威廉看見自己的母親躺在長椅上，胸口插著一把長一公尺左右的矛，鮮血從傷口處冉冉流出，此畫面令他瞠目結舌。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVDU1MxuN4H
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頓時之間，威廉好像產生一種幻覺，一種剛才到現在都是在做夢、所看見的都是小說裡的想像情節的奇怪幻覺。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvDO04eRySm
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也許是因為這樣，威廉站在原地愣住，直到又有玻璃碎裂聲響，他才回過神來，喊了聲「媽媽」然後跑過去客廳的長椅那邊。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDTysAujM1v
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這個時候，好像是有人有丟火把進來，這使得屋子內的部份家具開始起火燃燒。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZSq2CoXb5E
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威廉此刻並不在乎，先姑且不論他自身的體質關係，他現在唯一在意的只有能不能救活母親這件事。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb2K647drrS
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然而——299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR6OazkeRtU
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「媽……嘔！」299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJJ6gRAU7rN
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因為聞到血腥味、加上看見傷口，威廉摀住嘴想要忍住反胃的感覺，可後來還是不小心吐出少許。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8y1Jc4c9QT
299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0IXqEWEbnw
威廉因此雙腿發軟、跪在母親面前，嘔吐物的苦味以及淚水的鹹味，使他不曉得現在該做些什麼。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5KxuUyrpOB
299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJMYy3M5sYt
突然間——砰！屋內再度傳來巨響。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOdK2Bq5vxq
299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcZyxOvqygj
威廉轉頭看向窗戶那邊，赫然驚覺，那裡不只是被打出好幾個洞來而已。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaQAWuYvlOK
299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFW8TBGc4j2
好像還有一些人影在外頭的樣子，是人類的氣息。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEn0Rnz7DED
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——誰？299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqwQ1mDSJPZ
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威廉眼中的水晶體於這一刻開始，就從圓形迅速左右變細、上下變長，真正轉變成龍的眼珠。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqlNgkdLStu
299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfNhRFbkqbL
他這樣做的目的，自然是為了大幅度增加身體感知能力，平常不使用的原因是因為威廉只有一半的龍族血統，還有他只有八歲，經常使用會大大增加身體負擔。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6bQk1SzVt6
299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbdzMtsKOSu
和單純吐息讓壁爐的火燒更旺的這種不同，開啟感知，對還年幼的半龍來說沒有操作好的話可能會有嚴重後果。這是龍族長老曾經對威廉父親、母親說過的忠告，母親也有和威廉提過這些。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkLe1zv9byP
299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1LAjRckSqC
然而此時此刻，已經談不上什麼負擔太大的問題了，畢竟母親已經被人弄成這樣。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd49iyjZIed
299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNaFAB1oxkp
威廉就是想要知道屋外的狀況，無論任何手段，簡單來說就是……299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz3Bu0BDGmR
299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLpUvQMq6f7
——到底是誰襲擊這裡的？299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDyN9Szrf3W
299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHQ3FrGhe2F
威廉覺得，自己需要盡快搞清楚這點，要不然，很有可能會失去母親也說不定。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFBaXJGpQke
299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeb3vkwMkRD
「你要好好活著……」299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcIldxraJPr
299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpVaOJZ7iGn
這個時候，母親對威廉所說的話，讓他一下子全身肌肉繃緊。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrnvomxzHFG
299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWnbwUA5rNk
「媽媽！妳也要。」威廉眼角泛淚，回頭注視母親的雙眼。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoIzbGsKvXX
299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ58Wzax0uDR
「妳也要好好活下去，答應我。」299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1v17YpBDYJ
299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6IwgelH2Zj
「……還是一樣說話很像個小大人呢。」299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy1aQMWD3CB
299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKqp0jolxou
母親說到這邊後，撫摸威廉的頭髮。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDPKC0coYH2
299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbWRiq8agd7
「你妹妹就交給你了。」299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTMdKoPj9kb
299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa21ujRZR66
威廉注意到母親的視線，似乎看向地面的樣子，於是轉頭查看。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcbExiNsz4u
299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHN3koQB9Zm
因為看見妹妹在地上哭，威廉以四足跪姿慢慢爬向妹妹那邊，在確認其沒有大礙後就將之抱起，然後才起身。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWVeCbHTby3
299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuXeMIYl5Mm
哇哇哇的哭聲，威廉聽得耳膜不舒服，但很是奇妙地，女嬰被威廉抱起後，就不再繼續哭了。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO9m3VqZrYl
299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfcjrPnK2mh
「媽媽……我……」威廉也止住了眼淚，但是——299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEAdSlFzrcL
299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIPxr1uZwGF
「……」母親直到這時眼眶才出水。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSpVrOUKZm4
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『沒有機會了呢。』299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNvhAetxB0B
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這六個字，母親沒有直接說出聲，威廉是透過觀察母親的嘴才得知母親方才所說的話語。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcbqsBOsxvG
299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXeiUtepoFI
『也許另一個世界我跟……你爸爸還能再見面……』299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzmLzGONsud
299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBKl8UEvVuU
母親可能已經沒有力氣說話——威廉想到這裡，再度跪在母親的長椅前。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2pk2rrP6eZ
299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmB8lmwvh3G
此時嗆鼻的味道已經出現，雖然威廉吸入濃煙是不會對他身體有影響的，但身為人類的母親就不同了。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNfbRfexWCT
299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMS0YbJtz1C
是故，母親也可能是因為濃煙的關係而選擇不說話。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFMrfk7tpkZ
299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVkGyOBQEJn
但究竟原因是哪個，威廉不想深究。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz6kkSkv8KF
299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgi9w0ipCrw
『好好活著，媽媽永遠愛你。』299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmDF6VIhO74
299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzJHeNJlirL
威廉可以讀出母親的唇語，於是一手抱住妹妹，另一手伸向前，想要去觸碰母親的身體。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW1Az6gVlEM
299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOJiOnb3Ccm
可就在威廉碰到的那一刻，他感受到了，感受到母親的手非常冰冷，即使不和現場屋子溫度比較，那也不應該是人類該有的溫度。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi3FYGMeOn0
299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJy9SUjtOJO
或許就是在此刻，威廉選擇接受事實。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZuM9523Wf4
299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgsXS9tb4qx
威廉收起手、抱住妹妹，對母親說：「我會的。」299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf1v08hfBcI
299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvXFUYG8UFv
然後他就這樣看著母親閉上雙眼、手緩緩落下。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA9dTYHA9Lx
299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaIp4f7lwPa
這一瞬間，威廉再次掉淚。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG411IevBqL
299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhPRk2Bflei
轟隆！299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX35JE74vlq
299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCSNzUWit37
淚水掉在地面上的同一時間，威廉聽見，自己身後突然有木頭碎裂的聲響。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnBa0kImq0A
299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv3SGEjKs4f
因為這樣，所以威廉迅速往門口玄關看一眼，才一眼，他就瞪大雙目、眉梢鎖緊。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx7zDkV2uKx
299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq2GrjiIjHL
威廉看見有三名明顯是不速之客的人，踏進屋子中。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJJLeSa96pC
299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHODBP7JcQc
那是三名身穿盔甲的士兵，拿著武器，漫步走進威廉家中，模樣看起來好像是在逛大街，好像不是很在乎屋內的火災的樣子。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDFXFWsQzlo
299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhNhwpFdrq6
拿武器的全副武裝士兵，走進民宅，彷彿一副知道這裡本來就會這樣——即使才八歲，但威廉不難想像那三名士兵究竟幾分鐘前做了什麼。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3j6thOast7
299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxOuuUUw4zp
重點在於，那些士兵手上都有一根長矛。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoXRyk9g7FZ
299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpvhqejagZ7
威廉咬緊牙關，但就在這時他卻閉上眼。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPmZVrrJn31
299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRg0X5Kldoo
剛才因為和母親談話的關係，不自覺使用過多力量，威廉現在只好暫時關閉視覺、啟動聽覺去聽那三名士兵的談話——299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnYorgzCodr
299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI2mwqUXjAV
『人類果然是垃圾，那種生物不知道怎麼活到現在的。』299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFcGvRrvuz9
299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkIx0gJGbaH
『真的，自從凱薩那傢伙掛掉後就沒一個能打的，這座村莊八成也是一樣。』299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTQauYvIjLg
299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR07AXuk1NJ
『欸！酒鬼。說得好像你當年有上戰場一樣。』299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLK9qYXhnmt
299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbXxtQfrdlm
『不然呢？上面的功勞我們也有份呀。』299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡABe7z8OD3B
299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKaFdss5sD7
『好了你們，別擋在門口。趕快找一下這家放錢的地方在哪兒。』299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS8gkQu7Ukg
299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOjehUfvi7r
『反正現在帝國也沒了，就讓我耍一下帥。』299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkaXJ7PSod9
299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuNoLMEyJdw
『真是的，就叫你不要喝那麼多。』299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc6ee35tkDY
299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaJaKwRcDVB
——殺死媽媽就是你們嗎？299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnkqYbCkC28
299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1lSAflYJqN
威廉聽到這兒，大概再也忍不下去。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn5vLhxDyA6
299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOWIFxf9nys
然而，母親將妹妹交給自己，威廉也不曉得對方是誰，此時是沒辦法輕舉妄動的，威廉十分清楚這點。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡswPfmDOvo4
299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAI5rXpTbqE
——沒辦法，只好先逃走。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGSVxtxyQOJ
299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgP6tnhItq6
即使威廉很想要復仇，但似乎只能暫時離開此處。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVEDBxdI1Uv
299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbfjUb1Y06e
雖然如此，威廉判斷動作必須快。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx5e6EGBEBz
299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhKKmuW3Nft
如果逃走的速度不夠的話，很可能會被那些士兵追上。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkm92hJNplh
299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbm1cPQsqPY
聽剛才士兵的談話，威廉認為，他們不是人類的士兵。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr6HftVpgzt
299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0HnlQTiCKh
即使是來搶錢的，不過有可能在知道有逃走的人的時候追過來也說不定。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjWFTPfpEEU
299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3zfYaRqf63
在威廉想通這些，準備行動後，他睜眼——299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa5IbStpIS7
299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡigkNBO7xuH
「……小弟弟。」這個瞬間卻有人說話了，而且聲音很近，就在威廉的正前方。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwlJvvK5EWt
299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc1q4oSryTV
然後，威廉抬起頭。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjiunYuBHHT
299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDBGTJFOOLo
「——！」威廉瞪大雙眼。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQPKnIT95Xf
299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8nunI96EGH
因為他看見一名身穿盔甲的士兵，就站在自己面前。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnQ5VFGEBU1
299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ3mdrqfRN6
——糟糕，怎麼辦？要戰鬥嗎？還是……299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOxu0N0WH8W
299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwxPRLVhjf6
威廉怒蹬士兵，緩緩往後退幾步。299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSRvFK7SCZ9
299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡge5ycJWnC7
就在威廉蹲下身子、壓低身體重心，大概是準備要決一死戰的當下——299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPGxsEgfO9y
299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVmHmCjOCND
「小弟弟，你是正統龍族對不對？」299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUFz0ncSgOK
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「——？」299Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX4wZ7wMPLA
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威廉因為此時此刻士兵的發言，嚇到愣住。