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。325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC9UhapEnP6
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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。325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhSzFgT58z7
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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。325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQGuIQblmBj
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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。325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfGHYvIoaXu
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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。325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD7SqCcwgQV
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然而——325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3hG4gmv8f5
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「媽……嘔！」325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNFMuLgxdq5
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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。325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX0AagOMmI2
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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。325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlRPcvCevVE
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突然間——砰！屋內再度傳來巨響。325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzDZipPQaNl
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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。325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhYiceIc0Yg
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好像還有一些人影在外頭的樣子，是人類的氣息。325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ioRDtFsrV
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——誰？325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ZqGxRDFfM
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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。325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjbdU8ZeWiO
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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。325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy3wzYpCGEl
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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。325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc2voSvMre2
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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。325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2BUP8rUiFU
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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……325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8voH1z7MMQ
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——到底是誰襲擊這裡的？325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWtIC7dxdxF
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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。325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpijHJVpuwI
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「你要好好活著……」325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdUyWdC9PV1
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這個時候，母親對威廉所說的話，讓他一下子全身肌肉繃緊。325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Yc72fiMdR
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「媽媽！妳也要。」威廉眼角泛淚，回頭注視母親的雙眼。325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQMFW3VOOzm
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「妳也要好好活下去，答應我。」325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpMmsT2rdZC
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「……還是一樣說話很像個小大人呢。」325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKKpchCwG6u
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母親說到這邊後，撫摸威廉的頭髮。325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrMk4htz2GO
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「你妹妹就交給你了。」325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyHq0HI1ofb
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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。325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTN3XNufpMT
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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。325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbcxwDVww4W
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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。325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8fzDcCd77z
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「媽媽……我……」威廉也止住了眼淚，但是——325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxHL33YIeGU
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「……」母親直到這時眼眶才出水。325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYFrxJ3rTGy
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『沒有機會了呢。』325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI7SpQN9LJc
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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。325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ745ob8W23E
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『也許另一個世界我跟……你爸爸還能再見面……』325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Xlr4slguW
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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。325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo1Z6XDMt19
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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。325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjQaCc16Zx9
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是故，母親也可能是因為濃煙的關係而選擇不說話。325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeB4eNJJ3v9
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但究竟原因是哪個，威廉不想深究。325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGIVtyrU4UP
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『好好活著，媽媽永遠愛你。』325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu7EjlHT3DI
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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。325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE6eD5cvxAx
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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。325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ69ilt49zWO
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或許就是在此刻，威廉選擇接受事實。325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3DOZ20pkwk
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威廉收起手、抱住妹妹，對母親說：「我會的。」325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuGNsFyWtzG
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然後他就這樣看著母親閉上雙眼、手緩緩落下。325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwT0piIhAiG
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這一瞬間，威廉再次掉淚。325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIaKwPkn3gv
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轟隆！325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCJKtsQ4CNw
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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。325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf4552jd44U
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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。325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZpjHxtZNb5
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威廉看見有三名明顯是不速之客的人，踏進屋子中。325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW2dRFMX1OC
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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。325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Wb5USlMol
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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。325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIEytNxsqVw
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重點在於，那些士兵手上都有一根長矛。325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmpdv553h8e
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威廉咬緊牙關，但就在這時他卻閉上眼。325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUKR2uVtTaz
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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——325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7bsXpxtMVc
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『人類果然是垃圾，那種生物不知道怎麼活到現在的。』325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjnjFR1qeaK
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『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。』325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHvVHjw0cbo
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『欸！酒鬼。說得好像你當年有上戰場一樣。』325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWEwhAmrh3i
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『不然呢？上面的功勞我們也有份呀。』325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKypIujqIUe
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『好了你們，別擋在門口。趕快找一下這家放錢的地方在哪兒。』325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV9xXTAPV4n
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『反正現在帝國也沒了，就讓我耍一下帥。』325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBJMvD53kDv
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『真是的，就叫你不要喝那麼多。』325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXBUsc9wt6N
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——殺死媽媽就是你們嗎？325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSp0P6zFAai
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威廉聽到這兒，大概再也忍不下去。325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKIrjgXUFMd
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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。325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDcA92SuTpx
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——沒辦法，只好先逃走。325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdB0V1xc1nI
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即使威廉很想要復仇，但似乎只能暫時離開此處。325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwa8676YxQ0
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雖然如此，威廉判斷動作必須快。325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmCyBoqEICc
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如果逃走的速度不夠的話，很可能會被那些士兵追上。325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvNzKf56eWo
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聽剛才士兵的談話，威廉認為，他們不是人類的士兵。325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGnsxHAfuPH
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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。325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdieNDkXGrn
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在威廉想通這些，準備行動後，他睜眼——325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQZROhfALNQ
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「……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。325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPkou2RlUSw
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然後，威廉抬起頭。325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLe3k4pnavv
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「——！」威廉瞪大雙眼。325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVWeBqvLFv9
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因為他看見一名身穿盔甲的士兵，就站在自己面前。325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDF0YC6hCkc
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——糟糕，怎麼辦？要戰鬥嗎？還是……325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrE3jRbosiX
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威廉怒蹬士兵，緩緩往後退幾步。325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpQs6mKdKNr
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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——325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5UNgySolxs
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「小弟弟，你是正統龍族對不對？」325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE4X0uZI0XZ
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「——？」325Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9iTtxfRDSm
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威廉因為此時此刻士兵的發言，嚇到愣住。