The Black Ant Lab (Quest)

* Gain clearance to Sector B.
* Further explore the Black Ant Lab.
* Gain entrance to the Observation Chamber.
* Terminate the Assistant Manager.
* Grab the Assistant Manager Keycard.
* Find the Black Ant Hill Super Chip.
* Return the Black Ant Super Chip to BURG.L.

**The Black Ant Lab** is the quest for the Black Anthill and the Black Anthill Lab area. It tasks the player with exploring the hidden lab and terminating the boss within it.

## Walkthrough

### Reaching The Lab

Before going the player should be sure that they have at least 2 Bratburst or Splatburst to destroy bombable rocks. If they plan to explore the entire anthill and find all secrets/collectables, they will need about 5-6. When going to the lab for the first time, it is recommended to use the Trash Heap entrance of the Black Anthill due to its proximity to the start of the lab. Though the player can use the Sandbox entrance, it is much farther away. The Trash Heap entrance may require a Gas Mask to reach due to the rotten food and may have few Black Soldier Ants guarding it. The tunnel is relatively straight and simple, with some soldier ants that the player must kill. Once the player reaches the intersection with the wires on the ceiling, take the left path, this will lead to the start of the lab.

### Unlocking Sector A

Once the player reaches this room they will get the landmark and **corresponding quest**. When here, take the path to the upper section in the back and approach the collapsed lab corridor to the left. Here the player will have to use one of their bombs to explode the rock blocking the path to the corridor. When it explodes, take the path to the room over the cave and kill the TAYZ.Ts in the room. Take a left after this and activate the console with the "A" on it. This will unlock all doors with a "A" labeling them.

### Unlocking Sector B

Once this is done, go back and proceed down the right path or fall through the hole in the bottom back to the main room. There will be a door that has been unlocked right of the original collapsed corridor that leads to a small cave area. In this area is a hole that leads to the next section of the lab. Once the player has jumped in, they will be in a storage room with some beds that the player can set their spawn point in if they wish. Once that is done, continue down the corridor and enter a room full of more TAYZ.Ts and the console that activates all doors labeled as "B".

### Finding The Assistant Manager

Once the player has unlocked sector B, they can leave the room and take the rightmost path in the cave to go back to the intersection at the start. Once here, go back to the main lab area and head down the newly unlocked sector B door. Once here, head down the corridor into the deepest point of the anthill. This area is full of soldier ants and a locked glass window. To open it, the player must press the button located in the back of the room on a cliff edge. Once this is pressed, the door will unlock revealing a crack in the glass. To open this, the player needs another bomb to bust open the glass. Once in the room, interact with the console to start the fight with the boss. Once started the player will be locked in again. For tips see the Assistant Manager page. Once killed, loot its body for the keycard and use it on the door to the right. This door will lead to the glass catwalk above the arena, once there go to the door in the middle for the chip. The other door merely has some extra loot. To leave, simply go left of the chip and a corridor will lead you to the surface near the Trash Heap. Then the player just needs to give the chip to BURG.L to complete the quest.