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With a jolt that leaves you gasping for breath, you hit the gluey surface of a stinking subterranean bog and sink in up to your neck. In the eerie half-light you can see the chaos horde above you, clustered around the edge of the square opening through which you fell. They are like excited spectators at a pit fight waiting for combat to begin.

Suddenly you sense movement in the slime—something is brushing past your left thigh. You struggle to move but, in doing so, you cause your body to sink deeper into the mire.

If you possess Telegnosis and have reached the rank of Sun Lord or higher, turn to 15.

If you possess Kai-alchemy and wish to use it, turn to 176.

If you possess Animal Mastery and wish to use it, turn to 337.

If you cannot, or choose not to use any of the above Disciplines, turn instead to 27.