61 THE TINIEST WARRIORS

CHAPTER 61 THE TINIEST WARRIORS Ocean water was pouring through the gash in the station's outer wall. Such severe damage would sink most vessels, but not the Juggernaut. It was able to stay afloat because of its four engines. If the animals could stop the engines, the station would go under. But even the mightiest sea creatures were afraid of those huge spinning propeller blades. However, the Ancient Shark had planned for this. Reinforcements were on their way, and these creatures were so incredibly small that there was no risk of them being cut to pieces. The Ancient Shark's call to action had traveled by word of mouth from large animals, like whales, to medium-sized animals, like squid, to small animals, like shrimps, down to the tiniest of all ocean animals: zooplankton. What zooplankton lacked in size they made up for in numbers. Billions of them were coming to help. They floated on currents and clung to other creatures and wiggled their little limbs to move through the water, and they gradually made their way to the mining station. Many zooplanktons emitted a soft blue

第六十一章最小的战士海水从太空站外墙上的裂缝中涌了出来。 如此严重的破坏会使大多数船只沉没，但神像号不会。 它能保持漂浮是因为它有四个引擎。 如果动物们能停止引擎，空间站就会沉没。 但是，即使是最强大的海洋生物也害怕那些巨大的旋转螺旋桨叶片。 然而，远古鲨鱼对此早有计划。 增援部队正在路上，这些生物非常小，完全没有被切成碎片的危险。 古代鲨鱼的行动号召通过口口相传，从大型动物，如鲸鱼，到中型动物，如鱿鱼，再到小型动物，如虾，再到最小的海洋动物：浮游动物。 浮游动物在体积上的不足，它们在数量上得到了弥补。 数十亿人来帮忙。 它们在水流中漂浮，依附在其他生物身上，扭动着它们的小四肢在水中移动，慢慢地向采矿站走去。 许多浮游动物发出柔和的蓝色

glow, and as their tiny glowing bodies gathered together, they became a glowing haze. More zooplanktons joined, and the glowing haze became a glowing cloud, which became a glowing storm. It was sunset when Roz noticed that the sea was aglow, and she knew the ocean's tiniest warriors had arrived. A steady flow of animals glided below the station, whisking the zooplanktons toward their targets. The tiny creatures packed together so tightly that they formed a glowing slime, which began oozing into the engines. The propellers seemed unstoppable, but the zooplanktons kept coming. A never-ending stream of glowing sludge forced itself into the engines, whirling around the propellers, gumming them up, slowing them down, bringing them closer to the breaking point.

发光，当它们小小的发光的身体聚集在一起时，它们变成了一团发光的薄雾。 更多的浮游动物加入进来，发光的薄雾变成了发光的云，然后变成了发光的风暴。 日落时分，罗兹注意到大海发着红光，她知道海洋中最小的战士们来了。 一群稳定的动物在基地下面滑行，把浮游动物迅速地推向它们的目标。 这些微小的生物紧紧地挤在一起，形成一种发光的黏液，开始渗进发动机里。 螺旋桨似乎势不可挡，但浮游动物却不断涌来。 一股永不停息的发光污泥流涌入发动机，在螺旋桨周围旋转，把它们粘在一起，使它们减速，使它们更接近崩溃的边缘。