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Zhuo Bi, the Gatekeeper boss guide and Bastion
Break Zhuo Bi’s shield bar with parries, then use the exposed window to damage him. The Gatekeeper is reached from Young Master Lan’s Hideout in Village of Lu; his Bastion reward also helps with crossbow traps on return routes.
Reach the fenced yard from Lan’s hideout
Community-reportedAll Things How’s route leaves Young Master Lan’s Hideout by the stone steps, follows the ravine through a barn, drops into the pit below the plank walkway and exits along the riverbed. Climb the rope ladder by the scaffold and continue through the roofed gate. The boss yard has wooden houses and blue lanterns.
Reveal video · Village of Lu boss location
Footage interval reviewed · see build limits below
The map and opening encounter identify Village of Lu and Zhuo Bi, the Gatekeeper. Match the fenced yard and roofed gate before following the fight advice.
PowerPyx · 0:00–0:18
Source & footage context
Creator-hosted recording; interval reviewed through bounded original-player playback and on-screen samples at 0:01.3 and 0:10.9. The configured player loaded, played and returned to paused on completion. This review checks the pictured situation, not frame-precise input timing. Exact game build, platform and difficulty are unconfirmed. Kingy has not played or tested this encounter.
Source record ↗ · Checked 2026-10-30
The original creator hosts the recording. If playback is restricted, use the YouTube link.
Parry → break → punish → repeat
Community-reportedThe fight report describes a separate shield bar above his health. Hits against the intact shield barely reduce HP; successful parries and heavy Phantom Edge hits reduce that bar. Once it breaks, he kneels and an on-screen action prompt appears. Use that exposed window, then resume defending when the shield refills.
His blue-glint attacks are reported parry opportunities. Red-flash attacks require a dodge; the advancing rock spikes call for lateral movement. The source’s damage examples are from Wayfarer with a particular player setup, so they are not general damage or survival thresholds.
Shield raised as he advances
- Response
- Prepare to parry the bash.
- Opening to look for
- Work toward breaking the shield bar.
- Common mistake
- Spending a long combo on the shield’s face.
Four-hit melee string
- Response
- Continue defending through the last blow.
- Opening to look for
- After the complete string.
- Common mistake
- Countering between its early hits.
Red flash or a line of rock spikes
- Response
- Dodge the red strike; move sideways out of the spikes.
- Opening to look for
- When the danger has passed.
- Common mistake
- Holding block against both cues.
Reveal video · Village of Lu boss combat
Footage interval reviewed · see build limits below
PowerPyx’s player stays close to the armored Gatekeeper during a shield-and-polearm exchange. This is one player’s positioning example, not proof of a universal stagger duration or a required build.
PowerPyx · 0:40–0:58
Source & footage context
Creator-hosted recording; interval reviewed through bounded original-player playback and on-screen samples at 0:40.8 and 0:54.4. The configured player loaded, played and returned to paused on completion. This review checks the pictured situation, not frame-precise input timing. Exact game build, platform and difficulty are unconfirmed. Kingy has not played or tested this encounter.
Source record ↗ · Checked 2026-10-30
The original creator hosts the recording. If playback is restricted, use the YouTube link.
Keep damage ready for the broken guard
Editorial guidanceSpend your strongest available attacks while he is exposed, then stop when the shield returns. The report’s stagger duration is not a reliable stopwatch for an unconfirmed build. Use the visible state change and your current on-screen action prompt.
If progress stalls, separate two problems: failing to empty the shield, or losing the opening after it breaks. Practice the first with shorter attempts; for the second, be ready to close the gap as he kneels. This diagnosis is editorial advice, not an independently tested strategy.
Bastion and the Crimson Forest return trip
Community-reportedThe Bastion reward report shows Bolt Ward as an exploration ability for repeating crossbow mechanisms, available even when Bastion is not equipped. Its combat art raises a shield and releases a counterattack before Sha-Chi runs out; follow your own control prompts instead of copying PC key bindings.
Grindnstrat’s Lu route uses this new protection at the Thieves’ Camp dungeon arrow trap to reach Brass Chest Guard. It is a return gate in Crimson Forest, separate from the main Lu route beyond Zhuo Bi.
Sources and how this guide was made
Updated: 2026-10-30. Checked: 2026-10-30. This guide uses official information and attributed reporting; Kingy has not play-tested these instructions. Each section links to its evidence.
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