Rescue Paez

Apparently Paez’s associates aren’t thrilled with his decision to share information. He’s being held in a small structure at the back of his hideout. You need to move in quietly and secure Paez without raising any alerts. If the enemy detects your presence, Paez will be executed and you’ll have to restart from the previous checkpoint. If that isn’t pressure enough, you have only six minutes to reach Paez. A large courtyard dominates the center of the compound. Stay low and creep toward a piece of cover to get a better view of the surroundings. There are multiple enemies in the courtyard as well as a few patrolling the perimeter. Toss at least two Sensors into the courtyard to identify all hostiles.

To rescue Paez you do not need to kill every enemy in this courtyard. Instead, sneak up along the right side of the courtyard, where one enemy soldier has his back turned. When you’re close enough, you can perform a stealth kill by pressing the button shown on-screen. This lethal melee attack is the best way to eliminate threats at close range.

After taking out the first soldier, toss another Sensor toward the top of the stairs, in the direction of the next waypoint. One more soldier is patrolling here, preventing your team from reaching the waypoint without being detected. Monitor his patrol and when he turns away, creep up the stairs and turn right to enter the small structure. Hide in this structure until the soldier turns away from you, then sneak up behind him and perform another stealth kill. Alternately, you can simply shoot him the back of the head with your suppressed weapon. The path to Paez is now clear. You can proceed with the rescue without killing the rest of the enemies in the courtyard. However, leaving witnesses prevents you from completing the No Witnesses tactical challenge.

Tactical Challenge: No Witnesses

Criteria: Don’t leave any witnesses in Paez’s HQ

While you need to kill only two enemies to reach Paez, you must kill all the enemies in the courtyard to complete this challenge. After eliminating the first two, locate the lone enemy patrolling the high ground on the left side of the courtyard. If necessary, deploy another Sensor to locate him. This hostile is isolated from the main group in the courtyard, which makes it easy to pick him off without anyone noticing. Take careful aim and neutralize him with a shot to the head from your suppressed weapon. Alternately, you can sneak up behind him and take him out with a stealth kill.

Now comes the hard part. The remaining enemies in the middle of the courtyard are all within view of each other, making it difficult to take them out one by one. Load a fresh magazine in your suppressed weapon and mow them all down before they can trigger an alert. If you’re playing the mission with friends, you can attempt a sync-shot of your own by calling out targets and simultaneously engaging the hostiles. In either case, if you act quickly you can eliminate all the hostiles without raising an alert. The key is to find the right angle so that the enemies are closely aligned within your sight, allowing you to take all of them out with a prolonged burst. The cover by the alley (near the ammo crate) offers a good line of sight on all the enemies in the courtyard.

Once you’ve made it past the courtyard, stock up on ammo, Sensors, and grenades from the nearby ammo crate before heading toward the structure where Paez is being held. You don’t have much time before Paez’s captors lose patience. A timer appears, giving you just under four minutes to rescue Paez before he’s executed. Before stacking up for a dynamic entry, toss a Sensor outside the structure to gather intel on the occupants. There are four armed men in the room with Paez. You’ll need to act (and shoot) fast to maintain the element of surprise. When you’re ready to enter, move to the white circle at the base of a small window and prepare to breach.

Upon the breach, take aim at the soldier standing over Paez and mow him down. Your teammates will handle the other hostiles in the room. If everything goes well, the room will be clear in mere seconds. Now that Paez has been secured, it’s time to get him out of here. Unfortunately, the extraction helicopter can’t land at Paez’s hideout. You must get him out on foot.