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As the two-headed serpent slithers along the ledge, you can clearly see the open jaw of its second head and the yellow, curved fangs, dripping with venom. Peeling off your thick jacket, you wind it around your left forearm. You can now use your padded arm to shield yourself from one deadly head as you strike at the other. This creature is immune to Mindblast.

Javek: COMBAT SKILL 15 ENDURANCE 15

If you lose any ENDURANCE points during this combat, do not subtract them from your ENDURANCE point total. Instead, pick a number from the Random Number Table. If the number you pick is 0-8, the Javek has sunk its fangs harmlessly into your padded arm, and you may continue the combat without losing any ENDURANCE points.

However, if you pick a 9 at any time, the fangs have punctured your arm.14 The venom of a Javek is the most powerful natural poison in all of Magnamund. In a few seconds your heart stops, and your paralysed body falls into the abyss. Your mission ends here.

If you win the combat, turn to 269.

[14] Picking a 9 for your Combat roll does not result in instant death--only picking a 9 for the extra Random Number pick described results in death.

Text copyright © 1984 Joe Dever.
Illustrations copyright © 1984 Gary Chalk.