森林開始起霧了。61Please respect copyright.PENANAhSnE4kUaPu
視野逐漸變得狹隘,連路也變得越來越顛簸。61Please respect copyright.PENANAxNvsy07mqa
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但鼓聲卻從未消失過。61Please respect copyright.PENANAVbnGnH61bq
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時間彷彿被停止了一般,後面的夕陽不論過了多久仍高高地掛著,夜晚永遠不會到來,一切都靜止在這一刻。61Please respect copyright.PENANAgHDt4xANID
周圍空氣變得沉重混濁,每踏出一步喘氣就重了一些,AKIRA感覺到自己就像在陸地上垂死掙扎的小魚,正在做些無謂的努力,61Please respect copyright.PENANAcmAVq0RRZ6
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「咚」61Please respect copyright.PENANA5fK3EhtOGB
「咚」61Please respect copyright.PENANAysdyo26mFh
「咚」61Please respect copyright.PENANAITKb91dyP5
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單調卻頻繁的鼓聲迴響著整座森林,甚至大到蓋過了下雨聲。61Please respect copyright.PENANAWmgmz1wlTa
AKIRA內心感到莫名的慌張感與不安,自己似乎已經進入聲音來源的周圍,但眼前卻因為霧霾的侵入而什麼也看不見。61Please respect copyright.PENANAv3utbLP6Nw
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潮濕的水氣像是整座山的吐息,冷冷地吐在自己的背脊上,令人毛骨悚然,已經分不清是雨水還是冷汗,只知道自己正在被大自然所吞噬。61Please respect copyright.PENANARQ9CeS5wMt
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仲夏的暑熱蕩然無存,徒留下凍及骨髓的寒冷氣溫。61Please respect copyright.PENANAx3Xax9bKpA
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「我……我到底已經走了多久?」61Please respect copyright.PENANAcV85bb4SKw
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AKIRA顫抖著唇齒自言自語著,只穿著短褲短袖的他不禁將身體縮成了一團,而拿出早已沒有訊號的手機,上方的螢幕卻顯示出17:50的字樣,代表自己不過才多走了三分鐘的路。61Please respect copyright.PENANAHVnQpK8HS7
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(不……不可能,這應該是壞掉了才對……。)61Please respect copyright.PENANAIWZ300G7kC
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他覺得自己早已經走超過了一小時,因為身體的疲累感就是無法欺瞞的證據,而如今種種異象讓他無法再做出更多的解釋。61Please respect copyright.PENANAnZKXf2WHxf
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明明在更久之前自己就應該要回去了。61Please respect copyright.PENANAikM7Vkasu4
然而回過神的時候,自己早已經不認得路了。61Please respect copyright.PENANAd2esqVb6Dd
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AKIRA習慣性地咬了咬乾裂的下嘴唇,輕微的疼痛讓自己的內心輕鬆了一些,但腦袋中的負面思考卻像漩渦般一發不可收拾。61Please respect copyright.PENANAApTYM990uD
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要是真的走不回去了該怎麼辦?61Please respect copyright.PENANAZE74BO7N5F
我會死在這裡嗎?61Please respect copyright.PENANAztWapGyC9O
YUKI……YUKI她,該不會也是和我一樣……。61Please respect copyright.PENANAPnBgB0DCdR
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思緒變得混亂。61Please respect copyright.PENANA9EAISOw01P
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然而,此時,在糢糊的眼前出現了一條在濃霧中異常清晰的道路。61Please respect copyright.PENANAMG2n4sygr7
道路上沒有任何植物、落葉或者樹枝,地面乾淨的像剛被清掃過,而這在長年荒廢的深山中是不可能發生的事情,至少自己剛剛走來的路上都是如此。61Please respect copyright.PENANARh6kfLa7E4
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「……。」61Please respect copyright.PENANAv9s2OBerIN
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AKIRA沒有繼續前進,一個人停駐在濃霧和乾淨空間的界線之上,異樣感讓他不敢任意輕舉妄動,森林裏只聽的到自己粗重的喘息聲,而不知不覺中雨已經停了。61Please respect copyright.PENANAVQqfrYYnVv
收起了雨傘,男孩四處張望著,等待某些事物的出現或變化,但過了一會兒什麼也沒有發生,讓他覺得自己就像個傻子一樣。61Please respect copyright.PENANAuuDSbVjCQK
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(……我到底在幹嘛?)61Please respect copyright.PENANAlWPpiI2FXZ
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AKIRA歎了口氣,準備向前跨出一腳――
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「鏘啷」61Please respect copyright.PENANANwZwNQkhl5
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清脆的鈴聲倏然在不到自己十步的距離響起。61Please respect copyright.PENANAzmtMAsY73z
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全身的細胞在那一剎那聳立了起來。61Please respect copyright.PENANA1P6sNgt5yc
血液變的冰冷,凍結在皮膚的表裡。61Please respect copyright.PENANAlQ7yWQkn2o
心跳聲震動著鼓膜。61Please respect copyright.PENANAA4b9G5wdUf
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AKIRA緩緩地往自己的右側轉頭望去。61Please respect copyright.PENANANJhcp6lggl
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在濃霧中,人影逐漸變得清晰。61Please respect copyright.PENANAEYVjWI1q9m
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「鏘啷」61Please respect copyright.PENANA8cu16OzoPl
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伴隨著聲響,身長三尺的「人們」走入了視野之中。61Please respect copyright.PENANAYBlH8eKhlo
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慘白臉龐死氣沉沉地直視著前方,從它們身上感受不到任何生命體徵,彷彿另一個世界過來的詭異生物在模仿著人類的活動,步伐呈現一致的規律性沒有任何誤差,也沒有產生腳步聲。61Please respect copyright.PENANA80qXy0Dj6B
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它們似乎在做著某種儀式。61Please respect copyright.PENANAQtTiEJLUMD
帶頭的人拿著類似錫杖的物品,每前進一步就會發出「鏘啷」的聲音。後頭跟隨的人帶著一個深褐色與紅色污漬的皮鼓,敲擊著自己剛才一直聽見的鼓聲。更後面的人拿著形形色色、陌生的器材,從濃霧中不斷向著某個方向前進。61Please respect copyright.PENANAdyHfxBYWip
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AKIRA腦袋中一片空白,身體不自覺地往後走了幾步,但卻因為平衡不穩而跌落在地板上。61Please respect copyright.PENANA812Z2yudlj
樹枝劃破了小腿流出涔涔鮮血,但此時的他根本感覺不到任何疼痛,只是一味地被眼前的景象震撼住,連呼吸都忘記了。61Please respect copyright.PENANAJEP0VB9FRU
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――它們要去哪裡?61Please respect copyright.PENANAYMq7JRKjBC
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高大的他們彷彿看不見跌坐在地上的AKIRA,木訥地以十分快速的速度朝著夕陽墜落的西方走去,像是要急著趕去某個集會一般。61Please respect copyright.PENANA5O7KVxjXsG
黑色傳統的中國古裝、空氣中彌漫的檀香氣味以及環繞在森林裏低沉鼓聲,在AKIRA眼前所有的一切呈現一種難以理解的狀態,自己就是一位貿然闖入的第三者,破壞了他們所待的空間與時空。61Please respect copyright.PENANAcLWGfC09XG
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必須離開。61Please respect copyright.PENANA9FXC72Wzh2
再待下去肯定會很不妙。61Please respect copyright.PENANAVfxaO57iSP
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心中的警鈴大作,然而眼睛彷彿被定住離不開它們,就連身體也無法移動一毫米,就這樣什麼也做不了。61Please respect copyright.PENANA7QuegteVpF
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最後,映入眼簾的是從迷霧中緩緩出現的、如鮮血般艷紅的「大轎子」。61Please respect copyright.PENANAy01mTon5QR
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像是「神明」般被眾人被拱在隊伍的正中央。