The player will leave any items behind that they were holding when they died, meaning that they must go back to where they died to retrieve their held item.It is still possible to survive this trap via other means, however. The Ankh can be used to easily circumvent the run ending from this trap and reach Abzu. Activating the Idol trap is almost certain death, but also moves the lava out of the way of the to Abzu that the Lake of Fire originally blocked. The spelunker can access the portion under the Lake of Fire through a backlayer door in one of the rooms in the upper half of the level.Īn Idol can be found in this area, and moving it causes the Powder Boxes below the lava to begin exploding in a cascading fashion, pouring the Lake of Fire onto the spelunker. In level 4-3 of Tide Pool, a massive Lava lake spawns at the bottom of the level, known as the Lake of Fire. The Ankh on the forehead of the bull statue is a clue for the spelunker sacrificing oneself onto the altar with the Ankh equipped consumes it and transports them to Duat. The City of Gold always contains a conspicuous Kali Altar in the center of the level, with the usual statue from Kali being replaced with a golden bull statue. The Ankh's main purpose is to be used in The City of Gold (2) to reach Duat, or in level 4-3 of Tide Pool to reach Abzu, and subsequently obtain the Tablet of Destiny in either hidden area. Olmec himself is used as a platform to enter one of the many backlayer doors in the area to collect it.

The Ankh is found at the top of the backlayer of Olmec's Lair. The Ankh at the top of the backlayer in Olmec's Lair.

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