奔襲而來的金獅國探路騎兵隊
塔庫魯沿著山壁上的平台，往南方獨自行走，已經是第三天了。63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpYLdVm53b4
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在這段孤獨的旅程中，他也逐漸從模糊的記憶中發現——這副身體的原主人，方向感實在糟糕得驚人。63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlhhQ5suALz
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以往在營區裡，從餐廳返回宿舍這麼短的距離，他總能鬼打牆似地迷失方向，不是誤闖別的中隊，就是乾脆走到營區外。63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ26tpIZJhkU
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還好，這種「路癡體質」在山蠻族中屬於普遍現象，各中隊長乾脆指派衛兵，專門負責把走丟的山蠻族士兵一個個送回正確的宿舍。63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRYpGt1naE5
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而塔庫魯，便是其中最離譜的一位之一。63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZDMzPI3Ugl
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最誇張的一次，集合解散後，他竟直接走進伙房，大剌剌地把晚餐準備好的肉食啃掉一半，害得整個中隊那晚只能啃著乾巴巴的麵包解飢。63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGgSYBXg6QH
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另一回，他迷迷糊糊地闖進了女生浴室。63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2begfQoLHh
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若換作普通士兵，這種行為恐怕早已軍法伺候，但山蠻族人不僅方向感奇差，審美觀也與人類大相逕庭。63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjClgxSugsi
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在山蠻族的標準中，真正的美女得是體態豐腴、臀寬臂壯、腿若樹樁——因為懷孕後依然能翻山越嶺、勞作不輟，才是「好女人」。63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpOqGJvLyqv
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所以塔庫魯當場皺眉抱怨：「原來妳們身上的肉感是盔甲撐出來的？真令人失望！」63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgi8wMIrsSo
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結果，浴室裡一群女軍官、中士以上階級的志願役女性，直接上演了一場「圍毆誤闖者」的盛宴。63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwVy9XxHvoi
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這麼看來，她們並未真正把他當成男人看待，大約就像一隻闖進浴室的哈士奇一樣，只是稍微「教訓」了一頓。63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2OD7qavCDt
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真正被懲罰的，反而是那些原本應該接回他的人類士兵，因闖入女生浴室而受到嚴厲處分。63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ugyLIHRsX
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事實上，山蠻族人的迷路本領並非個例。63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd5TTvwcPXc
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有些同袍不僅方向感喪失，連基本的記憶力也一塌糊塗，甚至常常一屁股坐下來就打起呼嚕，流著口水睡著。63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4rGPfbS74h
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因此，天龍國軍方早早制定對策：只要部隊中編有山蠻族鐵甲兵，就必須安排人員專職「照看」。63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6tRL1MbYEX
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每位山蠻族士兵的鐵盔上，還會刻上所屬部隊番號，方便一旦迷路，其他人能迅速將其送回正確位置。63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiHmVz8glfr
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塔庫魯低頭看了看自己胸甲上刻的番號：7-3-1-1。63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZiM7x5kzyV
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翻譯過來，正是「第七大隊、第三中隊、第一小隊、一號位置」。63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2QFppnxJK9
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而一號位，往往是留給特別人員的——此刻，他便是小隊中的那位鐵甲兵。63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNgITi7rD9j
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到了第四天，他總算走到了熟悉的地形。63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh5JBRwzWiC
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萬縱溪在遠處轉了個彎，對面山壁下方出現了一個不小的湖泊，萬縱溪正是從那裡發源。63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8HOqwkErON
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但讓人頭痛的是，除了萬縱溪，還有數條細小溪流從四面八方注入這座湖中。63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3lcjmw6WlS
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因為溪流纖細，行軍時部隊是直接涉水而過，腦子裡只想著「怎麼吃飯」的塔庫魯根本沒記清到底該沿著哪條小溪往上走。63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNUgM1lRUAS
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更麻煩的是，這一帶地勢已經抬升，谷地爬坡，樹林稀稀疏疏地蔓延開來，遠方已經連成大片森林。63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgibRvDKmlz
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塔庫魯心知，自己若想穿越森林，只能步行沿小溪逆行，但每條溪流皆沒入密林，無法從山壁上判別方向。63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhruhtRhj1d
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無奈之下，他決定再次下到谷地，親自尋路。63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjmarP7ANir
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抵達谷底後，他先藏身於一塊巨岩後，屏氣凝神地觀察周圍。63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp7b58oapW9
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水邊向來是猛獸與獵物的必爭之地，而濃密的森林更像是吞噬一切生靈的黑洞，稍有大意便可能成為獵物。63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOwOug8UN1U
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塔庫魯深知，自己身著厚重鐵甲，體型龐大，無論是人類還是野獸，只要一眼瞥見他，便能迅速作出反應。63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡErP1P4Y09w
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他沉住氣，一動不動，等待了近十分鐘，確定四周平靜無異，正準備離開掩體時，忽然——63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAWFDG5gAKU
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遠處傳來了低沉有力的馬蹄聲！63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmKZddBo8Ld
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塔庫魯迅速縮回岩後，貼地潛伏。63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ12uSXctHfR
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不久，一隊騎兵自萬縱谷奔騰而出。63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡftYVgmAYmQ
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他瞇起眼，仔細辨認。63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5KBJ7viDRe
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這是一支八人小隊，身著皮甲，馬鞍旁掛著的徽章顯示出他們是——金獅國的騎兵！63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtTDBf0IFEH
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更糟的是，這支小隊停下的地點，竟離他的藏身之處不到五十步遠。63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVf6V7p4vvF
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騎兵們動作一致，顯得訓練有素。63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0JA5o5NlhT
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左手舉盾，盾牌「鏘」地一聲扣上臂鉤；右手抽刀，單刀出鞘，刀光閃爍；接著單手控馬，隊列緩步向森林方向推進。63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFk3nFgoUUL
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一切動作，乾淨俐落，毫無拖泥帶水。63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnDtEJ8V7cE
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塔庫魯心中一凜。63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjSLL5WkALO
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這種紀律森嚴的探路小隊，顯然是奇襲部隊的前鋒！63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnunYgG1sph
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他迅速在腦中推演情勢——金獅國與天龍國曾在萬縱谷交戰，雙方皆有損傷，但金獅國很可能已經調集援軍，準備發動第二波奇襲！63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJFgfHeEQXp
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這支八人隊伍只是開路先鋒，真正的大軍，或許已經在趕來的途中。63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXfYaX6Kaez
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此地已不宜久留！63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU5wtiX0xQK
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塔庫魯屏息凝神，像一尾隱身於水中的大魚般，悄無聲息地跟上這隊騎兵。63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj6eaMx6Cdp
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他利用山壁旁的亂石、低矮的灌木與倒木，靈巧地穿梭其間，時停時走，與前方騎兵保持著既不太近、也不太遠的絕妙距離。63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzwOePbI5qG
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在緊跟中，他也注意到金獅國騎兵所騎的坐騎——刺棘馬。63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcP0OXyeV4J
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這種馬形體高大，四肢強壯，特別是尾巴，並非普通鬃毛，而是如劍一般又粗又直的硬毛，每一根鬃毛幾乎可觸地。63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfVKB7I2Z4y
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更驚人的是馬身兩側——各有三片自然生長的硬甲，第一片最大，護住肩胸；第二片略小，覆蓋肋部；第三片則貼於臀部。63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡANarGE0WW6
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這些硬甲上，長滿了鋒利的棘刺，如同倒鉤般危險。63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSGmHYB9s4U
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風拂過馬背時，防護布偶爾掀起，隱約可見那層藏著殺機的甲刺。63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdpw2hnLzEx
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更詭異的是，刺棘馬前蹄上方藏著的長刺，在奔跑間會不時伸縮，像是某種尚未解密的天然武器。63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgXfEsOE8QP
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根據記憶，這種馬原產於金獅國某地，偏好寒冷環境，體型比地球馬匹更為高大雄壯。63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy9Gau5AqUV
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只可惜牠們耗氧量驚人，在高山稀薄空氣中容易體力不支，無法適應過高海拔。63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpIZRSNPYvn
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這支騎兵在森林邊緣再次停下來。63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoWVJ5D2QxF
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幾名士兵翻身下馬，從鞍袋中取出像是接力棒般的煙棍。63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJlWVt0MlTg
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點火後，濃厚的綠色煙霧冉冉升起，且風中不散，緩緩飄向天空。63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBHBL5bAHvK
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那是信號——通知後方大軍，這片林地已無伏兵，可以推進了。63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2DlrC7KDj9
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塔庫魯抓住這個空檔，身形一縱，躲入山壁邊的森林。63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEP1IJ4D4u1
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進入林間，他如龍入大海般自在。63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVeHZEwDV8i
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不過，潛藏於心底的冷靜理智仍提醒著他：這副山蠻族身軀雖然強壯，卻缺乏靈巧，若想真正施展特遣隊的戰術素養，還需要借助工具。63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNnSbgQZloO
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他取出長柄石斧，快速削製數根鋒利木矛，作為隨手可拋的武器。63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrRlaMWoaHU
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但他並不打算輕啟殺戒。63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQzrEorQUiz
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他的目標，是悄悄跟隨金獅國軍隊，找到通往天龍國的歸途——而非陷入不必要的廝殺。63Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrCzK2bfS1i
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森林中的塔庫魯，彷彿一道隱藏的幽影，靜靜等待著下一次出擊的機會。
然後按「加至主畫面」