We head back up the river to our destination, and enter the area of the Crocodile Cult. As Tailspin comes in he is completely transfixed by a large ruby gem in the mouth of a huge crocodile statue built into a stone bridge. The rest of the group sees that the area underneath has quite a few live crocodiles. Across a stone bridge we see a group of the cultists and, in the middle of the bridge, a local native about the be sacrificed to the crocodile god. We rush in, guns blazing. The cultist shaman is brought down first, but he doesn’t seem to be dead. The other cultists run at us with spears and, after a protracted battle, we are able to thin their ranks. The shaman comes to and pushes the captive man into the water, who then is devoured by the crocodiles. We take care of the remaining cultists and come towards the archway.

Slate comes first, and though he tries to make a break for it one of the crocs attacks him. He is wounded, but turns and fires his .357 into the creatures’s head, killing him instantly. The group is able to take down two more crocs but suddenly the ground around Slate erupts with vines which engulfs him. He is unable to climb out. Tailspin shoots at the shaman and the vines start to come down. After a couple more shots the shaman is felled and the remaining crocs return to the river.

Dr. Goodwin tries to remove the ruby using his telekinetic device but it is firmly attached. Maiura tries to climb up to get it using climbing gear, and the rest of the group takes care of the two remaining crocs. After about an hour, Maiura is able to break it loose and puts it in her backpack. We decide to continue on through the archway and into the cult’s cave.