「反抗軍……」118Please respect copyright.PENANA1udIE10xhD
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逃兵對這個詞彙並不陌生。118Please respect copyright.PENANArv4PdhNVli
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十幾年前,當「人權解放聯盟」滲透生科研基地時,他跟其他孩童一起被帶出培育設施。118Please respect copyright.PENANAa7gopTpoyk
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從接駁車後座看出去,一切都是從未見過的景色。隔壁車上有位藍髮女孩,她也瞪大了眼睛,對沒有牆壁阻擋的世界充滿期待。118Please respect copyright.PENANAHJnw6vuZZu
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「聽說是你帶隊長去找她的?真不錯,懂得伸出援手,」前座的人轉過頭來,那是少年從未見過的自然笑容,「從今天開始,你的名字就是『威爾斯.弗利德曼』。」118Please respect copyright.PENANAtZCjSGZmt3
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「威……爾斯?」118Please respect copyright.PENANATovUqY9gdi
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「沒錯,威爾斯!」118Please respect copyright.PENANAzvCUPI7qsZ
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威爾斯,快跑⸺118Please respect copyright.PENANAaZyUR4F6Eb
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被槍響吵醒,男孩回到現實。他在運輸船裡面,他不再是威爾斯,只是一個逃兵。誘發惡夢的聲音來自政宣螢幕,畫面裡的群眾正高聲歡呼。118Please respect copyright.PENANAHo5h7RHNTh
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「完美槍決!讚美這位罪人的靈魂吧,他得到救贖了!下一位⸺竊占財產、破壞公物、煽動、叛國、通姦……雖然罪大惡極,但是如果他願意悔過,皇帝還是會憐憫他!」118Please respect copyright.PENANAJjWkeB9Kp4
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「我認罪!帝國萬歲!皇帝萬歲!讓我當一個帝國人死去!」118Please respect copyright.PENANAGo52XMe3yT
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「朕,願意赦免汝之惡行。」118Please respect copyright.PENANA6LZeKQVNsQ
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槍響之後,又是令人作嘔的歡聲。118Please respect copyright.PENANA8UrsfcLmoL
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逃兵躺在臥鋪上層,把衛生紙塞進耳朵。反抗權威的人不管什麼時代都有,但是最後都會屈服。能擁抱自由而死,在這個時代是種奢侈。118Please respect copyright.PENANA7Cg4cNVYcT
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狹窄艙房就像納沃駕駛座一樣,令人感到孤獨、又安心。118Please respect copyright.PENANAQO5ePadaAC
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「本艦即將抵達K62宇宙通訊站,請回到座位,繫緊安全帶⸺」
菸味瀰漫在簡素的辦公室中,一位中年男性盯著電腦,眉頭深鎖。118Please respect copyright.PENANALStepfn0JD
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「站長,關於調任的事……最近忠誠局盯很緊,你就再忍一下吧。」118Please respect copyright.PENANA0fbRQ4dqha
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螢幕中的人撇清責任,從太陽系遠渡而來的希望訊息,就這樣破滅了。118Please respect copyright.PENANA1gYRbEcRqE
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「幹,這種鬼地方誰能忍?」118Please respect copyright.PENANAPsQkXlhrec
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升遷之路困難重重,中年抱頭苦惱時,辦公室外傳來聲音。118Please respect copyright.PENANA3mjpNdUXLB
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「AIX小隊長克里門特,參見長官!」118Please respect copyright.PENANAweKki4ihpv
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「進來!」118Please respect copyright.PENANA2RcmyPi8w1
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「站長好,」精壯男子進門行禮。他的半邊頭部被金屬覆蓋,右眼換成機械鏡頭,奇特外表十足嚇人,「這是新兵派遣文件,請簽核。」118Please respect copyright.PENANAPUBKrD5LXP
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「嗯……」 K62通訊站的主人慵懶地接過電子紙,「隊長,聽說我們的登陸艦,跟前推基地一起失聯了?」118Please respect copyright.PENANAYg1Z86L0Qf
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「是,AIX小隊預計兩日後會護送物資降落,與山嶽基地部隊前往偵查。」118Please respect copyright.PENANAVeoQiOIAhe
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「努力點,我們需要好成績,」站長隨筆簽字、隨口問道:「你待這邊也很久了,不會想離開嗎?」118Please respect copyright.PENANAgdwsyJYtHH
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「一切遵照上層指示。」克里門特丟下一句籠統答案就敬禮離開。118Please respect copyright.PENANA6PRFDxyLnE
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「無聊的傢伙,無聊的地方……」中年男子轉身,看著窗外的壯麗雪白星球抱怨。118Please respect copyright.PENANAM7zs1aSrUJ
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離站長室遙遠的另一端,通訊站底層的格納庫中,鏗鏘聲響傳遍廣大空間,圓弧廊道看不見盡頭。逃兵和小狗跳出運輸船,一邊適應自轉造成的人工重力,一邊尋找調職單位。118Please respect copyright.PENANAAwnoJvWacL
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再指定地點迎接他們的,是一名身穿淡藍色駕駛裝的年輕軍官。118Please respect copyright.PENANAcjJTUi2Tzn
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「哦,到了到了!」爽朗聲音和俊俏外表相符,棕色蓬髮需要修剪。血統優良的自然人看起來沒有架子,「呃……CP27K的08號,還有23號?」118Please respect copyright.PENANAcUwbbA3HWM
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「是!遵照派遣命令前來報到!」118Please respect copyright.PENANAlt8jM6b4jU
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「我是副隊長,諾曼.艾里森,請多指教。」軍官轉過頭,向小隊機庫大喊,「喂,集合啦!」118Please respect copyright.PENANAhZF5kbo7rW
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從他後方走來兩個人,其中一位身材壯碩,粗曠五官散發殺氣;另一位矮小瘦弱,笑嘻嘻地看著菜鳥。他們是不同型號的複製人士兵。118Please respect copyright.PENANAayqxPlzp6Q
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「你們,向新人自我介紹一下吧。」118Please respect copyright.PENANAJ0qMG179L3
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「CP27B02……」高壯士兵沉默寡言,與身邊弟兄個性相反。118Please respect copyright.PENANAQxKsXlhJ2g
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「我是CP26W85,可以叫我小蟲,這個大隻佬是佛克,請多指教啦。」118Please respect copyright.PENANAF3qfwKricm
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矮小複製人擅長機械整備,佛克很明顯是為了肉搏戰而特化。118Please respect copyright.PENANAJU5WOCbtJI
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「等等,隊長來了。」諾曼抬起頭,隨即帶隊行禮。118Please respect copyright.PENANAZBq29TDHiZ
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二樓欄桿旁邊的人影舉手回禮,他就是克里門特.歐什可夫。半邊頭顱是機械零件,剩下半邊也是滿滿傷疤,本尊比資料照片還兇惡。118Please respect copyright.PENANA3x5TZO3bhU
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「新人跟我來,領完裝備之後再去找小蟲,他會說明你們坐機的狀況。」118Please respect copyright.PENANAXMa36bPA9U
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「是!」118Please respect copyright.PENANAQMHHUznozB
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跟著隊長來到庫房,逃兵和小狗換上駕駛裝。黑色耐G襯衣套上雪地迷彩服,領口內有電塑纖維氣密頭盔,肩膀上的「昂天」徽章提醒他們為誰賣命。其中最特別的,是一條智慧手錶,螢幕中顯示著8字符號。118Please respect copyright.PENANAvlxQjafZmu
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「記住,手錶還有機體,比你們的命更重要,那邊有制式佩刀,湊合著用吧。」118Please respect copyright.PENANAR4F4bugkF2
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「複製人也能帶刀?」兩人疑惑。118Please respect copyright.PENANAXDuufKXb81
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「下面是真正的前線,那些『榮譽象徵』砍不贏子彈,士官沒人要拿,至少讓你們帶著,多活一秒算一秒……對了,你們有綽號嗎?」
回到格納庫,穿上新裝備的兩人很快就記住隊友綽號,跟著小蟲一起仰望他們的機體。118Please respect copyright.PENANAPsJXkGq9Tu
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標準配備型納沃,藍白相間塗裝,裝甲縫隙中的能量導管溢出綠光。118Please respect copyright.PENANAnvshfFfw1r
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「語音互動式電子腦,主要目的是收集實戰資料,」小蟲滑動螢幕數據說道:「剛開始會有點詭異,早點習慣就好⸺逃兵,你的是那一台。」118Please respect copyright.PENANAPfSc5GHQeF
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頭部受損的納沃靜靜站著。一道刀疤從雷達元件延伸到左臉裝甲,破損的面罩形成獨眼般的造型。罪惡感作祟,逃兵想起了13號弟兄。118Please respect copyright.PENANAwaxJBknvjB
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「最近補給短缺,小傷沒辦法修補,放心,上一位駕駛的屍塊都清乾淨了。」118Please respect copyright.PENANAi5eEge27uc
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「他是被反裝甲炸彈炸死的?」小狗指著廢料區,一塊拆下的駕駛艙蓋上開了一個焦黑大洞。118Please respect copyright.PENANAi08f4JeP5a
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「是啊,直接把高溫金屬噴進去,好像是舊世紀武器的應用⸺就是駕駛太脆弱,帝國才會像這樣研發AI吧,啊……如果電子腦要開啟『超感官模式』,請忽略它。」118Please respect copyright.PENANAPDumiCpzj4
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小蟲的笑容難得消失,兩位新兵愣了一下。118Please respect copyright.PENANAUox3JKOpHf
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「算了,之後再聊,出擊之前要用完所有預設模組,讓電子腦也習慣你們,上去吧!」118Please respect copyright.PENANAk3VfeeWCqX
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坐進駕駛艙,逃兵環顧四周。內部配置差距不大,只是背後多了一個機關。那就是超感官模式開啟時,用來連結頭盔的元件。智慧手錶同步連線完成,按一下螢幕,核融合引擎就開始運轉。118Please respect copyright.PENANAN8shzlIogS
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「開始吧,BB(Bit Brain)。」118Please respect copyright.PENANAfeNbDWXZlM
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「初次見面:建議從基本動作開始,是否確認?」女性聲音從儀錶板傳出,電子合成的話語帶有些許磁性。118Please respect copyright.PENANAKk1vgqLmW5
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「確認。」118Please respect copyright.PENANABrLo5e3L5R
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「了解,啟動虛擬懸吊。」118Please respect copyright.PENANAQN86NpgDOx
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連接機體與天花板的液壓支架發出噪音,把兩架納沃拉向後方空間。在數據構成的戰鬥場景中,逃兵確實感受到新型電子腦的增益。118Please respect copyright.PENANALG608Dx1eg
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指令回饋的延遲時間不斷縮短,甚至還能先行預測自己的行動模式。驚嘆之餘,兩人順從本能沉浸在模擬畫面中,一轉眼就過了許久。118Please respect copyright.PENANAy5yjIM9Kdj
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「如何,你們要打一場嗎?同類相殘一下?」小蟲操作螢幕同時,克里門特隊長也來到現場,默默看著數據。118Please respect copyright.PENANA1ZuTGvMrdz
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「來吧,逃兵。」118Please respect copyright.PENANA3u2cZLxxcf
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「隨時奉陪。」118Please respect copyright.PENANAtBcOz3t9SB
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「很好!武裝設定是正式出擊裝備,沒用過試作型光束步槍吧?」118Please respect copyright.PENANAwWx6GMHe7g
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新場景被寫入電子腦。虛擬的純白雪原上,兩架納沃面對面站著。118Please respect copyright.PENANA6iogj2Ay8j
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「BB,解除限制器,G力緩衝全關。」逃兵果斷地下達指令。118Please respect copyright.PENANAOzsDWYpmQr
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「不建議,機體及駕駛皆會損壞⸺」118Please respect copyright.PENANAVyJEDUSb8G
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「每個電子腦都這樣講,照做就好。」118Please respect copyright.PENANAg1UYutyf22
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「了解。」118Please respect copyright.PENANA6ZS8u3KpIW
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鈴聲響起,兩機齊步衝向對手,在相撞前一瞬間又各自往左右跳開。118Please respect copyright.PENANADzxXA9Shjc
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雙方同時舉槍開火,高溫粒子射線交錯,在兩機腳邊爆炸。承受震波同時,逃兵操縱機體猛踩地面煞車。118Please respect copyright.PENANA7ClqMmCNhf
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「關節損傷,瞬間機動下降10%⸺」118Please respect copyright.PENANA28n6fH0vgS
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「全速噴射!」118Please respect copyright.PENANAw0j4QVJ2uA
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獨眼的納沃朝對手低空飛去,此時小狗已經站穩姿勢,擊出低出力模式的三連發光彈。逃兵駕機跳躍迴避,在空中瞄準敵人回擊。
「自掘墳墓!」小狗納沃左右閃躲,等待獵物著地的瞬間。118Please respect copyright.PENANA82lerO1CoD
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逃兵知道落地就會出現破綻,但他另有計策,「BB,全開逆噴射,我會看不到,準星就交給妳。」118Please respect copyright.PENANANmnRs3252d
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「了解,扳機是你的。」118Please respect copyright.PENANA0LMlHwPtV8
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獨眼納沃開啟所有推進器,爐心能量轉換成高溫氣體,轟起陣陣雪霧。118Please respect copyright.PENANAbgX7WdzvIB
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「抓到了!」小狗對預測地點射出致命一擊。光彈穿過白煙,卻沒有引發爆炸。118Please respect copyright.PENANAFnYPv58Jgl
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「目標鎖定⸺」電子腦的聲音快被耳鳴蓋過,逃兵忍受腦部缺血的痛苦,用力扣下扳機。118Please respect copyright.PENANAvME1nvhism
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步槍擊發、吹散風雪,獨眼納沃用橫躺之姿停在空中,高於對手鎖定的位置。下一秒,小狗機體的頭部炸開,模擬戰結束了。118Please respect copyright.PENANAh337WucVI6
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「哈,真大膽!」小蟲驚嘆,克里門特隊長則是笑著離開。118Please respect copyright.PENANA7ZCtwW95Z2
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「混蛋,只會來這招。」小狗不甘心地關閉模擬器。隔壁座艙內的逃兵大口呼吸,把身體抽離戰鬥狀態。118Please respect copyright.PENANAfkoXSfdqIa
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看著不要命的駕駛,電子腦出言關心,「23號,這種舉動只會減少你的生存率。」118Please respect copyright.PENANAlT7KxNYSbh
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「能活一秒……就值得了。」118Please respect copyright.PENANAzi8w4NyvCU
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「有趣的答案,也許我們可以幫助彼此。」118Please respect copyright.PENANANgvjmSINLd
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「幫助?」118Please respect copyright.PENANAlYhJY8XoEA
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「冠軍,下來啦,該收工囉,明天還要出擊哩!」小蟲準備關閉機庫,開始趕人。臨走前,逃兵回頭看了一下獨眼納沃,那個電子腦讓他莫名在意。118Please respect copyright.PENANAwMcITgNVUX
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離AIX小隊正式部署還有八個小時。118Please respect copyright.PENANAUrSM1QTnC4
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居住區塊的士官寢室中,克里門特把保養工具放回抽屜,卻遲遲沒有收手。他猶豫了一會兒,決定拿出埋在下層的泛黃照片。未經改造的他笑得燦爛,身旁弟兄的臉卻被塗黑。118Please respect copyright.PENANAuTjsQWOIMK
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同一時間,諾曼披著毛巾回到房間,隨手啟動桌上的投影裝置。妻子牽著小孩對他揮手,畫素不太清晰,卻還是能讓人心安。118Please respect copyright.PENANADFfvukypF0
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複製人臥鋪內塞滿行李,壯漢佛克的重量訓練更是佔據地面。小蟲在貼滿泳裝美女的角落呼呼大睡,上舖的小狗盯著天花板,默默預演任務流程。118Please respect copyright.PENANA41jWT1cL9R
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逃兵難以入眠,因為「幫助彼此」這段話一直閃過腦海。