開戰前一刻,曲速航行中的雨燕級巡洋艦內,特殊攻擊部隊正準備進行最終簡報。86Please respect copyright.PENANAgicKEzsTs8
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「對不起!來晚了!」齊波尼亞跳進擁擠的空間,找到一個位置站定。這個計畫沒有對全體聯軍公開,聚集在此的都是萬中選一的組員。新月將士們整齊地踢腿、行禮,讓火星與努那的參加者都跟著肅然起敬。86Please respect copyright.PENANAFPO3nd98w1
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「故鄉的消息很重要,我明白。」元帥薩邁爾飄過神色緊張的雪星少年身旁,語帶調侃地說:「要想奪下第二故鄉,可沒機會讓你遲疑……開始吧!」86Please respect copyright.PENANAvq1erb4WHE
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燈光暗淡、螢幕亮起。地球表面及軌道周邊的情報以圖標形式顯現。崑崙艦隊受到聯合軍及金星光子炮的限制,使「蓋亞潛航」部隊得以繞路降落,進行「威力搜索」。86Please respect copyright.PENANAhXy0JivAE9
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兩個箭頭代表兩個關鍵單位⸺高盧米涅「月輪翔翼」以空間制動為主軸,可進行全方位向量式移動,同時兼具護盾防禦功能;納沃的「地平線截擊」則以傳統空力技術提升加速性,適合用重火力打帶跑。儘管設計截然不同,但目的都是深入大氣層、攻擊軌道電梯,截斷帝國補給線。86Please respect copyright.PENANAoBrmXRlGKA
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它們在路線上將會遇到的阻礙,就是足以讓崑崙艦隊高枕無憂的自主衛星陣列。86Please respect copyright.PENANAnsugKL15MN
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「接下來由本人說明,RV-0『蛾飛火』的攻略方案。」麥西米利恩站到台前,展示了幾張設計圖和稍微模糊的照片。86Please respect copyright.PENANAMeVMR6LFuh
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「宇宙專用的中型量產機,由帝國皇都委託和平重工共同開發,但,穀神星只負責外部組裝。其操控原理、核心設計相當保密,本人的權限只能取得性能數據,配合新月軍近期的實戰測試,統整如下。」86Please respect copyright.PENANAPL0fOyEzGz
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圖面被放大。蛾飛火約五公尺高,構造簡單,沒有四肢,手部和下半身皆是推進器。對EMP攻擊免疫,重啟方式不明,受到一定程度物理損傷就會自行引爆,無法擄獲。頭部那根有如蒼蠅口器的雷射炮,射程可達1.5公里,足以摧毀隕石碎片。86Please respect copyright.PENANAQhFdCbeZCU
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「經推斷,它們可能擁有獨立通訊網,其中一架偵測到威脅,附近的就會開始聚集。同步攻擊毫無漏洞,唯一破綻就是瞄準至擊發之間的空檔,0.05秒……非常短,但只要夠快,就能突圍。」86Please respect copyright.PENANAIS9Oij4XMQ
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戰術地圖切換,月球碎片區域出現在攻擊路線上方。薩邁爾接管彙報:「我和烈南德下降之前,金星光子炮將提供掩護。由於光子兵器對躲在增溫層附近的衛星效力不高,因此目標是高軌道的暗礁……希望能引發隕石掉落,分散它們的火力。」86Please respect copyright.PENANAtguILaNsfP
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講到被毀滅的家園,元帥停頓了一下,注視著代表自己的箭頭穿過那片顯而易見的混亂。光子炮擊中後,兩機必須緊貼著流星雨,維持超高速度進入地球大氣層。86Please respect copyright.PENANAWC98VH61Gr
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「30馬赫,可說是自殺行為。」86Please respect copyright.PENANAfEVabyZ4Fl
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要讓聲音完全追不上,還要與雷射光競速。新月元帥看向人群中的雪星少年,他則是以自信的微笑回應。86Please respect copyright.PENANAo5T34vOqVB
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「放心,我還沒有打算赴死。」86Please respect copyright.PENANA8Mckc2Jivl
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時至現今。齊波尼亞在機體座艙內重複當初的誓言,對著環繞式螢幕中的薩邁爾比出大拇指。86Please respect copyright.PENANATnTH4CH3ju
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「作戰開始!」86Please respect copyright.PENANAOtAvuA5gQI
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通訊視窗關閉,碎石碰撞的喀噠聲越來越密集,觀測畫面也跑出馬賽克般的干擾格點。蔚藍行星占據下方視野,隔著一道黑暗虛空,就是散發白光的殘破月暈。少年在頭盔面罩中深深吐氣,感受彈回臉上的溫度,伸展了一下操縱桿上僵硬的十指。86Please respect copyright.PENANAnw7Lz7aCJT
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「主人,做好準備。」妮瓦的合成音調似乎跟駕駛員一樣緊張,「外氣層接觸,速度換算開始,目前:12馬赫。」86Please respect copyright.PENANAkur6NENN2C
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警報響起,蛾飛火的紅框訊號接連出現。地平線穿梭機底部裝甲開始赤熱,月輪翔翼四周的護盾則是形成球狀閃焰。位於結構中央的高盧米涅轉過頭,對旁邊的雪星機甲發出集束訊號。86Please respect copyright.PENANAqrhBmLqP27
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「光子炮要來了,小心!」86Please respect copyright.PENANAzo3g7dl7RT
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兩名駕駛屏氣凝神,在震動加劇的艙內等待時機。86Please respect copyright.PENANADiOAXtPjtr
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一秒、兩秒、三秒……86Please respect copyright.PENANAyM1Q1pufsP
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警報持續,但月球碎片流毫無動靜。86Please respect copyright.PENANARdtEzHfWTu
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「還沒發射嗎?」薩邁爾試圖呼叫母艦時,突然看見一道光輝劃破黑空,飛過兩機後方,轟向尚未脫離的雨燕級所在位置。86Please respect copyright.PENANAB8zZFUjll6
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幾分鐘前才目送自己出發的友軍,訊號全數斷絕。86Please respect copyright.PENANACvYJO9FssV
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「什麼!」86Please respect copyright.PENANAtVy5yQfO3r
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誤擊?這偏差未免太離譜……新月元帥快忘了呼吸,高速逼近的隕石暗礁、腳邊湧上的無情殺氣,還有溢出毛孔的冷汗,彷彿都跟著時間一起凝結。
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「不可能!沒人注意到瞄準失靈?」86Please respect copyright.PENANArpEF6XGHAN
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金星基地的主控中心內,所有官兵都難掩錯愕。毫無疑問地,直到上一秒,他們眼裡的資訊都與現在截然不同。每雙眼睛都看錯了彈道,以為破壞炮順利擊中月球碎片。86Please respect copyright.PENANA3qvfEDbTAS
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「難不成……是集團幻覺?我們在做白日夢嗎……」指揮官的懸念被鈴聲打斷。通訊來源是負責周邊警戒的「雙子機兵」馬卡錫塔。86Please respect copyright.PENANA061Wzflcn1
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「報告,我們找到了,散發邪惡的腦波……」86Please respect copyright.PENANA8P81xBKfwV
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外環王牌篤定地啟動戰鬥模式,並同步攝影畫面。雙子巨人面對之方向,帝國機體的輪廓若隱若現,宛如被一層無法直視的靈光所籠罩。86Please respect copyright.PENANAr129rgnRHl
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「居然能發現『夢蝶』!不愧是ATOS計畫的生體零件……」天地衛女孩用布巾擦去耳孔流出的鮮血,再次戴上頭盔,連結到意念增幅裝置。86Please respect copyright.PENANAdlkAWNqIhJ
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真空無法傳遞的聲音,竟直接在馬卡錫塔的耳膜深處響起。86Please respect copyright.PENANAxlbnmYqvuP
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「派爾萊塔……本應保護人類免受外宇宙威脅的妳,竟背叛金星、摧毀整個研究所,還有臉回來這裡防守?哼……正好,要來場超能力大戰嗎?這副充滿謎團的軀體,我還沒有機會把它操到極限呢!」86Please respect copyright.PENANATxgJFttqrN
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「為了這個世界……我們不會輸。」
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意料外的狀況打亂了潛航行動的步調。蛾飛火在碎片流下方密集出現,虎視眈眈地盯著兩架「闖入者」,讓薩邁爾遲遲不敢加速前進。86Please respect copyright.PENANAmssRp5RK2E
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「85、90……太多了……就算速度夠快,還是有可能躲不過預測射擊……」86Please respect copyright.PENANAJWZQLW9yPD
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當新月元帥萌生退意時,機身突然被從旁襲來的氣流推歪。只見地平線穿梭機頭也不回,一股腦地衝入滿是障礙物的危險宙域。86Please respect copyright.PENANACtWMcP2QPk
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「隕石什麼的,我們自己解決!」齊波尼亞果斷壓下手把按鈕,解除武裝鎖定,展開機體前端的電漿投射器。86Please respect copyright.PENANAaaiDL6AiBW
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「別浪費能量!打下軌道電梯才能補給!」薩邁爾試圖阻止。按照少年方法,進入路線要整個改寫。維持速度降落的同時還要閃躲碎片與雷射,比原定計畫更像是自殺。86Please respect copyright.PENANAWqRafbhoVY
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「你不敢就算了!我去就好!」86Please respect copyright.PENANArxwdnWQAlZ
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「唔……」86Please respect copyright.PENANAAhUsiKpLb8
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新月元帥雖然千百個不願,卻也燃起了一股怒火。他低下頭,發現對方傳來妮瓦的輔助程式。藉由過去麥西米利恩衝出碎流的分析紀錄,加上兩機配合,能夠提升突圍機率……百分之三。86Please respect copyright.PENANAFXrWTu0ui7
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「努那人……都是瘋子嗎?」86Please respect copyright.PENANARBecNdTSNN
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鬥爭心消除了恐懼。薩邁爾做好覺悟,猛踩踏板,在劇烈加速度中奮力維持意識。月輪翔翼解除護盾,讓三基噴射器的熱流盡情釋放,很快就追上雪星少年的尾燈。86Please respect copyright.PENANAAFFjzX36oa
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細小石塊的相對速度有如彈丸,穿梭機左鑽右閃,在撞上岩壁前一刻發射電漿炮,清空路線同時造成大量碎片落入重力場。蛾飛火機群立即用濃密火網攔阻。86Please respect copyright.PENANAt9lSGI86bc
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「還要更多,妮瓦!」86Please respect copyright.PENANAquGG0k9Nii
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腳勾減速踏板、雙手轉動拉柄,齊波準備好面對G力,在緊繃的安全帶下用力吼出指令:86Please respect copyright.PENANAdk1ojNv8dU
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「鬥士變形!」86Please respect copyright.PENANA7PIkJcanBn
⸺Gladiator Formation⸺
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一行文字閃過螢幕。地平線截擊全身縫隙噴出氣體,機艏從中心線分成兩半,前翼零件也往下折起。緊跟在後的薩邁爾眼中看來,它就像是抵擋不住慣性而解體。眨眼之間,四散的部位又開始聚合,往核心處的納沃D型本體銜接。兩翼為腳部延伸、巨臂與雙手連動、雄壯刃角覆蓋頭部。十指光炮、電漿長劍,武裝繁多堪比要塞。人類操縱機甲,機甲再操縱外裝甲,化身為舉世無雙的鋼鐵獸兵!86Please respect copyright.PENANAvoPhAA9HdF
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鬥士型態變換完成,碎片波濤又洶湧而上。納沃駕機挺身向前,從背部射出八架鏢狀子機,用它們在巨臂周圍牽引出粒子薄膜。有如撒網捕魚般,外裝甲揮下極度擴張的雙掌,把大量隕石一鼓作氣「搧」向地球。86Please respect copyright.PENANA12t65VAEVL
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敵方沒有坐以待斃,而是用等量、甚至更大規模的雷射反擊,甚至能穿透隕石朝天而上。雪星機甲受到撒網的反作用力影響,速度略減,不知不覺墜入了致命範圍。86Please respect copyright.PENANAKxJyyTrwSC
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「還說你不會輕易赴死!」說時遲那時快,月輪翔翼衝到鬥士與火網之間。薩邁爾不甘示弱地緊抓握把,專注防禦。多虧妮瓦分攤運算,高盧米涅才能精準展開小區域空間力場,偏移雷射同時節省能源。86Please respect copyright.PENANAsTSbBRD1hQ
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「謝啦,薩姆!」86Please respect copyright.PENANAgTUhowK34P
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「不准那樣叫!笨蛋,少了我根本無法降落……直角俯衝,就是現在!」86Please respect copyright.PENANAkyTJT97F1b
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蛾飛火的集中攻擊造成碎片流不規律碰撞,導致更多隕石墜落。薩邁爾和齊波看準時機,混在流星雨中突圍。進入角度過大,納沃D型即使變回穿梭機也會被摩擦熱熔毀,只能躲在月輪翔翼的護盾後方。速度達到馬赫25 ,數不清的爆炸和震動已經超乎兩名駕駛能夠理解的範圍。86Please respect copyright.PENANAsk00sWA7y9
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少年在轟音中默默祈禱,無意間發現⸺沒有根據、只是依稀覺得⸺妮瓦在釋放過量電纏粒子,好像故意要清空儲存槽。86Please respect copyright.PENANAoIoGxQvLcE
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「怎麼回事?要留一些啊……」86Please respect copyright.PENANA6EV0Y8YAnL
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「快通過了!專心!」元帥大聲呼喊,為了不讓意志退縮。那些掠過螢幕畫面,疑似屍體的殘影,都是曾經居住在月球首都的同鄉子民。86Please respect copyright.PENANA6KIm6nWpgP
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「『夜陽』的冤魂,原諒我的不敬……」86Please respect copyright.PENANAfs6nRBMrQw
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漫長的數秒過去,兩機成功衝破衛星陣列,但仍未脫離射程範圍。少年的疑惑、青年的仇恨,全都被排山倒海的熱源訊號消除殆盡⸺紅色死光鋪星蓋月,從360度全面殺來。86Please respect copyright.PENANA7dvahqxQNi
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29馬赫。只差臨門一腳,通往地球的道路即將斷絕……86Please respect copyright.PENANATBOMEavjra
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「開槍。」剎那念轉,薩邁爾已經跨越絕望幽谷,用無比沉靜的聲線喚回齊波尼亞的信心。月輪翔翼卸除左方引擎元件,讓它落到後方,地平線穿梭機緊接著用收在機尾的巨臂朝它射出光彈。86Please respect copyright.PENANAIp87D8r0u9
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瞬間,大氣激震。引擎融合爐遭到誘爆,衝擊波夾帶著殘餘能量抵消雷射,一舉消滅範圍內的蛾飛火。減輕了部分重擔,兩機也順利加速脫離險境。86Please respect copyright.PENANALYarZADVZW
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刺眼反光消退,無盡地表現形。月輪翔翼關閉推進,轉向迎接氣流,讓承受大量負荷的右引擎降溫;納沃穿梭機則是乘風展翅,跟著燃燒的殘骸破片一起潛入雲海。86Please respect copyright.PENANAeHlAZEBUMT
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穩定速度航行下,還有數小時的路程等著兩名駕駛。腦袋一片空白的他們,沒有餘力去欣賞汪洋、晴空,紛紛闔上了眼睛。
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途中沒有追兵,兩台機體平順飛越太平洋。少年甦醒後就看著電子腦的導航資料確認路線。與聯軍本隊的通訊受阻,只有一陳不變的景色持續著。白浪、烏雲、偶爾幾隻候鳥……繞過北極海,進入歐陸後,舉目所見都是森林、岩石等自然地貌,人類蹤跡皆無。86Please respect copyright.PENANAJz03uyWhM5
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根據紀載,舊世紀政府為打壓昂天革命而實行溶冰作戰,淹沒了多數沿海居住區,但真正的罪魁禍首很明顯,因為日後肅清異端,將人類逐出母星的正是帝國。能住在南極皇都,或是到低緯度區域度假的,都是被選上的貴族。86Please respect copyright.PENANAKxEx7Mw5qo
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「非洲大陸即將進入目視範圍……」妮瓦低聲說道。86Please respect copyright.PENANAPVCEyFntL8
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「那個……」齊波尼亞忍不住提問:「你有什麼……呃……『算不通』的事,對嗎?」86Please respect copyright.PENANA4YxAqdX22p
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「主人的預感總是很準……我……有個提案:禁止在大氣層內使用電纏粒子。」86Please respect copyright.PENANAjsIYQXJ4vU
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「嗯?因為……會增加腦部傷害?」86Please respect copyright.PENANAjRh2h7wO1a
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「部分正確……」86Please respect copyright.PENANA7vrmeEuNWy
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「可是我有你幫忙,承受的了才對?武器消耗有點多,更需要粒子系統……」86Please respect copyright.PENANAO9Q5hsWb5e
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「部分……正確……主人,抓緊!」86Please respect copyright.PENANAUax1U9XDT1
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突如其來的警報打斷對話。多個陰影同時竄出雷達邊緣,在路線上盤旋巡邏,迫使兩機轉向迴避。那些物體,在望遠鏡頭中明顯是人工製造,卻有著生物般的輪廓及行為模式,令薩邁爾想到遠古時代的恐龍。86Please respect copyright.PENANAvKOgniUWNK
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「偵察機?沒看過的型號……等等,那個是……」86Please respect copyright.PENANAIpKwm3dRmt
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陸地與海洋的交界處,原以為是島嶼的區塊竟開始浮出水面,露出藏在底下的複雜結構,還有用來移動的碩大「節足」。此處簡直像是機械生命體盤據的原始國度。86Please respect copyright.PENANATv1tFdcJtX
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「提案:於地面尋找掩蔽、另行偵查。」妮瓦找出一條峽谷,能夠避開那些怪獸耳目。月輪翔翼和穿梭機低空前進,彎彎拐拐,經過重重峭壁後,終於到達開口處。86Please respect copyright.PENANAub3n5ct2N2
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映入兩人眼簾的是另一片大海⸺亂塵滾滾的荒漠。86Please respect copyright.PENANAqbi5N9tF7V
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數艘遺棄已久的貨輪露出沙丘,在黃浪中呈現弔詭的黑。年歲久遠的鏽蝕龍骨看起來不太牢固,卻是唯一的躲藏處。少年與元帥在船隻遺骸內停好機體,走下地表,用雙足感受這顆起源之星的龐大引力。86Please respect copyright.PENANAaWxcljFFZK
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無形束縛、未知野境,令齊波與薩邁爾面面相覷。高聳入雲的軌道電梯放眼可見,卻絕非唾手可得。86Please respect copyright.PENANASO0OCIpATC
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「主人、元帥先生,偵測到空腹訊號……提案:先吃點東西吧。」