### 255

A dull throbbing pain fills your head as the leader’s words reach your ears. You sense that you are being attacked by a powerful Mindforce, but your Psi-screen effectively blocks this psychic assault. However, you pretend to be in agony, hoping to make the leader think he has won victory. Everyone in the procession seems to be delighted by your apparent suffering, as if your cries are music to their ears. They press forward, unsheathing hidden daggers as they rush to encircle you.

If you wish to evade their onslaught, turn to 289.

If you wish to engage in combat with these evil men, turn to 194.