Operation—Snake Eyes

Objective:
Rescue 2 generals from their Lamia captors.

Recruitment:
Lv.70, 3-6 mercenaries

Time Limit:
30:00

Come Prepared With:
Invisible, Reraise

Assault Points:
0,000 AP

Treasure Coffer:
(I-5)

Pretty much just a kill-the-mobs-before-time-expires mission.

First, you need to kill 5 qutrubs to open the gate at (I-9).

Next, you'll see a message saying you "hear blades clashing in the distance" or something to that effect. You need to head up the North passageway (with the 3 cell rooms on each side of the passage), checking each cell room for the General (who is fighting a NM Lamia). You have limited time for this; if the General dies, you automatically lose the mission. Use Invisible to get past the guard lamia in the hall leading to the cell rooms.

After killing the first NM Lamia, the General turns green. Talk to them and head north to (I-6) to fight another NM Lamia.

Note: this one will charm you. Many, many, many times. I had both an Unyielding Ring and Lamia no. 17's Locket equipped (resist charm items) and was still charmed 7 out of 8 times. Interestingly, when I didn't have any resist charm items equipped, I got charmed 3 of 4 times. In both cases, my charm wore off at the same time as it wore off other PT members who didn't have any resist charm items. Good Game, SE. <.<

The best strategy for this seems to be: have your entire party stay inside it's charm range (uses Belly Dance). If it charms your entire party, it will unlock a gate that takes you to where the last general is, then you can finish it off after the gate is open - again, making sure everyone in PT is within charm range. If you chose to try and resist the charm/keep players out of charm range, you'll have to kill the Lamia first before the gate will open (not recommended).

After taking out the 2nd Lamia NM, you'll have to fight the 2nd General (who is charmed) and take him down to 50% HP or so. At this point, a 3rd Lamia NM will pop. You need to take out the Lamia while keeping the 2nd General alive (who is still charmed and attacking you). We had good success with our WHM and RDM sleeping/kiting the General until the rest of us were able to finish off the Lamia NM. Once you've defeated the 3rd Lamia NM, the Rune will pop. Congratulations!