Desert City Defense is a repeatable combat quest consisting of 9 consecutive battle rounds.
The Defender requests help defeating demons disguised as civilians threatening Desert City.
The quest is primarily used for EXP progression after level 90, and for Skill EXP beyond level 101.
- NPC: Defender (375, 497)
- Location: Near the Demon Square Craftshop
- Talk to the Defender in the Craftshop.
- The quest begins a chain of 9 combat rounds.
- Each round grants increasing rewards.
At the start of each defense round:
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Three NPCs are randomly selected from the following pool:
- Armor Shop (228, 440)
- Bank Teller (160, 290)
- Grocer (280, 580)
- Stuff Shop (140, 455)
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One of the three NPCs will initiate the fight
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The other two NPCs behave normally and can be interacted with as usual
Each round grants increasing character EXP:
| Round |
EXP |
| 1 |
400,000 |
| 2 |
420,000 |
| 3 |
440,000 |
| 4 |
460,000 |
| 5 |
480,000 |
| 6 |
500,000 |
| 7 |
520,000 |
| 8 |
540,000 |
| 9 |
560,000 |
| 10 |
580,000 |
- After finishing all 10 rounds:
- One random party member receives a Survival Rumor Scroll
- The party leader gains 300 quest points
- Character EXP is no longer granted
- Instead, you receive:
- 50 Skill EXP to every skill
- This continues until a maximum of 9,000 Skill EXP per skill
During the quest, you will encounter the following enemies:
- The Broodmother are very annoying with their drain. Focus them first as they can quickly drain both HP and MP. Optionally, use pots to ensure your healer can continue healing.