Chapter 2

chapter two I yanked the cord on my backpack, and there was a loud— SNAP! POOM! The pack's top exploded open, and a metal shield burst out! It was instantly unfolding—a swinging mechanical thing, pieces connecting until it formed a half-moon shield atop my forearm. I swung the shield just as Skaelka's DoomKart was upon me, and—

我猛拉背包上的绳子，就听到一声巨响——啪！POOM !背包的顶部炸开了，一个金属护盾炸了出来！它立刻展开了——一个摇摆的机械东西，碎片连接在一起，直到在我的前臂上形成一个半月形的盾牌。 我挥动护盾的时候，斯卡卡的末日卡丁车就在我身上，然后

Repel surprise.

击退惊喜。

"IT WORKED!" I exclaimed, gasping and grinning. "THE SURPRISE SHIELD WORKED!" And, I mean, I knew it would work. But also —HOLY MOLEY I CAN'T BELIEVE IT WORKED and MAN OH MAN I cut that close. VA-ROOOM! I couldn't lose focus. Spinning back around, I saw the next DoomKart nearly upon me. I slammed the shield into the ground as I dropped to one knee, and— KLANG! The DoomKart hit the shield and drove up it, straight over my head! "That's it!" Jack hollered, vaulting over the walls and into the rink. "I'm comin' in!" Dirk hurled himself into the arena after him and Quint followed. "Just couldn't watch from the sidelines, huh?" I shouted.

“成功了!”我惊叫着，喘着气咧嘴笑着。 “防护罩起作用了！”我是说，我知道会成功的。 但是——天哪，我真不敢相信它成功了，天啊，天啊，我差一点就成功了。 VA-ROOOM !我不能失去注意力。 转过身来，我看到下一辆末日赛车离我不远了。 我单膝跪地，把盾牌摔在地上，然后——砰！末日卡丁车撞到了护盾上，直冲过我的头顶！“就是这样!”杰克大叫着，跳过墙，跳进了溜冰场。 “我要进去了！”德克也冲进了赛场，昆特紧随其后。 “就是不能站在场边看，是吧？”我叫道。

"No way you're having all the fun without us!" Dirk barked as he skidded to a stop beside me. My friends each carried shields, though theirs weren't able to pop out on demand like mine... yet. IT WORKED. The SHIELD worked. You design. I build together. We are unstoppable. Don't forget, I inspire my role as head inspirer is very important. "We're gonna need more than shields to find the Tower," I said.

“没有我们，你不可能玩得这么开心！”德克一边叫一边在我身边停下。 我的朋友们都带着盾牌，虽然他们的不能像我的那样随时弹出来…… 然而。它工作。神盾局成功了。 你的设计。我一起建造。 我们势不可挡。别忘了，我作为首席激励者的角色很重要。 “要找到魔塔，光有护盾是不够的。”我说。

"You mean destroy the tower," Jack said. "Uh, friends," Quint said. "We have to find the Tower to destroy it...." "So guess we gotta find Thrull, huh?" Dirk grunted. I nodded. He was right. We didn't even know— SHRIIIIIEK! A high-pitched, monstrous scream! I spun around, just in time to see something burst into the arena. Something fast—

“你是说摧毁这座塔，”杰克说。 “嗯，朋友们，”昆特说。 “我们必须找到塔楼并摧毁它....” “看来我们得找到瑟鲁了，对吧？”德克哼了一声。 我点了点头。他是对的。我们都不知道-该死！一声尖厉的、可怕的尖叫！我转过身，正好看到有什么东西冲进了竞技场。 一些快速

"What is that thing?" I yelled, ducking down. "It looked like a living, breathing rocket!" Jack shouted. The creature was just a speedy blur—like a bee trapped under a glass, ricocheting from one side of the rink to the other.

“那是什么东西？”我大叫着，蹲下身子。 “它看起来像一个活生生的、会呼吸的火箭！”杰克喊道。 这个生物就像一只被困在玻璃下面的蜜蜂，从溜冰场的一边跳到另一边。