How to Use “Call Cat” to Help Alfred Fight Maria in Control Resonant

You’re here to Defeat Maria in Into the Valley of Death, a Side Stories quest. In the Evacuation Zone, your objective updates to Help Alfred Fight Maria, so Alfred becomes the focus of the fight.

Guide Alfred through Maria and back to the Ranger

Before he enters, he’s reassured that he can return to his crate if he gets scared.

How to help Alfred fight Maria and return his carrier

Set Alfred down at the wall crack, show him where the Hiss is hiding, and bring him back after the fight.

Bring Alfred’s carrier to the crack

Pick up the carrier and take it to the red glowing crack in the wall.

Set the carrier down

Place it directly in front of the crack so Alfred can enter the space behind the walls.

Look for the Hiss

When Dylan is asked to help Alfred, follow the red glow moving through the floor and walls to find where the Hiss is hiding.

Stand over the lit grate

Move onto an illuminated floor grate where the red glow gathers to show Alfred the Hiss’s position.

Follow the shifting glow

Move to another lit grate as the red illumination shifts through the room.

Indicate the final position

Stand on the lit floor grate beneath the glowing wall vent and direct Alfred toward the Hiss.

Wait for the fight to end

Let Alfred fight inside the wall space until the Hiss is confirmed dead.

Let Alfred return

Alfred is called back to his carrier so he can be taken home.

Retrieve the carrier

Return to the red wall crack and pick up Alfred’s carrier.

Carry Alfred toward the Ranger

Take the carrier along the hallway to the fallen Ranger and leave Alfred beside the body, as the updated objective directs.

Track the Hiss through the vents

Alfred can track and attack Hiss inside the wall cavities, even while you can’t see him. Dylan helps by indicating where Maria is hiding from the room.

Collect the rewards and return Alfred to the Ranger

With Maria defeated, the following reward notifications appear:

Rewards displayed after Maria’s defeat

You can leave Alfred beside the dead Ranger’s body. Someone will be sent to retrieve it, and they can bring Alfred back on the same trip.

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