
奔襲而來的金獅國探路騎兵隊
塔庫魯沿著山壁上的平台,往南方獨自行走,已經是第三天了。82Please respect copyright.PENANAFn2p8gYvJM
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在這段孤獨的旅程中,他也逐漸從模糊的記憶中發現——這副身體的原主人,方向感實在糟糕得驚人。82Please respect copyright.PENANAtpdaFWiqFj
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以往在營區裡,從餐廳返回宿舍這麼短的距離,他總能鬼打牆似地迷失方向,不是誤闖別的中隊,就是乾脆走到營區外。82Please respect copyright.PENANA0WgA1cCMHR
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還好,這種「路癡體質」在山蠻族中屬於普遍現象,各中隊長乾脆指派衛兵,專門負責把走丟的山蠻族士兵一個個送回正確的宿舍。82Please respect copyright.PENANAGqbss1m9nU
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而塔庫魯,便是其中最離譜的一位之一。82Please respect copyright.PENANA0zlHkfgYpV
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最誇張的一次,集合解散後,他竟直接走進伙房,大剌剌地把晚餐準備好的肉食啃掉一半,害得整個中隊那晚只能啃著乾巴巴的麵包解飢。82Please respect copyright.PENANAM68kZCxcDU
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另一回,他迷迷糊糊地闖進了女生浴室。82Please respect copyright.PENANAJetdXmven5
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若換作普通士兵,這種行為恐怕早已軍法伺候,但山蠻族人不僅方向感奇差,審美觀也與人類大相逕庭。82Please respect copyright.PENANABOm2ytX4vB
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在山蠻族的標準中,真正的美女得是體態豐腴、臀寬臂壯、腿若樹樁——因為懷孕後依然能翻山越嶺、勞作不輟,才是「好女人」。82Please respect copyright.PENANAog2nvcLVmz
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所以塔庫魯當場皺眉抱怨:「原來妳們身上的肉感是盔甲撐出來的?真令人失望!」82Please respect copyright.PENANArsGF1Wpxw6
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結果,浴室裡一群女軍官、中士以上階級的志願役女性,直接上演了一場「圍毆誤闖者」的盛宴。82Please respect copyright.PENANAaPetrZC0ni
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這麼看來,她們並未真正把他當成男人看待,大約就像一隻闖進浴室的哈士奇一樣,只是稍微「教訓」了一頓。82Please respect copyright.PENANAnbhHDjO3f0
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真正被懲罰的,反而是那些原本應該接回他的人類士兵,因闖入女生浴室而受到嚴厲處分。82Please respect copyright.PENANAvGtO1CClzk
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事實上,山蠻族人的迷路本領並非個例。82Please respect copyright.PENANA0aU97fqENa
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有些同袍不僅方向感喪失,連基本的記憶力也一塌糊塗,甚至常常一屁股坐下來就打起呼嚕,流著口水睡著。82Please respect copyright.PENANAT4EHbwGPx7
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因此,天龍國軍方早早制定對策:只要部隊中編有山蠻族鐵甲兵,就必須安排人員專職「照看」。82Please respect copyright.PENANAkpXWlVfxlg
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每位山蠻族士兵的鐵盔上,還會刻上所屬部隊番號,方便一旦迷路,其他人能迅速將其送回正確位置。82Please respect copyright.PENANAdAHyfFhg82
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塔庫魯低頭看了看自己胸甲上刻的番號:7-3-1-1。82Please respect copyright.PENANAj9OGTb0mOM
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翻譯過來,正是「第七大隊、第三中隊、第一小隊、一號位置」。82Please respect copyright.PENANAeVJqRm4h8F
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而一號位,往往是留給特別人員的——此刻,他便是小隊中的那位鐵甲兵。82Please respect copyright.PENANAt16p3FlJHG
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到了第四天,他總算走到了熟悉的地形。82Please respect copyright.PENANAUGwYu7VPqD
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萬縱溪在遠處轉了個彎,對面山壁下方出現了一個不小的湖泊,萬縱溪正是從那裡發源。82Please respect copyright.PENANA7nyWXxPKFD
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但讓人頭痛的是,除了萬縱溪,還有數條細小溪流從四面八方注入這座湖中。82Please respect copyright.PENANAKN6HHq2Scx
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因為溪流纖細,行軍時部隊是直接涉水而過,腦子裡只想著「怎麼吃飯」的塔庫魯根本沒記清到底該沿著哪條小溪往上走。82Please respect copyright.PENANACYCUnQHjS7
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更麻煩的是,這一帶地勢已經抬升,谷地爬坡,樹林稀稀疏疏地蔓延開來,遠方已經連成大片森林。82Please respect copyright.PENANAgz9WDr4C8M
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塔庫魯心知,自己若想穿越森林,只能步行沿小溪逆行,但每條溪流皆沒入密林,無法從山壁上判別方向。82Please respect copyright.PENANAw1Xfp6E0BA
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無奈之下,他決定再次下到谷地,親自尋路。82Please respect copyright.PENANAmpqApqjlPB
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抵達谷底後,他先藏身於一塊巨岩後,屏氣凝神地觀察周圍。82Please respect copyright.PENANAo2nE16VrKL
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水邊向來是猛獸與獵物的必爭之地,而濃密的森林更像是吞噬一切生靈的黑洞,稍有大意便可能成為獵物。82Please respect copyright.PENANAmJldwhoXKi
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塔庫魯深知,自己身著厚重鐵甲,體型龐大,無論是人類還是野獸,只要一眼瞥見他,便能迅速作出反應。82Please respect copyright.PENANAIuQTY9UWtP
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他沉住氣,一動不動,等待了近十分鐘,確定四周平靜無異,正準備離開掩體時,忽然——82Please respect copyright.PENANAMNQR4bUpR2
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遠處傳來了低沉有力的馬蹄聲!82Please respect copyright.PENANAIbWCXVICsg
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塔庫魯迅速縮回岩後,貼地潛伏。82Please respect copyright.PENANATwkJfYSjiF
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不久,一隊騎兵自萬縱谷奔騰而出。82Please respect copyright.PENANAQBRj1xGxOi
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他瞇起眼,仔細辨認。82Please respect copyright.PENANA76vixHPbdi
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這是一支八人小隊,身著皮甲,馬鞍旁掛著的徽章顯示出他們是——金獅國的騎兵!82Please respect copyright.PENANAcnn5swp1Fa
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更糟的是,這支小隊停下的地點,竟離他的藏身之處不到五十步遠。82Please respect copyright.PENANAm1AfAsPzvL
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騎兵們動作一致,顯得訓練有素。82Please respect copyright.PENANAwV4cbtCd8o
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左手舉盾,盾牌「鏘」地一聲扣上臂鉤;右手抽刀,單刀出鞘,刀光閃爍;接著單手控馬,隊列緩步向森林方向推進。82Please respect copyright.PENANACzWVGzQdXB
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一切動作,乾淨俐落,毫無拖泥帶水。82Please respect copyright.PENANA0I6JquxMbn
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塔庫魯心中一凜。82Please respect copyright.PENANAGdu6iEGNDH
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這種紀律森嚴的探路小隊,顯然是奇襲部隊的前鋒!82Please respect copyright.PENANA62XESp7K5s
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他迅速在腦中推演情勢——金獅國與天龍國曾在萬縱谷交戰,雙方皆有損傷,但金獅國很可能已經調集援軍,準備發動第二波奇襲!82Please respect copyright.PENANAEe7WAnbMWy
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這支八人隊伍只是開路先鋒,真正的大軍,或許已經在趕來的途中。82Please respect copyright.PENANA6pihHWFsFB
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此地已不宜久留!82Please respect copyright.PENANA5ghGvOUnm2
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塔庫魯屏息凝神,像一尾隱身於水中的大魚般,悄無聲息地跟上這隊騎兵。82Please respect copyright.PENANAGnld5FqpMv
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他利用山壁旁的亂石、低矮的灌木與倒木,靈巧地穿梭其間,時停時走,與前方騎兵保持著既不太近、也不太遠的絕妙距離。82Please respect copyright.PENANA24eYGUV3Jf
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在緊跟中,他也注意到金獅國騎兵所騎的坐騎——刺棘馬。82Please respect copyright.PENANALk9Yn5v6nh
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這種馬形體高大,四肢強壯,特別是尾巴,並非普通鬃毛,而是如劍一般又粗又直的硬毛,每一根鬃毛幾乎可觸地。82Please respect copyright.PENANA6Zv5EOjjFU
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更驚人的是馬身兩側——各有三片自然生長的硬甲,第一片最大,護住肩胸;第二片略小,覆蓋肋部;第三片則貼於臀部。82Please respect copyright.PENANAKq6HUvBia0
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這些硬甲上,長滿了鋒利的棘刺,如同倒鉤般危險。82Please respect copyright.PENANACHRpoeKeST
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風拂過馬背時,防護布偶爾掀起,隱約可見那層藏著殺機的甲刺。82Please respect copyright.PENANAPLrt4EJEfE
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更詭異的是,刺棘馬前蹄上方藏著的長刺,在奔跑間會不時伸縮,像是某種尚未解密的天然武器。82Please respect copyright.PENANAU8LL4ggdyM
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根據記憶,這種馬原產於金獅國某地,偏好寒冷環境,體型比地球馬匹更為高大雄壯。82Please respect copyright.PENANAHD5hpX8ers
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只可惜牠們耗氧量驚人,在高山稀薄空氣中容易體力不支,無法適應過高海拔。82Please respect copyright.PENANAGZwdy9tF33
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這支騎兵在森林邊緣再次停下來。82Please respect copyright.PENANAMsrBczKbEo
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幾名士兵翻身下馬,從鞍袋中取出像是接力棒般的煙棍。82Please respect copyright.PENANAH9i0ls1IKu
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點火後,濃厚的綠色煙霧冉冉升起,且風中不散,緩緩飄向天空。82Please respect copyright.PENANAPxo6taGeXz
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那是信號——通知後方大軍,這片林地已無伏兵,可以推進了。82Please respect copyright.PENANA7nNMprV1AG
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塔庫魯抓住這個空檔,身形一縱,躲入山壁邊的森林。82Please respect copyright.PENANAenowefsF9q
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進入林間,他如龍入大海般自在。82Please respect copyright.PENANAwzhRXPbylI
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不過,潛藏於心底的冷靜理智仍提醒著他:這副山蠻族身軀雖然強壯,卻缺乏靈巧,若想真正施展特遣隊的戰術素養,還需要借助工具。82Please respect copyright.PENANAzfBVamejuj
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他取出長柄石斧,快速削製數根鋒利木矛,作為隨手可拋的武器。82Please respect copyright.PENANAKRlEEKB4GN
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但他並不打算輕啟殺戒。82Please respect copyright.PENANAuXlFQz0ApL
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他的目標,是悄悄跟隨金獅國軍隊,找到通往天龍國的歸途——而非陷入不必要的廝殺。82Please respect copyright.PENANAyoLSmpGNKD
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森林中的塔庫魯,彷彿一道隱藏的幽影,靜靜等待著下一次出擊的機會。