
散撥瘟疫的殺手:鬼手翼龍,成群出現,這會是這一隊任務小組的災厄嗎?
塔庫魯的手立刻握上斧柄,腳步未曾停頓,卻以最沉穩的節奏將這危機訊息傳遞向後方。隊長夸斯特與副隊長泰倫斯很快收到信號,隊伍的氣氛頓時一變,如一條緊繃的長弓,只待敵人現身,便可爆發出雷霆一擊。9Please respect copyright.PENANArBRUZ3z3kp
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枝椏之上,沙沙細響不絕於耳,如暗潮般從四面八方竄動。那並非風聲,而是潛藏於樹冠間的捕獵者——牠們行動迅捷而隱密,隊伍周圍的包圍圈正逐步收緊,如蛛網般悄然織成。9Please respect copyright.PENANAgHR99lpN26
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八人的小隊早已不再前進,而是沉穩地佈下防禦陣形。9Please respect copyright.PENANALYGhDCtLbC
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核心之位,由伊莉莎公主親自鎮守。她手中法杖「夜藍之光」,乃永夜公主所贈,頂端的晶藍光球此刻盛放如星辰,散發出逼人的光輝,在薄暮林蔭間勉力驅逐四周的黑影。9Please respect copyright.PENANAjgOPznxgLJ
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她左右護衛為中遠程戰力的三人——長鞭使艾利歐特,身形柔韌如豹,已將那條沉重皮鞭悄然展開;露西搭弓在手,箭矢早已就緒,雙目如鷹般搜尋著高處的動靜;派緹則手持哈勒之弓,身旁箭袋中雖然都是一般的箭頭,但是只要搭弓時念上咒語,中箭處會隨即爆裂,所以是隊上的遠程爆破手。9Please respect copyright.PENANAGfyaWOfifo
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而最外圍,是這支隊伍的鋼鐵壁壘——隊長夸斯特鎮守一方,重盾手蓋達手持圓盾如城門般牢不可破;副隊長泰倫斯神情冷冽,手握龍骨聖刀已經進入備戰狀態;塔庫魯則沉默地立於一隅,長柄鐵斧握於雙掌之中,如山峽中最沉穩的磐石。9Please respect copyright.PENANAvjtNmGCGZS
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儘管氣氛已如箭在弦上,然而高處的威脅始終未曾現身。頭頂的樹冠繁密如雲,枝葉遮天,將敵影掩得嚴實,使人難窺其形。唯有細細的滑動聲與偶爾晃動的枝條,洩露了牠們的行蹤。9Please respect copyright.PENANAVi4lMzrCnw
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這時,塔庫魯的內在主機——那來自他原世界的智能系統——無聲地啟動分析,迅速辨識出那些潛伏的生物。9Please respect copyright.PENANA931o2SP0HB
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「目標確認:鬼手翼龍,一種罕見的翼龍亞種。全長罕有超過一米,身形纖長,喙尖利。牠們擅長於林間滑翔,其飛行姿態近似蝙蝠,但於密林間更為敏捷。地面起飛困難,故多以高處為巢。牠們牙口極密細鋒利,一旦咬住獵物,便極難掙脫;即便脫困,也常會被撕下大片肉塊。身體覆有短細毛皮,攜帶高致病性菌群。即便未遭咬擊,亦常因其排遺中之細菌感染致病。需特別警戒。」9Please respect copyright.PENANARHJuH0rqWE
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塔庫魯低聲向同伴報告,聲音如同夜林中一聲微雷:9Please respect copyright.PENANAO5kMG9oy5l
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「鬼手翼龍。」9Please respect copyright.PENANA5W798AnTY6
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他不再多言。經驗老道的戰士與指揮官們只需這四字,便已知危機之嚴峻。每個人神情一凜,肌肉繃緊,氣息收斂,如獵豹潛伏於夜色,準備迎擊那尚未現身的致命襲擊者。9Please respect copyright.PENANA5Tk47ErAMp
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出乎所有人意料,第一個做出反應的,竟是伊莉莎公主。9Please respect copyright.PENANAJsHO2FK0D4
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當「鬼手翼龍」之名甫一出口,她那雙銀藍色的眼瞳便驟然凝起。未待敵影現身,她已高舉法杖,口中低聲吟誦古老的咒語。霎時,法杖頂端那枚原本靜止的藍色光球開始急速旋轉,彷彿喚醒了沉眠中的魔力核心。9Please respect copyright.PENANA3NYgPtLAwm
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一圈圈淡藍光暈隨之擴散而出,如水波般層層疊疊,柔和而神秘地覆蓋在八人小隊周圍,猶如一層無形的護壁。微光映照之下,林中陰影略有退卻,空氣中潛藏的病厄之氣彷彿也被驅散了幾分。9Please respect copyright.PENANAri9NOkTaMS
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塔庫魯瞥見這景象,心中暗忖:這應該是為了抵禦鬼手翼龍所攜的病菌與瘴氣吧…… 他才剛這麼想,四周的林木間便突兀地響起一連串尖銳刺耳的嚎聲。9Please respect copyright.PENANAHdakJLSBSh
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那不是單一的聲音,而是來自四面八方、從高枝密葉間此起彼落的狂鳴,宛如成千上萬的瘋魔在夜中哀嚎。這些聲音高低起伏、無序混雜,彷彿欲將人的心神撕裂。9Please respect copyright.PENANAkoezmQOcdP
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主機的聲音在他腦中浮現,冷靜如同戰場指令:9Please respect copyright.PENANAvg6dfg8H1W
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「警告——這是鬼手翼龍特有的心智干擾術。牠們以哀鳴攪亂獵物思緒,使其精神恍惚、心志動搖。眾多戰士與獵人皆曾於此刻失去戒備,進而遭遇致命一擊。請控制好自己的心智,不要有任何的情緒波動。」9Please respect copyright.PENANAdK18BV8qI8
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塔庫魯登時警醒。他這才察覺,自己方才竟已有些煩躁不安,腦中竟隱約生出一絲想要怒吼的衝動。那並非恐懼,而是一種被壓迫所催生的暴躁情緒,無聲無息地侵蝕了他的意志。9Please respect copyright.PENANAVpeVPdpH4C
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他深吸一口氣,雙足穩如磐石,手中斧柄緊握,心中再無任何雜念,眼中只有前面這片樹林上不斷晃動的枝葉。9Please respect copyright.PENANASJVhnZNiAG
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在這幻音縈繞的幽林之中,他知道,這場戰鬥,早已不只是鋼鐵與利齒的碰撞,而是一場意志與心魂的角力。9Please respect copyright.PENANAhg8uDkiIXi
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風,忽地停了。9Please respect copyright.PENANAt4dzci18aa
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林中萬葉俱靜,唯有那令人心悸的哀嚎仍在高空盤旋。就在下一個心跳間,戰火驟起。9Please respect copyright.PENANA3h74GnCNsH
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樹冠之上,一道黑影如鬼魅般掠過夜幕,雙翼張開,翅膀邊緣泛著骯髒病態的暗綠色,猶如腐朽的皮革編織而成。其喙長如匕首,口中尖牙密布,閃爍著黏稠的唾液與潛伏的毒菌。這便是「鬼手翼龍」——森林間的瘟疫之影。9Please respect copyright.PENANAUhxdeY4THR
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牠們如箭雨般自林中墜下,尖嘯撕裂空氣,從四面八方同時撲來。9Please respect copyright.PENANAhfOafMzTqZ
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「來了!」塔庫魯低吼一聲,鐵斧一旋,重重橫掃,一隻來襲的鬼翼龍在半空中被劈成兩段,血雨夾雜著腐臭墜落地面。9Please respect copyright.PENANAZYBelX24j9
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蓋達大喝一聲,舉盾擋下兩隻襲擊而來的獸翼,隨即猛力一頂,將其撞飛至地面,再以單刀迅捷斬斷其頸骨。雖手臂被撕出一道血痕,但他面色冷峻,如同古戰場上無懼死亡的戰士。9Please respect copyright.PENANAgOWtzhbL9n
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艾利歐特的鞭影如雷蛇蜿蜒,捲住一隻低飛的翼龍,猛地一拉將其摔落,再一記破空長鞭,將另一隻正欲俯衝而下的鬼影擊退。9Please respect copyright.PENANAew6mYjBjrf
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露西與派緹並肩而立,箭矢如流星滑出弓弦,在手上永夜女王所贈之弓上魔法的加持下射出藍白光芒。每一箭皆不落空,鬼翼龍尚未逼近,便已化作燃燒的黑影墜落枝頭。9Please respect copyright.PENANAdShLk7GszT
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在戰圈中央,伊莉莎公主的法杖如星辰凝聚之杖,光球已升至空中,如月光之眼俯瞰戰場。她低聲吟唱,唇間古語如潮水湧出,頓時無數道光線自法球射出,像是銀絲結網,織成一道道結界,驅散空氣中的瘴氣,阻擋病菌的擴散。9Please respect copyright.PENANA0uqfi5ecnv
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「照耀他們——以諾之輝!」她一聲輕喝,一道光柱自天而降,將一整排鬼手翼龍當空灼燒,牠們的慘叫在烈光中化為灰燼,連影子都來不及留下。9Please respect copyright.PENANABnSST1mUxp
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然而敵人數量太多。樹影間仍有無數雙紅眼閃爍,如同餓狼環伺。9Please respect copyright.PENANAT6x5JjEK1S
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「他們在試探我們的防線,」副隊長泰倫斯沉聲說,雙刃長劍橫於胸前,氣息內斂如岩,「真正的攻擊……才剛開始。」9Please respect copyright.PENANAxayOwCCMOY
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就在這時,遠方傳來一聲截然不同的咆哮——比尖嘯更低沉、更具壓迫感。林間枝頭劇烈晃動,宛如某種龐然巨物正緩緩逼近。9Please respect copyright.PENANADesqyuFMji
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「那不是普通的鬼翼龍,」塔庫魯低聲喃喃,「那是……鬼手翼龍之母。」9Please respect copyright.PENANAmEiJDINvhP
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空氣忽冷,眾人緊握武器,心知這場戰鬥還遠未結束。