Chapter 17

CHAPTER 17 Jonah lay flat on his stomach, keeping one eye on the heat sensor and the other on Dan. The kid had guts— you had to give him props for that, even if he was too dumb to know he was being used. No, he corrected himself. Poor little orphan. Bad luck, that's all. It wasn't as if Dan and his sister ever had a shot at being big players in the scheme of things. Jonah had earned his success, sure. But it hadn't hurt to be the son of Cora Wizard, the Janus leader. He'd been born with his foot in every door in the arts. Find the thirty-nine clues, and you won't need anybody's connections. You'll be your own man. More like your own Superman. The hangar was in night mode, with most of the lights out. Anybody else scanning the ranks of soldiers would probably miss seeing short, scrawny

第17章约拿平躺在地上，一只眼睛盯着热传感器，另一只眼睛盯着但。 这孩子很有勇气——你必须为此表扬他，即使他笨得不知道自己被利用了。 不，他纠正自己。可怜的小孤儿。 运气不好，仅此而已。似乎丹和他妹妹从未有机会成为这个计划中的重要参与者。 当然，约拿的成功是他应得的。 但作为雅努斯的首领科拉·奇才的儿子，这并没有什么坏处。 他生来就涉足艺术的每一扇门。 找到这39条线索，你就不需要任何人的联系了。 你会成为你自己的人。更像是你自己的超人。 机库处于夜间模式，大部分灯都熄灭了。 其他人在扫视士兵队伍时，可能不会看到身材矮小、骨瘦如柴的人

Dan Cahill in between the larger terracotta figures. Pretty wild to build a fake army to protect a dead guy. But as a Janus, Jonah had to respect the ancient Chinese who had set this up. Very sweet. From his vantage point over the pits, the endless rows of soldiers looked almost like one of his concert audiences— except, of course, they weren't going totally apewire. He checked the monitor. The tea break was still in progress, but that couldn't last much longer. Hurry up, cuz… He squinted at the sensor. Pretty tight technology, but there were still some bugs to iron out. You could see everybody, yet it was hard to judge the perspective. He was pretty sure the guards were out back. But on the monitor, they appeared dead center and higher up. Two other security people on the side pathways, also toward the rear. The smaller, moving blip was Dan. But— He frowned. Who was that bright spot over there? If this guy was at the back, shouldn't his heat signature appear near the top, by the tea

在较大的陶俑之间的丹·卡希尔。 组建一支假军队来保护一个死人真是太疯狂了。 但作为一个两面神，约拿必须尊重设立这个制度的古代中国人。 非常甜的。从他的有利位置俯瞰战壕，那一排一排的士兵看起来几乎就像他的音乐会观众——当然，他们并没有完全失去控制。 他看了看监视器。茶歇还在进行中，但不会持续太久。 他眯着眼睛看着传感器。 相当严格的技术，但仍有一些漏洞需要解决。 你可以看到每个人，但很难判断视角。 他很确定守卫在后面。 但在监视器上，他们似乎处于正中间和更高的位置。 另外两名保安在侧道，也在后方。 那个移动的小光点是丹。 可是——他皱起了眉头。那边那个亮点是谁？ 如果这个人在后面，他的热信号不应该出现在顶部，靠近茶的地方吗

drinkers? Jonah tapped the sensor in annoyance. This dumb gizmo made it seem like there was an extra person right smack-dab in the middle of the terracotta army! And the Dan Cahill blip was heading directly toward him…. Twenty-seven… twenty-eight… twenty-nine… Dan pushed through the ranks of warriors, nearly tripping over the hoof of a terracotta horse. When he righted himself, he ended up scraping his chin against the elbow of the archer in the row in front of him. According to Jonah's father, all these warriors had originally been armed with real weapons. I could have just sliced my head off! Certainly, it would have been even harder to move through these tight ranks if they were filled with razor- sharp swords and spear points. Dan scrambled over an unexcavated mound. Forty-seven… forty-eight… just a few more, now… He peered ahead in an attempt to pick out

喝酒的人吗?约拿恼怒地轻敲传感器。 这个愚蠢的小发明让人觉得好像有一个额外的人就在兵马俑中间！丹·卡希尔的信号正朝他飞来.... 二十七……二十八……二十九……丹穿过战士的队伍，差点被兵马俑的蹄子绊倒。 当他站起来的时候，他的下巴碰到了他前面一排弓箭手的肘部。 据约拿的父亲说，所有这些战士最初都是用真正的武器武装起来的。 我差点把自己的头割下来！当然，如果这些密集的队伍中充满了锋利的剑和矛尖，那么要想穿过它们就更加困难了。 丹爬过一个未挖掘的土堆。 “四十七……四十八……现在再多几个……”他朝前面看了看，想找出几个

number fifty-three. He saw the battle mace first— a heavy spiked iron ball attached by a chain to a wooden handle. Maybe a few of them are still armed…. This thought was quickly replaced by another: If this is number fifty-three, maybe the weapon is the clue! Eagerly, he scrambled toward it. Just as he noticed that this figure was shorter than the others, terracotta warrior number fifty-three moved. The astonishment paralyzed Dan for an instant. And by the time he came out of it, the mace was hurtling through the air on a collision course with his head. With a gasp, Dan ducked, and the lethal spikes went singing past his ear. A warrior's elbow shattered. The hand and forearm fell to the ground. No bones, no dead guy inside, Dan thought— when he should have been concentrating on survival. The imposter hefted his weapon for another strike. Through his terror, Dan could see that his

53。他首先看到了战锤——一个沉重的带尖刺的铁球，用链子拴在木柄上。 也许他们中的一些人还有武器.... 这个想法很快被另一个想法所取代：如果这是第53号，也许武器就是线索！他急切地向它爬去。 就在他注意到这个俑比其他俑矮的时候，第五十三号兵马俑动了起来。 丹大吃一惊，一时愣住了。 等他出来的时候，狼牙棒在空中疾驰，差点撞到他的头。 丹喘着气，躲开了，致命的尖刺从他耳边呼啸而过。 一个战士的肘部骨折了。 他的手和前臂倒在地上。 里面没有骨头，没有死人，丹想——他本应该把注意力集中在生存上。 骗子举起武器准备再次攻击。 通过恐惧，丹可以看到他的

assailant was clad in head-to-toe padded foam, colored to match the fading paint of the terracotta army. He wore a full mask made of rubber, designed to mimic the faces and expressions of the statues. From close range, it was not a great likeness. But standing amid thousands of his fellow soldiers, it would have been impossible to pick him out. "Who are you?" Dan rasped. His answer was another attack from the mace, a devastating swipe that missed only by inches. Dan felt a stab of pain as the chain burned along his arm. All rational thought disappeared from Dan's mind, save for one: Run. A trap! Jonah's eyes were riveted to the small screen where the heat signatures of Dan and his assailant played out the chase. The security people hadn't noticed them yet, but how long would that last? I've got to get out of here!

袭击者从头到脚裹着泡沫，颜色与兵马俑褪色的油漆相匹配。 他戴着一个由橡胶制成的面具，用来模仿雕像的面部和表情。 从近距离看，这不是很像。 但是站在成千上万的战友中间，要认出他是不可能的。 “你是谁？”丹发出刺耳的声音。 他的回答是另一次狼牙棒的攻击，一记只差几英寸的致命一击。 当链条沿着他的手臂燃烧时，丹感到一阵刺痛。 所有理智的想法都从丹的脑海里消失了，只留下一个念头：快跑。 一个陷阱!乔纳目不转睛地盯着小屏幕，丹和袭击者的热信号在屏幕上播放着追捕过程。 保安人员还没有注意到他们，但这种情况会持续多久？ 我得离开这里！

He was on his feet in a heartbeat, sprinting for the front door where he had burned away the lock. And from there, the turnstiles, the limo, the hotel— it was all going to be okay…. He froze in his tracks. Dan. How could he leave him in danger? Forget Dan! You brought him in case it was a trap! Dan was an eleven-year-old kid. He was only down in that pit because Jonah had sent him there. Boo-hoo, life's rough. You're a big player! Cora Wizard's son! The only chance for the Janus in the clue hunt— He threw open the door. The cool air of the outside beckoned. Freedom; safety… Awww! Jonah spun around and ran back inside, jumping down into the pit. Through the rows of warriors he dashed, using the heat sensor to guide him. His mind whirled. If I get killed in China, the press is going to have a field day! Mingled with a more urgent thought: Hang on, cuz! I'm coming!

他一眨眼就站了起来，向他烧掉门锁的前门冲去。 从那里，十字转门，豪华轿车，酒店，一切都会好起来.... 他停住了脚步。丹。 他怎么能置他于危险之中？ 忘记丹!你把他带来了，以防这是个陷阱！丹是一个11岁的孩子。 他之所以下到坑里，是因为约拿打发他去的。 唉，生活很艰难。你是一个大玩家！科拉巫师的儿子！唯一的机会是让雅努斯在寻找线索——他猛地打开了门。 外面凉爽的空气在招手。 自由;安全…哇!约拿转身跑回坑里，跳进坑里。 他冲过一排排的战士，用热传感器引导他。 他的脑子一阵晕眩。如果我在中国被杀了，媒体会大肆报道的！夹杂着一个更迫切的想法：坚持住，兄弟！我来了!