Serpent Rouge - Main Room/Dance Floor and "Hit the Floor" Achievement/Trophy (Pierre)
After subduing the first guard and picking up the STAGE DOOR KEY and other items, as shown in the previous section, proceed cautiously through the stage door. There are 2 security guards (2-3) on patrol. You can kill both with stealth, but this strategy is kind of hit-or-miss and depends on where they are in their rounds when you enter. If Lara is spotted, reload and try again. If they don't notice her immediately, enter stealth mode, move to the right, and crouch behind the speaker cabinet closest to the bar, so the guards can't see Lara. Wait for the two guards to separate. When the first guard's back is turned and the second guard (in the tactical vest) approaches the DJ booth...
...make sure Lara is in stealth-monkey pose, sneak up behind him...
...and press Action to subdue him quietly. For now, ignore the ammo he drops.
Instead, sneak back to your hiding place behind the speaker.
Wait for the first guard to turn away.
Then sneak up behind him...
...and take him down. Of course, you can also just shoot both of them. Whatever floats your boat.
Both guards drop M-V9 ammo (11-12) or the gun if you still don't have it. Do not use the switch in the DJ booth yet. Doing so turns on the hot disco beats, alerting more guards.
NOTE: If you managed to kill the first two guards stealthily, you can save again and reload after unlocking the achievement/trophy, avoiding a little backtracking. If you don't care about achievements/trophies, skip to the next section.
If you want the achievement/trophy, climb the stairs opposite the bar.
Follow the walkway (in either direction) around to the other side of the room.
Push the movable speaker cabinet out onto the balcony.
Climb on top of the speaker, step to the edge, and jump straight up to grab the metal truss above. Pull up.
Walk out along the truss toward the middle of the room.
The perpendicular truss ahead collapses, and as long as Lara hasn't been spotted by any guards so far, the "Hit the Floor" achievement/trophy should unlock. Now, either reload your last save or climb back down to the floor the way you came.
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