"Is this my fate?"
Andrew thought to himself, watching the sword tip of Pal - the man he thought was his teammate and friend - getting closer and closer.
Actually, for Andrew, maybe death isn't such a bad ending.
He just felt regretful that he could not personally repay his benefactor.
Suddenly, Pal's sword stopped, but not because of compassion or anything like that.
Only to see behind Pal, a huge Salamander was now tightly clamped down on his upper body. Pal tried to struggle, and even seemed to let out a few meaningless cries, but all of it was in vain.
He swallowed.
Stunned by the sight before him, Andrew was so scared that by the time he regained consciousness, the Salamander had already swallowed Pal's leg. Andrew finally reacts, the fear of the monster momentarily overcame the pain, allowing him to jump up, pick up the sword that had fallen on the ground, and run away.
Finally, he escaped into a cave and lived.
