed, as you’ll obtain it after yoursecond run-in with the Macaque Chief, while theFiery Gourd is inside a chestafter jumping down the rickety bridge in the Mindfulness Cliff.
TheFrostsprout TwigandMani Beadare also worth considering, as these Curios pair well together. The Twig ups your chill resistance, while the Mani Bead boosts your chances of scoring critical hits, making quick work of the frog. And if you’ve beaten theYin Tiger, you’re able to certainlyequip another Curio- theBack ScratcherorCat Eye Beads- for that extra edge.
The Lang-Li-Guhh-Lang Boss Easy Stategy
At the start of the boss fight, make up for your lack of theImmobilizespell bygoing all out with your duplicatesfrom theA Pluck of Manyspell. Let Lang-Li-Guhh-Lang take the initiative, and when itcomes at you with its frost vapor move, which will cover most of the ground with a Frost,cast the Ring of Fire spellto counter it.
The duration of the fight before it uses the icy wail move is what we’ll call phase one. Lang-Li-Guhh-Lang uses itsstandard tongue attacks, slaps, and tummy tacklesduring this phase. Halfway through, itundergoes the phase transition,hinted by its first icy wailmove.
In phase two, itgets more aggressiveas itfrequently uses attacks involving icy spikes. However, there’s a bit of a pattern to it, but it’s not too strict.
If the boss performs thethree-hit combothat ends with a ring of icy spikes,be ready for a tongue grabif you’re inside the ring. If not, it’ll likely follow up with thepiercing wail move, so you’llneed to distance yourself quickly.
Sometimes, the Lang-Li-Guhh-Lang boss will mix things up by following theicy trail move into the three-hit combothat ends in another ring of icy spikes. However, instead of going into the usual special moves, it’lllaunch into another icy trailthat ends with the piercing cry attack.
Theicy spikes and piercing cry attacks are among the most annoying, so watch out for them.
Fortunately, Lang-Li-Guhh-Langtakes a bit of time to recover between combos, giving you plenty of opportunities topunish it with consistent damage. While the boss can easily be defeated without relying on Transformations, you’re able to certainly useRed TidesorEbon Flowif you prefer to take down the annoying frog as quickly as possible.
Rewards For Beating The Lang-Li-Guhh-Lang Boss
Once you’ve defeated the Lang-Li-Guhh-Lang Boss, including one Yaogaui Core, you’re rewarded with the following items:
Upgrading theBaw-Li-Guhh-LangSpirit requires Tadpoles, and this upgrade material is onlydropped as a reward for defeating frog bosseslike Lang-Li-Guhh-Lang.
