Chapter 14

chapter fourteen NINETEEN MISERABLE MINUTES LATER... we're lost. GalaMelon, Carol. The more they walk, the more lost they become. And the longer they're lost, the more frustrated they grow. "You know, if there are five hundred wrong paths through this maze and just one correct path, then the

第十四章悲惨的几分钟之后…… 我们迷路了。GalaMelon,卡罗。 他们走得越多，就越迷路。 他们迷路的时间越长，他们就越沮丧。 “你知道，如果在这个迷宫里有500条错误的路，而只有一条正确的路，那么

odds of us getting out of here are five hundred to one," says Quint. "Simple math." "I got a math question for ya, Quint," Dirk says, nodding at the ground. "What's big enough to leave a track like that?" Quint sees that the path beneath their feet is sunken and curved, like a giant bowling lane gutter, and the grass is flattened. "I'd rather not know," he replies. Skaelka, who has been mostly stoic and silent during their trek, suddenly snaps. "An afternoon family fun maze is no match for me," she declares. "Skaelka refuses to abide the many lanes of this labyrinth! Stand aside, as I hack our way to escape!" Skaelka swings the Limb Cleaver into the overgrown wall of corn, and— SCHLURP! Strands of some strange, gum-like ectoplasm suddenly grab hold of her Limb Cleaver. "WHAT MADNESS?" Skaelka barks as she's ripped forward and yanked into the maze wall!

我们从这里出去的几率是500比1，”昆特说。 “简单的数学”。“昆特，我有个数学问题要问你。”德克说着，朝地上点了点头。 “什么东西大到能留下那样的痕迹？”昆特看到他们脚下的小路是凹陷而弯曲的，就像一个巨大的保龄球道沟，草地被压平了。 “我宁愿不知道，”他回答。 在他们的长途跋涉中，斯卡卡一直保持着坚忍和沉默，突然爆发了。 她说：“下午的家庭乐趣迷宫对我来说根本不是对手。” “斯卡卡不愿呆在迷宫里的许多小路上！”靠边站，我要开路逃跑！”斯卡卡把切肢刀挥向长满杂草的玉米墙，然后——啪！一些奇怪的，像口香糖一样的外质突然抓住了她的断肢刀。 “疯狂什么?”斯卡卡向前冲，被拽进了迷宫的墙壁，她尖叫着！

SCHLLLOP The maze is eating Skalka "Quint, gimme a hand!" Dirk shouts, immediately grabbing hold of her. But she's being pulled deeper and deeper into the maze wall. In seconds, only her legs can be seen, kicking wildly. "Let go of your limb-cleaver thing, Skaelka!" Dirk cries as he tugs on her booted ankle. Quint's hands wrap around her other leg. "On three," he says, nodding at Dirk. "One, two—"

迷宫正在吞噬斯卡尔卡。“昆特，帮我一把！”德克喊道，立刻抓住了她。 但她被拉得越来越深。 几秒钟后，只能看到她的腿，疯狂地踢着。 “放开你的切肢刀，斯卡卡！”德克一边喊一边拽着她穿靴子的脚踝。 昆特的手抱住她的另一条腿。 “数到三，”他朝德克点点头说。 “一个,两个,”

SCHLOOP Hero Quest, That's Vicious Thief stall Stoler's newfound limb cleaver Skaelka hits the ground with a wet flop, then instantly rises, shaking a gummy fist at the corn. She tries wiping off the substance, but there's just too much: her whole body is coated in the sticky, gloopy gel. Quint shakes his head. "Thanks to that ecto-gum goop running through the hedges, we cannot simply climb or hack our way out of—" GGGGRRRRRRW! A thundering roar reverberates through the maze's endless pathways, sending a shiver through the corn husks.

史特勒新发现的切肢刀斯卡卡扑倒在地，然后立刻站起来，对着玉米挥舞着一个黏糊糊的拳头。 她试着擦掉这种物质，但是太多了：她的整个身体都被粘稠的凝胶覆盖了。 昆特摇了摇头。“幸亏树篱里有口香糖，我们不能简单地爬上去或砍出去——”GGGGRRRRRRW！雷鸣般的咆哮声回荡在迷宫里无尽的小路上，使玉米外壳颤抖。

"What was that??" Dirk asks, spinning. "Feels and sounds like... rolling..." The sound grows deafening as some unseen terror closes in. The ground ripples like the earth itself might simply implode at any moment. "It's a Squancher!" Kimmy shouts, hardly able to hear herself over the snapping and cracking of cornstalks. "You know what it is??" Dirk asks. "Nope! I just enjoy giving things fun names. I call potatoes 'spud lumps' and I so hope I get to meet one, someday! But not as much as I hope I get to meet a Squancher!" And at that moment, she gets her wish. The shadow of a rolling tank of a creature falls over them. Its ball-shaped body is massive, rising above even the tallest of the cornstalks. But they only glimpse the creature for an instant. "Lucky us—it's not traveling down our path," Quint whispers. "It's one lane over." The thundering sound fades as the monster barrels past, continuing through the maze. "Nice of it not to hop over here and crush us or anything," Kimmy says. "Neato petito." "Let's make haste," Quint says, marching ahead. "Avoid any carved-out paths—I'd like to make it out

“那是什么——？”德克旋转着问道。 “感觉和听起来都像……滚……” 当一些看不见的恐怖逼近时，声音变得震耳欲聋。 地面的涟漪就像地球本身随时可能发生内爆一样。 “是吞噬者！”吉米喊道，玉米秆噼啪作响，她几乎听不见自己在说什么。 “你知道这是什么——？”德克问道。 “不!我只是喜欢给东西起有趣的名字。 我把土豆叫做“土豆块”，我真希望有一天我能遇到一个！但我更希望能遇到一只吞噬者！”在那一刻，她实现了她的愿望。 一个翻滚着的怪物的影子落在他们身上。 它球形的身体很大，甚至比最高的玉米秆还高。 但他们只瞥了它一眼。 “幸运的是，它没有沿着我们的路径行进，”昆特低声说。 “就在那边一条车道。”雷鸣般的声音渐渐消失，怪物呼啸而过，继续穿过迷宫。 “还好它没有跳过来碾压我们什么的，”吉米说。 “Neato petito。”“我们快点吧，”昆特一边说，一边大步向前。 “避开任何刻出来的路——我想走出去。

of here without meeting one of those Squanchers face to-face." But as they take the next corner, they discover their path is blocked. Blocked by one of the very creatures they hoped to never see up close... DUN DUN-DUNNN

而不去和那些挥霍者面对面地接触。” 但当他们走到下一个街角时，他们发现自己的路被挡住了。 被一个他们希望永远不会近距离看到的生物挡住了…… DUN DUN-DUNNN