032 前去营救

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" Get ready," Teplo croaked hoarsely

“准备好，”蒂普洛嘶哑地嘎声说道。

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Zann and Perda rubbed their hands together as Teplo let out several loud grunts." Shift," Perda whispered

赞恩和佩达搓着手，这时蒂普洛发出几声低沉的咕噜声。“移位，”佩达低声说。

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Zann focused on sending Teplo's grunts away so that they seemed to be coming from the guard troll

赞恩集中精神把蒂普洛的咕噜声转移出去，让它们听起来像是从那守卫巨魔那里传来的。

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The other trolls heard. They turned to look at the guard and noticed the turnip prisoners

其他巨魔听到了。他们转头看向那个守卫，注意到了萝卜囚犯们。

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" It's working!" Darb whispered." They think all their prisoners just escaped!"

“成功了！”达布低声说。“他们以为所有囚犯都逃跑了！”

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The turnip prisoners were still running, luring the trolls away from the pen

萝卜囚犯们还在跑，引诱巨魔们离开围栏。

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" Go!" Teplo gasped." Hurry! I'm not sure how much longer I can hold all the illusions steady."

“快走！”蒂普洛喘息着说。“快点！我不知道还能让这些幻象保持稳定多久。”

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Zann and the others rushed out of their hiding place

赞恩和其他人从藏身处冲了出来。

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" I'll blast the lock," Fala said." Get ready to help everyone to the exit."

“我来炸开锁，”法拉说。“准备好带所有人去出口。”

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The prisoners had seen what was happening

囚犯们已经看到了发生的一切。

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As soon as Fala opened the door, they started running out

法拉一打开门，他们就开始往外跑。

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Zann and his friends helped them all find the exit through the hedge

赞和他的朋友们帮他们穿过树篱找到了出口。

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Even Zing helped by hovering over the spot and whistling

就连兹英也盘旋在那个地方，吹着口哨帮忙。

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" Gliss!" Perda cried, rushing to grab her friend's hand when she emerged." This way! Hurry!"

“格莉丝！”珀达喊道，一看到她出现就冲过去抓住朋友的手。“这边！快！”

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Zann started to follow the girls. Then he heard a weak voice crying out somewhere behind him

赞开始跟着两个女孩。这时，他听到身后某处传来微弱的呼救声。

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" Help! Please wait for me. Oh dear!"

“救命！请等等我。哦，天哪！”

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It was the elderly woman. She was following a stray turnip prisoner that was running toward the trolls

是那位老太太。她正追着一只走失的萝卜囚犯，那囚犯正朝巨魔跑去。

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" Oh no!" Zann murmured

“哦，不！”赞低声说道。

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He raced after the woman. She was already much too close to the trolls

他朝那女人追去。她已经离巨魔太近了。

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If he didn't stop her, she'd be recaptured for sure

如果不拦住她，她肯定又会被抓回去。

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And everyone knew that trolls had a bad temper

而且大家都知道巨魔脾气很坏。

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Who knew what they'd do to punish her?

谁知道他们会怎么惩罚她？

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" Stop!" Zann grabbed her arm." Come this way!"

“站住！”赞恩抓住她的胳膊，“往这边走！”

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The woman stopped, looking confused. At the same moment, Zann saw one of the trolls turn and spot them. Grunting, it lumbered toward them

老太太停了下来，一脸困惑。就在这时，赞恩看见一个巨魔转身发现了他们。巨魔咕哝着，笨重地向他们走来。

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Zann froze. The troll was changing as he watched it, its dull eyes growing brighter and its hands sparking with energy

赞恩呆住了。他眼看着巨魔发生变化，原本呆滞的眼睛越来越亮，手上迸发出能量火花。

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" Uh-oh," thought Zann, guessing what that meant

“糟了，”赞恩心想，猜到了这意味着什么。

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Maybe the trolls hadn't been getting any extra energy from Morb for the past day or two

也许过去一两天，巨魔们没有从莫布那里得到额外能量。

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But they were getting it now

但现在他们正在获得能量。

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When he glanced at the rest of the trolls, who were starting to turn toward him, Zann saw that they were all charged with magical energy

赞恩瞥了一眼其他巨魔，他们正开始转向他，他发现他们全都充满了魔法能量。

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" They're coming!" the old woman exclaimed." Oh dear!"

“他们来了！”老太太惊呼道，“哎呀！”

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Zann didn't respond. He didn't have the heart to tell her that they were doomed

赞恩没有回应。他不忍心告诉她，他们已经无路可逃。

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His friends were too far away to help

他的朋友们离得太远，无法赶来帮忙。

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Even Zing couldn't possibly get to them in time

就连辛也绝不可能及时赶到他们身边。

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" Run, young man! Hurry!" The woman gave him a light shove

“快跑，年轻人！快！” 那女人轻轻推了他一下。

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" You might be able to get away if they grab me first."

“如果他们先抓住我，你也许还能逃得掉。”

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Zann doubted that was true — the trolls were moving fast, thanks to their new infusion of magical energy

赞恩怀疑这话是否真实——巨魔们正快速逼近，这多亏了他们新注入的魔法能量。

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Even if it was true though, he couldn't abandon her

然而，即使是真的，他也不能抛下她不管。

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" It's okay," he said." We'll figure something out together."

“没关系，”他说，“我们一起想办法。”

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But he knew it was hopeless. There was no escape this time

但他知道这毫无希望。这次是真逃不掉了。

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" Zann!" Teplo shouted, emerging from his hiding place

“赞恩！” 蒂普洛从藏身之处冲出来，大声喊道。

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" Go!" Zann shouted." Get out of here!"

“快走！”赞恩大喊，“离开这！”

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But Teplo hurried toward him. As he did, he yanked off his hat, revealing his wild red hair

但蒂普洛却急忙向他跑来。跑动时，他猛地把帽子扯下来，露出了一头乱糟糟的红发。

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" Yoo-hoo!" Teplo called out." Look here, you dumb trolls! I've got a troll snack for you!"

“哟嚯！”蒂普洛大声喊道，“看这儿，你们这些笨巨魔！我给你们准备了新鲜巨魔点心！”

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He snapped his fingers, conjuring up a giant blob of glowberry pudding

他打了个响指，变出一大团发光浆果布丁。

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The trolls stopped and stared. A few started drooling immediately

巨魔们停下脚步，盯着看。有几个立刻开始流口水。

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" Yum!" Teplo exclaimed. He made a loud chewing sound as the illusion wavered and then quickly faded away

“好吃！”蒂普洛大声叫道。他发出响亮的咀嚼声，同时幻象闪烁晃动，然后迅速消失了。

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The trolls looked confused and annoyed

巨魔们看起来既困惑又恼怒。

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With howls of outrage, they all raced toward Teplo

他们发出愤怒的嚎叫，全都扑向了蒂普洛。

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He let out a whoop and ran away, heading deeper into the zoo, his bare ankles flashing beneath his too-short robe

他大呼一声就跑开了，朝动物园深处跑去，赤裸的脚踝在过短的袍子下若隐若现。

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Zann remained frozen, not understanding for a moment what was happening

赞恩愣在原地，一时没明白发生了什么。

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Was Teplo crazy? He'd never be able to outrun the trolls!

蒂普洛疯了吗？他根本跑不过巨魔！

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After expending all that energy, he probably couldn't even zap himself either!

耗尽了那么多能量，他恐怕连瞬移自己都做不到了！

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Then Teplo glanced back over his shoulder

这时，蒂普洛回头瞥了一眼。

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" Go!" he shouted at Zann." I'll say hi to your grandfather for you!"

“快走！”他对赞恩喊道，“我会代你向你爷爷问好的！”

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Zann realized that the old man was sacrificing his own freedom for Zann's." No!" he cried

赞恩意识到，老人是为了他而牺牲自己的自由。“不！”他喊道。

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But it was too late to change what Teplo had done

但蒂普洛所做的事已经无法改变。

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Zann only hoped he could live up to Teplo's faith in him

赞恩只希望自己能够不辜负蒂普洛对他的信任。

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" I think the trolls are distracted enough not to notice this," he said, grabbing the old woman's hand." Zap!"

“我想巨魔现在够分心的，不会注意到这个，”他说着，抓住了老妇人的手。“瞬移！”

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They landed just outside the zoo. Others were still pouring through the hedge and running off in all directions

他们刚好落在动物园外面。其他人还在不断穿过树篱，向四面八方逃散。

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A young man let out a cry of relief and grabbed the old woman

一个年轻男子如释重负地喊了一声，抓住了那位老妇人。

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Then Zann spotted Gliss and his other friends ahead in the crowd

接着，赞恩在人群中发现了前方的格丽丝和其他朋友们。

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Thrilled to see that Gliss was free, Zann sprinted after them

看到格丽丝自由了，赞恩欣喜若狂，朝他们飞奔过去。

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Half an hour later, Zann finally had a chance to catch his breath

半小时后，赞恩终于有机会喘口气了。

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He and his friends were in an abandoned building a few blocks from the zoo

他和朋友们待在离动物园几个街区远的一栋废弃建筑里。

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" This location should be safe," Fala said

“这个地方应该是安全的，”法拉说。

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" It's listed as vacant on all the official city records

“在所有官方的城市记录里，这里都标注为空置。

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Plus it has an old Shield spell still covering it."

而且它还有一个旧的护盾咒语保护着。”

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" Does that mean Morb can't find us here?" Darb asked

“这是不是意味着莫布在这里找不到我们？”达布问道。

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" I hope so," Fala replied." Still, I'd better check the area for any sign of trolls

“希望如此，”法拉回答，“不过，我最好还是去检查一下周围有没有巨魔的踪迹。

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Don't use any magic while I'm gone."

我不在的时候，千万别使用任何魔法。”

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She hurried out, leaving the kids alone

她匆匆离开，留下孩子们自己待着。

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" Wow!" Perda said." That was crazy. What was it like being a prisoner, Gliss?"

“哇！”珀达说，“刚才太疯狂了。格丽丝，当囚犯是什么感觉？”

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Gliss hadn't said much since being rescued

格丽丝被救出来后一直没怎么说话。

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Now Zann noticed she looked distracted and agitated

现在赞恩注意到她看起来心烦意乱，焦虑不安。

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" Are you okay?" Zann asked her." Listen, I'm really sorry I — "

“你没事吧？”赞恩问她。“听着，我真的很抱歉我——”

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Gliss didn't let him finish." No, I'm not okay!" she exclaimed in a shaky voice

格丽丝没让他说完。“不，我不好！”她用颤抖的声音喊道。

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" You guys won't be either once you hear what I found out while I was a prisoner!"

“等你们听说了我被关起来时发现的事，你们也不会好的！”