Chapter 3

chapter three This lair is huge and sprawling: a combined snack bar, arcade, and bathroom. Bits of light filter in through cracks and holes in the walls and ceiling. Vine-Thingies creep along the floor, glowing neon green and purple. "Ghazt's not looking so hot, huh?" June whispers. Peering through the zombie horde, I see Ghazt. June's right—the general isn't exactly awe- inspiring. In fact, Ghazt now looks more like some sort of— LAZY TUB-O-GOO CHEESE BEAST!

这是一个巨大而杂乱的巢穴，集小吃店、拱廊和浴室于一体。 一点点的光线透过墙壁和天花板上的裂缝和洞渗透进来。 藤蔓之类的东西在地板上爬行，发出绿色和紫色的霓虹光。 “加兹特看起来不太帅，是吧？”6月低声说。 透过僵尸群，我看到了加斯特。 琼是对的——将军并不真正令人敬畏。 事实上，Ghazt现在看起来更像是某种懒散的TUB-O-GOO奶酪野兽！

"He's constructed a bed from nacho squeeze cheese," Quint remarks. "How inventive." I'm so focused on Ghazt's transformation that it takes me a moment to notice the weirdest weirdness going down. The zombies inside this strange, dark base— they're different. "These robed zombies aren't just shambling about mindlessly," I whisper. "They're, like, doing stuff." What we're looking at, right now—it is mind- blasting and world-alteringly new. These zombies aren't just possessed—they're productive....

昆特说：“他用玉米片挤奶酪做了一张床。” “创新”。我如此专注于Ghazt的转变，以至于我花了一点时间才注意到最奇怪的事情正在发生。 在这个奇怪的黑暗基地里的僵尸，他们是不同的。 “这些穿着长袍的僵尸并不是漫无目的地走来走去，”我低声说。 “他们在做一些事情。” 我们现在所看到的，是令人震撼的、改变世界的新事物。 这些僵尸不只是被附身了，他们还很有生产力....

At the movie theater, we saw Ghazt move the zombies. And we saw the zombies carry him. But this is more than that—these are zombie servants. One's even serenading Ghazt with bongo drums! Honestly, it has the vibe of an almost cool but actually really awkward birthday party with a not-so-gracious host. A few zombies shuffle to the side—and I spot it. The thing that we came for: Ghazt's tail. The nasty, slithering source of his zombie- controlling power.... "Jack, we need to hide..." June whispers, tugging on my sleeve.

在电影院，我们看到Ghazt移动僵尸。 我们看到僵尸抬着他。 但不止于此，这些是僵尸仆人。 甚至有人在用手鼓唱Ghazt小夜曲！老实说，它给人的感觉就像一个几乎很酷，但实际上却很尴尬的生日派对，主人并不那么亲切。 几个僵尸慢慢走到旁边——我发现了它。 我们来找的东西，加斯特的尾巴。 他控制僵尸力量的肮脏、滑动的源泉.... “杰克，我们得躲起来……” 琼小声说，拽着我的袖子。

"This way!" Quint points to Dino Rampage— a vintage arcade game enclosed by a curtain. We zombie-shuffle our way over—then quickly cram inside. Dino Rampage is built for two players, so the four of us are forced into an uncomfortable pile. I feel heavy breathing on my neck—it's Dirk, huffing and sweating with claustrophobia. And I'm feeling the way Dirk looks. We've done dangerous junk many times—but this time we're behind enemy lines, inside enemy robes! If we're not careful—this will go south before you can say "zombie bowling league." Quint and I sneak a peek through the curtain. And I see her. Evie. She stands at Ghazt's side. We can faintly hear her speaking into his shrivelly rat ear.

“这样!”昆特指着《Dino Rampage》——一款用帘子围起来的老式街机游戏。 我们像僵尸一样走过去，然后迅速挤进去。 《Dino Rampage》是为两名玩家设计的，所以我们四个人被迫挤在一个不舒服的堆里。 我感到沉重的呼吸在我的脖子上——那是德克，因为幽闭恐惧症而气喘吁吁，满头大汗。 我感觉到了德克的样子。 我们做过很多次危险的垃圾，但这次我们是在敌人的战线后面，在敌人的袍子里！如果我们不小心，你还没来得及说“僵尸保龄球联盟”这事就会恶化 昆特和我偷偷从帘子里偷看了一眼。 我看到了她。艾维。她站在Ghazt的身边。 我们能隐约听到她对着他干瘪的老鼠耳朵说话。

Sir, by my count, we have nearly five hundred zombie soldiers. Is that um enough to begin in our total terrible rule? WE WILL WAIT. AS LONG AS I SAY, I AM THE GENERAL. Evie nods. "Of course, but the sooner we release these zombies—the sooner they can DO BAD!" she says, her voice cracking. "There are human settlements to crush—and monsters to enslave. We could start in Wakefield." I gulp. Wakefield. Our home. And human settlements. That could mean the people on the radio at the Statue of Liberty.

长官，据我统计，我们有将近五百名僵尸士兵。 这就够开始我们可怕的统治了吗？ 我们将等待。只要我说，我就是将军。 艾维点点头。“当然，但是我们越早释放这些僵尸，他们就能越早做坏事！”她声音嘶哑地说。 “这里有人类聚居地要摧毁，也有怪物要奴役。 我们可以从韦克菲尔德开始。” 我吞咽。韦克菲尔德。我们的家。 还有人类住区。这可能是指自由女神像广播里的人。

That could mean every last survivor, everywhere. Quick pause for a backtrack! For a long time, we thought we might be the only survivors of the apocalypse. But then, a few months ago, we found a radio and heard LIVE HUMAN VOICES and we were like, "Oh-Em-Gee-Whiz!" There was a broadcast from an entire colony of humans hunkered down in the Big Apple! It was major....

这可能意味着每一个幸存者，无处不在。 快速暂停后退！很长一段时间以来，我们以为我们可能是世界末日的唯一幸存者。 但是，几个月前，我们发现了一台收音机，听到了现场人声，我们就像，“哦，嗯，gee, whiz !”有一整个人类殖民地在纽约蹲守的广播！这是主要的....