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The dead zombies lie around your feet. By now, the soldiers’ fear of the undead has turned to sheer hatred. A chorus of Durenese battle-cries resounds along the deck. You lead the charge along a boarding plank and onto the deck of the death-hulk, cleaving the zombie crew aside like a scythe through wheat. Then suddenly a black-cloaked figure blocks your path, a twisted sword held in its shrunken black hand. It is a Helghast, and you must fight it to the death.

Helghast: COMBAT SKILL 23 ENDURANCE 30

It is an undead creature, so remember to double all ENDURANCE points that it loses as a result of your possessing the Sommerswerd. It is immune to Mindblast.

If you win the combat, turn to 309.