那兒降下一道光 The Sunbeams - ［４５］：那哭聲來自……（三）

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　　「發生什麼事了！」哈吉爾一聽見湯花急切的叫，不顧二郎還在更衣室內大喊著叫他回來，直直衝進泡湯區。264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbmYYpRotNZ
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　　憑著聲音衝破霧氣來到淋浴區，哈吉爾低頭，深怕看到不該看的東西只敢盯著地面，卻看到趴在地面的和梨，不禁睜大了眼。264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvlHPFnwfxU
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　　「和——」264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgdxYu5Ngyz
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　　「你來得正好。」湯花指著泛著漣漪的池子那頭，「和梨是被那隻怪物傷成這樣的，你去看一下。」264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrlliGK5nns
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　　起初看到光著身子的和梨時內心還閃過片刻的羞澀，哈吉爾隨即注意到她身上不規則的瘀青及傷口，心情轉為擔心，然而在聽到湯花的話語後，他內心便是一把火衝上來。264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡykxug46XO5
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　　即使毫不猶豫地將腳尖轉向了，他仍不忘確認，「妳有看到怪物長怎樣嗎？」264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc3W79rIjTA
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　　「本體在水裡，我沒看到，只有看到透明觸手縮回去了。」264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡru6gCyb2LZ
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　　接著便是一陣無人開口的寂靜，哈吉爾遲遲沒有過去，似乎是在思考著什麼，畢竟貿然行動可是討罰怪物時的大忌。264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdbmlkIvLJT
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　　直到二郎從更衣室裡追出來才打破現場的沉默。264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb3f5CdYqr6
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　　「怎麼回事？」他把剛才費了數十秒才找到的乾淨浴巾扔給湯花，後者立刻將其鋪蓋在和梨身上，「池子裡有怪物。」264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Lw5UczHMH
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　　二郎認識的怪物種類並不多，水中生物就更少了，他只能聯想到不久前在河裡遭遇到的怪物。264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjxOvk9iLK9
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　　一不注意就會奪取同伴性命的怪物。264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuS2aWXxXhn
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　　腰際的兩把武士刀在衝刺的步伐間碰撞著，哈吉爾聽見身後開始了疾速腳步聲，當陣風從身旁越過，他一把拉住對方，「二郎你等一下！」264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOI5soPzgTU
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　　「妳先帶著和梨離開這裡。」哈吉爾先是轉頭對著湯花喊道，見對方搭著和梨的肩踉蹌離開，他這才鬆開手對二郎解釋，「你不知道是什麼怪物吧？貿然過去太危險了。」264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQmy6SjgeLY
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　　「難道要在這裡等牠自己上岸嗎？」二郎左手將刀鞘握得更緊些。264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv1bM6iLrxf
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　　「我大概有點頭緒，你能幫我個忙嗎？」264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzF6jXPgFj7
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　　說是幫忙，倒不如說是什麼都不要幫。264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb8eBwnVvfq
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　　這就是哈吉爾的要求——提輕腳步到池子邊待命，什麼事都不要做，等他下一步指示。264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQwEysDNCZ9
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　　二郎有些不情願的在池邊等候著，他看得出來水裡有個巨大影子，但溫泉水並非清澈透明、加上空氣中的霧氣濃厚，他仍舊看不清怪物的樣貌。264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtkzFX5SrSF
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　　從影子的輪廓來看，至少這次的怪物比迷加歐烏的體積小多了，剛才一聽到怪物在水裡而繃緊的神經這才鬆懈下來。264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgeaZwPE7ue
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　　至於哈吉爾，他持續盯著池子不敢大意，身子慢慢退到淋浴區，向後伸手隨意打開了蓮蓬頭，水聲嘩啦嘩啦冒出，令遠處的二郎一頭霧水。264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlvVTQu6E7d
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　　「嗚嗚……嗚嗚嗚嗚……」264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4iVqnm4xrw
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　　果然！哈吉爾眯眼，他的猜測似乎沒錯。264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbmJaK6nQx6
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　　看二郎聽見哭聲差點要問些什麼，哈吉爾立刻在嘴前比出食指要他安靜。264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmnbVEqgz1S
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　　「嗚嗚……」哭聲持續著，迴盪在整個池畔，越來越大聲、越來越清晰。264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxzAzOfC34p
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　　過不了多久，兩個人都看見水中浮出許多泡泡，一個小女孩跟著浮出水面，她的背朝上，整個臉浸在水裡載浮載沉，根本與屍體無異。264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcZVTjGQ5AO
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　　臉都泡在水裡了，哭聲打哪來的啊。二郎克制住出聲吐槽的慾望，遵從指示安靜在一旁看著。264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoptTZSUxCr
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　　「二郎！這傢伙是初階的魚型怪物，只敢在人落單的時候行動，牠現在以為只有我一個人在這裡！」哈吉爾喊道：「那個小女孩是牠身體的一部分，是誘餌，碰到的話應該會被電到！」264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd2ezoeoWnA
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　　那我要怎麼做？二郎聳肩並將兩掌朝上邊搖頭，他的刀肯定會導電的。264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkI3S9y1Un6
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　　哈吉爾迅速環視四周，雖然白霧茫茫視野狹窄，他還是隱約能看到大致上的室內結構。264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE25JTWJP6W
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　　「有了。」他指向角落一個圓形池區，那裡有一尊比人還要大的魚型石像坐鎮，滾燙泉水正從魚嘴巴不斷流出，「你砍得斷它嗎？」264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyAaaBOGKZi
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　　二郎頭搖得可快了。264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa3Kavmpg85
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　　要他砍竹或砍再硬的怪物都行，畢竟他總能從較脆弱的關節處下手，但要他砍一尊巨大石像？他的手可能會先斷掉。264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfZhpN9mqlP
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　　「不要緊，我會輔助你！總之只要把石像扔到水裡，怪物受到驚嚇應該就會衝出水面了！」264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJkXnPXg8p2
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　　在哈吉爾解釋的同時，哭泣聲依然持續著，「嗚嗚嗚……」或許是怪物感到困惑，牠假扮成小女孩的誘餌從水裡滑動，慢慢飄向哈吉爾的方位。264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmcvJUtazhw
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　　還能有什麼辦法？二郎根本不認得這怪物，如果哈吉爾不在的話他應該會直接跳進水裡把怪物給斬了。264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm2wUJ6VLPg
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　　他就只是晚個幾秒從更衣室裡衝出來，就看到受傷的伙伴，連怪物本體的模樣都沒見到，那他也只能夠聽哈吉爾的了。264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ5INifeNzw
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　　二郎只好認命點點頭架好準備姿勢，哈吉爾也同時聚精會神地把魔力集中在二郎的刀鋒。264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBxD8Qmlf2x
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　　淺藍與深藍的光暈交錯環繞在刀身，斬擊的瞬間，石像彷彿被藍色雷射光從中剖半。264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI4waU4Oxqa
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　　有哈吉爾魔法加持的攻擊有股說不上來的輕盈感，二郎不知道如何形容這種感覺，這跟他自己施魔法時截然不同。但時間不容許他慢慢感受這一切，石像順著斜切面滑落，二郎伸腳一踹將笨重的石塊踢入池中。264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ279mv0rPZW
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　　撲通——！水池濺起三尺高的巨大水花。264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzTmtNB7bxy
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　　就像翹翹板一樣，這邊石子一落進，另一頭就有個什麼跟著水花嘣了出來。264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡchxUzdBSuR
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　　那是一條長著兩腳的魚，大概像隻大型犬那麼大，頭頂上釣竿繫著的小女孩誘餌此時縮了水，成了個手掌大皺巴巴的巫毒娃娃。264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5NiaH1r8q0
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　　「二郎，趁現在！」264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR7rrMb1Viy
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　　隨著橫向銀光劃過的是一道斬開空氣的短音，濃稠的血噴濺四周地面，甚至一些紅色在水裡擴散。264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwQTm2jplZS
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　　魚怪受了傷，牠發出淒厲尖叫的血盆大口長著兩根尖銳獠牙，兩腳像青蛙般長著蹼，土綠色的鱗片並不討喜，跟牠的醜陋長相一樣。264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiNsGVDnM4y
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　　那聲音過於尖銳，兩人一時半刻甚至無法動彈。264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7TUEkBVE6y
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　　隨著魚怪物的尖叫聲擴張，牠頭頂釣著的誘餌小女孩再度膨脹成一般孩童的大小之後，如蜥蜴斷尾一樣連接的觸手從中切斷，留下一個逼真的假人墊後。264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs02PaqhReE
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　　通往更衣室的門沒有關上，眼看魚怪物就要逃走了，哈吉爾單手朝前一揮，毛玻璃門立刻拉上。264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbLcqve199s
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　　哐啷！！！264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJpJuUSJRal
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　　一點用也沒有，怪物衝破門讓玻璃碎了滿地，留下一滴又一滴的血痕在地上。264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9hT7q9mQDQ
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　　「呀———————！」264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAdUfmMoDao
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　　女性尖叫聲從破裂的門內傳來，二郎與哈吉爾這時從方才的聲波攻擊中解放，追了上去。264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPAAkOxoqBr
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　　沿著血跡，穿越女更衣室來到大廳，那一坨又一坨的稠狀液體連接到了大門，而大門一樣被撞破了大洞，不規則的洞口邊緣一樣沾滿血跡。264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSFaywyvllB
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　　牠逃走了。264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd9cdwE5obI
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　　「你們明明有兩個人，為什麼還讓牠逃了？」264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdF852lARDR
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　　責備的話語從不遠處傳來，二郎不禁瞪大了眼，「妳說什麼？」264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb8V5DIqr86
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　　當他轉過身發現湯花就站在牆邊，身上沒有一絲戰鬥過的痕跡，內心是一把火燒了起來。264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYytFwHFMmP
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　　身處大廳的湯花只發出稍早前的一聲驚聲尖叫，就任由怪物逃走了。264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3OarTvn3PH
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　　「對對對！我們是讓牠逃走了沒錯，那妳看到怪物衝過去怎麼不試著去攔一下！」264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9KkSePmH8q
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　　二郎怒吼著準備繼續嗆聲，哈吉爾從身旁衝到牆角的舉動卻打斷了他，「和梨！」264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYxJltsLXZk
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　　「外傷我等等幫妳處理，有沒有哪個部位特別痛的？妳能說話嗎？」哈吉爾眼珠子迅速掃視傷者從頭到腳每一個部位，聽來穩重的嗓音帶點不明顯的顫抖。264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBbKMwgeB7P
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　　當這畫面入了眼，二郎也沒什麼心情跟湯花吵下去了，更何況……264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTtNNNYqLEn
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　　和梨被帶到牆角看似大廳內最安全的位置坐著休息，衣服也已經穿上了——湯花剛才忙著照顧她。264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡimZZdCGixA
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　　就算本人個性再怎麼討人厭，這都是事實。264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡezr3f3bhcT
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　　和梨沒有開口回答哈吉爾，只是一臉鬱悶地搖搖頭，不過大家還是鬆了口氣。264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp0eLybSjGL
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　　「那怪物怎麼辦？要追嗎？」二郎問，「把和梨傷成這樣的怪物出去在大街上跑不太妙吧？」264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYwfHSvSM03
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　　「這一帶很多冒險者會專程來泡湯放鬆，讓他們處理就好。」湯花直盯著被破壞殆盡的兩扇門與沿路血漬，不免大嘆氣，「我還需要你們留下來幫我善後。」264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6XQQxcCfck
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　　「憑什麼啊！我們根本連溫泉都還沒泡到！」264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPsUU8nlr46
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　　「我會退錢給你們，這樣可以了吧？」264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW3SpAoBpMp
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　　這顯然已經不是錢不錢的問題了，湯花的態度就是會讓人不自覺咬牙，二郎根本就不想再待在這裡。264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ29bim5WsLC
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　　「哈吉爾你留下來照顧和梨，我去追怪物。」264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡypX5VsfR4e
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　　「二郎，抱歉，這次我也贊同不用追。」微皺的眉頭配上淺笑，哈吉爾的表情有些無奈，「那個怪物等級非常低，離開水面基本上活不了太久的。」264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgPRotMNMXL
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　　「等級很低？」264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2d7XexQ8Xj
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　　這下換二郎皺眉了，疑惑目光頓時投射到滿是傷痕的和梨身上，只見她注意到視線後身體抖了一下。264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk4y6PBun4W
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　　臉上原本的憂鬱再加三分，最後她直接把臉埋進白色浴巾裡頭。264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6JjthGePMw
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　　「對啦！我就是弱到爆啦！這身傷全是我自己在逃跑的時候滑倒摔的啦！嗚……」264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZecibSO3P9
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　　手臂、手肘、膝蓋、腳踝與腳趾，那些擦傷與瘀青確實是人跌倒時會受傷的部位，而且池區地滑，外加地面磚塊是有突起小顆粒的材質。264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ugmEV5Z7K
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　　其他三人頓時說不出任何話，場面一度尷尬。