How to download research clearance in Maintenance and extract Synthsilk Sample in Marathon – Parasitism 4 guide

Parasitism 4 contract is one of the several priority tasks you get to complete for the Sekiguchi faction in Marathon, and this one has three tasks to complete.

Once again, you have to complete all three tasks in a single run. Let’s find out how to proceed with the Parasitism 4 contact.

Marathon Parasitism 4 contract guide

The Parasitism 4 contract can be broken down into three parts.

• Download research clearance at the terminal in Maintenance
• Extract Synthsilk Sample from your shell in Bio-Research
• Deliver sample to DCON

How to download research clearance at the terminal in Maintenance

The first task takes place at the Maintenance POI located in the south of Dire Marsh. Enter the main building and get to the second floor. Once you’re on the second level, move towards the south, and you’ll find an office (refer to the following image).

Enter the office room, and you’ll find the terminal. Once you download the research clearance, the doors will be locked. To open the doors, clear all UESC enemies that spawn at the location. Next, you need to head to the Bio-Research location.

How to extract Synthsilk Sample from your shell in Bio-Research

Head to the marked location on the image above, and you’ll find the Bio-Research building. You can take the ladder and break the glass windows to enter. If you do that, the terminal will be to your immediate left. If you take the stairs, get to the second floor, and you’ll find the terminal.

Interact with it (the dispenser) to get the Synthsilk Sample.

To complete the contract, you have to find a DCON and add the sample to its inventory. There are three DCONs located on the Dire Marsh map. The nearest one from Bio-Research will be the one located at the outskirts of the Greenhouse POI.

Once the DCON sends back the item, you’ll have completed Parasitism 4 and come one step closer to finishing the series of contracts.

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The Parasitism 5 contract is a priority task to complete for the Sekiguchi faction in Marathon, and it’s a collection of three different activities.

Parasitism 5 is the final contract in the series, and this guide will help you complete all three tasks.

Marathon Parasitism 5 contract walkthrough

The Parasitism 5 contract can be broken down into three tasks.

• Extract biotic sample from Sparkleaf in Bio-Research
• Synthesize SIMbiont in Quarantine and inject yourself
• Allow the SIMbiont to integrate with your shell; then exfil

How to extract biotic sample from Sparkleaf in Bio-Research

For the first task, head to the Bio-Research location in the northern area of the map. You’ll first need to pick up Sparkleaf that can grow among vegetation.

They don’t have a specific location, but they’re fairly common. Once you find a Sparkleaf, head to the marked location in the image below.

You’ll find an extraction machine to extract a biotic sample from the Sparkleaf (place it in its inventory and then wait for a few seconds).

How to synthesize SIMbiont in Quarantine and inject yourself

Pick up the sample and head to the southwest part of the map, where you’ll find the Quarantine POI. I have marked the location where you’ll find a small room with the terminal inside (will be highlighted by a quest marker when you’re at the marked spot).

Access the Synthesizer and place the sample to get the SIMbiont. Inject yourself with the item and then wait for 1 minute and 30 seconds. You’ll need to survive a UESC onslaught as the SIMbiont integrates with your shell. Once you manage to survive the 90 seconds, safely exfil from the map, and you’ll complete the final Parasitism contract in Marathon.

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