Jonah and I worked together to solve a water-counterweight puzzle that unblocked a hidden path. Inside, we discovered an ancient recipe for herbal mixtures to fend off predators. As we neared the village, a jaguar launched a brutal ambush on Lara while Jonah watched helplessly from across a gap.
There was this massive wooden wheel that was designed to fill the counterweight with water if we pushed it with enough force. I tried pushing it on my own at first, but Jonah helped me as it was far too heavy for one person to move.
The water finally filled the bucket and I had to wait for a moment to see what those counterweights would actually do to the bridge. It looked like the bucket was leaking quite badly, causing the weight to shift before the mechanism could lock.
I tried it again, hoping to move faster, but the same thing happened as the water drained out onto the stone floor.
After pushing the wheel up again with the same result, I started checking around the environment for a different solution. I tried to pull the other side of the bridge with my rope arrow to see if I could force it into place, but it didn't work.
The rope snapped back, proving that the counterweight was the only way to progress.
After checking around for a while, I climbed below after pushing the wheel from where I got a chance to tether the bridge to the counterweight. This actually worked and held the platform steady. Jonah took the opportunity and jumped to the other side, as there was still a big gap between us.
I also tried a jump following Jonah across the chasm. I used the photo mode to capture these photos from different angles while Lara was in the air. The dramatic lighting of the jungle canopy made for some incredible shots as she was reaching the other side.
There was this hidden path that Jonah unblocked by moving some heavy debris out of the way. After getting inside the dark cave, they found something that looked like some sort of an ancient stele covered in moss.
Lara asked for Jonah's help lowering something down.
After they pushed a heavy stone slab down, they found a hidden recipe tucked away.. It seemed to be a mixture of local herbs that should help if they ran into any more jaguars next.
Well, after reading the recipe, we went out of that cave and it looked like we were finally getting closer to the village as the structures became more advanced.
There were these ruins that we used to get to the other side of a deep ravine. Jonah helped me by lifting up a heavy weight to hold a platform steady for me to cross.
Right after Lara went to the other side, a jaguar attacked her suddenly. It looked like the same one that got away during our last encounter.
The jaguar caught Lara completely off guard and started attacking her brutally with its claws and teeth. Jonah had nothing to do but scream from the other side of the gap, as he was not strong enough to maintain the heavy lifting and help Lara at the same time.
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