237

You feel the strength ebbing from your limbs as the pain in your air-starved lungs begins to worsen. You are near to the bottom of the flooded cellar when you manage to unsheathe your weapon and strike out at your rubbery foe.

Ekmakon: COMBAT SKILL 40   ENDURANCE 25

Reduce your COMBAT SKILL by five for the duration of this fight, due to your lack of oxygen.

If you win the combat, turn to 9.