To the Rescue (Factions quest)

Join up with a second group of instructors trying to protect Linkei Township from an afficted assault.

Requirements

 * Factions character.

Objectives

 * Find Su, Sister Tai, Kai Ying, and Professor Gai in Linkei Township in Haiju Lagoon.
 * Defend Linkei Township from the Afflicted creatures.
 * See Su for your reward.

Reward

 * 2,000 Experience
 * 150 Gold

Walkthrough
Once you meet up with the four NPCs (Su, Sister Tai, Professor Gai, and Kai Ying) at the Linkei Township, you will be attacked by Sickened Guards and Afflicted from both sides after a short dialogue sequence. Although Professor Gai and Kai Ying will only attack with their staves, Sister Tai will heal your party with Orison of Healing and Su will cast Life Siphon on enemies. You will want to stay by these four throughout the quest to make sure you capitalize on their assistance; if any die, they cannot be resurrected and you will have to rezone to claim the reward and complete To Zen Daijun.

There are two methods to beating this quest. The first is to have your entire party sit by the four NPCs, and simply wait for the Afflicted to come to you; this can lead to chaotic battles that can become overwhelming. The other method is to take a more liberal approach, by moving your team away from the NPCs and take out the foes before they reach your colleagues; this method reduces the chaos of the battle, but requires that you keep a constant eye on your allies, lest they become overwhelmed (especially when the afflicted boss arrives). Both methods are well served by placing spirits (e.g. Pain or Favorable Winds) and traps in various locations.

Once you complete the quest, the four NPCs will follow you until you reach Zen Daijun. So if you do this quest first, it will make the other quests in Haiju Lagoon much easier, as the NPCs will continue to help you fight.

Foes
Afflicted
 * 10 (24) Sickened Guard (warrior)
 * 8 (23) Sickened Guard (ranger)
 * 14 (24) Afflicted Warrior
 * 14 (24) Afflicted Ranger
 * 14 (24) Afflicted Monk
 * 14 (24) Afflicted Necromancer
 * 10 (24) Afflicted Mesmer
 * 10 (24) Afflicted Elementalist
 * 14 (24) Afflicted Assassin
 * 12 (24) Afflicted Ritualist

Bosses

 * 16 (28) The Afflicted Senku

Initial dialogue
''Master Togo has sent Su, Sister Tai, Kai Ying, and Professor Gai to Haiju Lagoon to check on the status of Linkei Township. He asks that you join them when you are finished here; aside from Su, they are not...well, they are not the hardiest group, and will need some help.''
 * Zho

Intermediate dialogue
On meeting the group:
 * Professor Gai: "The cavalry arrives at a most opportune moment! Although I had anticipated a rather more...how shall I put it...impressive cavalry."
 * Sister Tai: "I am certain Master Togo knew what he was doing when he sent , Professor. Remember, we must remain calm even in the face of the most daunting enemy."
 * Su: "Remain calm? Little sister, we have afflicted coming at us from all sides!  At least there will be no shortage of corpses...."
 * Kai Ying: "Things may look dire, , but take heart; perhaps we will live on as a pair of Su's minions."

After defeating all attackers:
 * Kai Ying: "We made it! Life is full of surprises, eh, Professor?"
 * Professor Gai: "Indubitably."
 * Su: "Hey, ! Come over here. I need to talk to you."

Reward dialogue
''Thank you for the help, . You have come far since your arrival at the monastery. Now, we have more business we must attend to.''
 * Su