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小隊在一處廢棄民宅旁過夜。莫里拿著望遠鏡站在半截牆邊,看著遠處。182Please respect copyright.PENANAKmbW5jaC8I
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「莫里,站那麼高是要當靶子嗎?」懷得仰頭對莫里喊道,後者比手勢示意他安靜點。182Please respect copyright.PENANAmDhP0Xmwrk
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待莫里下樓後,露塔湊到他旁邊,小聲詢問。182Please respect copyright.PENANAD3f2iHc47M
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「附近有異獸?」她皺眉,莫里抿嘴。182Please respect copyright.PENANA8tMjgiKzLj
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「妳自己看吧。」莫里把望遠鏡還給露塔:「『朔河公園』那邊有動靜。」182Please respect copyright.PENANARsMMIhnggd
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「什麼?」換露塔跑上樓。莫里從武器箱搬出一把步槍,背在背上。182Please respect copyright.PENANASS2ka230A7
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「你說得對,有兩輛車停在那。」露塔臉色凝重地下樓:「而且還是貼有該死『藍渡鴉』標誌的車!」182Please respect copyright.PENANAiipd90BhR4
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她說完立刻走到另一具大型武器箱前,解開鎖就是要拿出大傢伙。182Please respect copyright.PENANA13znrCqTSv
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「妳給我等一下!」莫里趕緊趨前制止!182Please respect copyright.PENANAkySbiWqGOU
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「藍渡鴉」是「白犬」目前最大競爭對手。原本是邁加城勢力最龐大的「白犬」地下商會,半年前突然遭到從南扶城竄起的「藍渡鴉」地下商會搶奪地盤。182Please respect copyright.PENANALMQ9Dz8AFJ
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雙方爆發無數次衝突,直接在街頭火拼時有所見。露塔身為「白犬」資深幹部,同時也是「白犬」老闆的信賴心腹,自然對「藍渡鴉」深惡痛絕。182Please respect copyright.PENANANbsFk1Jnio
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而莫里和懷得是所謂的「傭金越牆者」,他們不隸屬任何商會。只要能給付優渥報酬,雇主是誰他們都不在乎。182Please respect copyright.PENANAXrym5ays9s
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然而,這樣的原則也在「藍渡鴉」出現後被打破。由於露塔的關係,莫里也不能接受「藍渡鴉」的聘僱;又「藍渡鴉」幾乎併吞邁加所有地下商會,莫里兩人的賞金生意是故一落千丈。182Please respect copyright.PENANAlhhzb9i74I
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這也是莫里答應露塔冒險前往綠線區的主因。他打算放手一搏,幹完這票就退休。182Please respect copyright.PENANAw1W3LhpSpj
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「用點腦子!妳要是在這裡跟『藍渡鴉』槓上,我們便無法按照原定計畫找到禾麻田!」莫里及時攔住露塔!182Please respect copyright.PENANApZkC8cCMhG
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「要知道禾麻的採收期只有十四天,一旦錯過正確時程,下次的開花期就要再等兩年。」他攤手:「妳想兩年後的我們還活著嗎?這些禾麻不只是生活費,還是讓『白犬』重振旗鼓的機會!老闆也很清楚這點,才會把找尋禾麻的任務交給妳。」182Please respect copyright.PENANAcysJF7n1Ps
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「……你說的對。」露塔放回火箭筒:「抱歉,我實在是太恨他們了!」她轉身走到沒人的地方讓自己冷靜。182Please respect copyright.PENANAsDQxZ66yiq
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一旁的懷得全程觀看兄妹倆的爭執。待露塔離開後,他悻悻然的踱到莫里身邊。182Please respect copyright.PENANAPaoLWq5XGv
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「其實我很贊成用火箭砲把他們的車轟掉。」懷得小聲道:「在這裡碰上他們不是什麼好事。是我的話就會把代步工具破壞掉,讓他們孤立無援地死在出沒區。」182Please respect copyright.PENANAzVjdIR8WtL
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「在不確定對方人數和車輛的情況下,轟車的行為無疑是自殺。」莫里無奈的瞪了懷得一眼:「你哪時才能學會不靠直覺做事?」182Please respect copyright.PENANAqHZSpoKB7n
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「直覺也曾讓我贏過一萬元啊!」懷得對著離開的莫里背影辯駁道:「不過也馬上賠了三萬啦。」他自顧自地補充。182Please respect copyright.PENANAPD96hrvtSn
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在太陽還未升起前,莫里一行人便啟程趕往「停車場」。182Please respect copyright.PENANAQRSkHwjn2L
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由於「藍渡鴉」的車輛出現在預定路線上,莫里等人只好繞道而行。也因此他們又露宿了一夜,直到出牆的第四天才獲得代步工具。182Please respect copyright.PENANA7SesG0yktw
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「操他的!」懷得邊安裝在黑市裡買到的軍用舊型異獸探測器在小貨車上,邊罵道:「一直忍住不用就是為了開車需要。結果一打開就只剩三天的電力,我就是需要這種天殺的產品!」182Please respect copyright.PENANA3nqDewL3IM
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「回頭再來找賣家算帳吧!」露塔捲起袖子幫忙安裝:「下次買東西讓莫里來,你去交易總是被騙。」182Please respect copyright.PENANAD4LtMNtCXD
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「什麼總是被騙!妳必須為這句話登報道歉!」懷得抗議。182Please respect copyright.PENANA1yOfHXkEET
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「露塔,過來一下。」莫里神色凝重地拿著舊時代地圖,走到一輛廢車前把地圖攤在引擎蓋上。182Please respect copyright.PENANA8CAyAhoa2X
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「如何?對那片禾麻田的位置有確切的底了嗎?」露塔跟上前。莫里沒有回應,只是用食指敲了敲地圖上的一個點。182Please respect copyright.PENANAwOZokQZWwF
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「知道這裡嗎?」莫里問道,露塔瞇眼。182Please respect copyright.PENANAxeTwe7rrPJ
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「綠毯高地,軍隊的據點。」她斜眼睨著莫里:「你不會是要跟我說禾麻就在那裡吧?」182Please respect copyright.PENANApCPO7Sah2C
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「哼,有的話也早被軍中老鼠拔光了!」莫里冷笑:「在我反覆比對巴老頭的照片和新舊地圖後,以綠毯高地為中心,往南約莫 60 哩處。」他拖曳食指往下滑,最後停在一處紅點上。182Please respect copyright.PENANAOH4OwXXjNc
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「那裡是?」露塔示意莫里移開手指。後者照做,被遮住的名稱顯露出來。182Please respect copyright.PENANAputwfbB0OQ
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「『肯特球場』?」露塔唸出紅點名稱,她抬起頭用著疑惑眼神看向莫里,後者點頭。182Please respect copyright.PENANASGmHQhz3DC
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「正確來說,是興建中的『肯特球場』。」莫里把平板放到地圖上:「出牆之前我一共查到了三處符合點,認為這裡最有可能。」182Please respect copyright.PENANAZXVXjg9A94
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莫里打開平板讓露塔觀看「肯特球場」的照片,只見照片中的球場只有鋼筋骨架,除此之外什麼都沒有。182Please respect copyright.PENANAptMfllebT3
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「『肯特球場』原定於 2137 年完工,也就是隕石襲擊後兩年開幕。」莫里從口袋抽出一支筆含著,他的菸癮又犯了。182Please respect copyright.PENANAajkRg0sVHy
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「這座球場完工後,我國就有第二座好比『車麥體育場』,可以進行大型國際賽事的場地了!」莫里搖頭:「這要是開立賭盤可以賺多少!真可惜!」182Please respect copyright.PENANAQC4fNT8md2
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「就我所知,那座全國第一的『車麥體育場』位在藍線外吧?」露塔露出不置可否的表情:「天曉得會有多少隻異獸陪你看球!」182Please respect copyright.PENANAkxOWdj8ZWx
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「要是那裡還有在賣冰涼啤酒和爆米花,我願意冒這個險去看。」莫里收起淡笑:「我們花費太多時間了,如果開花期比預估的提早,那我們頂多剩不到三天。」182Please respect copyright.PENANANASfKyVQ2P
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「原本計畫是先到這裡查看,」莫里比了比離他們目前所在地較近的符合點:「但是這樣會花掉一天的時間。」182Please respect copyright.PENANA714RyFIYAq
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「所以你決定賭一把?」露塔蹙眉:「這可不像你的作風,老哥。」182Please respect copyright.PENANAEjAHevgh0u
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「不然妳要讓懷得選嗎?」莫里挑眉,露塔搖頭。182Please respect copyright.PENANAboYg96rlAi
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「我相信你的選擇,你很少輸過。」露塔露出讓莫里懷念的調皮微笑。上次看到妹妹這麼笑,已經是二十五年前的事了。182Please respect copyright.PENANAVSFFzFhyip
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「天殺的終於裝好了!」懷得狼狽的喊道:「我有預感十公尺以內才會響鈴!」182Please respect copyright.PENANAjAwrTVsM43
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「十公尺不就要抓到我們了嗎?」一旁的小隊隊員露出難看臉色,露塔連忙上前讓懷得閉嘴。182Please respect copyright.PENANA7tQ7WrG0bY
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由兩輛小貨車組成的禾麻小隊浩浩蕩蕩的上路,莫里待在後方貨架上站哨,隨時注意周遭狀況。182Please respect copyright.PENANASU5NvoXUdN
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莫里拿起望遠鏡查看前方。他皺眉盯了一會,將無線電放到嘴邊。182Please respect copyright.PENANA596p1ZNUav
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「露塔,加速通過前方路段。」他注視著在斷垣殘壁間奔馳的數十道黑影:「是野生狼群。」182Please respect copyright.PENANAlLasKNc7ok
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「收到。」露塔回應。182Please respect copyright.PENANA24liSRl8TO
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野生狼群是出沒區的大自然殺手。牠們集體狩獵落單個體,有時也會鎖定大目標持續追蹤直至目標成為牠們的囊中物。182Please respect copyright.PENANAAKbM2WcM7j
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已經有好幾百名越牆者遭到攻擊並成為牠們的養分,巡邏軍也有被攻擊的案例,是不可忽視的威脅。182Please respect copyright.PENANAAL3TlTgSLT
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「?」原本跑在前方的狼群突然一致的轉了一個大彎,往另一邊跑去,消失在鏡頭中。182Please respect copyright.PENANACo3fDkfPPR
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「停車!露塔!」莫里趕緊喊道,小貨車連忙急剎!182Please respect copyright.PENANAOG7lceh81n
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「怎麼了?」露塔開啟後方小窗,對著莫里問道。182Please respect copyright.PENANAUcxsfpxlwO
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「偵測器有異狀嗎?」莫里抓緊望遠鏡四處巡視,懷得回應沒有。182Please respect copyright.PENANAGcTqDmNpsH
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「欸等等等,剛才好像有鈴一下!」懷得立刻喊道:「就這麼一下而已!然後完全沒反應了!」182Please respect copyright.PENANAyvOTSVJTPM
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「操他的!」莫里看向另一邊,正好讓他瞥到不遠處正在晃動的樹林!182Please respect copyright.PENANA6QcDAnCYDZ
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「異獸!從東側過來了!快開到西側避難!」莫里喊道,露塔隨即轉動方向盤,往狼群消失的方向疾駛而去!182Please respect copyright.PENANAV7R3xkljnP
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「幾級的?你有看到牠嗎?」懷得緊張地轉頭對著小窗外喊道,莫里立即要他回頭幫露塔注意前方路況。182Please respect copyright.PENANAjLJTL9esdk
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該死!所以才不想跑這麼遠!莫里害怕地盯著樹林方向。182Please respect copyright.PENANAwQWnMM8cOe
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出沒區到處都是破綻,異獸隨時都會竄出來,手上的武器也對牠們一點用都沒有── 182Please respect copyright.PENANAjkluqSoM0e
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莫里重拍臉頰,逼自己保持冷靜!182Please respect copyright.PENANAZopfNygpE4
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「嗶嗶嗶嗶嗶──」偵測器突然鈴聲大作!懷得嚇的大叫;同時間,路旁的廢棄路燈桿發出亮光!182Please respect copyright.PENANAiWONpB1MSY
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這真是極其荒謬又熟悉的畫面,莫里驚訝地看著聳立在荒蕪大道旁的舊時代建築殘軀。182Please respect copyright.PENANAPMjYcldrlT
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一切的跡象都顯示牆外的文明早已殞落,然而,此刻亮起的路燈卻又像在宣告這裡一如往昔。182Please respect copyright.PENANAzEYsOyMt5n
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「歡迎回來,人類──」莫里不自覺低喃道。吊掛在建築旁的破爛廣告招牌發著亮光,被截成兩段的紅綠燈交叉閃爍著。182Please respect copyright.PENANALi3ZMVOGhE
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「見鬼了!真是見鬼了!」懷得直打哆嗦:「趕快離開這裡啦!」182Please respect copyright.PENANAPQ0zB92tXk
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「你沒看到我在開了嗎?」露塔的臉龐一點溫度都沒有,冷汗從她的額頭滑下。182Please respect copyright.PENANAannEcy3Yko
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莫里望向一旁的建築物。儘管移動中的畫面讓他很難看清景物,但是,他絕不會看漏「那個圓狀物體」。182Please respect copyright.PENANA2Nz42zpn0T
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那是一隻藏在高樓後方的「巨大紅眼」。此刻牠眨動眼瞼,眼球跟著小貨車移動的方向轉了過去。182Please respect copyright.PENANAfrXLTZsMf1
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