Now that Mercer has disabled Taggart's air transports, the Colonel has resorted to a different plan. He's instructed Blackwatch soldiers to set up road blocks to clear an escape route on land. Alex manages to infiltrate and destroy the base, and as he does so, one of Taggart's tank transports makes a run for it. Even so, Alex is in hot pursuit, and commandeers as many tanks as he can to catch up with Taggart. Not only that, he also has a couple of supersoldiers to deal with as well. Finally, Mercer consumed Taggart, assumed his appearance, and infiltrated the USS Ronald Reagan.