The giant python stopped when it reached the beach. Perhaps it was because it had eaten its fill, or perhaps it was afraid of the sea, or for some other reason, it did not go into the sea to continue chasing. Instead, it looked at Puyol and the others who were swimming desperately, spat out its snake luck, and turned back.
Puyol and the others swam for a long time before they mustered the courage to turn around. They realized that the giant python had not caught up to them. Instead, it had turned around and gone back. They could still see the giant snake's tail flash in the forest before it disappeared.
Puyol and the others stayed in the sea for a long time. In the end, they were too cold to do anything. They would freeze to death if they continued like this, so they mustered up the courage to walk upstream. At least for the time being, there did not seem to be any danger on the beach.