Chapter 30

chapter thirty Quint scales the ladder. Bardle hops on my back like an oversized Yoda, and we follow. June and Dirk greet us at the top. "We need to get the bestiary far away from Thrull!" June exclaims. "If he gets it back, he can do the key thing again!"

第三十章昆特爬梯子。 巴德尔跳上我的背，像个超大的尤达，我们跟着。 琼和德克在顶层迎接我们。 “我们得把兽书从瑟鲁身边弄走！”6月惊呼道。 “如果他能拿回来，他就能再做一次关键的事情了！”

Bardle steps forward. "He will come after us. He is too powerful. We must make a stand." "How?" Quint asks. LEAD THE FEED BACK TO JOE'S. THE MANY MONSTERS THERE WILL TAKE UP THE FIGHT TOGETHER. YOUR KIND AND MY KIND FIGHTING AS ONE-THAT IS OUR BEST CHANCE OF DEFEATING HIM. "And we've got the Weed-B-Gone Super Soakers!" I exclaim. "Combine all that—maybe we can cut this tree down to size." "You sure your monster buddies aren't loyal to .e...c.?" June asks Bardle. "Or Thrull?" "I am certain," Bardle says. "Thrull cloaked his evil stench. I was a fool for not noticing. But no one

巴德尔走上前去。“他会跟着我们来的。 他太强大了。我们必须反抗。” “如何?”五度音问道。把信号引到乔那里。 那里的许多怪物会一起战斗。 你的族人和我的族人齐心协力这是我们打败他的最好机会。 “我们还有抽大麻的超级浸泡者！”我惊叫。 “把所有这些结合起来——也许我们可以把这棵树砍小一点。” “你确定你的怪物伙伴不忠于……c ?”琼问巴德尔。 “还是Thrull ?”“我很确定，”巴德尔说。 Thrull掩盖了他邪恶的恶臭。 我真傻，竟然没注意到。 但是没有人

else there emits the scent—I'm sure of it." Behind us, the earth quakes. Thrull is continuing to rip himself from the earth. He'll be upon us soon. I reach for the bestiary. "OK. I'll take it. I'll ride Rover to Joe's and tell the monsters to prepare for battle." Quint grips it tight. "No. I'll go." Behind us, Thrull continues to pull himself loose. The earth rolls and quakes. "Quint, there's no time!" I say. "It's too dangerous. You guys stay in the tree house; it's safer. I'll take it." "Jack, let me do this!" Quint barks. "You can't do everything!" "Yes, I can!"

否则那里就会散发出香味——我敢肯定。” 在我们身后，大地在震动。 Thrull继续从地球上撕裂自己。 他马上就来了。我伸手去拿那本兽书。 “好吧。我买了。我要骑罗孚去乔家，告诉怪物们准备战斗。” 昆特紧紧抓住它。“没有。 我去。”在我们身后，瑟鲁继续挣脱。 地球滚动和震动。 “昆特，没时间了！”我说。 “太危险了。你们待在树屋里；它是安全的。 我买了。”“杰克，让我来吧！”五胞胎吠叫。 “你不可能什么都做！”“是的，我能！”

Jack, Let Quint go. I eye my friends. Am I being scolded? Like a little kid! And scolded for trying to save them? No. No, I'm being scolded for not trusting them. For not placing my faith in them, the way they've placed their faith in me. I know it. I can't do it all. Friends are important. Family is important. Maybe the most important thing. But even a post

杰克，放昆特走。我看着我的朋友。 我被骂了吗？像个小孩子！因为想救他们而被骂吗？ 否。不，我因为不相信他们而被骂。 因为我不相信他们，而他们却相信我。 我知道。我不能都做。 朋友很重要。家庭很重要。 也许这是最重要的。 但即使是一个帖子

apocalyptic action hero can't keep them safe all the time. Looking into Quint's eyes, I realize that I have to let him do this. He must carry the bestiary alone. I feel a nudge at my side. I see Rover, eyes wide, eager to help. "Rover," I say. "Take Quint to Joe's, OK? And Bardle." Quint scrambles up on Rover's back. I lift Bardle and he wraps his long, strange fingers around Quint's shoulders. "Jack, slow Thrull down," Bardle says. "Give us time to get to Joe's and prepare my friends." "On it. No problem," I say. "And Quint?" "Yes?" I grab his hand. We shake once, hard. "You got this, buddy." Quint grins, and then Rover leaps. They hit the ground and my monster dog takes off into the woods. An instant later there's a tremendous KRASH as Thrull the Tree Beast stands opposite us.

世界末日的动作英雄不能一直保证他们的安全。 看着昆特的眼睛，我意识到我必须让他这么做。 他必须独自携带魔书。 我感到身边有人轻推了一下。 我看见罗孚，睁大眼睛，急切地想帮忙。 “流浪者，”我说。“带昆特去乔家，好吗？” 和Bardle。”昆特爬上罗孚的背。 我扶起巴德尔，他用他那又长又奇怪的手指搂住昆特的肩膀。 “杰克，让Thrull慢下来，”巴德尔说。 “给我们点时间去乔家，让我的朋友们做好准备。” ”。“没问题，”我说。 “五胞胎?”“是吗?”我抓住他的手。 我们摇了一下，用力地摇。“你能行的，伙计。” 昆特咧嘴一笑，然后罗孚跳了起来。 它们撞到了地上，我的怪物狗跑进了树林里。 过了一会儿，树兽Thrull站在我们对面，发出了巨大的KRASH。

It's time to chop down a tree together. Let's hurt this thing. Monstrous feet of trunk and root take tremendous, earth-shattering steps as Thrull storms past us. He's focused on Rover, Quint, and Bardle— and the bestiary. "Wormungulous, go, go, go!" I shout. "Follow that big ol' tree monster!" Thrull's Vine-Thingies dart at us, swinging and slashing through the air. "LAY ON THE SOAKERS!" Dirk shouts, squeezing the flimsy plastic trigger. Neon-green

是时候一起砍一棵树了。 让我们伤害它。当Thrull风暴从我们身边经过时，树干和树根的巨足迈出了惊天动地的巨大步伐。 他把注意力集中在罗孚、昆特和巴德尔身上——还有野兽的故事。 “虫蛆，走，走，走！”我喊。 “跟着那个又大又老的树怪！”瑟鲁尔的藤蔓怪物向我们飞来，在空中摇摆着，砍来砍去。 “躺在垫子上！”德克叫道，用力扣着那脆弱的塑料扳机。 霓绿色