
第十六章:黑衣試煉
校舍近在咫尺,亞利卻猛地止步。48Please respect copyright.PENANAkUCw1Yx1qC
一股無形壓力撲面而來,彷彿整片天空正壓落於此。48Please respect copyright.PENANAuEpKuojHkF
周遭寂靜得異常,如巨獸屏息潛伏──那是他熟悉的壓迫感,風暴中心的死寂。48Please respect copyright.PENANAkVCwAbPbcY
「停下來!」48Please respect copyright.PENANA7f2d9dbOGr
他反射性伸手,一把拉回阿薩琳。48Please respect copyright.PENANAUZkYlp6Hr5
下一瞬──黑色巨星無聲墜落。無塵、無響,卻如墓碑般壓入空氣,沉重得讓人無法呼吸。48Please respect copyright.PENANAvHZf1nupb5
亞利瞳孔緊縮,低聲喃喃:「……修奈達,師傅?」48Please respect copyright.PENANAy9BdEzQZdp
空氣隨之變形。48Please respect copyright.PENANAGgOJyOQQpY
詭異的遲滯感自地面擴散,像空間被拖入深淵。48Please respect copyright.PENANAPjAOj7KEG4
亞利試著邁步,卻連膝蓋都難以驅動。48Please respect copyright.PENANAeId0u40w3e
他立刻明白──神器「達克尼斯」的固有能力:48Please respect copyright.PENANAh2GkMxoyG1
負力場。48Please respect copyright.PENANAAnQb4uOGM3
時間未靜止,卻彷彿被壓縮、剝奪,令一切行動變得遲緩。48Please respect copyright.PENANAdxc70fX7Wo
阿薩琳也陷入束縛,她欲抽劍,卻像手穿越泥沼──劍柄就在眼前,卻觸不可及。48Please respect copyright.PENANAshuG3uPtvG
但這股壓力,沒能抹去她的戰意。48Please respect copyright.PENANASaM7gk3Ger
柯布蘭德應聲而鳴,主動離鞘,如一道決絕之光,奔向她的手中。48Please respect copyright.PENANAAoKx5MQiZ5
選王之劍再啟極限驅動,阿薩琳怒喝:「這種妖術──困不住我!」48Please respect copyright.PENANA3IbkorvY5p
劍光炸裂,奧義爆發。極大斬擊·斷界的輝刃!48Please respect copyright.PENANAXRxUdBwy0S
那斬擊如斷裂空間的裁決,直劈修奈達。48Please respect copyright.PENANAOD6x80Zr1E
黑騎士不動如山,右手揮出──暗邪龍劍!48Please respect copyright.PENANAq3krlblyH2
漆黑裂刃呼應而生,與輝刃在空中十字相撞。48Please respect copyright.PENANAAlZ13v6ty4
光與影彼此噬咬,最終雙雙消散。48Please respect copyright.PENANA2FUirLAPdN
阿薩琳毫不氣餒,反而撇嘴冷笑:「暖身而已──接下來才是重頭戲。」48Please respect copyright.PENANA1Z5KeYvn5k
她再次啟動柯布蘭德,劍身炙亮如焚,蓄勢待發。48Please respect copyright.PENANAbg1PmdDMns
亞利站在原地,神情複雜。48Please respect copyright.PENANAYeJcBlPaJq
除了雷碧亞,他從未見過有人能突破這片負力領域。48Please respect copyright.PENANAqAif5Vbi02
而自己……依舊寸步難行。48Please respect copyright.PENANAxj4eal1qEm
這份落差,令他無法接受。48Please respect copyright.PENANAbwcswGbQWB
亞利無意與師父為敵,48Please respect copyright.PENANACnZQ7RPpIn
但──連走近對話都辦不到,那他還算什麼?48Please respect copyright.PENANADsEhbraH13
這念頭如火種,點燃他體內沉睡的意志。48Please respect copyright.PENANAQyNShWpgOC
克拉姆有了回應。48Please respect copyright.PENANAsYWhhbchE8
波動光躍動劍身,如破曉般撕開遲滯結界,亞利的身體回到正常的時間流速。48Please respect copyright.PENANA1QqL0FHLwo
阿薩琳見狀揚眉一笑:「就知道你會追上來。」48Please respect copyright.PENANADeH3vRCfav
亞利淡然一笑:「這次讓妳搶先,下次就換我了。」48Please respect copyright.PENANAjQzaGF8HPk
兩把神器共鳴,蒼藍與白金的光交織激盪,像主人的默契化作波動──48Please respect copyright.PENANAh8sRWoOTxI
一剛一柔、一進一退,絕妙平衡。48Please respect copyright.PENANAgsTKqYvqYJ
阿薩琳情緒高漲,興奮拔劍笑道:48Please respect copyright.PENANAwStvZoZ1fC
「這傢伙一定是剛才那群恐怖分子的幕後首領吧?走啦,我們一起打爆他!」48Please respect copyright.PENANAVLTnscVVGO
她完全不認識眼前這位黑影般矗立的男人,只把他當作敵軍高層。48Please respect copyright.PENANASjm9RjgyeZ
亞利卻只能苦笑,這情況太難解釋,他猶豫片刻,低聲說:48Please respect copyright.PENANAAcy3zZtG0q
「……這裡,交給我來處理,好嗎?」48Please respect copyright.PENANAmLpY9uYMBZ
阿薩琳皺眉,雖然困惑,但仍選擇相信他。48Please respect copyright.PENANAbTXn3W2u2w
她收劍退開半步,提醒一句:48Please respect copyright.PENANAB57qlwWb9o
「那你小心點,這傢伙看起來不太對勁。」48Please respect copyright.PENANAj8vEyTTEcM
亞利點頭,隨即獨自上前。48Please respect copyright.PENANAZMjOlZemxk
修奈達依然沉默,卻早已擺出迎戰架式。48Please respect copyright.PENANAPg8CTVf4ea
負力場仍未解除,壓力沉重,但不再令人窒息。48Please respect copyright.PENANAcFFBb3N0JG
亞利抬眼望向對方──那雙眼熟悉得不能再熟悉。48Please respect copyright.PENANAUQQA00WWiN
那不是敵意,而是等待與觀察的眼神。48Please respect copyright.PENANA5j5K5RkQmG
他明白了。這不是生死戰,而是……對練。48Please respect copyright.PENANAZsS2sSCk2R
像無數次在演武場上那樣。48Please respect copyright.PENANAQrmF78xZLl
「……師傅……」48Please respect copyright.PENANAwFHVpfCxp3
亞利低聲喚了一句,卻旋即搖頭,將克拉姆穩穩插入地面。這個動作清晰明確──拒戰。48Please respect copyright.PENANAa4hwzxhn6g
他凝視前方,語氣堅定而克制:48Please respect copyright.PENANAB4I5khQDLF
「校舍裡還有人等著我去救。師傅若不說明來意,我不會應戰。」48Please respect copyright.PENANAclblw0KQNF
亞利了解修奈達──沉默寡言,但從不胡來。他做事必有理由。48Please respect copyright.PENANANj32cvfJf7
亞利轉頭,看向不遠處利卡特的遺骸。48Please respect copyright.PENANAuIDJrFUtmS
──是為了他嗎?48Please respect copyright.PENANAIQ5ySix9oz
他心中浮起一絲苦澀:48Please respect copyright.PENANAQQVFjOw4tI
利卡特的墮落,早已違背師傅所堅持的準則。48Please respect copyright.PENANA1Qdw5SN2SN
修奈達不可能對弟子的這種暴行視若無睹。48Please respect copyright.PENANAgBHXy5AeoC
即便如此,亞利的右手仍緊握劍柄──因為修奈達同樣沒有撤退的打算。48Please respect copyright.PENANAAed8cFgEMn
這份沉默對峙,壓力逐步升高,局勢一觸即發。48Please respect copyright.PENANAql4BLfI4XL
就在此時,一道熟悉又討厭的聲音從天而降:48Please respect copyright.PENANAysIQepWDq3
「要開打,也等我說完再動手好嗎?」48Please respect copyright.PENANArtJbbmGBeg
漢斯降落──毫不客氣地打破所有氣氛。48Please respect copyright.PENANAwp7c4DKb8P
他一臉理所當然地落在眾人之間,自詡第三方調停人。48Please respect copyright.PENANA8uRhccDuZ7
亞利卻整個人卡住,結巴著指著他,手抖得像是中了毒。「你、你、你──」48Please respect copyright.PENANAk4TD5sqAqG
而在旁邊的阿薩琳已經笑到快抽筋,整個人彎著腰,眼淚都快笑出來了。48Please respect copyright.PENANAnfwLFsXVRq
因為──漢斯懷中正「公主抱」著米莉亞。48Please respect copyright.PENANAXqC0EbAiMQ
「這趟空中漫步之旅,還滿意嗎?」48Please respect copyright.PENANA77LBgHhUoa
他笑得極為紳士,像是在炫耀什麼戰果。48Please respect copyright.PENANAZ2ghczH40I
米莉亞臉紅得不像話,整張臉快燙出煙來,雙手死命摀住臉,不敢直視眾人。48Please respect copyright.PENANAthFliMmwmx
她剛剛還在鐘樓頂,下一刻就被漢斯一路抱下來──沿路每個可借力的建築邊角都被他踩過,最後穩穩落地,毫髮無傷。48Please respect copyright.PENANATTAf9ub2uJ
他輕柔將米莉亞放下,笑容從容,動作體貼──48Please respect copyright.PENANArKrbtiEMJ5
下一秒,亞利就暴走了。48Please respect copyright.PENANAzJ9h41AAKD
「你、你居然──公、公、公主抱!?我、我、我、我連一次都──!」48Please respect copyright.PENANAAUflZLN8Z8
亞利氣得語無倫次,一邊把米莉亞整個人抱緊處理,像要當場宣布主權。48Please respect copyright.PENANAoZgMFrYYTn
米莉亞窩在亞利懷中,一句話都說不出來。48Please respect copyright.PENANAK1Lx5FQKpg
不是因為害羞──是因為她剛才才想起來,自己的人生第一、第二次「公主抱」……48Please respect copyright.PENANAezHAw6No93
第一個是修奈達。48Please respect copyright.PENANAj2FbB3z0a4
第二個是漢斯。48Please respect copyright.PENANAa9zFf8By5x
兩次都不是亞利。48Please respect copyright.PENANAuCfO4wsZUl
她拼命說服自己:這不是背叛、不是外遇、不是!48Please respect copyright.PENANAJeApaTvBOJ
只是在很特別、非常例外的情況下,被很可怕的男人們拎著飛而已──48Please respect copyright.PENANAIW5jsNOphS
但她也知道──這解釋,就連自己都不太相信。
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漢斯簡明扼要地說明重點,亞利終於拼出利卡特行動背後的輪廓。48Please respect copyright.PENANAMJKyNA6b3h
「利卡特背後……有個更大的組織。他們準備對帝國發動叛亂。」48Please respect copyright.PENANALFfJh6qGaR
情報逐步成形,卻令他不寒而慄。48Please respect copyright.PENANAn7nbawHUfg
「正統繼承者」的身份尚未揭曉,而恐怖分子手中那些先進槍械分明來自帝國未公開的軍研技術;至於利卡特那副過度強化的機械之軀,則是來自失落時代的禁忌遺產。48Please respect copyright.PENANAoR6PQDMj32
若這場叛亂成真,其規模與後果將無可估量。48Please respect copyright.PENANAIhSEu2tihz
亞利沉默思索,試圖理清混亂的線索。48Please respect copyright.PENANALJKcf6hPDa
不遠處的兩位少女──明顯沒打算參與這段嚴肅的沉思。「妳比我想的還受歡迎嘛~」阿薩琳笑著調侃。48Please respect copyright.PENANAVS6mQc64NT
「那、那是意外!超級意外!我所有的第一次都……預定給亞利的!」48Please respect copyright.PENANAo4TjhzIiZg
米莉亞說完才驚覺失言,瞬間臉紅冒煙。48Please respect copyright.PENANAtFVwgs99Tt
阿薩琳腦中浮現十八種不良畫面,也跟著臉紅結巴:「欸欸欸……『第一次』是什麼意思啦?」48Please respect copyright.PENANAlpbDnIyIKh
米莉亞立刻躲進亞利背後,用雙手遮臉當作隱身術。48Please respect copyright.PENANAu7M0WAiCrS
而亞利仍沉浸在國家危機中,完全沒察覺身後少女間的青春爆炸。48Please respect copyright.PENANAs3OSgqC9tx
漢斯淡淡作結論:「和平與青春……好事一樁。」48Please respect copyright.PENANA3CCbF4X94r
他的目光越過三人,再掠過依舊沉默的修奈達。48Please respect copyright.PENANAVlgEnBEw5Q
他微眯雙眼,啟動魔眼,視線穿透校舍,鎖定大講堂。48Please respect copyright.PENANAqdCje9d55r
「那邊……也不妙。」他低聲自語。48Please respect copyright.PENANAiO1F7pgr3a
幾名帝國特務正清除障礙,為某人開路。那是──《灰蛇連環》。48Please respect copyright.PENANAn1t22S5IFS
帝國最陰暗的暗部,如今正朝賽莉兒與瑪利安貝爾的藏身之處逼近。48Please respect copyright.PENANAYiWPHvpHD3
但漢斯沒有動。48Please respect copyright.PENANA28VvuULF97
「自己的課題,要自己面對,也要自己解決。」48Please respect copyright.PENANAAFOM3eHxyG
他只在真正必要時才出手──現在,還不到那時機。48Please respect copyright.PENANApoat8OiEcB
漢斯收回目光,再次看向修奈達。48Please respect copyright.PENANAUQXvQpMRf8
他喬了喬脖子,語氣平靜卻透著準備動手的氣息:48Please respect copyright.PENANA2XWRzQ1p5M
「要讓這傢伙開口……只能這麼做了。」48Please respect copyright.PENANAgmsB0xwtJa
他走上前。48Please respect copyright.PENANAsWX8llKpOW
修奈達依舊沉默,沒擺架式,也未退讓,只是靜靜望著漢斯。48Please respect copyright.PENANAaR4XTGMCFV
兩人對視片刻,彷彿在無言中達成某種默契。48Please respect copyright.PENANAHUFlqxFnKF
然後──漢斯出拳,一記直拳正中修奈達面門。48Please respect copyright.PENANAn5gqiLaQuE
拳勢看似魯莽,實則精準克制。48Please respect copyright.PENANABQbJyp864Y
修奈達微微仰頭,未曾後退,隨後垂下眼簾,輕聲吐道:48Please respect copyright.PENANAIMqg5nLv8X
「……果然,還是你最沒耐性。」48Please respect copyright.PENANAepvLhf55Gy
他擦擦嘴角,終於肯開口。48Please respect copyright.PENANAKZZs9iwYhm
──這一拳,或許正是對話真正的開始。
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