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Torn and bleeding, you struggle to your feet and gasp with disbelief when you see the possessed body of Xaol standing before you. An unholy fire blazes in the eyes of the dead necromancer as his corpse begins to move across the hall with unnatural speed. You pray to the Goddess Ishir for her protection as this ghastly zombie leaps upon you and attempts to fix its corpse-cold hands around your throat.

Xaol Zombie (possessed by Zorkaan): COMBAT SKILL 55 ENDURANCE 43

This possessed creature is immune to psychic attack. If your Kai Weapon is ‘Alema’ or ‘Valiance’, you may add the appropriate bonus gained through their unique properties. You may reduce the total damage inflicted upon you by 5 ENDURANCE points due to the protection you gain from wearing the Platinum Amulet. However, unless you possess the Discipline of Kai-screen, you must reduce your COMBAT SKILL by 3 for the duration of this combat.

Conduct this combat in the normal way for three rounds only. If you survive these initial rounds, you may continue by turning to 260.