
第十六章:黑衣試煉
校舍近在咫尺,亞利卻猛地止步。76Please respect copyright.PENANAjShBya1cqc
一股無形壓力撲面而來,彷彿整片天空正壓落於此。76Please respect copyright.PENANAR2AXBMuQoC
周遭寂靜得異常,如巨獸屏息潛伏──那是他熟悉的壓迫感,風暴中心的死寂。76Please respect copyright.PENANAOf5Jisv0T9
「停下來!」76Please respect copyright.PENANAj5OwBRHRmn
他反射性伸手,一把拉回阿薩琳。76Please respect copyright.PENANAXBQ9Dd5vAC
下一瞬──黑色巨星無聲墜落。無塵、無響,卻如墓碑般壓入空氣,沉重得讓人無法呼吸。76Please respect copyright.PENANAczg3SIc7fu
亞利瞳孔緊縮,低聲喃喃:「……修奈達,師傅?」76Please respect copyright.PENANAp4DcL95BUq
空氣隨之變形。76Please respect copyright.PENANAHYbmJjnOXG
詭異的遲滯感自地面擴散,像空間被拖入深淵。76Please respect copyright.PENANAlReezeKZfL
亞利試著邁步,卻連膝蓋都難以驅動。76Please respect copyright.PENANAmSitTwqQj9
他立刻明白──神器「達克尼斯」的固有能力:76Please respect copyright.PENANAzVBr0mhtwn
負力場。76Please respect copyright.PENANABkvSwdjyBR
時間未靜止,卻彷彿被壓縮、剝奪,令一切行動變得遲緩。76Please respect copyright.PENANAdigjRfQ59r
阿薩琳也陷入束縛,她欲抽劍,卻像手穿越泥沼──劍柄就在眼前,卻觸不可及。76Please respect copyright.PENANAwzV7gTAJPh
但這股壓力,沒能抹去她的戰意。76Please respect copyright.PENANAWC5qJxDEdK
柯布蘭德應聲而鳴,主動離鞘,如一道決絕之光,奔向她的手中。76Please respect copyright.PENANAsxI1xZSnqH
選王之劍再啟極限驅動,阿薩琳怒喝:「這種妖術──困不住我!」76Please respect copyright.PENANAWTjg1YhxLg
劍光炸裂,奧義爆發。極大斬擊·斷界的輝刃!76Please respect copyright.PENANAlexZZxfJGt
那斬擊如斷裂空間的裁決,直劈修奈達。76Please respect copyright.PENANAprNo0Otb63
黑騎士不動如山,右手揮出──暗邪龍劍!76Please respect copyright.PENANAsv5A1J4fe0
漆黑裂刃呼應而生,與輝刃在空中十字相撞。76Please respect copyright.PENANAZ2OmexS7sp
光與影彼此噬咬,最終雙雙消散。76Please respect copyright.PENANAh8EnBHlo4m
阿薩琳毫不氣餒,反而撇嘴冷笑:「暖身而已──接下來才是重頭戲。」76Please respect copyright.PENANAd6Js4JduWO
她再次啟動柯布蘭德,劍身炙亮如焚,蓄勢待發。76Please respect copyright.PENANAAAQzZr0NPT
亞利站在原地,神情複雜。76Please respect copyright.PENANAakKruyXPDK
除了雷碧亞,他從未見過有人能突破這片負力領域。76Please respect copyright.PENANAOQMaQoZeoP
而自己……依舊寸步難行。76Please respect copyright.PENANA4QQURbG1AD
這份落差,令他無法接受。76Please respect copyright.PENANA8HiyfL3twh
亞利無意與師父為敵,76Please respect copyright.PENANAIsHAoJdR7R
但──連走近對話都辦不到,那他還算什麼?76Please respect copyright.PENANAgKPjudrtFP
這念頭如火種,點燃他體內沉睡的意志。76Please respect copyright.PENANAm4R5Hv0Lm1
克拉姆有了回應。76Please respect copyright.PENANAKOHQkRca3k
波動光躍動劍身,如破曉般撕開遲滯結界,亞利的身體回到正常的時間流速。76Please respect copyright.PENANAXF7dmAXbL9
阿薩琳見狀揚眉一笑:「就知道你會追上來。」76Please respect copyright.PENANAu7wNXVXlQS
亞利淡然一笑:「這次讓妳搶先,下次就換我了。」76Please respect copyright.PENANAdoysYi1pRo
兩把神器共鳴,蒼藍與白金的光交織激盪,像主人的默契化作波動──76Please respect copyright.PENANADkJMdcxeBf
一剛一柔、一進一退,絕妙平衡。76Please respect copyright.PENANAYRpEJPM0Yh
阿薩琳情緒高漲,興奮拔劍笑道:76Please respect copyright.PENANAFFURt07dq7
「這傢伙一定是剛才那群恐怖分子的幕後首領吧?走啦,我們一起打爆他!」76Please respect copyright.PENANANW4qlSyYLN
她完全不認識眼前這位黑影般矗立的男人,只把他當作敵軍高層。76Please respect copyright.PENANAeY2pdBohx5
亞利卻只能苦笑,這情況太難解釋,他猶豫片刻,低聲說:76Please respect copyright.PENANANguFmwKeJw
「……這裡,交給我來處理,好嗎?」76Please respect copyright.PENANAxtB2E1n5pw
阿薩琳皺眉,雖然困惑,但仍選擇相信他。76Please respect copyright.PENANAB3pLaebGw7
她收劍退開半步,提醒一句:76Please respect copyright.PENANA47RpIT41YX
「那你小心點,這傢伙看起來不太對勁。」76Please respect copyright.PENANAubkJtEm4Zu
亞利點頭,隨即獨自上前。76Please respect copyright.PENANA3DTUAsvTWW
修奈達依然沉默,卻早已擺出迎戰架式。76Please respect copyright.PENANAiUrRUvcnQn
負力場仍未解除,壓力沉重,但不再令人窒息。76Please respect copyright.PENANA3tfERBiYHM
亞利抬眼望向對方──那雙眼熟悉得不能再熟悉。76Please respect copyright.PENANAigfABBzdE9
那不是敵意,而是等待與觀察的眼神。76Please respect copyright.PENANAturKXHJwFR
他明白了。這不是生死戰,而是……對練。76Please respect copyright.PENANA33KwXGX1qG
像無數次在演武場上那樣。76Please respect copyright.PENANAQOsDvGbGbv
「……師傅……」76Please respect copyright.PENANArBilYoRDR5
亞利低聲喚了一句,卻旋即搖頭,將克拉姆穩穩插入地面。這個動作清晰明確──拒戰。76Please respect copyright.PENANAa4g8Djv0l9
他凝視前方,語氣堅定而克制:76Please respect copyright.PENANA4VlnOoqvBE
「校舍裡還有人等著我去救。師傅若不說明來意,我不會應戰。」76Please respect copyright.PENANAOCkQepeGsP
亞利了解修奈達──沉默寡言,但從不胡來。他做事必有理由。76Please respect copyright.PENANAUHdaDlC9J1
亞利轉頭,看向不遠處利卡特的遺骸。76Please respect copyright.PENANA2MR0oc60Bi
──是為了他嗎?76Please respect copyright.PENANAGr6W8iwMEi
他心中浮起一絲苦澀:76Please respect copyright.PENANAOEf5C4qq9G
利卡特的墮落,早已違背師傅所堅持的準則。76Please respect copyright.PENANAvMFeLzp4lB
修奈達不可能對弟子的這種暴行視若無睹。76Please respect copyright.PENANAHvyxwX3POK
即便如此,亞利的右手仍緊握劍柄──因為修奈達同樣沒有撤退的打算。76Please respect copyright.PENANA7Ts90xL3gw
這份沉默對峙,壓力逐步升高,局勢一觸即發。76Please respect copyright.PENANAe7xXSMZxON
就在此時,一道熟悉又討厭的聲音從天而降:76Please respect copyright.PENANAydPVrye8nF
「要開打,也等我說完再動手好嗎?」76Please respect copyright.PENANAaYxisijvnZ
漢斯降落──毫不客氣地打破所有氣氛。76Please respect copyright.PENANAGIYtsbGIs4
他一臉理所當然地落在眾人之間,自詡第三方調停人。76Please respect copyright.PENANArEyC0aglAq
亞利卻整個人卡住,結巴著指著他,手抖得像是中了毒。「你、你、你──」76Please respect copyright.PENANAmIRNR3QlRK
而在旁邊的阿薩琳已經笑到快抽筋,整個人彎著腰,眼淚都快笑出來了。76Please respect copyright.PENANABJiXGek1UB
因為──漢斯懷中正「公主抱」著米莉亞。76Please respect copyright.PENANAX7LQUBMZRr
「這趟空中漫步之旅,還滿意嗎?」76Please respect copyright.PENANAeZBbDjA48p
他笑得極為紳士,像是在炫耀什麼戰果。76Please respect copyright.PENANAv9aTNarLLU
米莉亞臉紅得不像話,整張臉快燙出煙來,雙手死命摀住臉,不敢直視眾人。76Please respect copyright.PENANAofyQfQ90QJ
她剛剛還在鐘樓頂,下一刻就被漢斯一路抱下來──沿路每個可借力的建築邊角都被他踩過,最後穩穩落地,毫髮無傷。76Please respect copyright.PENANAz1qnZ2i7Oq
他輕柔將米莉亞放下,笑容從容,動作體貼──76Please respect copyright.PENANAByw2NKraiG
下一秒,亞利就暴走了。76Please respect copyright.PENANApewgEwVqST
「你、你居然──公、公、公主抱!?我、我、我、我連一次都──!」76Please respect copyright.PENANAqtAFROFlsi
亞利氣得語無倫次,一邊把米莉亞整個人抱緊處理,像要當場宣布主權。76Please respect copyright.PENANA1hnP9w2OAr
米莉亞窩在亞利懷中,一句話都說不出來。76Please respect copyright.PENANAr5WT2uXDQJ
不是因為害羞──是因為她剛才才想起來,自己的人生第一、第二次「公主抱」……76Please respect copyright.PENANAqloiS8r3fM
第一個是修奈達。76Please respect copyright.PENANAKmrY5rJzFm
第二個是漢斯。76Please respect copyright.PENANABmXzrGO9nB
兩次都不是亞利。76Please respect copyright.PENANADHFuJYSmcs
她拼命說服自己:這不是背叛、不是外遇、不是!76Please respect copyright.PENANAmgiywAJ1v9
只是在很特別、非常例外的情況下,被很可怕的男人們拎著飛而已──76Please respect copyright.PENANA5gOz0eKwL1
但她也知道──這解釋,就連自己都不太相信。
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漢斯簡明扼要地說明重點,亞利終於拼出利卡特行動背後的輪廓。76Please respect copyright.PENANAUlDh0Cg4yB
「利卡特背後……有個更大的組織。他們準備對帝國發動叛亂。」76Please respect copyright.PENANAz7Hdq07zOe
情報逐步成形,卻令他不寒而慄。76Please respect copyright.PENANA07QuWy2xBx
「正統繼承者」的身份尚未揭曉,而恐怖分子手中那些先進槍械分明來自帝國未公開的軍研技術;至於利卡特那副過度強化的機械之軀,則是來自失落時代的禁忌遺產。76Please respect copyright.PENANAHD0pcPv11Z
若這場叛亂成真,其規模與後果將無可估量。76Please respect copyright.PENANA7tmzqovjLc
亞利沉默思索,試圖理清混亂的線索。76Please respect copyright.PENANAxfEtfGxofw
不遠處的兩位少女──明顯沒打算參與這段嚴肅的沉思。「妳比我想的還受歡迎嘛~」阿薩琳笑著調侃。76Please respect copyright.PENANA0xSae55JxL
「那、那是意外!超級意外!我所有的第一次都……預定給亞利的!」76Please respect copyright.PENANAkvHsyeqg1h
米莉亞說完才驚覺失言,瞬間臉紅冒煙。76Please respect copyright.PENANAFAzDsNhSOW
阿薩琳腦中浮現十八種不良畫面,也跟著臉紅結巴:「欸欸欸……『第一次』是什麼意思啦?」76Please respect copyright.PENANActGB8bxYb0
米莉亞立刻躲進亞利背後,用雙手遮臉當作隱身術。76Please respect copyright.PENANASXZIQ2KAL5
而亞利仍沉浸在國家危機中,完全沒察覺身後少女間的青春爆炸。76Please respect copyright.PENANA1PrQCM4Okr
漢斯淡淡作結論:「和平與青春……好事一樁。」76Please respect copyright.PENANABCD4DCstR5
他的目光越過三人,再掠過依舊沉默的修奈達。76Please respect copyright.PENANA6cWxSXJcRo
他微眯雙眼,啟動魔眼,視線穿透校舍,鎖定大講堂。76Please respect copyright.PENANA9AbumFPUed
「那邊……也不妙。」他低聲自語。76Please respect copyright.PENANA2YpnQXpuaY
幾名帝國特務正清除障礙,為某人開路。那是──《灰蛇連環》。76Please respect copyright.PENANAhkGAT804DC
帝國最陰暗的暗部,如今正朝賽莉兒與瑪利安貝爾的藏身之處逼近。76Please respect copyright.PENANAzzENvsJSHs
但漢斯沒有動。76Please respect copyright.PENANA5EfRg2qXWC
「自己的課題,要自己面對,也要自己解決。」76Please respect copyright.PENANAT3rNxwIXjP
他只在真正必要時才出手──現在,還不到那時機。76Please respect copyright.PENANAcNpRNvPBWM
漢斯收回目光,再次看向修奈達。76Please respect copyright.PENANAlu4g7kCiTb
他喬了喬脖子,語氣平靜卻透著準備動手的氣息:76Please respect copyright.PENANAozOl2u1Ggu
「要讓這傢伙開口……只能這麼做了。」76Please respect copyright.PENANAmt1cpOV9e1
他走上前。76Please respect copyright.PENANAwt8w3usdAi
修奈達依舊沉默,沒擺架式,也未退讓,只是靜靜望著漢斯。76Please respect copyright.PENANAFAkVvcLfWB
兩人對視片刻,彷彿在無言中達成某種默契。76Please respect copyright.PENANA6QFUkyiRZ1
然後──漢斯出拳,一記直拳正中修奈達面門。76Please respect copyright.PENANAY4YQ0LfWBw
拳勢看似魯莽,實則精準克制。76Please respect copyright.PENANAFjGGrARdsb
修奈達微微仰頭,未曾後退,隨後垂下眼簾,輕聲吐道:76Please respect copyright.PENANAGcI48R2wTi
「……果然,還是你最沒耐性。」76Please respect copyright.PENANALUrfVpFE3W
他擦擦嘴角,終於肯開口。76Please respect copyright.PENANAc7WZp8EJA1
──這一拳,或許正是對話真正的開始。
76Please respect copyright.PENANAwJomdKprxT