ath ▁a ▁monaster y ▁set ▁up ▁on ▁rocks ▁and ▁over looking ▁the ▁small ▁town ▁of ▁St . ▁Ol ga . ▁A ▁fish erman ▁recogn izes ▁Gordon ▁and ▁direct s ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁monaster y , ▁which ▁the ▁enemy ▁Com bine ▁are ▁using ▁as ▁a ▁platform ▁to ▁launch ▁art illery ▁shell s ▁filled ▁with ▁head c rab s ▁into ▁the ▁town . ▁The ▁fish erman ▁opens ▁a ▁gate , ▁allowing ▁the ▁player ▁to ▁proceed , ▁and ▁a wa its ▁Gordon ' s ▁return . ▁ ▁As ▁Gordon ▁proceed s ▁up ▁the ▁cl iff side ▁to ▁the ▁By z antine ▁Christian ▁monaster y , ▁he ▁enc oun ters ▁heavy ▁resistance ▁from ▁Com bine ▁soldiers ▁who ▁rapp el ▁down ▁the ▁cl iff ▁to ▁try ▁to ▁stop ▁him . ▁Gordon ▁f ights ▁his ▁way ▁up , ▁enters ▁the ▁church ' s ▁nave , ▁and ▁dis ables ▁the ▁art illery ▁launch er . ▁This ▁alert s ▁nearby ▁soldiers , ▁who ▁assault ▁the ▁san ctu ary ▁in ▁force , ▁while ▁a ▁Com bine ▁attack ▁hel ic opter ▁arriv es ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁soldiers . ▁After ▁defe ating ▁the ▁soldiers ▁in ▁the ▁cour ty ard , ▁Gordon ▁moves ▁to ▁sc aff old ing ▁over ▁the ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁cl iff ▁and ▁dest ro ys ▁the ▁hel ic opter ▁with ▁R PG s . ▁The ▁hel ic opter ▁crashes ▁into ▁the ▁sc aff old ing , ▁free ing ▁up ▁a ▁path ▁to ▁a ▁cru de ▁elev ator ▁which ▁low ers ▁Gordon ▁back ▁down ▁to ▁the ▁pier . ▁The ▁fish erman ▁con