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The screeching wall of noise ceases abruptly, and you open your eyes to see Xaol the Necromancer staring at you aghast. Frantically he snatches up a black iron staff that rests beside his throne of bones, and then he leaps from his seat with surprising agility. You reach for your Kai Weapon as he comes bounding towards you, his staff poised to thrust at your head. He lunges, not with a rod of iron but with a living serpent. The necromancer’s staff has transformed into a deadly, hissing black snake. Hastily you retreat as the serpent’s dripping fangs strike out for your throat.

Xaol the Necromancer (with Serpent Rod): COMBAT SKILL 50 ENDURANCE 40

If you possess the Kai Weapon ‘Spawnsmite’ or ‘Valiance’ you may add the bonus that you gain from its unique properties during this combat.

If you win the combat, turn to 178.