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Blinking away the tears, you concentrate all of your Discipline and skill on finding a target in the billowing smoke. A shadow to your left betrays a creature that is crawling along the walkway on its belly. You lower your bow and fire. An instant later, a howl of rage and pain confirms a hit. The scream quickly fades, as the creature rolls over and falls to its doom.

Suddenly a shape hurtles out of the smoke, clawing and biting savagely at your face and arms. You drop your bow and unsheathe a weapon just in time to receive its attack.

Dhax: COMBAT SKILL 20 ENDURANCE 28

You may evade combat at any time by running into the archway opposite; turn to 277.

If you win the combat, turn to 141.

Text copyright © 1986 Joe Dever.
Illustrations copyright © 1986 Gary Chalk.