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(Don't worry-the deer won't escape if you take time to
explore.) When you reach the suspension bridge, Atreus
points out that the fleeing deer "broke the bridge"; a fallen
chunk of the bridgehead obstructs passage over on the far
side (6).

Continue down the path, following Atreus into the clearing (7)
ahead. When the Draugr appears, fling your axe through it from
a distance. If the creature manages to get into melee (close)

Atreus heads to the leftmost staircase, but let's fully explore
these ruins before moving on. Turn up the rightmost staircase
and follow the path downhill toward the waterfall. Don't miss

range, nail it with a quick string of light attacks to knock the
beast off-balance, then kill with a follow-up heavy attack. Your

the chest tucked into a grotto on the ravine's left side. Follow
the stream to the end (9) to find a Hacksilver sack next to

Leviathan slices up Draugr quickly, but Kratos' bare-handed
punches are nearly as deadly.

another corpse. Then go back directly toward the waterfall and
veer right to climb the low ledge (circled in our shot) marked
with symbols (10).

DRAUGR
The standard Draugr soldier is a skinny fellow
with weak defense. These foes cause problems
for Kratos only if they appear in numbers large

enough to swarm and surround.

CLEAR THE BRIDGE OBSTRUCTION
Use your Leviathan Axe to clear the obstruction.
Here's how:

* Press the right D-pad button to wield the Leviathan
Axe (if you're not already holding it).

* Hold in L2 to activate a white on-screen
targeting reticule.

* Use the right stick to aim-that is, to move the white
targeting reticule over the fallen obstruction on the
far side of the bridge.

After you terminate the first threat, a second Draugr
leaps from atop a boulder down into the clearing. Try to
nail him from range with axe tosses. Then two more Draugr
pairs rush in to attack, one after another. Hold in L1 to
block Draugr blows, then follow up with a heavy attack by
pressing R2. Experiment with these three attacks (axe toss/
recall, light attack, heavy attack), interspersed with blocks.

Follow the route to the canyon drop-off where you find a
chain wrapped around a podium (11). Press Circle to slide
down the chain to the ground below. (Atreus automatically
jumps on his father's back for the ride down.) At the
canyon's bottom (12), two Rabid Wolves guard a coffin.

ONE THROW, TWO HITS
If you toss the Leviathan at a target, and then press
Triangle to recall it immediately after it strikes, the axe
often hits the same target a second time on the way
back to Kratos!

WOLF

* Press R1 or R2 to fling the axe, which shatters the
wooden boards of the obstruction.

* Then press Triangle to recall the axe. It zooms

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straight back into Kratos' hand!

Hop across the broken gap. Ahead, the buck reappears;
Atreus fires a hasty arrow and misses his shot. A
disappointed Kratos confiscates the boy's bow and orders
him to find the deer again.

EXPLORE THE CANYON
Once all Draugr are destroyed, follow Atreus again as
he heads toward an ancient ruin featuring great stone
towers. Proceed through an archway etched with odd
letters, into a stone-paved courtyard (8) with stairs leading
in four directions.
Snag the glowing green Healthstone in the center to
replenish your health. Then look up to spot a bucket hanging
from the ceiling. This is an "offering cask" and you'll find
many of these throughout Midgard. Each holds Hacksilver,
hung up by Odin's disciples as an offering to the gods.
Target the glowing disk above the bucket and toss Leviathan
to knock the cask to the ground. Then go pick up the
Hacksilver drop.

These beasts dart side to side as they rush you,
making it harder to target them with a Leviathan
toss. Once in close, a Wolf makes lunging bites;
block these with your shield, then follow up with a

quick combo of bare-handed strikes. Wolves
are easy to stun in this manner.

After you kill both animals, open the coffin to find a large
stash of Hacksilver. Before you return to the chain hanging
down the canyon wall, be sure to find the Lost Toy (a toy
horse) on the ground nearby. Then climb the chain out of the
canyon and return all the way back to the stone courtyard (8).

DEFEAT THE DRAUGR SQUAD

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