The Citadel of Chaos

The box is solidly made and you cannot break the lock with your hands.
You draw your sword to try to hack it off and,
as you do so, the box falls on your shin, causing a nasty cut.
Your sword will not break the lock.

Will you:

Try to open the first box ?

Try to open the second box ?

Forget the boxes and press onwards ?

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