Chapter 4

chapter four this is not going as planned. I'm still unclear as to what exactly as planned would have looked like. So now here we stand, in front of Ghazt and Evie. Captured prisoners! It kinda feels like we got caught texting in class and now we gotta face the principal. But we're not just staring down a few days of detention—our dimension is at stake!

第四章，这并没有按计划进行。 我仍然不清楚计划中会是什么样子。 所以现在我们站在这里，站在Ghazt和Evie面前。 俘虏!感觉就像我们在课堂上发短信被抓到现在要去见校长。 但我们面临的不仅仅是几天的拘留——我们的维度正处于危险之中！

Ghazt's massive form leans forward. His mouth opens, and I think he's about to eat us— but instead he just burps. Evie looks embarrassed. Ghazt readjusts, getting a grip on his whole belly-gas-burp situation. "Argh—you!" he snarls, showering us with bits of cheesy spittle. "I should have taken my army and DESTROYED your little town when I had the chance." I lean over to June and whisper, "Time for Mission Operation: Project Maximum Jack Confidence." "Dude," June snarls. "If you say mission operation one more time—" "So here's the deal, bad dudes," I say, taking a relaxed step forward, channeling my inner cool-guy Kurt Russell. "Right now, this entire joint is surrounded by monster warriors. So, either you release us—or I give the signal. And you don't want that, 'cause our monster buddies haveitchy... um... itchy, uh... what's the—" "Itchy backs?" Quint asks.

Ghazt巨大的身躯向前倾。 他张开嘴，我想他要把我们吃了——但他只是打了个嗝。 伊薇看起来很尴尬。Ghazt重新调整了一下，开始控制自己打嗝的情况。 “啊——你！”他咆哮着，向我们吐了一堆俗气的唾沫。 “当我有机会的时候，我应该带着我的军队摧毁你的小镇。” 我俯身对琼耳语道：“是时候执行任务了：最大化杰克信心计划。” “老兄，”琼咆哮道。“如果你再说一次任务行动——”“事情是这样的，坏家伙们，”我说，轻松地向前迈出一步，引导我内心的酷库尔特·拉塞尔。 “现在，整个地方都被怪物战士包围了。 所以，要么你放了我们，要么我发出信号。 你不会想要那样的，因为我们的怪物朋友们已经… 嗯…发痒,嗯…你怎么——”“后背发痒？”五度音问道。

"No. Not itchy backs. Itchy, uh—itchy trigger fingers! That's it!" "They mostly use swords and axes," June whispers. "Swords and axes don't have triggers." "Fine! Itchy ax fingers! Whatever! Bottom line—Evie, Ghazt—release us, now, or I'm calling in the monster cavalry." Wow, I really nailed that. That lie was so good that I almost believed it. Evie and Ghazt will never know it's a— "BLUFF!" Evie shouts. "That's a bluff!" She leans toward Ghazt and whispers, "He's bluffing. Classic bluff. Kid's got bluff all over his face." I scowl at Evie. She smiles in the most annoying way. Ghazt's tail slithers up and tickles his lip in thought. "Hmm. Bluff. Bluffing. Bluffin. Muffin." Ghazt's stomach grumbles, then he says, "Evie, do we have any more of those little mini muffins I like? The blueberry ones?"

“没有。不是后背发痒。发痒，发痒的扳机手指！就是这样!”“他们大多用剑和斧头，”琼低声说。 “剑和斧头没有触发器。” “很好!手痒痒的！随你的便!最重要的是，伊维，加兹，马上放了我们，不然我就叫怪物骑兵来了。” 哇，我真的做到了。 那个谎言太好了，我几乎相信了。 伊薇和加斯特永远不会知道这是“虚张声势”艾维喊道。 “这是虚张声势！”她靠向加斯特，小声说：“他在虚张声势。 经典的虚张声势。这孩子一脸的虚张声势。” 我怒视着伊薇。她笑得很讨厌。 Ghazt的尾巴向上滑动，在思考中挠他的嘴唇。 “嗯。虚张声势。在虚张声势。Bluffin。 松饼。”Ghazt的胃嘟囔着，然后他说：“Evie，我们还有我喜欢的迷你松饼吗？” 蓝莓口味的？”

Evie clenches her jaw. Bites back a sigh. "No, sir." I steal a quick glance to the side. Dirk's got his hands to his head, mashing the headphones hard against his skull. No question—we need to make our move now. Evie and Ghazt don't seem to be on the same page. Maybe we can use that against them. June picks up what I'm mentally throwing down—because she tilts her head and says, "Hey, Ghazt, if you're this big, bad, zombie- controlling general, how come Evie does all the talking while you just sit there on a big cheese throne?" In response, Ghazt slurps cheese from a hollowed-out bowling ball.

伊薇咬紧牙关。忍住叹了口气。 “不,先生。”我偷偷瞥了一眼旁边。 德克用手捂着头，把耳机使劲地砸在头骨上。 毫无疑问，我们得马上行动。 Evie和Ghazt似乎意见不一致。 也许我们可以利用这一点来对付他们。 琼捡起了我在心里扔下去的东西——她歪着头说：“嘿，加兹特，如果你是这个控制僵尸的大坏蛋将军，为什么伊维一直在说话，而你只是坐在一个巨大的奶酪宝座上？”作为回应，Ghazt从一个挖空的保龄球里吸起了奶酪。

WHAT DID THEY SAY? I FORGOT TO LOOSEN. I WAS THINKING ABOUT cheese. Sigh. She implied you were a lazy Ghazt doesn't like that. He snarls, then his tail snaps through the air. I hear a hollow thunderclap sound—the sound of Ghazt exercising his control over the zombies.... Sure enough, the zombies begin to circle around us. Evie approaches. "Jack," she says. "You are unarmed. Bad move. I'm surprised you would show up without your precious blade...." I smile. "Y'know, Evie..."

他们说了什么？我忘了放松。 我在想奶酪。 叹息。她暗示你是个懒鬼，加兹特可不喜欢那样。 它咆哮着，尾巴在空中折断。 我听到一声空洞的雷鸣般的声音——Ghazt对僵尸行使控制的声音.... 果然，僵尸们开始围着我们转。 寻找方法。“杰克，”她说。 “你没有武器。糟糕的举动。 我很惊讶你没有带着你珍贵的刀刃就出现了....” 我的微笑。“知道吧,艾维……”

that would have surprised me too. VOCAL RIP LEG BLADE. THAT'S RIGHT. GASP, I whip the blade around, pointing it at Evie and Ghazt. Evie frowns. "You hid your Little League sword in your pants?" "You bet I did," I say proudly. "That's weird, kid." "I'll tell you what's weird—you, ya weirdo, calling me weird! You're the weird one doing the weird worshipping! Now I hereby

这也会让我感到惊讶。 声带撕腿刀。这是正确的。 倒吸了一口气，我挥动着刀刃，指着艾维和加斯特。 艾维皱眉。“你把少年棒球联盟的剑藏在裤子里了？”“当然了，”我自豪地说。 “这太奇怪了，孩子。”“我来告诉你什么是奇怪的——你，你这个怪人，说我奇怪！”你才是那个奇怪的礼拜者！现在我在这里