044 寻找魔眼

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Zann watched the blob make its way toward the group

赞恩看着那团软泥怪朝队伍移动过来。

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" Do you think this thing can swallow a person?" he muttered to Perda

“你觉得这玩意儿能吞下一个人吗？”他对佩尔达咕哝道。

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Perda gulped." I don't know, and I have no intention of finding out."

佩尔达咽了口唾沫。“我不知道，而且我压根不想弄清楚。”

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The blob spread out and formed a circle around the group

软泥怪摊开来，绕着队伍围成一个圈。

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Then it started moving inward, forcing the group into a smaller and smaller space

接着它开始向内收缩，逼得队伍挤进越来越小的空间。

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" Everyone, keep together!" ordered Vig

“大家，靠紧一点！”维格命令道。

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Zann looked for an escape, but he didn't see one — they were surrounded

赞恩寻找脱身的出路，但什么也没看见——他们被包围了。

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Zing was by Zann's feet, chattering nervously. Zann had an idea

兹英在赞恩脚边，紧张地叽叽喳喳。赞恩有了个主意。

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" Zing," Zann whispered." Sing!"

“兹英，”赞恩轻声说。“唱歌！”

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Zing leaped into the air and began whistling

兹英跳向空中，开始吹起口哨。

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Zann held his breath, hoping the song would distract the creature. But the blob kept closing in

赞恩屏住呼吸，希望歌声能引开那只生物。但软泥怪还是越逼越近。

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" Maybe it doesn't work on creatures from other worlds," Darb said

“也许这招对异世界的生物没用。”达尔布说。

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Zing stopped his song and let out a whistle of frustration

兹英停止了歌唱，沮丧地吹了声口哨。

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Then he swooped down, shooting flames at the blob

接着他俯冲下去，朝软泥怪喷出火焰。

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To Zann's astonishment, the flames didn't burn the blob

令赞恩吃惊的是，火焰并没有烧着软泥怪。

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Instead they were absorbed into the creature, making it grow even bigger

反而被它吸收了，让它变得更大。

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Then something strange happened. The blob started to move away from Zann and the others, eagerly catching every flame Zing shot at it

接着奇怪的事发生了。软泥怪开始从赞恩他们身边移开，急切地接住兹英喷出的每一团火焰。

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As it moved away, the circle it had formed was broken, and the blob no longer surrounded the group

随着它移开，它形成的包围圈被打破，软泥怪不再围着大家了。

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Still shooting flames, Zing started flying away

兹英一边继续喷火，一边开始飞走。

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The blob followed, absorbing all the fire it could, growing bigger each time it devoured a new flame

软泥怪跟了上去，尽可能地吸收所有火焰，每吞下一团新火焰，它就变大一些。

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" That thing is getting enormous," Darb said nervously

“那个东西越来越大了，”达布紧张地说。

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" Yeah," said Zann." It's also getting farther away. Follow me!"

“是啊，”赞恩说。“它也越来越远了。跟我来！”

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Zann bolted for the closest door and wound up in a deserted sitting room

赞恩冲向最近的门，结果进入了一间空无一人的起居室。

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A second later Perda, Gliss, and Darb were right beside him

下一秒，珀达、格里斯和达布就在他身边了。

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Zann looked back at Zing. His pet dragon was still flying above the blob, shooting flames at the creature

赞恩回头看向兹英。他的宠物龙仍在软泥怪上方飞行，朝那个生物喷吐火焰。

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Fala, Shem, Vig, and the others were running through a door at the other end of the entrance hall

法拉、谢姆、维格和其他人正在跑向门厅另一头的一扇门。

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" It looks like everyone's safe," Zann reported

“看起来大家都安全了，”赞恩报告说。

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" But that blob is bigger than ever!"

“可是那个软泥怪比之前更大了！”

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" Let's get going," Darb said." We don't know how fast it can move if it decides to chase us!"

“我们走吧，”达布说。“我们不知道如果它决定追我们，它能移动得多快！”

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Zann whistled for Zing, who stopped breathing fire and flew to him right away

赞恩吹口哨呼唤兹英，兹英立刻停止了喷火，飞向他。

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Then they all ran down a hallway until they were sure they'd left the blob far behind

然后他们沿着一条走廊狂奔，直到确信已经把那个软泥怪远远甩在后面。

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" Where are we?" Darb wondered, after they'd stopped to catch their breath

“我们在哪儿？”他们停下来喘口气后，达布疑惑地问。

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" I've seen that painting of the king and queen before." Gliss pointed

“我以前见过那幅国王和王后的画像。”格丽丝指着说。

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" I think we're near the suite where Rixa and the others locked us in."

“我想我们就在那个套房附近，就是里克莎他们把咱们锁进去的那个。”

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" We should look for the dungeon," said Zann

“我们应该去找地牢。”赞恩说。

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" If that blob thing tells Morb we're here — "

“要是那个软泥怪告诉莫布我们在这儿——”

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" How can it do that?" Perda interrupted with a laugh." It doesn't have a mouth!"

“它怎么能告诉呢？”珀达笑着打断道，“它又没有嘴！”

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Meanwhile Gliss was walking ahead." Here's the suite," she called, pushing open a door and peering in

这时格丽丝已经走到前面。“套房在这儿。”她喊道，推开一扇门往里张望。

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" Oh! Is that the magic-sucking machine?"

“哦！那个就是吸魔力的机器吗？”

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Zann, Perda, and Darb all looked into the room

赞恩、珀达和达布都往房间里看去。

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In the center was a large contraption made of bones, books, stones, and other items

中间是一个由骨头、书本、石头和其它物品组成的大型装置。

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" No," said Zann." This is something else."

“不，”赞恩说，“这是别的东西。”

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He looked at the grinning white skull perched on top

他看着顶上那个咧嘴笑的白骨骷髅。

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" Look! There's a map of Magica above that skull."

“看！那个骷髅上方有一张马吉卡的地图。”

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" What are those red dots on the map?" Darb wondered

“地图上那些红点是什么？”达布疑惑地问。

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" I don't know," said Perda." It looks like they're all clustered around the palace."

“我不知道，”佩达说，“看起来它们全都聚集在宫殿周围。”

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Gliss gasped." Morb's prisoners are in the palace — the red dots must be Reds!"

格丽丝倒吸一口气。“莫布的囚犯在宫殿里——那些红点一定是红人！”

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" This machine is probably what Morb has been using to track us — and all the other Reds," said Zann

“这台机器很可能就是莫布用来追踪我们——以及所有其他红人的东西，”赞恩说。

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" I bet if we destroy it, we can use magic again!"

“我敢打赌，要是我们把它毁了，我们就能再使用魔法了！”

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Zann rushed into the room, grabbed a metal candlestick, and began hitting the machine with it

赞恩冲进房间，抓起一个金属烛台，开始用它砸那台机器。

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His friends joined in, using whatever objects they could find

他的朋友们也加入进来，用他们能找到的任何东西砸向机器。

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" Look out!" Darb shouted suddenly

“当心！”达布突然喊道。

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Spinning around, Zann saw a flock of tiny dragons zipping into the room. They swarmed the kids, stinging them

赞恩猛地转身，看见一群小龙飞快地冲进房间，它们一拥而上，蜇咬孩子们。

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" Ignore them!" Zann called." We have to — ouch!"

“别管它们！”赞恩喊道。“我们得——哎哟！”

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One of the dragons had stung his hand. Zann dropped the candlestick, and it rolled under the machine

一只小龙蜇了他的手。赞恩丢下烛台，烛台滚到了机器底下。

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Zann looked around for another weapon, but he didn't see anything

赞恩环顾四周，想找别的武器，但什么也没看到。

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He was about to kick the machine when he had a better idea

他正要踢机器，突然想到了一个更好的主意。

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Standing on tiptoe, he reached up and grabbed the skull off the top

他踮起脚尖，伸手抓住了机器顶上的那个骷髅头。

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The map instantly blinked out of existence, and a strong shock of energy sizzled through Zann's entire body

地图瞬间消失得无影无踪，一股强烈的能量冲击咝咝地穿过赞恩全身。

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Sparks swirled all around him, and his eyes began to feel strange

火花在他周围旋转，他的眼睛开始有异样的感觉。

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As he gripped the skull, energy jumped off his hands, and power surged through him

他紧握着骷髅头，能量从手上跃出，力量在他体内汹涌奔腾。

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" Zann!" Perda shouted." Your eyes are glowing!"

“赞恩！”珀达喊道。“你的眼睛在发光！”

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Zann didn't answer — he had never felt so powerful

赞恩没有回答——他从未感觉如此强大过。

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He took one hand off the skull and pointed it at the machine

他一只手松开骷髅头，指向了机器。

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Instantly a Blast spell shot from his hand, and the machine exploded

瞬间，一个爆破咒从他手中射出，机器爆炸了。

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Perda, Darb, and Gliss shielded their faces as pieces flew everywhere

碎片四处飞散，珀达、达布和格丽丝连忙护住脸。

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Then Zann heard Gliss scream as another tiny dragon stung her

接着，赞恩听到格丽丝的尖叫，又一只小龙蜇了她。

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Zann pointed at the nearest dragon. Another Blast spell shot out, even more powerful than the last

赞恩指向最近的那只小龙，又一个爆破咒射出，比刚才更加强劲。

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Gliss screamed again, jumping away just in time to avoid the blast

格丽丝再次尖叫，及时跳开，躲过了爆炸。

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The spell vaporized several of the dragons — along with all the furniture that had been behind them

咒语把几只小龙连同它们身后的所有家具一起化为了蒸汽。

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" Zann!" Perda cried." What's happening to you?"

“赞恩！”珀达哭喊道。“你怎么了？”

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" What do you mean?" asked Zann. He could feel magical energy shooting all around him like fireworks

“什么意思？”赞恩问道。他能感觉到魔法能量像烟花一样在他周围迸射。

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" I've never felt better!" A new rush of energy coursed through his body

“我感觉好极了！”一股新的能量涌过他的身体。

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Zann sent out more Blast spells, obliterating every tiny dragon he saw

赞恩发出更多的爆破咒，消灭了他看到的每一只小龙。

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Soon the entire room had been reduced to a pile of rubble

很快，整个房间就变成了一堆瓦砾。

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Sunlight poured in through the holes Zann had made in the exterior wall

阳光从赞恩在外墙上炸出的洞里倾泻进来。

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Perda and Gliss stared in horror

珀达和格丽丝惊恐地盯着这一幕。

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" It's that skull!" Darb exclaimed." Zann, you have to drop it!"

“是那个骷髅头！”达布喊道。“赞恩，你必须放下它！”