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You draw an arrow, aim and fire a split second before the bolt of energy hits your chest. Your arrow pierces the leader's heart, killing him instantly, but the wound that you yourself suffer knocks you to the ground. Pick a number from the Random Number Table. The number you have picked equals the number of ENDURANCE points that you have lost due to the chest wound.4

If you are still alive, you scramble to your feet and run as fast as you can through the undergrowth towards your horse. The golden rod has been retrieved by one of the other men, and he is preparing to use it again.

Turn to 182.

[4] In later Lone Wolf books, Random Number picks that indicate ENDURANCE losses interpret a pick of '0' as a loss of 10 ENDURANCE points rather than zero. This may or may not be the author's intent in this passage.

Text copyright © 1985 Joe Dever.
Illustrations copyright © 1985 Gary Chalk.