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又是那個夢。132Please respect copyright.PENANA5XXa7iutVJ
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「我」低下頭,映入眼簾的是翠綠的甲殼,屬於昆蟲的四肢。132Please respect copyright.PENANABBSStgNxSf
「我」顫抖著,從四面八方湧入的資訊、情緒、以及強烈的預感支配著「我」的思考──132Please respect copyright.PENANA6yVNjViPWv
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有某件可怕的事情就要發生了,「我」不知道那是什麼,但「我」隱約記得那是什麼。132Please respect copyright.PENANArftDwAQk7u
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這顆星球在數百年前也面臨過同樣的困境,「我」的族人們都還記得,記得外來者對「我=我等」做了什麼。132Please respect copyright.PENANAqlnlxz5PIX
恐懼與憤怒與不安與徬徨在「我」的腦海中奔流,既是「我」也不是「我」的無數思緒爭執不休,沒有結論。132Please respect copyright.PENANAhHKQ4Lsqt4
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無法取得共識的「我等」轉而徵詢「主腦=我」的意見。132Please respect copyright.PENANAVYodLeaWRB
然而,「主腦=我」知道得實在太少了,根本無從判斷。132Please respect copyright.PENANAP4Yoifgbux
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「我」不知如何是好。132Please respect copyright.PENANAa8Z6sPnwIC
就在這個時候──門外的守衛通報說,那個孩子回來了。132Please respect copyright.PENANAhRzO1aQM3l
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那個孩子說,他想見「主腦」。132Please respect copyright.PENANAGJEqNCfzfc
「我=主腦」首肯了這個要求。132Please respect copyright.PENANAHaZ4FBbMVm
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那張歷盡風霜的熟悉面孔走了過來,他說──132Please respect copyright.PENANA7bEgBfwToM
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「──我把我經歷過的一切帶來給你。」132Please respect copyright.PENANAo4XQMCr22T
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而後是無數的畫面、思緒、感情,蜂擁而入。132Please respect copyright.PENANAlxmoyGACgI
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被敵人所俘虜的「我」被送進長青市圍牆的另一側,面容緊繃的民兵眼神中參雜憎惡與害怕,走進牢房的少女卻眨動著她明亮的藍眼睛,臉上始終帶著明媚的笑。儘管狹窄機甲內的一切都在劇烈地晃動,「我」卻清晰地想起了同胞的計畫,與此同時,「我」看見少女的眼神染上些許受傷與控訴。望著她緊繃的側臉,「我」掙扎於族人們犯錯的可能性而說出了族人的計畫。「我」知道這意味著什麼。「我」失去了回到故鄉的資格。但當「我」走出牢房,看見長青市的天空、碰撞的酒杯,和平的光景。132Please respect copyright.PENANARCQJEasIII
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被拯救的人,未能被拯救的人,被遺棄於牆外的人,為此奔走不歇的人──132Please respect copyright.PENANAL6BCcWAkr9
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而異鄉的醫者在這無數的意義、思緒、感情、畫面中看見了自己的臉。132Please respect copyright.PENANArMJYAES60v
他的思緒從「我等」之中脫落,跌在了床上,他睜開眼望向自己的手。132Please respect copyright.PENANAtMQ4mpU9GZ
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映入眼簾的是人的手。132Please respect copyright.PENANA0wukWqLWUB
但他仍舊記得夢中的所有感觸、畫面、以及感情。132Please respect copyright.PENANAhZlc9tq4Zs
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屬於蟲子的。132Please respect copyright.PENANALrRWlgeIU2
屬於那個年輕人的。132Please respect copyright.PENANA1jhjDFl7FT
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……一度也屬於他的。132Please respect copyright.PENANAgdvpw1WsVj
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『撐著點,援軍在路上了。』132Please respect copyright.PENANARH8BtwbBEc
『我就知道你辦的到的。』132Please respect copyright.PENANANVhcq4g4uf
『我想你該睡了,晚安。』132Please respect copyright.PENANAptdE5trusT
『晚安,伊森。』132Please respect copyright.PENANAVuTv2rhAWw
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昨晚,瑪莉耶在半夢半醒間感覺到通訊器在黑暗中亮了起來,是伊森的好消息。132Please respect copyright.PENANAMAu0PUg0rR
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她揉著眼睛,第一時間便傳了回訊。隨之而來的第二段文字簡潔無溫,她卻彷彿能看見伊森有些彆扭的表情,聽見他嘮叨的話語。噙著一絲甜蜜的竊笑,瑪莉耶恍恍惚惚地又沉入夢鄉,那時的她仍深信自己能夠力挽狂瀾──132Please respect copyright.PENANATSrm40r6zu
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但一早的警鳴聲擊碎了她的美夢。132Please respect copyright.PENANAZwZx3hH9TH
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『放下武器投降吧,聯盟會給予人道的待遇。』132Please respect copyright.PENANA5wARP24Oi3
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人群的喧嘩、響亮的警報與機械的耳語塞滿了井底酒吧的大廳。跑下樓梯的瑪莉耶飛快地跑向不知所措的雅各與徹底失控的「機會」,在意識到機會身上發生了什麼事的時候,她抿緊了唇,感覺指尖變得冰涼了些。132Please respect copyright.PENANAe3EkfcZ6Zw
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機會的優先次序被徹底改寫了,顯然地──正是在剛被重置的時候。132Please respect copyright.PENANAVOCPAIz7s1
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是了,重置的NHP會失去儲存點後的大量資料,即使被改寫,也難以自行察覺異狀。132Please respect copyright.PENANA5IXqfejt8I
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「我們太大意了,沒想到那個訊號對剛重置的NHP最具威脅。」事到如今只能先強行關閉機會,瑪莉耶深吸一口氣,「這下我們能確定靜絕對已經被操控了。」132Please respect copyright.PENANADI00jum2q6
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反入侵程式還差一點就能完成,瑪莉耶拿起通訊器,正想著要聯絡卡斯特盡快來酒吧進行最後收尾,青鳥的聲音卻不期然地先傳了出來。132Please respect copyright.PENANAqs14uWApti
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『──不好了,瑪莉耶。』NHP的聲音仍舊平靜,加快的說話節奏卻添了幾許倉促,『我追蹤到一道從長青市發出的訊號,接著就發現軌道砲正在修正座標──它正在準備發射。』132Please respect copyright.PENANATvyvfJK9j6
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怎麼可能──瑪莉耶剛想這麼說,下一秒卻意識到她思考的盲點。132Please respect copyright.PENANAZBMz1bE83B
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機械此刻全都集結在長青市,但它們的目標從來不只長青市一個。132Please respect copyright.PENANAUai8qyTTDF
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「你剛剛說那道訊號是從長青市發出去的,有辦法追蹤並破解它嗎?」132Please respect copyright.PENANAJ0evBOCOYr
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『是的,但你會需要我在場。我已經在前往妳的路上,瑪莉耶。』132Please respect copyright.PENANADM3UAxvZK5
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是的,他們會需要機甲吧──此時此刻,無比迫切地。132Please respect copyright.PENANArSCrfNpTPV
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她的同伴們在她忙著檢查機會時早已跑出了井底酒吧,瑪莉耶交代完雅各反入侵程序的事情才跟了上去。132Please respect copyright.PENANAmPJ1itnNL2
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方踏出室外,首先映入眼簾的,便是那枚正緩慢旋轉著的商標──132Please respect copyright.PENANAa6lm8H9ueF
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屬於星際地標公司的商標於偌大的螢幕牆上閃現,街上的市民都正抬頭仰望著。132Please respect copyright.PENANAaBsGBq8aBA
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靜昨天說過的,早上會公布新的政策方針。132Please respect copyright.PENANAY9ekOAucGi
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瑪莉耶看也不用看就知道,自己的通訊平板上肯定也出現了一樣的標記。132Please respect copyright.PENANA0SmHIVWRor
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『早安,各位市民們。』132Please respect copyright.PENANA9xQRWy6iLO
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緊接著響起的,是靜那一如往常的沉穩聲線。132Please respect copyright.PENANAZl6aJnNhLM
從螢幕牆上、從無數路人的平板、從瑪莉耶自己的通訊器中──靜的聲音傳了出來。132Please respect copyright.PENANAPoZEYkGgz5
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『我相信你們很多人最近都感到不安,首先,我想向你們保證,已經沒有危險了。至今為止,我們已經採取了一連串的對應的措施,包括實施宵禁、增設仿生人副官,加強城市的周遭巡邏──』132Please respect copyright.PENANAdi2WY1i0a0
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『瑪莉耶。』132Please respect copyright.PENANA8Ww8r1vVuE
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──在靜細數著她的新政策時,流星淑女──青鳥來到了她的面前。132Please respect copyright.PENANAbXnNORNRvE
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瑪莉耶不假思索地便跳上了流星淑女的手,順著滑入她的駕駛席上。儀表板上是已經就緒的破解程式,卡桑德號的最新鎖定的座標,似乎在長青市以北方的某個點──132Please respect copyright.PENANAlWTBxYNO9G
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「要入侵軌道砲,我和海克力斯恐怕派不上用場,我們直接去總督農莊看看狀況。」132Please respect copyright.PENANAQAXMPY3Noa
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「──好,拜託你們了。」132Please respect copyright.PENANAfp38obw68q
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小玉和海克力斯沒等她回應就出發了,瑪莉耶將還在不停傳出靜說話聲的平板與機甲連線,邊深呼吸邊接通了伊森的頻道。132Please respect copyright.PENANAaBRj5vj6LQ
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『怎麼了?』132Please respect copyright.PENANA2OMsvRwVAo
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「我有兩個壞消息:我確定靜被乞丐一號操控了,然後,卡桑德號有動靜了。你們行軍是在地下嗎?有辦法避開這個座標嗎?」132Please respect copyright.PENANA410omkvxAl
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『──幹!』132Please respect copyright.PENANAUQvPFSYLyN
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她剛將座標傳了出去,伊森氣急敗壞的咒罵聲就在機甲內盪了開來。瑪莉耶來不及多想,只是反射性地急切追問:「你們在那附近嗎?」132Please respect copyright.PENANAY5AteqNh0Y
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『那是我們的家!』132Please respect copyright.PENANAEUBGp2rRc4
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──是最壞的狀況。132Please respect copyright.PENANAQgcymePFd4
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瑪莉耶一瞬間感覺全身發冷,與此同時,靜還在闡述著進一步的戒嚴的必要性,她溫聲要求所有市民在接下來的時間都配合政策待在家裡。是那個手環害的嗎?是靜──是可能更久以前就在與乞丐一號暗通款曲的靜害的嗎?132Please respect copyright.PENANA6Dn7kdByCg
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「我會想辦法搞定軌道砲。」不行,她沒時間感到害怕與內疚,「我得專心了,你自己小心。」132Please respect copyright.PENANAkcOrNYLA6V
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丟下這句話,瑪莉耶逕自切斷了頻道,將注意力放在眼前的儀表板上──但她對靜來說似乎已經成了礙事的東西。132Please respect copyright.PENANAGVIbmvWXY6
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瑪莉耶看見這段時間本該在街上巡邏的仿生人副官,她原先的戰友此刻朝著她的機甲聚了過來──毫不留情地發動攻擊。所幸剛剛桑德斯選擇留下來,一直守在她身邊,讓她省下分心料理敵人的功夫。132Please respect copyright.PENANAAYrPltMKhb
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她得把握軌道砲發射前的一小段空檔,把軌道砲的目標轉移到更無害的地方──像是──對,像是海洋。132Please respect copyright.PENANABdAWJgKmYL
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瑪莉耶深吸一口氣,和青鳥分工破解卡桑德號的安全授權。132Please respect copyright.PENANAgK5X7eF0KM
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──漫遊於數據之海。132Please respect copyright.PENANAdWiG1LjWnD
這是她從很小、很小的時候就一直在練習的事情。132Please respect copyright.PENANAnd4XMzElcP
她可以做到的,她非做到不可。132Please respect copyright.PENANAdE9QeDH8EH
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『與此同時,盟軍的支援已經在不久前抵達,容我向各位介紹──長青市新的保安官。』132Please respect copyright.PENANAUUYUtk3bIa
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──然而,瑪莉耶眼角的餘光覷見了「那個」的模樣。132Please respect copyright.PENANA9J0VhtDxYV
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那是個體型頎長高聳的軍事用仿生人副官,肩上別著寬大的聯盟藍軍袍,以及彰顯其軍銜的勳章。它仿效人類軍官的姿態昂首闊步,筆直走上講台,生硬陳舊、無法好好仿效人類表情的臉孔正對著螢幕前的觀眾,開口。132Please respect copyright.PENANA24f24dk7kB
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『市民們好,這裡是乞丐一號。』他發聲的方式很吃力,笨拙的聲調像是許久未曾使用過聲帶的人正摸索著如何重拾聲音,,『根據聯盟2-CN-204-4504聯合協議,我已全面接管戰區控制權。城市已經在聯盟的保護下,你們已經安全了,聯盟就在這裡。』132Please respect copyright.PENANAWRp6YHCeDn
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乞丐一號輕拍了兩下手,只見另一個仿生人從畫面一角拖著巨大的──屍骸般的暗影到了螢幕前──那是──132Please respect copyright.PENANA9Y1eL2dwyC
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一具闔靈族的屍體。132Please respect copyright.PENANAUS5RdAZLBG
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『我知道你們經歷了許多死亡,犧牲了太多的生命,我在此展示你們的敵人。』132Please respect copyright.PENANA5Arc82gWzk
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看上去死去已久,身上甲殼被炸得慘不忍睹的闔靈族屍骸被乞丐一號高高舉了起來。132Please respect copyright.PENANAU4OjreFSQN
瑪莉耶知道她沒有資格分心,血氣卻逕自衝上腦門,伴隨情緒不受控制地劫持她的杏仁核,阻礙著她的數據溯游。132Please respect copyright.PENANA9fa5cI37uw
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『這是一位幼年闔靈族的戰鬥形體。』乞丐一號把手放在闔靈族承載記憶的頭部紋路上,『他們是集體意識的存在,這條白線,是牠們的戰紋,野蠻的印記。即便牠的肉身在戰鬥中死去,意識也能傳回母巢,回歸主宰之處。而這──讓我們成功追蹤到了母巢的位置。』132Please respect copyright.PENANACmWuBTv0aI
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──母巢。132Please respect copyright.PENANAnEhlcL4rVl
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是的、是的、她沒有時間浪費在──無濟於事的憤怒上──只差一點了,她無論如何都不能讓那個東西落在伊森的故鄉。她走了這麼久的路才總算走到這裡,終於讓伊森的族人對長青市放下戒心,願意與她合作,她絕不能──讓長青市發出的訊號毀滅闔靈族的巢穴──132Please respect copyright.PENANA4O5JXfItkD
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『注視者認為你們需要這個,注視者很優秀。』132Please respect copyright.PENANAUhUmGFJG6p
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倒數計時即將告罄之際,一則訊息跳出在她的儀表板上,示意著軌道砲的著地點的圖示開始瘋狂地晃動亂轉,就此偏離了原始的軌跡。132Please respect copyright.PENANA4Ho08ygssY
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『以我戰區指揮官的身分──』本不須換氣的乞丐一號刻意揚高音調,那怪誕的嗓音聽在瑪莉耶耳中突然變得遙遠。132Please respect copyright.PENANAdc2oDXj38J
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瑪莉耶意識到,自己終究來不及將軌道砲的目標對準大海。132Please respect copyright.PENANAMRZDsJv5Jj
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偽神的權杖注定得落在北方的某處大地上,她正這麼想,一時間竟望見儀錶板的地圖上浮現無數光點,分別匯聚於山頭與森林的彼端。沒來由地,瑪莉耶知道──那是智慧生命留下的軌跡。132Please respect copyright.PENANAlAivYwy8FT
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『──我已授權解除這一持續之威脅。』132Please respect copyright.PENANA8HEQeQHBgt
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憑藉著不可思議的幻視與直覺,瑪莉耶在倒數計時歸零之前送出了修正的訊號。132Please respect copyright.PENANA3m6NrvxXX0
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落點座標一路朝著三百公里外的歐姆拉湖挪去。在行至湖泊時,軌道砲發射了。132Please respect copyright.PENANAOf1eVLJ4x9
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平板的轉播影像從長青市切換到了湖泊上空,映照出疾馳的閃光──132Please respect copyright.PENANAor078Y3I8N
只見如殞石般直墜入湖面的光柱掀起了劇烈的風暴、高聳的海嘯──132Please respect copyright.PENANAPK76jeNgcH
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──令再次承受重創的海西尼亞發出了祂的哀泣。132Please respect copyright.PENANApJCZ6vBwl8
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接連不斷的地鳴連幾百公里之遙的長青市都感覺得到。132Please respect copyright.PENANASm1bdBDDo2
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瑪莉耶和青鳥所有的心思都在卡桑德的防護系統上,沒能來得及穩住機體,流星淑女重重地摔了一跤,匍匐於地。132Please respect copyright.PENANAxFp10cjqAS
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『……此刻,我們最大的敵人已經被殲滅。』132Please respect copyright.PENANAXsz1nvgriv
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在不斷起伏的餘震中,瑪莉耶聽見乞丐一號滲入了一絲困惑的聲音──132Please respect copyright.PENANAJdo5s0MecO
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『聯盟在此,你們安全了。』132Please respect copyright.PENANA1MWFFvpTwe
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機械在遲疑中說完了它的最後一句台詞。而下一秒,靜的聲音隨即響起──132Please respect copyright.PENANABYjWcAONKy
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『我沒有給予你們進入這裡的權限──』132Please respect copyright.PENANAADIHF0YKAg
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『去你媽的權限!』『誰管你啊!』132Please respect copyright.PENANAG67oP85XyS
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這次是小玉與海克力斯的聲音,而轉播瞬間一暗。132Please respect copyright.PENANAuaovFE1vGa
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她最最可靠的同伴已經成功殺進去了,會順利的。132Please respect copyright.PENANAS9O9FNVgb6
瑪莉耶有些虛脫地想著,一邊試圖想接上伊森的通訊頻道,卻始終只聽到雜訊。132Please respect copyright.PENANAGnjEDFg6Ty
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