Go down the corridor and you'll see your exit on the left side. There will be a Markza Sniper Rifle on the ground by the dead body. Make sure you take the Sniper Rifle, it will be handy. The Glowing Omen will be on the wall just next to this body. Walk up to it and hit X.
| Declassify |
| "Lt. Baird claimed unauthorized Hammer of Dawn strikes took place in Old Town." Finish Before Hammer of Dawn Strike in 4:00 - Failure will result in death! |
| The four minute timer changer with difficulty so on harder difficulties, you'll need to be faster. The reason for the Markza is that it can deal a lot of damage quickly at a good range. This is much more so than your Lancer for instance which will move around a lot. |
Run up the stairs and outside. Keep moving forward and you'll see enemies coming down the stairs at you. You'll definitely be attacked by a couple of Boomer class enemies, either Grinders or Boomers most likely but you will also have to contend with smaller Grubs such as drones or Wretches. Start with the Boomers and start laying into them with the Markza. You should be able to take them out in six or so shots each.
When they are gone, rush up the stairs and cut through the smaller enemies. For Wretches, rev your chainsaw as you run up. For drones, they'll likely take cover behind the sandbags, allowing you to vault over and then cut them up.
At the top, you'll come to a more open area with a Troika turret looking over it. Either go up the side behind it or one of your comrades will. Toss a grenade for some extra help with the Troika and then take the high ground as quickly as possible. You will more than likely just deal with Grubs or Wretches here.
With the high ground controlled, several enemies will come out of an emergence hole on the lower level. You can use the Troika to help you out but they will likely move up the side to the stairs where they are covered before it is much use. Be careful with this set of enemies because it can have quite a few Boomers as well. Take up a post at the top of a set of stairs and you should be able to lay down enough fire that you can kill any enemies before they make it to the top.
Finally, the doors on this upper level will burst open and either Grubs, tickers, or Wretches will bust through, followed closely by two Boomers. Take cover behind either of the potted areas on either side of the doors. As soon as you've got a clear shot for the door, take it so that you can continue to the next area before time runs out.
NOTE: If you are standing at the top of the stairs and go down the right side. Stay to the right and you should find [COG Tags] in a corner of alley behind the buildings. This will take you about 20 seconds to get when everything is clear so you may want to return at some point when not performing a Declassify.
