Make your way through the door on the left and follow the hallway to the locker room. There will be some Retro Lancers and a Boomshot on the racks as well as some frag grenades on the ground. The Glowing Omen is on the wall next to the Lancers.
| Declassify |
| "Cadet Hendrick alleged that Academy's proximal defense system was activated during Locust Attack" Finish before poison gas deploys 4:00 -- Failure will result in death! |
| The 4:00 timer is going to be a tight fit so make sure that you're well stocked before taking this. It does allow you to take some precautions though. Take the Boomshot and Retro Lancers from the locker room before proceeding. |
The Retro Lancer is probably the best bet so grab that and go through the door. Pick up the Boomshield on the ground just through the door and start marching through the field. There will be quite a few Grinders around here so keep that shield up as you move and shoot when you have a clear shot, even if it is just in controlled bursts. As you move through, you'll start to come to smaller Grubs but they shouldn't be much of a problem. If you are sure the Grinders are gone, you can even Retro Charge them to move more quickly.
After you've cleared the area, a new enemy, the Rager, will make an appearance. You want to kill these enemies with a precision headhost if you can. Otherwise, they will get angry and "Rage". When this happens, they will become rather large and start rushing at you for heavy melee attacks. Try to keep your distance and kill him as quickly as possible. If you can't kill them or you're in a tight spot, avoid them and eventually their rage mode will stop. When they return to normal, then you can resume your attack.
In this instance, it is already raging so just lay into it. You'll come across a few more Ragers and with either Lancer, you can easily execute them before they have a chance to rage. You should also have the Boomshot from the locker room so feel free to use that as well. If you hit them directly enough, the gib from the explosion should kill them rather than having them Rage. Before leaving this large room, there should be a small hallway blocked off to the left. Go that way and enter the only doorway before the wreckage on the right. Your [COG Tags] should be on the floor next to the window in this room.
Make your way through this next building and on the way out, you'll come across more enemies. These enemies should be mostly simple Grub enemies but might include tickers so watch out. Clear out these enemies and watch for the slightly raised door on the left. This is your exit so get there, clear the enemies, and exit before your timer runs out.
