02 - Murder and Mayhem | Sequence 10 AC IV: Black Flag Guide
Last update: 11 May 2016
OPTIONAL OBJECTIVE- stay out of combat while finding Hornigold
While moving around a dangerous region and in fog, additionally, you will have to find Hornigold, while avoiding the enemy ships. Due to the fog, you will have to use the minimap, keep a careful eye on the rocks that you are passing by and the range of vision of the enemy ships. If you are staying within the sight for a short period of time, do not worry. Increase the speed and steer the ship to get it out of the range of vision. If necessary, do it even at the cost of bumping into land and damaging the ship. Continue deeper into the green area, at the end of which, you should find Benjamin.
The target itself is not too demanding. You should be more wary of the nearby units. Focus your offensive on Hornigold's ship, and try to avoid being attacked by the other boats. The pirate's ship is fast so, before you get entangled into the direct fight, it is a good idea to serve it with chain shots to slow it down. Once you damage it, a cutscene will start.
OPTIONAL OBJECTIVE- air-assassinate Hornigold.
Cut through deeper into the island to make it onto the hills' top. You can indulge yourself in fight, but the easiest way is to simply run up there while ignoring everyone in your way. The path is simple. You just need to run in circles, up the stairs.
From the top of the hill, you will be able to make it over to the peak of the other one, where there is Hornigold. You can get there over the trees that you can see in the screenshot.
After you walk over the trees, keep to the left shore and kill the nearby soldiers. Do that at the very edge, to prevent being spotted by someone from Benjamin's personal retinue. The traditional fight is a better solution than killing the enemies silently where they stand, because you are risking the fact that someone notices the corpses, after which Hornigold will be alerted to your presence and it will be much more difficult to complete the optional objective then. Once you lure them to the edge and kill them there, one by one, you will be far enough not to alarm anyone.
Once you have killed everyone, approach the synchronization point, along the left shore. There, climb over the wall, to get directly behind Hornigold's back. Jump and kill the traitor to complete this mission.