我的妹妹患有白化症,病症不是很嚴重,醫生說隨著年齡增長,症狀有機會改善。51Please respect copyright.PENANAatXvXbNFUi
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她天生擁有一頭灰白色的長髮與藍灰色的眼睛,與平凡的我截然不同,即便如此,我們依舊是血脈相連的兄妹。51Please respect copyright.PENANAxV3UCXWBuC
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那個時候還沒有新蟲族,多虧了這點,她才沒有因異樣的外貌而被誤認為是怪物,這也是屬於我們這些戰爭中的孩子,一點小小幸運。51Please respect copyright.PENANAheLnwWqxQk
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不過,也就僅此而已了。51Please respect copyright.PENANAhoaBdjblw7
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「啊!哥哥你回來了!」51Please respect copyright.PENANAvisJe9tbad
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艾拉披著四散的白髮,衝出「房門」迎接。說是房門,實際上就只是一塊勉強能遮擋視線的破布簾。51Please respect copyright.PENANA6FSfSx0BaM
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「工作辛苦了!今天還好嗎?」她接過羅特手中的罐頭,踮起腳尖拍掉他臉上的泥灰。51Please respect copyright.PENANAxGlGRGIfsg
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「還可以,只是砲彈的產量似乎又增加了。」羅特語氣精簡,帶著一絲掩飾不住的疲倦:「昨晚又有一家搬走了,這些是他們留下的。」51Please respect copyright.PENANAMMYVZaPrZY
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他將一包裝滿雜物的塑膠袋倒在「桌」上:破舊的日記本、過期的貓餅乾、掉漆的馬克杯與一條舊抹布……裡頭沒一件完整的東西,但對於他們來說卻都彌足珍貴。51Please respect copyright.PENANARbVtRaNLzd
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「反正他們也不會再回來了,我想說這些東西應該能幫上一點忙。」51Please respect copyright.PENANA7ujapJlYvO
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「哇哦~謝謝你!」艾拉興致勃勃地拾起那個邊緣缺了一角的馬克杯,指尖輕撫著殘存的花紋。51Please respect copyright.PENANAdqBVt6NKbR
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但很快,笑意便黯淡了下來。51Please respect copyright.PENANA1R7pOEHA07
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「是說……又有人離開了呀……」51Please respect copyright.PENANABe0TjEg0NV
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「是啊。」他神情僵了一瞬,隨即若無其事地脫下那件滿是油垢的舊外套,往角落那堆散發著霉味的「床鋪」一靠:「先休息吧,我有點累了。」51Please respect copyright.PENANAG59qMftsN9
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艾拉歪著頭,眉頭微蹙:「不吃東西嗎?」51Please respect copyright.PENANA275aHsn75G
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「妳吃就好,我不餓。」他面不改色地閉上眼。51Please respect copyright.PENANANAzZg1y2Pp
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「……」51Please respect copyright.PENANAlUfGSV6eLI
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兩人的父母很早就死了,在這亂世中只留下兄妹倆相依為命。這也是沒辦法的事,畢竟戰爭爆發時,首當其衝的正是位於西南方的國家。51Please respect copyright.PENANAqlGom9EMd6
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只是,如果可以的話,希望父母能不是在他們面前被蟲子開腸剖肚,撕成碎片後像肉乾一樣嚼爛。51Please respect copyright.PENANAKlFLch2Mlw
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但或許是當時年紀太小的緣故,艾拉似乎選擇性地遺忘了這件事情,對他而言,這是再好不過的結果了。51Please respect copyright.PENANA65BfqsVBpl
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「唔?!」還不等他沉入疲憊的夢鄉,一支舊湯匙便強硬地塞入嘴裡,軟爛的腥味在舌尖綻開。51Please respect copyright.PENANAwYUWsQnpPF
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「這樣子不行哦。」艾拉捧著半開的罐頭,目光帶著不容拒絕的嚴厲,在昏暗的燭火下竟顯得有些威嚴:「哥哥不好好吃飯的話,我會生氣的。」51Please respect copyright.PENANAQruK7rOxqN
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羅特艱難咀嚼著那塊難以下嚥、不知由什麼成分組成的罐頭肉,乾咳了兩聲,總算是和著苦澀的唾液吞了下去。51Please respect copyright.PENANARIjuVp9mk4
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「真乖~」51Please respect copyright.PENANATJmbddDelQ
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艾拉露出滿意的微笑,那道清脆的聲音、那抹純粹的笑容,在光影斑駁的廢墟下,宛如這個破碎末世中唯一尚未褪色的藝術品。51Please respect copyright.PENANAZq9NIlIjTG
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「……妳也快點吃,剩下的明天還要撐一天。」羅特抹了抹嘴角的殘渣,聲音依舊因缺水而有些沙啞。51Please respect copyright.PENANAwtcHln9r7g
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艾拉乖巧地點點頭,小口地吞嚥著剩餘的罐頭,她一邊嚼著,一邊像探險家挖掘寶藏似地翻動著塑膠袋。她抽出那本破舊的日記本,雖然封皮已經受潮發霉,但她仍舊小心翼翼,像捧著什麼失落文明的上古典籍似的。51Please respect copyright.PENANAPzBGRxtdFo
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「哥哥,你說……這些搬走的人,會去哪裡?」艾拉低著頭,指尖劃過粗糙的紙頁:「是去報紙上說的那個『安全區』嗎?」51Please respect copyright.PENANA8fuMEhiGL0
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羅特正準備躺下的動作僵住了。51Please respect copyright.PENANAO8pt4ppULr
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他看著搖晃的布簾縫隙,窗外遠處的地平線上,工廠的煙囪正噴吐著暗紅色的火光,那裡是生產砲彈的地方,是這座城市唯一還在跳動的脈搏,卻也像是一座巨大的焚化爐。51Please respect copyright.PENANAuuOuskc6jB
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「或許吧。」51Please respect copyright.PENANA9rqMB0bYQs
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羅特撒了謊。51Please respect copyright.PENANAnpuvx48JTA
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他知道那些消失的鄰居去了哪,他們不是搬走,而是被「徵調」了。在資源匱乏的戰爭中,老弱殘兵是最後的燃料,當然,也是前線最廉價的消耗品。51Please respect copyright.PENANAUnePV7bgqk
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但他不能告訴艾拉,那些人離開時,眼底流露的不是希望,而是死灰般的絕望。51Please respect copyright.PENANA9kL9xkqrSV
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「如果在那裡的話,我就不會被當成怪胎了吧?」艾拉輕聲呢喃,將一縷灰白的髮絲纏繞指尖。51Please respect copyright.PENANADHNaU8tl9C
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「妳本來就不是怪胎。」羅特背對著微弱的油燈,語氣一如往常地透著不容拒絕的堅定:「妳是我的妹妹,艾拉。不管這世界變得怎麼樣,這點永遠不會改變。」51Please respect copyright.PENANAkCZoMrU45u
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「嗯,我知道呀。」艾拉笑了笑,熄滅了燈。51Please respect copyright.PENANADFaQL9sGcq
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黑暗瞬間吞噬了這個狹小的空間,只剩彼此起伏的呼吸聲。51Please respect copyright.PENANAccCtWcx6Uw
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「晚安,哥哥。」51Please respect copyright.PENANAptEB3fYfEk
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「晚安。」51Please respect copyright.PENANAjYv7YjNgjr
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「嗯……」51Please respect copyright.PENANAQrtFNnwkeM
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黑暗中,羅特感覺到一隻冰涼的小手鑽進他的掌心,握得很緊。漸漸地,呼吸變得平穩。51Please respect copyright.PENANApVPHea2d1F
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轟隆——51Please respect copyright.PENANAuxiaZia9kN
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遠方傳來一聲沉悶的巨響,震得天花板掉下些許灰土。羅特沒有睜眼,他早已習慣了這種日常。那是前線的砲火聲,還是新一批飛彈的轟炸?他不在乎。51Please respect copyright.PENANAggj7mvLm6l
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然而,在半夢半醒間,一陣嘈雜的喧嘩聲將羅特喚醒,本能使他猛地警覺,翻身坐起。51Please respect copyright.PENANAyS18tkasg0
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「哥哥……?」艾拉揉了揉迷糊的眼睛,睡眼惺忪地看向房門邊正披上外套的羅特。51Please respect copyright.PENANAh2WxY7P9kz
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「等我一下,艾拉,我去看看外面怎麼了。」51Please respect copyright.PENANAiVFIgGy5cl
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羅特撥開了那塊充當房門的破布簾,晚春寒冷的空氣如利刃般割在臉上,讓睡意瞬間清醒大半。51Please respect copyright.PENANAxmuBqIVbux
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但令他更加震撼的,是街上四散奔逃的人群,混亂滲入了城市的每一處街道。51Please respect copyright.PENANA2wDFzcZeGg
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「怎麼了?發生什麼事了!」他拽住一個瘋狂逃竄的男人,卻被對方驚恐地一把甩開。51Please respect copyright.PENANAu0QqCOWL91
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他迅速掃過慌亂的人群,拖著破爛皮箱的、渾身是血的、緊緊抱著布偶的……從遠方的市區如逃難般四散而來,將本就不大的巷弄堵得水洩不通。51Please respect copyright.PENANAX6UNRPkyBB
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咻——砰!51Please respect copyright.PENANA1Tp0iBNXdN
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就在他發愣之際,一枚照明彈伴隨著巨響劃破天際,瞬間將黑夜強行染成刺眼的慘白色。鋪天蓋地的濃煙遮蔽了遠方市區的天空,與工廠那樣暗紅色的煙霧不同,而是一種宛如生物般竄動閃爍的火舌。51Please respect copyright.PENANAxyMYbvv5gM
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「羅特!」51Please respect copyright.PENANA5eRCy9AwED
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一道滄桑且顫抖的聲音傳來。羅特猛然回頭,看見那位留著大鬍子的辛瓦老爹正抱著一個殘破的手提箱,跌跌撞撞地跑來。51Please respect copyright.PENANA2D9H2hE7LL
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「辛瓦老爹!」羅特上前扶住他。51Please respect copyright.PENANAC9qJ0aclM1
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那是軍工廠裡同一條生產線的和藹老爺爺,在他初入工廠時,對他總是處處照顧,在羅特心裡,他就像第二個父親一樣。51Please respect copyright.PENANAhdSXX4543T
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他的兒子在最早期的蟲族戰爭中殞命,他總說著自己已經失去活著的意義,哪怕就此死去也毫無怨言,但在見到羅特後,又有了繼續活下去的動力。51Please respect copyright.PENANA0AAHvXOmfh
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「你還在這裡幹什麼?還不快帶著艾拉離開!」辛瓦老爹抓住他的雙臂,力道大的像要捏碎他的骨頭。51Please respect copyright.PENANA1HokH6uwoA
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「怎麼了?到底發生什麼事了?」51Please respect copyright.PENANAAp5Gpu8aZq
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「是蟲族!蟲族攻破了西南邊的防線!湧入市中心了!」辛瓦老爹聲嘶力竭地吼道,像要將這具老朽的生命喊盡。51Please respect copyright.PENANAUgxT0nuLqu
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「怎麼會……」51Please respect copyright.PENANAqlJtCQpa9R
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轟——!!51Please respect copyright.PENANAoOgAQpEjva
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驚天動地的轟鳴聲伴隨著壓縮的空氣傳來,地面劇烈的震動讓兩人失去重心,死死抓住了一根外露的生鏽管線才沒摔倒。51Please respect copyright.PENANAwupsk64Eni
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他抬頭望向遠方直衝天際的火光,羅特僵住了目光——那是軍工廠的方向,是他們、也是整座城市生存的根基。51Please respect copyright.PENANAB3x5HDJLNW
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嗚————嗚————嗚————51Please respect copyright.PENANAvQlKDrHNqK
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隨後,是響徹雲霄的警報聲,淒厲得像是整座城市的哭號。51Please respect copyright.PENANAMKVxgMEE4U
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「艾拉……」51Please respect copyright.PENANAAZ64T97BdK
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來不及向辛瓦老爹告別,羅特便跌跌撞撞地衝回那破敗的隔間,幾乎是整個人撞開了房間的布簾。51Please respect copyright.PENANAeqUofAkngF
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「艾拉!」51Please respect copyright.PENANAMq42jwfNIf
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「哥哥……發生什麼事了?我們要走了嗎?」艾拉從搖晃的陰影中抬起頭,雙眼滿是驚惶。51Please respect copyright.PENANAYz31l64CCR
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「沒錯!現在就要!快點!」51Please respect copyright.PENANAQc2IYyjn9a
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羅特單手抄起早已備好的背袋,另一隻手抓起桌上那包剛倒出來不久的「寶藏」,胡亂地將日記本與馬克杯塞回袋子裡。這動作粗魯得不像他,但他知道,那是艾拉唯一的慰藉。51Please respect copyright.PENANAUEXsTYJbzQ
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羅特將那件寬大、散發著機油味的舊連帽大衣,不由分說地套在艾拉瘦弱的身軀上。51Please respect copyright.PENANAHDblpG88Vh
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「戴上這個!」羅特迅速從雜物堆翻出一段麻繩,將兩端分別死死勒在艾拉與自己的手腕上,打了個死結:「這樣我們死都不會走散了,就像之前一樣。」51Please respect copyright.PENANAFNFDHsoSsU
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艾拉點點頭,緊閉的雙脣像在繃緊著隨時都會潰堤的淚水。51Please respect copyright.PENANApXeTUuKcwi
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羅特提著僅剩的物資,另一隻手緊緊扣住艾拉的手腕。跨出房門,迎面撞上的不再是熟悉的鄰里,而是如野獸般嘶吼、推擠的崩潰人群。51Please respect copyright.PENANAQXfV8c9gMD
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街道已經徹底失控了。51Please respect copyright.PENANAaQQLt7UKBY
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「讓開!給我滾開!」一個推著板車的男人瘋狂地撞開路人,板車上堆疊著可笑的高級家具,在崎嶇的石子路上顛簸得嘎吱作響。51Please respect copyright.PENANARlENUjrXJJ
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「哥哥,老爹呢?」艾拉縮在巨大的連身帽下,聲音顫抖。51Please respect copyright.PENANAswVshz0hN9
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羅特沒有回答。他眼角的餘光掠過辛瓦老爹剛才離去的方向,那裡只剩下一片湧動的人潮與被踩扁、開裂的提箱。51Please respect copyright.PENANABN70lEiNYm
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「別看,艾拉。」羅特緊握艾拉的指尖因用力而發白,嗓音沙啞得厲害:「看著我的背就好。」51Please respect copyright.PENANAvKpPqjimpp
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這時,街道盡頭的擴音器噴濺出尖銳的電子干擾音,隨即傳來機械而冰冷的男聲:51Please respect copyright.PENANADNB3kRZuOs
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「全體市民請注意,這是一則由國防部發出的緊急撤離命令。」51Please respect copyright.PENANAs37tS0pSwC
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「重複一遍,這是一則緊急撤離命令。」51Please respect copyright.PENANAVlZMmnsXWb
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「受當前環境威脅影響,本市已被劃定為紅色危險區。本區域防衛線即將重新部署,請立刻離開建築物,前往最近的第 4 號集結點搭乘運輸載具。」51Please respect copyright.PENANAsxUA04r7Ah
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廣播在混亂的哭喊聲中顯得荒謬且遲緩。51Please respect copyright.PENANApWtbYDUhxD
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「請保持冷靜,優先讓老人、孩童及行動不便者上車。所有私人車輛禁止駛入主幹道,以確保救難通道暢通。任何趁亂實施暴力或掠奪行為者,軍方將依戒嚴法採取必要手段,當場擊斃。」51Please respect copyright.PENANAccetmdBtAl
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「撤離行動將於 20 分鐘後結束,逾時將封鎖該區域。祝各位平安。」51Please respect copyright.PENANAd5dC1MgUQO
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「平安?」 羅特在心中慘笑一聲,。51Please respect copyright.PENANAbOtkWsqgBf
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「封鎖該區域」,他知道這代表什麼意思。二十分鐘後,這座城市將從世界地圖上徹底消失——就像先前的一千三百座城市一樣。51Please respect copyright.PENANAEivjSBH5f0
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轟隆——51Please respect copyright.PENANAHAyZNdM5v5
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數架隱形戰鬥機低空掠過,引擎的爆鳴聲幾乎要撕裂耳膜,戰機掠過的尾跡像是一道道刀痕,割裂了遠方如鮮血般燃燒的夜空。51Please respect copyright.PENANAutNpZEOAsd
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「再重複一遍,這是一則緊急撤離命令……」51Please respect copyright.PENANAhHT7OEdaL5
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廣播還在迴盪,但羅特已經帶著艾拉,一頭扎進了那片看不到盡頭的人海中。51Please respect copyright.PENANAnOjMQYnQCT
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而在地平線那一端,遙遠的城市火光深處,則迴盪著一陣低頻而厚重的咆嘯,將夜色一步步拖往更深沉的黑暗。


