How to complete Escalation mission in Black Ops 7 Campaign (complete walkthrough)

Escalation is the fourth mission in the Black Ops 7 Campaign. In the previous missions, you retrieved a drive, but the decryption key is very complex and would require a quantum computer to crack it. However, the one known quantum computer was destroyed, and the team suspects that the Guild may possess another one. Therefore, this mission is focused on finding out whether the Guild has a second quantum computer or not.

This article will provide a detailed guide for the Escalation mission in the Black Ops 7 Campaign.

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Complete guide for the Escalation mission in Black Ops 7

The Escalation mission's gameplay begins inside a tunnel. Here is the objective-wise guide:

Follow the signal

Find the person of interest near the Aqueduct

(Image via Activision)

The first objective leads you to the person of interest near the Aqueduct. Inside the tunnel, proceed to the exit and take the right road. Continue along the road, and you will find a white van in the middle.

Check the Van

Approach the van and check the front door. You will see a prompt to Investigate. A cutscene will play, and you will be immediately attacked by a sniper.

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Hunt down the sniper

Eliminate the sniper (Image via Activision)

Track and eliminate Priya

The sniper attacked you from the bridge above. Face the southwest direction, and you will see a temporary scaffold staircase. Use it to climb onto the bridge. Be cautious of enemies and proximity bombs lying on the floor; shoot them to detonate them safely before approaching. Once above the bridge, you will see the sniper. This is not the target but an Echo Unit (a hologram).

Scan the Echo Unit

Approach the hologram. Scanning the Echo Unit will trace the sniper's true location. To prepare for the next battle, look for the weapon cache just past the Echo Unit. It contains two snipers: Shadow SK and VS Recon. It is recommended that you pick up the VS Recon.

Track and eliminate Priya

Once the Echo Unit is scanned, you will know the sniper's location. Face south, and you will see a small area filled with buildings—this is where the target, Priya Zaveri, is. Jump off the bridge and deploy your wingsuit to glide quickly to the location.

Upon entering the area, you must defeat the sniper. The weapon you picked up will be very helpful, as Priya maintains a distance and fires devastating shots. Always stay in cover. Priya will change her position when she takes a certain amount of damage. You can track her easily by the red laser beam that comes from her position when you are exposed. Be sure to take cover quickly.

When she takes about half the damage, she will flee the area again. Head to her last known location, where she will leave another Echo Unit. Scan it again to track her new position. Once located, she will be in a region to the south. Head there and eliminate her.

Acquire Priya's network access card

Once you defeat Priya, head to her body and acquire her access card from her corpse.

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Infiltrate the Data Bunker

Head to the Data bunker to access the servers (Image via Activision)

Fight your way into the data bunker

The Data Bunker is a little further away in the west direction, so make your way there. It will be heavily guarded, so eliminate all enemy forces and head inside the building.

Log in using the access card

Once inside the building, you will find a console. Use Priya's access card to access the servers.

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Spike the servers

Spike three servers to know the location of the quantum computing lab (Image via Activision)

Help Karma access the data

Proceed to the server room. Move to the marked servers and spike them to retrieve the necessary information, which will help Karma. Be aware that multiple enemies will attack you while you attempt to spike the servers, so be prepared to defend yourself. The first two servers will not contain the information you need. You must spike the third server to get the required information.

Once complete, Karma will be able to pinpoint the location of the secondary quantum computing lab in Tokyo.

With this, the Escalation mission concludes.

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Rewards

You will receive two rewards for completing the mission:

• Sniper, No Sniping! Emblem
• 5000 XP

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Check out our other Black Ops 7 Campaign mission walkthroughs:

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• How to complete Distortion mission in Black Ops 7 Campaign
• How to complete Fracture mission in Black Ops 7 Campaign

Edited by Animesh Talukdar