陽劃落在水平線的盡頭，河水被染成燦爛的橘紅色，在運河的中心可看見一隻正趕著回程的小木舟，河邊本寥寥可數的釣客也已經消失得無影無蹤，入夜後的邊境並沒有以前那般太平。419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTbzpGm8t57
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在運河的盡頭，有一碼頭，約三百年前已包在運河工程中落成了，幾十年前又翻新過一次，本是西方不死族之出入口商品集散之地。只是要到西方去，途經死亡山脈，外圍的官道窄小，氣候多變，來往的商人集合成一支商隊，一起來回，相互照應，走一趟就是數月，今日離商隊歸來尚有一月，沒有買賣做，也就沒甚麼人來，只有一隻商船泊着，商鋪也沒有營業。419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEpEzXGjK9n
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出了碼頭，向西直走數里，已是關口。關口城牆連着一片山壁，關口以西即非人界。419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPgCbmT6cWi
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兩個匆匆趕路的身影，走到了關口前。419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡodZPHyFZjz
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梓喬拿出了通關文牒，向渡口的守衛出示。419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgwCoxttRBX
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「是！請過。」419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGwRfCidx4K
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守衛看到了文牒後，馬上以一個恭敬的姿勢讓出一條路給他們通往，文牒上有軍方、騎士學院和魔法學院的印章，這二人可是大有來頭。419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8CiGL7JEO9
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「謝謝。」梓喬收回文牒，兩人正要從關口中過去，守衛卻叫住了他們。419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0jYE8eWw5v
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「只是…就算你們是魔導士和騎士，晚上出關都有些太危險了。」419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFZGyTKeOlV
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「為甚麼？」逸天疑惑地問道。419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ82MnUFHGOR
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「野獸兩位想必不用怕，但石像鬼就不一樣了。它們本來棲息於西方盡頭的死亡山脈，近來卻反常地在這邊獵食，它們會在晚上活動，乘人不備，從天上抓住獵物，刺穿他們的筋骨，讓它們失去行動能力，然後再把它們帶回自己的巢穴和同伴一起享用。由於他們的移動速度很快而且數量也很多，所以鮮有獵物能逃過他們的追殺。」419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr3vvK6BnDG
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侍衛同時拉起衣袖，露出一條由手腕延伸至手肘的深黑色疤痕，他數月前被石像鬼抓傷過，還好那次的石像鬼落了單，被守衛群起而攻殺死了。419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSqcJa9fGZ0
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「嗯…那的確是很有威脅的存在…」419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOS4QdjcQyl
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逸天低聲咕噥道，右手也有點不安地抓了抓背上的劍柄。419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjzK72MRl47
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「如果不介意的話，兩位要不要先在我們這裏留宿一晚？早上石像鬼不敢出來。」419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv7qz1uZCeR
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出於擔心，守衛向逸天他們發出了邀請。419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVlGslDyv7J
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「嗯，我倒是沒問題…」419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgAc4C8x28w
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逸天望向梓喬，眼神裏尋求著她的同意，想必是未成熟的劍技讓他退縮了吧。419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfKCPWFRvKX
然而，梓喬卻說了出乎逸天意料的決定。419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtqeYP0wAXR
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「不，我們要繼續趕路。」梓喬也不約而同地撫着魔杖，但卻得出相反的結論。419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaarlZQtgHm
聽到梓喬的決定，逸天不禁嘆了口氣。419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWuA8dhjIvv
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「為什麽啊？我們根本沒必要晚上去那麽冒險啊？」419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbFDChW46bE
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「石像鬼不是問題，消滅斥候要緊。」梓喬的回應卻顯得十分嚴肅。419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA8y4Lh4w3n
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「可是…」419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQmK6VeYZuB
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「趁現在還有時間趕快走吧。」419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtAE62NCRGl
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接著梓喬走向了一旁的馬殿。419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnNgsI1YoIT
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「侍衛，我們需要馬匹為我們趕路。」剛才兩人乘船順運河而下，關口離山脈尚有數十里，要是不借助馬匹，天黑前就到不了山脈，然而守衛聞言卻臉色一變。419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOvm1TjuCfs
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「大...大人！首先，我們西方邊境的資金向來…不是很充足…」419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6aLmcA0jkR
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「所以連兩匹馬也沒有嗎?」419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhhISDLeqPo
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「對…對對！不是我們不借…只是我們的馬匹已經有不少無故失蹤了…」419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡavQPCkO0jI
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「我瞧你胡說八道也有個限度吧，馬兒好端端的怎麼會失蹤了呢?我看是你們偷偷煮來吃了。」梓喬也是隨口說說罷了，邊防重地的馬匹都是報信的快馬和戰馬，他們又豈敢私自煮來吃，只是聽說馬匹無故失蹤，心中甚疑。419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA1JQvJFhRz
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「我們怎麼敢!大人有所不知了，我們西邊邊境最近經常發生怪事，先是附近小鎮的居民會無故失蹤，接馬殿里的馬匹也是一樣，可能是石像鬼已經越過了關口，開始向東蔓延了。」419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzsEnH76p53
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「難道是不死族的斥侯？」419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXIziqWsjbv
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逸天自剛才守衛解釋時已經緊皺眉頭沉思著什麼，聽到這裡又忽然若有所思地問道。419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAnKolCpEo6
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「不…不死族？唉，石像鬼還不夠嗎?」419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOwWvSmWJhG
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「守衛，讓我們離開吧，我們奉皇室和學院的密令，去殲滅附近不死族的斥候。」419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡocq5IAedSz
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「何逸天！這不能說！」419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKYTL9xNfST
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只見守衛的臉色一陣鐵青，但隨即又回復了正常。419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsNiz0JxL7x
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「大人，老實說是不是又要打仗了，反正我們這種守邊境關卡的士兵都是微不足道的小棋子，你們就做個好心告訴了我，好讓我和家中老母見個最後一面。」419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Kq0hyzzA6
看來他在邊境見識過各種凶獸，自知總有一天要死於非命，不死族來犯是死，石像鬼來犯也是死，反正都是死，也就看開了。419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCqbIZLvFC5
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只見梓喬好沒氣地說道：「所以你讓我們現在去殲滅它們還來得及，快點去備馬！」419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZFA42uYemc
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「是的，我這就去為兩位備馬。」419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡslRYXAhrIh
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守衛小跑着走開了，直到守衛消失於馬殿之中，梓喬才無奈地歎了口氣。419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡokBVcE19cB
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「你是白癡嗎！你怎麼能把密令的內容說出來！」419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoyyp2OXha7
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「抱歉。」419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdsy4nOLbYH
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「你這人真是，就正正因為內容和不死族有關才要秘密授命。」419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqnZGF3QCnA
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「為什麼？」419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4k9Yp57zpF
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梓喬不安地咬了咬嘴唇。419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwk7ZzmGtw8
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「不死族身體異於常人，力氣巨大，普通守衛根本不是它們的對手。而且聽說他們嗜血成性，見人就殺，消息傳開了人民會陷入恐慌，這是第一。」419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfGodwN1q4i
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「對不起，是我一時心急了，還有呢？」419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUdOmHVy1Cd
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「始終人類和不死族之間，暫時還沒到正式開戰的時侯，名義上他們是友邦，我們的行動不宜張揚。」419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhZNM1lMiQ1
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這時守衛從馬殿里牽著一匹棕毛黑鬃馬，走了出來。419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4v7xtgyI1v
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「我們馬匹實在不多了，用來報信的快馬太少了，實在不能借出，兩位使者大人就將就一下，兩人乘一馬吧。」419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Cc510yQqe
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兩人茫然相視半响，梓喬才無奈地搖了搖頭。419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoskyXltpxE
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守衛見她搖頭，忙道：「這馬雖然不快，但平常馱慣了重物，耐力長久，就是兩人共一騎也沒問題。」419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4eS0Jph8BI
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「好吧，你抱著我坐後面。」419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMVJCNmqAyg
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逸天在現實世界，居於城市之內，鮮少有機會騎馬，而梓喬早一年到這裡生活，騎馬出行可說是家常便飯了。419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYy1oMy7xu2
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這樣也好，免得那傢伙不會騎馬丟醜。419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzC40aXWKIv
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梓喬輕輕一踏馬蹬，跨上馬背，逸天見狀也依樣葫蘆地以有些生疏笨拙的動作跨了上去。419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAL9GU2wURu
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「守衛，我們後會有期！」419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo63gK6yHkx
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不待他回應，梓喬輕拍馬身，兩人一馬已迅速順著小路奔向起伏不平的小路，消失在夜色之中。419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWUXqnyRhgr
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眼見遠去的兩人，侍衛又望向了身邊的一個小土坑，他的夥伴在那裡站了十多年站出來的，領着微薄的薪水，守着國家的門戶，雨打風吹也不離不棄，他絕對是一個好守衛。419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPCLUNe7j0b
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但在石像鬼面前，他也不過是有待玩弄的一塊鮮肉，最多上面多了點鐵渣子罷了。上次他們能殺死石像鬼就是因爲牠顧着玩弄他同伴的屍體，侍衛只能在心中暗暗為這兩人一馬祝福。419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAFImVB7wzD
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兩人向死亡山脈的方向跑去，一路上的景色也開始變得詭異，原本茂密又高大的草叢漸漸變得稀疏，最後只剩下幾條枯萎的乾草，再向前就是一片赤地了；偶爾經過的動物體積也越來越大，而且身上散發着惶恐的氣息，如果不是他們在石像鬼面前稍有抗衡之力，現在已經化為白骨了。419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5YC4jX82Qz
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兩人沒有往回走，也沒有說話，反而越走越快，直往山脈而去。419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ41D4SK4bfs
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霧氣開始環繞兩人，說明二人己到了山脈外圍，兩人隨即下馬，但由於大霧視線受阻，無法視清五米以外的情況，叫兩人寸步難行。419Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9YeZXkkCDM
然後按「加至主畫面」