40 Ka-Boom!

40 Ka-Boom! As they drifted through the air, Peanut and Rockwell found that they could steer their gliders by shifting their weight from side to side. "This is FUN!" shouted Rockwell as he carved a long, curving arc through the sky. "Look down there!" shouted Peanut. Far below them to the left, they could see a small town at the foot of the mountain range. It mainly consisted of low-rise buildings in a grid formation, but every now and then a sharp, black shard shot upwards at a dramatic angle. "I bet that's Manga Town," said Little-Bit. "I noticed it on the map earlier. I really want to go there." From this height, it was easier to appreciate the scale of

40 轰隆！ 花生和罗克韦尔在空中滑翔时，发现只要左右移动重心，就能操控滑翔机改变方向。 “这太好玩啦！”罗克韦尔大喊着，在空中划出一道长长的弯弧。 “快看下面！”花生喊道。 在他们左下方很远的位置，能看到山脉脚下坐落着一座小镇。 镇上大都是网格排布的低矮建筑，不过时不时会有锋利的黑色碎片以夸张的角度向上翘起。 “我打赌那就是漫画镇，”小不点说道。 “我之前看地图的时候就注意到它了。 我真的很想去那里。” 站在这个高度，更容易感受到这里的整体规模

everything. The lake was huge. It wasn't particularly wide, but it stretched for miles lengthways in both directions. A feeling of despair washed over Peanut as she wondered how on earth they would find Mrs M's Resistance contact, given that she had told them so little about who or what to look out for. The words "needle" and "haystack" came to mind. Despair was soon replaced by steadfast resolve, however, when she pictured her dad locked up in the Spire. No matter how hard this mission was, she was determined to succeed. For him. At least there's no snow down here!" shouted Rockwell, wrenching Peanut from her daydream. "Where shall we aim to land?" As Peanut searched for a suitable landing spot among the trees bordering the lake, something silver caught her eye. "Did you see that?" she shouted. She needn't have asked. Flying either side of Rockwell, about a metre away, were two mechanical fish, exactly like the one they had encountered at the top of the mountain. Their telescopic eyes glowed red and were firmly trained on the boy as he flew. Peanut! What do I do?" In a panic, she had several thoughts at the same time. Was there any way she could take them out right now? What should she do when the fish sounded their alarms? How could

的全貌。 这片湖非常辽阔。 它不算特别宽，可顺着长度往两头延伸，足足有好几英里长。 一想到M夫人只说要找抵抗组织的联系人，却没说清该找什么样的人，花生顿时满心绝望，不知道他们到底该怎么找到对方。 “针”和“干草堆”这两个词浮现在了她的脑海里。 可当她想到爸爸被关在尖塔里，绝望很快就变成了坚定的决心。 不管这个任务有多难，她都一定要成功。 为了爸爸。 至少这儿底下没有雪呀！ 罗克韦尔大喊着，把花生从思绪中拉了回来。 “我们该往哪儿降落呢？” 就在花生在湖边的树林里寻找合适的降落点时，一个银色的东西吸引了她的注意。 “你看见了吗？”她大声喊道。 其实她根本没必要问。 在罗克韦尔两侧大约一米远的地方，飞着两条机械鱼，和他们之前在山顶遇到的那条一模一样。 它们可伸缩的眼睛闪着红光，牢牢锁定了飞行中的罗克韦尔。 花生！ 我该怎么办呀？ 惊慌之下，好几个念头同时涌进花生的脑海。 她现在有没有办法立刻除掉这两条机械鱼？ 要是机械鱼拉响警报，她该怎么办？ 又该怎么

they escape the RAZERs that would probably be waiting for them when they landed? What happened next, however, came as a total surprise. The fishes" eyes suddenly switched from red to white and they both stopped dead in their tracks. The two gliders travelled another few metres and then... KA-BOOM! The fish exploded behind them. "W-w-what just happened?" shrieked Rockwell. "I have no idea." Peanut shifted her weight forward so that her glider started to descend more sharply. "But I think we need to land and find cover as quickly as possible."

逃过那些大概率会在降落点等着他们的锐爪追兵呢？ 可接下来发生的事，完全出乎所有人的意料。 机械鱼的眼睛突然从红色变成白色，两条鱼都猛地停在了半空中。 两架滑翔机又往前飞了几米，接着……轰隆！ 机械鱼在他们身后爆炸了。 “刚、刚、刚才发生了什么？”罗克韦尔尖声叫道。 “我也不知道。” 花生往前移动重心，让滑翔机下降得更陡更快了。 “不过我觉得我们得赶紧降落，尽快找地方躲起来。”