威廉看見自己的母親躺在長椅上，胸口插著一把長一公尺左右的矛，鮮血從傷口處冉冉流出，此畫面令他瞠目結舌。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOXgpHgInUi
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvGKqU6FKH0
頓時之間，威廉好像產生一種幻覺，一種剛才到現在都是在做夢、所看見的都是小說裡的想像情節的奇怪幻覺。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgxS5tiOEYI
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWG9Dvv1Ya0
也許是因為這樣，威廉站在原地愣住，直到又有玻璃碎裂聲響，他才回過神來，喊了聲「媽媽」然後跑過去客廳的長椅那邊。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtHsE3mfafT
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWkwGfIyL51
這個時候，好像是有人有丟火把進來，這使得屋子內的部份家具開始起火燃燒。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP7IaKlvJcn
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxxQzcTMPX5
威廉此刻並不在乎，先姑且不論他自身的體質關係，他現在唯一在意的只有能不能救活母親這件事。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB4kiBqrOeg
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa4Yzh2H9Nh
然而——288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrksMiAPoWx
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX8BHm7KnvG
「媽……嘔！」288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuiK8vi2jpI
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4sFA6AHgCw
因為聞到血腥味、加上看見傷口，威廉摀住嘴想要忍住反胃的感覺，可後來還是不小心吐出少許。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡShIjKw352F
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEuRnE5RG1Q
威廉因此雙腿發軟、跪在母親面前，嘔吐物的苦味以及淚水的鹹味，使他不曉得現在該做些什麼。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwEXUk2i7bJ
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCOEe4DRrst
突然間——砰！屋內再度傳來巨響。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb1Cety9cX6
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjZ0td6y9kc
威廉轉頭看向窗戶那邊，赫然驚覺，那裡不只是被打出好幾個洞來而已。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT80w4C1QiN
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIH9OmBBThg
好像還有一些人影在外頭的樣子，是人類的氣息。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJNjMg2yUPp
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8wfmpMydqs
——誰？288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbyynkCkBFN
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ERIBD5a2Y
威廉眼中的水晶體於這一刻開始，就從圓形迅速左右變細、上下變長，真正轉變成龍的眼珠。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnsECE6V50m
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO2lv7wkoBo
他這樣做的目的，自然是為了大幅度增加身體感知能力，平常不使用的原因是因為威廉只有一半的龍族血統，還有他只有八歲，經常使用會大大增加身體負擔。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXYl3mHEOv3
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWq7EuE6Cbp
和單純吐息讓壁爐的火燒更旺的這種不同，開啟感知，對還年幼的半龍來說沒有操作好的話可能會有嚴重後果。這是龍族長老曾經對威廉父親、母親說過的忠告，母親也有和威廉提過這些。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5n9vyBo1fn
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjawQPY340L
然而此時此刻，已經談不上什麼負擔太大的問題了，畢竟母親已經被人弄成這樣。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡivCpczoXdz
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMx0ndibvhB
威廉就是想要知道屋外的狀況，無論任何手段，簡單來說就是……288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRTfFHQa3Ap
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ84dxlj2DHz
——到底是誰襲擊這裡的？288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVmg1lDPnqE
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsjPHWoMtG6
威廉覺得，自己需要盡快搞清楚這點，要不然，很有可能會失去母親也說不定。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8sTYNIzjDX
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDrcQIzmmpk
「你要好好活著……」288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPYa534sHQ7
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9DtRszlO1C
這個時候，母親對威廉所說的話，讓他一下子全身肌肉繃緊。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7XojZwNsRa
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSKfF2Sk5Xr
「媽媽！妳也要。」威廉眼角泛淚，回頭注視母親的雙眼。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdFejLHA2mF
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqqdSrdeaW0
「妳也要好好活下去，答應我。」288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxsCnjQ1c0T
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxNVAq1KlBy
「……還是一樣說話很像個小大人呢。」288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNXIHnL2FqG
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfINaeAqNjV
母親說到這邊後，撫摸威廉的頭髮。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLKLKFb8DKd
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡipYuXXca2w
「你妹妹就交給你了。」288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2bVZbdx0lo
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8j4HJ3jVGH
威廉注意到母親的視線，似乎看向地面的樣子，於是轉頭查看。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIWbbbMbUIM
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuLYWDc5BHA
因為看見妹妹在地上哭，威廉以四足跪姿慢慢爬向妹妹那邊，在確認其沒有大礙後就將之抱起，然後才起身。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe3N4Z7wZu7
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZBzVNiRcac
哇哇哇的哭聲，威廉聽得耳膜不舒服，但很是奇妙地，女嬰被威廉抱起後，就不再繼續哭了。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo3qGdzCNV5
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVDn3KUe0CU
「媽媽……我……」威廉也止住了眼淚，但是——288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZw2hqcD4O3
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdUwjD0ydn9
「……」母親直到這時眼眶才出水。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe3OZ9P14Lv
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGm1Err0Pyt
『沒有機會了呢。』288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW9F53vaygv
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7XPqtLjEyd
這六個字，母親沒有直接說出聲，威廉是透過觀察母親的嘴才得知母親方才所說的話語。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBuZdwu9tWv
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4h92r3ZxXm
『也許另一個世界我跟……你爸爸還能再見面……』288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdh4Ja7zSps
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbOwAwuvB9o
母親可能已經沒有力氣說話——威廉想到這裡，再度跪在母親的長椅前。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiE8qa4b9l0
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf573Jm4V87
此時嗆鼻的味道已經出現，雖然威廉吸入濃煙是不會對他身體有影響的，但身為人類的母親就不同了。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoJ13gd8wF6
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqWJt0ISXDo
是故，母親也可能是因為濃煙的關係而選擇不說話。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡePkIXZaMD0
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDT3GHgiOAX
但究竟原因是哪個，威廉不想深究。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp3Ym38X2ce
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrJoRm09LUl
『好好活著，媽媽永遠愛你。』288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB8MGbWR9xF
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFZCJDEiKFi
威廉可以讀出母親的唇語，於是一手抱住妹妹，另一手伸向前，想要去觸碰母親的身體。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtQeq8d5Mm5
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkf0HXa2Xyt
可就在威廉碰到的那一刻，他感受到了，感受到母親的手非常冰冷，即使不和現場屋子溫度比較，那也不應該是人類該有的溫度。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡybvWU00kTU
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD7iaayJ3kO
或許就是在此刻，威廉選擇接受事實。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMOrqwrhG8v
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9h5oZyXeqa
威廉收起手、抱住妹妹，對母親說：「我會的。」288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGUaH6eorgl
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc66DrkRI5P
然後他就這樣看著母親閉上雙眼、手緩緩落下。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4dHBEF8VVY
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZK1G2uqox5
這一瞬間，威廉再次掉淚。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYhrPs3mwtN
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRQdL7jhNWr
轟隆！288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5f1gXTtblS
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH2Rfsq0svQ
淚水掉在地面上的同一時間，威廉聽見，自己身後突然有木頭碎裂的聲響。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGbCNmhJjme
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrvdn0sGNOo
因為這樣，所以威廉迅速往門口玄關看一眼，才一眼，他就瞪大雙目、眉梢鎖緊。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCwEvyvDpF3
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyfEI78R0tj
威廉看見有三名明顯是不速之客的人，踏進屋子中。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtcoUt69rfM
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3xkB8aesFJ
那是三名身穿盔甲的士兵，拿著武器，漫步走進威廉家中，模樣看起來好像是在逛大街，好像不是很在乎屋內的火災的樣子。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGdb69qhO8Y
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh2bUXWYtQ4
拿武器的全副武裝士兵，走進民宅，彷彿一副知道這裡本來就會這樣——即使才八歲，但威廉不難想像那三名士兵究竟幾分鐘前做了什麼。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3j96qZSkMW
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnQRj3tHCYG
重點在於，那些士兵手上都有一根長矛。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVS9c2520ts
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0gJEsKvpXQ
威廉咬緊牙關，但就在這時他卻閉上眼。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOp5OQOp41m
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX4ql9WWMni
剛才因為和母親談話的關係，不自覺使用過多力量，威廉現在只好暫時關閉視覺、啟動聽覺去聽那三名士兵的談話——288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVXvumj1nCs
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbHflOwEvPu
『人類果然是垃圾，那種生物不知道怎麼活到現在的。』288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnvlg5vzvrx
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvEvuOxL2Do
『真的，自從凱薩那傢伙掛掉後就沒一個能打的，這座村莊八成也是一樣。』288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1JIBkCHR10
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq51Q2h12Vc
『欸！酒鬼。說得好像你當年有上戰場一樣。』288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNW8JtOBXLw
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqbF7QFiwGf
『不然呢？上面的功勞我們也有份呀。』288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡahu1RgNPtq
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡssH47VqyQz
『好了你們，別擋在門口。趕快找一下這家放錢的地方在哪兒。』288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡni431sEX7F
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZcsDE7uYRU
『反正現在帝國也沒了，就讓我耍一下帥。』288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4rUmgbaCqR
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvCoSl7bYnV
『真是的，就叫你不要喝那麼多。』288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFqnztkaaSB
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq1e8RgFS0k
——殺死媽媽就是你們嗎？288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3PoShQAQwr
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyRIR6Px8Ki
威廉聽到這兒，大概再也忍不下去。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUEcCAkb3Bj
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCSEnINtwOg
然而，母親將妹妹交給自己，威廉也不曉得對方是誰，此時是沒辦法輕舉妄動的，威廉十分清楚這點。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtLHLrZoAqe
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsvvTH2TBJz
——沒辦法，只好先逃走。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoUTJlRtVer
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU5XEuj0OSk
即使威廉很想要復仇，但似乎只能暫時離開此處。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyNVhyhoq4I
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSX0nI8NLN7
雖然如此，威廉判斷動作必須快。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSeZNs7y5ef
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl6ZbFG7ALM
如果逃走的速度不夠的話，很可能會被那些士兵追上。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSWHDo3ytga
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjI79gJRwaT
聽剛才士兵的談話，威廉認為，他們不是人類的士兵。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFe4Co8vOyy
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgf1DjX8Lnh
即使是來搶錢的，不過有可能在知道有逃走的人的時候追過來也說不定。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQgUsiAusph
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEXaJCtKQKt
在威廉想通這些，準備行動後，他睜眼——288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK4XmQnNpnC
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaG4mCYTWVs
「……小弟弟。」這個瞬間卻有人說話了，而且聲音很近，就在威廉的正前方。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrSyrrNJFEi
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlK6ho0UXw5
然後，威廉抬起頭。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvYHdZh7ujG
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA9Ea5jyMZU
「——！」威廉瞪大雙眼。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡarVDeawtGx
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXVDJmo8vvp
因為他看見一名身穿盔甲的士兵，就站在自己面前。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTImjf6r8O9
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡht7ANdxXnG
——糟糕，怎麼辦？要戰鬥嗎？還是……288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf04uzdJIJg
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡft66L5a2xO
威廉怒蹬士兵，緩緩往後退幾步。288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpYZgLygoUg
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4NIEmNyV3i
就在威廉蹲下身子、壓低身體重心，大概是準備要決一死戰的當下——288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjTYntq2udL
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8QhggQ8Y89
「小弟弟，你是正統龍族對不對？」288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0XjOno9aY3
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdrx8kLVNcZ
「——？」288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrYDovIe3ze
288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHYhgDPY8zL
威廉因為此時此刻士兵的發言，嚇到愣住。