黃昏的古蘭堡。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHaArkrx279
「今天真倒楣，怎麼就被莫名其妙揍了一頓。」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡejHGO9cXSw
「別提了，那是瑟利菲斯家族的人，我們可議論不得。」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkXBryswN21
「唉……那就是真正的大貴族嗎？」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnjt5muAgoB
「我們這些男爵、子爵，確實惹不起。」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxzRkHN0r0H
兩名衣著凌亂、神情狼狽的貴族低聲交談著。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyReitMOAkc
他們並不特殊——只是今晚在場貴族的縮影。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjzpOFw6J4d
這終究只是一場男爵繼承人的成年禮。出席者多半是小貴族，伯爵以上的家族，往往僅派家僕或代理人表態。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtE0DbgHzJa
貴族的宴會，本質上永遠是政治與利益的交換。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxrSjIDr3jZ
因此，哪怕再小，也不可能真的「無關緊要」。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBKTwfW2CUb
「真是普通的宴會。」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfJEIsclyyA
肯尼如此感慨著，將外觀近似酒液的茶水倒入酒杯。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvkEUomLO4p
他不喜歡酒精，但為了應付可能的寒暄，仍準備了這種能以假亂真的替代品。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo3wCGPcmcD
平淡、公式化、毫無驚喜的宴會前奏。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu9kCtjxDBf
尤其在這座領地——那群精神狀態明顯異常的冒險者對比之下，這種乏味反倒顯得異常「正常」。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIPkXwCg9My
「誰說不是呢。」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQb4dhLp6eT
肯尼轉頭，看見一名舉止優雅的中年男子主動搭話。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpj8QmGY2Xb
伯爵家徽——也是代理出席的角色嗎？40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI2jRcokxAt
想到彼此處境相似，肯尼心中生出幾分親切。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFP5d8I8jNm
「無聊歸無聊，不出事才是好事。現在王國的情況，實在經不起更多風波了。」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVL58ESS2NP
優雅大叔語氣平淡，卻透著真心的憂慮。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7XOcM0bES4
「是啊。能夠什麼都不發生，本身就是一種幸運。」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfU8B67ZOyd
肯尼點頭表示認同。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQxNMjiIvYC
「可惜……殿下最近又和東邊的王國起了衝突。」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPlCCE70gOs
「國內的裂痕已經那麼明顯了。」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyogETZdvzu
優雅大叔只是微微一笑，沒有多作評論。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHMDun3chMN
「你倒是敢議論殿下，不怕落得像納赫特瓦爾德家那樣？」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUCXuCHXJPq
「無所謂。」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTxtFxa7CjC
肯尼輕輕晃動酒杯，茶水在杯中旋轉。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIsitAqvsaW
「我孤身一人，與我有關聯的人，殿下也動不得。」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8tmb73zfe8
「好氣魄。」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiEiuDOSTkp
優雅大叔給出簡短評價。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC7QWJ4FqJS
時間一點一滴流逝，宴會卻遲遲未正式開始。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtM6zKnuFYR
肯尼忍不住主動詢問。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8rO2kF5nkO
「話說回來……今天的主角呢？成年禮的當事人，居然到現在都沒露面？」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPd42GWWmQV
照理說，這種場合，主角必然高調登場，恨不得讓整個世界記住這一天。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbApRNluIAD
然而，里歐特．古蘭，卻始終未現身。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkSaLGJWq81
總不會臨時耍性子跑了吧？40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsKl8wqCFYE
又不是伊莉希亞那個小魔頭。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkASCLbu5EH
「誰知道呢。」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw8AOT8tUm9
「不過典禮時間快到了。」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN4ubp3XiOt
優雅大叔語氣依舊平靜。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyOkfqeto1p
肯尼點了點頭。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu6ajpwHWMm
理性上說得通，但心底那股違和感，卻怎麼也揮之不去。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBJz0LR6SPj
到底是哪裡不對？40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBDElYNzTvC
「……這些卡片，是做什麼用的？」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7zsjKhejTz
肯尼注意到對方桌面上擺放著數張卡片，排列方式異常整齊。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPHV96LS5Bu
「只是個人習慣，事情結束後，我就會收起來。」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbroQfe24Lv
優雅大叔的話，讓肯尼越發覺得不對。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEr3eUGxlw7
卡片全是0、1排列的數字，這不是……40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ53HNA1vopp
肯尼摸了腰間的長劍，越發覺得不安。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQxF77mOJSE
他的腦海裡回憶起黑髮少年給的紙條。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgdlfYpeMvH
「你是——誰？」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbuhL0e6ml0
就在此時，主席台上，一名男子走了上去。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEYEEDDI5pn
全場認得他，宴會主辦人——貝魯特．古蘭，現任古蘭嶺男爵。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvaoLE092G7
啪——啪——啪。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbEBKLkbgTk
掌聲如潮，瞬間吞沒了肯尼的質問。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡinVYxsHF51
他只得暫時壓下疑問，將注意力轉向台上。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa7sGRmdSjG
「諸位，感謝您們的到來，參與吾兒的成年人禮……」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMXqZzEurpL
致詞開始。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSymEK0TC2i
古蘭嶺的近況、王國局勢、家族榮耀。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLM3rPZIpcQ
標準得不能再標準的貴族演說。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqlYhVsrBR9
肯尼原本是這麼認為的。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡooWPkRPNYM
直到——40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEtctjEROgX
他注意到，每張桌子上，都擺著一朵花。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjnSqnAdSD0
而那花，在生長，隨著呼吸擴散。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoCqKjqydVx
桌面、椅腳、地板。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEFbok6Kg38
藤蔓蔓延，花瓣盛開，甚至從天花板飄落。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSVYP9N3t5m
美麗得令人窒息，卻沒有人察覺。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWptJZ9PX4K
所有人的目光，都死死鎖定在貝魯特身上。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqqT9pjnJWS
如同被催眠。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaoWFh0eLW3
肯尼不安的吞咽了一口氣。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvBFB5dt2p1
這到底是怎麼回事！40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6LMWCfDbgK
「啊……諸位，感謝您們聽到這裡，但我現在要說一個不信的消息。」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWHqvhjH5gs
空氣瞬間凝滯。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVSkjFt6RJz
「吾兒里歐特.古蘭不幸失蹤了。」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDF4umMqAvg
話音剛落，在場的人們亢奮了。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeX1sFiVp2U
「怎麼會！里歐特居然……」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsjjwpTJAsY
「不行，不能坐以待斃！」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIbwgrDe6Dl
「我們要找到里歐特！」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgc4f89mCdJ
「對！我們需要里歐特！」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDHimOsb6YO
這裡的人們此刻唯有狂熱！40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdYkyUhRGBL
肯尼的心沉了下去，他聽說過這種場面。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTwdg98XHcB
那是人類最不願正視的事物之一——來自更高維度的力量。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7byQVVcb8G
在那之下，人，只是材料。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDxqVk2ypL0
眾人的言語也愈發一致，這也是他們最後的話——40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLVauqjo45w
「沒錯，里歐特是我主降臨的容器。」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbc0hfBNFVQ
這話很平淡，卻讓肯尼頭皮發麻。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCs34HKMAes
手緊緊抓住長劍，試圖給這詭異的世界一份真實。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxbFQuumqYO
現場突然的安靜，直到被演講台上貝魯特打破。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgZNxTIfn4b
「很好，能感受到你們的忠誠，所以你們把力量借給我吧！」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGeuIm2Khuu
異變突生，整座宴會場花一朵又一朵的盛開。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDiyVyXqyqx
明明很美，但只覺得心寒。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnbtAx9Wy5x
人群正在向著貝魯特靠近，直到第一雙手碰到他。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ31GAss5IDc
那人化成白色的血肉披在了貝魯特身軀，肯尼目睹了這恐怖的一幕。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRME2n7ZArM
第二雙手也是如此，接著是第三雙、第四雙……40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYKoYNG1g4i
這場面讓他心跳加速，人正在化為一體。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb4Xd2WaNWN
肯尼很怕，手都在顫抖。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrchqY54xw4
但是他的精神此刻卻異常清醒。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdMi1KjG3BG
人無論如何，都有不可放棄的信念。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡctIq05kc5Z
肯尼的信念就是……40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmLMEpI4Ltj
他手握長劍，目光堅定落在那每一次對視，都在污染信念的污穢之物。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWVBYhMaQrZ
就在要發動進攻時，優雅大叔制止住了他。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwG27J9JyMN
「這東西你對付不了，所以去城門那邊幫忙吧。」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRN8pqe6oBF
肯尼這才發現，優雅大叔同樣沒有被控制，同時更是疑惑叢生。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk9LhoCsuZt
「那這怎麼處理！不能放任不管吧，這應該就是傳說的『墮落神降』吧！這樣下去會——。」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiyEAMIZ2kn
剛才的卡片魔紋閃爍，立刻將情緒激動的肯尼送走了。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiy4lRUejdA
「正義人士，還是去能發揮正義的地方吧。」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbO3tJYnF76
優雅大叔目光匯聚於，那成為不可視身軀的貝魯特。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4mNnO0ukm6
白色血肉化作數十米高的巨軀，琉璃般的眼瞳閃爍著詭異光芒。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw75UNWWzCi
這種美麗，卻帶著荒誕與不現實，讓在場的凡人都會喪失冷靜。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlC912jP455
「為何，不受……影響。」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeo2cvezsc2
白影質問。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvNJB1P6XWc
優雅大叔雙手緊握，保持著冷靜心裡。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4h2PiSv9Zl
「何不……回應。」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhNHgq2XjVl
白影似幻似影，但確實存在那裡。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP70VuHNBew
每一次的對視，都承載著無與倫比的精神力。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKBtI2307xM
就像用原型計算機，去跑來自未來的3A大作。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqPSNNu6UmI
根本不可能。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWU3fq9Latc
精神正在慢慢侵蝕，消融。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvdIbi6s2dr
簡直難以相信，這只是……40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ47djk2qatf
「失去力量的神……」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6lPuEiEUHQ
琉璃眼瞳照耀著唯一活著，渺小的身影。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6iACaQVo1m
……40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUOeuCMQbt7
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