048 唤醒机器

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Zann crouched unseen behind the large plant as Morb and the trolls walked toward the machine

Zann蜷缩在那棵大植物后面，躲过了视线，而Morb和巨魔们正朝机器走去。

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Morb stopped in front of the enormous contraption and studied it

Morb停在了那个巨大装置前，仔细打量着它。

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He had a strange and frightening look on his face

他脸上露出一副奇怪又可怕的表情。

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He barely noticed when Slib came scurrying into the courtyard

当Slib急急忙忙跑进院子时，他几乎没注意到。

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" Thank you for saving me from that terrifying creature, Your Majesty," said Slib." And for lifting the Dousing spell."

“谢谢您把我从那个可怕生物手中救出来，陛下，”Slib说，“还要感谢您解除了‘浇灭咒’。”

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" I almost didn't bother to save you," he told Slib, still looking at the machine

“我差点懒得救你，”他对Slib说，眼睛依然看着机器。

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" You really aren't worth the energy it took

“你压根不值得我费那么大劲。

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But I wanted you to witness my moment of triumph."

但我想要你亲眼见证我胜利的时刻。”

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" It will be my honor, Your Majesty," said Slib, simpering

“那将是我的荣幸，陛下，”Slib皮笑肉不笑地说。

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Zann crouched lower, taking care to stay hidden

Zann把身子伏得更低了，小心地不让自己被发现。

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He wished he knew how to do that Guiding spell that Fala had used

他真希望自己也会用法拉用过的那道导引咒。

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Boz and all those other powerful Reds were right inside

波兹和其他法力高强的红魔法师们就在里面。

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They could stop Morb. If only Zann could somehow let them know that Morb was back!

他们能阻止莫布。要是赞恩能设法让他们知道莫布回来了就好了！

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But it was too risky. If Zann made a move, Morb would hear him

但那太冒险了。要是赞恩一动，莫布就会听见。

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The trolls would hear him. Zann decided to stay put and wait

巨魔们也会听见。赞恩决定待在原地等待时机。

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He watched as Morb held up a hand. Dangling from it was something small

他看见莫布举起一只手，手指上垂着一个小小的东西。

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Zann squinted and saw that it was a leech

赞恩眯起眼细看，发现那是一只水蛭。

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" Do you see this, you incompetent fool?" Morb said, thrusting the wriggling gray creature toward Slib

“看见了吗，你这个无能的蠢货？”莫布说着，把扭动的灰色小虫塞到斯利布眼前。

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" This was all I needed to complete my machine and put the final step of my plan into action."

“我只差这个，就能完成我的机器，启动我计划的最后一步了。”

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" B-but how, Your Majesty?" Slib stammered

“可……可这怎么用，陛下？”斯利布结结巴巴地问。

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" I thought you needed the blue leeches to make the machine work

“我以为你需要蓝色水蛭才能启动机器。

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It would take thousands of ordinary Magica leeches to equal just a handful of the blue ones!"

几千只普通马吉卡水蛭才抵得上一小把蓝色的！”

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Morb sneered." If it's thousands I need, then it's thousands I'll have."

莫布嗤笑道：“如果需要几千只，那我就变出几千只。”

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He tossed the leech onto the ground

他把水蛭扔到地上。

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Then he rubbed his hands together, causing sparks to fly

然后，他双手一搓，火花飞溅。

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There was a flash of energy, and another identical leech appeared beside the first

一道能量闪过，第一只水蛭旁边出现了另一只一模一样的水蛭。

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Slib stared in awe." How is that possible?"

斯利布敬畏地注视着。“这怎么可能？”

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Zann was awed too. Morb had just used a Duplication spell on the leech

赞恩也震惊了。莫布刚才对水蛭使用了复制咒语。

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" I didn't know that spell could work on a living creature!" Zann thought

“我没想到那个咒语竟能对活物施展！”赞恩心想。

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He watched as Morb used the spell again and again

他看着莫布一遍又一遍地施放这个咒语。

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Soon there were dozens of leeches writhing on the ground — and then hundreds

很快，地上就有几十条水蛭在蠕动——接着是几百条。

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Zann glanced at Morb, wondering when he was going to stop

赞恩瞥了莫布一眼，想知道他什么时候才会停下来。

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Morb was red-faced and breathless. It was obvious that the Duplication spell was using up a lot of his energy

莫布满脸通红，上气不接下气。显然，复制咒消耗了他大量的精力。

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Finally Morb lowered his hand and stepped back

终于，莫布放下手，后退了一步。

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" Put them in the machine," he ordered the trolls

“把它们放进机器里。”他向巨魔们命令道。

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The trolls scooped up handfuls of leeches and started shoving them into a hole directly beneath the jawbone

巨魔们捧起一把把水蛭，开始将它们塞进颌骨正下方的一个洞里。

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" Careful!" Morb said as a troll's hand bumped the machine

“小心！”当一个巨魔的手撞到机器时，莫布说道。

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" That's a one-of-a-kind relic, you clumsy fool!"

“那可是独一无二的遗物，你这个笨手笨脚的傻瓜！”

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Regardless of the danger to himself, Zann knew he had to do something

赞恩不顾自身安危，知道自己必须做点什么。

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He stood up and quickly created some friction

他站起身来，迅速制造了一些摩擦。

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" Boz! Morb is in the courtyard!" he shouted, using a Swelling spell to make his voice carry into the ballroom

"博兹！莫布在院子里！" 他大喊道，用了一个扩音咒，好让自己的声音能传到宴会厅里。

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Morb spun around. His eyes widened when he saw Zann

莫布猛地转过身。当他看到赞恩时，眼睛瞪得老大。

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" You again!" he snarled

"又是你！" 他咆哮道。

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Morb sent a Blast spell flying at Zann

莫布朝赞恩放出一道爆裂咒。

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Zann barely managed to dodge it, and it demolished a stone bench instead

赞恩勉强躲了过去，咒语却把一张石凳击得粉碎。

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Zann gulped. Morb might have been weakened by the Duplication spell, but he was still incredibly strong

赞恩倒吸一口凉气。莫布虽然被复制咒削弱了，但依然强得可怕。

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" Protect!" Zann blurted out, rubbing his hands together

"护盾！" 赞恩脱口而出，双手合在一起搓动。

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A glowing purple bubble appeared, surrounding him on all sides

一个发着光的紫色泡泡出现了，把他全身都包围起来。

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" Nice try, boy," Morb said sarcastically, rubbing his fingers together until sparks flew

"想得美，小子，" 莫布挖苦道，手指搓动着，直到迸出火花。

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" But your pathetic Shield spell is no match for my power!"

"但你那个不堪一击的护盾咒，可没法跟我的力量抗衡！"

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Zann gulped, amazed at the energy sparking out of Morb's hands

赞恩咽了口唾沫，惊讶地看着莫布手中迸射出的能量。

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Morb was right. Zann's Shield spell could never stop one of Morb's blasts

莫布说得对。赞恩的护盾咒绝不可能挡住莫布的一击。

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And it was too late to run

而且逃跑也已经太迟了。

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But Zann wasn't going to let Morb see him cower

但赞恩不想让莫布看到自己退缩。

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Squaring his shoulders, he stared at the ball of energy hurtling toward him, waiting for the Blast spell to blow him apart

他挺起胸膛，盯着那团向他猛冲过来的能量球，等着爆裂咒将自己炸飞。

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Just as Morb's blast was about to reach him, Zann saw his Shield spell change colors and expand

就在莫布的爆裂能量即将击中他时，赞恩看到自己的护盾咒改变了颜色，并迅速扩张。

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His eyes widened as the Blast spell bounced off it, shattering part of a nearby fountain

他瞪大了眼睛，看着爆裂咒被护盾弹开，击碎了附近喷泉的一部分。

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" What just happened?" wondered Zann

“刚才发生了什么？”赞恩纳闷道。

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" Zann!" Boz shouted

“赞恩！”博兹喊道。

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Turning his head, Zann saw that his grandfather was running into the courtyard, along with a few other Reds

赞恩转过头，看到祖父和另外几个红魔法师正跑进庭院。

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Boz had seen what was happening just in time to add his power to Zann's shield

博兹及时看到了发生的事，将自己的力量加持到了赞恩的护盾上。

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Morb raised his hand." Freeze!"

莫布举起手。“冻结！”

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Boz and the other Reds were instantly frozen in place

博兹和其他的红魔法师瞬间被定在了原地。

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Without Boz's magic, Zann's shield lost its power

没有了博兹的魔法加持，赞恩的护盾失去了力量。

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Morb turned back to Zann and smiled

莫布转向赞恩，露出了微笑。

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" Now, if I remember correctly, I was about to blast you into oblivion."

“现在，如果我没记错的话，我正准备把你炸得灰飞烟灭。”

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But before Zann could react, he heard a long, wheezing groan — it was the machine

但赞恩还没来得及反应，就听到一声悠长、刺耳的呻吟——是那台机器发出的。

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The trolls were forcing the last of the leeches into the hole

巨魔们正把最后几条水蛭塞进那个洞里去。

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Now the pythons in the glass tube were writhing furiously

这时，玻璃管里的巨蟒们开始疯狂地扭动起来。

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" Uh-oh," Zann muttered

“哎呀，不好。”赞恩咕哝道。

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Morb lifted his arms in triumph." Yes! Now Magica will witness my true power!"

莫布得意地举起双臂。“太棒了！现在，整个魔法界都将见证我真正的力量！”

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A thick, dark circle of smoke rose from the jawbone and slowly spread out in every direction

一圈浓黑的烟雾从颚骨上升起，缓缓地向四面八方扩散开来。

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A troll standing next to the machine blinked as the smoke enveloped its body

一个站在机器旁的巨魔眨了下眼，烟雾就裹住了它的身体。

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Within seconds the troll slumped to the ground with a grunt

几秒钟之内，那个巨魔咕哝一声，瘫倒在了地上。

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Zann could see the magical energy leave its body and flow into the spongelike creature

赞恩能看见魔法能量离开了它的身体，流入了那个海绵状的生物体内。

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From there the energy appeared to mix with the water and then drip down into a glass tank beneath

从那里开始，能量似乎与水混合，然后滴入下方的一个玻璃水槽里。

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Morb eyed the tank and smiled." It's working!

莫布注视着水槽，笑了。“起作用了！

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The ancient texts were right! Soon I will control every last bit of magic in Magica, and everyone will be forced to bow before me!"

古书上的记载是对的！很快，我将控制魔法界的每一丝魔法，所有人都将被迫向我俯首称臣！”