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There is a moment of horror when first you glimpse the hideous creature which emerges from the portal. It is a gigantic hound with mad red eyes that burn into your mind with a furnace-like intensity. It sees you and howls ferociously, baring yellow fangs dripping with foam.

Aghast, you raise your weapon to meet its assault. Then, mere moments before it strikes, you glimpse the outline of an armoured warrior standing in the open doorway. He is shouting at the beast, commanding it to rip you to shreds.

Plague Hound: COMBAT SKILL 36 ENDURANCE 34

This creature is attacking you simultaneously with a powerful psychic blast. Unless you possess the Grand Mastery of Kai-screen, reduce your COMBAT SKILL by 3 for the duration of this fight.

If you win the combat in 4 rounds or less, turn to 64.

If the combat lasts 5 rounds or longer, turn to 114.16

[16] You must defeat the Plague Hound before turning to Section 114.

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