| Mason starts off in a fight with Viktor Reznov. This is a cutscene, so the player does not need to do anything here. What seems to be a guard armed with a baton comes up to the two, and after Reznov swears at him, the guard starts to beat him with the baton. Mason gets up and knocks the guard out with a single punch. He then helps Reznov up, and Reznov takes keys off the guard, completing step 1 of their escape - "Secure the keys". The band of prisoners proceed down a mine tunnel, and Mason is now armed with a knife. Reznov encourages the band of prisoners by asking what the steps to their escape are. The steps are: 1. Secure the keys 2. Ascend from darkness 3. Rain fire 4. Unleash the horde 5. Skewer the winged beast 6. Wield a fist of iron 7. Raise Hell 8. Freedom Mason fights his way down the tunnel where he encounters a brute called Sergei. Fortunately, Sergei is on their side. At the end of the tunnel there is a lift which takes the band of prisoners out of the mine. In the lift, a prisoner questions whether Mason, an American, can be trusted or not. Reznov sticks up for him, stating he could trust him with his life. Outside the lift, there are some prisoners trying to prevent Reznov's band escaping. Sergei exits the lift armed with an axe, and brutally kills one of them, which scares the rest of them away. The player can now pick up a Makarov to help him fight off any resistance. The prisoners then push open a large metal door which opens up into a coal truck yard ... |
