塔不知道這到底是今天第幾次後悔,後悔自己居然沒戴防毒面具。395Please respect copyright.PENANA06MOSLzX8X
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「塔,頭燈!」395Please respect copyright.PENANAO3fHApxR1e
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「是,長官!」395Please respect copyright.PENANAjg2NRL5icA
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平頭男子立刻打開頭上的探照燈。有一瞬間世界彷彿靜止,接著蠢動的黑暗向外窸窣散開;但沒多久移動聲漸緩,濃烈腐爛的血腥惡臭再度撲面而來,從鼻尖刺入腦門。395Please respect copyright.PENANABJgtpmt2Wd
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「噁嘔嘔嘔嘔……」不只視覺和嗅覺,塔的胃正跟著感官的雙重衝擊一同翩翩起舞。395Please respect copyright.PENANAjOEFGnSjxu
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頭燈開起的剎那,他發誓自己真看見了不該存於世上的東西。光盯著那團黑暗,除了生理上排斥,連精神都感到極度痛苦——先是輪狀的剪影,然後發現自中心向外發散的黑線,再來辨識出外圍的輪其實是由一團又一團黑灰的毛球組成,直到最後注意到每顆黑球都睜著一雙發亮的大眼睛,每顆球都在奮力掙扎,並朝不同的方向拉扯、蹣跚。395Please respect copyright.PENANAAzvFFAYoX9
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「幹,這啥小?」 395Please respect copyright.PENANABJt7MkbFOF
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塔失聲哀號。395Please respect copyright.PENANA90cbtzHlJk
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而輪狀物仍未決定好前進的方向,在原地打轉的同時還不斷發出吱吱聲,此起彼落。要是移開視線向別處張望,便會驚懼於其數量的龐大:這樣的黑色輪狀物不只一個,在陰影之下還有好幾團,成百上千、或大或小,交纏糾葛、萬頭鑽動;其存在極為刺眼,其怒吼極為刺耳。395Please respect copyright.PENANAlYWvVUHMVa
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「黑輪啊,明知故問。」死神語氣聽來稀鬆平常。395Please respect copyright.PENANAUd4Qa9QYn5
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「別開玩笑了,什麼偶練,你以為我看不出那是尾巴打結的老鼠球嗎?」395Please respect copyright.PENANA27Wh1Ved01
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「呵呵,這有專有名詞的,中文叫作——鼠王。」395Please respect copyright.PENANAokMvIKmt8S
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塔開始懷念起打掃營區環境的操勞日子,幾天前才抱怨過的浴廁和丟滿垃圾的水溝,和現在被髒臭哺乳類包圍的危機相比簡直天堂。395Please respect copyright.PENANADch43uv2eP
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班長,我想回去掃廁所!青年欲哭無淚。395Please respect copyright.PENANAA6UWighZUm
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「由於生活環境擁擠、髒亂之類的緣故,讓一小團老鼠尾巴纏得難分難捨,就變成鼠王了。你應該感到榮幸,塔,這可是國外也很罕見的奇異現象,而我們不用出國就遇上了呢。啊,是世界奇觀——」395Please respect copyright.PENANAVYyDsTsx3l
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「世界奇觀個屁!什麼鼠王……」395Please respect copyright.PENANAOqWGtNMmbX
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他只瞧見纏在一起的老鼠身不由己,斷腿的斷腿,有的連頭都沒了,剩餘的身體像提線傀儡般任憑擺佈。牠們該不會就這樣一直關在密室繁衍、廝殺吧?塔光想就頭皮發麻,根本無心感嘆。395Please respect copyright.PENANAwNgcVbaHVD
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眼看擋在前方的友人腿軟,死神伸手支撐對方的背,提醒道:「穩住,塔,『守護神』不能停。關這麼久牠們想必飢餓難耐,你一停我們就同歸於盡了。」395Please respect copyright.PENANAvZmzgmyXY8
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「喔幹幹幹幹幹幹幹幹幹幹幹幹!所以現在到底是要怎樣?總不能一直擋著吧?」一想到有可能被鼠群蠶食而死,崩潰的國軍青年已在心中把能罵的所有髒話全罵了遍。此刻那幾團「黑輪」也重整好態勢,重新朝他們飛撲而來,牠們的影子成群打在紅色透明障壁上,發出電擊和火燒的啪嘰聲。395Please respect copyright.PENANAqbSz797V4U
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滋滋、吱吱、吱吱、滋滋。395Please respect copyright.PENANA3ye7WrFzOq
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滑落、撲上、撲上、滑落……未曾停歇。黑影似乎不覺痛楚,而噩夢彷彿永無止盡。395Please respect copyright.PENANAcKHQXQDta9
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「塔,現在聽我的指令動作。」唐裝男子與國軍青年背靠背站著,沉聲道,「你繼續用『守護神』爭取時間,我要在這裡『開門』。」395Please respect copyright.PENANAvuLBf1Qp5u
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「你、你剛才說『開門』嗎?不會把我們捲進去吧?」青年的聲音在風中顫抖。395Please respect copyright.PENANARvC5kiOG9T
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「嗯,就是怕發生這種事才叫你撐著啊,呵呵呵……」395Please respect copyright.PENANAwhqIXEtmn8
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「你麥擱『呵呵呵』啦,快點開呀死神,嘔——幹!真應該戴面具。」塔彎腰反胃之際,紅色防護罩似乎閃動一下。395Please respect copyright.PENANAzTs5tmflXV
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「好,好,好,既然老友如此誠心誠意請求,我就開快點吧。」395Please respect copyright.PENANAJiEgjzkcoK
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死神說罷便不慌不忙開始動作。塔背對著他,只聽得布料移動摩擦的細聲,對方似乎正慢悠悠地捲起衣袖,完全不像打算加速的樣子。正當塔忍得一肚子火,打算破口大罵時,背後傳來的聲響漸小,消溶於滿室叫聲與磨牙聲中。他很想知道背後的死神準備得如何,但眼前景象既危險又噁心,令人無法放心轉身。395Please respect copyright.PENANAP67cojeT0j
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前排的黑色哺乳類終於明白單靠蠻力無法突破障礙,便停下來左右逡巡、觀察,試圖找出破綻;但後方鼠王群還搞不清楚狀況,接二連三朝前方湧現,挾著數量優勢爬踩在前排之上,壓得下方鼠群吱吱亂叫。有的扭打一團,亂上加亂,結果纏成更大、更緊的球體;有的直接被踩碎了頭骨,成為階梯的一份子,讓後方同伴一組組上前疊羅漢,再被壓扁、坍塌、競爭、疊上……周而復始,不知不覺大量鼠屍、乾黏體液、大塊血汙、肉屑殘渣和鼠王之海便砌成一堵牆。正確來說,是將兩人所在處包圍成管狀空間,置身其中猶如深陷枯井。395Please respect copyright.PENANAiNgffKXx39
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死神那邊的景象也差不多糟糕吧。塔暗忖,這麼一想感覺心情就稍微好些。只是再等下去空氣越來越糟,他倆還是會窒息而死的。395Please respect copyright.PENANAoxChN0kAHA
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「死神,好了沒?」塔的心裡還罵著髒話。他開始考慮是否該改唸佛經,好讓死後逍遙快活地前往極樂。395Please respect copyright.PENANAHGb3YJPHHT
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長官兼老友的聲音從後方響起,回應他的呼喚:「剩最後一步——抱歉啊,因為不能畫法陣,也沒空間跳陣舞,所以花了點時間。」395Please respect copyright.PENANAoKibhgvvqj
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「別給我道歉,只要我們能活著走出這裡就行。」395Please respect copyright.PENANAqAbppNENM3
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「當然,我向你保證。」聲音如往常般從容不迫。395Please respect copyright.PENANAr8tP6wOgNb
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隨著死神語音落下,無味無溫的一縷氣息自某處流出,如刀劃開滿潭死水,乾燥且俐落。起初只是稀薄如黃豆皮,須臾便增強至野火般猛烈。塔到這時才注意到,兩人立足點外的世界,已是一片無光無影、無色無音的虛空。 395Please respect copyright.PENANArEGVMzfRpS
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「來吧,新鮮鼠王,產地直送!」395Please respect copyright.PENANAMzBhDWOYRL
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虛空如黑洞,將目所能及的汙穢存在悉數吸引、收容。不斷自某處湧出的鼠王團,對上一望無際的亞空間,在狹小的下水道掀起既喧囂又寧靜的生死鬥:鼠群一坨接一坨被吸走,數秒內便少了九成九——毫不意外地,是異世界空間獲得壓倒性勝利。395Please respect copyright.PENANAsrD2LqISWA
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死神見數量減得差不多,便出手壓縮了異界的開口。隨著開口縮小,下水道的腐敗氣息強勢回歸,地板再度恢復成黑灰濕黏的狀態。395Please respect copyright.PENANAWc1vfVdtpn
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「結束了嗎?」塔遲疑地向前踏出一步。嗯,是真的地板。他終於能稍微放鬆。395Please respect copyright.PENANAAzDgHEQbHU
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「還沒完呢。我們要繼續往深處前進,尋找老鼠的源頭。」死神說著,將亞空間入口調整成指頭大小,懸在距兩人幾步之外的地方,「可能還會有零星幾隻從裡面跑出,我們要朝牠們來的方向走,一邊消滅牠們一邊接近目標。我會用『門』吸走看到的老鼠,所以『守護神』得繼續開著。」395Please respect copyright.PENANApH9socq3Pu
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「了解。」395Please respect copyright.PENANAMufja0F2Ri
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解決了最棘手的問題,接下來應該會如倒吃甘蔗般越來越順利吧?