Chapter 31

chapter thirty-one Joe's Pizza sits below us. I see no sign of Quint. No sign of Rover or Bardle. I buzz into the walkie and say, "Quint, I'm sorry, but we're here." Silence. Then, a moment later, the front door to Joe's Pizza flies open and— George. Whoa, OK. Quint's like a general in a monster army now. Right on. Bardle steps out last, gasping. He catches my eye and nods. I return the gesture.

乔的披萨店就在我们下面。 我没看到昆特的踪迹。没有罗孚和巴德尔的踪迹。 我对着对讲机说：“昆特，很抱歉，我们到了。” 沉默。过了一会儿，乔比萨店的前门突然打开了，乔治。 哇,好吧。昆特现在就像怪物军队里的将军。 正确的。巴德尔最后一个走出来，喘着粗气。 他吸引了我的目光，点了点头。 我也做了同样的手势。

A deafening collective monster roar fills the air— and then they're suddenly scaling Thrull the Tree Beast! "Time to rumble!" Dirk says. He leaps from the tree house, hits the ground, and rolls. He's instantly up, throwing tremendous punches. Tentacle branches come for him, but Dirk grabs the monstrous wood arms, twisting them, punching them, and breaking them. "GET! BENT!" Dirk yells as he grabs one branch and snaps it against his knee. It shatters with a violent, splintering crack. June and I lay on the Super Soakers. The sharp scent of the Weed-B-Gone fills the air. The fumes are blinding but we continue blasting. Thrull the Tree Beast unleashes a deafening roar, then shakes his wooden limbs, sending monsters spiraling through the air. Thrull stomps toward June and me. The Wormungulous slithers backward. "YOU. WILL. PAY," Thrull roars. "Jack, down!" June says as she slams into me, tackling me to the floor in the nick of time. Thrull's

震耳欲聋的怪物集体咆哮充满了空气-然后他们突然缩放Thrull树兽！“是时候隆隆声了！”德克说。 他从树屋上跳下来，撞到地上，打滚。 他立刻站起来，挥拳猛击。 触手的枝条向他扑来，但德克抓住了那巨大的木臂，扭动、击打、折断了它们。 “会!弯曲的!”德克一边喊一边抓着一根树枝，猛地撞在膝盖上。 随着一声猛烈的碎裂声，它破碎了。 琼和我躺在“超级浸泡者”上。 空气中弥漫着大麻的刺鼻气味。 烟雾令人眼花缭乱，但我们仍在继续爆破。 树兽Thrull发出震耳欲聋的咆哮，然后摇动他的木制四肢，将怪物们在空中盘旋。 Thrull向June和我走来。 蚯蚓向后滑动。 ”你。会的。付钱。”Thrull咆哮道。 “杰克,下来!”琼一边说一边猛撞我，在关键时刻把我扑倒在地。 Thrull的

hand grabs hold of the Soakers. His wooden fingers tighten and— HOSE RIP. My stomach sinks. The Soakers are gone. I had hoped if the monsters could keep Thrull busy, we could do him in with the Weed-B-Gone. But that plan is out the window. And worse than that—

一只手抓住了浸泡者。 他的木制手指紧了紧，软管拧断了。 我的胃一沉。渗水队走了。 我本来希望，如果怪物们能让斯拉尔忙个不停，我们就能把他和大麻一起干掉。 但这个计划已经作废了。 更糟糕的是

The bestiary! I spot Quint gripping the book, darting around like he's trying to avoid a swarm of bees, but a horde of Vine-Thingies quickly hunt him down. They grab hold, yanking him into the air. "YES! THE BESTIARY KEY!" Thrull roars. As Quint is lifted, he flings the book. It lands in the hands of a thin, many-armed monster. The monster swings from a tree branch. Thrull swipes at it, but the many-armed monster tosses the bestiary to the next friendly beast. It's a game of hot potato. But it's a game we can't win. It won't last. Thrull is too strong. "I'm going to help!" June says, leaping over the side. She lands, shouts, "TO ME!" and the book drops into her arms. June—quick, athletic, wielding her half-busted spear—slices up Vine-Thingies as she darts around with the book. "Dirk!" I shout. "Get up here!" In moments, he's coming over the side. "How much of that Weed-B-Gone do we have left?" I quickly ask.

动物寓言集!我看到昆特抓着书，像躲避一群蜜蜂一样乱窜，但一群藤蔓怪很快就把他追了下来。 他们抓住他，把他猛拉到空中。 “是啊!魔法钥匙！”Thrull怒吼。 昆特被举起来时，把书扔了出去。 它落在一个瘦瘦的、多臂的怪物手里。 怪物在树枝上荡来荡去。 Thrull朝它猛扑过去，但这只多臂怪物把这本书扔给了下一只友方野兽。 这是一个烫手山芋的游戏。 但这场游戏我们赢不了。 不会长久的。悸动太强烈了。 “我要去帮忙！”琼说着，跳过了船舷。 她落了地，喊道：“给我！”然后书掉进了她的怀里。 琼——敏捷、健壮，挥舞着半截的长矛，一边拿着书四处乱窜，一边切着藤蔓。 “德克!”我喊。“上来！”过了一会儿，他从这边过来了。 “我们还剩多少大麻？”我赶紧问。

Dirk grabs hold of a Vine-Thingie. "Five barrels," he says as he casually rips the vine in half. "But without the Soakers, what can we do? We can't carry it. And it's too heavy to launch with the catapult." There's a KRAK outside. The Wormungulous bellows and we're suddenly sent stumbling through the door and into the tree house. I plow into the poker table. A second later, there's a tremendous bang as something very heavy lands on me. I sit up, rubbing my head. It's my space marine armor suit. An idea begins to form... "Dirk," I say. "Help me suit up!" Dirk looks at me like I'm nuts. Fair enough. I probably am.

德克抓住了一个藤蔓东西。 “五桶，”他一边说一边漫不经心地把藤蔓扯成两半。 “但是没有了索克夫妇，我们能怎么办呢？” 我们搬不动它。而且它太重了，不能用弹弓发射。” 外面有一只嘎嘎鸟。虫怪怒吼着，我们突然跌跌撞撞地穿过门，进了树屋。 我猛撞牌桌。 一秒钟后，一声巨响，一个很重的东西落在我身上。 我坐起来，揉着头。 这是我的太空海军盔甲服。 一个想法开始形成……“德克，”我说。 “帮我穿上衣服！”德克看着我，好像我疯了一样。 很好。我可能是。

Three minutes later. Space Marine Jack, you want my friends? You have to go through me first.

三分钟后。太空战士杰克，你要我的朋友吗？ 你得先过我这一关。