"Stop the snake, everyone!" yelled Brunei. Eyes were riveted on the ugly serpent, in intense concentration.
After five minutes, it was obviously a stalemate. The snake had not been able to advance, nor could the humans force it to retreat.
Then smoke began to rise behind the far wall.
"The dragon's burning down the wall!" shrieked Lazar. "Stop him!"
They concentrated on the dragon. The smoke disappeared.
But the snake began to advance again.
"They're too strong!" moaned Brunei. "We can't hold them back."
They stopped the snake for a few moments, but the smoke began to billow again.
"They're gonna break through!" screamed Donner. "We can't stop 'em!"
"What are we gonna do?"