Kuwaq Yaku – The Forge DLC
Side Mission: Echoes of the Past (part 3)

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On the ledge above the climbing wall, turn right and use another rope arrow to pull down the wooden barrier.

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Before jumping over to the central structure with the crypt, check your weapons and craft arrows and/or special ammo if necessary. You'll soon be dropped into combat with a pack of wolves. Jump across, grab the edge of the central structure, and pull up.

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Go around to the right side of the coffin to open it. Inside is A Piece of the Chakana (Mam/The Hidden Past). Examine the rough edge more closely to discover it's been broken. Lara deduces this is just one part of a larger object.

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As soon as you exit the Artifacts menu, the floor collapses, and Lara falls into the room below.

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She immediately goes into a defensive posture, indicating enemies nearby. Now you must defend as 8 wolves emerge, a few at a time, from the tunnels around the edge of the cave. The darkness doesn't help, so you may want to quickly use some perception herbs (press F4 on the keyboard or hold L1/LB on the controller and press Triangle/Y)...

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...so you can track the wolves more easily.

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Fight them as you have the previous wolf packs you've encountered, using whichever weapon(s) you prefer. Just try to stay away from the edge, since the wolves can push Lara into the lava pool.

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In addition to running or backing away while shooting, you can evade the wolves' attacks by pressing Drop/Roll (C/Circle/B) when they lunge.

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If you have unlocked the Puma's Feint skill, dodging will bring up a QTE interface. When you see the Melee icon (which looks a little different depending on whether you're using a controller or keyboard), you'll have a brief window of opportunity for a counterattack as the white circle contracts inward toward the center ring. If you press too soon or too late, it won't work. But if you press Melee while the white ring is within the colored area of the disk...

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...Lara will kill the wolf by stabbing it with an arrow...

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...and you'll receive an XP bonus for a Dodge Kill. Even if you haven't unlocked the Puma's Feint skill, you can still evade by pressing Drop/Roll (C/Circle/B), but then you'll need to shoot the wolves without the aid of the QTE.

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If any of the wolves manage to tackle Lara and pin her down, it triggers a slightly different QTE, in which you must first alternate pressing Left and Right or wiggle the left stick back and forth to hold the wolf at bay.

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Then a shrinking circle appears on screen. Wait for the Melee icon to appear and then quickly press the button indicated...

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...to stab the wolf. If you miss the button prompt, Lara dies, the checkpoint reloads, and you'll need to start the fight again.

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