人群鼓譟。洛迪娜緩緩登上祭典舞台,在高聳石柱前方低頭祈請。帝國稱為電塑金屬的礦石,以原始之姿矗立於大地,年歲更甚首都本身。195Please respect copyright.PENANAHy6baUZDn2
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抬起頭,對樸實民眾以及舞台邊的武裝部隊致意後,首席巫女開啟台上麥克風。195Please respect copyright.PENANAMrQC3O6G0a
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「各位,努那正面臨巨大變革……但是,小女相信,只要敞開心胸溝通,一定會有辦法渡過難關……今天,很高興能邀請到起源之星的遠親⸺昂天帝國的特使們!」195Please respect copyright.PENANAppPxGeqfLh
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馬哈拉在掌聲中走上講台。一名原住民女性懷抱嬰兒,跟在他的後頭。195Please respect copyright.PENANA13HrKJl4eb
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「大家好,我是馬哈拉‧提卡⸺過去,因為種種誤會,導致帝國與……努那發生不少衝突,我們會補償一切,帶來和平。」195Please respect copyright.PENANAshvCUIUsD2
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多虧那些準國民成功感染輿論,帝國將領輕鬆得到讚賞。馬哈拉笑著轉身,把麥克風遞給後方女子。195Please respect copyright.PENANA8AaUb7zNUJ
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「我是基哈姆村的阿揆娜,我的寶貝孩子被病魔纏身,是帝國拯救了他!」195Please respect copyright.PENANAyle8irmvl8
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嬰兒被高高舉起,露出細嫩臉頰。充滿活力的嚎啕馬上就被歡呼聲蓋過,馬哈拉用激昂話語與肢體動作注入燃料。195Please respect copyright.PENANAEjVJUtWc8i
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「昂天皇帝力量無邊,能把你們從這個冰冷地獄解放出來!只要首席巫女簽署互惠條約,就能獲得庇佑!」195Please respect copyright.PENANAD8DmLcpLb5
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語畢,輔佐官瑞斯展開薄型顯示器,全場目光轉向洛迪娜。195Please respect copyright.PENANAfU5NPDXsSN
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「小女……何等榮幸,能讓帝國如此看重。」195Please respect copyright.PENANA60J6bz9DoD
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馬哈拉竊笑,他就要拿下這個星球了。195Please respect copyright.PENANAdCRB95TrnL
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反抗軍在拘留所聽著廣播,緊張等待;琪拉露拉壓抑焦慮,在禁閉室誠心祈禱。195Please respect copyright.PENANAdMKyE1lAu3
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「但是,小女說過……所有人都一樣,值得被看重……小女會檢視條約,以個人的名義決定是否簽屬。」195Please respect copyright.PENANA9xjvAKBiKO
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洛迪娜的話語,帝國軍一時之間摸不著頭緒。195Please respect copyright.PENANAAUL0oaRYso
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「小女不代表努那,所以,每個居民都會自己決定,是否簽署條約,我們會持續溝通,直到所有人都滿意為止。」195Please respect copyright.PENANAGM1U4C2V0p
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天真笑容帶出純粹想法,馬哈拉的嘴角整個掉了下來。195Please respect copyright.PENANAzyoU0dactR
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「啥?要一個一個簽嗎?」戰艦通訊員差點沒把咖啡翻倒,突然,又有訊息通知響起。195Please respect copyright.PENANAlHW7i2Qmll
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「呼叫星河級,這裡是宇宙通訊站……請回應。」195Please respect copyright.PENANAPSDot4ru5u
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「星河級收到!」195Please respect copyright.PENANAlcPmd8dVTd
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「我們的技工回報,那個……用軍備部閘道申請的電子腦啟動程式,都沒有在傳輸,請確認。」195Please respect copyright.PENANAu26kh9aUoA
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「唉,真會挑時間。」單手扶額,通訊員轉接訊息給戰艦機庫,卻收到意料外的報告。195Please respect copyright.PENANAqwqmNjF5c0
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「等等?擄獲機體有接收紀錄,傳輸方不是通訊站,是在首都裡面!」195Please respect copyright.PENANASTZ8eFzhCh
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「通知地面部隊,前往發訊源調查!」195Please respect copyright.PENANAV8sdS7pr92
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「走!走!走!」一批帝國士兵撞開祭典人群,往發生異常傳輸的地點衝去。195Please respect copyright.PENANAKlJok9jz6B
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拘留所內,洛迪娜的回答令戰士們感到安心。庫房大門被粗暴踢開,武裝步兵蜂擁而入。所有人、連同威爾斯都被壓制在地,後腦杓的冰冷槍口充滿憤怒。195Please respect copyright.PENANAsWT1nTjLMW
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「叛徒!把通訊裝置交出來!」195Please respect copyright.PENANAP5soaEsi2V
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「自己找啊,走狗。」威爾斯一回嘴,馬上就被槍托重擊背部,讓他痛得蜷曲身體。195Please respect copyright.PENANAHRoa7WTQzE
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「快點!」步兵怒吼,依舊沒人回應。當他正要敲下第二次時,星河級傳來訊息。195Please respect copyright.PENANAZT1Dj7ZZtm
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「調查部隊,異常地點在你們正下方……」
不遠處的祭典舞台,民眾熱烈討論巫女的提案,帝國將領則是不知所措。195Please respect copyright.PENANARoY7xSktEQ
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各種思緒在馬哈拉腦中流竄。代理人選錯了,洛迪娜的思想太超脫,但是,民意應該站在帝國這邊,他們巴不得快點被接收才對。195Please respect copyright.PENANAtYUNN6FXuv
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「巫女說得沒錯……」195Please respect copyright.PENANAPbDc17yTR5
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「努那一直以來都是這樣解決問題的……」195Please respect copyright.PENANAmlQ8svDetS
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物資援助雖然美好,但沒有必要急著接受施捨。努那已經在艱困環境中撐過數個世紀,洛迪娜的互助體諒精神,也早就深植人心。195Please respect copyright.PENANApUOeGLYs95
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「接著,就由小女來朗讀條約,讓在場各位自行判斷⸺從首都開始、到各城邦、到整個星球,所有人都能知曉!」195Please respect copyright.PENANAipmDJPvECQ
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「巫女,這樣會不會太沒效率?」馬哈拉走上前,光是保持微笑就快耗盡心力。195Please respect copyright.PENANASbDtgWZqV6
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「特使駐留的期間,一切由努那招待。」195Please respect copyright.PENANA5UmBwQ6fnh
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堅決眼神,害帝國英雄一時語塞。恐懼油然而生,莫名脫節感襲捲大腦,讓他表情扭曲。瑞斯察覺異狀,趕緊將馬哈拉帶到一旁安撫。195Please respect copyright.PENANA0CfLGrFBgu
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但是,他還沒開口,背對群眾的巫女就率先把手伸向兩人。那細嫩的掌心,乘載了數不清的話語、數不清的希望、數不清的夢想。那隻手,就是民意。195Please respect copyright.PENANADc9JUA7T6o
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「拜託各位,跟小女一起去看看這個世界……努那很美、人類也很美,我們都一樣有各自的信念、有各自的朋友、有各自的家人……只要理解,就不會再恐懼焦躁……」195Please respect copyright.PENANAEDyMnD4TJe
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「恐懼?家人?」馬哈拉瞪大雙眼,想不起家人長什麼樣子。他從來沒去思考過,現在卻突然感到疑惑。他的信念、仇恨,好像都來自一個空洞、一個深不見底的虛無。195Please respect copyright.PENANAoUpiMWEilk
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「司令官,『為和而生』,」瑞斯皺起眉頭,果斷使用密語,「戰艦通報,拘留所出現異狀,可以用反抗軍當擋箭牌。」195Please respect copyright.PENANAr77aGRhvYK
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「為和而生?為什麼……我是革命英雄?我是為了什麼戰鬥?為了皇帝嗎!」195Please respect copyright.PENANAwmvk83B5Tu
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這次,密語卻起不了作用。馬哈拉直接推開洛迪娜,把抱著嬰兒的女子拉上講台,「阿揆娜是新任首都代表,由她簽署條約!有人反對嗎?」195Please respect copyright.PENANAGAkMj6jste
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帝國將領的暴力舉動讓眾人震驚。孩童放聲大哭,台下開始躁動,流言蜚語夾雜著尖銳吼聲,讓馬哈拉心思更加混亂。195Please respect copyright.PENANAloBzsoIRh5
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「英雄墮落!」「皇帝忠臣意圖謀反!」「革命新星帶著醜聞逃亡!」195Please respect copyright.PENANA5XyR93xK5y
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不知從哪飄來建國初期的地球語言。他沒有印象,卻感到刻骨銘心的痛。195Please respect copyright.PENANAi9Y6f0jqVX
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「我看到了,石柱揭露你的宿命……」洛迪娜走上前去,瞳孔中反射著時光軌跡摺疊成的圓環。195Please respect copyright.PENANA55FNj0CloQ
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「帝政太過強硬,壓下你們的自我……馬哈拉先生,慢下來,仔細想一想,站在這裡的你到底想做什麼?如果,短短幾天就有人民願意追隨你的理想,哪怕時間多長、旅途多遠,整個努那一定都會甘願受你統治。」195Please respect copyright.PENANAm3cQvHbRyn
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「閉嘴!皇帝說得算,皇帝旨意就是我的旨意……我,沒有自我……」195Please respect copyright.PENANA44wB9WZpIL
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「小女選擇放下仇恨!你也可以!」195Please respect copyright.PENANAKbv69VFTXj
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「不服從就去死!」取出腰間佩刀,遭到背叛的苦澀莫名湧出心頭。建國英雄迷失了目標,只想把所有雜音消滅。195Please respect copyright.PENANAejhfyBgnjC
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同時,舞台上的石柱開始發光。飄渺的綠色絲綢覆蓋到洛迪娜四周,讓她暈眩失神,身體卻還是站得挺直,彷彿受到外力攙扶。195Please respect copyright.PENANAq5dgeuQDQ0
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「你不用成為誰,不用背負誰的旨意,你就是你啊……」195Please respect copyright.PENANA6kgB8ZTZFc
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「不要……」馬哈拉揮刀亂砍,四周舞動的極光反而更加擴散,「不要窺探我⸺!」195Please respect copyright.PENANAZFo4qRvehD
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「怎麼搞的?」瑞斯與衛隊的武器完全不能動作。金屬顆粒被光線牽引,鑽進槍枝卡榫,造成故障。195Please respect copyright.PENANAIVgGxQjyHN
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眾人被異象震懾,星河級戰艦又傳來訊息。195Please respect copyright.PENANAPl9qhR4N6V
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「報告!拘留所地下的暗房……有很多納沃的頭!」195Please respect copyright.PENANAEfdbngFJ8E
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「這是……什麼新兵器嗎?把那些東西連同反抗軍一起破壞掉!」瑞斯試圖挽救情勢,情勢卻越來越糟。195Please respect copyright.PENANAjYprEwZMp0
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「報告!引擎自行啟動,火器管制系統失效……俘虜逃脫了!」195Please respect copyright.PENANAc0h6MsIpmu
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琪拉露拉看到牢房門鎖開啟,毫不遲疑地帶著小隊往外衝去。不一會兒,她們就在長廊上遇到林克‧李。195Please respect copyright.PENANAnUV3r8gLP3
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「博士,這是你做的?」195Please respect copyright.PENANAvIVOdwzdik
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「沒那麼厲害,待會再說吧,我要再次逃離帝國了。」195Please respect copyright.PENANA3b8G16xO8g
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「烈南德小姐,請依照指示前進。」牆上通訊裝置傳出熟悉的合成聲音,「我駭取了戰艦系統,引導各位到機庫之後,跟納沃叛變一起脫出。」195Please respect copyright.PENANAfM9lucOYDJ
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「好!」琪拉直接揹起博士,往前跑去,「德爾芬要從內部破壞嗎?」195Please respect copyright.PENANAoFi4adPf5z
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「她用狹窄頻寬從地下備存複製到機體裡面,運算資源應該不夠奪取系統。」195Please respect copyright.PENANAgjoStcdzZj
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「哈哈,聽不懂……」195Please respect copyright.PENANAj11McnHE0S
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艙門開啟,努那戰士湧入機庫,徒手撂倒整備人員。德爾芬讓空投貨櫃進入發射軌道,再把後續趕到的帝國軍鎖在外頭。195Please respect copyright.PENANANKwxmeANUY
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似曾相似的光景再次上演:獨眼納沃帶著鐵皮貨櫃一起跳出船艦,往雪白星球落下。195Please respect copyright.PENANANpn6rAS8RD
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「我的木馬程式只能維持一段時間,足夠讓星河級移動到城外,」德爾芬一邊操作納沃滑翔,一邊用貨櫃內的對講機解說:「觀測到類似極光的能量反應,來源是首都塔。」195Please respect copyright.PENANAmF6cyRenCb
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「極光……」琪拉露拉感覺到洛迪娜的氣息。溫暖,卻有一絲不捨。195Please respect copyright.PENANAJAmkfhXBjv
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鎮星石的閃光,代表起義時刻。卡司凱跟威爾斯趴在地上用眼神溝通,被壓制的狀況之下,實在不好行動。195Please respect copyright.PENANADKu3fxbVqF
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「可惡,通訊異常?」指揮大亂,帝國兵敲打頭盔,「為什麼母艦離開了?」195Please respect copyright.PENANAyubV2cVOu8
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「喂,樓下的,快一點!」195Please respect copyright.PENANA5VhVIGAjMo
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槍聲從地板暗門下方傳來,一支小隊正在破壞地下室的機兵頭顱。195Please respect copyright.PENANAYywjlmIIf8
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「不管了,我們先處決反抗軍,上尉一定會這樣做……」195Please respect copyright.PENANArw3kwUbjix
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壓著卡司凱的步兵隊長打開保險,準備扣下扳機。195Please respect copyright.PENANAGBWvEDPLXp
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轟!195Please respect copyright.PENANA9AmSqzyvYu
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那個炸裂聲不像是帝國制式武器。一名婦女用散彈槍把敵兵的臉轟出大洞,戰士們趁機起身反擊,兩軍扭打成一團。195Please respect copyright.PENANAPfSpzdwS0N
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「物件破壞成功,要上去了。」195Please respect copyright.PENANA8552RvRji0
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電子儀器閃出火花,叛賊納沃的備用主機已經完全報廢。帝國士兵爬上階梯,從暗門探出頭時,發現自己被大量槍口對準。195Please respect copyright.PENANAZWxT8MOANG
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「噢……幹。」
拘留所內,反抗軍贏得自由。眾人整理裝備,打算突擊祭典舞台。195Please respect copyright.PENANAXP5WKFvFdH
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倒在地上的娜古娜因失血過多而昏迷不醒,卡司凱跪在一旁禱告。195Please respect copyright.PENANAaucitjSCHU
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威爾斯撿起一顆馬鈴薯,用大義掩飾悲傷,「她們選擇反抗。」195Please respect copyright.PENANAxOYpwqNqqI
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「我們也是……」指揮官放開合十的雙手,把步槍上膛,「走吧,往極光去。」195Please respect copyright.PENANAvxdqBIGK8H
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極光,已經壟罩了整個首都塔。瑞斯很快就找到奇異現象的來源:洛迪娜。195Please respect copyright.PENANAqXSmXCbk9g
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「納沃部隊!過來掩護我們出城,然後抓住巫女。」195Please respect copyright.PENANAk3FWRZsmbn
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「抽不開身!有反抗軍混在列車裡面!」195Please respect copyright.PENANAkXy5cJAFfa
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首都外圍的帝國軍遭到猛烈攻擊,來自各地的納蘭機甲看準反攻暗號,紛紛解除偽裝。195Please respect copyright.PENANA6CO4OkEC11
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「不管怎樣,都給我滾過來……司令官,該走了!」195Please respect copyright.PENANAQeSzwhsHE1
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馬哈拉呆站在原地,瑞斯瞬間做出判斷,調整通訊器到特殊頻道。195Please respect copyright.PENANAv5tCTpZdB6
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「執行密令R06 Kill Switch,總指揮權轉交於我,狙擊手,立即破壞目標。」195Please respect copyright.PENANA58Wly58ndF
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「密令確認,資料複寫完成,視野清楚。」195Please respect copyright.PENANA32cKzWvTBl
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趴臥在屋頂上的帝國士兵毫不遲疑地開火。兩顆大口徑子彈往舞台飛去,一發對準洛迪娜;另一發則是馬哈拉。195Please respect copyright.PENANAOSIZ3Et4yd
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「嚇……」突如其來的碎裂聲,讓帝國英雄驚醒。破片與石塊迎面而來,他舉手護臉,用模糊的視線看到巫女倒下。195Please respect copyright.PENANAkmDvImuW3w
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極光飛昇,變形石顆粒宛如雪花,與洛迪娜的血漿一同散落。195Please respect copyright.PENANA4AQLGemfza
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不要忘記,從虛假的記憶找回自己。195Please respect copyright.PENANAia4ACvdWUf
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「妳……說什麼?」195Please respect copyright.PENANAN5oPvwUgU8
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