「嘶嘶……啾啾……吱吱……」219Please respect copyright.PENANAvbbpXcXmfU
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模糊的聲音透過玻璃牆傳來,像是某種生物的低語。是錯覺嗎?不,不可能——我看見走在前方的兩個人也被聲音吸引,神色微變,朝聲音來源的方向望去。219Please respect copyright.PENANA5QLUcTFqad
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「嘎嘎……呱呱……吱吱……」219Please respect copyright.PENANAgfeFDLap7P
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那絕對不是幻聽,而是某種痛苦的哀鳴,像動物,也像……其他無法形容的存在。詭異的叫聲在走廊中回蕩,但領路的工作人員卻毫無反應,依舊穩步前行。相比之下,跟在我身後的人卻明顯加快腳步,彷彿想緊貼著我尋求安全感。我能感受到他急促的呼吸,幾乎要貼上我的背。219Please respect copyright.PENANATaTt57zh0V
突然——219Please respect copyright.PENANACwbVz92tZc
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「砰!」219Please respect copyright.PENANAzR9I9liiuW
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我被後面的人撞了一下,腳下一絆,整個人狼狽地向前撲倒,重重摔在冰冷的地板上。手掌摩擦地面,傳來一陣刺痛。我還來不及爬起,便猛然抬頭,卻對上了一張令人毛骨悚然的臉。219Please respect copyright.PENANASmwGCq9RtB
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紫色燈光從天花板照射下來,映在那張面孔上,扭曲的陰影讓它顯得更加怪異。那是一張幾乎腐爛的臉,皮膚佈滿潰爛的痕跡,乾涸的血塊覆蓋著裂開的傷口,嘴角仍有暗褐色的液體緩緩滴落。它的眼睛死灰色,沒有焦距,四肢異常瘦削,彷彿一具枯槁的軀殼,但它的身體卻微微顫抖著,似乎還活著。219Please respect copyright.PENANAJSIavcGU2O
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一股冰冷的寒意瞬間爬滿我的脊椎,冷汗順著額角滑落,我的喉嚨像被什麼堵住了一樣,無法發出聲音。肌肉僵硬得連逃跑的念頭都來不及生起,就在那一瞬間——219Please respect copyright.PENANAIvDxM8m23u
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有人猛地把我拉了起來。219Please respect copyright.PENANAGslSFoSKmi
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「你還好嗎?」219Please respect copyright.PENANAASZkXtps4P
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耳邊響起工作人員淡漠的聲音,他拍了拍我的肩膀,語氣中毫無驚訝。219Please respect copyright.PENANAHkCuZouRDa
「呃……那個……」我剛想開口,卻被他直接打斷。219Please respect copyright.PENANAkaPAxBBW8o
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「有話等上去再說吧,我相信沒有人想在這層多待一秒。」他的語氣不容置疑,隨即帶著我們繼續前行。219Please respect copyright.PENANAmHp1FqfZyn
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他拿出員工卡,在閘門旁的讀卡器上刷了一下,門鎖隨即發出一聲低沉的「嗶——」,大門緩緩開啟。我們踏入其中,然後,所有人都愣住了。219Please respect copyright.PENANAVPjgX385YV
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眼前的景象,簡直與剛才的陰森地獄截然不同——219Please respect copyright.PENANAzuvosUY3PR
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這是一個宛如五星級酒店大廳的空間。挑高的天花板,富麗堂皇的裝潢,甚至分成三個不同的樓層。柔和的黃金燈光灑落,映照在大理石地板上,閃爍著暖色調的光輝。這裡真的還是同一座設施嗎?
大廳內人來人往,有人懶洋洋地靠在沙發上休息,有人坐在吧台邊談笑風生,還有人在角落的賭場玩著老虎機,空氣中瀰漫著輕快的音樂與酒精的氣息。219Please respect copyright.PENANAMxIW12gwls
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「歡迎來到第八層。」工作人員笑著說,「這裡的人都是比你們更早來的參與者。這個空間是為了讓你們放鬆,所有娛樂設施與食物都是免費的。當然,你們明天還有研究要進行,所以現在先休息吧。你們的房間就在這個公共區域的後方,從那個出口進去就到了。」219Please respect copyright.PENANAulFqlGzcc3
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他指向遠處的大門,正當我們還在消化這突如其來的奢華景象時,隊伍裡的一人開口問道:「那我們的房間鑰匙呢?」219Please respect copyright.PENANAtWLbslm4zS
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工作人員只是笑了笑,意味深長地指了指我們手上的手環,然後轉身離去。219Please respect copyright.PENANART4EFdxvKv
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我低頭看了一眼自己的手環——原來這東西還能當鑰匙?這座設施到底還藏著多少秘密?219Please respect copyright.PENANAHZsIzotSYU
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其他人見狀,有些直接回房休息,有些則留在大廳內參觀,甚至開始享受這裡的設備,氣氛宛如度假般輕鬆。219Please respect copyright.PENANAVOfBqYpy9s
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既然免費,那就來杯酒吧。219Please respect copyright.PENANAZaylJUpzHg
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我走向吧台,在高腳椅上坐下,對調酒師說:「來一品脫啤酒。」219Please respect copyright.PENANA09f3XS13yh
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沒多久,一杯金黃色的液體便擺在我面前。我端起酒杯,環顧四周,觀察著這個詭異而奢華的空間,然後輕抿了一口。219Please respect copyright.PENANAMxhlf5O3sw
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味道……有點怪異。219Please respect copyright.PENANAkWyNHbWGq4
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但也不至於難喝,可能只是我還不習慣東部的啤酒罷了。219Please respect copyright.PENANAukEV4PiYix
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我將酒杯放回吧台,卻沒注意到,杯壁上緩緩滑落的酒液,竟泛著一絲詭異的暗紅色——219Please respect copyright.PENANAqZKoHVMzzT
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像極了,我剛才在那張腐爛嘴角看到的液體。219Please respect copyright.PENANATe90KJ7A7Z
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「喂,朋友,你是剛進來的吧?」219Please respect copyright.PENANAxYJvy9mgVR
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剛坐下沒多久,身旁傳來一把略帶沙啞的聲音。我轉頭,一名中年男子正舉著酒杯,朝我微微一笑,示意要乾杯。219Please respect copyright.PENANAM5UCgmHALN
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我愣了一下,隨即舉起手中的啤酒,與他輕碰了一下。「叮——」清脆的聲響在空氣中回蕩。219Please respect copyright.PENANAHuYFf8vSlt
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「對,我剛剛才進來的。」我抿了口酒,環顧四周,忍不住苦笑道:「這地方未免太誇張了吧?我原本以為這裡會像實驗室一樣,到處都是儀器跟研究人員,沒想到竟然像間五星級酒店。在來的路上,我還一直想著,自己到底能不能熬過這六個月……」219Please respect copyright.PENANAP2gdKygj27
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酒精開始發揮作用,我的語氣變得比剛才輕鬆許多。219Please respect copyright.PENANA50s2Y0OOJ3


