Chapter 13

Chapter 13 PIGMEN, PIGMEN EVERYWHERE AND THEN THE GHAST DID BLINK In all her years of playing Minecraft, Harper had never visited the Nether. She knew it was a dark and scary place. It was full of dangerous mobs. And ghasts were perhaps the most dangerous of them all. Zombie pigmen were out of place in the underwater monument. They were a puzzle. But a ghast? Here? That was a trap. Someone had lured them into a fight they might not win. The creature looked like a ghost, with a white body and dark slits for eyes. Nine large tentacles

在哈珀玩《我的世界》的这么多年里，她从来没有去过阴间。 她知道那是一个黑暗而可怕的地方。 那里到处都是危险的暴徒。 而幽灵也许是其中最危险的。 僵尸猪人与水下纪念碑格格不入。 他们是一个谜。但是幽灵呢？ 这里吗?那是个陷阱。有人把他们引诱进了一场他们可能赢不了的战斗。 这个生物看起来像个鬼，身体是白色的，眼睛是黑色的裂缝。 九个大触须

hung from its body as it drifted toward them. "MAYBE IT'S NOT HOSTILE, EITHER?" said Jodi. But Harper knew they wouldn't be so lucky. She drew her sword just as the ghast shot a fireball at Jodi. "GET BACK!" she cried, and she leapt in front of her friend. She swung her sword, and her timing was perfect. The rugged sword deflected the fireball, sending it soaring across the room. For a moment, Harper felt a thrill of triumph. Then the fireball smashed into a group of zombie pigmen. They flashed red with damage. They turned to look at her. And then they lifted their swords. "They think you attacked them, Harper!" Ash warned. "WE HAVE TO RUN!" said Morgan. Morgan led the way, and Harper was right behind him. The pigmen followed in an undead stampede. They grunted and growled. The ghast moaned as it trailed behind them. Harper

当它向他们漂来的时候挂在身上。 “也许它也没有敌意？”乔迪说。 但哈珀知道他们不会这么幸运。 就在幽灵向乔迪射出一个火球的时候，她拔出了剑。 “退后！”她喊道，跳到了她朋友的面前。 她挥舞着剑，时机恰到好处。 那把粗犷的剑使火球偏转，飞过房间。 有那么一刻，哈珀感到了胜利的喜悦。 然后火球撞向一群僵尸猪人。 它们因受损而通红。 他们转过身来看着她。 然后他们举起了剑。 “他们认为是你袭击了他们，哈珀！”火山灰警告说。 “我们得跑了！”摩根说。 摩根走在前面，哈珀紧跟在他后面。 猪人像亡灵一样蜂拥而来。 他们嘟囔着，咆哮着。幽灵在他们身后呻吟着。 哈珀

wished she could shut her ears to the terrifying noises. She narrowly avoided a pigman's blade. "Everyone, form a ring around Harper!" Ash cried. "The pigmen are only after her!" A fireball crashed into the wall above their heads. "Yeah, but the fire-breathing death squid is after all of us!" Po shouted.

真希望她能对那可怕的声音充耳不闻。 她侥幸躲过了猪人的一刀。 “大家围在哈帕周围！”灰哭了。 “猪人只是在追她！”一个火球撞在他们头顶的墙上。 “是啊，但是会喷火的死亡乌贼在追我们所有人！”阿宝喊道。

"We have to keep moving," said Morgan. As they hurried through the monument's vast halls, their pursuers fell behind. At first, Harper was relieved. We can outrun them, she thought. But she knew they couldn't run forever. Eventually, they'd come to a dead end. They rounded one corner, then another. The sounds of the pigmen faded as the kids stepped into a large chamber. There were wet sponges hanging from the ceiling. But Harper's eyes were drawn to the doorway of darkest obsidian in the middle of the room. Within that doorway, the air rippled and glowed. Harper gasped at the sight. "A PORTAL TO THE NETHER!" she said. "Is that where all those mobs came from?"

“我们必须继续前进，”摩根说。 当他们匆匆穿过纪念碑巨大的大厅时，追赶他们的人落在了后面。 起初，哈珀松了一口气。 我们可以跑得比他们快，她想。 但她知道他们不可能永远跑下去。 最终，他们走到了一个死胡同。 他们绕过一个又一个拐角。 当孩子们走进一个大房间时，猪人的声音渐渐消失了。 天花板上挂着湿海绵。 但哈珀的目光被房间中央最黑曜石的门口吸引住了。 在门洞里，空气在荡漾，在发光。 哈珀看到这一幕倒吸了一口气。 “通往地狱的入口！”她说。 “那些暴徒都是从那儿来的吗？”

"It must be," Ash said. "Although I WONDER IF THEY CAME OF THEIR OWN FREE WILL. Or if someone brought them over…" "Maybe we should break it," said Po. "Before anything else comes through." "No!" Harper said. "THIS IS JUST WHAT WE NEED." They all turned to look at her. "How is this a good thing?" asked Jodi. "The pigmen are after me. If I travel to another

“一定是。”阿什说。“虽然我想知道他们是否出于自愿而来。” “也许我们应该打破它，”阿宝说。 “在其他事情发生之前。” “不!”哈珀说。“这正是我们所需要的。” 他们都转过身来看着她。 “这怎么是件好事？”乔迪问。 “猪人在追我。如果我去另一个

dimension, they should stop being hostile. Then the rest of you will have a fighting chance against the ghast." They all shouted their disagreement: NO WAY. IT'S TOO DANGEROUS. YOU COULD RUN INTO MORE ENEMIES! Harper silenced them with a wave of her hands. "It's the only way," she said. "I hit those pigman with the fireball. I CAUSED THE PROBLEM. I HAVE TO FIX IT." Jodi stepped forward and took Harper's hand. "Harper, haven't you learned anything?" she asked. "This is just like the coral problem. It's a problem that we all share. SO WE SHOULD SHARE THE SOLUTION, TOO."

次元，他们应该停止敌对。 然后你们剩下的人就有机会和幽灵战斗了。” 他们都大声表示不同意：不行。 太危险了。你可能会遇到更多的敌人！哈帕挥了挥手，让他们安静下来。 “这是唯一的办法，”她说。 “我用火球打了那些猪人。 问题是我造成的。我得把它修好。” 乔迪走上前去，握住哈珀的手。 “哈帕，你没学到什么吗？”她问。 “这就像珊瑚问题一样。 这是我们共同面临的问题。 所以我们也应该分享解决方案。”