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48Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjM5cPAgPiV
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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。」48Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIl5Zb9Qd39
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「我知道，這也許是好事，我們可以互相警戒。」48Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFTIQsWIhGa
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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48Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKylZCbC7OE
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「我好了，接下來呢？」48Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOUfzzi2ZNt
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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。」48Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6SeBSLKXpB
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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48Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFriaBVG1XP
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「咳咳…有需要幫忙的嗎？……」48Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmMwxH2VzdT
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「老先生，你有聽過『遊俠』這號人物嗎？」48Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡma1SlmSGSY
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「啊！咳咳……你們是…朝聖者嗎？」48Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxKY30EeTJG
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老頭打量著我們的服裝，顯得有點訝異48Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD7TIK1RsF3
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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？」48Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSL8uQRG0dV
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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……」48Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGQO02rf1op
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「他們…死了？」48Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC1Tqsw44Oh
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我問道，同時把目光投向老者顫抖的雙手48Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡanKd2ZNPl5
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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。」48Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtj4JjuHObe
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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48Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtCyrm0V6va
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「你願意告訴我們從哪走嗎？」48Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUe05maclCc
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鬣狗希望能有更詳細的資訊48Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUe7mMd5xns
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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。」48Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdVMvprgI0K
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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48Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡruNyBaWwtQ
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「啊！幹！」48Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdGRue1WI6u
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「你瘋了嗎？！給我住手！」48Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmsPoiBtXKW
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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48Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD1vMUtd2Hq
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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。」48Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7sgfOYo3am
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「你再輕舉妄動我就要開槍了！」48Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9t6NIEX8p9
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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48Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡujIfUUBlOo
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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？」48Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQaSZXZx5xs
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「我要可是……」48Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf1VEsK8RIi
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「賽博，聽他的……」48Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT5sT58EI0A
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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48Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbQKZ1MMilK
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「伸手吧，我只是想幫你們…咳咳…」48Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ13kfjcTFen
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「……………」48Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEvnek6XI2P
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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48Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXPTMHAvJyr
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「你…咳咳…我見過你…？」48Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk4OWPqFKp7
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老人瞇著眼看著我48Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBLVWt1olin
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「我也不知道。」48Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmxY1dutp2w
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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48Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ36a0T0LlSM
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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。」48Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLivLdlBeXy
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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48Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe6cqzJr7DO
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「鬣狗，坐穩了，我不是個好駕駛唷！」48Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl05e6i8OZ9
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我扣上安全帶，看著所剩不多的電量說道48Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC6pH5tBcK5
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「自由發揮…我先睡了。」48Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSpMlmUe5j8
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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48Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCG25Lx2MDA
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「朝聖之路狂沙漫漫，黃衣之王虎視眈眈…」48Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6RJGHzhLfm
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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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