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You hit the stinking water and dive beneath the surface. Your swift reactions save you from being hit and wounded, but when you rise from the stinking mire and claw the muck from your eyes, you are horrified to see the serpent’s tail swishing back towards your chest.

Instinctively you throw yourself flat against the wall and its deadly barbed tail misses you by inches. As it sweeps past, you draw your weapon in readiness to strike out at it the moment it comes within range.

Ukara (chained): COMBAT SKILL 44 ENDURANCE 45

This serpent is immune to all forms of psychic attack, except Kai-surge and Kai-blast.

If you win the combat, turn to 348.