Da Fei stood motionless, staring at the approaching mass of flesh and blood. He had analyzed many possible outcomes of battling the giant crocodile, yet failed to foresee the consequence of his own demise following a blunder! Had he known earlier, he might have opted to slay the Snake-necked Dragon instead, to securely pocket a modest treasure!
This time, escape seemed truly impossible, Da Fei lamented to the sky! Sometimes a man just couldn't feel comfortable unless clowning around!
Right at that moment, a piercing, jarring flute sound suddenly echoed across the entire lake! On his radar, a mass of green dots appeared behind him—it was the Hobbits!
Da Fei quickly turned around to see that, indeed, an elder and Billbo, leading hundreds of tribesmen, had somehow managed to swim close without him noticing. They surfaced and simultaneously blew into their flutes.
