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You slide to a halt beside the cannon, but before you can set off the powder in the touch-hole, the Agarashi commander fires an icy blast at your head. Instinctively, you duck down to avoid being struck by this deadly missile, and it whooshes past within inches of your scalp.

You are rising to your feet when suddenly you hear a chorus of hellish screams. You glance over your shoulder and your heart misses a beat when you see three Shom’zaa Agarashi; they are charging at you with battle-axes clasped in their taloned hands.

If you possess Kai-surge and have reached the rank of Kai Grand Guardian or higher, turn to 78.

If you do not possess this skill, or if you have yet to attain this level of Kai Mastery, turn to 316.