Kapitel 118: CXVIII. The Mutant Beast

"Karl! Wake up! I'm Dag!" he continued.

Karl opened his eyes wide, screaming: "aaagh! Aaaagh! Where is it?! Where's that thing?!"

"Sshhh! Silence!" said Dag, as he continued to approach his friend.

"Dag, Reidar! A huge flying being brought me up here! I couldn't see much, it grabbed me by the legs and lifted me off the ground! I think I banged my head and lost consciousness..." continued Karl, as he squirmed, trying to free himself.

Dag finally reached the top, when the trunk to which the grappling hook was hooked began to make less reassuring sounds.

"Hurry up, Dag! That trunk won't hold your weight for much longer!" said Karl.

Dag pulled out his hammer and began hitting the logs that kept Karl imprisoned, trying to break them without hurting his friend.

With difficulty, he managed to break them all and when Karl broke away from the ceiling, he clung to Dag, so as not to fall.

The stone trunk shattered and Dag and Karl fell back to the ground.

"Ouch!"

"Aagh!"