Return to Egypt - Corridor with Painted Columns and Spikes
After using the lever below the cat statue to open the gold door, as shown in the previous section, enter and proceed, but watch your back.
When Lara reaches the fourth set of painted columns, just before the slope leading down into a spike pit, a panther (11 or 6)* attacks from behind.
If you turn around to face the entrance and hop backwards to trigger the panther, you can see it coming.
Wait to fire until Lara locks on, and three shotgun blasts should take it down. Or, you can lock on with pistols, jump over the panther, roll, and continue shooting as you back up toward the entrance (not shown).
When the cat is dead, walk to the edge of the doorway overlooking the third room, but don't step off or Lara will slide into the spikes below. Take a standing jump to the base of the first column on the left. Walk across it.
Turn around to face the entrance.
Then safety drop to the flat, sandy spot below.
- OR -
Alternatively, from the doorway, jump down to the near left corner, slide down the slope...
...and jump over the spikes to land on the flat spot in the far left corner.
Walk through the spikes into the dimly lit passageway.
*NOTE: The running kill counts track the total with or without crocodiles. You'll need to avoid harming any crocs for the "Crocodile Rock" achievement/trophy.
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