Chapter 22: The Monastery
Work your way up the cliff, to the ledge just below a pair of enemies--grab both and toss them off the ledge quickly (while hanging). After pulling yourself up, grab their dropped weapons and use the truck for cover as you take down an enemy ahead. Now move up to the back far end of the truck for cover to target the remaining two enemies.
With the area clear, climb the staircase up to a fortress, containing a ton of enemies. We suggest grabbing the crossbow from the base of the stairs then taking cover behind the low wall at the top, and use it to target the three easily visible enemies on the right, one after the other (they won't know what hit them). Once they're down, cross over the wooden beam and head around the right, to where the guards were. Take cover by the low wall (where the three guards were) and target the beyond, including on a balcony to the right. Target the closer enemies first, and save your grenades for enemies that group together.
Once you've cleared them out, follow Elena through that area, up to a low wall that offers protection from a machine-gunner across the river--the goal is to take him down from behind, but there are some things you need to take care of first. Move up to the cart just ahead and push it to the far side of the bridge. Once it tips over, leap over to a low platform on the right and climb up the brick wall, stopping at the top to target the visible enemies.
After pulling yourself up, follow the path up and climb up into the building, and follow it to the far room. Take cover by the entrance to clear out the room, then quickly sneak up and take down the machine gunner on the left from behind.
As soon as you've killed the machine gunner, take control if it asap, as a ton of enemies are inbound from the other side of the river. Try and take down the snipers first (as visible by their targeting lasers), but refocus your attention to the bridge of any enemies try to cross--especially a group of three heavily armored foes (you don't want them to get close!). Once Elena declares the area cleared, follow her to a door behind you and open it via the cranks.
Just past the door is a seemingly impassable span…but not for Nathan! A jutting wall to the left contains several red grip-points that can be used to lower yourself to a level below. Now following them down can seem a bit tricky--it's best to move from grip-point to grip-point, tilting the control stick toward each one to ensure Drake grabs hold (don't try anything fancy, such as dropping to them). Once you reach the lowest red grip-point of the jutting wall, leap to another series on the left, which you can descend to the lowest level.
After dropping to the lower level, jump to the nearby platform to find a rope you can toss to Elena. Now cross over the narrow beam and leap off the upcoming ledge to a wall ahead that can be climbed. At the top, leap to a ledge opposite Drake, then catch Elena as she jumps across herself.
After catching Elena, work together to push the nearby statue from behind, allowing you to climb up it to an opening above. Now follow the wooden boards to a rope you can climb. Now follow Elena up the stairs, jumping the gaps, to a locked door.
When at the locked door, turn around to find a column on the left with some red-grip points--you can reach them via the walkway leading to it. After pulling yourself up, follow the roof to the far corner, then leap to thin beam and follow it to the next corner--from there, leap to the bricks in the wall dead-ahead.
Follow the bricks around to the left, then up, and back to the right. Leap from the last brick to a platform on the right, adjacent to a door. Now jump up a couple of grip-points above, which leads to a series of wooden beams. Follow them, swinging when necessary, around the building to a ledge just below an enemy--pull him off before pulling yourself up.
From the roof, peer over the interior ledge to begin targeting the enemies within. Once you've thinned their ranks, begin dropping to the lower levels, working your way to the ground floor. As you close in, a rocket will blow you to the ground--but on the upside, Elena will rejoin you.
After being blown to the ground floor, immediately seek cover behind the two pieces of debris just ahead and pick off the enemies beyond. Once clear, cross the bridge and take cover to either side of the entrance into the tower to take down the enemies within.
With the tower cleared, toss Elena up to a ladder within and follow her up when she kicks it down to you. Now you'll want to work your way up to the tower's roof by climbing the ladders floor to floor--move quick or take cover to evade the sniper's line-of-sight. However, on the floor just below the roof, you'll have to clamber up some ridges outside to make it.
When you reach the roof, grab the sniper and take cover behind the wooden boxes. Now use it to take down the enemies in the towers ahead--just make sure to take down the rocket launcher first, in the second tower from the right. After taking out a few enemies, many more will attempt to come at you from the bridge--luckily you can target them from here too. If you run out of ammo, plenty more can be found nearby.
After clearing the bridge and towers, drop to the level below and cross over the think plank, then across the bridge. At the halfway point, the bridge will collapse, leaving Nate hanging on for dear life. Begin climbing it up the left, then the right--after it falls apart some more, leap to the wooden planks sticking out, then up the rest where Elena will pull you to safety.
With the bridge behind you, climb the staircase to a large snowy courtyard, where a large firefight awaits. We recommend heading left as soon you drop in and climbing up the wall there. Quickly take down the first enemy ahead, then immediately seek cover behind in the corner of the destroyed wall. From here, target the enemies on the remainder of the walkway first (including a grenade launcher and sniper which you can collect if you need additional ammo), as well as on the adjacent rooftop, before turning your attention to those in the field below. If you're having trouble targeting some of the enemies, follow the walkway into the building ahead and climb down the stairs to the exit, which you can use to shoot through at the remaining enemies. Having cleared the courtyard, open the door on the opposite side by turning the wheel.
Once past the door, head down the stairs to a broken ladder. After tossing Elena up to it, follow her when she kicks down the box, then cross over to her when she repositions the plank. Now follow her lead up the wall, to a window.
Kill the first enemy inside while hanging from the window, before climbing inside and using the object by the staircase for cover to target the remainders. Once clear, exit out the other side and follow the snowy path to a door you can open, completing the chapter.
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