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In desperation you draw upon your reserves of psychic strength to shape a ball of energy, then you hurl it at the nearest abomination. It strikes its subconscious and the beast's eyes shut tight in pain as the force of your mind-strike bites deep into its unshielded cortex.

The attack is successful; the creature is wounded and it slithers back into the safety of its pit. Yet, despite seeing what has befallen their brother, the remaining two creatures continue to advance undaunted.

2 Ruel Giganite: COMBAT SKILL 38 ENDURANCE 60

These creatures are susceptible to all forms of psychic attack. When their ENDURANCE points score has been reduced to 36 or less, you can elect to evade combat by turning to 13.

If you win the combat, turn to 286.

Text copyright © 1990 Joe Dever.
Illustrations copyright © 1990 Brian Williams.