第二十二章:燈火中的相遇
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夜幕低垂,海風輕拂著甲板,紅髮海賊團的船隻靜靜地停泊在一座小島外。這是一座無名的小島,規模不大,卻有一個相當繁華的港口,燈火通明,為這片黑暗的海域增添了一絲生氣。
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焰站在船舷邊,眺望著遠方的燈火,心中仍在思考著自己的基因鎖問題。這幾天他都在調整狀態,試圖讓身體適應基因鎖開啟後的副作用,但進展並不順利。每當他想要觸及那股力量時,身體就會產生劇烈的反應,彷彿有某種無形的枷鎖在束縛著他。
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「想太多可不會讓問題變得簡單。」一道清脆的聲音從後方傳來。
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焰回頭,看到的是一名陌生的女性,正站在甲板邊,笑吟吟地看著他。
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她有著一頭銀白色的長髮,在月光下微微閃耀,深藍色的眼眸宛如夜空中的星辰。她身穿一件修身的黑色戰鬥服,腰間掛著一把細長的短劍,整個人散發出一種冷冽而神秘的氣息。
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「你是……?」焰皺眉,這女人的氣息不弱,甚至讓他有些難以看透。
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「伊莉雅,」女人輕輕一笑,然後挑眉道:「紅髮海賊團的客人,你倒是挺謹慎的,連名號都不報上?」
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「焰。」他簡單地回應了一句。
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伊莉雅看著他,嘴角微微上揚:「我聽說,你是個能操縱火焰的傢伙?而且剛才在甲板上發呆,是在煩惱自己的力量吧?」
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焰心中一動,這女人觀察力相當敏銳。
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「你是紅髮海賊團的成員?」他試探性地問道。
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「不是,」伊莉雅聳聳肩,「但我和他們有點交情,這次剛好碰上,就順便搭了個船。」
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焰沒有說話,依舊保持警惕。
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「別這麼緊張,」伊莉雅輕輕笑了笑,「我對你的力量很感興趣,尤其是……你的基因鎖。」
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焰的瞳孔微微一縮:「……你知道基因鎖?」
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伊莉雅笑而不語,只是轉身朝著甲板邊走去,輕輕坐下,然後拍了拍身旁的位置:「來聊聊吧,也許我能幫你一些。」
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焰猶豫了一下,最終還是走了過去,在她身旁坐下。
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「說吧,你到底知道什麼?」
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伊莉雅輕輕晃動著腿,目光望向遠方的燈火:「基因鎖——這可不是普通的力量,它是一種超越極限的能力,能讓使用者突破自身的生理限制,甚至踏入更高層次的境界。」
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她轉過頭來,目光直視焰:「但相對的,它的副作用也相當可怕,甚至……可能讓你的身體徹底崩潰。」
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焰沉默了一會兒,然後低聲道:「……這點我已經體會到了。」
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「那麼,你想學會控制它嗎?」伊莉雅嘴角微微上揚,露出一抹意味深長的笑容。
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焰深吸了一口氣,目光堅定地回望著她:「當然。」
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伊莉雅輕輕點了點頭,然後伸出手指,輕輕點在焰的額頭上:「那麼,從現在開始——我們來做個交易吧。」
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焰的瞳孔微微一縮,心中隱隱覺得,這場相遇將會改變他未來的命運……
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焰沉默地看著伊莉雅,對於這位突然出現在紅髮海賊團船上的神秘女子,他心中充滿了疑問。她不屬於紅髮海賊團,卻對「基因鎖」的概念瞭若指掌,甚至還主動提議要幫助自己。
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「你想跟我做交易?」焰的語氣仍然帶著戒備,眼神緊緊盯著伊莉雅。
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「別這麼緊張,」伊莉雅輕笑了一聲,「交易這詞聽起來太過冷漠了,不如說……我們來做個交換?」
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「有什麼區別?」
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「區別就在於,我不會強迫你。」伊莉雅微微側過頭,目光帶著一絲探究,「你應該也發現了,基因鎖的開啟雖然能讓你獲得強大的力量,但副作用並不輕,對吧?」
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焰沒有否認。最近幾天,每當他試圖再次開啟基因鎖時,身體就會出現難以抑制的劇痛,宛如有無數火焰在血管中燃燒。他甚至感覺到自己體內的細胞正在以異常的速度消耗,而恢復的速度卻趕不上這種破壞。這讓他不得不停止進一步的嘗試。
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「所以呢?你打算怎麼幫我?」焰問道。
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伊莉雅嘴角微微上揚,隨即站起身,輕輕地伸了個懶腰:「跟我來吧,我來教你怎麼控制這股力量。」
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焰看著她背影,心中雖然仍有疑惑,但還是跟了上去。
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船艙內,一處較為隱密的訓練室
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這艘船畢竟是紅髮海賊團的主船,船艙內自然有一個專門用來進行訓練的房間,地面堅固,牆壁上還有不少劍痕與拳擊的凹陷,顯然經歷過不少戰鬥。
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伊莉雅走進房間後,隨手將長劍掛在牆上,然後轉身看向焰:「好了,現在我們開始吧。」
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「開始什麼?」焰皺眉。
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「當然是測試你的基因鎖極限。」伊莉雅輕輕活動了一下手腕,然後擺出了一個戰鬥姿態。
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焰眼神微微一變:「……你的意思是,要跟我打一場?」
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「不,」伊莉雅搖了搖手指,「我會壓制你,讓你在壓力之下被迫開啟基因鎖,這樣才能讓你真正理解它的運作方式。」
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話音剛落,伊莉雅的身影突然消失!
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「……!」焰瞳孔一縮,幾乎是本能地往後一躍,然而就在他剛剛離開原地的一瞬間,一股強勁的氣勁猛然掃過,直接在地板上留下一道裂痕!
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她的速度,快得驚人!
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焰還來不及調整姿勢,伊莉雅的身影已經再度逼近,手指如利爪般探向他的肩膀。
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「嘖!」焰低喝一聲,強行扭轉身體,左臂瞬間纏繞上武裝色霸氣,一拳揮出!
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砰——!
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拳勁爆發,空氣中傳來低沉的震動聲,但伊莉雅的身影卻如鬼魅般輕盈後退,躲過了這一擊。
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「不錯,反應挺快的。」她笑道,「不過……還不夠快。」
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話音未落,她的身影再次消失!
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焰這次學乖了,沒有急著出手,而是閉上雙眼,集中精神感應對方的氣息——這是他這段時間從紅髮海賊團的成員那裡學到的一點霸氣應用技巧。
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——左邊!
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焰猛然轉身,拳頭再次揮出!
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然而,這次伊莉雅沒有閃避,而是伸出手掌,輕輕地接住了焰的拳頭!
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武裝色霸氣硬碰硬!
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「哦?」焰瞳孔微微一縮,他本以為這一拳就算不能擊退對方,也至少能讓對方後退幾步,然而伊莉雅竟然連晃都沒晃一下!
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「力道不錯,但……」伊莉雅嘴角微微一揚,「你還是太依賴霸氣了。」
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話音剛落,她猛然發力,將焰的拳頭往外一帶,順勢抬起膝蓋,狠狠撞向焰的腹部!
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「呃……!」焰悶哼一聲,整個人被這股力量衝擊得倒飛出去,撞在牆上。
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「你這傢伙……到底什麼來頭……」焰咬著牙站起身,眼神逐漸變得凌厲。
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「我的來頭啊……」伊莉雅輕輕地拍了拍手掌,「這麼說吧,我以前也是個‘實驗品’。」
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「……什麼?」焰的表情微微一變。
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「不過,你可別誤會,我的基因並沒有被改造,純粹是後天的某種‘改造’罷了。」伊莉雅雙手抱胸,淡淡地說道,「但正因為如此,我才能理解你的狀況。」
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焰沉默了一下,然後深吸了一口氣,緩緩開口:「……所以,你到底打算怎麼幫我?」
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伊莉雅微微一笑,伸出手指點了點焰的額頭:「我會讓你習慣基因鎖的‘開啟’,但不會讓你陷入過度依賴的狀態。」
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「過度依賴?」
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「是的,」伊莉雅解釋道,「基因鎖並不是單純的‘力量增幅器’,它是一種自身潛能的釋放。如果你只是在危機時刻強行開啟它,那麼副作用將會越來越嚴重,最終導致身體崩潰。」
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焰眉頭緊皺,這正是他最近遇到的問題——基因鎖雖然能夠短時間內提升他的戰鬥力,但每次使用後,他的身體狀態都會變得異常糟糕。
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「……那該怎麼做?」
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伊莉雅輕輕一笑:「很簡單——讓你的身體習慣它,並將它‘融入’你的戰鬥方式,而不是當作最後的底牌來使用。」
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焰聽到這裡,心中微微一震。
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這個概念,與他之前的想法完全不同。
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「這是我的建議,」伊莉雅輕輕地拍了拍手掌,「接下來的幾天,我會陪你訓練,幫助你適應這種力量……希望你能撐得住。」
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焰深吸了一口氣,眼神變得更加堅定:「……來吧。」
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訓練室的氣氛漸漸安靜下來,只有焰的喘息聲與伊莉雅悠然的腳步聲在空氣中回蕩。
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焰感覺自己的身體像是被榨乾了一樣,基因鎖的開啟讓他的細胞高速運轉,每一塊肌肉都在發出尖銳的抗議。他靠在牆上,大口喘著氣,汗水順著臉頰滑落。
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「這就是你的極限了?」伊莉雅站在他面前,雙手抱胸,眼中帶著一絲揶揄。
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「……別開玩笑了。」焰咬牙撐起身體,雖然身體已經瀕臨極限,但他不願就這樣倒下。
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伊莉雅看著他的頑強,眼中閃過一絲異樣的光芒。她蹲下身,從腰間的水袋中倒出些許水,然後遞到焰的嘴邊:「來,喝點水吧。」
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焰愣了一下,沒有接過水袋,而是抬頭看著她:「你就不怕我虛弱得連水都接不住?」
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「那就只能餵你了,」伊莉雅嘴角微微上揚,帶著幾分戲謔。
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焰一怔,他能感覺到這女人在捉弄他,但對方語氣中的那抹溫柔卻讓他有些意外。他皺了皺眉,最終還是無奈地歎了口氣,微微低下頭,張開嘴喝下了她遞來的水。
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「哈,還以為你會傲氣地拒絕呢。」伊莉雅輕笑,將水袋收回。
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焰沒有回答,他只是靜靜地感受著喉嚨間的冰涼,這股清涼似乎不僅僅是水,更像是一種柔和的溫暖,沖刷著他內心的疲憊。
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「你以前……也是這樣訓練自己的嗎?」焰忽然問道。
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伊莉雅微微一怔,然後低頭看了看自己的手掌,嘴角的笑容變得淡然:「是啊,」她輕聲說道,「不過,我沒有像你這樣的‘天賦’,所以能依靠的,只有反覆的鍛鍊與磨練。」
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焰沉默了一下,然後輕輕地說:「你很強。」
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「你是在稱讚我嗎?」伊莉雅眨了眨眼。
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「只是陳述事實。」焰偏過頭,不習慣這種輕佻的對話。
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伊莉雅看著他,忽然笑了:「你這樣的反應,還挺可愛的。」
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焰瞬間皺起眉頭:「……別說這種話。」
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「哈哈,好啦,不逗你了。」伊莉雅站起身,伸了個懶腰,「今天的訓練就到這裡吧,你得讓身體適應基因鎖的影響,不能一次用得太猛。」
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焰點了點頭,雖然不願意承認,但現在的他確實累得連站起來都費勁。
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「來,我扶你起來。」伊莉雅伸出手。
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焰本來想拒絕,但看到她那雙帶著笑意的眼睛,最終還是嘆了口氣,伸手握住她的手。
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她的手溫暖而有力,沒有一般女子的嬌嫩,反倒帶著一種經歷過無數磨難的堅韌。
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當她拉起焰的瞬間,兩人的距離忽然變得極近,近到焰能夠清楚地聞到她身上淡淡的木質香氣。
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伊莉雅似乎也察覺到了這點,她沒有急著後退,而是帶著一抹玩味的笑意,盯著焰的眼睛:「怎麼?被我迷住了?」
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「……少自戀了。」焰冷哼一聲,轉身走向門口,但耳根卻微微泛紅。
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伊莉雅看著他的背影,嘴角的笑意更深了一些,輕聲自語:「真是個有趣的傢伙……」
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夜晚的燈火搖曳著,在船艙內映照出兩道影子,漸漸地交疊在一起……