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 For a moment you stand transfixed by the sight of the lumbering monsters, but only for a moment. With no sure way to defeat both of these brutes you are prepared to try anything and you make your decision in a heartbeat. As the Warbeasts circle your position you grab a piece of Nahla Bread from your pack and the bottle of beer you acquired previously on your quest. You have no time for careful preparation, and with only seconds before the monsters attack you stuff the bread forcefully into the open neck of the bottle. Beer spews over the floorstones of the Great Hall but with the beasts only ten metres from where you stand you throw the bottle at the nearest and hope that what you have heard about Nahla Bread has not been exaggerated. Even as the bottle sails through the air you can see a powerful chemical reaction building in the glass container and in one blinding flash you come to appreciate that everything you have ever heard is true.
In a detonation that sends a shockwave running through the stone beneath you the bottle hits the flank of the Warbeast and explodes. Instantly engulfed in a cloud of shattering stone and dislodged dust the Warbeast disintegrates, showering rock as deadly missiles over the floor of the Great Hall. Caught by surprise you are not prepared for the blastwave that knocks you off your feet and sends you skittering across the stone flooring. Only luck keeps you safe but the same cannot be said for the other Warbeast.
Also caught in the blast the second Warbeast has not faired as well. Hit by a number of flying pieces of stone it has lost one of its forelegs and sports a deep gash that runs jaggedly along its side. In a tremoring fit of pain and fury it regains its footing and looks you directly in the eyes. It may be injured but it has only one purpose and that is to kill you.
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This remaining Warbeast has a combat value of 17 and an endurance of 12. If you defeat this creature turn to section 559. If however, it is the Warbeast that is victorious then it must be here that your quest ends. If this is so then it will be to another life that you should look for better luck and a stronger arm.
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This book, and its associated books and other documents in the Chronicles of Arborell series are the intellectual property of the author, Wayne F Densley, and all rights are reserved by him. Windhammer is best viewed at 1024 x 768 resolution. Any questions regarding the Chronicles of Arborell can be answered by emailing the author at densleyw@shoal.net.au
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