Sinbad and his friends arrive minutes later, and realize Zenobia has entered the pyramid. They enter the shrine's main chamber, the interior of which is covered in ice and is guarded by "The Guardian of the Shrine", a Smilodon frozen in a block of ice. Zenobia orders Rafi to attack Melanthius and is about to stab Dione with a knife, but he is attacked by Kassim and is killed falling down the temple stairs. Momentarily overcome with grief, Zenobia cradles her son while Sinbad and Melanthius raise Kassim into the column of light at the top of the shrine which and break the spell. Having come to her senses again and seeing Kassim restored to human form, Zenobia transfers her spirit into the Smilodon. Breaking free of its icy prison, the giant tiger attacks the group but Trog then enters and engages the Smilodon in combat. Initially gaining the upper hand and even slamming the creature to the ground, the Smilodon disarms Trog of his spear and pins him to the wall, inflicting more damage before killing him via biting Trog's neck. Sinbad and his men fight against the Smilodon but are overpowered by its speed and Maroof is killed. The Saber Toothed Tiger then attacks Sinbad who uses Trog's spear to jab it in the chest, killing both the Smilodon and Zenobia. With the spell on Kassim broken and Zenobia dead, the adventurers flee the temple as it collapses, becoming buried in snow and ice as without the shrine the Mediterranean-like atmosphere disappears and is replaced by the freezing polar winds.