008 水蛭

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Several trolls were waiting when Morb arrived back at the fortress

莫布回到要塞时，几个巨魔已经等在那里了。

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The leader, an especially large and ugly troll, grunted

首领是一个格外高大丑陋的巨魔，他咕哝了一声。

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A fuzzy image of a figure trapped behind iron bars appeared briefly above his head before quickly fading out

一个模糊的影像短暂地出现在他头顶上方，显示一个人影被困在铁栏杆后，随即迅速消散了。

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Morb tried to hide his disdain. Trolls were disgusting creatures, with their rough magic and rougher appetites

莫布试图掩饰自己的鄙夷。巨魔是令人作呕的生物，魔法粗劣，胃口更是粗鄙不堪。

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But he needed them, at least for now

但他需要他们，至少目前是这样。

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" Prepare the treatment!" he ordered the troll

“准备好药剂！”他命令那个巨魔。

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The troll lumbered off. Morb strode across the room and down a steep stone stairwell

巨魔笨重地走开了。莫布大步穿过房间，走下陡峭的石梯。

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At the bottom was a heavy wooden door

石梯尽头是一扇沉重的木门。

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As soon as he pushed it open, the prisoners began crying out

他刚一推开门，囚犯们就开始叫喊起来。

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There were now more than a dozen of them in the cells, peering out from behind the heavy iron bars

现在牢房里关着十多个囚犯，他们从沉重的铁栏杆后面向外张望。

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But Morb barely looked at most of them

但莫布几乎没看他们中的大多数。

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His eyes went directly to one particular cell

他的目光径直落在一间特定的囚房上。

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The long-nosed old man inside stared back defiantly

里面那个长鼻子老人挑衅地回瞪着他。

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His hands and legs were tied so he couldn't move without falling over

他的手脚都被捆住，稍一动就会摔倒。

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But he stood tall and proud despite the restraints

但尽管被束缚着，他依然站得笔直而骄傲。

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" You!" Boz spat out as Morb approached

“是你！”莫布走近时，博兹啐了一口。

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" I should have guessed when I heard the news

“我听到消息时就应该猜到。

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You never could accept that you weren't meant to — "

你从来就不甘心自己注定不能——”

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" Silence!" Morb cut him off. He turned toward the door." I'm ready!" he called loudly

“住口！”莫布打断了他，转身朝向门口，“我准备好了！”他大声喊道。

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Heavy footsteps tromped down the stairs. A pair of trolls came in, lugging an iron cauldron between them

沉重的脚步声从楼梯上咚咚传来。两个巨魔抬着一口大铁锅走了进来。

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The prisoners shrank back fearfully when they saw it

囚犯们看到它，都恐惧地向后退缩。

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All except Boz." What are you going to do, Morb?" he demanded

只有博兹没有。"你要干什么，莫布？"他质问道。

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" Feed me to your pet trolls? The Red Council will hear about this, have no doubt

"把我喂给你的宠物巨魔吗？红色议会会知道这件事的，我敢保证。

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Using Flash Freezes and Dousing spells, holding people prisoner... You won't get away with it!"

使用急冻术和浸湿咒，把人囚禁起来…… 你逃不掉的！"

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Morb ignored him. The trolls tipped the cauldron, spilling its contents

莫布没理他。巨魔们倾斜铁锅，把里面的东西倒了出来。

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Leeches. Dozens of enormous pale blue leeches

是水蛭。几十条巨大的淡蓝色水蛭。

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Their faces turned this way and that

它们的脸转来转去。

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They could sense the powerful magic of all the Red prisoners nearby

它们能感应到附近所有红色囚犯的强大魔力。

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" Get Boz," Morb said. The leeches slowly wriggled between the bars and into Boz's cell

"去抓博兹。"莫布说。水蛭们缓慢地从栅栏间蠕动，爬进了博兹的牢房。

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Boz looked startled." Where did those things come from?" he exclaimed

博兹看上去大吃一惊。"那些东西是从哪儿来的？"他惊呼道。

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" There are no leeches that size anywhere in Magica! How did you — ahh!"

“整个马吉卡都没有那么大的水蛭！你是怎么——啊！”

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The rest of his words were lost as the leeches slithered up his legs

他剩下的话语，随着水蛭蜿蜒爬上他的双腿而消失殆尽。

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Their pale bodies brightened to a vivid electric blue as they fed on Boz's magic

它们苍白的身躯在吸取博兹的魔力时，变成了鲜艳的电光蓝色。

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Morb watched for a moment, enjoying the sight. Then he turned away

莫布看了一会儿，欣赏着这景象。然后他转身离开了。

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He still had unfinished business to deal with before he could put the rest of his plan into motion

在启动他计划的其余部分之前，他还有未完成的事务要处理。

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He hurried back upstairs, pulled out the picture he'd taken from Boz's house, and carefully ripped out the boy's face

他匆匆回到楼上，拿出那张从博兹家拿走的照片，然后小心地撕下了男孩的脸部。

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Morb then stepped toward the Secret Eye, his gaze on the ancient skull at the top

接着，莫布走向秘密之眼，目光锁定在顶端的那个古老骷髅上。

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Then he noticed a flutter of movement

这时，他注意到有东西一闪而过。

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Turning his head, he saw an insect hovering just outside the window

他转过头，看见窗外正悬停着一只昆虫。

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" A spy fly!" he murmured." Now who would want to spy on little old me?"

“一只间谍苍蝇！”他低声说道。“谁会想来监视我这个微不足道的我呢？”

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The spy fly sensed it had been spotted. It spun around to fly off

间谍苍蝇察觉到自己被发现了。它转身想飞走。

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But Morb was too quick for it

但莫布比它更快。

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Rubbing his fingers together, he blew it to pieces with an extra-strong Flash Freeze

他搓动手指，用一记超强极寒闪光将它炸成碎片。

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Then he gently placed the Red boy's picture into one of the skull's eye sockets

然后，他轻轻地把红发男孩的照片放进骷髅的一个眼窝里。

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Stepping back, he watched as the map above slowly started to change

他向后退去，看着上方的地图缓缓开始改变。

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" Stay here," Zann ordered Zing." We'll be back soon."

“待在这儿，”赞恩命令咝咝，“我们很快就回来。”

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The dragon spat fire at him. Zann rolled his eyes

小龙朝他喷了一口火。赞恩翻了个白眼。

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" Let me talk to him." Darb knelt in front of Zing

“让我跟他说吧。”达布在咝咝面前蹲了下来。

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" Listen, buddy. We need you to guard the cave while we check on Gliss, okay?"

“听着，伙计。我们需要你守着山洞，我们去看看格丽丝的情况，好吗？”

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Zing continued to look skeptical for a second

咝咝继续一脸怀疑地看了片刻。

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Then finally he whistled happily, wriggling his whole body

然后它终于开心地吹起了口哨，整个身体扭来扭去。

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Zann sighed. The dragon never could resist Darb's charms. It was kind of annoying

赞恩叹了口气。这龙永远抗拒不了达布的魅力。真是有点烦人。

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" Let's go," Perda said, grabbing Darb's hand." I've got Darb."

“我们走吧，”珀达说着，抓住达布的手。“我带着达布。”

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" Meet you in Gliss' living room." Zann closed his eyes, focusing his mind

“格丽丝家的客厅见。”赞恩闭上眼睛，集中精神。

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This was no time to be sloppy

现在可不是马虎的时候。

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He'd been in Gliss' house several times

他去过格丽丝家好几次。

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Her parents were always inviting him over. It was actually a little embarrassing

她的父母总是邀请他去。其实有点让人不好意思。

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They seemed to think that because Zann and Gliss were the only two Reds in their level, they should be friends. Maybe even more than friends

他们似乎认为，既然赞恩和格丽丝是同年级里仅有的两个红魔法师，他们就该成为朋友。甚至可能超越朋友关系。

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Zann tried not to get distracted by that

赞恩尽量不去为这个分心。

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He and Gliss weren't especially close, but he liked her fine

他和格丽丝关系不算特别亲近，但他挺喜欢她的。

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He definitely didn't want to see her captured by this Morb character

他绝对不想看到她被这个叫莫布的家伙抓走。

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" Zap," he whispered

"咻。"他低声念道。

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Bam! He landed hard on the ground with the wind knocked out of him

砰！他重重摔在地上，喘不过气来。

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Opening his eyes, he saw Gliss' house

睁开眼，他看见了格丽丝的家。

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" Oof!" Perda grunted beside him. She and Darb appeared, both of them also flung off their feet

"哎哟！"珀达在他身边哼了一声。她和达布也出现了，两人同样被摔得东倒西歪。

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" What happened?" Darb asked

"怎么回事？"达布问道。

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Zann stood up, wincing." They must have a Shield spell up."

赞恩龇牙咧嘴地站起来。"他们肯定施了防护咒。"

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" No wonder," Perda said." They're probably worried about the warning

"难怪，"珀达说，"他们大概是被警告吓到了。"

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But it means we're blocked out too."

但这也把我们也挡在外面了。"

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" No big deal," Darb said." It is possible to get into a house without using magic, you know." He smiled." It's called knocking on the door."

"没什么大不了的，"达布说，"不用魔法也能进屋子，你知道的。"他笑了笑，"这叫敲门。"

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" Zann!" Gliss' mother exclaimed when she answered the door

"赞恩！"格丽丝的妈妈开门时惊呼道。

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" You shouldn't be out right now. Haven't you heard the news?"

"你们现在不该在外面。没听到消息吗？"

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She quickly ushered all the kids inside

她连忙把孩子们都领进屋。

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Her husband and Gliss were in the main room

她的丈夫和格丽丝都在主厅里。

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" You're okay!" Perda exclaimed, rushing over to Gliss

"你没事！"珀达喊着，冲向格丽丝。

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" Listen," Zann told Gliss' parents." We just figured out who's behind all the trouble."

"听我说，"赞恩对格丽丝的父母说，"我们刚查出是谁在背后搞鬼。"

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" You did?" Gliss' father said

"你们查出来了？"格丽丝的父亲说。

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" I'll show you." Zann snapped his fingers to call up the Directory

"我给你们看。"赞恩打了个响指，召出传令书。

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" Morb," he said when the book appeared

"莫布。"书一出现，他便说道。

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But before the image could fully form, there was a sudden, blinding flash

但影像还没完全成形，突然闪过一道刺眼的光芒。

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The next thing Zann knew, a familiar figure was standing before him

赞恩反应过来时，一个熟悉的身影已站在他面前。

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" You called?" Morb said with a sneer

"你叫我？"莫布嗤笑着说。