In the cut scene, Lara slides down a slope and talks to Alister. She says she is in the base. Alister says he was right. It was a secret Soviet project from the 50's called "Carbonek". The laboratory was stydying an ancient sword fragment, but a mysterious disaster brought the KGB down and they erased everything for history. Lara uses her Binoculars and says that there seems to be trouble below, as she looks Rutland's men killing the Kazahks. Alister says that they are psobably Amanada's men, since she is behind all this. He also tells her that the laboratory is somehow connected to the militay base, but he does not know how. If Lara could find the commant center, they could get a better idea.

Slide down the slope ahead. Lara will swan dive, but you need to press the correct button, so that she can use the parachute. She lands on the roof of a building. If you want, you can use the gun you can see in front of you. Otherwise, take care of the guards with your own weapon, by either staying on the roof or jumping down. You can also explode the various barrels if a guard is close to make your job easier. The guards drop Health Packs, Grenades and guns (which will count as ammo).

If you are still on the roof with the big gun, climb on the next roof and jump to grab the pole of the falg. From there jump to grab the crate and climb on the roof (as shown in this screenshot). Shoot the crate and pick up the Bronze Reward (1/5). If you are on the ground, you can reach the roof with the big gun, by using the crate at the back. Or, as you face the building with the windows where the guards were shooting from, go to the right and climb on the box next to the building (as shown here). Turn to face the building with the crate at the top. Enable the Accurate Aim and shoot the crate. Use the Grapple to get the Reward. Enter the building with the windows, turn right and enter the small storage room on the left. Pick up the Bronze Reward (2/5) from the left and exit.

Climb up the ladder opposite the entrance to reach the roof of the building. Continue ahead and kill the guard on the opposite roof. Jump to grab that roof and pull up. Pick up the items he dropped if you need them and slide down the ramp on the left. You can use the wire and slide down, but this will get you on the ground, making your job harder. Kill the guards on the ground. You can explode the barrels if a guard is close, and make sure you kill quickly the guard that uses the big gun, because it takes more health.

Drop to the ground (if you are not there) and locate the building with the cross (it is the medical center). Exactly opposite is a fenced area with a crate and a barrel. The door will not open, so go around and shoot the crates next to the fence (see this screenshot to get oriented). There is a missing part of the fence, so get into and shoot the barrel to explode the crate (in the oppsite scenario, shoot the crate by yourself). Pick up the Silver Reward (1/3) and exit. Enter the medical center.

In the cut scene, Lara breaks into the building and she sees a guard with two Kazahk hostages. Lara shouts at them to get down and she kills the guard. They ask her is she is American and Lara replies that she is British and they (she and the two men) share an enemy. Lara asks where the command center is. The two men talk in Russian. The one does not want to tell her, but the other says that if she opens the gate with the code and not the Key, they might find them and come to rescue them. So, they tell her that the command center is through the opposite gate and the code is K1879. Lara speaks in Russina too, meaning that she thanks them and asks them to wish her luck.

The guard left his gun, so get it to replain your ammo if you want. Then exit the building. Alister talks to Lara and says that although he did not understand what they were talking about, he thinks that the gate they mentioned is up ahead. Draw weapons, because there are more guards that are waiting outside. Kill them and pick up what you want from the items they drop. Go to the gate and use the keypad to open the door.

Command center - There are two guards at the top of the ascent that push some barrels that explode. So, do not stay close to the gate. Aim for the barrels at the top (that are close to them) to kill them easier and quicker. Otherwise, enable the Accurate Aim and kill them. Go up the ascent and open the door to the building. Approach the control panel ahead.

In the cut scene, Lara checks some satellite photos from a computer. Alister tells her that they have many of them and there is nothing there. Lara says that the laboratory would not be visible from above, so they need maps. Lara finds the laboratory from the computer and Alister says that it is quite far. Lara says she is not walking and mentions that there is a military train that runs past the lab. She says it looks like Amanda's boys are ahead of her, so she better run. Alister says that the train is about to roll and Lara had better run fast.

Climb up the ladder close to the control panel to reach the roof of the building. Jump to grab the ladder of the tower and climb to the top. Grab the wire and slide to a tower on the other side of the area. Grab the wire there to slide to the roof of the opposite building (which is close to the train). Draw weapons and kill the guards around. When the camera shows the tunnel of the train and Alister says that the train is leaving, you need to hurry a bit. The door of the tunnel will open and two guards will start shooting. Focus on them and kill them. The train has left. Lara says to Alister to forget the train, as she has a better idea. She refers to the bike which is at the entrance, so ride it and drive into the tunnel.

BIKE - Parallel to the train

You will have to drive parallel to the train. Like the previous time, you will meet some guards on their bikes, so you need to kill them. This time, however, guards will also appear on cars. Avoid the obstacles on your way (like rocks and trees) and try to collect the Health Packs. When you start, you are close to the train. Do not stay there. Drive to the middle part of the area (otherwise you will drive for ever). Do not forget the barrels that you can explode.

This time, the trip is longer. Your target is to catch up with the train. You will have to jump over the train twice (using some bridges) and finally drive pararrel to the train. You have to jump on a train's car that is flat and keep driving on it until you get the cut scene.

In the cut scene, Lara dismounts and climbs on the front car of the train. As she approaches to the front, a guard shoots her but he misses. The train hits a barrel that explodes, but Lara crouches and survives. Her jacket catches fire, so she takes it off and throws it away.

ON THE TOP OF THE TRAIN/ ENTERING LABORATORY

Lara is on the top of the train. You need to press the appropriate buttons and save her.

Area with burning train - Use the Grapple to catch the metal beam that holds the rope and pull it to your side. Once you release it, it will return to its initial position, so jump to grab the rope. Swing and jump to the ledge ahead. Climb up the ladder on the left and jump to grab the sign on the right. Traverse to the left and jump to grab the pole. Swing and jump to grab the next pole. Jump to grab the sign beyond the train and drop down. Drop to the ground and shoot the crate in the corner to get the Bronze Reward (3/5). Then climb back up on the ledge, using the nearby crate.

Again, use the Grapple to catch the metal beam and pull it close to you. Jump to grab the rope before it moves back to its initial position. Climb up the rope, because the fire from below may catch you. Swing and jump to the ledge ahead. Shoot the opposite moving fan to break it and jump to grab the ledge beneath it. Then jump to grab the ledge above; pull up. (If you accidentally fall down, you can use the movable crate to climb back to ledge.)

Going through the vents - Go through the circular opening and follow the hallway. Lara comments that it is cold here. Slide down the slope and jump over the electrified wires (hold Jump to jump higher and further). Crouch beneath the next wires and pick up the Health Pack at the end of the hallway if you need it. There is a dead man behind the bars and a piece of paper close to him. Alister wonders what this man is doing here and Lara says that the scientist was trapped here since the 50's and he freezed to death. Pick up the paper. "The experiment has gone wrong. The KGB sealed the facility", Lara reads and assumes that he tried to escape from the vents, but got trapped.

Go through the opening and jump to grab the horizontal pole. Swing and jump to grab the rope. Climb up a bit, swing and jump to grab or land on the ledge ahead. If you accidentally fall down, you can find a crate that you can use to climb to the top, then try again. Slide down the slope, jumping over the electrified wires. Follow the hallway to the right and crouch beneath the wires. Shoot the moving fan and follow the hallway around to the left. Before sliding down, shoot the moving fan at the bottom of the slope. Then slide down, jumping over the wires. Jump over the next wires and crouch beneath the ones beyond.

Slide down the slope on the right, jumping over the wires. Jump at the edge to grab the horizontal pole and release to drop down. Shoot the crate and pick up the Bronze Reward (4/5). Then climb on the box on the other side, turn to face the way you came and with a double jump, use the Grapple to catch the shimmering ball above. Turn around, swing and jump to grab the ledge. Pull up and before sliding down, shoot the moving fan at the bottom.

Room with generator - Lara says that Amanda was here, since the lights are on. Alister tells her that she came in through the main door and she has probably not been here yet, because there is a generator at the other side of the room and she could have started it. If you approach the right hand side of the room (where the big red sign is) Lara will say that it is a map of the facility.

Turn to face the duct you came from and locate the metal boxes on the left. Climb on them and shimmy to the left around the corner (as shown in this screenshot). Pull up and go to the left. Use the Grapple to catch the padlock of the gate and pull it to open it. Jump through the gate and shoot the crate to get the Silver Reward (2/3) . Then drop back down.

Climb on the metal box that is on the right of the opening you came from (right if you face it). Jump to grab the box on the left and then jump to grab the letal ledge. Pull up and jump to the ledge ahead. Go to the right, and from the part that the railing is missing, jump to grab the rope.

Lara's weight will lower the pipe and the cut scene will show fuel dropping from the pipe and filling up the generator.

Go to the front side of the generator and use the Grapple to catch the ball. Pull it to activate the generator that will light the map and unlock the door of the room. Go to that door and it will open automatically.

Hallways with green coolant - Zip assumes that the green smoke ahead is a coolant, but Lara is not willing to find out. In any case, this thing is harmful, so avoid it. Jump to grab the grating on the right and jump to grab the pole. Swing and jump to the ledge ahead. Jump to grab the next pole, swing and jump to grab the rope. Swing and jump to the ledge ahead. Go to the right and jump to the next square ledge. Jump up to grab the ledge above and pull up.

You need to grab the pipe on the right and simmy to the other side, but there is an electrical light going across the pipe. So, wait for it to come to your side and when it starts leaving, grab the pipe. Travesre to the left until you reach the end (use the Interact button to go faster). Before the light comes, jump to grab the box behind you. Traverse around the corner and release to grab the grating below. Then jump to grab the grating behind you and drop down.

There is an electrical light that goes across the horizontal pole, so you need to follow the same procedure. Grab the pole when the light leaves and swing to the other side. Drop to the ledge, then to the ground. The door opens automatically. Go through it.

The cut scene shows Lara entering a room, where Amanda examining a huge gun. Lara calls her, but Amanda says that she is busy. Lara notices that Amanda changed her look and realizes that she was the one who was with Rutland in Bolivia. Amanda says she goes to many places that Lara cannot conveive of and that this time Lara was the one who was left behind. Amanda crosses a metal bridge and goes to the other side of the room, whilst Lara apologizes to her, saying that if she knew that Amanda was alive, she could have done anything to save her. Amanda does not care about that any more. She got over it a long time ago. She goes through a door and orders the guard to not allow Lara follow her. Lara is crossing the bridge when the guard throws a grenade. Lara jumps back and the bridge collapses after the explosion. Alister tells Lara that this big gun might help her.

Area with electric Tower and big gun - If you examine and use this gun, you will see that it works now, but not for too long, because it needs more power. There are three guards below. One of them carries a cuckler, so shooting face to face would take more ammo. Go to the left (towards the tower) and shoot him from above, having the Accurate Aim enabled. Then you can slide down the ramp on the right and take care of the other two. Pick up the items they drop if you need them. Facing the tower, go to the right and pick up the Bronze Reward (5/5) .

Now you need to go up. Go to the left of the Tower and locate the vertical pole with the electrical light that goes accross it. Grab the pole when the light has moved upwards and climb up. Jump to grab the ledge on the right and pull up. Then climb to the ledge above. Turn around and jump to grab the horizontal pole. Swing and jump to grab the next pole. Then jump to grab the rope. Turn left, swing and jump to grab the vertical pipe. You need to grab the pipe with the moving light, so wait for it to move upwards and jump to grab the pipe. Climb to the top and jump to the grating.

Go to the left and drop down. There is a Health Pack next to the dead scientist if you need it and a piece of paper. Pick it up and Lara will read it. "They funneled Tesla energy into the artifact, and there was an enormous discharge of some sort. The KGB shut down the operation, removed the core, sealed off the lab in sections, and left behind those scientists who weren't forcibly removed." Approach the cage you dropped from and shoot the barrel inside to explode the entrance. Enter and pick up the Silver Reward (3/3) from the end. Follow the hallway and the door will open automatically.

Room with Control Room and Core - Follow the twisted passage with the pipes and hanging cords until you reach the green coolant. Climb on the grating and jump to grab the pole. Swing and jump to the ledge ahead. Jump to grab the pole in the doorway and release to drop into the room. There are many guards here, so kill them. Be careful, because they throw grenades. You can explode the barrels if the guards are close to make your life easier. When you are done, pick up the items they drop if you need them, including ammo Grenades and a Health Packs.

Going to the control room - Go to the far right of the area and push\ pull the Core close to the ladder. Climb on it and jump to grab the ladder. Then jump to the ledge on the right.

In the cut scene, Amanda talks to Lara through her headset. Alister asks Amanda how the hell she got into this channel and Lara says that Amanda probably got a headset when she was rearranging his office. Amanda asks lara if she knows why the Soviets called their project "Carbonek" and Lara replies that it is the castle where Lancelot sought the Holy Grail. She also says that this is not the first connection to Arthurian myth (the first was in Peru, where Lara learned about the last Queen of Tiwanaku). Amanda obviously thinks that this is not a myth. The Russians activated a power in the artifact that literal minds cannot handle. When Amanda disconnects, Lara tells Alister that Amanda is having difficulty obtaining the sword fragment and she does not want to blow up everything in the process.

Jump to grab the pole of the light and jump to the grating ahead. Turn right and jump to grab the rope. Swing and jump to grab the ledge above the orb. Traverse to the other side and jump to grab the hanging metal pole. Swing and jump to the broken grating. Jump to grab the ladder on the right. The second part of the ladder will lower, which means you can start from here if you accidentally fall down. Climb up a bit and jump to grab the grating on the right. Pull up and go to the other side. Draw weapons and shoot the barrel in the cotrol room to smash the windows. Jump to grab the rope, swing and jump into the control room.

There is another dead scientist here with a Health Pack and a piece of paper. Lara reads it and says that at least a dozen of scientist's colleagues were killed in the experiment. The artifact converted the Tesla voltage into something else... a wave of concussive force of some kind. The scientists refused to repeat the experiment and when the KGB tried to persuade them otherwise, it got nasty and they were shut down. Pull the lever.

The cut scene shows one of the orbs generate the Core.

To fully work, the Core must be generated by the rest two orbs. Drop down and use the Grapple to move the Core across the tracks on the floor. All obstacles will be smashed by the Core, so keep pulling it. As you do it, the other orbs will throw power to the Core. Pull it close to the door that will open automatically. The Core will pass through it and through the hallway with the cords. Be careful of the coolant as you exit. Use the gratings and the pole to pass above them. The Core generated the cords, so do not pass through the blue light. Use your Grapple to catch the cord, pull it and release it. The cord will start swinging, so move when the blue light does not appear. Do the same for the next cords until you exit to the room with the Tower.

Go to the side of the wooden door of the tower and use the Grapple to open it. The Core will slide into the tower and you can release the Grapple. The Tower is activated by the electricity. Go to the other side and carefully pass through the malfunctioned door. Enter the next room.

The cut scene shows Lara entering a control room with another dead scientist. There is a box with a shield on top in the middle of the room. Lara approaches the shield and says it is from the 10th or 11th century and it was probably recovered with the piece she is looking for. She says it resembles Launcelot's crest. She spots something that looks like a map at the back of the shield and asks Alister to have a good look at it and see what he can make of it. Lara assumes that the knight needed help to find his way home or this piece was not all he had. Alister asks if it has to do with the sword segment they are looking for and Lara says that it is useless without a reference point. Alister will work on it and goes offline.

There is a Health Pack (that you probably need) and a piece of paper next to the dead scientist. Lara reads it and says that a number of relics were recovered along with the artifact, but the scientist could not find anyone to help him study them. Go through the other malfunctioned door.

[Bug warning: At this point, the ramp that leads to the bottom of the Tower is no longer there. If you accidentally fall down (losing 80% of your health), you can make your way up again, using the poles with the elctrified light. The door (close to the Tower) that used to be out of order is now partly open and you can pass through it and return to the Tesla gun. Kenbostero (an XBOX player), however, mentioned that the opening is not big enough and Lara cannot pass through it. So, save your game before jumping to the hanging ledge, in case you fall down and cannot return back. If you are stuck there, try rolling through them (press Crouch whilst running). Thanks to *laralover* for this solution.]

Back to the area with the big gun - When you return back to the room with the big gun, three gurds come through the door on the opposite side. Get the gun and use it to kill the gurads. Pull some barrels from your left and right side and throw them to the guards to explode them. Throwing the barrels at the railings is enough. You do not have to to throw them on the ledge. You can also use the boxes above the guards or the metal movable boxes from your side. If you decide for the latter, do NOT use the metal box that is on the ledge, because you will need it for the next Reward (see this screenshot to get oriented).

Move the hanging grating to the right side, where there are no railings. Now fire some electricity to push it even further (as shown here). Remove the crates from the opening on your right (as shown here) and leave the gun. Go to the movable metal box and push it to the end of the ledge. Climb on it and jump to grab the opening where the boxes were. Traverse to the left and jump to grab the ledge above. Traverse to the left around the corner and drop to the grating. Turn around and jump to the metal ledge you moved before. From there, jump to the next ledge. Jump to grab the pole, swing and jump into the alcove. Pick up the Gold Reward (1/1). Jump back to grab the pole, swing and jump to the ledge. Jump down to the metal ledge you moved, then to the opposite side, where the guards appeared.

Go through the door that opens automatically. Climb on the grating and shoot the broken pipes. Use the Grapple to catch the mechanism on the right and move yourself to the other side of the hallway. Jump on the next grating, use the Grapple again, but crouch beneath the electrified pole as the grating moves to the other side. Jump on the next grating and shoot the broken pipe. Again use the Grapple to move the grating, but this time jump over the electrified pole. Drop down and go to the right around the corner. The door opens automatically. Go through it.

The cut scene shows Lara entering a room with electrified orbs. She takes a look around and sees Amanda working in a control room above. Lara apologizes to Amanda for what happened and says that they can still work together. Amanda says that they cannot work together, because she was alone down there (to the place she was trapped); she and the artifact she has on her neck (it was the stone that she used in Paraiso when the creature were chasing her and Lara). The creature appears and Amanda says that it is a little friendier than it was in Paraiso. Amanda tought the creature how to fetch. Lara gets angry, because this thing killed their friends. Amanda says that once she mastered it, it saved her life, and advices Lara to stay away from it.

Fighting the creature - The first thing you need to know is that you cannot kill the creature. So, do not waste you ammo and time shooting at it, using either your gun or the big gun in the middle of the room. After the cut scene, run around the room and use the four levers between the small electrified orbs on the walls. Each time you use a lever, a hook releases a big orb above the big gun. When you pull of all fours levers, the big orbs and the sword segment lower.

Run to the big gun and use it. You need to push the big orbs towards the small electrified orbs on the walls. Every time you do that, a blue energy siled appears to both sides of the big orb, which stays to this position for a few seconds. You have to push all four big orbs and make them stay at this position at the same time. The shield that protects the sword segment above will shut off and you have to jump off the gun and use the Grapple to take the sword segment from above.

When you do that, the cut scene shows Lara pulling the sword segment with the Grapple. The glass floor beneath the gun shatters and Lara sees that Amanda is leaving. Lara jumps through the broken floor and crawls through a pipe. Lara asks Alister if he found anything about the map and he says that it leads to Cornwall.

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