As they spoke, the trio left the long, snake-like procession. After some difficulty, they found a three-square-meter patch of empty ground to serve as the arena for the Battle Serpent.
The streets were so crowded that this patch of flat ground had to be forcefully carved out from the throng.
Quite a few people were interested in this Battle Serpent and stayed behind to watch.
A small, twenty-centimeter snake fighting an Emperor Cobra over three meters long? The difference was just too vast.
This was just asking for death.
Many of the older onlookers shook their heads. 'This is just a spat between youngsters, a fight over pride. It must have been started over that pretty little lady.'
'They call it a Battle Serpent, but it's just kids playing house. A complete farce.'
