Uploaded April 2010 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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You'll need to follow the guard so you can find the Spaniard at last. Carry
the chest and follow him and an entourage of guards as you walk through the
city.

The biggest challenge here is not drawing attention to yourself. You need to
avoid bumping into people or else the guards will harass you way too much and
you'll lose some distance to the lead guard. This is easy to do once you know
the trick. Whenever you see people carrying boxes, just stand still and let
them pass by you or wait for them to get out of the way or walk around them.

There will be plenty of them along the way so avoid them as best you can. It's
worth it just to not get harassed by the guards, because it's sometimes hard
to resist that urge to stab them in the face. It's somewhat of a long walk but
it's not too difficult.

After the scene, you finally get to have a showdown with the Spaniard, Rodrigo,
the guy in the cloak. The guy you've probably been wondering about since the
beginning of the game (or longer if you watched the first Lineage video). He
is really not difficult at all. Use counters and dodges to bring his health
down fast. Basically, at this point in the game, you really shouldn't have any
trouble fighting him.

Things get a little tougher when guards show up. You can make this part go
fast by disarming them all one by one. After that, a quick scene in which your
allies show up.

Take down all the guards first. It'll be you and all your allies against
Rodrigo. This makes the fight extremely easy because you can get a lot of free
shots on them with their help. Keep slashing at him and you'll eventually win.