Temple of the Cat - Flooded Rooms and 3rd through 7th Ornate Keys
After navigating the dark interior of the pyramid, obtaining secret #2, and dropping through the golden trapdoor, as shown in the previous section...
...Lara finds herself in a ROOM WITH SQUARE HOLES IN THE FLOOR. Below are a catwalk (literally) and a pool. To kill the prowling panther (11) easily from above, follow either passageway (they connect) to the east, jumping over the holes, until you come to a pair of switches. (Here we'll go to the left.)
Shoot the cat through the wide opening near the left switch.
Then pull either switch. (It doesn't matter which you use first.) Quickly hop over to the other switch...
...and use it too. This opens the large doors on the east side of the flooded room below. The doors are timed to close after about 20 seconds, so don't linger. (If you don't make it through the first time, see the note below.) Drop into the pool.
Swim through, then head for the ceiling just beyond the doors...
...as a pair of crocodiles (12-13) approach from the next room. Climb out on either narrow end of the rectangular opening...
...and shoot the crocs if you like. (Don't stress if you can't get them; you'll have a better angle shortly.) Pick up a 3rd ORNATE KEY (23) and 2 small medi packs (24-25) in the alcoves on either side. Stand up near the cat statue, if you like, for a glimpse of the next room.
NOTE: If you don't make it through the doors in time, fight the current to surface on either side of the walkway (it's easier on the south side) and climb out of the water. Just watch out for crocodiles, since they may swim into this area while the door is open. Climb back up through one of the openings in the ceiling and try the switches again.
Once you have the 3rd ORNATE KEY, swim on to the next room to the east. If the crocs are still alive, climb out of the pool quickly.
There are low steps in all corners except the far right (southeast). Shoot the crocodiles from safety. Then retrieve the 2 sets of magnum clips (26-27) in the underwater alcoves.
Take the 4th ORNATE KEY (28) from the low step with the cat face.
Kill the panther (14) that appears on a ledge across the pool.
There are magnum clips (29) underneath the movable block on the second tier...
...and a 5th ORNATE KEY (30) on the third tier in the northeast corner.
When you take this key, another panther (15) charges from the opposite corner of the room. Just hop down to the step below to kill it from safety.
The 6th and 7th ORNATE KEYS (31-32) are in raised alcoves on either side of the barred archway on the upper west side. Two more panthers (16-17) guard these, one above each. They won't climb down from the top tier, so you can easily shoot them from below.
Since you used two keys to get into the pyramid, you should now have 5 ORNATE KEYS. Use them in the locks on the top level, north side.
This opens the door in the corner to the left of the locks.
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