8. The Bronze Giant

CHAPTER Eight The Bronze Giant Keeah leaped over and pushed Eric out of the way just in time. Thoom! Zor's other foot slammed down. Then he stretched his giant arms toward Keeah. "No!" Keeah slid down the hill toward Zor. Suddenly, another cry filled the air. It echoed down from the hills above. "Hrooooo!" "The blue dragon!" Neal shouted. The dragon swooped toward Zor, but the giant was swift. He pulled a huge ledge off the side of the hill, broke it in half, and heaved the chunks of rock at the dragon. "Begone, you beast!" Zor boomed.

第八章青铜巨人基亚跳了过去，及时地把埃里克推到了一边。 Thoom !佐尔的另一只脚重重地踩了下去。 然后，他向基娅伸出了巨大的双臂。 “不!”基厄滑下山坡，朝佐尔走去。 突然，空中又响起了一声喊叫。 它从上面的山上回荡下来。 “Hrooooo !”“蓝龙！”Neal喊道。 龙猛扑向佐尔，但巨人动作迅速。 他从山坡上拉下一块巨大的岩架，把它劈成两半，然后把大块的岩石扔向巨龙。 “滚开，你这畜生！”佐尔蓬勃发展。

The dragon clawed at him, crying out noisily. "Hrooooo—ooo!" Then it swooped down and clamped its jaws tightly on the giant's shoulder. "ARRGH!" Zor howled, flailing his arms and losing his balance. Wham! He fell back against the hills, sending a pile of rocks crashing into the valley below. Eric leaped out of the way, tumbling to the ground next to Neal. "Did you say something about Panjibarrh being boring?" Eric asked. "Not me!" Neal said, scrambling away just before Zor's huge foot slammed down near him. Sparr's laughter turned to shouting. "Galen, you have bothered me once too often. Prepare to meet your doom!" His fingertips sizzled with red flame. The wizard scoffed. "You haven't seen the last of me, Sparr." He sent a bolt of blue light shooting across the valley at the sorcerer. Ka-boom! It exploded at Sparr's feet, knocking him into the dust. "It's two against one, Sparr!" Keeah cried. She followed the wizard's bolt with one of her own. Ka-boom-oom! Sparr fell once again.

龙用爪子抓他，大声地叫着。 “Hrooooo-ooo !”然后它俯冲下来，咬住巨人的肩膀。 “啊!”佐尔嚎叫着，挥舞着双臂，失去了平衡。 哇!他向后摔倒在山上，把一堆岩石撞到下面的山谷里。 埃里克跳开了路，在尼尔旁边摔倒在地。 “你是不是说潘吉巴很无聊？”埃里克问。 “不是我!”尼尔一边说，一边慌忙走开，这时佐尔的大脚重重地踩在他身边。 斯帕尔的笑声变成了叫喊。 “盖伦，你已经打扰我太多次了。 准备迎接你的厄运吧！”他的指尖发出红色火焰的咝咝声。 巫师嗤之以鼻。“你还没见我最后一面呢，斯帕尔。” 他发出一道蓝光，穿过山谷射向巫师。 余波!它在斯帕尔脚边爆炸，把他打倒在地。 “现在是二对一，斯帕尔！”Keeah哭了。 她也跟着巫师的弩箭走了。 Ka-boom-oom !斯帕尔又倒下了。

Together, the two wizards pushed Sparr deep into the remains of Zor's dark tomb. They followed him down into it, their blue light flashing up from the depths. The dragon kept up its fierce attack on Zor.

两位法师一起把斯帕尔推进了佐尔黑暗墓穴的深处。 他们跟着他走了进去，他们的蓝光从深处闪烁出来。 巨龙继续猛烈攻击佐尔。

"Arrgh!" the giant bellowed. He swatted the dragon. When it pulled back, he tried to stomp Neal and Julie, but they scurried out of the way. "Can't catch us!" Julie yelled. "We're special!" "Hrooooo!" The dragon circled the giant. It opened its jaws wide and breathed a blast of fiery blue flame. Zor shielded his face and stomped away from the children. Another blast of blue fire sent Zor reeling back even farther. "The dragon is winning!" Eric shouted. Then the sky above the valley burned red. Sparr flew up from the depths of the tomb to a high rock. He shot bolt after bolt of red light back down into the tomb. And from the tomb's darkness came a scream. "It's Keeah!" Max cried. "She's in trouble!" The dragon turned in midflight. Its deep green eyes pierced the dusty air. "Hrooooo!" Eric stared at the large blue beast. Its eyes showed—what? Fear. And something else, too. "The dragon needs to help Keeah!" Eric called out. "Come on, guys. Let's keep Zor busy!" Neal and Julie heaved rocks at the giant. Eric grabbed a Ninn shovel and began whacking Zor's huge feet. Bing! Bang! Bong!

“啊！”巨人吼道。 他猛击那条龙。当它后退时，他试图踩尼尔和朱莉，但他们赶紧闪开了。 “抓不到我们！”朱莉喊道。 “我们很特别!”“Hrooooo !”龙围着巨人转。 它张开嘴巴，吐出一股蓝色的烈焰。 佐尔捂着脸，跺着脚离开了孩子们。 又一阵蓝色的火焰把佐尔打得更远了。 “龙赢了！”埃里克喊道。 接着，山谷上方的天空被烧成了红色。 斯帕尔从坟墓深处飞到一块高高的岩石上。 他把一道又一道红光射回墓穴。 从坟墓的黑暗中传来一声尖叫。 “这是Keeah !”马克斯哭了。“她有麻烦了！”龙在半空中转过身来。 它深绿色的眼睛刺穿尘土飞扬的空气。 “Hrooooo !”埃里克盯着那只蓝色的大野兽。 它的眼睛显示了什么？恐惧。 还有别的东西。“龙需要帮助姬亚！”埃里克喊道。 “来吧，伙计们。我们让佐尔忙起来吧！”尼尔和朱莉向巨人扔石头。 埃里克抓起一把Ninn的铲子，开始拍打佐尔的大脚。 必应(Bing) !砰!Bong !

"Hey!" Neal shouted. "Your dream, Eric. Hitting a garbage can. That's just what Zor is!" Eric laughed as he kept on banging. "I did dream of Droon after all! Hey, I'm special, too!" While the dragon flew at Sparr, the sorcerer began uttering strange ancient words. "Zor—katoo—selam—teeka—meth!" A red cloud swirled up from Sparr and shot across to Zor. The cloud was sucked into the amulet. The amulet's crystal glowed red-hot. "RRRR!" the giant roared. "Destroy the village! Destroy the village!" Zor heaved his arms high in the air. He turned to the dust hills and began to climb. "No!" Batamogi cried. "Oh, my poor people!" Thomp! Thomp! The earth quaked with each step. A thick cloud of dust poured over the kids. Eric shielded his eyes, but the dust stung him. "I can't see anything," he said, stumbling. Julie rushed to him. "Rub your eyes, Eric." He balled up his fists and rubbed his eyes to clear them. "Thanks. Now let's get out of here." Julie stared at Eric. She gasped. She whirled to her feet. "That's it! Come on, everybody! We can stop this nasty metal-brained giant."

“嘿!”Neal喊道。“你的梦想，埃里克。 砸垃圾桶。佐尔就是这样！”埃里克笑着继续敲着。 “我还是梦见了德鲁恩！”嘿，我也很特别！”当巨龙向斯帕尔飞来时，巫师开始说出奇怪的古老话语。 “Zor-katoo-selam-teeka-meth !”一团红云从斯帕尔盘旋而上，向佐尔飞去。 云被吸进了护身符。 护身符的水晶发出炽热的光芒。 “RRRR!”巨人吼道。“摧毁这个村庄！”摧毁这个村庄！”佐尔把双臂高举在空中。 他转向尘土飞扬的小山，开始往上爬。 “不!”Batamogi哭了。“啊，我可怜的人！”Thomp !Thomp !每走一步，大地都在震动。 一团厚厚的灰尘落在孩子们身上。 埃里克捂住眼睛，但灰尘刺痛了他。 “我什么也看不见。”他结结巴巴地说。 朱莉向他冲过去。“揉你的眼睛，埃里克。” 他把拳头揉成一团，揉了揉眼睛。 “谢谢。现在我们离开这里吧。” 朱莉盯着埃里克。她喘着气。 她迅速站了起来。“就是它!大家加油！我们可以阻止这个可恶的金属脑巨人。”