那是2023年一月發生的事。320Please respect copyright.PENANAB79c6TXbkK
『你不錯嘛,簡直是資優生中的資優生,年紀輕輕就修得方術。』稱號為“天后”的崔乘霞翻閱檔案,嘴角不禁上揚,欣喜地對少女說:『歡迎加入我們!』320Please respect copyright.PENANAN687i59hJk
『您過獎了。』就算得到如此褒獎,韓曉諭卻未有受寵若驚的樣子——而這也是組織中意她的理由:『不過我想問一件事。』320Please respect copyright.PENANAdLN6qUYP9g
『嗯哼,我在聽。』320Please respect copyright.PENANAzNwX7myaC4
『你們之前找了個黑狗妖來學校欸!』曉諭嚴肅地說:『雖然我覺得阿姨不會介紹這種奇怪的打工給我……你們這裡不是什麼可疑的組織吧?』320Please respect copyright.PENANA6eKunnrNv7
『請放心,歐大哥是有掛牌的特殊宗教法人機構。相關認證在官方內網上都查得到。』霞姐收斂起笑容,手指壓著兩張相片,“唰”地一聲滑過給曉諭看:『當時我們指派他任務,主要是組織要追查的、“蓬萊院”的這兩人。』320Please respect copyright.PENANA1oMvGdkPVj
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少女見到照片上那名金髮紅眼的少年,馬上理解到情況。320Please respect copyright.PENANAXr3euijnpl
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『……是他!』曉諭實在想不到這位平時沉默寡言的同學居然是組織盯上的目標:『你們該不會要殺……』320Please respect copyright.PENANAheAfJ0fZjg
『不是,小妹妹別那麼緊張。』霞姐心想,自從某年夏天發生的“陰陽師事件”過後,組織已極力避免未成年人親上戰線……320Please respect copyright.PENANAesmrxtJe6U
她只是對曉諭說:『那位弟弟目前來說,是相當珍貴的資產,如果可以的話320Please respect copyright.PENANAtH9FHFDrMl
——盡可能拉攏他』320Please respect copyright.PENANAsoRcUbFRMO
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回到現在,午後乾燥的天空下。320Please respect copyright.PENANAJaJCoLgLEu
她俐落地揮動西瓜刀,把刀刃上頭的血甩開,瞄向王羽明看;而少年一見那制服,瞇起眼、臉上滿是狐疑地望向韓曉諭——好像方才出遊時建立起的小小信任全是假的。320Please respect copyright.PENANAMsB8f18UXP
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「原來你是……」羽明正要開口,飛顱妖張開血盆大口朝他咬去。320Please respect copyright.PENANAma8dzY9vZz
燕型魔鳥破空衝撞祂的腦門,她的刀刃隨即補上一砍,妖物應聲消滅。320Please respect copyright.PENANApau0suSs5R
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「啊~煩死了!這就是要跟你說的事啦!」曉諭朝遠方那名抱著頭顱的詭異男孩一看,便說:「唉。我判斷錯誤,先處理那個玩屍體的小屁孩。」320Please respect copyright.PENANA36om0mJ27j
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「……好喔,暫時相信你。」羽明目前仍處於半信半疑的程度,不過她出手援救也是事實(雖然他自己就可以解決)。320Please respect copyright.PENANAdrgYiHNMpv
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的確,羽明在疑心中有一絲驚訝,雨衣組織的人居然就在學校!於此同時,少女亦相當驚愕:自己的同學居然是傳說中的魔鳥使!320Please respect copyright.PENANA6uaNfrPDk4
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此時,飛顱妖又被男孩欺負,繼續嚎聲不止,更多頭顱飄來攻擊、祂們皆外露尖牙、誓要啃食兩人的血肉殆盡不罷休。320Please respect copyright.PENANAu3TCDW7rRA
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「看來是不分目標在攻擊,果然要考慮到附近的人……」320Please respect copyright.PENANAxmAfVASVvJ
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「放心吧,我們“玉山小飛俠”。所在之處,皆為杳無人煙之處。」曉諭扶著斗笠的帽沿,嚴肅地說道:「既然如此,那我現在站著的地方必定為僻靜隱蔽之地。」320Please respect copyright.PENANA1JwMSdYY7r
正因為這個定義【故事】存在,加強了四周“驅散人群”的概念靈界。至少這裡一段時間內,不會有閒雜人等意外闖入、並被捲進妖物的攻擊範圍中。320Please respect copyright.PENANAqLaQBBqZN9
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羽明拔下雉型魔鳥「法桑特」(Fazant)鋒利的尾羽,大手一揮劈砍再劈砍;曉諭亦用削鐵如泥的西瓜刀,精準兩斷妖物的頰部與下頜,讓其喪失咬合能力。並肩作戰的兩人,實在是功夫了得。320Please respect copyright.PENANATUhLaXP6Xp
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配合羽明再次召喚燕型魔鳥攻擊,飛顱妖製造的分靈的確有點減少——並沒有——頭顱們抓住機會,咬下魔鳥,並瘋狂地咀嚼成細塊、並吞下。320Please respect copyright.PENANAH6U6xGzPtN
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「不行,根本沒完沒了。而且那些頭吃下你的魔鳥後,詛咒加上詛咒……」320Please respect copyright.PENANANfNoRumK4T
飛顱妖的分靈被殺,其怨念不減反增,就只會做出更多頭顱。不管兩人能力多超群,也會被數量之暴力壓制下去。320Please respect copyright.PENANAwwBPHCnXOd
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「看來不能一直召喚……而且剛剛與他較近距離接觸時,還有其他能力。」羽明一邊砍、一邊彙整戰鬥以來得知的情報:「你有想法嗎?」320Please respect copyright.PENANA0uVprSOwJ0
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「有。我對付飛顱妖,而你去對付那個小屁孩。」曉諭心生一計:「我要用方術,不要召喚那個很吵的魔鳥喔。」320Please respect copyright.PENANAFs3YRATykZ
「了解!」羽明繼續砍下去,一邊試圖前進。320Please respect copyright.PENANAhXfuYhG99r
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飛顱妖是以怨念作為詛咒動力的怪異,那麼從根本上平息祂的怨念即可。曉諭並不熟稔高深的術理、或是建醮鎮魂,而她所修持的方術,其名為——320Please respect copyright.PENANASkDEUsXX3t
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變異方術【豐瓤西府千歲寶誥】320Please respect copyright.PENANAgYVwwAtA94
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「至心皈命禮。青皮赤肉,丹瓤玄籽。下嚥頓除煙火氣, 入齒便作冰雪聲!」口聚真炁,接著“呸”了一聲,某物如子彈般的速度朝著男孩的方向釋放。320Please respect copyright.PENANAbKLy7xwwzM
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男孩見狀,再次抽動指尖的刺,飛顱妖做出分靈攔截。320Please respect copyright.PENANAcAyJxvVBVZ
羽明實在沒辦法無視該部方術,不禁好奇回頭望去:「哇!這什麼?」320Please respect copyright.PENANAD0NJ0vC6PM
視力卓越的他定睛一瞧,那是平凡無奇的、種子一顆——是這樣嗎?320Please respect copyright.PENANAHh2Ikjor85
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種子在高速下種入負責攔截的分靈,瓜蔓立刻爬走顱內四處,最後,妖怪不像妖怪,已變做一顆大西瓜——“磅咚”一聲落地,瓜肉四散遍野,其他頭顱聞聲,竟連皮帶肉的一齊吃下,食畢也旋即消失,數量亦有所略減。320Please respect copyright.PENANAlik8DEghVZ
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「也太厲害……你是怎麼讓數目減少的?」羽明嘖嘖稱奇,果然方術把戲多。320Please respect copyright.PENANANAI9VvmSxE
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此能力,是韓曉諭與妖怪“西瓜鬼”與其怪談以願力變現得來的變異方術。而把死靈身上的陰炁轉化為性屬寒的西瓜,屬於曉諭靈活變通的操作技術。320Please respect copyright.PENANAGOyPa6sB6h
「就是“普渡”啦!邀祂們吃水果,怨念就會少一點,連帶詛咒也減弱。」曉諭再次望向前方的男孩:「但祂本體苦難的源頭還在……分靈不會完全消失。」320Please respect copyright.PENANAwAiM91OCxx
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「嗯,這交給我。」王羽明繼續朝目標跑去。320Please respect copyright.PENANA6PrgbqwFJf
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「別、別過來!」眼看大勢已去,男孩躁進地咬破第二根手指,繼續用刺攪動飛顱妖的大腦——在哀鳴下,王羽明再次被分靈包圍,不過幸虧曉諭的支援,祂們都飄去吃西瓜了,使他能乘隙繼續前進。320Please respect copyright.PENANACrXGFmwc3q
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「好啦,小朋友。」羽明這才衝到他面前,雙手輕輕放下尾羽:「不能一直霸佔著球吧?」320Please respect copyright.PENANAWGIfPd7AF5
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「不要!祂是我的!」然而,男孩慌張失措,不小心鬆開了臂膀:「不要不要不要!」320Please respect copyright.PENANA98Pq0Kub9L
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「咕啊……我才不是你的!」重獲自由的頭顱仍嗔怒不已,用利牙咬碎了束縛自己的繃帶後,竟啃下男孩細瘦的左臂,並銜著手、往上垂直飛去。320Please respect copyright.PENANASZkGb1pXOQ
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「啊!好痛好痛!嗚嗚嗚!」男孩含淚,仍想奪下頭顱,卻重心不穩、倒在地上。320Please respect copyright.PENANAZIg9TfPA8S
「Shit!」羽明無法顧及男孩——但現在可不能讓祂逃走,目前自己的身高優勢還是有的,雙腳一躍、伸手像搶籃球一般——攫住頭顱,徑直將祂往後甩傳。320Please respect copyright.PENANAxc2gzcPitE
他再回頭喊道:「曉諭!」320Please respect copyright.PENANAcbZgXYxzxL
「吃西瓜吧你!」此時分靈消滅的差不多了,曉諭奔前,奮力吐出一籽,正中眉間!飛顱妖瞬時被鮮紅汁水灌滿,亦心滿意足地升天去了。320Please respect copyright.PENANAYIAn1qF460
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可還沒完。320Please respect copyright.PENANA3r9tCSqwoV
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「我、我只是想要像你一樣!」不死心的男孩重新爬起來、用手指上的黑棘刺向羽明的右臂——傷口馬上生長出刺——並開始朝著血管縱向生長出細碎的荊棘,他的右臂瞬間血流如注。320Please respect copyright.PENANAYUP9VlJGfR
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而在那之前,羽明察覺到某種“異樣感”。320Please respect copyright.PENANASKKI0dB5I6
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「斯貝赫特(Specht)!」一群啄木鳥型現身,“咄咄咄”地精密地替羽明拔出倒刺,反射性地要出拳朝——320Please respect copyright.PENANALHZxPk6maz
欸等等,這小朋友手臂都被咬斷了,也算得到教訓了吧?我還灌他一拳不太對,啊,改成巴掌好像也太羞辱人……320Please respect copyright.PENANAutV2Cvb4rB
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「克瓦刻爾(Kwaker)!」握拳的手即時停住,改為召喚禍伏鳥。320Please respect copyright.PENANA4sOhet9u3I
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「呱呱呱呱呱呱……」320Please respect copyright.PENANATO0YUId1Kh
兩人之間,一大群柯爾鴨型魔鳥在喧鬧中現身,胖嘟嘟的牠們用蓬鬆而柔軟的絨羽、輕輕推擠著對手。320Please respect copyright.PENANAaL0r1huvSy
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「嗚哇啊!」男孩被撲倒在地。320Please respect copyright.PENANAPHyFWjg5Zw