海岸之戰數週過去,帝國守在赤道基地不為所動。納沃叛變在基地裡面進行改裝,威爾斯駕駛琪拉的機甲四處巡邏,正巧回到他與馬哈拉展開決戰的山地。205Please respect copyright.PENANAcLHOL62vcd
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「德爾芬,讓納蘭待機,我想去看看。」開啟座艙、帶著砍刀,威爾斯垂降到地面,用雙腳感受雪堆下的土壤。205Please respect copyright.PENANAnDQ2AD6DC6
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「你想練體力嗎?這座山對複製人的骨骼架構來說,難度有點高。」205Please respect copyright.PENANADwOMtCPDtj
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「別潑冷水,妳要負責導航、照顧駕駛安全啊。」整頓呼吸後,士兵砍下一根樹枝當作探路棒,慢慢踏入無人的野境。205Please respect copyright.PENANAOubAf2q7f3
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白煙氣息模糊眼界、冰冷寒風刺痛鼻腔。腳筋的酸麻一陣一陣襲來,他還是只能一步接一步抬腳踩踏。205Please respect copyright.PENANAa4AdIsYRrn
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茂密的針葉林好像永遠都不會走到盡頭,上上下下的坡道,讓人體會自己多麼微不足道。205Please respect copyright.PENANAOh7sE2Lm3s
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「心律正常、注意補充水份⸺駕駛員目的地不明,導航無效。」205Please respect copyright.PENANAZq65hdaHjz
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「呼……呼……順便幫鳳仙……做個墓吧……」205Please respect copyright.PENANA31Koh37oNO
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「地點選擇正確,沒人經過,可以避免爭議,」德爾芬分析環境,不忘提出疑惑,「但是,如果沒人看到,墓碑還有意義嗎?」205Please respect copyright.PENANAPbwFsLgvMV
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「呼……好問題……」205Please respect copyright.PENANA8XRYgHXy24
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這時,樹叢縫隙間出現人工物體的輪廓。威爾斯加快腳步走出林道,一棟小木屋映入他的眼簾。205Please respect copyright.PENANAroq6vg144P
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「居然能住在這……已經搬走了嗎?」205Please respect copyright.PENANAUenZz29aaB
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不見人煙,讓他有點失望。難道,自己還幻想著,能夠巧遇那位宿敵?遇到了又能怎麼辦?跟他道歉?205Please respect copyright.PENANAOozoFcDf9s
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士兵搖搖頭,稍做休息,德爾芬則是發現一些端倪,「看,房子旁邊的火堆沒有被雪蓋住,地上的腳印也是,這裡的人最近才剛離開。」205Please respect copyright.PENANACwdyKi77oq
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好奇心使然,威爾斯決定跟著足跡前進。走著走著,他來到一顆巨大岩石前方,腳邊有個隆起的土堆,岩石表面刻著一個努那名字。205Please respect copyright.PENANAkPXznNLu2G
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「卡涅特‧庫蘇約……」德爾芬尋找記憶體,發現一串與之吻合的資料,「努那聯邦議會科學家,很久前就銷聲匿跡了。」205Please respect copyright.PENANAHcVjmG02nv
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「在這麼偏僻的地方,都能被我們找到,墓碑還是有意義的。」威爾斯笑著說。205Please respect copyright.PENANAwHRlkHisWv
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不管這位亡者身世如何,他都已經回歸寧靜大地。愛他的人留下一個名字讓後世去猜想、惦記,那就是他曾經活著的證明。不過,那個證明,跟巨大岩塊比起來實在有點小。205Please respect copyright.PENANA0gpaxRLgQy
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「他應該不介意分點空間。」205Please respect copyright.PENANArEaTJsx9wm
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複製人士兵拔出砍刀,在石頭表面鑿下名字。很快,天然紀念碑上多了一道生命痕跡,但威爾斯還是覺得少了什麼。205Please respect copyright.PENANAbmJkcyu9Wr
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「我想……加上疤眼和小狗……拜託啦。」205Please respect copyright.PENANAuFrW27AxBF
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「別忘記,時間有限。」駕駛員難得任性,電子腦雖然抱怨,還是遵照意願投影出文字。威爾斯一刀一刀刻下戰友、還有死敵的存在證明,回憶著、也反思著。205Please respect copyright.PENANAfN0EEKMBsR
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「他們不像我一樣運氣好,沒有機會找到戰鬥以外的生活方式……我應該可以更努力去引導才對……」205Please respect copyright.PENANA93CnXkiqhL
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接著,克里門特、小蟲、弗克⸺體制的受害者們,只能不斷重複沒有理由的鬥爭。不幸中的大幸是,AIX小隊還有人存活。德爾芬存取二軍團網路後,找到了諾曼‧艾里森的後續報告。205Please respect copyright.PENANAlxMpk8wwsI
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「副隊長,他是有遠景的人,我卻傷害了他,只為自己活命;還有,馬哈拉……明明跟我一樣,我卻沒辦法說服……」205Please respect copyright.PENANAG0k7ZDZpvS
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「那位複製體生死不明,但是,馬哈拉‧提卡確實已經不在世上。」205Please respect copyright.PENANADNU5fil00D
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德爾芬幫威爾斯下定決心,動手刻印他們的宿命。為了紀念那位悲劇英雄,也提醒自己:遲疑只會帶來悔恨。205Please respect copyright.PENANAprTQnQrcYX
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「我還活著,我的生命應該能做到更多……不應該為了戰爭而戰、不應該為了自己而戰……如果我能超越那個極限,就不會害怕失去了吧……是啊,我明明就有值得賭上生命的事物。」205Please respect copyright.PENANAcuArVScbKo
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「否認:如果死亡,那些努力不就都白費了嗎?」205Please respect copyright.PENANAXIKyAgmK0A
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「唉,妳說得對……真羨慕昂天皇帝的不死身……要做這麼多事,一條命真的不夠。」205Please respect copyright.PENANAt7HnoDLh74
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一條命?205Please respect copyright.PENANAxLRMk9XyTq
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疑問浮上士兵腦袋,他看著巨大石碑想著⸺那些名字,不管是別人取的綽號,還是先人傳承的姓氏,都有一種連結存在,連結靈魂與靈魂、生命與生命。205Please respect copyright.PENANAY33zC39aVu
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「好像……還有很多空間?」205Please respect copyright.PENANAnxB2YVDnjX
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「威爾斯,你想要刻下所有戰死者的名字嗎?先不說要耗費多少工夫,人類大腦根本記不起這麼多資訊……」205Please respect copyright.PENANAqoh1QtA2im
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「可是,我有超越人類大腦的夥伴啊。」205Please respect copyright.PENANAQlBFUK3NrP
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威爾斯握緊砍刀,把智慧手錶抬到眼前,「我想要紀錄他們……我的力量不足,之後大概還是離不開殺戮……所以,我想把戰爭的真實傳承下去,希望以後的人看到,會找到方法、做得比我更好。」205Please respect copyright.PENANAlAEZToIYhW
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「哼……驚訝,你的腦細胞居然這麼活躍。」205Please respect copyright.PENANAKTUexPkVoC
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德爾芬出言調侃,同時也開始搜尋所有戰鬥紀錄,找出亡者的編號與姓名。加入反抗軍後,難得有時間獨處,電子腦說服自己放下邏輯,與這位改變命運的複製人留下共同回憶。205Please respect copyright.PENANArAbFkd7UbA
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一筆一劃,從上午刻到下午,岩石底部已經佈滿文字。他們下山把納蘭開了過來,用探照燈和手臂雲梯繼續趕工;從下午刻到深夜,威爾斯稍做休息,不小心在駕駛艙中沉沉睡去。德爾芬啟動遙控程式,謹慎操作鋼鐵巨人的指尖,一個字一個字慢慢去刮。205Please respect copyright.PENANAWKMu9KiUA1
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太陽再次升起,威爾斯醒了過來,與機甲協力合作,終於把他們能取得的資料全部鑿了下來。205Please respect copyright.PENANAG5Fh1Bj2gq
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大功告成。這個磐石墓碑會順從自然法則,化成滄海與桑田。逝去的人也將與之共存,不會孤獨地被世界遺忘。205Please respect copyright.PENANANMSgkkoeGY
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「哈哈……謝啦。」205Please respect copyright.PENANAi0qer7Bqtg
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收起裝備、按壓痠痛的臂膀,複製人士兵看著他親手烙下的印記,表情似乎不再迷惘。205Please respect copyright.PENANAXIxaF92aZp
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「回去吧,德爾芬,回我們的歸屬。」
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數日後,反抗軍成員全數集結在工廠市,討論往後戰略。205Please respect copyright.PENANAlE1kpW217Y
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電子化進展快速,昏暗戰情室只有冰冷螢光。威爾斯看著身旁的琪拉露拉,她臉色蒼白,不敢面對高高在上的舊友。205Please respect copyright.PENANADsJikfY9fu
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指揮官兼聯邦統帥⸺卡司凱站在二樓露臺上舉手示意,鎖緊的眉頭從沒鬆開過,「博士,開始吧。」205Please respect copyright.PENANAc6H9JDwwAo
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「那麼,就來報告我的觀察結果……」205Please respect copyright.PENANAKiSp7fLFzZ
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林克‧李啟動投影,在整面牆上顯示出巨大石柱,還有低空的極光現象。205Please respect copyright.PENANA9ujza6TChL
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「電塑金屬、變形石,與戰場上那些超自然現象非常相關……如果可以找到運作原理,這個力量就能成為左右局勢的關鍵。」205Please respect copyright.PENANAhKYUsMBluY
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「伊達圖單機就能擋下質量兵器。」德爾芬補充說道:「那位駕駛員與洛迪娜小姐,身體數據有一個共通點……」205Please respect copyright.PENANAaHlksknVRs
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「她們都有頭蓋骨裂縫⸺」博士按下遙控器,叫出人體X光照片,「大多數努那人都經歷過幼年疾病:顱骨癒合不全,就算能撐過去,也會留下細微孔洞。」205Please respect copyright.PENANA9DTl0aVit4
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「鳳仙也因為過去外傷,導致頭蓋骨受損……」威爾斯扶著下巴思考,「我無法誘發特異現象,因為我跟她們不同。」205Please respect copyright.PENANAEhOiOMHFD0
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「現階段都是假說,帝國研究報告指出,也許跟腦波相關……要人工重現這種力量,只能使用超感官模式。」205Please respect copyright.PENANAnTOMweQ2bd
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「所以,疾病能夠誘發能力,把詛咒化為力量……」卡司凱抱著胸,考量各種可能性,「時間有限,來得及實踐嗎?總不能現在才開始培養……」205Please respect copyright.PENANAwnrg8idnBP
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「我已經把納沃的腦波系統和電塑裝備搭配好了,但是,受試者呢……」博士看向琪拉,但她很明確地用表情拒絕。205Please respect copyright.PENANA31UqnWpKeb
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「點到為止,反抗軍需要更實際的計畫,」卡司凱嘆了口氣,「比如說,進攻赤道基地,進行圍城。」205Please respect copyright.PENANAmQMMzMmXLM
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「不對,那樣太慢,」威爾斯道出重點,「必須盡早奪下通訊站……只要宇宙還在帝國掌握之下,戰爭就打不完。」205Please respect copyright.PENANAkNw7SGnjyR
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「那可是大難題,我們要怎麼上宇宙?」205Please respect copyright.PENANAvCRruL6QmT
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「用二軍團戰艦改裝宇宙船,再使用山嶽基地的質量投射軌道……」205Please respect copyright.PENANAqoeE85uOQm
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久違的區域名被提出。那是反抗軍最早打下的據點,也是複製人士兵萌生叛逃念頭的命運之地。205Please respect copyright.PENANAQVST3duKBS
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威爾斯回歸初心,說出存在心中已久的計畫,「讓德爾芬駭取通訊站,就能封鎖整個宙域,由我的納沃帶頭進攻。」205Please respect copyright.PENANAh2Pn4rh6eJ
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「太空梭只能送少數精銳上去,要孤注一擲……但是,帝國以為我們上不了宇宙,可以利用這點。」卡司凱打量手邊的一組名單,若有所思地看向琪拉。205Please respect copyright.PENANA8j3uMrP2EJ
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「在那之前,要盡可能送平民來工廠避難,妳能帶領補充兵駐守在這裡嗎?」205Please respect copyright.PENANAdRSO5fsPxu
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「反正我在前線也沒用了。」205Please respect copyright.PENANAuHY8AF6rd6
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「別這樣說,妳可以保護大家……」威爾斯上前打氣,但女戰士沒有回應。205Please respect copyright.PENANAPUE7aumjlS
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「夠了……全員注意!準備出發前往山嶽基地,納沃改裝完成再用火車運過來⸺威爾斯,你先開琪拉的納蘭,跟我們去。」205Please respect copyright.PENANAyKGufN4HHg
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卡司凱與高官紛紛離席。威爾斯扶著女戰士肩膀,熟練的努那語突然變得生疏。205Please respect copyright.PENANApTdg9R8Srr
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「琪拉……放心……交給我們吧。」205Please respect copyright.PENANAXNcQZwwT9R
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「對不起,我這麼軟弱。」205Please respect copyright.PENANAE1ku4LU3oY
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「這不是軟弱,不能連妳都……死命戰鬥……」205Please respect copyright.PENANAUC9X4Jtf8Y
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「可是……我們約好了……」琪拉臉色鐵青,痛得抱起肚子。205Please respect copyright.PENANAeQ5yHlQnv0
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把她交給護理人員帶走之後,威爾斯握緊拳頭,轉身面對高聳的納沃叛變。205Please respect copyright.PENANAetS6XEre2m
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「德爾芬,如果使用超感官模式,我也能夠得到那種力量嗎?」205Please respect copyright.PENANADw6hBxckcj
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「可能,但是會危及生命安全。」205Please respect copyright.PENANA6kyQFDm2XI
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「我的生命……拚死撐到現在的生命……」威爾斯低頭沉思,卻被一聲碰響打斷。205Please respect copyright.PENANAxXNJ7qvNYU
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「噢,天啊!」林克博士撞翻一張椅子,手中資料四散。奇怪的是,他要摸索好久才能撿起東西。205Please respect copyright.PENANAzGS1nImOX8
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「博士,你的眼睛……」205Please respect copyright.PENANAFUCrfC3jOD
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「哈哈……老實說,越來越糟了……肉體總是人類的阻礙,真羨慕電子生命啊。」205Please respect copyright.PENANAymC1Pcqg0N
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德爾芬的聲音傳出手錶,「博士……這個狀態,是否會影響研究?」205Please respect copyright.PENANAv0H7oJj1XV
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「納沃的強化裝備已經上了產線,宇宙船可以用二軍團的現有素材,之後……那些納蘭機甲還得進行改造,唉……」205Please respect copyright.PENANAQMNSCyYkya
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答案是沉默。205Please respect copyright.PENANAtEicKUXgGN
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希望渺茫,反而讓威爾斯下定決心。205Please respect copyright.PENANA1wzgFUakYY
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複製人士兵深吸了一口氣,對相處最久的夥伴們說出心中想法。205Please respect copyright.PENANAtLWGogdf52
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「德爾芬、博士,我有個提議,不要讓別人知道……」