第十六章:“我的牙齿......我的牙齿在哪?”(8)
He desperately punched at the Spydragon’s head with his right fist, but the Spydragon merely gripped tighter.
Hiccup was aware that he was screaming, but he couldn’t really hear the noise he was making.
What could he use that was around him on the boat?
A confused mess of rope lay on the deck, from where the Alvinsmen had hauled up the Lost Things and the anchor.
Trying to ignore the pain, Hiccup pulled the Spydragon forward so that it stepped into the rope coils, then wriggled and threw himself around in the creature’s grip.
Iron jaws still holding tight, the Spydragon thrashed about, trying to keep hold of him, each maddened lunge getting its legs more thoroughly entangled with the rope.
And then came Hiccup’s chance.
Windwalker leapt in and attacked the softer underside of the Spydragon’s stomach, which was the rather repellent white of a maggot and provided little defence.
At the same time, Wodensfang, little old limbs creaking, launched himself at the Vampire Spydragon’s head.
Hiccup was aware that he was screaming, but he couldn’t really hear the noise he was making.
What could he use that was around him on the boat?
A confused mess of rope lay on the deck, from where the Alvinsmen had hauled up the Lost Things and the anchor.
Trying to ignore the pain, Hiccup pulled the Spydragon forward so that it stepped into the rope coils, then wriggled and threw himself around in the creature’s grip.
Iron jaws still holding tight, the Spydragon thrashed about, trying to keep hold of him, each maddened lunge getting its legs more thoroughly entangled with the rope.
And then came Hiccup’s chance.
Windwalker leapt in and attacked the softer underside of the Spydragon’s stomach, which was the rather repellent white of a maggot and provided little defence.
At the same time, Wodensfang, little old limbs creaking, launched himself at the Vampire Spydragon’s head.