021 隧道

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The faint, reddish light from Zing's breath showed Zann that he and his friends were in a stone passageway

晶晶呼出的微弱红光让赞恩看到，他和朋友们正身处一条石头通道里。

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The place had a damp, dusty smell that tickled Zann's nose

这个地方有股潮湿的灰尘味，让赞恩的鼻子发痒。

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" Careful," Perda whispered as they started walking

“小心点，”他们开始走的时候，珀达轻声说。

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" We don't know what could be hiding down here."

“我们不知道这下面会藏着什么。”

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Zann tried not to think about that

赞恩尽量不去想那件事。

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He kept his gaze on Zing, who flew ahead, letting out an occasional burst of flame to light the way

他一直注视着飞在前面的晶晶，它不时喷出一团火焰照亮道路。

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Suddenly Zing spun around and leaped at him." Whoa!" Zann cried

突然，晶晶转过身，朝他扑过来。“哇！”赞恩大叫。

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" What's the matter with you? This is no time for our game!"

“你怎么了？现在不是玩我们游戏的时候！”

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He tried to push the dragon aside

他想把小龙推到一边。

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But Zing spat fire at him, narrowly missing Zann's arm

但晶晶却朝他喷火，差点烧到赞恩的胳膊。

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" Zing!" Zann scolded again." Stop — "

赞恩再次责备道：“晶晶！停下——”

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" Wait," Darb told Zann." He might be trying to tell us something."

达布对赞恩说：“等等。他可能是想告诉我们什么。”

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Perda peered past them." Look," she said." There's a hole!"

佩达从他们身后张望。“看，”她说，“有个洞！”

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Zing relaxed and backed off. He scampered to the edge of the drop-off, blowing out a sheet of flame so they could see better

晶晶放松下来，向后退去。它跑到洞口的边缘，喷出一片火焰，好让他们看得更清楚。

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Zann gulped as he looked down. The hole was at least ten feet deep

赞恩往下看了一眼，倒吸了一口气。这个洞至少有十英尺深。

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And something at the bottom was moving

而且底部有什么东西在动。

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" What's down there?" Gliss sounded horrified

“下面是什么？”格丽斯的声音里透着恐惧。

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" It looks like a nest of cave hissers." Darb shuddered

“看起来像是一窝洞穴嘶嘶虫。”达布打了个寒颤。

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" This must be a trap in case anyone tried to follow the king or queen."

“这一定是个陷阱，以防有人想跟踪国王或王后。”

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He patted Zing." Thanks for the warning, little buddy."

他拍了拍晶晶。“多谢你的警告，小家伙。”

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They picked their way carefully around the pit

他们小心翼翼地绕过那个深坑。

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After that nobody talked much. They just walked

在那之后，大家都不怎么说话了，只是不停地走。

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And walked. And then walked some more

走着，走着，又走了一会儿。

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The tunnel took so many twists and turns that Zann completely lost his bearings

隧道弯弯曲曲，赞恩完全分不清方向了。

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Then Zing stopped again." Look! There's a fork in the tunnel," Darb said

这时晶晶又停了下来。“看！隧道里有个岔路口，”达布说。

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" Which way should we go?" asked Perda." Both tunnels go up."

“我们该走哪边？”佩尔达问，“两条隧道都是往上走的。”

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" Well, we have to take one of them," said Gliss." I vote we go that way."

“嗯，我们总得选一条，”格丽丝说，“我提议走那边。”

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Gliss pointed at the left-hand tunnel

格丽丝指了指左边的隧道。

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They followed Zing's glowing breath up the tunnel

他们跟着晶晶发光的火焰朝隧道上方走去。

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" Careful," Zann said as he stumbled over something

“小心，”赞恩说着，被什么东西绊了一下。

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" There's a rock on the floor here."

“这儿地上有块石头。”

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He waved the others past him so they wouldn't trip

他挥手示意其他人从他身边过去，以免他们绊倒。

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Then he glanced down at the object on the floor

然后他低头瞥了一眼地上的那个东西。

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His eyes widened." I was wrong, you guys," he said." It's not a rock. It's a bone!"

他睁大了眼睛。“是我看错了，大伙儿，”他说。“那不是石头，是一根骨头！”

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" What?" Gliss squeaked." What kind of bone?"

“什么？”格丽丝尖声问道。“什么样的骨头？”

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Suddenly a terrible howl echoed through the tunnel behind them

突然，一声可怕的嚎叫在他们身后的隧道里回荡开来。

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A huge, dark beast emerged right out of the wall!

一只巨大的、暗影般的野兽径直从墙壁里钻了出来！

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" Oh no! It's a shadow beast!" Darb shouted

“哦不！是暗影兽！”达布喊道。

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" A what?" Perda exclaimed

“什么兽？”珀达惊呼道。

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" I didn't think they really existed." Darb sounded scared

“我还以为它们不是真实存在的呢。”达布听起来很害怕。

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" Run!" Zann yelled

“快跑！”赞恩喊道。

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They ran up the tunnel with the shadow beast chasing them

他们沿着隧道向上跑，暗影兽在后面紧追不舍。

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Perda was in the lead, but after a short distance, she skidded to a stop

珀达跑在最前面，但没跑多远，她就猛地停住了脚步。

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" Dead end!" she cried breathlessly

“死路！”她上气不接下气地喊道。

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Zann looked back, terrified. The monster was lurching right toward them!

赞恩惊恐地回头看去。那怪物正摇摇晃晃地直扑向他们！

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Just then Zing flew toward the beast, sending out a burst of flame and lighting up the whole tunnel

就在这时，晶晶朝那野兽飞去，喷出一团火焰，照亮了整个隧道。

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To everyone's amazement the shadow beast disappeared for a moment!

让大家惊讶的是，暗影兽竟然消失了一会儿！

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" That's right!" Darb said." Shadow beasts have to stay in the dark. The light destroys them."

“没错！”达布说。“暗影兽必须待在黑暗里。光能消灭它们。”

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Zing continued to breathe fire while everyone quickly ran back down the tunnel

晶晶不停地喷火，其他人则迅速沿着隧道往回跑。

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They reached the fork and dashed up the right-hand tunnel. Zing soon followed

他们跑到岔路口，冲进了右边那条隧道。晶晶很快也跟了上来。

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" Whew, that was close," Perda said

“呼，好险啊，”佩尔达说。

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" Yeah," Gliss said." I hope this tunnel leads to the palace

“是啊，”格丽丝说，“希望这条隧道能通往宫殿。

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Because I definitely don't want to pass that thing again!"

我可绝对不想再经过那东西了！”

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Nobody answered. They all just started walking again

没人回答。大家只是又开始默默往前走。

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And soon they were climbing as the tunnel grew steeper and steeper

很快，隧道越来越陡，他们开始向上攀爬。

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Just when Zann was starting to think they'd be climbing forever, Darb spoke

正当赞恩开始以为要这么一直爬下去时，达布开口了。

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" Is it my imagination, or is it getting lighter in here?"

“是我的错觉，还是这里真的变亮了？”

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Zann suddenly realized Darb was right." There must be an opening nearby!"

赞恩突然意识到达布说得对。“附近肯定有个出口！”

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They hurried around the next corner. Just up ahead, pale light poured in through an opening at the end of the tunnel!

他们匆忙拐过下一个弯。就在前方，淡淡的光线从隧道尽头的一个开口倾泻进来！

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The opening was large enough for a person to squeeze through — except it was completely crisscrossed with stout iron bars

那个开口大得足够一个人挤过去——只不过上面纵横交错地钉满了粗壮的铁栏杆。

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" I think we found the palace!" Gliss exclaimed

“我想我们找到宫殿了！”格丽丝叫道。

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Zann pressed his face against the iron bars

赞恩把脸贴在铁栏杆上。

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The opening was located near the floor of a large room

那个开口位于一个大房间靠近地板的地方。

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A pair of golden chairs stood in the center of the polished floor

一对金色的椅子立在光洁的地板中央。

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" This must be the throne room!" Zann whispered

“这一定是王座室！”赞恩低声说。

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" Then where is everybody?" Perda murmured

“那大家都去哪儿了？”佩达小声咕哝道。

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Zann shrugged." I'm sure the king and queen don't spend all their time here," he said." All we have to do is wait for — "

赞恩耸耸肩。“我敢肯定国王和王后不会把时间都花在这里，”他说，“我们只需要等——”

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The crash of doors flying open drowned out the rest of his words

门猛地被撞开的巨响淹没了他的话。

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About a dozen people rushed into the throne room, talking loudly

大约十几个人冲进王座室，大声说着话。

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Zann couldn't follow most of what they were saying, but they sounded upset

赞恩听不懂他们大部分在说什么，但他们听起来很不安。

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" Isn't that the queen?" Perda pointed to a statuesque woman with bright red hair

“那不是王后吗？”佩达指着一个身材高挑、有着亮红色头发的女人说。

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Zann nodded." I see the king too. Let's try to get their attention."

赞恩点点头。“我也看到国王了。我们想办法引起他们的注意。”

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Before he could yell, there was a blinding flash of light

他还没来得及喊，就有一道刺眼的亮光闪过。

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Zann had to squeeze his eyes shut for a second

赞恩不得不紧闭双眼一瞬间。

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When he opened them, the scene had changed

当他睁开眼睛时，眼前的景象已经变了。

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Morb was in the throne room, along with a dozen trolls and at least fifty tiny, stinging dragons!

莫布在王座室里，还有十几个半兽人和至少五十条会蜇人的小龙！

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" No!" someone screamed." Your Majesties — "

“不！”有人尖叫道。“陛下们——”

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" Get back!" the king's deep voice roared

“退后！”国王低沉的声音咆哮道。

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Others were also shouting, screaming, or calling out various spells

其他人也在大喊、尖叫，或大声念出各种咒语。

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Above the din Zann could hear Morb's chilling laugh

在喧嚣声之上，赞恩能听到莫布令人毛骨悚然的笑声。

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There was another flash of light. Thick, choking smoke filled the room

又一道亮光闪过。浓烈呛人的烟雾充满了房间。

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When it cleared, the scene had changed again

烟雾散去时，景象再次改变。

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The king and queen were gone, along with the few other Reds who had been present

国王和王后不见了，在场的其他几个红魔法师也不见了。

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The trolls and dragons were gone too. Everyone else was frozen or unconscious

半兽人和龙也消失了。其他所有人都被定住或失去了知觉。

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Morb had also vanished. But Zann could still hear the fading echo of his terrible cackle

莫布也消失了。但赞恩还能听到他那可怕笑声的渐弱的回音。