Chapter 30

CHAPTER 30 Tigerclaw addressed the warriors in a fierce hiss that carried through the blizzard. "Whitestorm, wait until you hear my battle cry! Onewhisker, you lead us through the camp entrance; we'll take care of the rest." Onewhisker began to race down the slope toward the snow-covered bushes. Tigerclaw thundered after him, Darkstripe at his heels. Fireheart charged behind the sleek gray tabby, through the narrow tunnel that led into the WindClan camp. The gorse was as dense and sharp as he remembered. Graystripe and the other warriors stayed at the top of the slope, a fresh wave of attack ready to strike after the initial barrage. Fireheart skidded to a halt, reeling at the sight that greeted him in the camp clearing. Last time he'd been here, in search of the scent trail that would lead them to the missing Clan, the place had been deserted and silent. Now the clearing swarmed with writhing, screeching, fighting cats. Onewhisker had been right—the WindClan cats were hopelessly outnumbered. A fresh party of

第三十章虎爪对勇士们讲话时发出的嘶嘶声穿过了暴风雪。 “白风暴，等着听我的战斗呐喊吧！”一个胡子，你带我们穿过营地入口；剩下的我们来处理。” 一只胡须开始跑下山坡，奔向白雪覆盖的灌木丛。 虎爪怒吼着跟在他后面，黑条跟在他后面。 火心跟在光滑的灰斑猫后面，穿过通向风氏族营地的狭窄隧道。 那只金雀和他记忆中的一样浓密、锋利。 灰条和其他战士留在坡顶，在最初的猛烈攻击后，新一轮的攻击准备发动。 火心踉踉跄跄地停了下来，看到营地空地上的这一幕，他惊呆了。 上次他来这里，是为了寻找能让他们找到失踪氏族的气味线索，当时这里空无一人，一片寂静。 现在空地上挤满了扭动、尖叫、搏斗的猫。 有一个胡须说对了，风氏族的猫寡不敌众。 新一届的

ShadowClan and RiverClan warriors waited at the edge of the clearing, but WindClan could spare no backup group. The whole Clan was fighting, apprentices and elders, warriors and queens. Fireheart spotted Morningflower wrestling with a ShadowClan warrior. The WindClan queen looked exhausted and frightened, her fur standing in ragged clumps. Still, she nimbly turned and scratched her attacker, but he was much bigger and knocked her easily to the ground with a heavy blow. With a howl, Fireheart leaped and landed squarely on the shoulders of the ShadowClan tom. He clung on while the surprised warrior spun and tried to shake him loose. Morningflower raked the tom with her claws as Fireheart dragged him to the ground. The ShadowClan warrior screeched and ripped himself free. He ran into the prickly camp wall and pushed his way through. Morningflower shot a grateful glance at Fireheart and turned back to the battle. Fireheart looked around, shaking drops of blood from his nose. The fresh patrols of ShadowClan and RiverClan cats had joined the

暗影氏族和河流氏族的战士们守在空地的边缘，但风氏族却没有多余的后援。 整个氏族都在战斗，学徒和长老，战士和王后。 火心发现晨花和暗影族战士在摔跤。 风氏族的女王看上去又累又怕，她的毛发乱成一团。 尽管如此，她还是敏捷地转身抓伤了攻击她的人，但他要大得多，很容易就把她打倒在地。 随着一声怒吼，火心跳起来，正好落在影族汤姆的肩膀上。 他紧紧抓住不放，而惊讶的勇士则旋转身子，试图把他甩开。 火心把汤姆拖到地上时，晨花用爪子刨着他。 暗影族战士尖叫着挣脱了自己。 他冲进多刺的营地墙，挤了过去。 晨花感激地瞥了火心一眼，转身继续战斗。 火心环顾四周，抖了抖鼻子上的血滴。 影子氏族和大河氏族的新巡逻队也加入了

fight now. ThunderClan's arrival had evened the numbers for a while, but now the second party was needed. Fireheart heard Tigerclaw's battle cry ring out, and a moment later Whitestorm exploded into the clearing, followed by Graystripe, Runningwind, and the rest of the ThunderClan warriors. Fireheart grabbed a RiverClan warrior, tripping him with one paw and holding him down with another. He rolled the tom over and thrashed at his belly with his hind claws. The RiverClan cat leaped away and crashed into a WindClan warrior. The warrior turned in surprise. Fireheart recognized Onewhisker straightaway and watched as he reared and attacked the RiverClan tom without a moment's pause. Fireheart could see the fire in Onewhisker's eyes. He could leave him to finish this fight. A familiar hiss caught Fireheart's attention. Graystripe was battling with a gray ShadowClan cat. It was Wetfoot, a warrior who had helped them fight to rid ShadowClan of Brokenstar. The two warriors were well matched. Graystripe thrust Wetfoot away with his back legs and spun

现在战斗。ThunderClan的到来一度扳平了双方，但现在需要的是第二支队伍。 火心听到虎爪的战斗喊声响起，片刻之后，白风暴队冲进空地，灰条纹队、奔风队和其他雷霆族战士紧随其后。 火心抓住了一名河族战士，一只爪子把他绊倒，另一只爪子把他按倒在地。 他把汤姆翻了个身，用后爪猛打他的肚子。 河族的猫跳开了，撞上了风族的战士。 战士惊讶地转过身来。 火心立刻认出了独须，看着他毫不犹豫地站起来攻击河族汤姆。 火心可以从一须的眼中看到火焰。 他可以让他打完这场比赛。 一阵熟悉的嘶嘶声引起了火心的注意。 灰条正在和一只灰色的影子家族猫战斗。 是维特富特，一个帮助他们摆脱了暗影氏族的布罗肯之星的战士。 这两个战士势均力敌。 灰条用后腿把韦特福特推开，转过身来

around, looking for another cat to attack. Fireheart could see a RiverClan cat right behind Graystripe. Above the din of battle, he heard the blood roar in his ears. Would Graystripe attack one of Silverstream's fellow warriors? Graystripe leaped, and Fireheart held his breath. But instead of jumping onto the RiverClan cat, Graystripe sailed over him and landed instead on the back of another ShadowClan warrior. Fireheart heard Tigerclaw call his name. He twisted his head and saw the warrior at the other end of the clearing. The fighting was thick up there, with cats from all Clans battling together. As he charged through to the ThunderClan deputy, Fireheart felt Leopardfur grasp his hind leg, pulling him down. "You!" hissed the RiverClan deputy. They had last met at the gorge, where Whiteclaw had died. Fireheart threw her off and flipped over onto his back. Too late, he realized that he'd exposed his soft belly. Leopardfur didn't waste a moment. She reared up and came down on Fireheart with all her might. Fireheart felt the wind knocked out of him before the thorn-sharp claws dug into his

四处走动，寻找另一只猫来攻击。 火心看见灰条纹后面有一只河族的猫。 在战斗的喧闹声中，他听到了血在耳边咆哮。 灰条纹会攻击银流的战友吗？ 灰条纹跳了起来，火心屏住了呼吸。 但是灰条并没有跳到河族的猫身上，而是从他身上飞过，落在了另一个暗影族战士的背上。 火心听见虎爪在叫他的名字。 他扭过头来，看见那个武士在空地的另一头。 那里的战斗很激烈，所有氏族的猫都在一起战斗。 当他冲向雷霆族的副手时，火心感到豹皮抓住了他的后腿，把他拉了下来。 “你！”河族代表嘶嘶地说。 他们最后一次见面是在白爪死的那个峡谷。 火心把她扔下，翻了个身仰面朝天。 太晚了，他意识到他已经露出了柔软的腹部。 Leopardfur一刻也没有浪费。 她抬起头，用尽全身力气扑向火心。 火心觉得风吹得他喘不过气来，然后又被尖利的爪子咬了进去

belly. He screamed in agony. As his eyes rolled he saw Tigerclaw at the side of the clearing, watching him with cold, expressionless eyes. "Tigerclaw," Fireheart howled. "Help me!" But Tigerclaw didn't move. He just stared as Leopardfur clawed Fireheart again and again. Sheer rage gave Fireheart the strength he needed. He fought through the pain, drew back his hind legs, and pushed up against Leopardfur's belly as hard as he could. Fireheart saw a look of shock on the deputy's face as his kick lifted the warrior and flung her halfway across the clearing. Fireheart struggled to his paws and glared at Tigerclaw, burning with pain and rage. Tigerclaw met his gaze with a look of undisguised hatred, and leaped away into the thick of the battle. A blow on the back of his head knocked Fireheart off balance. He staggered and turned to see Stonefur. The RiverClan warrior was preparing to aim another swipe. Fireheart ducked out of the way and shoved Stonefur straight into Whitestorm. The ThunderClan cat whipped around and grasped Stonefur by the scruff of his neck. Fireheart tried to dart forward and help the

腹部。他痛苦地尖叫起来。 他眼珠一转，就看见虎爪站在空地的一边，用冷漠的、没有表情的眼睛看着他。 “虎爪。”火心吼道。 “帮帮我!”但是虎爪没有动。 他只是呆呆地看着豹皮一次又一次地抓火心。 纯粹的愤怒给了火心所需的力量。 他忍着疼痛，后腿向后缩，用尽全力顶着豹皮的肚子。 火心看到副手脸上的震惊，他一脚把战士抬起来，把她扔到空地的中间。 火心挣扎着用爪子抓住虎爪，怒火中烧。 虎爪带着毫不掩饰的仇恨，迎着他的目光，跳进了激烈的战斗中。 后脑勺上的一击使火心失去了平衡。 他踉跄着转过身来，看见了斯通弗。 河族战士正准备再次挥剑。 火心闪开，把斯通弗直接推进了白风暴。 雷霆家族的猫猛地转过身来，一把抓住石头毛的颈背。 火心想冲上前去帮助

white-furred warrior, but claws held him back, digging into his haunches. He twisted to see who it was and glimpsed gray fur. It was Silverstream. The she-cat's face was twisted with battle rage as she reared up at him. Blood was dripping into her eyes, and Fireheart could tell that she hadn't recognized him. She drew back a paw and he saw her long claws flash as she prepared to swipe him. As Fireheart screwed up his eyes, bracing himself for the blow, he heard an achingly familiar yowl. "Silverstream! No!" Graystripe, thought Fireheart. Silverstream hesitated, shook her head, and recognized Fireheart with a muted gasp. She dropped back down to all four paws, her eyes wide with shock. Fireheart reacted instinctively, his blood aflame with battle. Without thinking, he leaped onto the back of the RiverClan she-cat and pinned her to the ground. She didn't struggle as he drew back his head and prepared to give her a vicious bite on her shoulder. But as Fireheart raised his head he felt Graystripe's eyes boring into him. The gray warrior was watching in horror from the

白毛战士，但爪子咬住了他的臀部，把他拖了回来。 他扭过头去看是谁，瞥见了灰色的皮毛。 是银溪。母猫的脸因战斗的愤怒而扭曲，她抬起头来看着他。 血滴进了她的眼睛，火心看得出她没有认出他来。 她缩回一只爪子，他看见她的长爪子在闪着光，准备向他扑来。 正当火心眯起眼睛，准备迎接这一击时，他听到了一声熟悉得令人心痛的嚎叫。 “Silverstream !不!”灰条纹，火心心想。 银溪犹豫了一下，摇了摇头，轻声喘了口气，认出了火心。 她四肢着地，眼睛瞪得大大的。 火心本能地做出了反应，他的血液里燃烧着战斗的火焰。 他不假思索地跳到河族母猫的背上，把她按倒在地。 当他缩回头准备狠狠地咬她的肩膀时，她没有反抗。 但当火心抬起头时，他感到灰条纹的眼睛在盯着他。 灰衣武士惊恐地看着