第二十三章：有些龙是真的怪物(14)

always telling me not to forget the helmet… There was a click, click clicking noise. Hiccup could not resist opening his left eyelid the smidgiest of a smidgeon. He had seen many a strange and terrifying sight in his life, but this was one of the strangest and most terrifying. Squinting down his own body, lubricated in a strange luminous material like a liquid shroud, he could see his own feet, and beyond them the Monster’s head, opening its mouth and dislocating its jaws so it could take in Hiccup whole. It began to swallow. It is difficult to describe the

sensation of being swallowed by a dragon. There really is nothing quite like it. Apart from anything else,
it makes the most disgusting sound, like a very rude liquidy slurping noise, and the feel of the suction pulling on your skin, as the mouth closes round your feet, and makes its way up your calves is both revoltingly wet, and also slightly painful. It was really very difficult for Hiccup to stop himself from trembling, and keep his arms rammed to his sides. UP the mouth moved, and Hiccup’s feet began to burn like he was on fire, as the dragon’s digestive juices began to work on him. Very, very slowly, the creature’s mouth moved around his calves, inching its mouth over his limbs painfully, bit by bit. Oh, Hiccup couldn’t wait much longer, but he knew he would have to; the dragon had to reach his knees at least. He sneaked a peek downwards. The animal had its arms stretched wide to steady itself, so its eyes couldn’t see him if he suddenly sat up, but he had to wait until j-u-u-u-s-t the right moment…