Hunted - walkthrough for sequence 8 | Walkthrough AC Chronicles: China Guide
Last update: 11 May 2016
Secrets:
- Synchronization points - 1
- Animus shards - 11
- Treasure chests - 2
Optional task: You must destroy the tower (100 points).
Obtainable upgrades:
- Increase Helix Bar - Increases Helix bar size. You must collect at least 450 points in this mission to obtain it.
- Faster Lock Pick - You open closed doors (hideouts) faster. You must collect at least 680 points in this mission to obtain it.
- Escape Enemy Grabs Faster - After you get caught by an enemy, you break free faster. It is obtainable only in Plus and Plus Hard modes. Additionally, you must collect at least 1280 points.
General information: Main hardship is enemies actively hunting your character in some parts of this level. It will force you to keep more attention to remain undetected. Additionally, you will find locked doors to hideout for the first time - remember that opening them takes few seconds.
Escape from palace
Go to the right. Enemies are walking towards you so you must quickly find a hiding place. Walk towards the closed door leading to hideout and move your analog stick up (or hold the upper directional button) to open it. After enemies run away, continue your walk. You will face few more running groups, so you must regularly hide behind posts and in hideouts. Try to walk forward with small steps. Otherwise you might not be fast enough to hide from enemies.
After you reach end of the corridor you can use edge to get to the lower ledge with Helix Boost. You could have collected such power-up before as well by pulling up to the ceiling but it was too risky. Go to the right. In the new building, use rope dart on the ladder at the ceiling. Reach the upper ledge, open ammunition chest and use synchronization point at the right.
Reaching the bridge on the river
Don't walk outside the haystack yet. Wait for guards to disband and after that follow the left one. You should eliminate him to unlock access to first treasure chest. After collecting the loot you can load last checkpoint and walk right. Important - if you don't want to kill the guard (despite the fact you can easily load last save game) you can use noise darts to lure him to the right. However, if you do it you will have not much time to take the scroll from the chest.
Hang on the edge and reach the platform near water. Use ammunition chest and place yourself where you can use rope dart to reach further plan. Continue your walk towards the bridge seen at the background. Run through the beam, use interactive edges and again swing on rope. Finally jump towards nearby platform and carefully climb on the left side of the bridge.
Passage through the bridge
For now, two closed gates block the passage through the bridge. This can be solved by destroying the tower on the left. Walk towards the tower and unlock the entrance to it with a spinning-wheel. To destroy the tower you must light the fuse near barrels placed on the lowest level of the construction. It will activate a time limit - you will have 50 seconds to run from the tower. It will be possible only by reaching the top of it (door on the right will close).
Important - There are two collectibles in the tower. You can first collect them. It will allow you to learn the escape path. You can then enter the tower for the second time and this time focus only on completing the optional mission task.
Use rope dart on the ceiling and move to the upper left window. There, climb on the right ladder, catch new edges and reach upper ledge. Run through wooden beam. Lower yourself when it is possible and collect first Animus shard. Use new ladder and, after reaching its end perform two jumps towards next edges. Use the ladder at the basis of the balcony to reach the platform.
Use new wooden beam and then go through the left entrance. Here you will find second Animus shard. Take the secret and hang to the ceiling. Climb the highest ledge, take Helix boost and reach the viewpoint on the right. Perform leap of faith before time runs out.
Don't walk outside the haystack yet. Instead, allow alarmed guards to reach destroyed tower. Now you can go to the right, two gates are open. Carefully go to place patrolled by enemy with heightened senses. Before you get close to him, lower yourself on the edge and use ladder leading to the upper part of the bridge. There is a single enemy. Wait until he turns right and sneak behind his back to the left. You will reach third Animus shard.
Return down and focus on enemy with yellow circle around him. You can bypass him by lowering on the edges or by using upper ladders. Stop when you find another ladder leading to upper part of the bridge. Use it and carefully get close to new enemy. On the right you will find second treasure chest. You can reach it by hiding behind posts and in the lower hideout. If it's too hard, you can eliminate the left guard and load last checkpoint after opening the chest.
No matter what you did at the second treasure chest, return to the lower (main) part of the bridge and walk right. Bypass the dog cage in next location by using lower ledges. Under the bridge you can notice a ledge on the water with fourth Animus shard. Lower yourself and land on guard protecting it. After collecting the secret, as always, load last checkpoint.
Pass the dog cages either by using lower ledges or through the ladder at ceiling. In both cases you must reach new, final ladder leading to the upper part of the bridge. Ignore the knob (both gates are raised already) and bypass the guard in usual way. Walk to the right where you will find fifth Animus shard.
Return near the dog cages. Start lowering yourself until you get under the bridge. When you reach the place shown on the picture above, use throwing knife to cut the line. A boat tied to it will change its position. Land on it, then jump to the edges on the right. Go right, collect Helix Boost on your way. Jump to the post sticking from the water and then to the right ledge.
Notice there is an entrance to sewers. Start exploring it by collecting sixth Animus shard. Go to the right side and crouch whenever it is necessary. Soon you will reach two exits from the sewers. Choose the left one.
Passage through the city
Walk out of sewers and hide in the crowd. Once again you must use the crowd to bypass enemies at the entry gate to the city. Wait for a group of civilians to show near Shao Jun. Join them and together walk right. Wait for guards to look in different sides, get out of hiding and walk slightly to the right. You will find a red ladder leading to a small room in the sewers. Use it and you will find seventh Animus shard.
Return up and go to the right. Hide between civilians. Watch out not only for enemies patrolling the lower level, but for ones from upper building as well. Sometimes they are looking down. Your current objective is reaching the middle ladder which will allow you to get to the upper floor. Move on the edge as far to the left as possible. Climb through the window when it is safe. Here you will find eighth Animus shard.
Return below and start carefully moving to the right. Territory on the right side of the ladder is patrolled by two enemies. As before, hide in the crowd to avoid being detected. Soon you will reach a new, many-level location.
Important - If you want, you can reach next location from the upper floor of the building (the one where you found last secret). Selection of floor doesn't make any difference. You must explore each of them anyway in order to collect new secrets.
Finding Wang Yangming
Exploration of the lowest level of the building won't be easy. You must watch out for two enemies from that level and for ones from above (they sometimes look down). Additionally, at first you can't use hideouts. Try to unlock the left hideout as quickly as possible. At first you should reach the end of the lower level. There you can find ninth Animus shard. To get it, you can either hide near the ladder leading to the middle floor or kill the guard on the right and later load checkpoint.
As mentioned before, there are guards on middle level as well. In their case you have more options to act. In addition to hideouts to unlock, you can hide at the ceiling. You should use the latter only if you have no other options because you can be spotted there. Use it only if you want to move directly above enemy, not when he is walking towards you.
At the middle level, you should first walk left. In a small room connecting this building with the previous one you will find tenth Animus shard. After collecting it, go to the right. If you have trouble with some guards, use noise darts or stun them with firecrackers. You must reach the ladder on the right side of the middle level. When you get to it, start climbing to the highest floor.
When you reach the upper floor, wait for first guard to move left and unlock the closest hideout. After the enemy pass near you, quickly go to the left. Reach the second hideout and unlock it. Now focus on the enemy with heightened senses who is patrolling the left side of this level. Follow him - you should use sneaking and fasten it so that he doesn't walk too far away from you.
Reach the ladder shown on the picture above. Crouch and wait for enemy to walk right. Quickly use the left knob to unlock the exit. After reaching the attic, use ammunition chest and walk right. Run through the rope to the first plan and find eleventh Animus shard on the left. After obtaining the last secret go right and jump through the window to nearby building.
Escaping an ambush
After regaining control of your character run through the new rope to the further plan. Unlock the closest door and hide in the hideout. You must kill seven enemies that will come to the building. It will be much easier than one could suspect.
Wait for enemies from upper floor to disperse. Follow the left one. As he has heightened senses, you must sneak up to avoid being detected. Kill him. Don't waste time on hiding the body. Now go to the right. Remove the second enemy with heightened senses in similar manner. Finally kill the single enemy looking down. He won't be alarmed by the death of his two colleagues.
Lower yourself down at the spot where there is a red ladder leading to the lower floor. Wait until guard with a spear shows under the ladder and press the attack button. You will jump on him. Now go right and attack the enemy with a crossbow who is constantly looking down. Another guard is patrolling the right side of this floor - wait for him to go to the right and quickly get close to him.
Now all that is left is a single enemy from the lowest floor. You can wait for him hanging at the ladder or simply walk down and attack him from the back.