在朱月阿當的凝視下,我像個小女孩一樣在那兒抽泣。1253Please respect copyright.PENANAKqLUyAj9Zb
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過去這麼多年來,向晴姐一直對我們三個無微不至地照顧,原因就是因為這個。1253Please respect copyright.PENANAM0QeO0XPKD
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在一次又一次的末日輪迴之中,在一次又一次方舟城的建立與毀滅之中,向晴姐經歷了851次的毀滅,見證了851次末日。1253Please respect copyright.PENANAmKCnlKSlw0
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就在這第852次,我,爸爸,媽媽,從末日之下穿過彩虹橋而至。1253Please respect copyright.PENANAdG7lZgouyU
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即使我們在末日世界沒有與她有太多交雜,我們對她而言也是特別的存在吧。1253Please respect copyright.PENANAPEnFgrPNNn
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我又回想起在有意無意間,當我們提起與傑少,大飛姐在末日下相處時,她聽得格外留神,就好像聽到懷念的故人永違的新消息一樣。1253Please respect copyright.PENANAIzSmNG5vBA
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她,她,她竟然…經歷了這樣多的時光才來到我們身邊…向晴姐她…1253Please respect copyright.PENANAidj39jPqwM
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「……」1253Please respect copyright.PENANAj1qmN7lY2u
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朱月阿當沉默,他與阿當有樣巨大的差異,如同只會透過「總之」來提供正確答案的思考機器一樣,但正好,我正想這樣一個人哭個痛快。1253Please respect copyright.PENANAwXogZUS7KB
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但那時我對末日輪迴的概念是錯的。1253Please respect copyright.PENANA3E2Ji5tB5O
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那時我還以為是所有登上方舟的舊地球人類,一個接一個地建立方舟城,例如方舟城001是俄羅斯,方舟城002是日本,003是韓國…如此類推。1253Please respect copyright.PENANAt0kQAmuAsv
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簡直錯到了極點。1253Please respect copyright.PENANAymcaeYDUaD
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「需要唔需要我通知楊子平,言寄葉黎同你傾傾?推斷咁樣可以更好按撫你既情緒,莉莉.楊.勒菲弗爾。」1253Please respect copyright.PENANA8J3OkuDIKg
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「向晴姐同你經歷左一萬年,佢依加死左,你就完全唔心痛?!」1253Please respect copyright.PENANAPL1wwWBx11
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「我並無方舟城阿當既情感功能,總之,我唔會產生你口中既所謂心痛。」1253Please respect copyright.PENANA3wdlCWzSdo
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…也不能怪他,不對,是「它」,死物它。1253Please respect copyright.PENANA8wyybTRORL
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「我認為你唔適合再聽落去,總之,你依加需要既係休息同平復心情,但係,喺你走之前我有一個問題想問你。」1253Please respect copyright.PENANAwWQwAhz1SX
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我沒甚麼心情,但也道:「有咩問?」1253Please respect copyright.PENANApGRjnyoW00
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「莉莉.楊.勒菲弗爾,你係點樣黎到方舟城852?」1253Please respect copyright.PENANADQnyiW0XRW
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這甚麼廢話。1253Please respect copyright.PENANA63XiR5svko
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「姑姐既彩虹橋計劃啊,末日時既能量巨大,足以撕裂時空,於是佢用反物質湮滅爐既能量達至能量同調,然後…咦?」1253Please respect copyright.PENANAtvHCIYxIjW
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不對吧。1253Please respect copyright.PENANAIS5f1V2fZb
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「既然地球仲係同一個地球,咁咩星光未逝,咩彩虹橋倒數咪…全部係假既?!」1253Please respect copyright.PENANAtF4ujpnzrv
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「楊芷欣教授知道部分真相,星光未逝只係對外既說法,實際上彩虹橋裝置…你不具備相關知識,要徹底解釋原理預計需時三星期零四日二十一小時又…」1253Please respect copyright.PENANAZY3a5DoInF
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「唔使喇,唔使。」我連忙拒絕。1253Please respect copyright.PENANAPS7NWRWTMU
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「咁我再問一次,莉莉.楊.勒菲弗爾,你係點黎到方舟城852?」1253Please respect copyright.PENANANB8nObOub9
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「咪講左,係彩虹橋將我,爸爸,媽咪接過黎囉…有咩好問?」1253Please respect copyright.PENANAzfv6iAPKS2
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那是舊地球的末日。1253Please respect copyright.PENANA5ZwCamlGv0
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在白光包圍下,於爸爸故居相擁著的我們三人被傳送已方舟城852…有甚麼好問的。1253Please respect copyright.PENANAGKWT03EEM3
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「只係想向當事人確認一下。」1253Please respect copyright.PENANAVP7HZC3RlQ
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「……」感覺有點古怪,朱月阿當也好,阿當也好,身為人工智能它們做事總有原因。1253Please respect copyright.PENANAEk07J2nLlh
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但既然說到了彩虹橋。1253Please respect copyright.PENANAtS54fb3sNL
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「咁向晴用黎回到過去個個時空港仲用唔用到?」我說,「我…我唔知咁得唔得,但係我可以回到過去去救佢!只要用我地呢邊既獅山十字號,就可以由我去代替向晴姐拖延時間…」1253Please respect copyright.PENANAaxbP5HbLLd
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「做唔到。」1253Please respect copyright.PENANAtLDMU7BC79
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「點解啦!?」我甚至還未說完。1253Please respect copyright.PENANAml21Ntjbtd
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「時間…並唔係好似你諗咁樣運作。如果你透過時空港回到過去加以干涉,你只會進入另一條時間線中,而且時空港同彩虹橋類似係單向穿越,你唔會再返到黎呢條時間線。」朱月阿當試圖解釋,「對呢一邊既楊子平,言寄葉黎講,你就係消失係時空港之中,同死左無分別。」1253Please respect copyright.PENANANa2jctLxYw
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「呃…」1253Please respect copyright.PENANATewaVKdfcF
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「你明唔明?」1253Please respect copyright.PENANAA2WSTZFyMo
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「明…少少,我細個漫畫都睇過既。」1253Please respect copyright.PENANAxXynT3GiEk
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也就是說如果透過朱月基地的時空港回到過去救下向晴姐,就會產生另一個平行宇宙,在那個宇宙中向晴姐會被一個來自異世界的莉莉救下而生還。1253Please respect copyright.PENANAOArN2eVhPl
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但對於我們這邊來說,向晴姐死了就死了,甚麼也沒有改變。1253Please respect copyright.PENANAzSa4J6VbYM
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而且我還沒法回到這邊的時間線上,對爸爸媽媽來說,我就如消失在時空港中一樣。1253Please respect copyright.PENANAG7H5DLF9Va
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…也太可怕,腦袋有點漲痛,感覺已經吸收了太多,情緒起伏了太多。死者已逝,即使是阿當,朱月阿當,甚至是黎爾也沒法改寫,沒人可以。1253Please respect copyright.PENANAWbPcEqPEjX
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「據你既現況,我建議聽日繼續我地既對話,莉莉.楊.勒菲弗爾。」1253Please respect copyright.PENANAWAiu963ak2
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「嗯…好。」我也沒心情去聽那堆事。1253Please respect copyright.PENANAiy9j010g64
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「總之,依加已經係方舟城852既子夜,晚安。」1253Please respect copyright.PENANA9ei1sj8gjy
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「…早抖,啊你係程式你唔使抖。」1253Please respect copyright.PENANAWQan2OV3YD
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我無力地在空中揮揮手,然後轉身走下樓梯離開朱月阿當的終端。1253Please respect copyright.PENANA60cs3f4jqT
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而阿當在那兒等我。1253Please respect copyright.PENANAYavRR045Fr
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「莉莉,可唔可以聽我解釋?械人既事…」1253Please respect copyright.PENANAXSKca6OJpU
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「唔係依加。」我皺起眉頭後退半步,好像看到甚麼嘔心東西一樣。1253Please respect copyright.PENANAkjCsxDEZ9W
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「……」阿當好像受到甚麼打擊似的,低下頭扁起嘴,用手按住的胸口也激烈地起伏了幾下。1253Please respect copyright.PENANALPXB57VWCr
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結果我在夢中,看到械人那些無神的雙目在瞪住我一整晚。1253Please respect copyright.PENANAqvgPmPWzNl
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他們還是由我…親自…親手…1253Please respect copyright.PENANAmuC0nSwiUa
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第二天醒來後滿身冷汗,手也在發抖。那些在我們逃出方舟城途中被我斬殺的械人,全部…都是活生生的人類啊。1253Please respect copyright.PENANAAkEhs95aGk
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洗澡後換回軍服,我連面對爸爸媽媽的勇氣也沒有。1253Please respect copyright.PENANAdGg6cnyAX8
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而且一但說出向晴姐的故事,方舟城末日輪迴的事便無可避免地被談及到,到底要怎麼說…1253Please respect copyright.PENANAhSR7iCBsun
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…不,怎樣也要說,向晴姐的故事至少要由我們記住—我有這點自覺。1253Please respect copyright.PENANAW1z1twr2ha
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「朱月阿當,幫我通知大家去休息室集合。」1253Please respect copyright.PENANAmJ8BI6DwDT
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「已通知。」1253Please respect copyright.PENANARBxEUUzod5
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啊,忘了說阿當不用去。1253Please respect copyright.PENANAiaNl1vw0fM
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打開房門,走廊也是冷冰冰的金屬藍色,這基地本來就只有向晴姐會用,大概也只講求功能而完全無視美觀吧,明明溫度不冷,但光看色調就覺得了無生氣。1253Please respect copyright.PENANAfcSwxZmso0
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休息室內大家也到達,爸爸媽媽牽著手一臉憔悴,姑姐姑父牽著手坐在旁邊低聲聊天著,阿當識趣地躲在角落一個人坐著發呆,米寧拿著方舟御杖尷尬地坐在爸媽與姑姐姑丈之間不知所措地看著我。1253Please respect copyright.PENANAuJaJRtObFP
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「尋日我係朱月阿當身上,聽到以下既野。」1253Please respect copyright.PENANAvogEpUhtqU
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接下來就是足足一個多小時的說明,而途中我不自覺地一直注意著姑姐的表情變化。1253Please respect copyright.PENANAclvHcx4EU4
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那是聽到壞消息的表情,或是說—好像壞消息被證實了一樣的表情。1253Please respect copyright.PENANAlkcZXYvNCF
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在我的說明結束後,我們馬上要求姑姐說出她的版本,正如朱月阿當所言,她只知道部分的末日真相用作設計和建造彩虹橋用,其他的事她一概不知。1253Please respect copyright.PENANAucUKk3zZM8
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但那表情…1253Please respect copyright.PENANAQH6PcHpiqJ
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「問題核心都係無解決到。」一輪沉默後姑姐最先發言,「我地點對抗黎爾?依加連洪水病毒都無埋,我地本來既目標就係要消滅黎爾,重奪方舟城。」1253Please respect copyright.PENANABiDKmUP4XA
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連姑姐都想不出辦法,就別說我們幾個普通人了。1253Please respect copyright.PENANACtq5pbL63h
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「阿當,朱月阿當,你地有無咩辦法?」爸爸問。1253Please respect copyright.PENANAnBbsQAKfKy
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「洪水病毒的確為對抗電子靈魂既最佳辦法,但既然係孤本我亦無法還原,總之,即使係我都無其他替代方案。」朱月阿當透過附近的一個屏幕發言。1253Please respect copyright.PENANA5TL7AJePTB
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「孤本…咁就岩晒。」阿當說。1253Please respect copyright.PENANAMOsvw9T1Md
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「阿當852,我唔明白你既意見。」朱月阿當說。1253Please respect copyright.PENANAxhkL7PBCAH
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「既然對付電子靈魂既唯一方法係洪水病毒,黎爾一定仲有係手,應該話—黎爾852會有佢係手。」1253Please respect copyright.PENANAVGbatlL3Iv
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「黎爾…852?!」1253Please respect copyright.PENANAPaGYkDGfME
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「每一座方舟城一但到達千年之城,黎爾就會甦醒係咪?如果達成千年之城既唔只一座方舟城,甦醒既黎爾就唔只一個。」阿當攤攤手說,「按我對佢既了解,佢一定唔會放棄對付其他黎爾既唯一武器,用黎提防萬一爆發既戰爭,我敢肯定洪水病毒仲係方舟城852。」1253Please respect copyright.PENANA0MXdEBieJT
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「呢個論點…我倒係無諗過。」朱月阿當說,「不愧係方舟城852有過親身經歷。」1253Please respect copyright.PENANAonFLaPdpf0
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黎爾是以電子靈魂的方式寄生於阿當的程式之中。1253Please respect copyright.PENANAa9bQLoLoof
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當方舟城達至千年之城,黎爾就會甦醒取代阿當。1253Please respect copyright.PENANAzZbaazGXgI
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換句話說—如果其他方舟城也同樣達至千年,就會有更多黎爾復活。即使是同一個電子靈魂,以黎爾的性格,他一定會提防與其他黎爾爆發衝突。1253Please respect copyright.PENANA6Vp3y64wyE
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而面對著潛在的戰爭,「只有方舟城852有洪水病毒」這一絕對並專屬的優勢他絕不會放棄,用以對付其他的自己—正如阿當所說,洪水病毒還在方舟城某處。