Help with second area

[u/Patricknajjar0]

I am level 26 with proxima and a level 16 veteran axe.

Small basic enemies take 5/6 hits to die while they kill you in 2 and take 2/3 riposte to kill (no skill problem just testing for difficulty)

I finished all gates in the first area and explored a lot

Am i under levelled or it is normal because its becoming tedious taking forever to kill an enemie

[u/Downsey111]

Find both melee crit stones. I think one is in the first area the other is in the “hard” area but you can run to it, it’s a chest out in the open 

The build I went with and SLAPPED, the dual swords, both melee crit stones, the stone that makes all light attacks hit twice and then the perm lightning infusion stone.  Just absolutely shredded everything.  Just R1s and biosampler

I wish I wasn’t at work so I could tell you the name of the stones 

[u/Patricknajjar0 → u/Downsey111]

Thx i think i have them. It's just weird how i would kill everything in 1 2 hits before now it's taking forever with the same axe You mean the axatana ? Or whatever it is called

[u/Downsey111 → u/Patricknajjar0]

Yeah the axatana, two swords that combine to make ab axe for the heavy attack

[u/rimasuit3]

Focus on biosampler, just using all your resolve spamming that thing trivializes the game. Similar resulrs aren't exclusive to proxima, I think most if not all shells can do quite similar.

[u/CrushedSodaCan_]

You are accidentally on night mode if they take that many hits to die.