How to Defeat the Forest Guardian in AI Limit

Exit the train station and restore the nearby branch. Speak with Kastina.

Proceed through the open building into the forest. Defeat the Necro on the ledge above and collect Magnetic Surge. Defeat the Necro on the main path.

Continue down the path, defeat the next Necro, collect Luminous Diamond near the rock wall, and Antidote on the broken walkway. Head back and down the path to face a new Necro type; dodge its attacks and collect Luminous Carbon.

Pass a dead hunter and enter the poisonous swamp. Monitor the poison build-up meter and have Antidotes ready.

Collect Mud Ball. Defeat the two swimmer Necros to the right and loot Adaptive Fragment.

To the right is a suspended ladder to tree bridges (inaccessible yet). To the left, restore a branch and find a vending machine.

At the vending machine, purchase items like Mud Ball, Antidote, Noise Tape, and Goggles.

From the restored branch, head into the alcove and follow the path left.

Optional: Drop down to defeat a Pierce-inducing Necro and collect Phosphorous Dart x 3. Return to the branch area.

Continue along the rocky ridge and encounter hunters. Knock down the ladder for safety.

Optional: Climb the ladder on the platform. To the right, defeat an enemy on a broken bridge and loot Noise Recorder. To the left, fight a hulking hunter and another throwing electrified bolts, plus a third hunter that drops down. Loot Mechanical Part. Climb the ladder, cross the planks, and loot Noise Tape.

Go to ground level, take the rock path left, defeat two Necros, and loot the spell Terra Inferno.

Follow the path to a campfire with a brute. Defeat the brute and the hunter above. Loot Salted Mud Ball beyond the fire.

Climb the ladder, loot Luminous Carbon near the broken bridge. Head back to the ladder and go the other way to find the Hunters' Trestle branch.

Head down the curving bridge path.

Optional: Drop down where the railing ends on the left. Fight hunters, climb the ladder, break boxes, and find a chest with the Raincoat set. Near the wooden gate, defeat two urchins and loot Adaptive Fragment. In a nearby cave, fight more urchins and two AoE Pierce-inducing Necros. Loot Soil: Withered Forest and Moon Dew Normal Seal. (Soil can be traded for Mud Ball x 10).

Optional: Head back to the poison swamp level. Find an island in the middle with a Pierce-inducing Necro. Loot Chippe... (Source text is cut off here).

Continue along the path and defeat the Blader to obtain the Corrupted Blader Swords. Be mindful of her Piercing build-up attacks.

Head toward the ladder, turn left to loot Stabilizer. Climb the next ladder, then another. Activate the memory at the top to obtain the Slayer Normal Seal. Enter the Arboretum.

Head up the swirling ramp to find Crystal Sprout at the top, allowing you to respect stat points. Return to the Hunter's Trestle branch.

Head down the curving bridge path.