第一章：世界末日(2)
（飒飒……飒飒飒...咕咕咯咯咯咯，一阵异响之后传来愈行愈远的啪嗒声，似乎有什么诡谲的生物跑开了。）
回应阿尔乔姆的只有一阵怪异的沙沙声和空洞沉闷的咕哝声，他从黑暗中听见了快速而又杂乱的脚步，那东西似乎被他自认为粗犷的嗓音和咯吱作响的机关枪吓到了，正往隧道深处逃跑。阿尔乔姆见状飞快地回到了火堆旁，心安理得地搪塞着彼得·安德列维奇：“不知道是谁，没人过来。我问了对方，也没有回应，就听见它跑了。”
He could hear quick, staccato footsteps in the darkness where moments ago he’d heard a strange rustle and hollow-sounding murmurings. Someone was retreating into the depths of the tunnel, frightened away by Artyom’s gruff voice and the rattling of his weapon. Artyom hurriedly return to the fire and flung an answer at Pyotr Andreevich: ‘Nope, no one came forward. No response, they just ran off.’
“你个蠢猪！早就跟你说过，如果对方没有回应，就马上开枪！你怎么知道对方是谁？说不定刚刚靠近的是暗魇！”
‘You idiot! You were clearly told. If they don’t respond, then shoot immediately! How do you know who that was? Maybe the dark ones are getting closer!’
“屁！我一开始就没觉得他们是人类。那声音听起来很怪，也不像人的脚步声。咋的？你还觉得我分不清人类的脚步嘛！再说了，什么时候暗魇是像那样子跑的？你也知道的，彼得，暗魇会毫不犹豫地向前冲锋。最近他们还赤手空拳袭击了一支巡逻队，竟然能在机关枪的火力之下正面突入。但是刚刚我所接触的东西，是直接逃走了的，应该只是某个胆小的动物。”
（阿尔乔姆如同连珠炮般、看似振振有词的回答，掩饰着他内心的慌张与焦虑。此时作为岗哨的他心里或许明白，一时的胆小会为将来的危机埋下隐患。）
‘No...I don’t think they were people...The sounds were really strange...And the footsteps weren’t human either. What? You think I don’t know what human footsteps like? And anyway, when have the dark ones ever run off like that? You know it yourself, Pyotr Andreevich. Lately they’ve been lunging forward without hesitation. They attacked a patrol with nothing but their bare hands, marching straight into machine-gun fire. But this thing, it ran off straight away...Like some kind of scared animal.’
回应阿尔乔姆的只有一阵怪异的沙沙声和空洞沉闷的咕哝声，他从黑暗中听见了快速而又杂乱的脚步，那东西似乎被他自认为粗犷的嗓音和咯吱作响的机关枪吓到了，正往隧道深处逃跑。阿尔乔姆见状飞快地回到了火堆旁，心安理得地搪塞着彼得·安德列维奇：“不知道是谁，没人过来。我问了对方，也没有回应，就听见它跑了。”
He could hear quick, staccato footsteps in the darkness where moments ago he’d heard a strange rustle and hollow-sounding murmurings. Someone was retreating into the depths of the tunnel, frightened away by Artyom’s gruff voice and the rattling of his weapon. Artyom hurriedly return to the fire and flung an answer at Pyotr Andreevich: ‘Nope, no one came forward. No response, they just ran off.’
“你个蠢猪！早就跟你说过，如果对方没有回应，就马上开枪！你怎么知道对方是谁？说不定刚刚靠近的是暗魇！”
‘You idiot! You were clearly told. If they don’t respond, then shoot immediately! How do you know who that was? Maybe the dark ones are getting closer!’
“屁！我一开始就没觉得他们是人类。那声音听起来很怪，也不像人的脚步声。咋的？你还觉得我分不清人类的脚步嘛！再说了，什么时候暗魇是像那样子跑的？你也知道的，彼得，暗魇会毫不犹豫地向前冲锋。最近他们还赤手空拳袭击了一支巡逻队，竟然能在机关枪的火力之下正面突入。但是刚刚我所接触的东西，是直接逃走了的，应该只是某个胆小的动物。”
（阿尔乔姆如同连珠炮般、看似振振有词的回答，掩饰着他内心的慌张与焦虑。此时作为岗哨的他心里或许明白，一时的胆小会为将来的危机埋下隐患。）
‘No...I don’t think they were people...The sounds were really strange...And the footsteps weren’t human either. What? You think I don’t know what human footsteps like? And anyway, when have the dark ones ever run off like that? You know it yourself, Pyotr Andreevich. Lately they’ve been lunging forward without hesitation. They attacked a patrol with nothing but their bare hands, marching straight into machine-gun fire. But this thing, it ran off straight away...Like some kind of scared animal.’
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