Metal Gear Solid: Delta Walkthrough Part 4: The Fear

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater is a chance to step back into Snake’s legendary origin story, rebuilt with breathtaking visuals and modern controls. The dense jungle, tense stealth encounters, and survival mechanics all return, but this time they feel more immersive than ever.

In this part of the walkthrough, we navigate the Ponizovje, Graniny Gorki Lab and fight The Pain. We have also included the locations of the Kerotan Frogs and Gako Ducks 17-28.

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Operation Snake Eater: The Fear

Chyornaya Peschera Cave

After taking down the Pain, you will still be in the Chyornaya Peschera Cave. Head straight and climb up the ledge before exiting this area and go around.

Gako Duck 17

At the top before the path turns left, look up and to the right.

Kerotan Frog 17

Now if you move to the right and look up you will find the frog next to the duck.

Jump over to the platform where the Pain was standing and pick up the Hornet uniform. Now exit through the path that opened up when the Pain died. You will be in the Chyornaya Peschera Cave Entrance.

Chyornaya Peschera Cave Entrance

Go through to the entrance and a cutscene will trigger. Pick up the pears and the snakes if you need food. Head up the narrow corridor.  As you go through the corridor you will find a Mine Detector on the right, hidden in the wall.

Keep going and you will come to a clearing. There is a cave on the left – inside you can find a lot of bats if you blow up the inside.

There’s also a MK47 ammo and other supplies.  

Kerotan Frog 18

If you turn around and look up while in the cave you find a frog.

Exit the cave and go left. Go up the ramp.

Gako Duck 18

On top of the path, if you aim up straight you can see a duck. Right by where the glowcap mushroom is.

Go down the stony pathway. Go around the path and exit to Ponizovje South.

Ponizovje South

In this area, you can see a solider on the right in a hovercraft.

Kerotan Frog 19

On the left, you can find a frog.

Dive down in to the water and swim across till about the midway point.

Gako Duck 19

Its about here you can find a duck.

Take the river bend to the left/west to Ponizovje West.

Ponizovje West

In this area, dive down and turn around to the right and come up near the pier.

There are three soldiers here. Pick them off with the MK22 from the water. Climb up the pier and take the ammo from the boats.  At the room at the end you can find more supplies – including another sniper rifle.

Gako Duck 20

Go back to the pier and face the mountain. Near the corner of the wall built into the mountain you can find another Gako duck.

Kerotan Frog 20

Dive into the water and turn left to find a grill cover to a manhole. Inside is another frog.

Exit this area back into Ponizovje South.

Ponizovje South

Go to the left and exit the area.

Ponizovje Warehouse: Exterior

You will see Sokolov and Volgin in a cutscene. Once the scene is over, shift to the left and take the guard out with the MK22.

Gako Duck 21

Kerotan Frog 21

Turn to the left and you can find 2 of them sitting on top of the gates.

Get up on the pier, pick up the ammo and supplies on the boats, and head inside up the stairs on the side where Volgin came through.

Ponizovje Warehouse

Go inside and turn left.

Gako Duck 22

Look up near the pipes to find a duck.

There is a guard under the stairs. Take him out.

Kerotan Frog 22

Go down the stairs and turn around, look up near the pipes to find another frog.

Next, take out the soldier near the bottom of the stairs. Then proceed to take out all the soldiers on the stairs. Go up the stairs and turn to the right at the top to exit to Graniny Gorki South.

Graniny Gorki South

In this part of the forest, go up to the left around the traps, past the poor hanging pilot and then climb up the tree with vines here.

Kerotan frog 23

Gako Duck 23

Turn around and look at the tree across from you to find a duck.

Go up the small ledge north of here leading up.

Graniny Gorki Lab Exterior: Outside Walls

Gako Duck 24

As you enter this area, look up and to the left to find a duck here.

If this alerts the guards and the dogs, tranq them from a distance. Go to the far left and go through the hole in the fence.

It is advisable to stay in the Black uniform and the Black facemask to keep your camouflage up.  Also the Thermal Goggles are really helpful to see in the dark.

Kerotan Frog 24

A little bit up ahead to the left, on the stones is a frog.

Turn around and you can find a hole in the wall near the floor. Go through it.

Graniny Gorki Lab Exterior: Inside Walls

Once you are inside go to the left and take the soldier out. There are a couple more up ahead (depending on difficulty). Take the two out on this side.

Gako Duck 25

Look at the top of the light pole to find a duck.

Go around the wall and near the entrance, you will find more guards – knock them out with the MK22. Go around to the back of the compound on the right side, and you will find a storage room.

You can find an XM16E1 assault rifle in there.

Kerotan Frog 25

Go out and turn to the left to see through the window on the building up ahead.

Go behind the building on the left side (if you are facing the building) and enter through the hole in the wall.

Graniny Gorki Lab 1F (vents)

Crawl through the vent and check left for the Oyama facemask. Go back out.

Graniny Gorki Lab Exterior: Inside Walls

Go around the pillars of the entrance of the lab and enter through the side door.

Graniny Gorki Lab 1F

Take out the guard near the reception area. There is a guard around the corner on the right. Take him out as well. Go through the door straight up ahead.

There is a guard in this waiting area. Hide behind the pillars and take him out. Go across the foyer and down the stairs to Graniny Gorki Lab B1 West.

Graniny Gorki Lab B1 West

Go straight through and take out the guard when he turns around. Go around the corner and through the blue door on the right.

Inside you can find the Cigarette Gas Spray. Equip the Scientist uniform Eva gave you and the Cigarette Gas Spray and go through the red door on the other side. Turn around and go through the door on the side.

Go past the scientists and the guards and turn around to go through the door on the far end. Go through the white door. This will trigger a cutscene. Watch the scene play out. Exit the room and proceed through the door we entered earlier.

Gako Duck 26

In the room with the consoles, look behind the printer on the left in the last desk. Switch to a different uniform and shoot the duck. Then switch back.

In the next room with the tv. Walk behind the guard and use the cigarette spray to knock him out. Do the same for the doctor.

Kerotan Frog 26

Look at the bookshelf with the lamp near the blackboard to find a frog. Switch to a different uniform to shoot it and switch back.

Exit the room and go up the stairs to Graniny Gorki Lab 1F.

Graniny Gorki Lab 1F

Run through the waiting room, past the guards. Turn left and then left again. Follow this corridor past the boxes. Keep going past the windows and the guard near the lockers. Knock the guard out here and the scientist in the room on the left. Come back out.

Kerotan Frog 27

Look up at the right corner of the lockers.

Gako Duck 27

Take the red door on the left that leads outside and look up at the windowsill.

Switch back to the Scientist uniform and head down the stairs to Graniny Gorki Lab B1 East.

Graniny Gorki Lab B1 East

Use the cigarette spray to take out the soldiers here.

Kerotan Frog 28

In the last jail cell you can find a frog.

Gako Frog 28

Go inside the office room here and look at the top left corner above the shelf to find a duck.

Go back up the stairs to Graniny Gorki Lab 1F.

Graniny Gorki Lab 1F

Go up the stairs to the top floor (2F). Go past the foyer past the guard and through the red door to Graniny Gorki Lab Exterior: Inside Walls.

Graniny Gorki Lab Exterior: Inside Walls

You can pick up the Choco Chip Uniform from the balcony here.

Graniny Gorki Lab 2F

You can check all the lockers, the toilet, the library and the store room on this floor for various supplies. But eventually go through the red door on the right side of the floor, past the windows.

Drop down and crouch to get into the vents, near where you drop down. Follow the vent to exit out to the courtyard outside.

Graniny Gorki Lab Exterior: Inside Walls

It’s morning now, and take out the guards carefully. Exit through the hole in the wall in the corner.

Graniny Gorki Lab Exterior: Outside Walls

Exit through the hole in the fence you came in through. Go through and exit back to Graniny Gorki South.

Graniny Gorki South

A cutscene will trigger immediately. Watch it play out. And prepare for a boss fight.

Boss Fight: The Fear

Immediately after getting control use the Blood Serum to cure the venom poisoning. Use Styptic, Disinfectant and Knife to remove the arrow. Equip the thermal goggles to track The Fear. He is hopping above you, from branch to branch.

When you run around the field, avoid the traps by jumping over them.

He will shoot at you with poison bolts. If you get hit, get to the cure menu and take the Blood Serum. You can drop poisoned food on the forest floor to bait him into getting poisoned. Keep shooting him till his stamina goes down.

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This concludes this part of the walkthrough for Metal Gear Solid: Delta.

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