Guzheng Player (Timeless)

The Guzheng Player is a zombie encountered in Terracotta Mausoleum as a minion of the Belldozer during the bossfight. He carries in his hands a large guzheng with broken feet, that works as a shield and can be used to slam nearby players
==Appearance and origins==
This zombie wears a large tunic, with wide sleeves, and can be a male or a female ; in all cases, he has a borrowed guzheng in his arms, which is made out of a dark wood, has remains of feet tha and has numerous strings, some of them being broken ; arrows and traces of sword slashes can be seen on the guzheng. The zombie itself has long arms, with similarly shaped fingers, and appears to be bending forward under the weight of the guzheng, as shown by his hips being slightly lunging forward and his spine clearly following a curve. He can sometimes bear the traces of wounds, crossbow bolts and arrows
He is based on a typical guzheng player from ancient China ; the guzheng itself is a large chinese instrument, similar to the cithara, which has a rectangular shape and dozens of strings on its top to be plucked.
==Attack Patterns==
In most cases, he will simply walk up to players, stop in front of them, rise his shield a bit and then suddenly do a small and weak dash forward, basically bonking people. When the guzheng is destroyed, he keeps the same strange posture, and simply does wide swings to slash with his oversized and sharp fingers
==Strategies==
This enemy, despite being just a simple minion, can be extremely annoying due to his shield's high health and his higher speed when compared to zombies that works similarly like the Car Door Zombie, since it makes him able to chase players more easily in order to keep a certain pressure on them ; meanwhile, his guzheng is tough enough to last a bit and help the guy parry most of your attacks.
To fight him, you should try to use the correct weapons, as to not waste time breaking down the shield.
The most efficient probably are polearms, especially the Ge ; this dagger-axe suits perfectly this role, and allows its wielders to deliver perfect blows from the zombie's flanks, dealing huge damage and completely passing through the protection. Jis and Zhuos can do the job too, but are less efficient or not suited exactly for this kind of targets
Qin Jians, which generally are the most common primaries, are harder to use against him, but can still stand a chance, if you don't wield a shield with it. To use it, simply get the Guzheng Player's attention, wait for him to lung and then roll on your side immediately ; if correctly done, you should be able to attack his flanks before he can turn around.
While long ranged weapons are defenseless against him, there is an often overlooked weapon that can perform beautifully against him : the Torch. If you manage to set his guzheng on fire, he will drop it after a few seconds, leaving the zombie defenseless against any of your attacks. While he is now vulnerable and exposed, he is still more threatening than a normal zombie due to his higher DPS and speed, so you should just be somewhat careful
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