"Oh god what the hell."

Look for at least something to arm myself with.

bloonofsteel Thankfully, one shot is all it takes to destroy the skeleton bat(this time for good), and you manage to shoot down 3 more while they are focused on Watcher and Sterling.

hyperfairy777 The only thing of use that you have in your inventory is... a magic wand? What is this nonsense, even?

goldthunderbird999 You have a dagger on you...

mk214ex goldthunderbird999 You fight the remaining bats after the undead one is destroyed. Due to Watcher's physical strength and agility, you manage to easily take care of the rest while only taking minor damage.

The pedestal doesn't seem to be the cause of the bat attack - you remember that the "right chamber" was infested with them. You see a small glowing red orb in the remains of the undead bat...

viridian You read the words on the ceiling:

I decide to keep watch, and carefully inspect the area.

"Equal price...that seems very ambiguous, and potentially disturbing."

bloonofsteel You pick up the orb. Thankfully, it doesn't seem to be dangerous anymore.

goldthunderbird999 You examine the orb before Joseph takes it and puts it in his pocket. It looks like a small red glass ball with a dim glow inside of it.

mk214ex There doesn's seem to be anything else in this particular area. There is a passage to a different chamber, another one that has caved in(unfortunately, you don't have any explosives on you), and still an open exit to the place you came from.