穿越茂密叢林,一片廣大的星空躍入眾人眼簾,星星有如永不停歇的火球,在黝黑的夜幕燃燒燦亮光輝,群起的活體在生命最後一刻燃盡所有能量,替地上人們點亮無盡的黑夜。369Please respect copyright.PENANACyHhpRcye3
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群星燃焰——他們心中浮現一個用以形容如此美景的詞語,視線無法自星空轉移。清澈的池塘映照明亮的星辰,閃爍點點晶光,這裡是眾人尋覓的星之池,名符其實的美麗景緻,暗地卻潛藏足以毀天滅地的邪惡。369Please respect copyright.PENANA2cjgl3vQ0q
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眾多茅草屋坐落在埤塘之間,隱約可見零星的黑影走動巡邏,手上拿著刀刃兵器。369Please respect copyright.PENANACO4RxJGjiL
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「通常這種時候美軍會有什麼策略?」德克看向領隊的長官。369Please respect copyright.PENANAMauSYzn9MQ
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亨利沉思片刻,「我們人數足以進行一場攻堅,就直接進去吧,難道在這裡的反抗軍有比我們的步槍更強大的武器嗎?」369Please respect copyright.PENANAzXnNZOr1AO
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「請你們小心一點。」唐娜出聲提醒,「你們沿路也看到屍體了吧,可能還有比這些原住民更加可怕的存在,可能是野獸之類的。」369Please respect copyright.PENANA2s04poOpzG
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軍官回想肢離破碎的屍骸,同意了斯特林千金的話,他招手喚來小隊成員,低聲指示行動目標。接著,他將信號彈交給唐娜。369Please respect copyright.PENANAnIqK0fRuiR
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「這枚信號彈我就交給你們,如果情況不妙就帶著這個逃走,放信號彈讓援兵過來支援。」369Please respect copyright.PENANAjppN9P2hVl
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「好的,我們一定會注意的。希望你們不要傷害傑克,我相信從他的口中可以得到很多你們想要的消息,盡量把他救下來,拜託你們。」唐娜垂下頭顱,壓低姿態祈求美軍的憐憫。369Please respect copyright.PENANA2FSbQnO2Hx
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他們被湯姆帶至隱蔽的角落等候消息,美軍以三人一組的小隊分別從不同路線侵入搜索。四周非常安靜,除了微風拂動雜草的聲響以及昆蟲的鳴叫,幾乎聽不見更多打鬥掙扎的聲音;沒多久,其中一支小隊的美軍拖著兩名昏迷的海地男子回來,他們赤裸上身,額間處畫了代表邪教徒的第三隻眼睛。369Please respect copyright.PENANATA5Z1BGD1a
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「他們監視著一間小屋,你們進去搜索看看,我們在外面看守。」369Please respect copyright.PENANA7HU5m85CCl
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尚恩點頭,取下揹負的步槍,手指扣在板機的位置蓄勢待發,槍口對著前方小心翼翼地領頭前進。茅草屋內一片漆黑,沒有點燈的空間僅只靠著窗口流瀉的微光映照出勉強能辨識的視野,乾燥的藥草凌亂地舖墊在角落,鍋具濕淋淋地擺放在牆邊層架,似乎不久前才被人使用過。保鑣靜悄悄地走到一扇緊閉的門扉前,木板門掛上了堅固的金屬鎖頭,顯然有誰被監禁在房間內,而他也確實透過門板探聽到內部傳來的些微動靜。369Please respect copyright.PENANAKPgd5GCGAa
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「有人在裡面。」如蚊呐般的氣音自口中溢出,尚恩指了指門上的大鎖。369Please respect copyright.PENANACIUQauFFmC
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德克見狀,立刻從隨身物品裡掏出開鎖工具,俐落地解開鎖鑰,門無聲無息敞開,粗重的呼吸聲頓時毫無攔阻地流瀉而出,像是喉嚨有異物阻塞般哽咽著呼吸困難的吐息,躺臥在陰暗處的身影蠕動身軀,睡得十分不安穩,嘴裡持續發出喃喃囈語。369Please respect copyright.PENANAdovW2v3Ss0
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當手電筒的光線直射向那副軀殼時,黑色鱗片在反射中閃著不尋常的綠色光澤,有著人類的身形,樣貌卻近似怪物。「牠」痛苦呻吟,雙手抓撓著底下鋪墊的稻草堆,黏稠的液體濡濕床板、地面,將整個房間浸漬在惡臭刺鼻的汙水中。緊跟在尚恩身後的詹姆士眼尖地認出角落的公事包,那是傑克﹒斯特林的所有物,他感到心臟一陣緊縮,實業家推開信任的保鑣,急匆匆地向前探進,試圖在面目全非的臉龐尋覓熟悉的輪廓。369Please respect copyright.PENANALwiF3nPVfx
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「牠」的手緊揣著一團紙條,詹姆士顫巍巍地伸手觸碰突起的鱗甲,從緊握的手心抽出紙片,上面以潦草的字跡塗寫著令人心痛的吶喊,一字一句訴說著對家人和艾咪的想念與歉意,斷斷續續的筆跡彷彿即將失去心智的崩潰狂草,竭盡全力捕捉逸散的意志。369Please respect copyright.PENANAX9AAipzmnD
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「傑克、傑克?」斯特林家主呼喚著變成怪物的兒子,嗓音宛若哭號。369Please respect copyright.PENANAIf5Lsl90Lx
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被呼喊的對象睜開眼睛,連同額頭上的第三隻眼,混濁的灰色眼球發狂般地恣意旋轉,以人類無法辦到的速度瘋狂轉動,大量黑色液體如泥般奔騰,從鱗片隙縫不斷湧出。傑克猛然起身,雙手攀附上詹姆士,張開大口溢出尖嘯,實業家下意識掙脫束縛,快速掩住雙耳,拔起的尖叫穿透牆面,以強勢而具破壞的霸道力量襲擊不及閃避的人們。369Please respect copyright.PENANAYaVU99GfvT
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蓋伊以身軀護住德克,卻抵擋不住席捲的聲波,下一秒,兩人的世界變得無比安靜,他們就像掉入真空的環境,周遭的嘈雜噪音一併被汲取,淌血的耳膜再也接收不到任何訊息,僅能聽見彼此的聲音。369Please respect copyright.PENANALuanRNErdW
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青年頓時一陣慌亂,腦中只有一個念頭,他迅速拉住德克的手腕,衝至小屋的門口把對方推出屋外,關門的剎那他看見德克錯愕的神情,蓋伊朝他微笑,將兩人的視線隔絕在木門內外。蓋伊倚靠在門上,無視屋外的吶喊,他舉起手槍戒備眼前的怪物,除非他倒下,否則他會用盡一切努力,阻止任何危險的事物威脅景仰的前輩。369Please respect copyright.PENANA6yuxdpEfQH
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槍聲大作,步槍接連射出子彈,但威嚇的火花阻止不了陷入癲狂的傑克。詹姆士緊緊擁住深愛的兒子,嘶啞著喉嚨大喊他的名字,艾咪和唐娜退到房間一隅,同樣高聲吶喊,眼角不知不覺間流下晶瑩的淚光。369Please respect copyright.PENANApJ6WkVCz3m
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聲聲呼喊也喚不回傑克的理智,如今的他已是純粹的怪物、外神的容器,早在昏迷時刻便喪失了人類身分。369Please respect copyright.PENANAiRL7qVq9UD
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砰!369Please respect copyright.PENANAGYz73wxB0V
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子彈精準貫穿額頭的眼睛,尚恩咬牙射出最後一發子彈,在詹姆士﹒斯特林被兒子狂暴的尖爪刺穿前,結束傑克﹒斯特林的悲慘命運。369Please respect copyright.PENANAk4WQcAZuTN
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淒厲的哀號隨著噴濺的液體竄出,「怪物」開始龜裂、崩塌,鱗片覆蓋的身軀化作土塵,一點點飄散,詹姆士緊擁在懷中的生物逐漸潰散,徒留下鬆垮的衣物,男子看著空無一物的雙臂,眼中盡是難以置信的愕然。369Please respect copyright.PENANABVhtQejBQU
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他尋尋覓覓的兒子,一心一意想拯救的傑克,在他手中變作虛無飄渺的灰燼,消逝在空氣中。369Please respect copyright.PENANAnRHSZayfi5
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唐娜不禁軟倒在地,止不住的淚水傾瀉而下。369Please respect copyright.PENANAfbBPKuNggO
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「⋯⋯都是我的錯⋯⋯但是,傑克他一定也不希望以這種方式活著⋯⋯所以我們⋯⋯我們必須要接受這件事⋯⋯」369Please respect copyright.PENANAHh0NKdK69y
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斯特林千金崩潰地搖晃父親的臂膀,「接受?要我們怎麼接受!傑克死了!只剩下媽一個人了!你有沒有想過?」369Please respect copyright.PENANA61QPNQvI1W
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艾咪呆愣地站在原地,不發一語,看著父女倆悲痛的爭執,她無法思考,空虛的失落感佔據全身,所有希望與堅持化為烏有,仿若失去求生慾望的空殼。369Please respect copyright.PENANAyElXSihoEu
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德克在門扉再度開啟時進入房間,身為外人的他僅能靜靜站著,注視斯特林家的最終悲劇。369Please respect copyright.PENANATtbeY6Y7VY
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忽然,地面出現劇烈震盪,猛獸的怒號響徹星之池,步槍掃射的爆裂聲此起彼落,伴隨著人們驚慌失措的嚎叫,外頭的某個「東西」在大肆破壞,鼓譟的翅膀拍動捲起強大風壓,吹動著脆弱的茅草屋。369Please respect copyright.PENANAfRtuug9yz1
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唐娜抹去悲傷的淚水,拿出軍官給予的信號彈奮不顧身地衝出門外,朝天發射。這一瞬間,她看見了天空劃過一個巨大黑影,如注的雨滴落在臉頰——不,這不是雨水,唐娜抬手擦拭水珠,手心滿是腥紅的鮮血,接著,一個又一個的重物從天而降,砸在女子面前。369Please respect copyright.PENANAjICqHOYxnL
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那些是美軍們扭曲殘破的身軀。369Please respect copyright.PENANAMqYz22eOvh
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她完全嚇壞了,躲回屋內將門緊緊關上,大口喘息。369Please respect copyright.PENANA9vtsByJWt5
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外面的生物已經不是能用言語形容的恐怖,龐大的軀體、怒張的雙翅,那張臉——她根本不敢回想自己究竟看見了什麼,腦中一片空白,僅有MAMA的話語迴盪在耳際。369Please respect copyright.PENANALY9y1krlEu
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『你們要騙過他的僕人、騙過他們的信仰者,用這個石頭劃傷你們自己。』369Please respect copyright.PENANA32tK1XAliW
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詹姆士從行囊取出尖石,還來不及劃破手腕,女子立刻伸手搶奪——369Please respect copyright.PENANAODVjOZ6aKV
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啪!369Please respect copyright.PENANASuyvJw81YR
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