Arthur Otley and the Order of the Arthropods

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Battle rage
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"Die beetles, die!" you cry, running towards the three giant bombardier beetles.

In your battle rage you forget all about magic and your wand, you just want to reach the beetles and grapple them with your bare hands, mano a beetlo.

"Yaaaah!" you cry, closing the distance fast...

...but not fast enough. The three beetles swiftly raise up their bottoms, and shoot out three streams of superheated acid, accompanied by three loud popping sounds.

One stream misses your head by inches, another strikes the wall beside you, the third the floor in front.

"Hahahaha, you missed me, you little..."

But you never get the chance to tell them exactly what type of little things they are because at that moment your foot slips on the pool of acid on the floor and slides out from underneath you. You fly through the air very briefly before slamming into the floor, bumping your head hard enough to knock you out cold.

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1. You remain unconscious for an indeterminate length of time ~ Go to number 232