You proceed down the Stairs.

You Enter Alloy Plateau area 2, which is apparently on the dark side of the Plateau.

You encounter a Metal Guard!

You and Pendulum Promptly Kill if off.

LEVEL UP!

You are now Level 4!

Your Gear Teeth has been restored to 10, and you have grown a Cog Wheel! Cog Wheels let you do special attacks!

Your Inventory has also increased! The Metal Guard also dropped an Armling Alloy, and a Gear Eye.

You also Gained 25 Heph.

You have gained 3×3 more space! Awesome!

You have learned the Ability: KRIEGHAMMER GROBSCHLAGEN!

KRIEGHAMMER GROBSCHLAGEN!
A simple charge of energy is unleashed, afterwards you pound your enemy a new one!
Hammer Type, No element.

After unleashing energy, you launch an attack 2 times stronger than your regular pound!

This was a nice turn of events!