Four beautiful streamers created a small group chat.
[Guinaifen]: So, what's the plan, fam? Just wanna say upfront—I haven't checked any guides yet.
[Sparkle]: Ahh~ Just woke up and started streaming, only to run into this situation.
[Sparkle]: I haven't looked either, was exhausted last night~
[Kafka]: This is a bit troublesome.
[Silver Wolf]: [File: Mechanics and Key Strategies for All Four Bosses]
[Silver Wolf]: Didn't sleep. Been working on this dungeon since 4 AM. Take a look first.
[Silver Wolf]: I've already cleared it once. Just follow my lead in-game. We'll take them one by one.
[Guinaifen]: Reliable Wolfie.
[Sparkle]: Reliable Wolfie +1
[Kafka]: Reliable Wolfie +2
Guinaifen opened the file Silver Wolf had sent.
After a quick glance, she already thought Xingqiu was hard enough.
He had damage reduction, his "Raincutter" dealt high damage, and a single misstep could mean instant death.
The later bosses had even more mechanics, including stuff like "Frostfall" accumulation and needing to light fires...
Guinaifen couldn't help but complain, "Still obsessing over your damn Frostfall mechanic, huh miHoYo? Seriously, didn't you have enough fun in the first half?"
[What's this Frostfall thing, streamer?]
[What's she talking about?]
Guinaifen switched to her bratty persona. "Heh, you little minnows don't know? Pathetic, truly pathetic."
"Can't even beat Qiqi yet? Weaklings, weaklings. Playing with your feet, calling it easy."
"Kehehe..."
[Oh, she's putting on airs now. Did Silver Wolf send a guide in the group chat?]
[Or maybe it was Kafka.]
[Not Kafka, Kafka was tucking me in last night.]
[And you are?]
'Thanks to the Cavalry Captain Who Ran Here for the Super Chat': Knowing mechanics ≠ clearing the stage. Just burst it down. (100 yuan)
[The inequality sign never fails!]
[Stop slacking, streamer. Hurry up and start!]
The chat already knew these four were discussing strategies.
They started urging them on—after all, they weren't here to watch them clear the stage.
Just hurry up and start so we can have some fun! What are you waiting for?
The four clicked "Start."
Silver Wolf picked Zhongli as the shield-tank.
Guinaifen went for melee DPS Diluc.
Kafka chose ranged DPS Klee.
Sparkle took Jean for healing and Swirl support.
Since every boss would self-inflict or be affected by environmental elements that could trigger reactions with Pyro,
they just went with two Pyro DPS to brute-force it.
The first boss, Xingqiu, was straightforward. For Phase 1, just dodged left and right in a corner.
In Phase 2, Silver Wolf told Diluc and Jean to stop attacking and stay in separate corners.
She had Zhongli hold Xingqiu's aggro while Klee attacked from max range, running to a corner if targeted.
Silver Wolf herself didn't need to run to a corner to dodge "Raincutter."
Her exact words: "If I can't dodge seven times in a row, I'll give away all 76 of my top-tier accounts in a livestream raffle."
She maintained aggro while positioning herself carefully,
forcing Xingqiu to face away from the other three. Even if his "Raincutter" had a huge AoE,
he couldn't do anything to those behind him.
As Xingqiu's health was whittled down, the four cleared the stage.
Guinaifen immediately started gloating. "Easy game!"
The chat exploded with question marks.
[Big bro Mu Yang, how could you invite Silver Wolf into this…]
[Ugh, I wanted to see Kafka break down and cry.]
[I wanna see the flat-chested one rage so bad!!!]
[Just thinking about Little Gui's smug face later is gonna keep me up for three days and nights.]
The other three didn't have time to pay attention to chat.
Before heading to Keqing, they needed to quickly review the guide.
The second boss: Keqing.
The biggest challenge was her massive attack range and her weapon's permanent Electro infusion.
The stage was a narrow bridge with shallow ponds on both sides.
Getting hit in the water triggered Electro-Charged, which could chain.
So, avoid the water, and definitely don't cluster up while affected by Hydro.
Another reason not to cluster: Keqing also marked a target.
She'd attach a "Stellar Restoration" star to one character.
Without warning, she'd teleport to the marked target, dealing minor damage to them
but fixed damage equal to half HP to anyone nearby.
The four climbed the steps and entered the dialogue cutscene.
Once it ended, the fight began.
Again, Silver Wolf handled aggro.
But Keqing didn't stay locked onto one target.
After using "Stellar Restoration," she'd switch aggro.
Each switch had a fixed cooldown, so she wouldn't change targets too quickly.
By now, Guinaifen was sweating.
She'd fought Xingqiu many times and was familiar with him.
But she'd never fought Keqing before!
Silver Wolf told her over voice chat to run to the archway and be ready to dodge.
Since the attacks had huge red AoE indicators, players at least had a chance.
But, well… some people still couldn't dodge even with the indicators.
Or they'd dodge into the water. Electro-Charged damage wasn't high, but it was persistent.
And if someone got Electro-Charged, the healer couldn't get too close.
The party wiped for the first time.
[Ahhh, that's the stuff.]
[Easy game!]
[Was almost worried I wouldn't have anything to go with breakfast. So anxious! Now I can eat in peace.]
Silver Wolf told Guinaifen, "Just use the invincibility frames from dodging. No need to leave the red circle."
"Dodge toward her, and you won't land in the water."
Guinaifen sounded embarrassed. "Guess I was stuck in the mindset of thinking I had to dodge out to avoid damage..."
Kafka reassured her, "It's fine. This is just our first attempt. No rush."
Sparkle sent a message in the group:
[Sparkle]: No worries, just stream a bit longer. Dunno about you guys, but this is the first time I've had such high viewership.
[Sparkle]: Bet Wolfie's follower count is skyrocketing. Carry streamer dragging three noobs (lol.JPG).
All four streamers were stunning beauties with massive fanbases.
This collab was guaranteed to blow up in popularity.
And that was exactly what Mu Yang wanted—everyone watching, everyone talking!
Truthfully, in Mu Yang's design, Xingqiu and Keqing's mechanics were relatively simple.
Mostly just testing dodging skills. Xingqiu could be cheesed by hiding in a corner.
Keqing had red indicators—as long as you kept the rhythm, it wasn't too bad.
The real challenges were Qiqi and Mu Yang himself later.
Once players got familiar, they could farm points efficiently by replaying Xingqiu and Keqing.
Clear and quit—this was the high-efficiency farming method Mu Yang intentionally left in the game.
——————
After reviving, the four discussed briefly and challenged Keqing again.
This time, Sparkle got marked instead of Guinaifen.
Despite her abstract, unserious demeanor, Sparkle learned fast.
Following Silver Wolf's advice, she timed her dodges into Keqing's red circles.
And since she was the healer, one mistake wasn't fatal.
The other three went all out, pushing Keqing into Phase 2!