Chapter 5

chapter five Ry.k practically does a little dance, apparently pleased with the way his big reveal went off. He calls, "Oh, relax! The human is alive. When my Rifters open the sphere, she'll wake up, good as new. At least, until .e...c. eats his way through your dimension." June opens her mouth to respond but then clamps it shut. She glances over the side of the bridge again, peering down at the stadium, confirming what we saw. "Those spheres!" June shouts, whirling around. "There are thousands down there!" "And each one filled with a person!" Ry.k singsongs. "We've been busy rounding up humans. Thrull wants no one interfering when .e...c. comes." Quint steps back so he and June and are side by side, shoulders touching. June wraps her hand around Quint's.

第五章ryk几乎跳了个小舞，显然对他的大揭秘方式很满意。 他喊道：“哦，放松！这个人还活着。 等我的撕裂者打开球体，她就会醒过来，像新的一样。 至少，直到……在你的次元里吃出一条路来。” 琼张开嘴想要回应，但又紧闭了嘴。 她又瞥了一眼桥的另一边，俯视着体育场，证实了我们所看到的。 “这些领域!”琼喊道，转过身来。 “下面有成千上万的人！”“每个盒子里都装着一个人！”Ry.k吟唱。 “我们一直在忙着围捕人类。 Thrull希望没有人干涉，当… 来了。”昆特退后一步，他和琼肩并肩，肩膀碰在一起。 琼握住昆特的手。

Her parents. Are they down there? "Don't know, don't care!" Ry.k says with a dismissive chuckle. "The humans now in the stadium— we found them cowering inside that strange human-lady statue." He waves a hand toward where the Statue of Liberty was, before it became part of the Tower. Dirk growls. "Is he badmouthin' Lady Liberty?" Ry.k's armor clangs as he plops onto the hood of an old Buick. "But there are oh so many Rifter bases across this land—and each holds oh so many humans." I watch Quint and June exchange nervous glances. "We don't know for sure they were ever there, June,"

她的父母。他们在下面吗？ “不知道，也不在乎！”ryk轻蔑地笑着说。 “现在在体育场内的人类——我们发现他们蜷缩在那个奇怪的人类女性雕像里。” 在自由女神像成为伦敦塔的一部分之前，他向自由女神像所在的地方挥了挥手。 德克咆哮。“他在说自由女神的坏话吗？”当ryk扑通一声坐在一辆旧别克车的引擎盖上时，他的盔甲叮当作响。 “但是在这片土地上有这么多裂裂者的基地，每个基地都有这么多的人。” 我看着昆特和琼紧张地交换了一下眼色。 “琼，我们不确定他们是否去过那里。”

Quint says. "We just know that they checked in alive from somewhere." June swallows and nods quickly. "Hey," Dirk says, to June and Quint. "You two OK?" "The best-case scenario is that my parents are locked inside a giant Jell-O mold," June says coldly. Neon nuzzles her leg. "So, no, not OK." "Hold up," I call to Ry.k. "You're working with Thrull now? But you told us where the Tower was so we could defeat Thrull." THINGS CHANGE. I was ALSO A FORMER RIFTER RETIRED. NOW I HAVE RETURNED AS THEIR LEADER WHEN I LEARNED THRALL NEEDED AID IN COLLECTING. I COULDN'T RESIST, "But we had an understanding," I protest. ".e...c. coming will be bad for everyone in this dimension. And

五度音说。“我们只知道他们从某个地方活着回来了。” 六月吞云吐雾，迅速点头。 “嘿，”德克对琼和昆特说。 “你们俩还好吧？”“最好的情况是我的父母被锁在一个巨大的果冻模具里，”琼冷冷地说。 霓虹用鼻子蹭她的腿。“所以，不，不OK。” “等一下，”我对ryk喊道。 “你现在和瑟鲁一起工作了？” 但你告诉了我们高塔的位置，好让我们打败瑟鲁尔。” 事物是变化的。我也是一名退役的退伍军人。 现在我作为他们的领袖回来了当我得知萨尔需要帮助收集。 我忍不住反驳道：“但我们是有共识的。” “即…c。降临对这个维度的每个人来说都是坏事。 和

look around, man—you are very much in this dimension." Ry.k struts toward us. "Thrull has made promises— promises of great rewards! In exchange, my Rifters— and the artillery in our base below—will destroy any who dare interfere with .e...c.'s arrival. And .e...c. is coming soon, now that Thrull has the Tower Schematics." Dirk cracks his knuckles, then sets his big hand on my shoulder. "Hey, Ry.k. You know Jack's got a whole zombie army backing him up, right? You wanna pick sides? I think you're picking the wrong one. Plus we can combine that artillery you got down there with my little bud Drooler's Ultra-Slime. We can put a real hurtin' on Thrull. Go on, Jack. Tell him." Dirk squeezes my shoulder so hard my knees just about buckle. Dirk knows I can't control an army. But Ry.k is as slimy as they come—and now feels like the right time to fight slime with slime. "Yeah," I say. "I control a zombie army. And I'm super good at it. I know exactly how to do it and everything." "No," Ry.k says. "I don't think so." Darn it. "But... you can't trust Thrull!" Quint shouts.

看看周围，伙计——你就在这个次元里。” ryk昂首阔步地向我们走来。“斯拉尔做出了承诺——承诺会有丰厚的回报！”作为交换，我的裂谷机——以及我们下面基地的大炮——将摧毁任何胆敢干扰我们的人。的到来。 和社会事务部…c。很快就会到来，现在Thrull有了塔的结构图。” 德克掰了掰指关节，然后把他的大手放在我的肩膀上。 “嘿,Ry.k。你知道杰克有一整支僵尸大军做他的后盾吧？ 你想选边站吗？我觉得你选错人了。 而且我们还可以把你的大炮和我的小宝贝口水魔的超级黏液结合起来。 我们可以狠狠地揍一下Thrull。 继续，杰克。告诉他。”德克把我的肩膀捏得太紧了，我的膝盖都要扭了。 德克知道我控制不了军队。 但是ryk和他们一样黏糊糊的，现在感觉是时候用黏糊糊的东西来对付黏糊糊的东西了。 “是的，”我说。“我控制着一支僵尸军队。 而且我非常擅长。我完全知道该怎么做。” “不，”ryk说。“我不这么认为。” 真讨厌。“但是……你不能相信瑟鲁！”昆特喊道。

"I trust Thrull more than I trust that this boy can control an army," Ry.k says. "And without an army, you all will fail. Without an army, my only choice is to continue my alliance with Thrull." "Forget this," June says. "I'm going down to that stadium. I need to know..." June places a hand on Neon, readying herself to hop on. Quint does the same. But before they can make their move— RAFTERS, COME ON OUT In an instant, the Rifters are forming a circle around us.

“我相信Thrull胜过相信这个男孩能控制一支军队，”ryk说。 “没有军队，你们都会失败。 没有军队，我唯一的选择就是继续和瑟鲁尔结盟。” “忘了这件事吧，”琼说。“我要去那个体育场。 我需要知道……”琼把一只手放在霓虹身上，准备跳上去。 昆特也是如此。但在他们行动之前-裂谷人，快出来裂谷人在我们周围围成一圈。

Ry.k grins. "Like I said, my Rifters will destroy any who dare interfere with .e...c.'s arrival. And you all seem like you've got interfering on the brain. So my Rifters are going to take you to the Tower. To Thrull." The Rifters begin closing in, arrow launchers aimed at our chests. My mind is racing, trying to think of a way out of this —when one Rifter suddenly freezes. The Rifter's gaze shifts up, looking beyond us, toward the Tower. Another Rifter stops in their tracks, murmuring something. I feel a chill at my back as I turn to see what's caught their attention. The Tower has begun to emit an eerie purple glow. A hypercharged hum fills the air. And I realize... it's happening. Right now. The Tower is powering on...

Ry.k笑容。“就像我说的，我的裂谷战士会消灭任何胆敢干涉……的到来。 而且你们看起来都干扰了我的大脑。 我的裂谷战士会带你去伦敦塔。 Thrull。”裂谷战士开始逼近，箭筒瞄准我们的胸膛。 我的脑子在飞速运转，试图想出一个摆脱困境的办法——这时一个裂谷人突然僵住了。 裂谷者的目光向上转移，越过我们，望向高塔。 另一个裂谷战士停在他们的轨道上，喃喃地说着什么。 当我转过身去看是什么引起了他们的注意时，我感到后背发冷。 伦敦塔开始发出一种怪异的紫色光芒。 空气中充满了强烈的嗡嗡声。 然后我意识到……它的发生。 现在。塔正在启动……