第四段:感官之外的夜
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夜裡,83Please respect copyright.PENANAhIret5pBq0
Leo 用棉被蒙住整個頭,83Please respect copyright.PENANAzkQDBD2sx7
將自己包裹成一個沉默的繭。
他試圖隔絕世界。83Please respect copyright.PENANAB3o37ApKz9
隔絕光、聲音,83Please respect copyright.PENANA6XKg5wVWNq
隔絕一切正在他體內發生的變化。
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但沒有用。
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身體的異變如同顯微鏡下的觀測,83Please respect copyright.PENANATZEh7STSao
即使閉著眼睛、刻意不去「看」,83Please respect copyright.PENANAfkR9qlbe3V
所有轉變的細節仍然清晰得殘酷,83Please respect copyright.PENANAK4u5Bk85UK
像一串串無法關閉的電子訊號,83Please respect copyright.PENANAhSh4rWmZKZ
持續在神經中刷新。
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他終於確認自己已經不是用眼睛在感知世界了。83Please respect copyright.PENANAGPOIJ0Plk6
他是在用類似電子訊號的方式接收世界。
83Please respect copyright.PENANAp7FCYMQLE1
光線穿過厚重的醫療窗簾,83Please respect copyright.PENANAkz9SsCeEQi
再穿過被單的纖維,83Please respect copyright.PENANAfVjlEZuDda
被層層削弱、折射、延遲。83Please respect copyright.PENANAqDQhr3TG7C
但即便如此,83Please respect copyright.PENANArzZyO104u3
它們仍像刀片一樣,83Please respect copyright.PENANAh9PrxF3Ixp
精準地切入他腦後的視覺皮質。
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那是一種被動開啟感受的通道,83Please respect copyright.PENANAbrHS25VjAD
訊息會用各式的方式進到腦子裡面。
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他甚至能感覺到——83Please respect copyright.PENANA2lbVDu0o1U
月光與病房內熒光燈在空間中交會時,83Please respect copyright.PENANA5Vkzh2CPdF
產生的那一絲極微弱的干擾。83Please respect copyright.PENANAbUajDcWwfr
頻率不一致,83Please respect copyright.PENANAl35MgLXr75
節律互相抵銷,83Please respect copyright.PENANAkvmDxHs3Cf
在他的感知裡留下細小卻清楚的雜訊。
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那不是幻覺。83Please respect copyright.PENANAXbL28Wq4cM
而是世界在未經允許的情況下,83Please respect copyright.PENANAoY4xbILPfY
直接進入了他。
83Please respect copyright.PENANAtmOYd2FVN2
在這個感官之外的夜裡,83Please respect copyright.PENANAnZX8GyAd20
Leo 第一次真正意識到——83Please respect copyright.PENANAu9ZOiilrQ5
「閉上眼睛」,83Please respect copyright.PENANALPJrauYxXS
已經不再意味著黑暗。
83Please respect copyright.PENANAPGhTHm4SqY
Leo 聽見了第一聲尖叫。
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來自走廊深處,83Please respect copyright.PENANAOSLMfOSN3q
穿過牆體、管線與空氣,83Please respect copyright.PENANAV8P7GiWH2e
像一根被猛然拉斷的神經。
83Please respect copyright.PENANArQMKabdoqc
接著,是連鎖反應。
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金屬傾倒的重擊聲,83Please respect copyright.PENANAnoF0DJIQKi
推車翻覆、器械撞擊地面;83Please respect copyright.PENANA2L5QMEqwhu
玻璃破裂,83Please respect copyright.PENANA8EhLDIXVDK
碎裂的聲響短促而尖銳;83Please respect copyright.PENANAIHEhwM1wrt
還有某種聲音——83Please respect copyright.PENANAGze5NgcyK5
低沉、濕黏,83Please respect copyright.PENANAgnn4B2SDnT
像骨頭在錯誤的角度被強行扭碎。
83Please respect copyright.PENANAvOahPUfkit
Leo 蜷縮在被窩裡。83Please respect copyright.PENANA5wkbXIje6D
即使死死閉著眼睛,83Please respect copyright.PENANAVwIXT8i4gM
即使用被子隔絕一切,83Please respect copyright.PENANAbFaSGXOyTa
那些聲音仍然清楚得殘忍。
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不只是聲音。
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畫面直接浮現。83Please respect copyright.PENANA5OGKX5hvkI
不是經由視線,83Please respect copyright.PENANAxWZh9JXdOS
而是像電子訊號一樣,83Please respect copyright.PENANAPYXyuHcKFj
被強制寫入腦海。
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他「看見」——83Please respect copyright.PENANALHcDmDrfPT
有人撲倒護士,83Please respect copyright.PENANAdRxWWEGXcb
血濺上牆面,83Please respect copyright.PENANAyuwTGpTR7r
一滴、一滴,83Please respect copyright.PENANAgUXinpcQTk
沿著瓷磚縫隙滲入下水道;
83Please respect copyright.PENANAPXvB8hd4Fc
他「感覺到」——83Please respect copyright.PENANAycdKObNaTM
某個病人的身體忽然拉長,83Please respect copyright.PENANA2Nu0EOu9IN
骨骼在皮膚下迅速增生、錯位,83Please respect copyright.PENANALphhmVwxb7
痛苦的尖叫在臨界點斷裂,83Please respect copyright.PENANAfTxcNHWM81
轉為非人的咆哮。
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這不是幻覺。
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這是他的新感官。
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一種超越五感的第六知覺,83Please respect copyright.PENANAgL6SdUe8zR
像是被動接入了整座醫療中心的神經網絡——83Please respect copyright.PENANABOsvL2IFiP
恐懼、疼痛、混亂,83Please respect copyright.PENANAHzZNawyw20
全數同步。
83Please respect copyright.PENANATZl6VirEUP
Leo 把自己縮得更小。83Please respect copyright.PENANABF1Kd7bg3f
心跳失控,83Please respect copyright.PENANA43519DELH8
節律狂亂到幾乎要震破耳膜。
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畫面卻沒有停下。
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更多影像湧入——83Please respect copyright.PENANAwKb6Fk5dNZ
不是現在,83Please respect copyright.PENANAJcuJ8Zs6WH
而是某種被時間反覆覆寫的殘片:
巨大的影子從森林中走出,83Please respect copyright.PENANA0ndhtI2yDC
嘶吼劃破原野,83Please respect copyright.PENANAqsq6glRxun
大地隨之顫動;
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玻璃艙外,83Please respect copyright.PENANAsX6YajJuxG
科學家失聲驚呼,83Please respect copyright.PENANAGER7lul9sz
看著爬蟲類細胞在培養皿中自動聚合、成形;
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有人歇斯底里地哭喊——83Please respect copyright.PENANA4CcRKzTF5F
「這是錯的!83Please respect copyright.PENANA8FRBX1NtTw
這是褻瀆——!」
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聲音在他腦中層層回響,83Please respect copyright.PENANAfrA0nYpga4
彼此重疊,83Please respect copyright.PENANANYx2R6PiWW
無法區分先後。
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Leo 想哭,83Please respect copyright.PENANAo5aN2IhJc7
卻發現眼淚根本流不出來。
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恐懼太滿了。83Please respect copyright.PENANAhjLVh1lHF1
滿到連宣洩的空間都不存在。
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他只能死死咬住嘴唇,83Please respect copyright.PENANASMlrRIy5DJ
讓疼痛成為唯一還屬於自己的感覺。
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直到尖叫變成殘響,83Please respect copyright.PENANAR82mBZmRbO
殘響沉入背景,83Please respect copyright.PENANAfVafNsHAhb
直到夜色逐漸褪去。
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天光,83Please respect copyright.PENANAexfZpyD2v4
終於露白。
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而 Leo 知道——83Please respect copyright.PENANAuAONmbP4mm
這一夜留下的東西,83Please respect copyright.PENANAOrHASCNUcE
不會隨著白晝消失。
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*****
「Leo?你醒著嗎?」Mira推門進來,手中拿著一杯溫牛奶。
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Leo坐在床上,背靠牆,臉色蒼白。83Please respect copyright.PENANATIhIYbcbnm
他下意識地拉緊被單,但他的黑眼圈早已出賣他。
83Please respect copyright.PENANAmTWWofU5wY
「Leo?」83Please respect copyright.PENANALSUEH2N0TK
Mira 推門進來,聲音刻意放得很輕。83Please respect copyright.PENANA3esdZugHvt
她手中端著一杯溫牛奶,杯壁還殘留著熱氣。
「你醒著嗎?」
83Please respect copyright.PENANAJyKxQey2w9
Leo 坐在病床上,背靠著牆。83Please respect copyright.PENANA74JWrtmwj7
被單拉得很高,幾乎遮到下巴。83Please respect copyright.PENANA0GxGUQdn2V
臉色蒼白得不像只是沒睡好。
他下意識地又拉緊了一點被單。83Please respect copyright.PENANA7xXFYQj3UL
這個動作本身,就已經出賣了他。
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Mira 的目光停在他臉上。83Please respect copyright.PENANA7oKc2N7s60
黑眼圈很深,83Please respect copyright.PENANA3VU6rnevoI
不是疲倦,83Please respect copyright.PENANA9Q5Vmd8U7m
而是徹夜警醒後留下的痕跡。
「你整晚沒睡?」83Please respect copyright.PENANA5HfLu1LkZt
她皺起眉頭。
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「沒事。」83Please respect copyright.PENANAmc1uUmvhMv
Leo 低聲說。83Please respect copyright.PENANAguNYRlgPTi
語氣過於平穩,83Please respect copyright.PENANA64z2TKolhj
眼神卻飄向窗外,83Please respect copyright.PENANAXEwff311eS
刻意避開她的視線。
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Mira 沒有立刻反駁。83Please respect copyright.PENANA44yqAoYhRF
她只是把牛奶放到床邊,83Please respect copyright.PENANA0FqeOkplCt
然後才開口。
「你這不像沒事。」83Please respect copyright.PENANAEm0owCdKoL
她的聲音很冷靜,83Please respect copyright.PENANAd4QkAoM2JF
像在讀一份她早已看過的報告。83Please respect copyright.PENANADn70pxxccB
「你的心率偏高,眼壓異常,還有——」
83Please respect copyright.PENANAZ7V6rzi0H3
她停了一下。
83Please respect copyright.PENANAkrc5mW7guU
「你聽見了吧?」83Please respect copyright.PENANAKaZki0It0L
她抬起頭,看著他。83Please respect copyright.PENANAZvLYjtu7b4
「昨晚的事。」
83Please respect copyright.PENANAO6qGrLErdX
Leo 的下顎微微繃緊。83Please respect copyright.PENANADbFHjWF8R1
牙齒咬合的聲音很輕,83Please respect copyright.PENANA296E6JPCiY
卻清楚。
他沒有否認。83Please respect copyright.PENANASNyRWkiaoD
也沒有承認。
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沉默,在兩人之間展開。83Please respect copyright.PENANALtN7UkiJrc
不像牆,83Please respect copyright.PENANADyN2F4Nsbk
更像一道尚未決定是否要跨過的界線。
83Please respect copyright.PENANAviTQQzCA6e
Mira 把牛奶放在床頭。83Please respect copyright.PENANAHN4eMYv6XV
杯底與桌面接觸時發出一聲輕響。
「有兩名改造病人暴走。」83Please respect copyright.PENANAcNk583j0XQ
她的語氣刻意保持冷靜。83Please respect copyright.PENANAVFy9wDeYtA
「殺了一個警衛。」83Please respect copyright.PENANA7KT3MaveRV
她停了一下。83Please respect copyright.PENANATzqikJOE61
「這不該是你面對的事。」
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「你覺得我不知道發生了什麼事嗎?」
Leo 忽然抬起頭。
那一瞬間,他眼中的情緒不再是混亂,83Please respect copyright.PENANASIbcknZbv3
而是一種被長時間壓抑後終於撐不住的確定。
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「一個移植恐龍器官失敗的軍人失控殺了人。」83Please respect copyright.PENANAHLf3em6pTM
他的聲音在顫抖,83Please respect copyright.PENANAQe5WmbI9KQ
不是因為害怕,83Please respect copyright.PENANAVsl5JCV46F
而是因為強行壓制的怒意與痛覺。83Please respect copyright.PENANAppJro4lzh1
「最後,他發狂了。」83Please respect copyright.PENANA2AYJLZp2wv
「他把自己……撕碎了。」
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房間裡的空氣彷彿瞬間凝固。
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「我看見了!」83Please respect copyright.PENANAzL8QQQzsci
Leo 幾乎是吼出來的。
他的呼吸變得急促,83Please respect copyright.PENANA4F9VXM2nBo
胸口起伏得過快,83Please respect copyright.PENANAgCGafCnv9d
像是還沒從那段感知中脫身。
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「他們在尖叫。」83Please respect copyright.PENANAoVYQHyjX0H
他的聲音低了下來,卻更加清晰。83Please respect copyright.PENANAjl00eybnA7
「我感覺到身體在斷裂——」83Please respect copyright.PENANAzCXOpwYka6
「我感覺得到他們死的那一刻!」
83Please respect copyright.PENANAvTEaJPLJIc
Mira 的眼神驟然一變。
那不是單純的震驚,83Please respect copyright.PENANAZVoJKLDF13
而是一種被直接擊中的警覺。
「你……」83Please respect copyright.PENANAKGb5ITLnfq
她的聲音不自覺地放低了,83Please respect copyright.PENANArLo9tu4N0f
像是怕驚動某個看不見的東西。83Please respect copyright.PENANAFu2bE94xch
「你怎麼會知道發生了什麼事?」
83Please respect copyright.PENANAUA4c5PiYDY
她盯著 Leo,83Please respect copyright.PENANA9LLOVtqBvQ
視線第一次帶上了難以掩飾的不安。
因為她比任何人都清楚——83Please respect copyright.PENANADGxpBFqC01
這起事件已被軍方全面封鎖。83Please respect copyright.PENANADjypm0yEsr
發生地點在 GENETREC 的地底實驗室,83Please respect copyright.PENANAVIW2CB4s7w
資訊層層加密,83Please respect copyright.PENANA9AQ99OHfgC
連內部人員都只接收到經過修剪的版本。
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理論上,83Please respect copyright.PENANAFdv7cnYxoX
不可能有人知道。
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而 Leo 不只是知道。83Please respect copyright.PENANAsOIc7hibB9
他說出的,83Please respect copyright.PENANAEpku6VNTxK
正是那些從未被寫進報告裡的細節。
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對於Mira的問題,Leo 搖頭。83Please respect copyright.PENANAGs92lyPfgf
手指不受控制地顫抖。
「我不知道。」83Please respect copyright.PENANAKns7vHfcJY
他幾乎是在否認自己。83Please respect copyright.PENANAnpLhNrBnst
「但我就是知道。」
83Please respect copyright.PENANADp8Xyfjr8I
「Leo——」Mira試圖安撫。
83Please respect copyright.PENANAbPo3F3B7mw
「我是什麼?!」
Leo猛地站起來。83Please respect copyright.PENANAfzZzn3RfNH
床頭的杯子被撞翻,83Please respect copyright.PENANAQ5eQnKBsU4
牛奶濺在地上,83Please respect copyright.PENANAdvEPfRijN3
像一灘失控的白色。
83Please respect copyright.PENANAYk3PnRlRko
「你把我送進這個計畫——」83Please respect copyright.PENANAh0tuWfhi8m
他的聲音提高,83Please respect copyright.PENANAHfl48ajk6n
卻在尾端破裂。83Please respect copyright.PENANAj0RhqMP1rI
「但你到底改變了我什麼?!」
83Please respect copyright.PENANAMnFyQ4yJIk
「夠了!」83Please respect copyright.PENANA64Ne1jExsp
Mira 也失控了。83Please respect copyright.PENANAM0jDwsiHbQ
那一聲喊,比她自己預期的還要大。83Please respect copyright.PENANAuGmZcwpaUb
「我做這一切,都是為了救你!」
83Please respect copyright.PENANA1uF05BoGDP
「那你救回來的是我嗎?!」
Leo 低吼。83Please respect copyright.PENANA0nVceb8sL6
眼眶泛紅,83Please respect copyright.PENANAO7vWWKa8XQ
卻沒有掉下淚來。
83Please respect copyright.PENANADkO0OOOTRc
「我還是你兒子嗎?」83Please respect copyright.PENANApV08FgTyRD
他的聲音幾乎要碎開。83Please respect copyright.PENANAt2hjGUBTsh
「還是——83Please respect copyright.PENANAne11hU7YJx
你只在乎你的理想?」
83Please respect copyright.PENANAf1kcd0onYb
話音落下的瞬間,83Please respect copyright.PENANAXGUfua8R1F
整個房間像被抽空了空氣。
只有牛奶在地板上慢慢擴散,83Please respect copyright.PENANAUEEkSKXYuu
無聲地滲進縫隙。
83Please respect copyright.PENANAgRLazFSQhY
沉默,83Please respect copyright.PENANAz36UvCjIiF
終於落下。
83Please respect copyright.PENANAQhTxW83PHe
Mira 的呼吸有些急促。83Please respect copyright.PENANAgDylfJn1tV
她閉了閉眼,終究還是壓低了聲音。
「你是我兒子。」83Please respect copyright.PENANAeFkwHE9EGE
她一字一句地說,像是在對自己確認。83Please respect copyright.PENANACOSpFkA50a
「不管你怎麼變,你都是。」
83Please respect copyright.PENANAoDTnskXPXe
Leo 沒有回頭。
他只是轉過身,83Please respect copyright.PENANA6GNlmOebcA
聲音低得幾乎被夜色吞沒,83Please respect copyright.PENANAbiPA76VelH
像一陣貼著地面的風。
83Please respect copyright.PENANAYkBLrlclqT
「那就不要問我為什麼哭了……」83Please respect copyright.PENANAH5Fprp3lmS
他停了一下。83Please respect copyright.PENANAOVRCjFTjJP
「因為我不知道,83Please respect copyright.PENANAFxUhyjKCkX
我還是不是一個能哭的人。」
83Please respect copyright.PENANA301JfYwLkk
話音落下,他走進洗手間。83Please respect copyright.PENANAVoSm1Xc9a7
門關上,83Please respect copyright.PENANADtu0my30fh
反鎖的聲音很輕,83Please respect copyright.PENANABz4MeHqhsh
卻清楚得無法忽視。
83Please respect copyright.PENANAJ8FtdCkVIL
Mira 站在原地,沒有動。
她沒有打算離開,83Please respect copyright.PENANAytEPZA9nas
卻也找不到任何理由留下。
83Please respect copyright.PENANA7gL2pVskBs
這一刻的 Leo,83Please respect copyright.PENANAd7h46wpFpy
她既熟悉,又陌生。83Please respect copyright.PENANA3cUgKkXHCF
那不是叛逆,也不是指責,83Please respect copyright.PENANAyRnjKxf9dn
而是一個她無法替他承受的邊界。
83Please respect copyright.PENANArqkXRiP3uA
她看向洗手間緊閉的門。83Please respect copyright.PENANAd22bGcKOUR
目光停留了幾秒,83Please respect copyright.PENANAWZfXdmVBcX
卻什麼也沒說。
83Please respect copyright.PENANAwY5AElKUp9
最後,她轉過身。83Please respect copyright.PENANAi4zhi343yP
腳步很輕,83Please respect copyright.PENANAGZQPonw4iS
像是不想打擾那道門後的沉默。
病房的門滑上。83Please respect copyright.PENANAl4jQawZsuQ
夜色重新合攏。
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留下的,83Please respect copyright.PENANAcDSeDpI7pW
不是結論,83Please respect copyright.PENANAIMQBBfemNn
而是一個暫時無法被跨越的距離。


