第二十章:威力蓄须王的最后一曲(15)
The only dragon that could have beaten the Windwalker now in a straight speed chase was the Silver Phantom.
He streaked away in the direction of the Coral Beach.
Hiccup heaved a sigh of relief.
And then it happened.
Almost leisurely, one of the Alvinsmen shot an arrow.
It sang through the air…
… and Hiccup saw it clearly. Snotlout was turning, to shout insults or to see how close his pursuers were, and the arrow struck Snotlout full in the chest.
Then a burst of flame from one of the Bullguards hit him, and burnt through the safety stirrup, and Hiccup’s poor raggedy fire-suit could not hold up to the onslaught – the fur underneath caught fire… the boy went up like a candle… and fell from Windwalker’s back.
Down he fell, flaming, like a falling star…
Down into the cool sea below…
… and Snotlout’s light was quenched.
‘NOOOOOOOOOO!’ Hiccup shouted. ‘NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO!’
He streaked away in the direction of the Coral Beach.
Hiccup heaved a sigh of relief.
And then it happened.
Almost leisurely, one of the Alvinsmen shot an arrow.
It sang through the air…
… and Hiccup saw it clearly. Snotlout was turning, to shout insults or to see how close his pursuers were, and the arrow struck Snotlout full in the chest.
Then a burst of flame from one of the Bullguards hit him, and burnt through the safety stirrup, and Hiccup’s poor raggedy fire-suit could not hold up to the onslaught – the fur underneath caught fire… the boy went up like a candle… and fell from Windwalker’s back.
Down he fell, flaming, like a falling star…
Down into the cool sea below…
… and Snotlout’s light was quenched.
‘NOOOOOOOOOO!’ Hiccup shouted. ‘NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO!’