Gameplay
Chief encounters 2 Elite officers, 2 Jackal minors and a grunt minor.
Objective: Reach the outpost
There are 8 small Forerunner structures on the way to the outpost with 6 Jackal snipers on top of them. After they are killed the player encounters 3 Skimmer Ultras (with white armor) and an Endless warrior, but this time with a Banished style armor, with a Shock Rifle.
Brute officer: "All grunts, quit finishing our meat and complete your assignments! Those who don't comply will clean the area for the drop bases. They will not be warned when the bases drop."
When the player eventually reaches the outpost It's bigger then what shown in the cutscene, and it's under the final phases of construction, with 3 Drop bases drop from the sky. It has 5 fuel silos. Its entrance is guarded by 2 Wraiths, 2 Shade Turrets, 3 Banshees, and 3 Banished Endless warriors, this time with Ravagers. There is a sniper rifle with full ammo near the base.
Objective: Destroy the Silos (0/5)
Brute officer: "The Master Chief has arrived! Guard this outpost AT ALL COSTS!!!"
The gate can be opened by entering the drop base that is the closest to the gate, and there are 2 Brute berserkers in it.
Brute Officer: "This is our destiny, brothers!"
The first Silo is guarded by 2 Banished Endless warriors with shock rifles and an Endless captain with a Ravager.
The second Silo is protected by 2 Jackal snipers and 1 Brute with a Skewer.
The 3rd silo is defended by a Brute berserker with shields and 3 Brutes with shotguns.
Brute officer: "The Spartan will fall!"
The 4th silo is surrounded by 3 Suicide grunts and a Brute captain who throws them at Chief.
The final silo is protected by a Rocket Skimmer, 3 Skirmishers and 3 Rocket brutes.
Objective: lower the shield
The largest structure's door is shielded. Chief enters one of the drop bases, where there is an entrance to a Banished cave, guarded by a Jackal raider and 2 Brute minors. The cave leads to a small generator, which Chief destroys. After the generator is destroyed, the Chief needs to return all the way back and enter the large structure. In the first room there are 2 Choppers and a Ghost being manufactured, with 3 marines imprisoned nearby, guarded by a Chieftain with a plasma turret and a gravity hammer. In the second room there are an Elite general with an Endless captain guarding weapon 3 caches with 1 skewer and 2 Ravagers each and an elevator. When the elevator is activated it goes down into a big Banished corridor. 2 grunt ultras, 3 Elite Minors and a Banished Endless warrior. After killing them Chief goes down in stairs which lead to a massive room with ring shaped artifacts, guarded by 3 Elite officers, an Elite ultra, 5 Grunt minors, 3 Jackal minors and a Brute captain with a Hydra. Chief defeats them and proceeds to the next room...
Cutscene
Jato 'Ratum is seen, with the Weapon's chip nearby.
Jato 'Ratum: "Your companion is worthless. Much of her is wrong. You are too late. The ring's weapons shall be ours!"
Gameplay
Objective: Defeat Jato 'Ratum
Jato 'Ratum is a bit faster than previous Elite bosses and has a really strong shield and is equipped with an energy sword and a Hydra. He doesn't have an Active camo.
Jato 'Ratum's dialogue during the boss fight:
Jato 'Ratum: "We already won!"
Jato 'Ratum: "This is my destiny!"
Jato 'Ratum: "You shall not harm another ring."
Jato 'Ratum: "For Glyke!"
Eventually Jato 'Ratum is killed and Chief recovers the Weapon.
Cutscene
Notes from Keep What You Steal begin to play.
Weapon: "Chief, you... found me... But I'm useless now. You might be too late... The Banished have the Index and they can fire Halo anywhere they want."
Chief: "We are meant to work together. To protect each other. And when I make a promise..."
Weapon: "You keep it?"
Chief: "How do you know that?"
Weapon: "Know what? I just completed your sentence"
Chief: "Nothing. We need to go."
Weapon: "I'll open a portal for you to reach the surface. Do you have any C-12s?
Chief: "Yeah. If we detonate it near the closest drop base to this structure it will cause a hell of a chain reaction."
Gameplay
Objective: Plant the C-12 shaped charge
A portal is opened, and Chief enters it.
Chief is at the center of the outpost, and it soon attacked by 4 Banished Endless Warriors and an Endless Captain. When Chief enters the Drop Base he kills 2 Skimmers and 4 Brute Minors. When he reaches the control computer of the drop base he removes the screen and plants the C-12.
Weapon: "We need to run, Chief!"
Chief exits the Outpost.
Cutscene
The C-12 explodes and so the drop base and the structure, and the level ends.
Skulls: No fodder?- All grunts become hunters. Try to make their back hurt (Can be found behind the last Forerunner small structure.
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