Chapter 17

Chapter Seventeen We're here to speak with Warg. Are any of you WARUP are you perhaps all warg? The eyeballs turn to look at one another—which is, yes, as weird as it sounds. And then—

第十七章我们是来找王谈话的。 你们中有人WARUP吗你们都WARUP了吗？ 眼球互相注视着——是的，这听起来很奇怪。 然后,

THEY SWARM! "I don't think this is a welcome party!" June shouts. They're tumbling over one another, bounding and jumping from all sides. One clings to my back. Another is on my shoulder. "Run!" I shout. "Run? Really?" June asks. "Good plan, Jack. I thought we should stay put and cuddle up with the eyeball army!" "No time for battle banter, friends!" Quint exclaims. "FLEE THE EYEBALL ARMY!" We quickly get separated, and I'm soon lost in a maze of trees. At every turn, I see only pine needles and eyeballs—eyeballs rolling and bouncing toward me. More leap at me, sticking to my clothes. They're unstoppable. I swat one away—then two more leap. Suddenly, I'm pushing through thick needles and stumbling out into a small clearing. The barn is ahead. A rusted tractor sits next to it, half-buried beneath snow. I see a sign for Christmas tree decorations. "EYEBALL HORDE!" June shouts. I glance over and see her burst through the trees.

他们群!“我不认为这是一个欢迎派对！”6月大喊。 它们相互翻滚，从四面八方跳跃。 一只粘在我的背上。另一个在我的肩膀上。 “快跑!”我喊。“跑?真的吗?”6月问道。 “好计划，杰克。我想我们应该呆在原地，和眼球军团依偎在一起！”“没有时间开玩笑了，朋友们！”昆特惊呼道。 “逃离眼球大军！”我们很快就分开了，我很快就迷失在树的迷宫中。 在每一个转弯处，我看到的都是松针和眼珠——眼珠向我滚来滚去。 更多的扑向我，粘在我的衣服上。 他们是不可阻挡的。我拍走了一只——然后又有两只跃起。 突然，我穿过浓密的针叶，跌跌撞撞地来到一片小空地上。 谷仓在前面。旁边停着一辆生锈的拖拉机，半埋在雪里。 我看到一个圣诞树装饰的标志。 “眼球部落!”6月大喊。 我瞥了一眼，看见她从树林里冲了出来。

"IN HOT PURSUIT!" Quint cries out, following. The barn's two doors are open just wide enough for us to, maybe, fit through... "In there!" I cry, and we speed across the snow. I burst through the barn doors. My shoulders scrape against the wood. Splat sounds echo as the eyeballs are knocked off.

“正在紧追不舍！”昆特喊道，跟着。 谷仓的两扇门开得刚好够我们进去…… “在那里!”我哭了，我们在雪地上疾驰。 我冲进谷仓的门。 我的肩膀蹭着木头。 当眼球被打掉时，飞溅的声音回响着。

We spill onto the cold, straw-covered ground. The eyeballs scatter as we stand. A light dusting of snow is sprinkled on the barn floor. It's dark—just a few thin shafts filtering through cracks in the wood beam walls and the high ceiling. More eyeballs follow through the door—but they don't attack. They're waiting for something. From the far-corner darkness comes the sound of shuffling feet and slime. I squint—and see a monster that's like a weird, saggy, fleshy sack. "It's like a big booger with feet," June whispers. One of those feet stomps the floor. At once the eyeballs roll toward her. They leap up, covering her like some coat of peeping pupils. We are looking at... -WARG

我们洒在冰冷的稻草覆盖的地面上。 我们站着的时候，目光分散了。 一层薄薄的雪洒在谷仓的地板上。 房间里很黑，只有几根细细的竖井从木梁墙和高高的天花板的缝隙里透进来。 更多的眼球跟随进门，但他们不攻击。 他们在等什么。 远处黑暗的角落里传来了拖着脚步的声音。 我眯起眼睛，看到一个怪物，就像一个奇怪的、下垂的、多肉的麻袋。 “它就像一个长着脚的大鼻屎，”琼低声说。 其中一只脚踩着地板。 眼珠立刻转向她。 它们跳起来，像一层偷窥的瞳孔盖住了她。 我们正在看……-WARG

Spiny bone tentacles. Who are you and why are you in my barn face? Outer eyeball. Layer The barn shudders in the wind. My voice is shaky. "Our friend was bit by a zombie. And we were told you can help us." Warg speaks in a raspy whisper. "Who?" "Um. Dirk. Dirk Savage. You probably don't know him." "Who told you I could help you?" Warg asks. "Oh. Right. Bardle."

带刺的骨触须。你是谁，为什么站在我的脸上？ 外眼球。谷仓在风中颤抖。 我的声音颤抖。“我们的朋友被僵尸咬了。 我们被告知你可以帮助我们。” 瓦格说话时声音沙哑。 “谁?”“嗯。德克。德克野蛮人。 你可能不认识他。” “谁告诉你我能帮你的？”Warg问道。 “哦。正确的。Bardle。”

Warg laughs. It's a sandpaper-and-broken glass sound. "He was wrong." Every one of Warg's eyeballs blinks in unison. I realize they're all interconnected. Part of one another. "Leave," Warg says. "I will not help you. I have learned it is best not to get involved in the affairs of others." I rock slowly in place. My chest is tight. Hands shaking. Leaving is not an option. Warg has something. Some knowledge, some cure, something that can help us. June growls. "Listen up. We demand you help us. You came to our world and you brought a zombie plague and now that zombie plague is gonna end my friend's life. So like I said—HELP US!" The monster sighs. Somewhere, Dirk is hurting—and all the monster can do is sigh. I'm suddenly racing forward, with no plan. All I have is a deep, furious WANT to save my friend. Because soon, Dirk will be lost forever.

Warg笑着说。这是砂纸和碎玻璃的声音。 “他错了。”瓦格的每一个眼球都同时眨着。 我意识到它们都是相互联系的。 彼此的一部分。“离开，”Warg说。 “我不会帮你的。我明白了，最好不要干涉别人的事。” 我在原地慢慢摇摆。我的胸很紧。 手颤抖。离开不是一种选择。 王有办法。一些知识，一些治疗方法，一些能帮助我们的东西。 6月咆哮。“听好了。我们要求你帮助我们。 你来到我们的世界，带来了僵尸瘟疫现在僵尸瘟疫要结束我朋友的生命。 所以就像我说的——帮助我们！”怪物叹了口气。 在某个地方，德克受伤了——而这个怪物所能做的就是叹息。 我突然毫无计划地向前冲。 我所拥有的只是一种深深的，愤怒的想要拯救我的朋友。 因为很快，德克就会永远消失。