Chapter 2

chapter two The BOOMerang does NOT come flying back to me in the way it is supposed to—y'know, the one quality that actually makes a boomerang a boomerang. Without the "coming back to you" part, you're just flinging around curved wood—not much fun. The BOOMerang does not return, but it does whack the Wormungulous in the face. There's a BLAST as smoke bombs and bang snaps and sparklers explode. The monster jerks to the left, veers back to the right, and then—

第二章回旋镖并没有以它应该的方式飞回我的脑海——你知道，这是真正使回旋镖成为回旋镖的一种品质。 如果没有“回到你身边”的部分，你就只是在弯曲的木头上乱飞——没有多少乐趣。 回旋镖没有返回，但它确实打在了蛔虫的脸上。 烟雾弹、爆炸声和烟花爆炸时，会发出一声巨响。 怪物往左边一跳，又转向右边，然后——

ELEVATOR SLAM. I take that split second, when there's nothing but glass and metal in the air and wreckage in the worm's face, to grab Quint and yank him into the closest store. We tumble over a display table and crash to the floor. "Stay down!" I whisper. An instant later, the Wormungulous barrels down the corridor, streaking past the store like an oversized snot rocket come to life. I catch my breath, get to my feet, and inch out into the corridor. The Wormungulous left a trail of yellow worm goo in its wake and the floor is now a slick mess. I watch the worm crash into Nordstrom

电梯大满贯。那一刹那，空气中只有玻璃和金属，虫子脸上只有残骸，我抓住昆特，把他拉进了最近的一家商店。 我们在展示桌上摔倒，摔在地板上。 “呆下来!”我低语。过了一会儿，Wormungulous从走廊上呼啸而过，像一个超大的鼻涕火箭一样从商店旁边呼啸而过。 我喘了口气，站了起来，慢慢地走到走廊里。 虫虫在它的尾迹上留下了一串黄色的虫黏，现在地板上一片光滑。 我看着虫子冲进诺德斯特龙

and disappear in a cloud of dust as the wall crumbles behind it. "I didn't get a photo!" I exclaim. "PHOTO FAIL," Quint says. I cock my eyebrow. "Don't talk like that, Quint. It doesn't suit you." "A failure of photographic proportions, friend." "Better," I say, slapping my best bud on the back. "Now where are we?" Looking around, I begin to tremble and shake as I realize: WE'RE INSIDE GAMESTOP! "Dude!" I exclaim as I begin to walk the aisles. "Could I have picked a better place for a last-minute hideout?" "Quite perfect!" Quint exclaims happily. Near the Nintendo 3DS section, I spot something I want so bad that it causes my gut to tighten up and my extremities to get all warm and tingly. I'm staring at a giant, life-sized suit of space marine armor from my favorite game: NIMBUS: Call to Action. It's shiny, practically GLOWING.

然后消失在一团尘埃中，身后的墙也随之倒塌。 “我没拍到照片！”我惊叫。 “照片失败了，”昆特说。我扬起眉毛。 “别这么说，昆特。 它不适合你。”“朋友，这是照相的失败。” “好多了，”我说，拍了拍我最好的朋友的背。 “现在我们在哪儿？”环顾四周，我开始颤抖和颤抖，因为我意识到：我们在GAMESTOP！“伙计!”当我开始在过道上走动时，我惊呼道。 “我还能选择一个更好的地方作为最后的藏身之处吗？”“相当完美!”昆特高兴地叫道。 在任天堂3DS区附近，我发现了一些我非常想要的东西，它使我的肠道收紧，我的四肢感到温暖和刺痛。 我正盯着我最喜欢的游戏《NIMBUS: Call to Action》中的一套巨大的、真人大小的太空海洋盔甲。 它是闪亮的，几乎是发光的。

There's a big sign next to it that says, "Coming this holiday season! The hottest sci-fi space marine first-person action shooter ever to hit the planet Earth! NIMBUS: Call to Action 14." Suddenly, I'm punched in the face by sadness. I'm thinking about how many amazing video games were being designed when the Monster Apocalypse happened. And now they'll never be released! I'll never get to play them!

旁边有一个大牌子，上面写着：“假日来临！有史以来最热门的科幻太空海洋第一人称动作射击游戏！光轮：呼叫14号行动。 突然，我的脸被悲伤打了一拳。 我在想，当《怪物启示录》发生时，有多少很棒的电子游戏被设计出来了。 现在他们再也不会被释放了！我永远也玩不了了！

It's fake, Jack. It's not reel space marine armor. I dunno, dude. It Seems prey-y serious. I knock on the chest piece. DONK DONK DONK. It's definitely metal or some sort of fancy plastic. Quint's eyes go wide. "I was mistaken!" he exclaims. "This silicone-plastic-Wonderflex is the finest in video game promotion!" "I'm totally taking this," I say. "I'll be like an unstoppable space marine hero! I'll stuff some bottle rockets in the side here—any monsters get close and VA-SHOOM! Eat rocket!" Quint grins. "I must agree. It's quite impressive."

这是假的，杰克。这不是卷轴式的海洋盔甲。 我不知道，伙计。看起来很严重。 我敲了敲胸部。 咚，咚，咚。肯定是金属的或者某种别致的塑料。 昆特睁大了眼睛。“我错了！”他惊叫道。 “这种硅塑料wonderflex是最好的电子游戏促销产品！”“我完全接受了，”我说。 “我就像一个不可阻挡的太空英雄！”我会在这边塞一些火箭瓶——任何怪物靠近，砰！吃火箭!”昆特笑着说。 “我必须同意。这让人印象深刻。”

"Now," I say, "where is our transportation?" A moment later— Rover There you are, bud! After about twenty clumsy attempts, Quint and I manage to get the Super Space Marine Armor into Rover's saddle. Rover is my monster dog, and he can haul anything. I pocket a few PS4 games for the road, then step out into the gooey, slippery corridor. "All right," I say, "let's find June and Dirk."

“现在，”我说，“我们的交通工具在哪里？”过了一会儿——罗孚，你来了，伙计！经过大约20次笨拙的尝试，昆特和我成功地把超级太空海军盔甲装进了罗孚的马鞍上。 罗孚是我的怪兽狗，他能拖任何东西。 我带了几款PS4游戏在路上玩，然后走到黏糊糊的、湿滑的走廊里。 “好吧，”我说，“我们去找琼和德克吧。”