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The 2026-01-23 Critical Node is a Critical Node in Shiyu Defense, added in Version 2.5.

1st - 4th Frontiers

Frontier Info

• While in Ether Veil, Agent ATK increases by 25% and CRIT DMG increases by 20%.
• When Agents hit enemies, they ignore 10% of enemy Physical RES.

Objectives

• - More than 300s remaining
• - More than 180s remaining
• - Defeat all enemies

First Frontier

Stage Details
Enemy Levels: 50
Recommended Attributes
First Half	Second Half
Enemies
First Half
Wave 1	Wave 2
Hollow Thug - Raider Raider Hollow Thug - Raider Raider Hollow Thug - Raider Raider	Hollow Thug - Bulky Intimidator Bulky Intimidator
Wave 3	Wave 4
Hollow Thug - Raider Raider Hollow Thug - Raider Raider Hollow Thug - Poacher Poacher Hollow Thug - Poacher Poacher	Hollow Thug - Bulky Enforcer Bulky Enforcer
Second Half
Wave 1	Wave 2
Beholder Engine Beholder Engine Beholder Engine Beholder Engine Beholder Engine Beholder Engine	Tarasque Mixer Tarasque Mixer
Wave 3	Wave 4
Beholder Engine Beholder Engine Beholder Engine Beholder Engine Beholder Engine Beholder Engine Beholder Engine Beholder Engine	Tarasque Mixer Tarasque Mixer Beholder Engine Beholder Engine Beholder Engine Beholder Engine

Second Frontier

Stage Details
Enemy Levels: 55
Recommended Attributes
First Half	Second Half
Enemies
First Half
Wave 1	Wave 2
Hollow Thug - Looter Looter Hollow Thug - Looter Looter Hollow Thug - Rustler Rustler Hollow Thug - Rustler Rustler	Ionized - Doppelganger - Bellum Doppelganger - Bellum
Wave 3	Wave 4
Ionized - Doppelganger - Pulchra Doppelganger - Pulchra Ionized - Doppelganger - Mors Doppelganger - Mors	—
Second Half
Wave 1	Wave 2
Hoplitai Hoplitai Hoplitai Hoplitai Mandrake Mandrake Alpeca Alpeca Alpeca Alpeca	Banyrek Banyrek
Wave 3	Wave 4
Armored Hati Armored Hati Hati Hati	—

Third Frontier

Stage Details
Enemy Levels: 60
Recommended Attributes
First Half	Second Half
Enemies
First Half
Wave 1	Wave 2
Hollow Thug - Looter Looter Hollow Thug - Looter Looter Hollow Thug - Rustler Rustler Hollow Thug - Rustler Rustler	Ionized - Doppelganger - Pulchra Doppelganger - Pulchra
Wave 3	Wave 4
Ionized - Doppelganger - Bellum Doppelganger - Bellum Ionized - Doppelganger - Mors Doppelganger - Mors	—
Second Half
Wave 1	Wave 2
Fossor Fossor Fossor Fossor Fossor Fossor Sordidus Sordidus Sordidus Sordidus	Hati Hati
Wave 3	Wave 4
Banyrek Banyrek Dullahan Dullahan	—

Fourth Frontier

Stage Details
Enemy Levels: 65
Recommended Attributes
First Half	Second Half
Enemies
First Half
Wave 1	Wave 2
Hollow Thug - Looter Looter Hollow Thug - Looter Looter Hollow Thug - Rustler Rustler Hollow Thug - Rustler Rustler	Troublemaker - Wanted Enforcer Wanted Enforcer
Wave 3	Wave 4
—	—
Second Half
Wave 1	Wave 2
Miasma Ravager - Avarus Miasma Ravager - Avarus	—
Wave 3	Wave 4
—	—

Fifth Frontier

Objectives

• - get an S-rating in all rooms and achieve a total score of 100,000
• - More than 300s remaining
• - More than 180s remaining
• - Defeat all enemies

Room 1

Room 1
Details: Fleeting Glory: While in Ether Veil, Agent ATK increases by 25% and CRIT DMG increases by 20%. When Agents hit enemies, they ignore 10% of enemy Physical RES. In this stage, dealing DMG to enemies earns you DMG Score. Defeating a single normal/elite enemy will grant you an instance of Elimination Score. In this stage, scores earned at different times will receive additional multiplier bonuses. The earlier in the challenge, the higher the multiplier. The total score cap (including bonus) is 50,000.
Challenge Target: - Reach 25,000 points for the current room - Reach 16,000 points for the current room - Reach 8,000 points for the current room
Enemy Details
Enemy Level: 70 Enemy Weakness: Enemy Resistance:
Wave 1	Wave 2
Ionized - Pugnus Ionized - Pugnus Dullahan - Energized Dullahan - Energized	Miasmic - Doppelganger - The Defector Miasmic - Doppelganger - The Defector
Wave 3	Wave 4
—	—

Room 2

Room 2
Details: Piercing Blade Abyss: Agent Ice DMG and Physical DMG increase by 15%. When Agents inflict an Attribute Anomaly on enemies, their DEF is reduced by 10%, and they take 20% more Attribute Anomaly DMG for 10s. Repeated triggers reset the duration. In this stage, dealing DMG to enemies earns you DMG Score. Defeating a single normal/elite enemy will grant you an instance of Elimination Score. In this stage, scores earned at different times will receive additional multiplier bonuses. The earlier in the challenge, the higher the multiplier. The total score cap (including bonus) is 50,000.
Challenge Target: - Reach 25,000 points for the current room - Reach 16,000 points for the current room - Reach 8,000 points for the current room
Enemy Details
Enemy Level: 70 Enemy Weakness: Enemy Resistance:
Wave 1	Wave 2
Heavy Gunner Heavy Gunner Dullahan - Energized Dullahan - Energized	Miasmic - Doppelganger - Jane Miasmic - Jane
Wave 3	Wave 4
—	—

Room 3

Room 3
Details: Cleanse the Heart With Fire: Agent Fire DMG increases by 20%. Agent Basic Attack and Chain Attack DMG increase by 40%, and CRIT DMG increases by 30%. In this stage, dealing DMG to enemies earns you DMG Score. Defeating a single normal/elite enemy will grant you an instance of Elimination Score. In this stage, scores earned at different times will receive additional multiplier bonuses. The earlier in the challenge, the higher the multiplier. The total score cap (including bonus) is 50,000.
Challenge Target: - Reach 25,000 points for the current room - Reach 16,000 points for the current room - Reach 8,000 points for the current room
Enemy Details
Enemy Level: 70 Enemy Weakness: Enemy Resistance:
Wave 1	Wave 2
Corrupted Bandit - Frenzied Maniac Frenzied Maniac Corrupted Bandit - Wicked Wraith Wicked Wraith	Ionized - Doppelganger - Abyssal Enforcer Doppelganger - Abyssal Enforcer
Wave 3	Wave 4
—	—

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