霍金幾乎在十一樓耗了整整三天的時間,而波可除了尋找點心的尋寶遊戲之外,也走了好幾趟模擬成障礙賽場的路徑。這三天來,雨依然下個沒完,即使是冬天的羅蔓沃居國,像這樣連下六天的大雨也是很少見的。244Please respect copyright.PENANAsU8u7wqucH
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就在霍金低頭寫筆記的當下,白龍的嗓音自他身後冒了出來:244Please respect copyright.PENANAIDh40kxzI7
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「萵苣先生,」244Please respect copyright.PENANA6MQt1PWBa2
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王子暫停書寫的動作,小龍拍拍翅膀飛到他腳邊的獵犬身側,昂起頭說道:244Please respect copyright.PENANAZhGoLNb9zQ
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「我等等要去赤龍山,你要記得自己吃晚餐喔。」244Please respect copyright.PENANAx9c1aZexUW
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「好啦。」為什麼他都這麼大個人了還得像被保母提醒的小孩一樣啊!霍金在心底碎唸,但不一會兒他又想起了之前的事,「那傢伙不是要你別出門嗎,小白?還是森林裡的那些人已經走了?」244Please respect copyright.PENANAXFGJZmq3oi
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「他們還在呀,」波可對小白做出邀玩的動作,白龍一面答話一面回應波可,很快地一狗一龍就撲到對方身上扭打起來,「但是現在是雨天,我如果從塔裡直直往上飛,飛到雲上面他們就看不見我了,而且雲上面永遠都是晴天喔。」244Please respect copyright.PENANAqA5HSl9rZh
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霍金對被狗壓住的龍點點頭表示理解,牠們又玩了十分鐘左右,小龍才從狗爪下爬了出來。244Please respect copyright.PENANAMTKatixR67
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「那我走了喔,萵苣先生。」白龍飛向通往十二樓的階梯,「涅澤爾大人說河水漲得太厲害了,所以他等等會讓雨停,我要趁那之前出去才可以。」244Please respect copyright.PENANAl0EYA77zfM
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「嗯,再見。」244Please respect copyright.PENANAVmm8KwRXqr
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如今的霍金還真不曉得自己是否該因雨停感到高興,雨停後他就能帶波可出門了,可是這樣一來,他拿什麼理由繼續窩在十一樓啊?244Please respect copyright.PENANALVU5ditEbQ
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結束遊戲的波可趴在主人身旁伸出舌頭,王子蹲下身來調整獵犬歪掉的項圈,然後壓下開關切換場景。244Please respect copyright.PENANA5EnAEcZm6S
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地磚陸續翻轉,不久後,森林與岩地交雜的地形現於眼簾,林中央有個大坑,以霍金所在的位置甚至還望不進坑底。244Please respect copyright.PENANAH8DtP3VKC6
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霍金先是記下這次按鍵的順序與地形描述,隨後要波可待在原處,才先行前往探勘新地形。這些天來,他已經重複上述動作無數次了。244Please respect copyright.PENANA32QW0aSV9k
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他繞了整層樓一圈,細看每一棵假樹的模樣,最後慢慢地接近中央的坑洞,他站在洞邊往內望,井般的黑洞深不見底。忽然,他似乎瞥見了洞底有光源閃爍,霍金蹲下來想看個仔細,他腳下的石磚卻突地往下陷!244Please respect copyright.PENANAGq4u1MDCZl
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伴隨著一陣不詳的喀噠聲,石磚依次崩解,站在上頭的霍金立刻往洞裡摔!他根本來不及抓住任何東西穩定身形,只聞數聲狗吠,整個人就掉進了坑中──搞什麼!244Please respect copyright.PENANACUT0ldcAqG
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少年跌到一坨柔軟的不明物上,洞口在他落入後就關閉了,此刻他連應有的狗叫聲都聽不見,霍金能輕而易舉地想像出波可此時會有多慌亂,他左右摸索著想在一片黑暗中找到往上爬的路,卻什麼也沒找著,反倒是下方隨著他移動的腳步出現點點光暈。244Please respect copyright.PENANAz9KEJDAAHU
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霍金跪到地上把軟爛的東西撥開,才發現適才接住他的是層厚厚的爛葉堆,底下則是成片螢苔。244Please respect copyright.PENANA4VmgCxLQ3n
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這種天氣怎麼還有螢苔,霍金現在根本無心多管,他把腐朽的葉子踢到一邊讓螢苔盡數露出,洞底的可見底頓時提高許多,同時也讓他注意到了這坑中竟有一條不知通往何處的道路。244Please respect copyright.PENANAQ9X5hhnKVb
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四周全是爛葉和泥巴的味道,還有股噁心的霉味,霍金手腳並用地往上爬,不幸的是牆壁過於潮濕,最後他除了不停滑落刮掉一堆石牆粉末之外、什麼也沒做成。244Please respect copyright.PENANAQbZETpZRNu
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掙扎了十五分鐘後,霍金當機立斷地改走未知的通道,這裡與坑底同樣長滿螢苔,但沒有枯葉,苔癬恍如地毯般乾軟。244Please respect copyright.PENANA7ZjqMIRMiq
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這兒究竟是什麼地方?霍金走了十幾分鐘也不見這條路產生變化,摔落時波可驚慌的狗吠聲在他腦中迴響,催促他加快腳步。244Please respect copyright.PENANAQr79q1UJKo
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走得越遠,攀附於地面的螢苔就越稀疏,本被苔癬吸收的跫音也隨著路程增長愈來愈響,不曉得過了多久,前頭的路成了彷彿無盡深淵般的濃黑,背後屬於螢苔的光點也離他十分遙遠。244Please respect copyright.PENANAm0RF2dIl0k
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霍金的動作慢了下來,他摸著牆壁戒慎恐懼地往前走,牆面乾燥的觸感與先前的濕滑截然不同。244Please respect copyright.PENANAs8RJ86IqPT
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在無邊無際的黑暗中,無論時間或空間似乎都開始模糊,霍金並不怕黑,可是在這種詭異的環境裡,卻無法克制腦海裡的聯想浮翩,他後知後覺地想到要是波可也誤觸什麼機關跟著摔下來、會有何種後果,可是都走了這麼一段距離,現在後悔折返也來不及了,霍金只希望自己能盡快找到出口。244Please respect copyright.PENANAF8t5V8rjXD
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此地或許就是他最初想找的密道,但就算是,他也得在出去之後再想辦法回到巫師塔,否則波可該怎麼辦啊!在那種情況下分開,會有多不安還用說嗎!244Please respect copyright.PENANAy5cKc8PJ05
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走了約十分鐘後,前方光芒綻現,霍金馬上衝向光源,漆黑的石磚路連接至凹凸不平的岩窟,從連接處四散的碎石看來,這條路似乎是由外往內打通連接至高塔密道的,石頭隧道持續往裡延伸,兩側石壁的模樣看來像是後頭正被火灼燒,石頭縫隙間透出焢窯似的紅光,遠遠望去就像一堵紅黑色的牆壁。244Please respect copyright.PENANA06HejMDUkt
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此地的建設者顯然與巫師塔不同,兩者的設計有著肉眼可見的差異──正確地來說,這條石頭路看起來根本沒有經過任何設計,只是被人暴力地挖開一條路罷了。244Please respect copyright.PENANAekNOBX5mr7
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霍金用鞋尖輕輕戳了一下石頭,感覺不到熱度。244Please respect copyright.PENANAJp0aDd6cx3
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他遲疑了一下,忖著這兒或許接近出口,所以才會是這副模樣,便往前邁步。244Please respect copyright.PENANATzvqYMk2LQ
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越往裡走,隧道便愈發悶熱,石塊間透出光源的裂縫也愈變愈多、像極了被打碎後又重新黏回原狀的花瓶,少年也藉由增多的光縫看得更加清楚。244Please respect copyright.PENANAhdS03M23tE
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不久,路就岔為三條,霍金選擇了右邊的道路,沒多久,又面臨了一條十字路口,霍金終於停了下來。244Please respect copyright.PENANATGp2vK78H3
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脫離伸手不見五指的環境後,他也開始恢復冷靜,現在要是再走下去的話,恐怕不妙。244Please respect copyright.PENANAdXn0WRhfrA
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先前他不斷前行是以為不一會兒便能尋得出口、與波可重逢,但此時此刻,等在前方的路不知有多長,而且這才是第二個岔路,假使之後還有第三個、第四個呢?就算他全部選最右側的路來走,也難保不會發生走入死胡同、接著又得退回原處改擇他處的情況,屆時他真能記清自己所做的每一次選擇?這地方不曉得有多大,他說不定會因此迷路。244Please respect copyright.PENANA23a1VNdkyB
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短暫的思考後,霍金明白退回原處等待救援才是最理想的選擇,人在地底,說不準他還沒走出地道就缺氧而死了。244Please respect copyright.PENANAGwasG1s2CX
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那名不讓他離塔的巫師,總不可能放著他在地下不管。霍金心忖,這地方既然連接著巫師塔,那巫師在發現他失蹤後,肯定也有辦法找到這裡來,何況他相信以波可的聰明才智,絕對會把涅澤爾帶到封閉的地洞前讓人推導事情始末的。244Please respect copyright.PENANAptObRly70T
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假如這是篇童話,此時他八成是過於信任巫師於是被陰謀騙至地底、離死不遠的王子……腦子裡一冒出這句話,霍金就甩了甩腦袋,呸呸呸!他這是看太多故事書看到思想都被荼毒了吧!244Please respect copyright.PENANAIQKmWKqGnQ
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若真是童話故事,那麼等會兒來找他的就不是巫師而是勇者了。244Please respect copyright.PENANAJ66LBWTy17
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忽然,視線的左方似乎出現了什麼,霍金向左側道路望去,只見一團白光緩緩靠近……244Please respect copyright.PENANAuSxdNrRSm2
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施法驅散烏雲,並確認周遭的魔法元素保持平衡後,涅澤爾便飛回高塔,而他才一進入城牆的範圍內,便聽見激動的狗吠聲。他直接擴大窗戶飛入十一樓,就見波可對著假樹林中一片突兀的圓形空地狂吠。244Please respect copyright.PENANAVIy9P2E9Vj
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狗兒在他降落後向他跑來,涅澤爾起初對這玩意兒沒有印象,但就如他根本不記得自己有支筆、可是當想要找筆的時候還是能順利從倉庫裡翻出來一樣,身體總是會記住他的記憶裡不留半點痕跡的事物,不一會兒,他就「想起」這是什麼了。244Please respect copyright.PENANAeR23ewcCpe
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真是麻煩的小鬼。244Please respect copyright.PENANAuUMcOKUFw8
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涅澤爾安撫好波可的情緒,隨後開啟地道入口。244Please respect copyright.PENANAhCyzBbTLgF
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