靜謐森林內離村落不遠處,不少亞人與精靈的精實彪悍戰士正有序巡邏,這裡是每個精靈居住地必有的聖地,母樹。54Please respect copyright.PENANAuNHwYnnXG4
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一株相較於四周沒這麼高大的樹木,看起來相當普通,穿透樹海的餘光輝柱正好灑落其上,予人寧和安祥感覺。54Please respect copyright.PENANArMTlXe54u1
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但是當接近者細細感受時卻會發現,在這顆普通樹木的周圍是極不正常的安靜,任何風吹、草擺、鳥鳴、獸吼傳遞到這裡皆完全消失,什麼聲音都沒有。54Please respect copyright.PENANAIRnT0WOSpQ
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站在一定範圍之外,一名相當老邁的精靈女長者,正閉上雙眼專心的與母樹溝通著。54Please respect copyright.PENANAe6qU9yf1A0
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她旁邊還有一名同樣頭髮褪色許多的亞人女長者,歲月在那高大身體上留下更多痕跡,皮膚老皺異常,甚至背脊都無法再挺直,需要柱著一根大型拐杖站立。54Please respect copyright.PENANAa5AbmnQ0cx
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兩名老者身後,德維特微微低下頭,姿態神色非常恭謹。54Please respect copyright.PENANATSN2HEQglD
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「哦呵呵,德維特,你的小麻煩要來了,不要打擾到多瑪,她正在和原始樹海那裡溝通。」亞人女長者獸耳微動,老臉笑開懷的說著,絲毫沒有被冒犯感覺。54Please respect copyright.PENANAD9UoDLNMYv
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倒是身後年輕精靈,俊美非常的面容有些困擾,正要開口時候,遠方已經傳來充滿元氣的呼喊聲音。54Please respect copyright.PENANArOQDO1O3uk
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「呦吼~德~維~特~」54Please respect copyright.PENANAVfiwsLe68n
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聲音飄飄蕩蕩形成回音,來人速度非常的快,德維特幾乎是在聽到同時就看到那令他頭痛又沒辦法的嬌小身影。54Please respect copyright.PENANA2QhncU8QFK
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粗長藤蔓側綁住艾莉森的細瘦小腿,整個人頭下腳上用力擺動,隨著力量飛也似的被拋出去,在空中接連幾個轉圈後,那張俏麗小臉終於擺到正面,興奮非常的大叫著。54Please respect copyright.PENANAS37gGNNETV
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「德維特!接住我!」54Please respect copyright.PENANAPl1aWKq8DM
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德維特雖然很想挪開腳步,覺得偶爾還是要給她嘗到一點苦頭,但想起古雅祭祀的吩咐,他「只好」用力站定腳步,雙手熟練的張開了。54Please respect copyright.PENANAehH6Q9ggcx
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嬌小精靈非常完美的在天空劃出道漂亮弧線,展現出力量傳遞的定律,穩穩落入俊美精靈無奈的懷抱中。54Please respect copyright.PENANAoCXKIIkSj6
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「哈哈哈!完美配合,我就知道你沒問題!」54Please respect copyright.PENANAgePSpDSOWn
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興奮的從德維特懷中下來,艾莉森充滿元氣笑聲迴盪在母樹四周。54Please respect copyright.PENANADizdumvG2m
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嘴唇微動,德維特原本想說些什麼,但看到那因過度運動和亢奮顯得潮紅的俏麗臉龐,最後他還是閉上了嘴,只是冷哼一聲就別過頭沒理她。54Please respect copyright.PENANA9ZfjTg9eHb
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「古雅祭祀!早呀!妳和多瑪長老在這裡做什麼?德維特這幾天都沒有和我一起去巡邏了。」沒有隱瞞和委婉,艾莉森大喇喇打完招呼後直接問出想知道事情。54Please respect copyright.PENANAiG1znbJcfo
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看見這名精靈之中少見非常有活力的年輕人,古雅老臉上滿意的呵呵笑著,她一直覺得對方其實是亞人才對,只可惜種族特徵無法作假。54Please respect copyright.PENANAIzdVOHVJjR
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「艾莉森,前幾天有外來者出現了,他還跟隨德維特和奇努來到靜謐森林,我們正為這件事在煩惱呢。」54Please respect copyright.PENANAboY8ceYaOA
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聽完古雅祭祀的回答,艾莉森表情有些錯愕,小嘴微張的訝喊道:「外來者!?我們在光之高原生活這麼多年了,還有其它智慧種族存在嗎?」54Please respect copyright.PENANA2IoLSWbctA
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柱著拐杖搖搖頭,總是開朗笑呵呵的古雅祭祀對這個問題也露出少見的凝重表情,道:「對方不是光之高原的居民,我和多瑪猜測應該是從闇之深淵到來的外來者。」54Please respect copyright.PENANAFOrWFDWBWi
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「闇之深淵!那裡......那裡不是只有魔獸和邪惡體嗎?怎麼會有生命居住?是會屠戮我們的惡魔種族,還是要搶走我們的可怕人類?」54Please respect copyright.PENANAZwyrmBDXsD
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「還不清楚,多瑪正在詢問原始樹海關於外面世界的消息,既然妳也來了,那就一起等待吧。」擺擺手,古雅便轉身繼續靜候老友的消息。54Please respect copyright.PENANAaqq5gtUbMG
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艾莉森聽了卻是小臉有些垮下,她知道多瑪長老每次溝通都要很久,原本高昂情緒瞬間消失,垂著頭走到德維特身邊站著。54Please respect copyright.PENANAZpoTyRAhtk
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時間慢慢過去,站到無聊的嬌小精靈漸漸搖晃起來,甚至隱隱發出酣睡聲音,德維特聽見後有些緊張的看著前方古雅祭祀,不過這名長者倒是沒有反應。54Please respect copyright.PENANAiMqp3IUfwR
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輕呼口氣,他將艾莉森悄悄拉過來,讓對方靠著自己,免得睡到倒下去驚擾多瑪長老那就真的糟糕。54Please respect copyright.PENANAl4BeS4QgLh
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就在艾莉森醒醒睡睡之間,整個人都黏到德維特身上時,古雅祭祀突然舉起手中大型拐杖柱地震了一下!54Please respect copyright.PENANANaVm1jQjRL
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被震醒的嬌小精靈立刻驚跳張眼,瞬間面容嚴肅挺身站直,若不是嘴邊水痕,完全看不出來她上一秒曾睡著模樣,顯然對這類事情相當有經驗了。54Please respect copyright.PENANAO1N2BWYiW7
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「德維特、艾莉森,你們來了。」54Please respect copyright.PENANAAK9hWtQA49
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低沉聲音響起,站在最前方的多瑪長老終於回過身來。54Please respect copyright.PENANAtYHBpX8ZTy
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還沒等德維特回答,艾莉森已先一步站出來,正經大聲的道:「是!身為村莊巡狩隊一員,我們擔心外來者會造成危害,所以知道消息後立刻趕過來。」54Please respect copyright.PENANAvBQzRSISLZ
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說著同時,她還不忘用手肘輕敲身旁夥伴,俏麗小臉悄悄對他擺了個得意神情,像是在說自己為對方邀功不用感謝模樣。54Please respect copyright.PENANAPLe1DAb1dS
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眉上青筋隱隱跳動,德維特有時候真的覺得對方應該是假冒的精靈,這種事情多瑪長老只要跟森林溝通就知道真假,她還真敢毫不猶豫的就說出口,最重要是還拖自己下水!54Please respect copyright.PENANA4MJSVF76z4
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看了看兩名年輕晚輩,再看了看似笑非笑的老友,多瑪長老搖搖頭輕嘆一聲,道:「走吧,這名外來者身份非常特殊,我們需要召開大會議。」54Please respect copyright.PENANA0gi2gySptf
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聽到大會議三字,古雅祭祀神情有些恍惚,德維特則是臉色嚴肅、拳頭緊握,連總是沒神經的艾莉森也收起嘻笑模樣。54Please respect copyright.PENANAzRx324xwDS
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大會議,代表有關村落未來或生死的大事將要發生了。54Please respect copyright.PENANAy3F7h3pA1Q
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四人很快回到村落,隨後四周的林木便傳出一陣無形鳴波,所有接到通知的精靈與亞人便立刻開始聚集。54Please respect copyright.PENANAQ1h1iQqSNG
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村落空曠廣場之上,漸漸站滿了趕回來的精靈與亞人。54Please respect copyright.PENANAxHlKkEGdpy
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與會的都是兩族長者、領袖、戰士及特長者,還有少數如德維特、艾莉森、奇努等出眾年輕一輩,他們都在等待台上多瑪長老和古雅祭祀開口。54Please respect copyright.PENANAXpB7GY95d6
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見該來的人差不多到齊,多瑪便向古雅點頭示意。54Please respect copyright.PENANARl8nYJVZRg
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古雅柱著拐杖向前走出一步,聲音洪亮的大聲道:「前幾天,光之高原出現村落建立以來的第一個外來者,經過確認,他是從闇之深淵上來的外來者!」54Please respect copyright.PENANAt6H28ZOoYe
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臺下眾人雖然早就知道有外來者,但在確定是從那處禁地上來之後,臉色也越發凝重了。54Please respect copyright.PENANAEbkag3HWjX
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「如同母樹和先祖流傳多年的告誡,那裡過去是一名強大魔王所建立的迷宮城,雖然魔王早在很久之前就已經殞落,但如今外來者的出現,代表了闇之深淵可能有新主人!」54Please respect copyright.PENANAFYyylmX0Q0
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「那些惡魔!他們想要什麼!」54Please respect copyright.PENANAWayggR9F2v
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「我們會跟先祖一樣,用生命與惡魔對抗,絕不屈服!」54Please respect copyright.PENANAMPVooWQbxg
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「靜謐森林就是我們的家園,沒有任何生命可以侵犯!不論多少惡魔大軍都不能在這裡肆虐!」54Please respect copyright.PENANASyLsq5QwJc
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先是亞人大聲怒吼,隨後精靈也受到感染,眾人開始紛紛附和傳唱,頓時間整個村落響起戰鬥不退讓聲音,就連許多被趕到屋內待著的小孩都從窗口探出頭來紛紛叫嚷。54Please respect copyright.PENANASoFbGghbPq
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見狀,古雅舉起大型拐杖再次重重往地上一柱,強烈能量震波蕩醒眾人,同時她大喝道:「安靜!我還沒說完,急什麼!」54Please respect copyright.PENANAMNtOtzNUwu
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被這名最年長的祭祀一聲喝罵,亞人和精靈瞬間都安靜下來。54Please respect copyright.PENANANHMC4xkLn0
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「關於這名外來者和闇之深淵的變化,多瑪長老已經和原始樹海溝通過了,接下來她會告訴你們,為什麼村子要召開這場大會議。」54Please respect copyright.PENANAXQPfccPnTP