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
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「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
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「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
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「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。