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Episode 3
The Ancient City
After navigating around the rocky beach, you find the entrance to the third episode. If you need the password for this episode, click here.
You are attacked right away, so make sure you are paying attention. Explore your surroundings and kill anything that shoots at you. At the far end of this area is an tunnel that generates infinite beetle monsters. Shoot the rocks atop the entrance with a charged shot to neuter this prolific tunnel. Ok, find the ramp that leads to the roof of the ruins. Farther ahead you should see two circular pillars. Shoot the first one with a charged shot. climb the remaining pieces of the pillar to get to the base of a wide bridge. Cross the bridge and activate the sqaure floor-button to gain access to Part II of The Ancient City.
Immediately after entering the second area, Sanams will attack you. Being careful of the little sand crabs roaming around, find a pillar with unreadable symbols near the sand pit. Go up to it an press R to activate a blue fury fountain on the roof. This might help you later on if you need to recharge your blue bar. Keep going forward into unknown territory and a cut-scene will begin. Turn up the volume for a nice surprise. Lona finds one of Waken's friends dead on the ground. She says, "You will not be forgotten."
Calm down and take this ambush one enemy at a time. Keep moving to avoid being shot. Don't underestimate the little beetles, they shoot explosive mortar rounds. After clearing the area of enemies, you will need to gain access to the roofs. First, find the entrance to the edge of the green waterfall. It won't be a rectangular entrance; it will have jagged edges. Use this to your advantage and climb your way to the roof. Back track across the roofs until you come to a small hole in leading to a previously unreachable room. Go in and activate the big square button. Go back to the edge of the waterfall and enter the small room with the pillar of light. Enter the light to go to the secret underground room.
Head for the center of the circular room and be sure to notice the three unlit targets around the room. Shoot them all quickly to activate the central mechanism. You should receive the third and final weapon, The Scorcher, which can be activated by pressing 3 on your keyboard. exit the room and you will emerge on the other sode of the waterfall. Dispatch the nearby enemies with extreme prejudice and proceed to explore your surroundings. Find the room bathed in red light and activate the switch. Snipe the enemies shooting at you as quickly as possible, so you won't take too much damage. Then go for the Red Sanam, who is sort of a mini-boss.
This guy will take about 6 hits from your Scorcher on normal mode. Don't panic when fighting this guy, he's actually quite dumb. If you keep your distance from him you won't even have to move that much. He shoots at you every other time he opens his claw. So he'll shoot once, then fake a shot, then shoot once, then fake a shot, and so on. Just dodge his shots and shoot him with the Scorcher. When he's dead, go through a path just left of the huge gates.
In this sanctuary you can save the game using the ancestral pod. Exit the room and prepare for a tough fight, not too bad on easy mode though. The boss only takes two Scorcher shots before dying, but he is hard to hit. keep moving around and keep shooting him. Be sure to jump when he starts spinning on the floor. Once he's dead, the Chrysonagha Lair is only an elevator away.
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