Galahad moves around the corner to the right (21) and interrupts the feeding frenzy of a Half-breed. This one is a Lycan Elder, a huge, powerful, and perceptive creature. He doesn’t like light, and he doesn’t like you.
Galahad pulls his pistol as he backs away from the monster. When the Knight reaches the top of the stairs (22), game control returns briefly to you. Target and shoot the pursuing Lycan as he chases Galahad up the corridor.
Eventually the beast knocks away Galahad’s pistol, calls him a “swine” (ouch!), and then tosses him through a window (23) into the Hospital’s morgue (24). When he lands, Galahad’s Falchion rifle skitters across the room. He’s badly hurt, so press 
when the prompt appears to drink Blackwater and recover.
When control returns, push the left stick forward so Galahad scoots under the cover formed by an open body drawer and a fallen cabinet (25). Hurry! If you don’t make it in time, bad things happen.
When you reach it, a short cutscene shows Galahad lunge for his Falchion then lean against a tile table. When the Half-breed drops in across the room, Galahad ducks behind the table (26). In a truly frightening moment, the Elder tracks the smell of Galahad’s blood across the room.
When the Elder finally makes his move, tossing the cabinet down to clear the way, Galahad pops out of hiding. Aim at the approaching monster, shoot him with your primary gun fire, and then press 
, the Falchion’s secondary fire button, to hit the beast with a concussive blast. This knocks him backward and he bounds away.
Find Igraine
Run to the chain-locked exit door (27) on the left side of the morgue and press to smash it open. Then hustle up the two flights of stairs to the big iron gates.
Pull open the iron gates (28). This triggers a quick scene: Galahad spots the Lycan Elder above, ready to pounce. Get your finger over the 
button! As Galahad shuts the gate, the beast leaps down and tries to yank it back open. Tap repeatedly until Galahad finally snaps a big padlock on the gate.
As Galahad moves into the hospital’s triage unit, Igraine calls from across the room. Follow the circle of the room to see Igraine trying to pull open a jammed gate. Approach the debris pile (29) and press the indicated button. As Galahad tries to move the debris, Igraine spots the Lycan Elder drop in behind Galahad. The creature tears away Galahad’s rifle, so the Knight draws out his blade.
Defeat the Lycan Elder
Here’s your first boss fight. Fighting a Lycan Elder features a different set of mechanics than battles against regular Lycan soldiers. For one thing, there’s no shooting: an Elder battle is a melee-only event that requires split-second timing as you slash at the monster and dodge in response to onscreen button prompts.
The fight proceeds in phases. In the direct combat phase you make blade strikes and try to dodge the Lycan’s slashing attacks. If you lose the phase, the Lycan gores Galahad. If you win the phase, you trigger an event sequence that features button prompts that you must hit correctly. Success there takes you to the next combat phase; failure means death.
Strong Attacks vs. Weak Attacks
Galahad is armed with just his blade during the combat phases. To strike the Elder, press 
for a Quick Attack or press 
for a Strong Attack.
Aside from the attack animations, the differences are as follows:
- A Strong Attack inflicts twice the damage that a Quick Attack does.
- A Strong Attack generates twice the increase in your Blacksight meter as a Quick Attack does.
- But a Strong Attack is much more likely to trigger a Lycan counterattack than is a Quick Attack.
Special Actions
If you win a combat phase, an action sequence plays and Galahad may get the opportunity (via button prompts) to strike the Elder with another kind of attack or melee weapon—for example, a wooden plank or a pipe, or a piercing stab in the back. Sometimes these actions call for you to use the right stick to move your targeting reticle toward the action icon before pressing the prompted button.
Each one of these special action attacks inflicts triple the damage of a regular Quick Attack.
Dodging Elder Attacks
When fighting a Lycan Elder, your defensive prowess is just as important as your attack. Here, the key is to keep a thumb on your PS4 controller’s right stick and watch the screen carefully for directional prompts. When one appears, immediately push the stick in the direction indicated onscreen. You have only a split second to respond!
If you succeed, the prompt flashes white and Galahad ducks under the Lycan attack. If you fail, the prompt flashes red and the Lycan strikes Galahad, scoring a hit against you.
Taking Damage
If you miss the right-stick push when the directional Dodge prompt appears onscreen, the prompt flashes red and the Lycan lands a heinous blow or bite on Galahad. This equals one “hit” against you.
When playing on the Medium difficulty setting, you lose if the Elder Lycan scores four hits on Galahad during the course of the fight. (That number doubles in Easy mode, and is halved in Hard mode.) But as you complete each sub-phase of the fight, the game erases one of those hits—in essence, giving you a hit point back.
Using Blacksight
As always, your Knight’s Blacksight ability is your ace in the hole. When your onscreen Blacksight meter (under your weapon readout in the lower right corner) shows Blacksight is available, press 
to trigger the ability then start slashing!
In this fight, when you win the final combat phase, it actually seems like you lost. The Lycan slams Galahad’s head into the wall and a desperate -tapping sequence begins!
If you tap the button fast enough, Igraine suddenly joins the fight, burying a war axe into the Lycan’s back. Galahad drops to the floor, fading in and out of consciousness, with brief glimpses of the deadly struggle between Igraine and the Elder. After the beast delivers a body-crushing hug to Igraine, Galahad manages to rise up and slam the axe into the Lycan’s mid-section.
You’re not done yet! Watch for a final series of three 
prompts. Press the button each time; Galahad must make triple-sure that the powerful Elder has given up the ghost.
