In some areas you are close enough to just Ki strike them down.Pistol, crossbow are good options to shoot them down.They spin into a ball and fly down towards you and explode.They try to stay out of range of your Ki stikes.

Crossbow is very effective in killing them in long rage especially when they try to rage and they are stuck in the air.KI Strike can go through walls so if they get stuck behind something (this happens at least 1-2 in any playthrough of the whole game).They shoot two bolts at once instead of 1.They shoot 3 projectiles in a row so simply dashing left or right will make you dodge them.When they go to hover prepare to dodge a blast with dash or you can be aggressive and kill him before he unleashs it.Crossbow grenade sticky them, and wait for them to get close to environemtanl objects for lots of damage and a good battle rank.Group them up using tiger to get rid of many of them at once with explosive weapons.KI strikes are very effective against them.They can block crossbow shots more often.They will charge up to hit you by dashing straight for you.

Sometimes can reduce crossbow damage by blocking.

Since you can hit multiple enemies at once with Ki strikes just charge up your sword and drain a ton of HP! Being able to heal from using KI strikes is really useful since the sword is so verstile. You can find medpacks scattered throughout levels and helps to get patched up before fighting in the next battle. Medpacks allow you to heal above the base HP all the way to 170, if you have 130 base HP and doctor power. Souls you can get from slain enemies, while this is not a reliable way to stay alive, it does save you from time to time. There is a skill in the game that allows you to heal your health based on your base HP. There is a great variety of ways to heal.

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