漆黑的隧道內,只有一盞光源緩緩移動著,迴盪著微弱卻清晰的踏步聲聲。55Please respect copyright.PENANATA6iDuvjvO
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阿耶哈蘿妮小步小步地走在前方,尚未完全收攏的觸手悄悄地掛在鏤空的緊身衣邊,像某種乾枯的藤蔓。55Please respect copyright.PENANA2yMZ2ypbxE
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「從剛剛開始就沒見到什麼敵人呢,是都被羅特那裡吸走了嗎?」布萊克走在後頭,神色自若地說。55Please respect copyright.PENANAZ4DINJjEIf
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阿耶哈蘿妮沒有回應,但布萊克只是毫不介意地冷笑了一聲,似乎早已習慣這樣的處境。55Please respect copyright.PENANA0JBazEggbA
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走著走著,隧道的前方出現兩條岔路。55Please respect copyright.PENANAt9rctgr3Xj
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「等等,阿耶哈蘿妮。」55Please respect copyright.PENANAh7QIrAgAMK
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布萊克擺動著手電筒仔細觀察,但兩條路無論是牆面、形狀、延伸方向,簡直像從同一個模子刻出來的,不能說相似,只能說一模一樣。55Please respect copyright.PENANABzfLU1k7U0
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「如何?嗅得出什麼不一樣嗎?」55Please respect copyright.PENANAI0VbBlfluz
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「不知道。」她平靜地回答,淡紅色的雙瞳毫無波瀾,「布萊克先生,我是蠍種,不是狗。」55Please respect copyright.PENANAhU8P7AALhb
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「別這樣嘛,真是不可愛。」布萊克兩手一抬,無奈地吐槽。55Please respect copyright.PENANAE3XIl0furB
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「我本來就不可愛。」55Please respect copyright.PENANAFVc68fRdjD
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布萊克聞言將手電筒探向少女那張淡漠的側臉,又默默移開,不禁笑了一聲。55Please respect copyright.PENANA5c2RPPc6oa
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「說的也是……那麼就左邊吧。」他笑著隨意一指。55Please respect copyright.PENANAIMChPLU8GS
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阿耶哈蘿妮輕輕點頭,向著左邊那條岔路走去。55Please respect copyright.PENANA7EQRtfcKgy
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「以前有人統計過,選擇岔路這種事情,其實也不是完全隨機的。」55Please respect copyright.PENANAf1j4lfYJX9
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布萊克緩步走著,從容不迫地閒聊,然而前方的那位「搭檔」似乎沒有要搭理他的意思,但這並不影響他繼續說道。55Please respect copyright.PENANAlGPjG7f0vm
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「一般來說,大部分人會下意識地選擇右邊……知道為什麼嗎?」55Please respect copyright.PENANAfn0sbMUDNq
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「布萊克先生,我現在,正在集中精神。」阿耶哈蘿妮淡淡回應,冷漠的聲音毫無起伏。55Please respect copyright.PENANA6k1plsIuGe
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「因為有神明保『右』。」55Please respect copyright.PENANAHChYEyTBLd
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「?」她的大腦一僵,困惑、震驚又不知如何回應的微妙神情盡顯臉上。55Please respect copyright.PENANAh0Rtglc94x
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「嗯?」布萊克抬頭仔細查看隧道的拱頂,突然間愣住。55Please respect copyright.PENANAdXlNQhm1Om
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「停下來!哈蘿妮。」55Please respect copyright.PENANA49cgpYTdSN
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阿耶哈蘿妮停下腳步,回首觀望。55Please respect copyright.PENANAJvnzkh8Nwj
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布萊克掌心撫過粗糙的牆面,摸出一塊塊不明顯的凹槽,他立刻傾身,將耳朵貼上牆面。55Please respect copyright.PENANAMaEAxYTBEl
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「……」55Please respect copyright.PENANAbB3fkYaSQ1
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他閉上眼,全神貫注地傾聽。55Please respect copyright.PENANAK8D2nqEUXi
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「不妙……我們離開這裡,哈蘿妮。」他迅速起身,頭也不回地朝岔路口走去:「計畫有變,我們先去處理電力系統。」55Please respect copyright.PENANA7AO7CnwSIG
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「怎麼了?」阿耶哈蘿妮緊跟在後,疑惑地眨眼。55Please respect copyright.PENANAAYwTOoetJC
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「這條隧道……不是給人走的。」他咬了咬牙,面色凝重地望向看不見的遠方:「可惡……沒有辦法把消息傳出去。」55Please respect copyright.PENANABmdF50y7ew
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「羅特他們……應該沒事吧?」55Please respect copyright.PENANAXqPfZL2s4H
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破碎的軀骸們在綠色的溶液中載浮載沉,連皮膚都早已被血霧抹去,無法辨識樣貌,肢體詭異的交疊方式,更是讓人難以想像其生前的模樣。55Please respect copyright.PENANAj2b34sPLzg
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幾具屍體甚至被掏空內臟,只剩空蕩蕩的皮囊,場面極其駭人。55Please respect copyright.PENANA6Vue8tbg97
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而荷布希扔下的螢光棒,恰好落在這片屍海中最頂部的軀體,羅特定睛一看,軀體中央是被大口徑彈頭爆破過後的巨大空腔——那正是被他的狙擊槍命中的目標。55Please respect copyright.PENANAuEMpi5TH3E
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「原來如此……毀屍滅跡嗎?」55Please respect copyright.PENANAUPtsdYFosC
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眼前的這座巨大的深井,正吞噬著維克瓦茲市那不為人知的陰影。55Please respect copyright.PENANAZpcZSau7CZ
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「羅特,是死亡的味道……」荷布希瞪著大大的雙瞳,輕聲提醒。55Please respect copyright.PENANAFoAOdQNh3v
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「我有眼睛,荷布希。」55Please respect copyright.PENANANkukGGWDHZ
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夏伊勒強忍著直衝腦門的刺鼻味,來到井邊向下望去,深井光滑的四壁嚴絲合縫,看不出一點開口或裂紋的痕跡,更別說最底部全是毀滅性的酸液,毫無立足之地。55Please respect copyright.PENANAeaK9qQzwTZ
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而這片死亡之地唯一的出入方式,只有緊貼著牆面的一道金屬梯子,梯子已經因長年的酸氣嚴重腐蝕扭曲,甚至斷裂了一截。55Please respect copyright.PENANAwKxeUb4yBK
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「貌似不是給人出入用的呢。」夏伊勒摀著口鼻,發出沉悶的聲音。55Please respect copyright.PENANASqgT4wX9u3
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餘光掃過那些破敗不堪的屍體,她下意識閉上了眼,只能默默祈禱那幾隻像是人類的手,只是半蟲族落下的產物。55Please respect copyright.PENANAvPQiSGfCAb
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「是啊。」羅特將手電筒的光源移向鑲在牆面的那條內壁光滑的水管口:「而且,這些東西究竟是從哪來的?」55Please respect copyright.PENANANtiu4AImyq
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水管深深通入牆體,黑幽幽的管道蜿蜒向上,汙濁的黑液不時從管口滴落,就像某種大型垃圾場的廢棄滑道一般。55Please respect copyright.PENANAP2rUomvdls
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看著前方那深不見底的管道,夏伊勒默默拭去因酸氣刺激而滲出的淚水,淡淡說道:「如果順著向上的話,說不定就能找到源頭了。」55Please respect copyright.PENANANWfDTIcMyN
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「妳也變得愛說笑了。」55Please respect copyright.PENANArOCHjyiDfV
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「我沒說笑。」夏伊勒從井口邊退開幾步,一本正經地看向他:「不覺得這才是最有效率的方式嗎?那隻……荷布希,應該辦得到吧?」55Please respect copyright.PENANAp8tRgKstu3
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被點到名的荷布希回過頭,眨了眨眼,但並沒有做出回應。55Please respect copyright.PENANA86LrNgXfZW
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「可以是可以,但是風險太高了。」羅特領口遮著口鼻,神情嚴肅地解釋:「首先,我們不知道這條通道有多長,如果中途有其他屍體滑下來的話,荷布希就會掉到下面去。」55Please respect copyright.PENANAYcTIxKLtqt
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「閃得掉吧?以她的身手。」55Please respect copyright.PENANAWYZZQ2YAsr
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「或許吧……但那不是重點。」羅特頓了一下後,繼續說道:「如果讓荷布希離開我們,就相當於失去了武裝。我到現在都還不確定有沒有人在監視我們,對方說不定會抓準荷布希離開的時候下手。」55Please respect copyright.PENANA0RJvPoNYiB
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「我想大概是不會。」夏伊勒不假思索答道:「兇手屏蔽了這裡和外界的通訊,如果是電磁干擾的話,監視器應該也會受到影響才對。」55Please respect copyright.PENANASq1YPBUQUD
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羅特與她四目相對,停頓了片刻。55Please respect copyright.PENANAxUbcP8KL6e
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「我指的不是監視器。」55Please respect copyright.PENANA9TAt7EzNtf
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夏伊勒一愣,目光隨即警覺地瞥向四周。55Please respect copyright.PENANABYp04l3kTO
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晦暗不明的空間內,牆面的四角空無一物,而門口外,是伸手不見五指的一片黑暗。55Please respect copyright.PENANANesaGdKckE
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嘩啦——55Please respect copyright.PENANA5LP5Zhzvub
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突如其來的聲響使兩人一顫,猛地回過頭,那是一具被腐蝕消融的軀體,弄倒了一疊零散的屍骸。55Please respect copyright.PENANAtWbIJEh0ZD
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「總之先暫時放棄吧。」羅特望著眼前的場景,握著步槍的手指不禁攥緊:「這鬼地方再待下去,鼻子都要被薰壞了。」55Please respect copyright.PENANAkVRaW145yl
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再最後掃視完一周後,幾人頭也不回地匆匆離開,只留下漆黑一片密室。55Please respect copyright.PENANADP1UvezecU
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咕嚕——55Please respect copyright.PENANATccR7IZzKt
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深井之下,一具半身溶解的軀體隨著酸液的氣泡輕輕翻動,浮出白骨外露的面容。55Please respect copyright.PENANABfHIgCu06n
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模糊的血肉間,僅存的那隻血紅大眼悄悄轉動,轉向了那扇虛掩的鐵門。55Please respect copyright.PENANA94frK431XM
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地面、牆壁、天花板,轉角、空房、十字路口……一成不變的景色彷彿卡帶的錄影帶,不斷循環播放。55Please respect copyright.PENANAHb8Udxyzs3
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自從離開了那間詭異的密室後,他們已經走了很久。久到都不禁讓他懷疑,他們是不是走入了某個沒有盡頭的死胡同。55Please respect copyright.PENANAEuNze0dZEF
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「羅特,為什麼他們要這麼做?」55Please respect copyright.PENANAWoyQiSC1j1
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在這一片寂靜中,第一個發出聲音的,是眼前的少女。55Please respect copyright.PENANACVHNtdIYD4
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「妳指什麼?」55Please respect copyright.PENANAVqSakjd9R7
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「剛才的那些東西,內臟、四肢都不見了,為什麼有人要這麼做?」55Please respect copyright.PENANAgJPxYbMnnE
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荷布希帶著輕盈飄渺的嗓音,沒有激動、沒有起伏,只是純粹地組織著語言。55Please respect copyright.PENANAGQcaVoxzgX
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「嗯……這個嘛……」羅特深吸了口氣,沒有立刻回答,而是摸了摸略帶鬍渣的下巴。55Please respect copyright.PENANAJWXn5qFevL
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「妳覺得呢?檢察官?」55Please respect copyright.PENANAkOr7eEQhS5
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「欸?我嗎?」55Please respect copyright.PENANAcfvFcomWRo
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走在後頭的夏伊勒渾身緊繃得幾乎要出汗,被這出其不意的問題弄得有些發愣。55Please respect copyright.PENANALVP2ACHT7F
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「那是因為……這樣做對某些人有好處吧?」55Please respect copyright.PENANA5M1FpiuOWG
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荷布希沒有回頭,但髮頂隨著夏伊勒的回答微微低下,似乎在獨自摸索著什麼。55Please respect copyright.PENANASrX3JDY0ap
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「是要拿去吃嗎?」55Please respect copyright.PENANAf1gF6xqiLS
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「怎麼可能啊!」55Please respect copyright.PENANAU6URIOzOwj
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「那……為什麼?」55Please respect copyright.PENANApNHH1OeOpf
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看著荷布希的背影,夏伊勒一時陷入沉默。那頭自然垂下的長髮,恰好蓋住了緊身衣上鏤空的背部。55Please respect copyright.PENANAEFnMqt8p49
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正因如此,才讓她一時忘記了,眼前的這名少女不久前還是那個長著白色翅膀,屠殺怪物的存在。55Please respect copyright.PENANAannNbch2WS
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而這個存在,現在正心平氣和地嘗試理解這個世界、理解人類。55Please respect copyright.PENANAzbdp1TXXXn
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「就是有人想這麼做吧?有時候這個世界就是這麼蠻橫不講道理,荷布希。」羅特淡淡地帶過,目光始終直視著前方。55Please respect copyright.PENANAA3Ztln6brz
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「如果好奇的話,就去尋找答案吧。」他不疾不徐地說道:「這就是我們存在的意義,不是嗎?」55Please respect copyright.PENANAJ01iWYMEym
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荷布希稍稍回首,抬頭望著羅特漠然的側臉。55Please respect copyright.PENANAgWtXjoc6DH
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「嗯。」最終她只是輕輕點頭,不再多說什麼。55Please respect copyright.PENANAokOFfrF1Wi
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「然後……妳應該知道我要說什麼了吧?」羅特面不改色地提醒。55Please respect copyright.PENANAw6LxoBNOtI
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「羅特先生。」55Please respect copyright.PENANAiv988moiZN
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「很好。」55Please respect copyright.PENANA7KBNwGWWzh
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觀察著眼前互動微妙的兩人,夏伊勒忍不住開口:「調查局每天的工作也包含這種事嗎?真是辛苦你了。」55Please respect copyright.PENANAzl04YAAbee
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「習慣就好。」羅特面不改色地回應。55Please respect copyright.PENANAqhPKxFkVsX
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「習慣嗎……」夏伊勒喃喃唸著,試探性問道:「這麼說來……她都不會害怕呢。」55Please respect copyright.PENANAb44ULGKX85
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「害怕?我不確定她們知不知道那種東西。」羅特乾笑了一聲,眉間微微挑起:「不過,等她們哪天開始會害怕了,這個世界就要大亂了吧?」55Please respect copyright.PENANAywdlNBPmtl
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「你聽起來很開心的樣子。」55Please respect copyright.PENANATDnUmXZ9te
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「因為這本來就跟我沒什麼關係。」55Please respect copyright.PENANASlldhG87cs
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話音剛落,一條隧道赫然出現在幾人面前,拱形的設計與周遭格格不入,倒不如說,與稍早前的下水道有種異曲同工之妙。55Please respect copyright.PENANAvJGobObNt9
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「又來?」55Please respect copyright.PENANALwcrChpDNr
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夏伊勒不禁嘆了口氣,緊繃的情緒早在一條條千篇一律的長廊中消磨殆盡。55Please respect copyright.PENANAanhGCDy0DX
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老實說,她開始有點能理解羅特那種處之泰然的心境了。55Please respect copyright.PENANAvc2BP7Owmv
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踏著凹凸不平的地面向前,隧道的牆面粗糙得就像臨時鑿出來的一樣,恍惚間似乎透著某種陰涼的氣息。55Please respect copyright.PENANA7DROZfJzSJ
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「這裡的結構很微妙呢。」羅特轉動著手電筒四處張望,似乎在思考著什麼:「總覺得哪裡怪怪的。」55Please respect copyright.PENANAANV9UonUnb
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「這個地方難道有什麼不奇怪嗎?」夏伊勒忍不住小聲吐槽。55Please respect copyright.PENANARLz3hmEfqg
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「羅特。」55Please respect copyright.PENANABWqHGtG2ft
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走在前方的荷布希停下步伐,羅特順著她的方向照去,一扇金屬門儼然出現在隧道盡頭。55Please respect copyright.PENANAxi4GBpc94h
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斑駁的金屬門上,刻著大大的標示——B13。55Please respect copyright.PENANAb5KBPzewWj
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「跟工業區的標示一樣……」夏伊勒神情一僵,不假思索地說。55Please respect copyright.PENANAKtLcvbBEbt
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但是,工業區哪來的 B13?55Please respect copyright.PENANAXpSNvL83dB
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「似乎是電子門的樣子。」羅特剛想上前,卻頓時停下腳步,像被什麼定住一樣。55Please respect copyright.PENANAdZQjjYLrKj
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「怎麼了?」夏伊勒不解地問。55Please respect copyright.PENANAeBupUx10bu
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「不行,太奇怪了。」羅特低聲唸道,眉頭頓然緊蹙:「總之先離開這裡。」55Please respect copyright.PENANA3iHLsmXhhT
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他毫不猶豫地回頭,拉上夏伊勒,快步朝隧道口走去。55Please respect copyright.PENANAudUldBrklp
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「欸?為什……」55Please respect copyright.PENANAniui6c4ek1
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突然,荷布希瞳孔一縮,一把抓住兩人肩膀向後扔去。55Please respect copyright.PENANAcyTYfnMW9e
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轟!55Please respect copyright.PENANAUlAsAd6rOu
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劇烈的爆炸聲襲捲而來,隧道的頂部瞬間炸開,轟然坍塌。55Please respect copyright.PENANAJcXnGJMwge
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轟隆——55Please respect copyright.PENANAADfxOfxsXc
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碎石如雨落下,整條隧道在頃刻間遭到掩埋,只剩一片黑暗。


