A few months after the Spear of Destiny incident, Werner von Croy and his father informed Lara about Sergei Mikhailov's casino in Southeast Asia. VCI's intels said that the casino is a front for a chamber complex that is used in inhumane experiments in order to revive Mikhailov. Terrified by the possible outcomes of Mikhailov's resurrection, Lara asked her friends Ronald and Mitch to take him to the casino, and infiltrate the lab to prevent the rebirth of Mikhailov.