咚！聲，清脆、空洞的水滴聲回盪在我的骨髓間，激起陣陣刺麻漣漪，讓我的意識形同灼日下遠方的海市蜃樓，飄渺虛無。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd7TJgyVPoi
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　　直到它嘴鼻透出的血腥臭味薰醒我，激起我的危機感。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmuLotagTP1
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　　急忙睜眼，僅見一團毛茸茸的黑影掠奪走我所有視界。而那似劍利牙已然架上我纖細、發毛的脖子。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuvPvXzuL1b
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　　幾近本能般地，我隨手抓起任何能夠攻擊的東西，不管三七二十一，直往它襯著夜月的紅色大眼刺去。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoF4s3DJQQk
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　　頓時，濃稠液體四濺，染滿我上半身。溫暖到發燙的液體如件毛衣，套在我因驚嚇而失溫的身軀上。但鏽鐵的臭味實在教人難以忍受。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrDdd3p6Zhz
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　　吼喔喔喔－－！40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKe6JOZryqL
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　　緊抓黑影仰天長嘯的空隙，我強忍身體發出的刺痛警訊，起身繞過充滿敵意的龐然大物，逃離死亡圍起的角落。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtzXKas5TAF
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　　搖搖頭，平緩喘氣，被突如其來攻擊所分離的迷濛意識逐漸回到腦袋，我也漸漸看清這凶猛的襲擊者是誰。那是深山的霸者，森林的猛獸－－飛雪熊。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyG6dEfJFxh
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　　寒月越過後方鐘塔，悄悄灑下慘白銀光，連同冬風一起掀開飛雪熊的漆黑容貌。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIPK9DnFNVO
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　　它的軀體好比百年榕樹粗壯，直立時少說有二尺半。最讓人寒顫直竄腦後的是，它背後兩塊高聳似鋼鐵建起的壯碩背肌，沒有任何東西能夠經得起它奮力一擊。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNYOi4UdOEU
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　　發散炙熱蒸氣的滴滴鮮血流入飛雪熊因痛張大的血盆大口，裡頭尖牙像謹守秩序的士兵整齊排列，各個精壯銳利，誰都不會想碰上它們。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxHx9WxVxKv
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　　想到這，我不自禁地觸摸方才差點被它一口咬掉的脖子。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwQ3zISOv6L
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　　真的……好險。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxrCD3abjkT
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　　在此同時，右前方遠處傳出無數蒼促人聲，由遠而近，直向此處聚集，並以葛葉姐尖銳的叫聲為嚮導。是葛葉姐找來的救援。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg0laeUqUQN
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　　然而，這卻令我更加提心吊膽。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlwPEPE3Xwl
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　　我怕這隻受傷的猛獸會因瞎掉單眼而採取報復行動，奮力攻擊趕來瞭解發生何事的無辜群眾。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwg9o03ZxvW
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　　帕布魯村的大家雖曾歷經十年前色雷斯公國所引發的生死關頭，但他們依舊只是無力的農民。別說拿劍，他們連人都沒揍過。他們行使暴力的唯一時機，就只有在牧羊犬沒有乖乖將牛羊趕進農舍時，會敲牧羊犬的頭以示懲戒。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5bR6OHfeEa
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　　這樣不行！40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXUXwmeR0pm
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　　我必須要牽制猛獸，逼它將注意力全放在我身上，這樣它才沒辦法對旁人下手。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBKFScwppe3
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　　這想法剛閃過腦海，仍未促成行動前，有個拿著火把的嬌小身影突兀地冒現在飛雪熊側邊。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvKq2CG5F35
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　　是被虐狂路克！他怎麼會出現在那！40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCVNS0xrVqw
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　　還未能來得及阻止，火把熱光映照的廣闊臂膀，快速飛轉，壯臂挾著利爪直往纖弱嬌小的路克襲去。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqmun3pkBXM
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　　悶響一聲，路克重重摔在我身後。吹起一陣微風，滿是血腥。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBmIUW3T3Qn
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　　「路克！」我轉身跑向路克身邊。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiPvyFO2P1P
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　　翻過他的無力身軀，那攤軟的手臂讓我幾乎快抑制不住心中炸開的悲憤。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbhz9XdEIVF
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　　就在這時，眼下一個異狀讓我彷彿被惡魔的低語操控般，忽視身後危險，不自禁地輕輕撥開路克臉頰兩旁已快脫落的紗布。想要確認這兩塊始終緊貼在他臉龐的紗布下，究竟深藏著什麼秘密。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCkenK5MxNJ
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　　靛藍月光下，白皙皮膚逐漸浮現的是，一條條黑線彎曲、構成的尖齒輪。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4v5UTPabdo
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　　怎麼會，竟然是尖齒輪型的刺青！40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6WjkEThgVT
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　　這刺青是代表色雷斯人的最佳證明。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjDlM89vGWH
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　　難不成路克是色雷斯公國派來的間諜？40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhr7gxe0BD9
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　　眨眼間，巨大黑影籠蓋過我眼前，由後而來。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbDHYn4cDxu
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　　該來的還是來了。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡArKCCvWWcX
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　　我咬牙，硬吞下心頭冒現的重重疑惑。抱緊陷入深度昏迷的路克，一個前滾，勉強避開疾速落下的利爪，地面因而被挖出五道傷痕；抱人躲開攻擊，僅右小腿被劃開一道不深的爪痕，已算是不幸中的大幸。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtyVEJIVxxx
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　　見前面鐘塔小屋窗戶開著，我便把暈眩的路克丟入房內，轉身、抽劍，迎戰飛雪熊。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcyuMvkOSj9
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　　為了防備不時之需，我總會將父親遺留的長劍佩戴在腰後。今天我可要好好感謝自己一直有保持這個好習慣。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGOXkRJCzdv
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　　不知何種原因，飛雪熊看到出鞘的長劍，鼻頭隆高皺起更多山巒，層層疊疊直往頭頂爬去，連短小的耳朵也如狂風侵襲般斜後拉直。飛雪熊瞪大僅剩的單眼，咧嘴顯露滿滿白刃牙齒，身上毛皮恍若怒火燃燒，左右搖擺，怒不可竭。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuuTdxZlTa0
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　　但那映照月光的血淚，卻勾起人們的悲憐，忘去它身上迸發的怒氣。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ88FZBPTfe8
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　　「在那裡，鐘塔底下有人正在打架！」趕來的某位村民喊著。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfWoP9CLlNt
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　　前方不遠處，一片火海下站著一群人，葛葉姐則在人群最前頭。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp0SEUllEBY
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　　果然，他們沒有一個人帶上武器。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjbQXGnuh8z
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　　飛雪熊長聲奮力嘶吼。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUppmnZd3CZ
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　　吼喔喔喔－－！40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6VMlw7TS2D
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　　「你們千萬不要過來！」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQFiP0tFWlz
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　　出聲警告村民同時，我朝飛雪熊飛奔，取得攻擊先機。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9OG9Oszkrv
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　　它見我有所動作，便也拉高右手臂往我撲打而來。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0VR5CuWNY6
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　　此刻已屏息的我，簡直能夠一一清點耳裡迴盪的心跳聲，看透飛雪熊一根根飛舞的細毛，直擊來的飛爪自然不必多說。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwsjYyqn8KB
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　　造成這種情狀的原因不在於我的視力有多異於常人，而是因為，這一切都照我的預期發展。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhJgrp8z96d
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　　腳尖踏上泥土，我旋即使出猛力，抓緊飛雪熊攻擊空隙，直取它胸口，平斬。鮮紅頓時噴出。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq0oxP8o6Zl
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　　爾後我順著奮力斬出的劍勢俐落轉身，再補上一腳在飛雪熊印有清晰Ｘ字型的肚子上，藉此往前方飛躍，越過它壯碩的右臂，二度拉大40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBMUv2ZdL5d
　　與飛雪熊的距離。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIYJhSAvCh5
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　　動物終究還是動物。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAq9wCEzGOK
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　　這一念頭才浮高，飛雪熊立刻展現出動物比人還要強悍的體能。它不顧胸口砍深的劍傷，壓低身軀，引爆四肢的火藥，活像攻城槌般向40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ04wsk3KQG6
　　仍未重整架勢的我直襲。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRhjKy3IcGz
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　　不妙！40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZoGY4QDOLm
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　　再一次側翻，我驚險避過衝撞。這次又被撞到可不是暈個幾十秒這麼簡單。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc1iN3AFEpj
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　　沒想到飛雪熊頭也不回地，直直衝進鐘塔的底部，劇烈撞擊力道折斷鐘塔三支支柱，鐘塔應聲崩塌，木塊四散。而後銅鐘－－告死天使40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5tHPhcpEey
　　－－沉厚鐘聲響徹雲端。於此期間，我是連滾帶爬，急忙把還置身鐘塔下小屋的路克抱出，然後才躲得遠遠的，靜靜目送鐘塔的倒塌。可沒有見死不救。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQokqXVoeEF
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　　待鐘塔崩塌激起的塵埃逐漸落地，我終於能夠放下緊繃的心情；闖入村莊的飛雪熊，已經永遠沉睡在那堆木片廢墟下了。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsogjbFPI2W
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　　此刻，右小腿的疼痛重新提醒我它的存在。好痛。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTqBXiRAWtC
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　　「除了右小腿，還有那個地方會痛嗎？」替我進行包紥的咵特，在撕開繃帶尾端時如此問道。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVXHpuFomSJ
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　　「我先不提，傷比我重的路克他有沒有事？」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2EGrttwXBB
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　　挑高眉毛，咵特似乎對我的疑問感到相當詫異。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLaUFHvE9CM
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　　「別擔心，妳看那小子雖然個頭小，但骨頭可比別人硬朗，不過是被飛雪熊一掌打飛，最多暈個幾天，過陣子就沒事了。放心、放心。」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZqd4hzcwRF
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　　咵特一派輕鬆的語氣，根本看不出來他是帕布魯村唯一的醫生，該有的悲憫是沉到酒甕去了嗎。不過，回想以往路克在挨了我的拳擊或是踢擊後，還能生龍活虎的爬上爬下，咵特會這麼說也不無道理。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXvYEiDL21Z
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　　現在，路克既然沒事，那意味著我必須把早先的發現講出來才行－－路克臉頰上，刺有代表色雷斯公國的尖齒輪型刺青。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz0vK7TLCrM
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　　先前我對路克某些怪異舉止就抱持某種程度的戒心。撇開他老愛三天兩頭就跑來對我示愛，又有被虐狂癖好外，他最為怪異的一點在於，每天深夜一到他便會到村外郊區遊盪，並且唸唸有詞跟自己展開對話。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL2R6Afiy4d
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　　說不定，他夜晚的行動是在跟潛伏的軍隊通風報信。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv12GwQLtWM
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　　「哎呀呀。」工匠哈特走出人群，困擾的搔動頭上雜髮，紅通通的酒意還留在兩頰，「沒想到會壞得這麼徹底。連想修補的機會都沒有。」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRnRXXssTmD
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　　「抱歉。」我說著，「不光害鐘塔塌毀，還讓告死天使也摔壞了。」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeQxIIzAkup
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　　「不，我說的是鐘塔。那些木材已經摔得四分五裂，只能當材燒，這是它們最後能做的事了。」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfpt6i5Tdqw
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　　「那告死天使呢？」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxRXXhp2eAi
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　　「那個皇都送的爛銅鐘早壞了。前陣子天天下雨，雨水侵蝕讓它全都生鏽了。剛剛叫醒全村的巨大響聲，是它生前的最後叫聲了。」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqzuJFhSxg1
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　　聽哈特說話總讓人感到疲憊，縱然因粗重工作而練出滿身肌肉，可是他說話起來卻是相當快速又饒舌。往往只要一個閃神，你就會跟不上他的步調。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiBpXmBlTUL
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　　「到是冬季應該在深山覓食的飛雪熊，為什麼會突然下山攻擊村莊？」結束包紥，咵特收好醫療箱站起時，提起這點疑問。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡERnHOhLioh
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　　「嗯？熊在冬季不都該冬眠的嗎？」我反問。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXMZVEptYS3
同時身兼畜牧、獸醫與醫生等三職的咵特回道：40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡad4V11NiqU
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　　「如果是一般的熊，確實早在冬眠了。但是，飛雪熊比較特別，牠們在冬季會一面狩獵食物，一面在巢穴附近的樹上留下咬痕代表自己的地盤，並在找到未來的另一伴後才會進入冬眠。等春季一到，吃飽睡足的飛雪熊會直接跟睡在同個巢穴的另一伴交配。這段期間，牠們都會在深山裡度過。」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjiSwj3LmjW
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　　聽咵特詳細的生態解說，我不禁發出讚嘆。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2PMHllYzhS
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　　「喔－－」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ59jPDOiBzB
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　　「但是，真不愧是薇亞莉大小姐，竟然能夠打倒飛雪熊，實在太厲害了。」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh6hk1r3wRO
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　　被咵特這麼一誇，我的臉上立刻燒起火紅。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8FWtwP7y3x
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　　「沒、沒什麼啦。就只是一隻熊而已嘛。」轉著頭髮，我答道。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq5zeA79MrS
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　　「可是反過來想想。」不識相的哈特在這時偏偏硬要多嘴，「一位能打贏熊的女士，在騎士試選會敗卻給騎士團裡排行最差的人。薇亞莉，妳到底是弱，還是強呢？這就好像天空傳來轟轟雷聲，以為快要下起暴雨，最後掉下來的卻是一坨鳥糞……咚嘻嘻！」哈特說完還自個兒傻笑，相當滿意自己的譬喻。這連帶四周的人牆也發出陣陣笑聲。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbgkuQ2fwts
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　　「我是鳥糞嗎？」噘嘴，很是不滿的我直瞪向哈特。心裡早先的歡欣已被吹熄到只剩羞却。葛葉姐在這時悄然走到我身邊，輕輕磨蹭著，像在安慰我。將她抱在懷中，我逗弄她的下巴。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUhIlVdBglT
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　　就只有葛葉姐懂得我。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyAjRF6T0TQ
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　　「現在已經沒事了，薇亞莉大小姐妳帶著葛葉，早點回去休息吧。」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoyOo55i8xe
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　　「來，我幫妳起身。」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA896OgBSzV
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　　「我又不是小孩子了，不要這樣啦！」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoc1NA4BpuN
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　　渾身肌肉的哈特直抓我腰際，輕而易舉地將我抬高，讓我在地面順利站直。但，這右小腿的傷實在沒有嚴重到需要別人出手攙扶。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK0bjo8gk1v
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　　「謝、謝謝……。」我支支唔唔說著。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzFj73LftfO
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　　「不用謝啦。回家後，記得早點休息，這才是對我的真正謝禮啦。」說完，哈特大聲拍手，提高音量，「薇亞莉沒事，各位也回去休息吧。這片廢墟等到明天清晨再處理。還有，該去站哨的人千萬別忘記自己的職責。」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAYz6SsVQ4l
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　　站哨？這詞點醒我。差點遺忘那件關乎村子安危的事沒說。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdld2HxgTzk
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　　「各位等等。」我出聲阻止眾人回家的步伐。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCUbIjIZcgR
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　　「怎麼了嗎？」離我最近的咵特問。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtPUFHQZEaX
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　　看了看咵特，我環視過人群，抿嘴開口：40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2NsGKNVWE7
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　　「我在路克的臉頰上，發現了代表色雷斯公國的尖齒輪型剌青。」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2yhx8omO5j
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　　眾人頓時止息，沒有半點驚呼。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXL6sZeot1q
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　　路克可能是間諜的事實，果然使大家飽受震驚。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Ith4eDcp4
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　　間隔一段沉默，倪達抓著下巴雜亂成顆大毛球的鬍鬚，步出人牆，像是神話故事中的神聖賢者，不過他身上仍舊滿身酒臭味就是了。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb5HOySEYxu
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　　「薇亞莉小妞說的一向是事實，誰把還在昏迷的路克抱過來。我們來一窺究竟，要是有敵人滲透進村子，這絕對不會是件好事。」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSvWUpiTbgK
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　　「可是……」哈特欲言又止，「隨便搬動重傷患也不是件好事。」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHSE22eWiEs
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　　「沒關係，去吧。」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNxthBJIHuw
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　　哈特點點頭，向咵特問了目前路克的位置後，便去把路克抱過來。這時他慘澹無血色的臉龐上，原已脫落的紗布又緊貼回去了。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcPMxXxMXmK
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　　誰替他貼回去的？40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwFdE3TFvIJ
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　　「那麼，我要撕開囉。」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjtXQm1OQqz
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　　挾住紗布一角，蹲在路克一旁的我回望身後，差點沒被嚇死。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡppR7AC12oW
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　　村民一個接過一個將頭緊臨在一塊，畫出一圈疊一圈圓型鱗片狀，僅留正中央讓月亮將光打入其中。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg4zbBMv9EB
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　　給無數對白眼直瞪，我掛著僵硬笑容，慢慢回過頭，重新直視路克。緊張氣息毫不客氣地直往我背上壓，連我也跟著心跳加速。噗咚！噗咚！40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7jmnnF8FeK
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　　吸口氣，我快速撕下紗布，深藏其中的秘密瞬間揭曉。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG0WX8hEhqS
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　　咦？40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2QSlTD6p8r
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　　路克臉上寫的幾個大字立即掉落我的眼簾：「我愛薇亞莉。」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPkA5RhsfsC
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　　怎麼可能？40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSPpHvZNPDl
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　　再撕開另一側旁的紗布，同樣寫著：「薇亞莉我的最愛。」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd6cM8A2uKp
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　　此結果當場引來一場哄堂大笑，原先圍成圈圈的人群一個接一個，紛紛笑倒在地上，像朵花綻放似地。對此，我用以拍響一個巴掌的力道，將路克臉上始終貼住的紗布歸位。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhTr3dWdoFc
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　　「等等！剛剛分明不是這個樣子的！」站起身，我燙紅著臉，努力為自己辯駁。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeo9WpOdVOX
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　　「可是呀，薇亞莉小妞。現在路克臉上就只寫著這幾個示愛的字句，或許是剛才的場面太過緊張，讓妳看走眼也說不一定。」倪達忍著濃濃笑意，替我打圓場。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLbLce1hHhn
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　　「也、也是有這種可能啦……。」40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmV4eHd6kPf
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　　才怪，我對自己的雙眼可是深信不移。但，現在路克臉頰寫的確實是那些讓人雞皮疙瘩掉滿地的噁心字句，根本沒有任何證據來證明我40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmGrSng5eJH
　　才是對的；外加上時間也不晚了，沒理由讓大家繼續留在外頭吹寒風。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡreWb1NbjBD
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　　縱然心裡仍未釋懷，我也只好先請大家回家。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWKMYkr6UES
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　　總之，為保未來村子的安全，我必須要仔細盯著路克才行。等修回來後，也轉告他一聲吧。40Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYSOqEnot9Y
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　　躺在溫暖棉被裡，輕撫肚子上的葛葉姐，在沉入夢鄉前，我是如此決定。