Final Fantasy 8

Laguna's Dream Sequence #2 - Centra Evacaution Site

Items:
6x Potions

Magic:
Sleep - Draw point at entrance of the evacaution site.
Confuse - draw point at the right side of the evacaution site.
Cure - draw point under boulder.

Save Pts:
Save Point - located before the "battle"

GF:
n/a

Timber: Lanker Plains and Vaulny Canyon
Thrustaveis: Blizzard*, [Aero], {Scan -> Tornado}, Float
Geezard: Thunder*, [Thundara*], Cure*, [Cura*]
Cockatrice: Thunder*, Break (forests)
Wendigo: Berserk, [Protect] (forests)
Anacandour: Fire*, Cure*, [Bio] (forests)
Fungaur: Sleep, Scan, [Berserk], [Confuse]
Fastitcalon: Blizzard*, Sleep, [Water], Scan (shores)

Galbadia: Monterosa Plataeu
Geezard: Thunder*, [Thundara*], Cure*, [Cura*]
Behelmel: Thunder*, [Berserk] > {Confuse}
Blood Soul: Blind, Sleep, [Confuse], Zombie

Centra Evacuation Site
Esthar Soldier: Fire*, Thunder*, Blizzard*, Cure*
Esthar Soldier (Cyborg): Fire*, Thunder*, Blizzard*
Elastoid: Protect, Shell, Dispel
Gesper: Protect, Shell

It is time to return to the Dream World.. folks. Laguna and his friends will have a short meeting in front of their destination. This time they were asked to investigate a evacuation site which is being occupied by Esthar, an enemy of Galbadia. Laguna has forgotten to bring the map ^_^; Now it is time.. check your equipment as if you haven't junction GF on Quistis or Selphie. Just pick any option during the conversation

Well, you will end up at the evacaution site.. find a draw point [Sleep] near the walkway.] After a short chit-chat, Esthar started to come in.. you will meet up with 4 Esthar Soldiers [colouring clothing ... huh?] and it is a fight. The first fight will result a back-attack status, which allows you to head on against 1x Esthar Soldier [don't worry as they are quite easy just G-Soldiers, in fact that they have same draw spell]. BTW, at this moment of time, I was be able to received advanced draw spells such as Blizzara, Fira, Thundara and Cura [if it does apply for your case, stock them just like what you did in when you battle G-Soldiers in Dollet, Squall's level is already Level 20.]. If not, level up your characters now. Remember to junction Thunder* to Elem-Atk-J as most monsters here are mechnical beasts.

Cyborgs?
I think I have missed this important facet. In fact that there are two type of Esthar Soldiers [just G-Soldiers and Elite Soldiers of Galbadia]. It also applies to Esthar Soldiers.. the name is the same as Esthar Soldier but you can noticed it if:

- You can only draw Fire*, Thunder*, Blizzard* from it
- It has an additional move called "Boomerang Sword"
- It is weak against Thunder instead of Poison.
- It has black and dark blue ribs [different coloring, looks dull]

After that easy battle, this time is 3 on 3 along with 3x Esthar Soldiers [nab: 3x Potions, 3 AP]. After the battle, err.. which way to go.

Right Path [the faster way...]
You will find a ladder there.. climb down and Laguna will experience a leg cramp. Kiros and Ward will asked Laguna whether he is OK or not. Next proceed until you reach a huge pipe.

Left Path/Main Path [the longer way and more stuffs...]
Enter and you ended up at a three-way path.. The right path leads to a draw Point [Confuse] and the middle leads to the ladder. Head there and climb down. You will end up with an area with a reactor... proceed. Now you find three trap doors.. the second one can be tempered with it (choose the top option to do so.. Don't be silly to walk back as you set the trap yourself) Proceed and it will be a clear path.. keep on moving and you will end up at the huge pipe.

Search the area and you will find an item [Old Key], however Laguna loses because his back pocket got a hole ^_^; (really careless...) Now walk up and you will find an area with a pit on the left and there is a crystalized barrier.. (you can walk past it and ended up at a deserted area which is a short cut to the Save Point, where you are supposed to head to..). Walk and you will find a torpedo-like structure, that's the detonator. You can mended with it by choosing the 1st and 2nd option. Move up and examine the boulder which will uncover a draw point [Cure] in the process. In the next area, you will find an extremely long metal bridge. Walk across and you will ended up at the area where you find the Save Point (the pipe leads to the deserted area.) Save your game and make necessary preparations before the battle. BTW, within this area, it is very easy to encounter the Gesper, you can get Black Hole from it, which allows Quistis to learn the Degenarator (instant killer weapon!) and the Elastoid (couple of great items, with you are lucky, you may get the Laser Cannon which allows Quistis to learn Homing Laser). Head and you will find a cliff.. of course got interupted and you will battle 1x Esthar Soldier (nab: 1x Potion, 1 AP) and eventually 2x Esthar Soldiers "Cyborg!" (nab 2x Potion) Upon the defeat of the last "Cyborg" Esthar Soldier, he will use a move called the Soul Crush which reduces both Ward and Kiros' HP to 1.. Now Laguna, along with his wounded members, discussed what to do ^_^; (they are going to be fine..). Laguna tell them that there is a boat below which means that they can get back to Galbadia! So Laguna give them a faster trip.. and he himself too ^_^;............

Awaken? You will find Zell and Rinoa ask the remainding how they feel. Zell will then tell you after this forest, they should reach Galbadia Garden. Now if you check the stats of Quistis and Selphie, their HP has dropped to 1... Use a tent and save your game.

More about the Excavation Site
About the last fight, at the cliff, actually the max number of battles, you will get to fight against Esthar soldiers is 5: 1 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 2, and it can be reduced to only 1.

The number of battles depends on what you did or didn't do along the way. Basically, every time you get to see Esthar Soldiers running away or falling in traps reduces the number of battles by one.

Here's how to get rid of each:

First battle: Tamper with the trap door.
Second battle: Detonating the rock near the detonator.
Third battle: Detonating the rock far from the detonator.
Fourth Battle: Pushing the rock where the [Cure] Draw point is hidden.

Now, you get to fight only once against 2 Esthar Soldiers before your party gets Soul Crushed.

Also, there are 2 [old keys], one near the pipes in the screen not far after climbing down the stairs in the right path(about 2 screens later), and another in the screen after climbing down the stairs in the left path (a small path that goes towards the camera), search the left wall.

You get to see Laguna drop the key in a different way with each.

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