Dance with the Devil is Chapter 3's main story mission where you face the Devil of the Reed Field in a challenging three-phase boss fight. Located in the Mountain of Frozen Souls, this is the first boss with real difficulty behind it. Stock up on 100+ Grilled Meat and upgrade your armor before attempting this fight.
- STEP 01
Prepare for the Boss Fight
Farm meat by visiting the Hernand butchery at 0:00 each night or hunting deer groups for 3-4 meat each. Cook 100+ Grilled Meat minimum. Buy plate armor from the central Hernand merchant and upgrade it at the blacksmith using ores — this boss can defeat you in one combo with weak armor.
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Travel to the Mission Area
Head to the highlighted mission marker area in the Mountain of Frozen Souls. The boss fight with the Devil of the Reed Field starts automatically — make sure your Grilled Meat is selected on the food wheel before entering.
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Phase 1 - Learn the Devil's Attacks
Parry the Devil's attacks by pressing shield button while moving left stick toward him. All attacks can be parried except his wind-up lunging slash — dodge that one. Successful parries build the stamina gauge under his health bar and stagger him for 2-3 light attack combos. Fill the stamina gauge completely to break his guard, then deplete his health bar to end Phase 1.
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Phase 2 - Destroy All Scarecrows
Navigate to all 5 Scarecrows marked with orange dots on the mini-map and attack them until destroyed. Four Devil clones attack you simultaneously with the same moveset — dodge frequently and wait for attack openings. Heal immediately after taking damage as 2-3 Devils attacking together can kill you from high health. After destroying all Scarecrows, 3 Devils disappear — damage the remaining Devil to start Phase 3.
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Phase 3 - Survive the Final Phase
Fight the Devil using Phase 1 parry techniques but expect a second Devil to randomly appear after certain combos, making healing and stamina management difficult. New red energy wave attacks travel in straight lines — roll left or right to evade them. The waves come in groups until the Devil sheathes his sword. Build up the stamina bar with successful parries and deplete his health bar completely to finish the fight.
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Select Grilled Meat on the food wheel before the fight — tap D-Pad Right to heal instantly during combat, even while attacking with light attacks.
The Devil's lunging slash cannot be parried and will kill you — always dodge when he winds up this attack.
MISSION REWARDS
| REWARD |
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| Sunset Reed Cloth Gloves |
| Story progression to next main quest |