Crucible of Eternity (explorable)

This article is about the explorable mode of Crucible of Eternity dungeon. For story mode, see Crucible of Eternity (story).

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Even in victory there is danger inside the Crucible. The foulness at the heart of the structure is reaching critical mass, and the adventurers must go in to stop it. More importantly, they need to escape from the collapsing complex without losing their lives!

— In-game description

Dungeon Information

Objectives

All paths

• Speak with Agent Spire.
  • Talk to Agent Spire when ready.
• Escort Agent Spire to the control panel.
  • Escort Agent Spire to the mainframe.
  • Protect Agent Spire.
  • 
  • Talk with Agent Spire about a new escape plan.

Submarine

• Escape the Inquest facility.
  • Navigate the facility.
  • Investigate the experiment reserve.
  • Find the exit.
  • Subject Alpha
  • 
  • Navigate the facility.
  • Navigate the facility.
  • Shut down the laser defense system.
  • Use the security stations to disable the defenses.
  • Shut down the advanced golem.
  • Mark T-B34RC3
  • 
  • Disable the alarm.
  • Security layers bypassed: : x/5[sic]
  • Deal with the remaining Inquest forces.
  • Defeat Subject Alpha.
  • Subject Alpha
  • 
  • Kill the dragon minion.
  • Bjarl the Rampager
  • 
  • Kill Subject Alpha
  • Subject Alpha
  • 
• Use the submarine to escape the facility.

Experimental teleporter

• Escape the Inquest facility.
  • Navigate the facility.
  • Investigate the experiment reserve.
  • Find the exit.
  • Subject Alpha
  • 
  • Shut down the laser defense system.
  • Use the security stations to disable the defenses.
  • Coordination window: X seconds.
  • Navigate the facility.
  • Shut down the advanced golem.
  • Mark T-B34RC3
  • 
  • Defend the cannon while it charges.
  • Door-busting Laser Cannon
  • 
  • Cannon charge: xx percent
  • Navigate the facility.
  • Defeat the Evolved Husk.
  • Evolved Husk
  • 
  • Terminate Subject Alpha before escaping.
  • Subject Alpha
  • 
• Use the teleporter to escape the facility.

Front door

• Escape the Inquest facility.
  • Navigate the facility.
  • Investigate the experiment reserve.
  • Find the exit.
  • Subject Alpha
  • 
  • Navigate the facility.
  • Shut down the laser defense system.
  • Use the security stations to disable the defenses.
  • Coordination window: X seconds.
  • Navigate the facility.
  • Shut down the advanced golem.
  • Mark T-B34RC3
  • 
  • Defend the cannon while it charges.
  • Door-busting Laser Cannon
  • 
  • Cannon charge: xx percent
  • Navigate the facility.
  • Kill Subject Alpha
  • Subject Alpha
  • 
  • Navigate the facility.
  • Defeat the laboratory specimen.
  • Inquest Specimen
  • 
  • Shield Strength
  • 
  • Head to the facility's entrance.
  • Get to the facility's front door.
  • Kill Subject Alpha
  • Subject Alpha
  • 
• Use the front door to escape the facility.

Rewards

• 70% experience towards the next character level
• 26 
• Bonus Gold (first time each day per account)
  • Escape Using the Submarine: 33 
  • Escape using the Experimental Teleporter: 33 
  • Escape through the Front Door: 33 
• 20  Tales of Dungeon Delving for the successful completion of a path
  • 80  Tales of Dungeon Delving as bonus for the first completion per path per day

Unique Loot

• Charged Band
• Diffraction Crystal
• Fiber Splice
• Recipe: Infinity Loop (path 1)
• Alpha Conduit (path 1, 2)
• Prototype Sheath (path 3)

Walkthrough

General Information

Preparation

Mobility and communication are the keys to survival in this dungeon. Crucible of Eternity is not forgiving to those who are used to standing around. The core of this dungeon tests the player's ability to utilize the dodge's invincibility frames in order to survive as well as teamwork and reflex. Evasion skills must be properly timed, and each path has at least one phase that requires multiple party members to perform simultaneous actions.

Dynamic Event

The dungeon cannot be accessed until the chain of required dynamic events have been completed. Players must assist the pact forces to assault the Infinity Coil in order to enter the dungeon. Players must take over four points of the Crucible before the commander will appear near the dungeon entrance. The battle with the commander takes place on a series of platforms connected by transparent bridges. The commander frequently teleports between platforms. If aggro is not established after he teleports, he will reset and gain back all of his health. The commander can knock players down to the waters below. While this attack is not dangerous, it is annoying and can prolong the battle. It is recommended to have players on different platforms to ensure that the party keeps aggro. Once the commander is defeated, the dungeon is accessible.

Skills

Skills that allow a player to evade are very useful, skills that can teleport the player are immensely useful for dealing with Alpha's crystal prison attack (and getting past the lasers), as are skills that increase endurance regeneration or provide Vigor.

Fighting Subject Alpha

In each path, you will fight Subject Alpha multiple times. Subject Alpha uses several devastating AoE attacks that can easily down a player in one hit. There is approximately a delay of 3 seconds between the appearance of an AoE indicator and the Ring of Earth/Flame Tooth spell taking effect. You must dodge toward the end of this 3-second window to be safe. There are subtle differences in the skills used by Alpha in the three paths; however, the proper timing of evasion is essential in every case. In addition Subject Alpha can be stunned by killing the Alpha Essences, when stunned he does nothing; this can be chained continuously if his Essences are consistently taken out when they appear.

The Path to the Control Chamber

You will meet up with Agent Spire to help her shut down the Crucible of Eternity once and for all. Escort her through the passageway so she can reach the controls and shut down the building. There will be a few ice elementals and icebrood wolves standing guard. The elementals will have an attack that has two lines of ice forming in a V formation in front of them, anybody caught in it will take massive damage. The wolves can summon more wolves and inflict knock down. It is recommended to have a stun break ready, or crowd control to use on the wolf to prevent further damage. There is a champion icebrood wolf near the end of the passageway with two elite wolves - killing the champion is optional however if Spire dies she will need to be revived, and she moves very slowly.

Once Agent Spire reaches the controls, an ominous announcement will be broadcasted announcing Subject Alpha has escaped. Spire will then accidentally activate the Crucible's defense system which locks the group in. The players must then make a choice between three options trying to escape from the facility.

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Path 1: Escape using the Submarine

Submarine path through the Crucible of Eternity

Subject Alpha, Round 1

Head south of the control room, you will immediately face Subject Alpha fighting a group of Inquest, Alpha will quickly turn the inquest into thralls and attack the group. Alpha has three main attacks in this stage, first he will cast multiple dragon's tooth which will be marked by a red AoE circle on the group. Simply walk out of these. His second attack is a series of rock spikes shooting in a cone shape in front of him dealing damage. Alpha's third ability is an AoE flame blast that will deal a minor amount of damage but applies burning to anybody hit.

The simplest way to deal with Alpha is for the entire group to stack in melee range and burst Alpha down. The flame blast deals marginal damage and Alpha does not cast Dragon's Tooth on targets in melee range, while the rock spikes miss, so it is very easy to simply sit and DPS before everyone burns to death.

Progress to the next room that has golems. They are not really difficult but squishies can die easily to some of them.

Laser room

To disable the lasers and progress to the next area, all five consoles (three at the far end, two near the waypoint) need to be interacted with simultaneously. It is possible for one player to stand between the two western consoles at the far end and interact with both; therefore at least two people need to make it to the far end of the laser corridor.

There are 2 sets of vertical lasers and a long row of horizontal ones that you have to jump over (these ones never move). The vertical ones stop for long enough for you to get in between the two sets, then they move all the way to the other end. Once you get the hang of the speed they go at it really isn't difficult. If necessary, you can safely pause close to the walls while the vertical lasers move past you. When everyone is in position at all five consoles synchronize pressing the buttons (a 5 second countdown window appears in the UI).

If having trouble, use teleport skills like   Blink,   Shadowstep,   Summon Flesh Wurm, etc. Some classes can also make portals after they cross:   Shadow Portal,   Portal Entre,   Sand Swell, or items like   White Mantle Portal Device.

Mark T-B34RC3

This Golem is in the next room. He has 4 turrets, Retaliation, Cleansing, Regeneration, and Protection. You can choose to kill them to make him weaker (they respawn every so often) or just focus him. He can cast AoE stun (much like Static Field), shoots out purple projectiles that knock down and heavily damage the target and can summon a flame wall that pulses medium damage. The easiest way to deal with the golem is to have a mesmer or guardian stack anti-projectile skills on him; all of his moves, including the purple projectiles, can be reflected back to the golem for high Physical- and Defiance bar-Damage, except for the whirling attack.

Security Station

There is a control panel in the middle of this room. Interacting successfully with the panel for 10-15 seconds will spawn a wave of three Elite golems. Interacting with the panel five times will open the exit. The catch is however that small golems will approach players, plant themselves on the ground and being to self-destruct (indicated by a red AoE circle) - killing the golems prior to their detonation will prevent nearby players being damaged. If a player interacting with the panel is damaged, they shall be interrupted.

More than one player can activate the panel simultaneously, but at least 1 player must defend the activators to prevent golems from self-destructing near the panel and disrupting the activation process.

The fastest strategy is 1-4 followed by 4-1: 1 player uses the panel while the other 4 players protect them, the entire group kills the elite golems, and then 4 players interact with the panel simultaneously whilst the remaining 1 player protects them by killing the small golems, the group then runs to the next room when the event completes (skipping killing the 12 elite golems).

Surviving Inquest and Subject Alpha, Round 2

In the following room, there is a group of dragon minions surrounding Inquest protected by a forcefield. You will get the option to either save the Inquest members, or to explode the shield killing both Inquest and the dragon minions. If you choose to save the Inquest, you can pull some of the dragon minions out to where the chest is and kill them in smaller groups. By saving the inquest, you get the option to manually explode the shield to damage Alpha. Doing this will automatically take down 50% of his health, meaning you only need to deal 25% to proceed to the next phase.

Subject Alpha makes a comes back in this room after all hostiles are killed regardless of your choice. He still spawns the Risen (the Inquest becoming Risen if you killed them), and utilizes the attacks of the first encounter as well. He now can entomb you in a Imprisonment Crystal as well (the warning for this is that he jumps up in the air), which deactivates all animation-causing skills (shouts and other instant skills can still be used). Your allies can break you out of the crystal, this is why stacking is recommended. He also summons Undead Tendrils. He will disappear at 25% health this time.

Bjarl the Rampager

Bjarl uses Scales of Jormag, a buff that significantly minimizes the damage he receives from attacks. His attacks include various greatsword slashes, summoning Ice Spikes, and the warrior skill Rush. To remove the Scales of Jormag, players should stand adjacent to any of the electrical pillars around around the room, and draw Bjarl into 'rushing' into it. Once the Scales of Jormag are removed, players can apply full damage to the boss until the Scales of Jormag are reapplied (~15 seconds). Occasionally he will summon ice spikes near the pillars, at which point players should back away or move to another pillar due to the amount of damage the spikes inflict.

Subject Alpha, Round 3

Subject Alpha is the final boss. He does all of the same things as he previously did, except more frequently now (with the exception of spawning Risen, which are less frequent). He has a lot of life and occasionally spits out parts of him called Alpha's Essence, that will run back to him quickly and heal him. It is possible to target them and kill them before they go back to minimize the amount they heal. Frequently you can get entombed within 20 seconds of getting out. He is moderately difficult but with teamwork and efficient use of stun breaks it can go smoothly.

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Path 2: Escape using the Experimental Teleporter

Experimental transporter path through the Crucible of Eternity

Subject Alpha, Round 1

Like in Path 1, you will encounter Subject Alpha in the room after choosing the path. However, one of his attacks, the line of earth spikes, is replaced with a large AoE ice and earth spike attack. Similar to Path 1, simply walk out when he uses the Dragon's Tooth attack, and dodge when using the alternative attack as it deals higher damage. Other than this, the fight is exactly the same. This fight, and all subsequent encounters, is easily handled simply by stacking on Alpha and attacking melee. Alpha will not cast Dragon's Tooth when players are in melee, meaning that the only attack that poses any threat to the party are the ice and earth spikes, which will all detonate at once and can easily be dodged with basic timing.

Laser room, Mark T-B34RC3

These sections are identical to Path 1. See the notes above.

Breaching the door with the cannon

After the fight with Mark T-B34RC3, you will head towards the center of the Crucible of Eternity. In the following room the door is locked. Spire will set up a door breaching cannon that has to be charged. While the cannon charges automatically the players have to protect it. Multiple bomb golems will assault the cannon while in the back of the room a set of elite golems will spawn when charging progress reaches 33% and 66%.

Once the door breaches a Champion Risen Abomination will slowly head into the room. This champion acts like most Abominations, though hits much harder. It is best to keep a distance from him as the more times he hits something, the more frenzy builds up making him attack and move even faster.

This boss is optional and can be skipped by moving to the very left of the balcony as the door is breached.

Subject Alpha, Round 2

After the stairs, you will encounter Subject Alpha again. He will have all the attacks of the first encounter, plus the same additions as the second Subject Alpha encounter in Path 1- spawning regular Risen, Undead Tendrils, and Imprisonment Crystals. He'll disappear at 25% health.

Experimental Green Lab

After the second encounter with Subject Alpha, there will be various Nightmare Court husks and Nightmare Hounds. Fighting these are fairly straightforward, and the biggest obstacle is their knockdown. They will also be surrounded by Volatile Blossoms which spread poison.

Once within the Experimental Green Lab, you will fight a champion Evolved Husk. This creature is purely stationary, however has very high health. The intended way to kill it is to draw the Unstable Bomb Golems, using the Subversion Rifles to grant the golems might, onto the Evolved Husk - at which point the golems will explode and deal significant damage to the husk. Pulling the golems is made more complicated by the spawning of Razorthorn Patches (which should be killed to prevent golems becoming snagged) and Volatile Blossoms (which can be ignored). If the Evolved Husk's breakbar is broken, players can take the opportunity to melee without being destroyed by the brambles.

Subject Alpha, Round 3

After the Evolved Husk, Subject Alpha will spawn in the next - and last - room. He will have all the attacks as before, with the exception of spawning Risen, and will use the Imprisonment Crystal skill more frequently (possibly the others as well). Similar to Path 1, he will spawn multiple Alpha's Essences across the room which will run back to him and heal him. Defeat him to complete the path.

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Path 3: Escape through the Front Door

Front door path through the Crucible of Eternity

Subject Alpha, Round 1

As in Paths 1 and 2, you will face Subject Alpha. Subject Alpha does not use the "Dragon's Teeth" ability seen in other paths, but it uses the same earth, frost, and crystal prison attacks.

Laser room, Mark T-B34RC3, Breaching the door with the cannon,

These sections are identical to Path 2.

Subject Alpha, Round 2

Similar to the equivalent fight in Path 2.

Destroyers

After you defeat Subject Alpha, you will move through several rooms and tunnels filled with destroyers and fire traps. All of the destroyers can be skipped, though most players will kill the crablings for their Vicious Claws.

The first room contains a swarm of destroyer crablings (kill them with AoE in the doorway). The second room contains a Veteran Destroyer Troll and a Destroyer Harpy which will bombard players (usually skipped). As you continue through the tunnel, you will encounter a Champion Destroyer Crab (usually skipped).

Any players defeated in the Destroyer sections will have a long walk back from the waypoint to the next room.

Experimental Subject

This fight takes place in a large room with a central lava lake. The boss stands on an island in the lava and is protected by a shield. The shield prevents damage and knocks back players attempting to enter. Floating red platforms lead down to the boss. Three cannons around the perimeter of the room are trained on the boss's shield. These cannons must be used simultaneously to bring down the boss's shield, although precise timing is not required. Occasionally Dragon's Tooth attacks will spawn above players in the room, potentially interrupting them if they are using cannons.

Once the shield is down, the easiest way to dispose of the boss is have the entire party rush in and damage him as much as possible before the shield comes back up. Ranged classes can hit from the top, but melee classes will have to jump down using the floating platforms and be prepared to run through lava to get back up if the shield starts flickering. The boss does not regenerate damage, so defeated players can simply respawn at the waypoint and run back between attacks.

Subject Alpha, Round 3

This is the final fight. Subject Alpha retains all previous abilities and uses them more aggressively. Black Alpha's Essences will periodically spawn and attempt to run to Subject Alpha. If the essences reach Alpha, the boss will heal. Use the same strategy as in the first fight: equip evasion skills, stack on Subject Alpha, and time dodges when AoE warnings appear. Use immobilization and AoE to destroy the Essences.

NPCs

Allies

• Human
  • Agent Spire
• Icebrood
  • Icebrood Quaggan

Foes

Destroyers

• Champion Destroyer Crab
• Destroyer Crabling
• Destroyer Harpy ^{[verification requested]}
• Destroyer Troll ^{[verification requested]}
• Elite Destroyer Harpy
• Elite Destroyer Troll
• Evolved Destroyer

Golems

• Elite Mark J Assault Golem
• Elite Mark J Battle Golem
• Elite Mark K Assault Golem
• Elite Mark K Battle Golem
• Elite Mark P Battle Golem
• Elite Mark P Support Golem
• Elite Mark XXX Juggernaut
• Mark T-B34RC3
• Mark S Bomb Golem
• Unstable Bomb Golem

Icebrood

• Bjarl the Rampager
• Champion Icebrood Wolf
• Elite Icebrood Colossus
• Elite Icebrood Elemental
• Elite Icebrood Goliath
• Elite Icebrood Troll
• Elite Icebrood Wolf
• Icebrood Wolf

Plants

• Evolved Husk
• Elite Flametouched Husk
• Elite Nightmare Hound
• Elite Nightmare Husk
• Elite Torrential Husk

Risen

• Champion Undead Abomination
• Elite Orrian Gorilla
• Elite Plague Carrier Abomination
• Elite Risen Berserker
• Elite Risen Defiler
• Elite Risen Devastator
• Risen Thrall
• Elite Risen Wraith
• Subject Alpha

Elementals

• Alpha's Essence

Objects

• Volatile Blossom
• Corrupted Terminal
• Inquest Teleporter

Dialogue

Initial dialogue

Talking to Agent Spire:

Agent Spire: Ready to watch me push a button, or do you have any questions?

We're ready to escort you.

Wait, what's happening?

Okay, I'll brief you. We head to this lab's main control panel, input a special lockdown code, and then turn around and leave. Simple. Too simple, actually.

If you lock this place down, how will we get out?

I'll initiate lockdown at the main panel, and then we take the nearby gate out of here. Boring, if you ask me, but we can't choose all of our assignments, can we?

I have a few more questions.

I'm sold. Let's go.

Good-bye.

I have a few more questions.

Ah, the curious type. Go ahead, but make it quick. I'd rather create answers than slog through questions, if you get my drift.

Who are you?

Call me Spire. Pact member, and general shooter of problems.

Why are you here?

Minor clean-up operation. Very minor. I'm about to lock down this whole facility once and for all. None of Kudu's experiments will ever get out of here.

What kind of experiments?

The kind you do when you don't have worry about morality or a body count. Once we shut this place down, Kudu's nightmare factory will be locked away forewer.

What did you mean by lucky fools?

I was part of an operation slated to infiltrate this site and neutralize Kudu. Weeks of planning, and someone beat us to the punch. This, right here...you're looking at envy.

Envious?

I trained for weeks to infiltrate and assassinate Kudu. I learned every corridor of this place, every possible threat. But someone else got to have all the fun.

Fun? That's...an interesting way to put it.

Infiltrating an Inquest base, sneaking past security, and then isolating and neutralizing the Inquest's leader? Norn talk about the thrill of the hunt. I suppose that's it for me.

Let's shut this place down.

Good-bye.

Why go after Kudu?

Professionally, the Inquest's operation would have unleashed draconic abominations on Tyria. Killing Kudu would stall such a project.

Professionally, yes. But what did you mean by fun?

Well, you missed Kudu, but you can lockdown his lab. Let's go.

Good-bye.

Then let's have some fun of our own.

Good-bye.

What sort of experiments happened here?

Enough talk. Let's get started.

Good-bye.

Then let's do it.

Good-bye.

Let's do that then.

Good-bye.

What is this place?

Enough introductions. Let's get to work.

Nice to meet you.

What is this place?

An Inquest high-value target named Kudu ran this lab, conducting all sorts of experiments. Some heroes recently came through and neutralized him and his operation. Lucky fools.

I know. I was one of them

Good work, even if you stepped on a pending operation that was weeks in the making. To be clear, I'm not angry. Just envious.

Envious?

We'll talk about that later. We're here to help you out.

Good-bye.

What sort of experiments?

Lucky fools?

I've heard enough. How do we shut this place down for good?

Good-bye.

(If a member of the Order of Whispers) Pushing a button? Not exactly controlling what is uncontrollable, is it?

Good to see another order member. Between you and me, your friends here are worried about nothing.

But what if your superiors are right? What if this place is unstable?

Then we have a little fun and improvise. My favorite adventures as an agent happen when things don't go according to plan.

Sounds like you want something to go wrong.

I think I'm ready to go ahead.

I guess we'll see.

As on Order of Whispers member to another, how do you like working for the Pact?

Before I only reported to my Lightbringer. Now, it's after-action reports, memos, and waiting for permission. And that waiting killed my last mission.

What was it?

Sounds like grind.

Well, wait no more. Let's get going.

Good-bye.

Good-bye.

No, I take it back. I think I'm ready.

Good-bye.

We need a minute. Hold on.

We need a minute. Hold on.

Initial cinematic:

Agent Spire: Who are-great. The Pact sent bodyguards. I already told them it's as simple as pressing a button.

<Character name>: Not anymore. Something has gone wrong with the security system. Your superiors sent us to protect you.

Agent Spire: Charming. If you can keep up, you're welcome to come along, but nothing's stopping this place from getting locked down.

Agent Spire: A few minutes worth of work, and we'll be laughing about this over drinks in Lion's Arch.

After the cinematic:

Agent Spire: All right, let's go. Sooner we lock this place down, the better.

Approaching the control panel:

Intercom: Attention!

Intercom: Subject Alpha has escaped!

Agent Spire: Keep moving. I don't want to be buried here.

Agent Spire: Stand back. Watch me push a button. Oooh, maybe I'll flip a lever.

Intercom: Attention!

Intercom: Secuity protocols engaged. Lockdown measures are now in effect.

After Agent Spire uses the console (cinematic):

Agent Spire: Well, there goes my exit plan. Listen: there are three contingency plans for escaping this site.

Agent Spire: We can fight our way to the front door and seal it behind us.

Agent Spire: I can radio in for a submarine. I know a weak point that'll make a great exit.

Agent Spire: There's an Inquest teleportation lab. Get me there and I'll wire up a way out of this funhouse.

Agent Spire: Decision time. Which one can you handle?

Talking to Agent Spire:

Agent Spire: Make the call. How are we getting out of here?

Submarine.

Experimental transporter.

Let's leave by the front door.

I need a moment to decide.

Submarine path

After choosing this path:

Agent Spire: Submarine, huh? Someone likes the smell of engine grease.

Talking to Agent Spire:

Agent Spire: This isn't the time to talk. That submarine won't wait for us forever. Keep moving!

Got it.

Approaching Subject Alpha:

Intercom: Attention!

Intercom: Quarantine in effect.

During the fight:

Agent Spire: It's weakening! Pour it on!

After driving off Subject Alpha:

Intercom: Attention!

Intercom: Quarantine is now lifted.

Agent Spire: That's the second ugliest thing I've ever seen.

Talking to Agent Spire:

Agent Spire: Kormir's spear, I knew Kudu was up to some bizarre stuff, but that... that's a new one. Let's try to steer clear of that thing.

Any idea what that thing was?

Something dangerous, strong, and hostile. If we're lucky, we'll seal it in here forever when we leave.

Sounds good to me.

Good idea.

Approaching the laser defense system:

Intercom: Attention!

Intercom: Lethal defense measures online.

Agent Spire: Don't worry. It's just basic security measures.

After passing laser defense system:

Intercom: Attention!

Intercom: Security measures off-line.

Agent Spire: Did they pay her by the word?

Intercom: Attention!

Intercom: The cafeteria is now closed.

Approaching Golem Control Console:

Intercom: Attention!

Intercom: Intruders detected!

Intercom: Security golems now activated.

At the Control Console:

Intercom: Security Protocol Two/Four/Seven activated.

Intercom: Attention!

Intercom: Security measures off-line.

Approaching the lab with the force shield:

Intercom: Attention!

Intercom: Biological anomaly detected.

Inquest Emergency Specialist: Don't let them get through!

Agent Spire: Look who got caught in their own trap. (laugh)

If overloading shield generators:

Agent Spire: Stay back! It's gonna blow!

Inquest Emergency Specialist: No. No! Nooo!

If saving Inquest:

Inquest Emergency Specialist: Keep defending you idiots!

Inquest Emergency Specialist: You idiots should have fought harder! (upon killing all hostiles)

Second Subject Alpha encounter:

If overloading shield generators:

Agent Spire: Watch out!

If saving Inquest:

Inquest Emergency Specialist: Look out! More of them!

Intercom: Attention!

Intercom: Anyone failing to locate to a safe zone risks dismemberment, death, immolation, electrocution, demotion, and more.

Upon defeating Bjarl:

Agent Spire: We're almost there!

Talking to Agent Spire:

Agent Spire: This would be the perfect vacation spot for bored Whispers agents. Imagine: pitting your wits against lab-brewed monsters in a quiet getaway spot. Ah, well. A girl can dream.

Let's go.

Further:

Intercom: Attention!

Intercom: Remain calm. Failure to remain calm is a sign of a weak mind.

Third Subject Alpha encounter:

Agent Spire: It's back!

Agent Spire: Get it before it gets away again.

Upon defeating Subject Alpha for the third time (cinematic):

Agent Spire: The sub's coming. Or if you'd like, you could treat yourself to a very long swim.

Agent Spire: I should have remembered there's nothing easy about an Inquest base.

Agent Spire: Heh. It'll be fitting if the sharks inherit this place after we flood it.

Agent Spire: All right, get ready. We're all going for a boat ride.

After the cinematic:

Agent Spire: Get to the submarine! Hurry!

Talking to Agent Spire:

Agent Spire: Ugh, engine grease. Not the smell I would have chosen to follow the odor of rotting abominations.

Can anything follow us out?

Only one section will be exposed to the outside world, and the sharks should have it covered. The lockdown's sealed the rest of facility down tight. Don't worry. We'll keep an eye on it.

Now what?

Good to know. Good-bye.

Now what?

If I had my way, I'd pilot this thing to a nice little tavern I know in Lion's Arch and drink the place dry. But this is the Pact's toy, and I have to return it.

Is anything going to get out?

Shame, really. Take care.

I suppose, but we're alive and they're not.

Teleporter path

After choosing this path:

Agent Spire: All right. Let's hope that lab is still operational.

Approaching Subject Alpha:

Intercom: Attention!

Intercom: Quarantine in effect.

During the fight:

Agent Spire: It's weakening! Pour it on!

Approaching the laser defense system:

Intercom: Attention!

Intercom: Lethal defense measures online.

Agent Spire: Don't worry. It's just basic security measures.

Talking to Agent Spire:

Agent Spire: Yeah, this is what I was afraid of: anti-personnel lasers. There has to be a way to shut it off. Look for a terminal.

Will do.

After disable the laser defense system:

Intercom: Attention!

Intercom: Security measures off-line.

Agent Spire: Did they pay her by the word?

Approaching Mark T-B34RC3:

Intercom: Attention!

Intercom: The cafeteria is now closed.

After the fight:

Agent Spire: Stick with me.

In the cannon room:

Agent Spire: I need to blow open this door.

Agent Spire: I've got the perfect tool for this situation.

After the fight:

Agent Spire: We need to get up one more floor!

On the stairs:

Intercom: Attention!

Intercom: A prepared worker is a safe worker. A live worker is a productive worker.

Encountering Subject Alpha for the second time:

Intercom: Attention!

Intercom: Quarantine in effect.

Agent Spire: Ambush!

After defeating the Subject Alpha:

Intercom: Attention!

Intercom: Quarantine is now lifted.

Agent Spire: By Kormir. What were they thinking when they did this?

After the Evolved Husk:

Agent Spire: Find the teleportation lab!

Encountering Subject Alpha for the third time:

Agent Spire: It's back!

Intercom: Attention!

Intercom: All exits are now sealed.

During the fight:

Agent Spire: Get it before it gets away again.

After the fight:

Intercom: Attention!

Intercom: All exits are now unlocked.

Final cinematic:

Agent Spire: Last stop. Your tour of this nightmare factory is now over.

Agent Spire: Teleporter up. Everyone through.

Agent Spire: If I don't get another chance, I just want to...I mean...

Agent Spire: Ah, you know what I mean. Job well done. Let's go.

Talking to Agent Spire:

Agent Spire: Teleporters. Almost making daring escapes from death traps too easy.

What do you mean?

Where's the thrill from jumping in a magic hole? Where's the fiery escape? Where's the mad scramble to avoid being trapped forever?

What happens now?

My advice? Forget this ever happened. In fact, if anyone ever ask about what happened here, say you heard it was an accident and walk away.

And if I don't?

One day, you'll drink something that doesn't taste right, or you'll feel a pinprick on the back of your neck. And then...well, I don't need to spell it out for you.

Are you threatening me?

Just the opposite. I respect you for your help back there. Consider this the only time you'll get a warning from a Whispers Agent.

What if someone follows us through the teleporter?

What did you mean earlier about the teleporter?

Good-bye.

Good-bye.

What did you mean earlier about the teleporter?

Won't something follows us through the teleporter?

Good-bye.

Won't something follows us through the teleporter?

The important thing is we're not getting trapped here. Good-bye.

Hold on. Won't something follows us through the teleporter?

Not a chance. I wired explosives to it. We go through, izt goes off. Simple as that.

Explosives? Is that safe?

It's either that or someone stays behind to turn it off. I doubt you're volunteering, and neither am I.

What happens now?

What did you mean earlier about the teleporter?

What if something follows us through the teleporter?

Good-bye.

What happens now?

Good enough for me.

We're alive, and that's what matters.

Front door path

After choosing this path:

Agent Spire: Front door. I like your style. Let's go.

Talking to Agent Spire:

Agent Spire: Let's go to the front door, then we'll talk.

Front door. Got it.

Approaching Subject Alpha:

Intercom: Attention!

Intercom: Quarantine in effect.

During the fight:

Agent Spire: It's weakening! Pour it on!

After driving off Subject Alpha:

Intercom: Attention!

Intercom: Quarantine is now lifted.

Agent Spire: That's the second ugliest thing I've ever seen.

Just after the aquarium when approaching sealed arcanic reactor door:

Intercom: Attention!

Intercom: Please avoid inhaling noxious substances or gazes.

Approaching the laser defense system:

Intercom: Attention!

Intercom: Lethal defense measures online.

Agent Spire: Don't worry. It's just basic security measures.

After disable the laser defense system:

Intercom: Attention!

Intercom: Security measures off-line.

Agent Spire: Did they pay her by the word?

Approaching Mark T-B34RC3:

Intercom: Attention!

Intercom: The cafeteria is now closed.

After defeating Mark T-B34RC3:

Agent Spire: Stick with me.

In the cannon room:

Agent Spire: I need to blow open this door.

Agent Spire: I've got the perfect tool for this situation.

After the fight:

Agent Spire: We need to get up one more floor!

On the stairs:

Intercom: Attention!

Intercom: A prepared worker is a safe worker. A live worker is a productive worker.

Encountering Subject Alpha for the second time:

Intercom: Attention!

Intercom: Quarantine in effect.

Agent Spire: Ambush!

After driving off Subject Alpha:

Intercom: Attention!

Intercom: Quarantine is now lifted.

Agent Spire: By Kormir. What were they thinking when they did this?

Approaching the destroyers:

Agent Spire: Oh, look. Freaks.

Agent Spire: There has to be another way around.

Further:

Agent Spire: To be honest, I never liked Inquest labs. They always smell like pain and cruelty.

Approaching the exit:

Agent Spire: We're almost there!

Agent Spire: Get to the asura gate!

During the fight with Subject Alpha:

Agent Spire: Get it before it gets away again.

After defeating Subject Alpha (cinematic):

Agent Spire: Nothing like outrunning a freak of science to get your blood pumping.

Agent Spire: You head through the door. I'll seal this little nightmare factory.

Agent Spire: If I don't see you on the other side, you have my thanks. For everything.

Agent Spire: Charges primed. Let's move.

Talking to Agent Spire after defeating Subject Alpha:

Agent Spire: Not a bad day at the office, if you ask me. Too bad, it'll all be classified. It'd make for a great tavern story.

So, is the lab closed for good? What's to stop people from getting in? Or things getting out?

The code I used will seal every door and potential access point. It also turns off all life support and power. That lab is now a cold, dark tomb.

Wait. What if someone is trapped in there?

The only things left inside are Inquest and their monsters. I won't lose sleep over either dying slowly in there.

So, why is this operation classified?

What's next for you?

Good-bye.

Good-bye.

Classified? Why?

We staged this to look like an accident. Other Inquest will show up to investigate. When they fail to get in to the lab, we'll track them back to their bases.

And you'll end up mapping the entire Inquest network in return. Clever.

Of course. How do you think we located this base in the first place?

So, what's to stop anything from getting in or getting out?

What's next for you?

Good-bye.

Good-bye.

What's next for you?

If I was just in the Order of Whispers, a week's vacation in Lion's Arch. But since I'm a team player with the Pact now, it'll be paperwork that'll never get read anyway.

So, is the lab closed for good? What's to stop people from getting in? Or things getting out?

Why is this operation classified?

Take care.

Take care.

Notes

Bug:

At times the advanced golem (Mark T-B34RC3) may not change from Friendly to Hostile.

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