Chapter 24

chapter twenty-four It's the only time it'll happen. Ever. It's the only time I'll be happy to see Blargus. Because grabbing him, hanging on to him, is my only chance. So, as I fall, I actually reach out to him with my Cosmic Hand. My fingers swipe at his cold, bony body. The Cosmic Hand grazes his side, and then—

第二十四章这是唯一的机会。 永远。这是我唯一高兴见到布拉格斯的时候。 因为抓住他，抓住他，是我唯一的机会。 所以，当我跌倒的时候，我用我的宇宙之手伸向他。 我的手指在他冰冷、瘦骨嶙峋的身体上滑动。 宇宙之手擦了擦他的侧身，然后

YANK-SNAP! The Cosmic Hand's tiny suckers latch on to the bone. Pain shoots through my arm, and my lower body swings into him. The Slicer drops from my hand. For a second I just hang there, catching my breath. I peer down just in time to see the skeleton splashing into the Ultra-Slime below. My arm howls in pain. Then the calm is over, because Blargus is trying to rip me in half—and being ripped in half is not conducive to calm. Using the Cosmic Hand, I'm able to clamber up Blargus's back, leaping from bone to bone. He swats at me like he's trying to scratch an itch he can't quite reach.

YANK-SNAP !宇宙之手的小吸盘粘在骨头上。 疼痛穿过我的手臂，我的下半身向他扑去。 切片机从我手中掉了下来。 有那么一秒钟，我只是站在那里，喘着气。 我往下看了看，正好看到骷髅在下面的超级黏液里溅水。 我的手臂痛得嚎叫。那平静就结束了，因为布拉格斯想把我撕成两半而被撕成两半不利于平静。 使用宇宙之手，我可以爬上布拉格斯的背，从骨头跳到骨头。 他打我，就像想抓他够不着的痒一样。

Then he's swaying and jerking back and forth, trying to lob me off. But the Cosmic Hand holds like superglue. I'm searching the ground below, still dodging Blargus's furious flailing, when I spot Quint, June, and Dirk erupting out of the mouth of the slide. They're greeted by a swarm of skeletons. Nearby, I spot my zombies—doing nothing. They're like computers that aren't powered on. Without the Slicer, I can't control them.

然后他就晃来晃去，想把我甩掉。 但宇宙之手就像强力胶。 我在下面的地面上搜寻，一边躲避着布拉格斯猛烈的鞭打，这时我看到昆特、琼和德克从滑梯口冲了出来。 迎接他们的是一群骷髅。 在附近，我发现了我的僵尸——什么也不做。 它们就像没有通电的电脑。 没有切片机，我就控制不了他们。

And without the Slicer, I can't defeat Blargus. My eyes scan the ground, searching. Blargus's thrashing doesn't make it easy. But then I spot it— I need the Slicer. But I've never controlled a zombie without the Slicer. I've never tried. Could I do it now?

没有切片机，我就无法打败布拉格斯。 我的眼睛扫视着地面，寻找着。 Blargus的挣扎让事情变得不容易。 但后来我发现了——我需要切片机。 但没有切片机我还没控制过僵尸。 我从来没试过。我现在可以做吗？

I've known Alfred the longest. It's a long shot at best, but I don't have time for anything else. Not with Blargus about to flatten me. Alfred. I concentrate, reaching out with my thoughts, toward Alfred—saying the words silently: Alfred. I need the Slicer. Retrieve it. Please. Alfred doesn't budge. He doesn't move one single, stinking, undead appendage. Come on, Alfred! I think desperately. You got this! I roll left, avoiding another of Blargus's attempts to grab me. I grip with the Cosmic Hand and scramble farther up his spine. Alfred! Please! Suddenly, Alfred looks up. The Slicer. I need it. Our eyes connect. Listen to me, Alfred! That's Blargus! He speaks for Thrull! You saw Thrull, in the clearing—trying to bring .e...c. here! The tree! The tree was going to swallow you, suck out your brains—but we saved you! Alfred's eyes narrow.

我认识阿尔弗雷德的时间最长。 虽然机会不大，但我没时间做其他事了。 布拉格斯要把我打扁了。 阿尔弗雷德。我集中精力，向阿尔弗雷德伸出我的思想——默默地说：阿尔弗雷德。 我需要切片机。检索。 请。阿尔弗雷德不为所动。 他连一个臭不死的附属物都不动。 加油，阿尔弗雷德！我拼命地想。 你能行的！我向左转，躲开了布拉格斯又一次试图抓住我的企图。 我用宇宙之手抓住他，爬上他的脊椎。 阿尔弗雷德!拜托!突然，阿尔弗雷德抬起头来。 切片机。我需要它。我们的目光相通。 听我说，阿尔弗雷德！那是Blargus !他代表Thrull说话！你看见斯拉尔了，在空地上——他想带…… 这里!这棵树!那棵树要吞下你，吸出你的大脑——但我们救了你！阿尔弗雷德眯起眼睛。

Please... the Slicer. The Slicer! And then he moves. One slow step. Then another. And then— YES!—Alfred is staggering toward the Slicer. He reaches out, wraps his thin fingers around it, and— YES AGAIN! He pulls it free from the Ultra- Slime, like some lowly squire destined to become the King of England. He's done it! He has pulled the sword from the slime! Now I just need to get it from him. I concentrate again. Letting the thoughts fill every corner of my brain. It works—and Alfred goes from butler to total, complete barbarian! He raises the blade high above his head and jams the blade into the tangle of vines that flow through Blargus's foot—

请……切片机。切片机!然后他就动了。 缓慢的一步。然后另一个。 然后——是的！-阿尔弗雷德摇摇晃晃地走向切片机。 他伸出手，用瘦削的手指包住它，然后——又来了！他把它从超级黏液中拉出来，就像某个注定要成为英格兰国王的卑微乡绅。 他做到了！他把剑从泥里拔出来了！现在我只需要从他那里拿到。 我又集中精力了。让这些想法充斥着我大脑的每一个角落。 这招奏效了——阿尔弗雷德从管家变成了彻头彻尾的野蛮人！他把刀刃举过头顶，把刀刃塞进缠绕在布拉戈斯脚上的藤蔓中