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Leaping over the dead bodies, you fight your way across the deck to where the captain is in combat with five pirates. While he attacks with a longsword in his right hand, he parries enemy cutlasses with a bronze sleeve-shield that encases his left forearm. He fights with cool determination, making light work of the battle-clumsy pirates. Then a war-horn heralds the arrival of a new and formidable wave of attackers. You anticipate the captain’s danger and rush to protect his back from the snarling, mad-eyed pirate berserkers.

Pirate Berserkers: COMBAT SKILL 20 ENDURANCE 30

Due to their state of battle-frenzy, the pirate berserkers are immune to Mindblast, but not Psi-surge.

If you win the combat, turn to 297.