While facing it, turn by 180 degrees and jump to the very bottom.

Descent After you defeat the long earthworm, light the torch and look past the cliff’s edge.

You should notice a small escarpment that you’re free to jump down onto.

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Then, climb down from the escarpment, onto another cliff on the left.

You will face the entrance to a large cave.

Shortcut You simply need to smash several loose planks.

Dark Souls 2 - The Gutter/Black Gulch

Once you walk onto the cliff with the statuettes, destroy them all.

Then, jump down to the wooden ramp ahead and go down the path.

Here, fall to another ramp below.

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A TRAP (2) A hole in the very center of the platform.

Twinkling Titanite From the spot where you obtained the Ring of Life Protection, turn towards the wooden structure.

Inside, there is a chest with the item.

Dark Souls 2 - The Gutter/Black Gulch

Havel’s Armor Set Requires the Forgotten Key (Black Gulch).

The armor is inside one of the jars.

Dark Pyromancy Flame After you spring the second trap, walk over the bridge and turn right.

Dark Souls 2 - The Gutter/Black Gulch

The item is inside one of the jars.

THe set is inside the jar.

At the other end of the ramp, there is a chest with the ring.

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The item is inside the jar, in a small structure in the middle of the platform.

The jars are watched over by an exploding mummy!

Rotten Pine Resin x3 After you take the ladder, jump down to the platform with the jars.

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The item is inside.

The item is inside.

Lifegem x20 At the very bottom, inside one of the jars.

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Dark Fog At the very bottom, inside one of the jars.

Its fumes heal poisoning (but they partially damage your equipment).

You willl notice a small stone ledge that you’ve got the option to fall onto.

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Inside, there is the Lucatiel.

Darkdiver Grandahl Requires the Forgotten Key.

It is past the door, in the descent.

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Invasion: Melinda the Butcher Appears along your way back from the ledge with the Ring of Life Protection.

Boss - The Rotten

Giants (Forgotten Key) You will reach here after you take the described passage.

The opponents drop the Forgotten Key.

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Watch out for stone statues because they shoot poisoned darts.

have a go at approach them from the side or back and destroy them.

it’s possible for you to’t break them with a regular bow or crossbow.

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After you break the statues, jump to the wooden bridges.

Light a torch because it’s really dark here.

you’re able to also light some lamps on the way.

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Jump down to the lower bridge and go up.

Kill the zombie and stand on the right.

You’ll see abonfirein the distance.

Run up to the ledge and jump towards the bonfire to light it.

Cross the bridge and go forward.

You’ll see a mutant dog.

It attacks with its paws so the best way to fight it is to jump back and attack.

After you kill the dog, jump down and destroy the statues.

Cross the bridge to get to the farther part of the location.

You’ll find more zombies.

Climb the ladder to the roof of a wooden shack.

you’ve got the option to kill a mutant dog from here to avoid confrontation.

There’s a chest there as well.

Go down and towards a shack.

You have to watch out because there’s quite a lot of stone statues.

Climb the ladder and kill a zombie in the corner with a torch.

Cross the bridge and kill an exploding zombie and a mutant dog.

Cross another bridge and go along the wall.

You’ll see a cave entrance on the left.

There are some zombies inside.

Kill them, take the items and initiate the chest.

Keep going along the wall and jump down at the end of the bridge.

you might take the opportunity and attack the dog below.

Destroy the vases to take thePoison Arrowand walk through the fog.

Inside you’ll see some ladders leading down.

They all lead to the same place.

But before you use it, destroy one of the walls to reach another bonfire.

Use one of the ladders.

At the bottom kill all the exploding zombies.

After you do that, go towards the “hearts” and destroy them from a distance.

Knives are the best for that.

Don’t destroy them when you’re close because they release acid that destroys your equipment.

Jump to the lower level and take theFragrant Branch Of Yore.

Run forward and walk through the fog.

You’ll see a tunnel.

Turn left at the end of it and light abonfire.

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