Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII/09: Escape the Nightmare

This chapter starts in the Shinra Manor.

Basement Facility
After the custcene, interact with the scientist on the floor to obtain a Dresser Key. You'll also receive new missions. There is a note on the "bed", read it. Before leaving, go to the library, there is a chest containing 10,000 Gils. There is also on the desk Researcher's Diary 1. When you're about to leave, you'll receive a mail from the Reporter.

Underground Cave
You'll receive another mail. Then go towards the ladder. When you're about to leave you'll receive a mail from the Keepers of Honor.

Inside the Manor
You'll receive a mail from the Study Group. Then, as you progress, four other mails. When you're done, leave.

Outskirts
On the way, you'll receive a mail from the Wonder Hunter (if you uncovered the first 6th mysteries of the Side Quest ../Seven Wonders Expert/). That also makes him the last possible mail sender. It's also the one and only time you can uncover the seventh mystery. So check the Side Quest page if you want. Now would be a good time to keep a separate save.In any case, continue towards the village.

Nibelheim
After a cutscene, you'll be attacked by Shinra troops, and they will try to capture Cloud! You need to finish each fight as fast as possible before the meter counter reaches 0. When you're finished, a cutscene will play.

Shinra Manor
More cutscenes.

Nibelheim
After a cutscene and a fight, you'll receive mails from Reporter and Kunsel. When you're about to leave the village, you'll receive another one from Luxiere.

Nibel Plains
You will have to defeat every machine here without any of them escaping, you can use the Sniper rifle (and even upgrade it). If you're strong enough, you can go back and forth along the road to defeat several machines in standard combat to rack up upgrade points. When you arrive at the intersection, take a right, there are 3 machines to defeat at the end. After the crossroad, the next group of machines to defeat is a tough one, there will be named BIGGS and WEDGE. At the next intersection, take a left first (pay attention, here the machine will see you and start firing, alerting the other 2). The next stack consists of 3 far ones (upgrade your scope). If you've managed to defeat them all without one escaping, you'll receive a Dragon Armlet, a Gravity materia, a Thundaga materia and a Dash materia. Save at the Save Point.