Chapter 19

Chapter Nineteen Buildings seem to race past. The street is a blur beneath us. See, we might have the King Wretch lassoed, but he's pulling us—and I'm hanging on for dear life. Rover's feet charge, keeping up—if he slows down, I'll be yanked from the saddle.

建筑物似乎飞快地跑过。 我们脚下的街道一片模糊。 你看，我们也许能把那个混蛋国王套住，但他在拉我们，而我在拼命地抓着。 罗孚的脚向前冲，跟上来——如果他慢下来，我就会被从马鞍上拽下来。

But one tiny bit of relief: the Winged Wretches are not following. They continue swirling above the Town Square like buzzards. "This is not fantastic, Jack!" Quint shouts, as he whips past me, dragged by the King Wretch. "The King Wretch is too large! We need our own oversized monster if we have any hope of defeating him!" "We have one!" I say. "And that's where I'm trying to go!" We race farther, faster, Rover's feet pounding the ground. The King Wretch thrashes, jerking the BoomKarts and Big Mama back and forth across the street. Only Biggun's tremendous strength keeps us from being simply plucked into the sky. We need to lead this parade. "Let him have it!" I holler. "Fire! Unload! Blitz the beast with everything we've got!"

但有一点让人松了一口气：有翼的可怜虫并没有跟随。 他们继续像秃鹰一样在城市广场上空盘旋。 “这不是梦幻，杰克！”昆特喊道，他从我身边疾驰而过，被卑鄙的国王拖着。 “可怜虫国王太大了！”如果我们有希望打败他，我们就需要自己的超大怪物！”“我们有一个！”我说。 “这就是我要去的地方！”我们跑得更远、更快，罗孚的脚重重地踩在地上。 可怜虫国王抽打着，拉着布姆卡丁车和大妈妈在街对面来来回回。 只有Biggun巨大的力量才不会让我们被直接拉上天空。 我们要领导这场游行。 “给他吧！”我大声叫喊。 “火!卸载!用我们所有的力量向这只野兽闪击！”

KRAKA-BOOMKART! KRAKA-BICCUN! The pounding slows the King Wretch. I pull Rover's reins tighter as we race around the next corner. But then... WHOOSH! The King Wretch's wings snap, he soars upward, and— YANK! Every lasso is ripped from our hands! My palms sting with ultimate rope burn. The King Wretch is free... Glancing back, I see Big Mama and the BoomKarts skid to a stop at the side of the road. They can no longer keep up. Quint and June and

KRAKA-BOOMKART !KRAKA-BICCUN !敲击声使可怜的国王慢了下来。 我把罗孚的缰绳拉得更紧，我们在下一个拐角处赛跑。 但后来…嗖!可怜虫王的翅膀啪的一声，他飞了起来，然后——猛！我们手上的套索都被扯掉了！我的手掌被绳子烫得很痛。 可怜虫国王自由了…… 回头看了一眼，我看到“大妈”和“boomkts”车滑到路边停了下来。 他们已经跟不上了。 昆特，琼，还有

Skaelka and Bardle and Biggun and Dirk can only watch. It's just me, Rover, and the King Wretch now.... The King Wretch loops back around, knifing through the air. The lassos dangle from his leg. I hold Rover tight, my senses suddenly hyperpeaked. I smell the nearby scrapyard... Rover lowers his head. I lean forward, crouched over him. "Rover, buddy," I whisper. "Let's do this." Beneath me, Rover stampedes faster and faster. I feel his ribs quake. He growls, an angry sound from the depths of his belly. And then—

斯卡卡、巴德尔、比根和德克只能看着。 现在只有我，罗孚，还有可怜的国王.... 可怜虫国王转过身来，在空中挥刀。 套索悬挂在他的腿上。 我紧紧地抱着罗孚，我的感官突然亢奋起来。 我闻到了附近废料场的味道…… 罗孚低下头。我向前倾身，蹲在他身上。 “罗孚，伙计，”我低声说。 “我们开始吧。”在我下面，罗孚跑得越来越快。 我感到他的肋骨在颤抖。他咆哮着，从他的肚子深处发出愤怒的声音。 然后,

I want to shut my eyes, but I don't. The King Wretch is screaming toward us. His wings are tremendously dark things, leathery and bony. His eyes are alight with a terrible green fury. The monster's mouth opens to devour us. I see fangs, flashing. I see goo, dripping. I see darkness, waiting. But I don't pull back. I lean forward. Rover bears down, speeding toward the enemy. And then—

我想闭上眼睛，但我没有。 可怜虫王在向我们尖叫。 他的翅膀是非常黑的东西，皮革和骨。 他的眼睛里闪着可怕的绿色怒火。 怪物张开嘴要把我们吃掉。 我看到尖牙在闪烁。我看到了好东西，在滴水。 我看见黑暗，等待着。但我不会退缩。 我向前倾身。火星车冲向敌人。 然后,

I tug on the reins! My seat jerks. My arm's buck. And at the last possible second— Rover leaps! There's a deafening— SLAKKKK!!!! The King Wretch's talons slam into Rover's head. They rake his side and clip my shoulder, but I hang on tight. Rover's armor holds. I owe my man Bardle a milk shake—he just saved my monster-dog from being smashed, gashed, and brain-bashed. And when Rover lands, all six lassos are clenched tight in his teeth.

我拉着缰绳！我的座位抽搐了一下。 我的胳膊断了。在最后一秒，罗孚跳跃！有一个震耳欲聋的- SLAKKKK!!!！国王的魔爪猛击罗孚的头。 他们拍了拍他的侧面，夹住了我的肩膀，但我紧紧地抓住了他。 罗孚的盔甲还撑得住。我欠我的男人巴德尔一杯奶昔——他刚刚救了我的怪物狗，使它免于被砸碎、割伤和撞脑。 当罗孚着陆时，所有六个套索都紧紧地咬在他的牙齿上。