Ведьмак: Кровь эльфов
Chapter 5
TheTemerianlighterhadalreadymovedalittlefromthebargeandbothGeraltandbaldy,lockedinanembrace,wereinbetweenthem.BaldycaughtGeraltbythethroat;thewitcherdugathumbinhiseye.TheGuardyelled,letgoandswamaway.Geraltcouldnotswim–somethingwasholdinghimbytheleganddragginghimintothedepths.Nexttohim,halfabodybouncedtothesurfacelikeacork.Andthenheknewwhatwasholdinghim;theinformationLinusPittyelledfromthebargedeckwasunnecessary.
"It’sananthropod!OrderAmphipoda!GroupMandibulatissimae!"Geraltviolentlythrashedhisarmsinthewater,tryingtoyankhislegfromtheaeschna’sclawsastheypulledhimtowardstherhythmicalsnapofitsjaws.TheMasterTutorwascorrectonceagain.Thejawswereanythingbutsmall.
"Grabholdoftherope!"yelledOlsen."Therope,grabit!"Afishingspearwhistledpastthewitcher’searandplungedwithasmackintothemonster’salgae-riddenarmourasitsurfaced.Geraltcaughtholdoftheshaft,presseddownonit,bouncedforcefullyaway,broughthisfreeleginandkickedtheaeschnaviolently.Hetorehimselfawayfromthespikedpaws,leavinghisboot,afairpartofhistrousersandagooddealofskinbehind.Morefishingspearsandharpoonswhizzedthroughtheair,mostofthemmissingtheirmark.Theaeschnadrewinitspaws,swisheditstailandgracefullydivedintothegreendepths.
Geraltseizedtheropewhichfellstraightontohisface.
