Sylviana: Ai Ippai no Boukensha/Monsters

Monsters
You will encounter monsters throughout your adventure. Monsters can be divided into four groups; monsters which you encounter indoors and outdoors, and monsters which you encounter in the light world and in the demon world. Monsters generally get stronger as you travel from west to east in either world, with the monsters in the demon world considerably stronger than those found in the light world.

To defeat a monster, you must simply guide Sylviana into the monster. She and the monster will exchange attacks until one is defeated, or until Sylviana backs away from the monster. Upon being defeated, a monster will leave a treasure sack behind. The contents of the sack will be one of three things. The most likely possibility is money. There are two other infrequent possibilities: tea or thorns. If you discover tea, your health meter will be instantly fully restored. If, however, you discover thorns, Sylviana will be stricken with a poison that causes her to walk very slowly. In this case, you must use the Antidote (Poppy) item to restore Sylviana's status.

Bosses
Bosses are found in four particular dungeons found throughout both the light world and the demon world. When Sylviana encounters a boss, the boss will run back and forth throughout the boss lair, while four statues will fire projectiles in Sylviana's direction. To fight a boss, Sylviana must run into the boss just as she would for a regular monster. However, bosses are only vulnerable to attack from the right side. Therefore, the best way to survive an encounter with a boss is to push the boss up into the upper left corner of the room so that it has very little room to move, and bounces off Sylviana very frequently, reducing its health as quickly as possible. Upon defeating a boss, Sylviana's health will be fully restored, and she will obtain a special item, typically one of the eight treasures belonging to Dr. Doppler. In one exception, Sylviana will obtain a powerful weapon instead.