Бегущий в лабиринте

Chapter 20

           Ithadaltereditscourseandwasalmostonhim,reachingoutwithitsclaspingclaw.

           Thomasfoundavinehalfwaytothegroundandgraspedit,hisarmsalmostrippingoutoftheirsocketsatthesuddenstop.Hepushedoffthewallwithbothfeetashardashecould,swinginghisbodyawayfromitjustastheGrieverchargedinwithitsclawandneedles.Thomaskickedoutwithhisrightleg,connectingwiththearmattachedtotheclaw.Asharpcrackrevealedasmallvictory,butanyelationendedwhenherealizedthatthemomentumofhisswingwasnowpullinghimbackdowntolandrightontopofthecreature.

           Pulsingwithadrenaline,Thomasdrewhislegstogetherandpulledthemtightagainsthischest.AssoonashemadecontactwiththeGriever’sbody,disgustinglysinkinginchesintoitsgushyskin,hekickedoutwithbothfeettopushoff,squirmingtoavoidtheswarmofneedlesandclawscomingathimfromalldirections.Heswunghisbodyoutandtotheleft;thenhejumpedtowardthewalloftheMaze,tryingtograbanothervine;theGriever’svicioustoolssnappedandclawedathimfrombehind.Hefeltadeepscratchonhisback.

           Flailingonceagain,Thomasfoundanewvineandclutcheditwithbothhands.Hegrippedtheplantjustenoughtoslowhimdownasheslidtotheground,ignoringthehorribleburn.Assoonashisfeethitthesolidstonefloor,hetookoff,runningdespitethescreamofexhaustionfromhisbody.

           Aboomingcrashsoundedbehindhim,followedbytherolling,cracking,whirringoftheGriever

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