等我醒來時，還趴在桌子上，桌前放著舊時代的油燈，早已經不知道在什麼時候熄滅了，風吹的窗戶吱嘎作響，可能再用力一吹就要整片飛走了，我看了錶上時間———是凌晨四點，鬣狗站在窗邊，他盯著我然後點點頭51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOkT9lAWy1I
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「一個夜行者跟一個日行者最佳的行動時間點也許只有這一刻，但再過幾個鐘頭可能就要換我累了。」51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9PkdIYkkwn
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「我知道，這也許是好事，我們可以互相警戒。」51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0cL0wNDvFH
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我穿上裝甲，配附外掛充電器、確認子彈跟武器等等……等準備好了之後，我拍了拍鬣狗的肩膀51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNFpJij7Edk
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「我好了，接下來呢？」51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡROEvFkp39a
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「我們直接問問櫃檯的人吧，也許他知道些關於『遊俠』的事情。」51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS2jCZvotbU
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下了樓，樓梯的吱嘎聲讓櫃檯打盹的老頭緩緩轉頭往我們這邊看過來51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Nq5S6jH9h
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「咳咳…有需要幫忙的嗎？……」51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj8MIFywftM
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「老先生，你有聽過『遊俠』這號人物嗎？」51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8qhXHrkRiw
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「啊！咳咳……你們是…朝聖者嗎？」51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8jfQAxey6z
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老頭打量著我們的服裝，顯得有點訝異51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ00AlgKNKbB
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「沒錯，我們在找尋正確通往『稀望教堂』的捷徑，你知道些什麼嗎？」51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIfBPrEMzO6
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「咳咳…『朝聖之路狂沙漫漫、黃衣之王虎視眈眈』捷徑是有…..但並不會更輕鬆……咳咳…相反的，有更多人犧牲在捷徑的路上…前陣子，也有一夥四人小隊前往朝聖，我想……他們不會再回來了……」51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd2jMgmMZp4
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「他們…死了？」51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQM6thii5Nk
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我問道，同時把目光投向老者顫抖的雙手51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8p5aM4JqXH
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「我不知道……但如果他們真的通過了試煉而變得強大…咳咳…又怎麼會回來看著這滿目瘡痍呢？沒有理由……畢竟這裡已經沒救了。」51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpxOrDmYG9Z
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老人嘆了口氣，他垂下頭，乾的發白的嘴唇抖動了一下51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEUcuIiuFuJ
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「你願意告訴我們從哪走嗎？」51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsdzGQcGlWG
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鬣狗希望能有更詳細的資訊51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Yv2JLbBWd
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「過了我們城牆靠北的管制點…咳咳…那個墓碑形狀的護城大橋，如果你們被擋下來了⋯⋯告訴他們你是黃衣之王的信徒……咳咳……來吧，手伸出來。」51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoQ422ms9D3
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老人接過鬣狗的手，突然從腰間抽出一把小刀插入他的手掌然後快速的亂劃一通51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUxCmFQVHfS
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「啊！幹！」51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrMQETDLc0A
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「你瘋了嗎？！給我住手！」51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd4tUfMI6rS
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我拿著槍抵住了老頭的腦袋，而鬣狗則痛苦的壓住自己的傷口，鮮血不斷從指縫中滴下來51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY3xEklMlSW
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「嘿！要過那道關卡……咳咳…你必須要有印記，我在幫助你們……否則你們是不會被放行的。」51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEwdTpQOLyh
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「你再輕舉妄動我就要開槍了！」51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRLXz4eOE3Q
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老頭依然慢條斯理的站起身，正對著我們展開雙臂51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdlh4349AW7
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「咳咳……如果是真的朝聖者，他必定願意承擔此等痛楚…咳咳咳… 很簡單，你真的有心要尋找教堂嗎？」51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGuirGef1VX
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「我要可是……」51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRFtnS8yRD8
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「賽博，聽他的……」51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiiLXcQqB0l
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鬣狗打開他的手掌，裡頭確實有類似符號的傷口，綻開的傷痕仍在滲血，這畫面怵目心驚51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMNKn4v5AjK
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「伸手吧，我只是想幫你們…咳咳…」51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmbLNRApqaA
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「……………」51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIMfFUuWwAr
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我看見老人用比剛才還用力的力道刺入我的掌心，輕微像是電擊一般的觸感後，卻只有劃開一道毫無感覺的皮層，裡頭的也不是血，而是銀質的液體緩緩流出，可以看到那傷口正在迅速的癒合51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5pfnKjWSRt
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「你…咳咳…我見過你…？」51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡttsIunDL9o
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老人瞇著眼看著我51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1TrYykYHHN
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「我也不知道。」51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhgQjf0NMKS
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鬣狗靜靜的看著這一切，片刻後確定我的傷口形成印記後才開口51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLII3i3Vp4i
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「我的手現在沒辦法開車，而且我覺得有點想睡覺了，你幫我個忙，讓我在車子裡待一會。」51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLeHom439K9
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我點點頭，主副駕切換，我看著遠方高聳浮誇的城牆以及那座醒目高聳的墓碑狀橋樑，它就這樣豎立著像是某個巨人的墳墓，沒錯，我得直直往那裡看過去51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡck2croPuSd
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「鬣狗，坐穩了，我不是個好駕駛唷！」51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg1owxTzsXz
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我扣上安全帶，看著所剩不多的電量說道51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZb0hdoezDr
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「自由發揮…我先睡了。」51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYLFXifXm17
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他不久後便沈沈睡去，我則看著刺眼的陽光照射進滿是沙塵的玻璃窗上，任憑那光亮反射在我的身上，黃色、金色、象牙色，一切都在黃沙與金光的映照下顯得荒涼、熾熱51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ29lNzJKLdq
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「朝聖之路狂沙漫漫，黃衣之王虎視眈眈…」51Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdhOjnqdZxP
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我念念有詞，看著這惡劣而陌生的環境，內心也變得不踏實起來，我有種感覺，自己曾經就在這條路上行駛過，尤其經過每個斷掉的巨型雕像、或者風蝕得厲害的路標時，那種既視感格外強烈
「鬣狗，你這麼拼命的找尋真相，真的只是因為老闆交代這麼簡單嗎？」
我喃喃道，既使我知道熟睡的他根本不會回應我，行駛過的痕跡揚起陣陣風沙，在那未知的領域必定有著我們不得而知的凶險存在
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