I fought a desperate battle against a cougar after Jonah provided a distraction with a flare gun. Following a tense struggle through the trees and brush, I finally defeated the predator. The pair set up camp for the night to tend to Lara's wounds and share a meal before a flashback began.
When Lara was struggling with the cougar, Jonah threw a flare gun towards her from the cave. It was the least he could do from that position, but the bright light should've provide the distraction she needed to gain some distance.
I got only one shot on the cougar when it jumped at me with terrifying speed, and I triggered the flare gun that pushed the beast back. The impact just spooked the cougar instead of killing it.
The cougar then started charging at me again with renewed aggression. While I had some arrows left in my quiver, I used them on the beast until I was completely out of ammo. Each shot seemed to slow it down slightly, but the predator was determined to finish the fight despite the injuries.
I climbed up on this tree to see if I could escape from the beast or get a better vantage point for a melee strike. However, I forgot that cougars are well-trained at climbing trees.
It followed me up and attacked me so I fell off the tree. Then the beast jumped on me, where I had to push its teeth using the climbing axe so it won't tear Lara apart.
After surviving this attack hardly, I had to prepare for a long and exhausting fight. The cougar kept running away into the brush after each attacks, so I had to run after it without giving it a chance to recover and come for me again.
At last, after a lot of struggle and movement, I delivered the final attack with my climbing axe. The cougar still tried to approach me with its last bit of strength, but it finally fell down and died.
Lara helped Jonah come out of the cave once the area was finally secured. She then started skinning the cougar to get its pelt and meat, knowing that nothing should go to waste in the wilderness.
While Lara was stitching the pelt of the cougar to use as extra protection, Jonah was cooking something for them at night. They had set up a small camp, and the warmth of the fire was a welcome change from the damp jungle.
Jonah wanted to help heal up the wound on Lara's back, and it was really bad. Lara gritted her teeth against the pain, showing the toughness that had kept her alive this far.
After that, they had some of those meals that Jonah prepared over the open flame. I still wonder where they got those equipment's from, as they seemed well-prepared for a cooking session despite the plane crash.
When they were having the meal, they were talking about something from their past. It looked like there was going to be a flashback next. I watched as the scene transitioned, moving from the dangerous present back to a memory from Lara's childhood.
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