Reach the loading bay | Mission 5 - Abandoned Mill Splinter Cell: Blacklist Guide

Entrance to the room on the upper floor

Jump over the balustrade and make sure that the enemy that is occupying the balcony below (the one talking on the phone) is turned away. Only then, drop down and, as quickly as possible, make it to the building to the left. Right after you get into the first corridor, turn left. Go ahead and turn right after you reach the corner and open the red door located to the right. Note - if you notice an enemy coming towards Fisher, quickly retreat behind one of the corners, or any other safe place.

If you have walked through the door that I have suggested, you will get to a room with a hole in the floor. Approach the edge and hang down. Wait for the enemy below to stop somewhere for a longer period of time. Drop down to the ground floor and hack into the Blacklist laptop shown in the screenshot. This will earn you additional 40 thousand dollars. Hide now behind the cover in the center and wait for the guard to change positions. Then, go to the only exit from this location.

Right after you leave the room where you have found the collectible, turn left. Make sure that there is nobody patrolling the corridor and go towards the blazing barrel that you can see in the distance. There should be two, or three enemies standing near the barrel. Stop in the last room to the right (the screenshot) If you want to leave this location as quickly as possible, you need to use e.g. the Sticky Noisemaker to make the enemies go left, and sneak over to the exit on the right.

The stairs to the higher level

If you do not have on you any gadgets that would prove useful in reaching the exit, remain in the abovementioned room and jump up to grab onto the pipe attached to the ceiling. Shimmy to the left and approach the stairs, over which to return to the higher level. Before you go to the higher level, you need to make sure that this will be safe, because one of the guards from the first floor also goes down to check out the landing.

After you reach the first floor, go left and monitor, for the next time, the actions of the guard patrolling this area. At the first opportunity, turn left again and reach the edge shown in the screenshot. Jump towards the horizontal pipe attached to the ceiling and shimmy ahead. You need to get to the vertical pipe but, take your time before sliding down and make sure that none of the enemies is coming towards the flaming barrel.

Exit from the location with enemies

You can now turn left and set out for the exit from the area patrolled by the enemy forces. YOU HAVE TO keep to the left wall to prevent being spotted by the enemies at the barrel. Approach the open window , jump over to the other side and start shimmying to the right. After several moments, you will reach a small balcony with a door that you need to open. This will result in a cutscene being initiated.

Additional tips for the Panther/Attack playing style: Just like earlier, it is good to attack the enemies from above, from the first floor because there is only one staircase that leads up to that level. As a result, it is easy to control the situation.