Part 10

When we last saw Max, he had just woken up to the Gauntlet! Wait, no, wrong thread.

Alright, seriously. Gillian just saw two figures off in the distance.

MOVE > ADVANCE

Metal: All right, now moving ahead.

Gillian: A dead end? Then where did the SNATCHERS go?

LOOK > FRONT

Metal: It's blocked by a cave-in. We can't go any farther.

INVESTIGATE > FRONT

Metal: I don't see any way out from here.

INVESTIGATE > DIRT AND SAND

Metal: There's no way we could possibly move this out of the way.
Gillian: That's weird... Then where did those SNATCHERS go?
Metal: They definitely headed in this direction, didn't they?

INVESTIGATE > EXIT

Metal: There's no other way out of here. Unless they liquefied themsevles, they must have gotten out some other way.

Gillian sneezes.

Metal: Are you okay, Gillian?
Gillian: That's weird. I was fine until a moment ago...

Suddenly, we hear a faint beeping.

Metal: Please stay quiet.
Gillian: What's wrong, Metal?
Metal: Maybe it's a sensor defect, but I think I'm picking a sound off in the distance. Can you hear it, Gillian?
Gillian: That's odd. Seems like my ears are going out on me.
Metal: Maybe it's due to a chance in air pressure.

> RETREAT

Gillian: I can't hear a thing!
Metal: Quiet! There! Can you hear it?

> LISTEN

Metal: Listen! You can hear a sound like that of a timer.

Kojima "Fourth Wall Break" count: 3.

MOVE > RETREAT

Metal: All right, now moving back.

(Do Metal's reminders to save and how to shoot my blaster count? If so, the count's really at 6.)

MOVE > RETREAT

(Note: The video is off from the images because Metal's comments are randomized and I capped both in different playthroughs.)

MOVE > RETREAT

This is the end of the Factory Ruins sequence and the aftermath.