Swift Bat is a lesser yaoguai enemy encountered in Black Myth: Wukong. It is a winged bat-type yaoguai found lurking in the darker passages and cave systems of Yellow Wind Ridge, a swift and aggressive creature of the night that strikes fast and retreats into shadow.
Combat
Swift Bats are agile airborne enemies that dive and lunge at the player with clawed attacks, making them difficult to hit with standard ground-level strikes. They move erratically and can reposition quickly, making sustained combos challenging to land. Waiting for them to commit to a dive attack and countering immediately afterward is the most reliable approach. Their speed makes them disruptive when encountered alongside other enemies, so dealing with them early in a fight is advisable.
Journal Entry
After the harvest, the rentman arrived in the village. The villagers cleaned a long-abandoned manor for his stay and treated him to a sumptuous feast. Full from food and drink, the village chief spoke directly, “The rent is a heavy burden on us. Is there any possibility to reduce it?” The rent collector replied, “The rent has been determined by your lord. I’m but a paid man tasked with taking what is due. I have no power to change it.” The talk turned into an unending argument. As dusk approached, the villagers hastily left. An old widower lingered, offering a suggestion to the rentman, “Our village offers little amusement, but on that hill, there’s a pavilion fine for moon gazing. Should you grow weary, ’tis a place to ease your mind.” With these words, he too departed.
That night, the rentman, lantern in hand, pondered his ledgers and the days of disputes ahead. Seeking solace, he walked toward the pavilion. But as he stepped into the courtyard, a figure descended with wings of flesh, claws for hands, and a maw of pointed teeth. Terrified, he fled, only to be ambushed by a similar creature lurking in the trees. The bat guais squabbled over him for the first bite, chittering and chattering. Seeing them locked in a stalemate, the rentman drew a blade from his belt and beheaded one. The other sprang, fangs bared towards him, but he dodged it with a struggled roll. That night, the rentman and the bat dogfought, fangs and blade clashed until dawn.
Come morning, villagers came to the manor to prepare the rentman his morning meal, only to find him sitting by the door, a blade at his side, pinning two headless bat corpses to the earth. In the days that followed, they paid their full rent and hosted another rich feast, sending the rentman back to the town with due respect.
