The Nightmare Continues...



Level 3-Temple of Life, Wasteland


Before going anywhere, move into the room and take a quick peek over the ridge to the right. There's a Coffin Gate up here but you need lots of Dark Souls to open it, so remember the location for later. Now run forwards and blast the two jars to get some more energy, then take either of the two passages in front of you to reach a large chamber full of murky water - the left-hand path takes you low while the right-hand path leads to a ledge high above the room. Drop down from either ledge and into the water, making sure you surface quickly. Thankfully though you cannot drown in Deadside so feel free to explore underwater to find another Cadeaux. When you jump out onto one of the platforms, quickly get rid of the Harpy that spits acid on you from above. Check out all the jars on the small platforms to get some Fire Skulls and remember the Three Blood Falls that are here before heading over to the larger platform on the far side. Press the button on the right to extend the rope crossing before turning round to face the falls.

Head for the Blood Falls on the right - you'll notice that there's a ledge running underneath it that you can reach from the furthest right floating platform. From here you can grab and pull up onto the ledge underneath the rope, which you should grab hold of and cross to the other side. Smash the jars to get another Cadeaux before dropping down and collecting another from the roof of the hut next to the switch. Drop down and jump into the water again, swimming to the side of the hut to find an underwater passage.

Follow the passage through the murky water, keeping your eyes open for any more fish, and you'll eventualy reach a point where you can emerge again. Watch out as you surface as two Bladed Ghouls will attack from the chamber beyond - you can either stay in the water and shoot them while being attacked by fish or jump out and risked getting sliced to bits! When they're gone, head through the arch and blast the jars to get two more Cadeaux, then press the big switch ext to the cog and watch a new doorway opening before you.

Go back and swim through the tunnel again, resurfacing next to the hut. Jump out of the water and go through the cloth-covered door, past the new opening you made for yourself and into another doorway. Look at the hot coals on the left - You'll need some new abilities if you want to cross those and reach the Govi on the other side. Jump over the gap and head through the passage beyond. As you enter the wide cavern at the end, watch out for two Bladed Ghouls who attack you simultaneously. Kill them using the strafing method, then the area to find another Bladed Ghoul hiding as well as a Cadeaux and a Rope Switch.

Press the button to extend the rope, then head back and climb the cloth ramp to the right of where you entered. Jump over to the canopied area at the top, shoot the jars to find two more Cadeaux and a Fire Skull before jumping to another cloth ledge opposite. Carry on along and leap another gap then duck into the opening on the right to enter another passage, at the end of which is a chamber similar to the one at you just left. Head down the ramp and explore the lower area to find a Cadeaux in a jar under the tower, then head for the narrow ledge on the wall just behind it. Run up this ledge to reach a series of cloth platforms. Make your way across these by jumping between them and then follow the narrow ledge around the stone spire. Leap onto another cloth walkway when you reach the end, follow it to the next spire and walk gingerly along the ledge to the left to get a Cadeaux. Head back and continue round the spire before jumping onto the last cloth walkway that leads to the top of the tower. Inside the small hut you'll find a Govi - blast it open and collect your second Dark Soul! Now make your way back to the original cloth ramp room via the passageway you came in through.

Once through the passage into the main chamber, make your way across the rope on the other side before following the passage to an area with lots of wooden ledges. Kill the Two-Head that attacks from the left and then explore the lower area to find a couple of Cadeaux in a watery area on the right then return to the entrance. Run forwards and leap up to grab the slanted ledge set in the wall. Go inside, kill another Two-Head and then blast the Govi to collect your second Dark Sou. Turn around, head back through the opening and follow the ledg, then leap to the wooden platform and blast the jar to collect a Cadeaux. Make a leap to grab another and carry on over to the last wooden platform. If you look closely at the wall ahead you will see a ledge - empty your hands and jump towards it to grab on, then shuffle your way over to the left. At the end, press Up to put your feet on the wall and hit jump to fly backwards onto the ledge behind you. Follow this raised platform to the end, killing Two-Heads on the way, to collect the Asson - your first decent weapon. This is powered by Fire Skulls, so don't use it too much or you'll run out of ammo!

Turn around and head through the arch behind you to reach the raised area near the start of this section you'll be next to the Coffin Gate you noticed earlier on. Kill the Bladed Ghouls and collect the two Cadeaux, then pass through the small opening on the left into a lava-filled room.

There are more Cadeaux here as you leap across the platforms, but don't stand still for too long on the floating ones as they sink into the lava. Once you've got to the far end, there's nowhere else for you to go - the floor is covered with hot coals that burn you to a crisp if you step on them. Remember this location and then turn back and head for the main chamber where you used the rope crossing.

When you gat there, you should drop down to floor level, heading over to the ramp leading up to the canopied platform. Halfway up, turn around and leap onto the narrow ledge set into the wall, following it up to another opening. Take the passage beyond to enter another chamber similar to the main one. Run along the cloth walkway to the left and enter the hut, blasting the three jars to get two Cadeaux and a Fire Skull. Go round to the right of the hut, follow the ramp down to the floor level and take out the two Bladed Ghouls that wait there. Explore the area to find another two Cadeaux, then head through the opening set into the bottom part of the wall. Through this passage, you'll enter the lower section of an area populated by Harpies - don't worry too much though as they're too high to cause any real problems. Follow the cloth ramp and colect the Cadeaux hiding behind the pillar, then press the Rope Switch to activate a rope crossing back in the previous room.

Head back there and climb the ramps back to the hut on the top level. 1