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82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt6Ur3BW1Co
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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。」82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB4LL7mV5gA
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「我知道，這也許是好事，我們可以互相警戒。」82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAM1mBipIuY
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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82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2C0h5yWevS
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「我好了，接下來呢？」82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI8ZnHw88lW
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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。」82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrwt8UGmE0T
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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82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR6IXYbFtVA
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「咳咳…有需要幫忙的嗎？……」82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlBXUfX6LTP
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「老先生，你有聽過『遊俠』這號人物嗎？」82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7CUF9TJ5YN
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「啊！咳咳……你們是…朝聖者嗎？」82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi4S0ODHa9b
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老頭打量著我們的服裝，顯得有點訝異82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw52RbBPvzD
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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？」82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYoJ6Ni9wg3
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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……」82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFjEmBXZnAj
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「他們…死了？」82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPmT0XVqkDB
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我問道，同時把目光投向老者顫抖的雙手82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQtsBytUEnC
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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。」82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRbdtecPhEb
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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82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzt2FN8i6kL
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「你願意告訴我們從哪走嗎？」82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV8jePYtkPE
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鬣狗希望能有更詳細的資訊82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWPyIyaVZ9X
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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。」82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ02x5N5xl7P
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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82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBvTCBJRgaD
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「啊！幹！」82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN2pd6PbLf3
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「你瘋了嗎？！給我住手！」82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw1WPam66SI
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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82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKorWqCVXHp
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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。」82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfmUvs8ZQR0
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「你再輕舉妄動我就要開槍了！」82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm7lqKbi0Fs
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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82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrD1wmeaMbF
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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？」82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcR6vQNTl8J
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「我要可是……」82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb6A1DTZdtk
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「賽博，聽他的……」82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOg6e67UBCB
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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82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXLqrSuIl4m
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「伸手吧，我只是想幫你們…咳咳…」82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAKGgtvple8
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「……………」82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsHskA1MSQx
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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82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTGmM6w6u6u
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「你…咳咳…我見過你…？」82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmfqTbofw9k
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老人瞇著眼看著我82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvLZD54KKhL
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「我也不知道。」82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnghWsL9k2r
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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82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8P0RDIY9Ep
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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。」82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDap3emIQXN
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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82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnM7kK7x4H5
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「鬣狗，坐穩了，我不是個好駕駛唷！」82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuYmH9il37g
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我扣上安全帶，看著所剩不多的電量說道82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpBF1Nnr0gf
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「自由發揮…我先睡了。」82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDBDn1Oznka
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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82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKXOTUmQaaC
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「朝聖之路狂沙漫漫，黃衣之王虎視眈眈…」82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTnNBAwoxLx
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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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