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Suddenly the dial disengages from the lock and spins loosely on its spindle. Then your throat tightens with fearful anticipation when your Kai Sixth Sense warns you of impending danger. You hear a brittle noise in the hall behind, and when you glance nervously over your shoulder, you see that the dusty skeletons are coming stiffly to life. Their bony eye sockets glow with a baleful blue light as they close in and stab at you with their rusty weapons.

Illustration XII—The dusty skeletons come stiffly to life, their eye sockets glowing with a baleful blue light.

Xaol’s Skeleton Guards: COMBAT SKILL 45 ENDURANCE 35

This enemy is immune to all psychic attacks. If you possess the Kai Weapon ‘Alema’ you may add the bonus gained from its unique properties during this combat.

If you win the combat, turn to 266.