Chapter 5

chapter five I feel all tingly. Like eating Tropical Skittles while chugging Dr Pepper. A gush of happiness that's so sweet and so refreshing. June eagerly taps Blasty. "So that's it, right? We just blow up the fortress? One big blasteroni with cheese—and then we're done-zo?!" "A little aggressive," Dirk says. "But I like it." "The fortress can only be destroyed from within," Skaelka explains. Quint nods, rubbing his chin. "OK, so, Jack, June —how do we get inside?" June looks at me. I look at her. Our faces tell the same story. Dirk sighs. "You forgot to ask that monster how to get inside, didn't you..." "But I had that question right here!" I exclaim. "On my list. Look!" Questions to ask Splotcher during interrogation... Where's Ghazt?

第五章我感到一阵刺痛。 就像一边吃热带彩虹糖一边喝胡椒博士。 一股甜蜜而清新的幸福涌上心头。 June急切地敲了敲Blasty。“就是这样，对吧？” 我们就把堡垒炸了？ 一大块奶酪炸肠——然后我们就完事了——怎么样？！”“有点咄咄逼人，”德克说。 “但我喜欢它。”“堡垒只能从内部被摧毁，”斯卡卡解释道。 昆特点点头，揉着下巴。 “好吧，那么，杰克，琼——我们怎么进去？”琼看着我。 我看着她。我们的脸诉说着同样的故事。 德克叹了一口气。“你忘了问那个怪物怎么进去，是不是……” “但我现在就有这个问题！”我惊叫。 “在我的清单上。看!”审问时要问斯普莱彻的问题 Ghazt在哪?

What does Thrull want from his brain? Who else is in the fortress? How do we get inside? Bonus questions if we have the time... What's the longest you've ever let your toenail get before you clipped it? Do monsters like bowling? You ever try origami, or is that strictly a good guy/neutral fellow thing? "Y'know what," I say, balling up the paper. "June was supposed to ask that one." June scowls, all fake-offended. "No, I wasn't! If I was, I would have asked." "If I was," I say. "I would have asked." "It matters not," Skaelka says, silencing us. Her words are quiet but heavy as she stares into the distance. "As I gaze upon that ghastly place, my

Thrull想从他的脑子里得到什么？ 还有谁在堡垒里？ 我们怎么进去？如果我们有时间，还有附加问题… 你剪脚趾甲的时间最长是多久？ 怪物喜欢打保龄球吗？你试过折纸吗，还是说这只是好人和中立者之间的事？ “你知道吗，”我说着，把纸揉成一团。 “琼应该问这个问题的。” 琼皱起眉头，假装生气。 “不，我没有！”如果是的话，我早就问了。” “如果我是的话，”我说。“我会问的。” “这不重要，”斯卡卡说，让我们沉默了。 她凝视着远方，话语平静而沉重。 "当我凝视那可怕的地方，我的

memories return to me one by one. And I now know how to gain entry. I know, because..." I escaped that place. The only way in is the way I got out the north side of the fortress. A sheer cliff. I shudder, knowing Skaelka is staring out at the same place she was tortured. From our vantage point, the cliff is visible—and it's no bunny slope. "It is known as the Cliff of Infinite Fatalities. Two hundred talons tall. Nearly impossible to climb," Skaelka says. "Winds crash like the Pitiless Plains. Razorkaw birds wet their beaks with the blood of any

回忆一一回到我的脑海。 我现在知道怎么进去了。 我知道，因为……”我逃离了那个地方。 唯一进去的路是我从堡垒北边出来的路。 悬崖峭壁我不寒而栗，想到斯卡卡正盯着她被折磨过的地方。 从我们的有利位置，悬崖是可见的，这不是兔子坡。 它被称为“无限死亡悬崖”。 两百爪子高。几乎不可能爬上去，”斯卡卡说。 “狂风呼啸，犹如无情的平原。 剃刀鸟用蛇的血湿润了它们的嘴

who attempt the climb. They will peck and pluck your eyeballs." I clear my throat. "But it is possible." The sun is behind us, but Skaelka still squints as she eyes the fortress, like it pains her to look but she knows she has to. It's like watching a scary movie, hands over your eyes, but peeking through your fingers because you still gotta see what happens. "Even if we did manage entry," Skaelka says, "we would need to reach the heart of the fortress. From there, it would take an untold amount of explosive energy to destroy it. There is—" "Fusion!" Quint guesses, then excitedly guesses again, "FISSION!" "No," Skaelka says. She turns to us, her face grim. "There is nothing from this dimension that powerful."

谁尝试攀登。它们会啄你的眼球。” 我清了清嗓子。“但这是可能的。” 太阳在我们身后，但斯卡卡仍然眯着眼睛看着堡垒，看起来很痛苦，但她知道她必须这样做。 就像看恐怖电影一样，手捂着眼睛，但还是要从手指缝里偷看因为你还是想看看会发生什么。 “即使我们设法进入，”斯卡卡说，“我们也需要到达堡垒的中心。 从那里开始，需要巨大的爆炸能量才能摧毁它。 有——”“核聚变！”昆特猜测，然后兴奋地再次猜测，“裂变！”“不，”斯卡卡说。 她转向我们，脸色阴沉。 “这个维度没有任何东西是如此强大。”