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While playing Grounded, you’ll probably come across loads of locked doors in the Black Anthill Lab. The only thing you need to get through them is the Assistant Manager Keycard. However, there are some pretty big steps that you have to take just to unlock those Black Ant Lab doors. Not to mention, it involves fighting a pretty mean boss. Still, your options are limited, since you really do need to gain access to the lab to do much of anything once you reach a certain point in the game.
Where to find the Black Anthill Lab in Grounded
In order to find the Assistant Manager Keycard, the first step is to find the Assistant Manager. The Assistant Manager is a pretty mean boss, but he isn’t invincible, so you should be able to take him out pretty easily.
To find the Assistant Manager in Grounded, you need to head to the Observation Chamber. This can be found in the Black Anthill Lab. When trying to find the Observation Chamber, you’ll find that there is a window that blocks your path. Yep, you guessed it: you’ll have to unlock this window.
In the room where the window is, look around for a button. It should be right by a cliff edge. Pushing this button produces a crack in the window. The crack won’t allow for you to pass, so you’ll have to use a bomb on the crack to create a hole big enough to squeeze through.
How to Defeat the Assistant Manager in Grounded
Once you make it into the Observation Chamber, you’ll have to use the Console there. However, keep in mind that once you start the fight, you won’t be able to leave until it’s completed.
The fight with the Assistant Manager will occur in three phases. During each Phase, he will summon other enemies to fight along with him. The best way to defeat the Assistant Manager is to focus on keeping your health and stamina up at all times. Try to use weapons that deal smashing damage and are light and fast. Aside from fighting the boss, make sure you try to keep the boss’s minions under control and defeat them as he summons them. Lightening the work load will make for an easier battle.
As soon as you defeat Grounded‘s Assistant Manager, it will drop the Assistant Manager Keycard, and you will be able to unlock the rest of the Black Anthill Lab.
Grounded is now available on PC and Xbox consoles.