no need to go there: all you gotta do is stay at the entrance that you come from to get to the priest....none of the enemies come past that entrance point...they'll come right to the edge of it, stop, then move away while shooting at you....all you gotta do is jump back up on the path that leads to the 2 hydras if it gets overwhelming....anyway, the priest will teleport a few times in front of it, but then he'll just stand off to the side...shoot at him, he'll come right back...the only things you have to worry about is the captains and vandels sniping....after awhile, they will spawn like 4 captains that will come that way and shoot at you, they are annoying, but can easily be gotten rid of....and the vandels will always be ready to take a shot at you....other than that, staying in that area makes it a lot easier and faster to beat the priest than going under the platform....