損毀的機甲和屍體一起被棄置在路上，任由風雪覆蓋。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvDjczVg9ae
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雖然遭遇埋伏，AIX小隊還是成功脫險。氣墊船載著物資和疲累的士兵抵達據點。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ93BzdYoNMn
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山嶽基地沿著山腰建造，背後就是天然屏障。這裡設有唯一一座宇宙船發射軌道，但是登陸艦失聯之後，它也派不上用場。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAte2fgpwEn
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「操，一臉沒事的樣子。」克里門特不悅地瞪著塔台上的基地指揮官。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvKfa7tNLqC
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「先休息吧，各位辛苦了。」諾曼帶著士兵走出停機坪，讓隊長前去處理公事。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡImM53Vvcsz
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營區內，忙碌的複製人與悠閒的自然人形成對比，這種景象逃兵很熟悉，也很討厭。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDv2pZLeWtc
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AIX小隊進入餐廳，這裡倒沒有嚴格的用餐規矩。不論階級，能吃的東西只有凍傷的蔬菜，還有來源不明的肉泥。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUnG7E2nYEk
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「唉，你們一定要試試這裡的魚，釣起來直接切片，比伙房好多了。」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNKVYuQxAf0
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「還有時間釣魚？」小狗懷疑地看著駐紮士兵。食物溫暖了腸胃，也舒緩了眾人情緒。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSCsybas4zv
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「話說，你們的外號怎麼來的？」副隊長開啟話閘子，「小蟲專門處理電腦的Bug，佛克嘛……你自己說吧。」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8vpxvP2jfT
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「我用叉子（Fork）殺了一個討厭鬼。」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9fUoccUdrg
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新人想起他們曾經被禁用刀叉，現在終於真相大白。諾曼補充說道：「還好我們隊長把他搞進來，不然又要少一個硬漢……小狗，你為什麼叫Puppy？」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHqXxPgAiDb
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「因為……我總是當某人的跟班吧。」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡExX7PCYkqi
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「是嗎……那你呢，逃兵（Flee）？」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhuJ4FJD8Rm
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「我曾經被帶出去，後來又回到這裡。」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpu7X3eXAav
83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZNWnoBfbBo
「原來如此……」副隊長的笑容漸漸消失，「那是你的主意嗎？」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj5wz33gp4L
83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTv7gGhp1xT
「不對，被強迫的……我想，我們的人生都是被強迫的。」逃兵忍不住說出心聲，其他隊員都尷尬地避開視線。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlDokNPFiBa
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諾曼放下餐具，凝重地說：「我從小就被灌輸帝國教條，但是長大之後……我發現很多東西跟所學有所出入……帝國並不完美，很多地方需要改善。」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLADUSVfgzj
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複製人士兵不敢回應。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZmpJpbEhYW
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「呵呵，總之……沒有人會被強迫的世界，就是我的目標。」知道自己不該提起禁忌，副隊長匆匆結尾。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsQpDPQLAhQ
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正常成長的人類，跟低賤商品比起來畢竟是雲泥之差。菁英教育讓思考範圍受限在高處，以為世界真的會變好。逃兵在心中嘲笑那個天真理念，卻也被自己的絕望嚇著。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7JMKRlQUCU
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「就算有電磁風暴，衛星偵察還是要看吧？」同一時間的基地司令部內，克里門特正在跟指揮官爭論。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpCOnC5ykFh
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「如果有敵人早就通知你了。」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIH3ul7nej9
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「失去戰艦情報網就跟著瓦解？還好，偷襲我們的只是雪賊⸺反抗軍這麼久都沒動靜，一定在準備襲擊，你們皮還不繃緊。」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTMPdKhImxQ
83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkWcuc8YSsR
「所以才要派AIX去把戰艦找回來！隊長，你直屬軍備部，在前線還是要聽命於我，注意用詞。」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqpL9qioGAG
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「是，遵命，請容我提出建言：加強防禦體制，跟赤道沿岸基地調派人手，釐清反抗軍動向再⸺」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4xY13WBNlx
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「駁回，優先確保登陸艦，這是命令。」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvC3cYxB73V
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「是……」克里門特不敬禮就離開了。腐敗高官只想維護名譽，把爛攤子丟給其他倒楣鬼。
天色漸暗，AIX隊員在整理寢室時，突然聽到諾曼的叫聲。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmL8e5CHJ1Y
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「住手，不能這樣對待俘虜！」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7XNzsJrqay
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「啥？你是糾察隊嗎？嘿嘿……想參一腳就說啊。」幾個酒醉士官正在玩弄一名裸體的當地女子。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUfjfQT4dcv
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「夠了，我會向本土告發你們。」諾曼推開醉漢想把俘虜牽走，突然，女子趁他不注意，奪去了他的腰間配槍。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3XbCiLZIfq
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「糟糕！」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ71jdYwywNp
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憤怒的槍口直指帝國侵略者，AIX小隊見狀立刻前去支援。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡse5915yRiq
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「冷靜……」諾曼步步接近俘虜，試著用肢體語言安撫她的情緒。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi16ojZN9Np
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「賤人，去死⸺」女子全身顫抖，用她再熟悉不過的帝國語言咒罵。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡki8AHE4rWy
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眼看保險被扣下，諾曼一個箭步向前握住手槍，把拇指擋在扳機後方。異國的尖銳嘶吼傳遍基地，直到女子被完全壓制，才轉為啜泣。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhp6nZHzmEC
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「別假好心了，這裡是戰場。」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcoGQORbWaU
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醒酒的軍官把俘虜上銬帶走。諾曼垂著頭，默默起身離去，小隊員們也無可奈何。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyL76pMv8kY
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被輪暴致死之後丟到河裡，女人的命運變得更加悲慘。善意的援手只會造成反效果，戰爭就是如此殘酷，但，逃兵實在無法逼自己習慣；威爾斯實在無法放下這些悲劇。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUJfgGL7plK
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他記得養父母的聲音，還有奪走兩人的子彈；他記得貪得無厭的高層嘴臉，那些不把人當人看的價值觀；他記得殺過的敵兵，以及死去的戰友。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2CI99HOJwF
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往失聯基地的路上，被破壞殆盡的村莊；被冰雪覆蓋的屍體，都在威爾斯心中留下烙印。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSPSrt8F8Gp
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如果有力量，他會反抗嗎？
AIX小隊和十二架陸戰隊納沃在山丘上集結，不遠處就是失聯的前推基地。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhhd8sJMlm9
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望遠鏡頭能清楚看到龍王級登陸艦停靠在基地中央，俯瞰的衛星影像則是沒有找到敵人蹤影。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTOfiV3vWLS
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「如何，要進攻嗎？」陸戰隊長詢問克里門特意見。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEQ4HrhdImU
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「謹慎行事，花一點時間掃描地雷。」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw4RnIa5A2F
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「好，傳令！在周邊插針！」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv107ZvLGn2
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數架納沃把筒狀感應裝置刺進雪中，利用震波偵測地層。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcBzMB4ZsbP
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「目標就在眼前了說。」小蟲撐著下巴枯等。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5RFj7Uq9A7
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「一定有埋伏。」諾曼深呼吸，想將昨晚的事件拋在腦後。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡely7gMzmPq
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同時間，某處山谷上的針葉林裡。身穿厚重雪衣，臉被護目鏡和布料遮蓋的人影緩緩移動，對後續部隊比了一些手勢。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkCsGHhqgtV
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「掃描完成，同步開始。」納沃機兵能藉由地面基地和宇宙通信站互換情報，天氣良好時，所有帝國軍都能共享資訊。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0JCYYdO0Cj
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「到處都是地雷，」克里門特敲了敲金屬頭殼，「船上可能也有陷阱，要想辦法連接艦橋電腦，無人偵察機呢？」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiWH8CaS1zF
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「內部通訊被關閉，無法遠端遙控……如果他們用化學引信，EMP攻擊也沒效……要拆彈開路上去嗎？」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqvDngVXMNi
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「太久了，反抗軍可能會趁機行動。」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFRffyynMhi
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「看來只能叫一個過去試探試探。」陸戰隊長做出決定，用一架納沃換取情報，勉強划算。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡthlvDYwBH1
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「AIX的機體很貴，叫你的人去。」克里門特袒護隊員，諾曼則是眉頭深鎖。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvFaAJTyGYC
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眾人看著一架陸戰隊納沃跳過地雷陣，成功降落到戰艦甲板上。沒有爆炸，有幾隻鳥類被嚇跑。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs0dYgBqvSJ
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「Delta05，連接艦橋，看看裡面情況。」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRhzO9PO8YR
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「了解，開啟接觸線路，掃描開始。」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrtCibVONJw
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同時間，潛伏於林地內的戰士走向高聳草叢，用力掀開偽裝布。樹枝葉片崩落，數台納蘭機甲暴露在夕陽之下。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyEvmfae7y1
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「Delta05報告，發現有人在艦橋裡面開啟公用頻道！」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuUZsqve0nN
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「全員戰鬥態勢，把訊號接過來！」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSjBMHdTGRz
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納沃部隊屏息聽著充滿雜訊的電波，神秘發話人是口氣卑微的男性。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWjTR54n9DL
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「那個……炸彈的話不用擔心……」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡunGCgZ9ZWU
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「會講帝國語嗎？表明身分！」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiLRHyPYLY3
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「啊，是！我叫林克．李，『和平重工』的研究員……以前啦……」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1rV0A4fQ5O
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「這傢伙我知道，」陸戰隊長想起那個衰鬼被丟到前線，露出百般不願的表情，「你說炸彈怎麼了？」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv08aUD9A13
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「我都解除了，累死人……呃，地上的我就沒辦法啦……」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnH3BitgpeD
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「有其他活人嗎？」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAEHwzrllVF
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「只有我而已……嘿嘿。」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzFgUzqEy5I
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「小心為上。」克里門特對陸戰隊長使了個眼色。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmCkQKxyccw
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「好吧，Delta05，把他帶過來，其他人開始紮營，保持警戒！」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9BmnyyGm9p
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船艦經過掃描之後沒有異常，部隊在地雷區旁邊設置了一座臨時指揮站，兩位軍官在裡面質問倖存者。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE7JalCQhqL
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「為什麼只剩下你，其他人都死了？」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYdwfb64LK1
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「我躲很好啊，反抗軍走了我才跑出來。」駝背、滿頭亂髮、帶著眼鏡的瘦弱男子，符合科學家的刻板印象。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcJATKJxHPB
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「為什麼不跟山嶽基地聯絡？」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2tosd8v1aK
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「我試過，可是天氣很糟⸺」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSsfP4ZtiVV
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克里門特直接打斷扭捏的科學家，「一艘戰艦連基地一起被摸掉，是不是你放敵人進來的？」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL2XB2YQJ2Y
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「我、我沒有！如果我是間諜，你們早就被炸死了！」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLAJIPetLkA
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「總之，先讓部隊登艦，再帶他回去拷問。」陸戰隊長只想快點離開，吩咐士兵把林克帶出帳篷。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhAfDmgTD5I
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逃兵駕駛獨眼納沃經過附近時，發現科學家用陶醉視線看著自己。電子腦再螢幕上表達不安。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkGoC7TTFUz
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他可能已經發現我的異常數據，如果要實行計畫就不能等太久了，威爾斯。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVteyYjPhkH
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「就在今晚……」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjVmnUwAR1u
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當帝國部隊成功啟動龍王級登陸艦時，前推基地已經被夜色壟罩。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMKJtU0teWV
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伸手不見五指的黑暗中，戴著護目鏡的雪衣戰士按下遙控開關。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡATmoY7JgmI
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一連串爆炸造成強烈震動，山頂積雪開始崩落，不斷累積質量往下方的設施侵襲而去。突如其來的轟音把山嶽基地指揮官嚇醒。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyNfsElps9z
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「敵襲！山嶽基地遭遇敵襲！」龍王級艦橋中，通訊員大聲喊道。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNwa8XCjYpd
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「可惡，這裡只是誘餌嗎？」陸戰隊長咋舌，反抗軍竟然看準兵力減少的據點發動攻勢，「把遠端影像接過來！」83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡheukXlgSmW
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鏡頭拍到基地圍牆被雪塊沖毀，開出一條路讓敵軍直搗黃龍。下一秒，火箭彈貫穿塔台，指揮中心內的官兵都被炸成碎片，訊號也隨之中斷。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡor1Pq6zaR4
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機甲部隊用履帶和滑雪板奔馳在夜色中，甲蟲角飾的黑色巨人舉起左臂打椿機，蒸氣從儲存槽噴射而出，推動鋼釘貫穿駐軍納沃胸口。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmgO90Y9q0G
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另一架機兵舉起步槍想反擊時，手臂直接被電鋸砍斷。白鯨標誌的黃色納蘭踢開斷手納沃，用三連火箭炮將之轟殺。83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXJ644qnDTB
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合金裝甲也無法抵擋雪崩般的攻勢，在反抗軍的狼煙之下，山嶽基地陷落。
