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距離太陽系一千光年遠的極寒行星「K62f」,帝國部隊成功奪回戰艦,卻也中了原住民反抗軍的調虎離山之計。287Please respect copyright.PENANAkJl29BB2Qg
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山嶽基地被攻陷、新型AI遭竊、脫隊的士兵與科學家逃亡在外、一名自然人士官重傷、一名K型複製人死亡。如此損失,讓報告十分難看。287Please respect copyright.PENANAcI5PAoMUqT
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軍事會議開始前,克里門特利用空檔,進入赤道基地的醫療中心探視諾曼。287Please respect copyright.PENANASVLYwOyYw1
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「他的狀況如何?」287Please respect copyright.PENANAnEZPOixNKu
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「已經穩定了,可是,」醫護官站在病房門口,面有難色,「失血過多的後遺症,以他的國民階級來說,能取得的資源….…」287Please respect copyright.PENANAwb7m1GNWn2
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「不要緊,我會安排一艘回火星的船….…讓我跟他獨處一下吧?」287Please respect copyright.PENANA7PF98maNgC
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打開房門,陽光照進克里門特的機械義眼。尚未凍結的沿岸景色清幽,反而讓維生儀器格外刺耳。諾曼接著各種管子癱在床上,對外界刺激毫無反應。287Please respect copyright.PENANA2oy7NOp6xd
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「小子,你會被安置回故鄉,跟家人過簡單的生活….…」克里門特走到窗邊,拉上遮光簾幕,「以後別再插手政治了。」287Please respect copyright.PENANABepgBEnXKJ
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叮囑換回沉默,外頭的海浪聲冰冷又孤獨。287Please respect copyright.PENANA9CXFXEAtJd
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上級指派給老兵的秘密任務是營造意外,拔起破壞體制的異端幼苗。這次的目標⸺諾曼副隊長還保有性命,該說是幸運,還是不幸?287Please respect copyright.PENANAyhGHw4NYWA
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「唉,你如果能奇蹟復原,大概還是會一頭栽進這個糞坑吧。」287Please respect copyright.PENANAjdsK8C9zm6
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抱持改革理念,就被視為眼中釘,可悲的有為青年瞪著天花板,瞳孔深處只剩虛無。桌上的小型投影器吸引克里門特目光,像素組成的妻子與孩童,一起對著病床微笑。287Please respect copyright.PENANAayJQOIzbdy
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「真羨慕你….…別再讓她們難過了。」287Please respect copyright.PENANAvUo6SaJi0g
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離開病房,克里門特不再回頭。任務沒有對錯,只需要一個聽話的齒輪去執行,老兵是這樣存活下來的,也只能這樣存活。287Please respect copyright.PENANAmCwdvJVODW
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只會順流而下的枯枝,要將逆流而上的魚群砸得粉碎,現在,一條大魚出現了。
獨眼納沃拿著同型機兵的首級,胸口駕駛艙呈開放狀態。背叛帝國的複製人與逃亡科學家跪在雪地上,雙手抱頭,面對反抗軍隊伍。287Please respect copyright.PENANAVN2teIoV1x
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「這是辨識度最高的衛星影像。」情報官敲了一下戰略螢幕。帝國將士們聚集在基地指揮中心,觀看報告書。287Please respect copyright.PENANAawW5QSoRhk
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「08號機被斬首了?他想討好那些野蠻人嗎?」287Please respect copyright.PENANAJF1SBMVQm5
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「看來這招很有用,請看其他照片……」287Please respect copyright.PENANA3fmO8SbCo1
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螢幕顯示出連續高空攝影:反抗軍扣押俘虜,用運輸車載著納沃消失在風雪中。287Please respect copyright.PENANA8zjcHYYkfZ
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「他們分兩路行進,擄獲機體的部隊是主力,往南東去了。」287Please respect copyright.PENANAnx7BYrLcq8
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「南東……」克里門特拉動電子地圖,「要去首都嗎?」287Please respect copyright.PENANAuDCS4eVUBC
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「路線上的小聚落『奇‧穆阿帕』是鐵路節點,他們可能會混在遣送難民的火車裡,讓我們不好出手。」287Please respect copyright.PENANAFlqUDFz8CK
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「為什麼不好出手? 」287Please respect copyright.PENANA0Ca8A0jwVB
「首都巫女的中立條約啊。 」287Please respect copyright.PENANAKlspHWnF3g
「太陽系還有人會管? 」287Please respect copyright.PENANAv40E629NYc
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各部隊長七嘴八舌討論,只有克里門特保持沉默。287Please respect copyright.PENANAzEPiTrnbym
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「那個條約經過本土核定,要拿來安撫外環獨立聲浪,多虧一軍團的『仁將』,本季的戰略主旨變成『不戰而屈人之兵』……媽的。」287Please respect copyright.PENANAVYxryikJDK
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「他們多會包裝?我們也可以改資料啊!」287Please respect copyright.PENANAdh5brZF9Wk
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「馬上就要總結彙報……要是隨意出手,上面又要囉嗦什麼:破壞當地向心力。」287Please respect copyright.PENANA3Y5kXKScUo
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「咳嗯!」總指揮官⸺通訊站的站長止住喧囂,在螢幕上隔空點名,「克里門特,AIX的機體被偷走,很不妙吧?」287Please respect copyright.PENANABGEusYImyT
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「是,如果報上去,絕非幾支申誡能夠解決。」287Please respect copyright.PENANA9w6X4wnS2D
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戰情室靜了下來。站長沒有回話,只是用力盯著老兵。287Please respect copyright.PENANAriZAzOY65v
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「本人會負起責任,帶領AIX小隊全力奪回那架納沃。」287Please respect copyright.PENANAH7l9Z77DIe
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「其實,剛才有消息說……軍備部把AIX計畫取消了,所有硬體都必須廢棄……」287Please respect copyright.PENANAp4Ukg0KQtt
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「什麼?」287Please respect copyright.PENANAynNkazB3c5
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「沒有什麼,就跟我說的一樣,隊長,你這次不會有其他單位支援,了解嗎?」287Please respect copyright.PENANAfjtmBJA8EK
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失去價值的部隊,只換來高官的冷眼旁觀。287Please respect copyright.PENANAZP4aUJ4bee
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「了……解。」287Please respect copyright.PENANACcZZylqX44
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「很好,AIX就去找叛徒,如果『失手』波及民間車輛,逼出反抗軍也行……」站長起身,攝影機遲了一秒追上,「彙報裡的數字要好,陸戰隊不能再增加損失,這攸關我的人頭。」287Please respect copyright.PENANAn4gNWvnV6T
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「不敬禮解散!」287Please respect copyright.PENANA6thylrYVU6
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曾經有人說:軍中如家庭。287Please respect copyright.PENANApMhkecf0JP
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事過境遷,沒有一個戰友去跟老兵搭話。287Please respect copyright.PENANALgTMuteJYd
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狂浪轟擊岩壁,造成砰然巨響。克里門特一如往常面無表情,心中的怒濤,卻是永無止盡。
赤道沿岸戰略中心,是帝國在此星球的第一個大型據點。落腳懸崖高地,前有海洋;後有山峰,實屬難攻不落之要塞。287Please respect copyright.PENANAvzgR8KtJIS
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垂直岩壁上被開了一個方形大洞,裡面容納了近百架納沃機兵。小蟲和佛克正在做例行整修,氣氛凝重,平時聒噪的複製人都不發一語。隊員突然少了一半,難免士氣低迷。287Please respect copyright.PENANAwI3UYOgYXK
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「五分鐘後簡報室集合,要出任務了。」287Please respect copyright.PENANA96h3EAS3oF
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孔武有力的聲音終結沉默,克里門特隊長走向兩人,「給我調出狙擊槍、肩掛武裝貨櫃、無人偵查機。」287Please respect copyright.PENANAeu6ym66vAC
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小蟲丟開螺絲起子,露出笑容,「嘿嘿,『鐵面死神』重出江湖囉?」287Please respect copyright.PENANABRxUCCVLQL
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佛克板著臉,把120mm砲彈扛上掛架,「這次只有我們嗎?」287Please respect copyright.PENANARXvqq5O29n
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「對,只有我們『獨斷行動』攻擊民間載具。」287Please respect copyright.PENANAc3RGYEcve3
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「也好,人多反而礙事……」287Please respect copyright.PENANANitsfm00yZ
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「媽的,很快就能跟這鬼地方說掰掰啦!」287Please respect copyright.PENANAAKoHJtaaj5
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三人心知肚明,他們就算完成任務也會背上違紀責任。即將報廢的工具,用完最後一次就可以丟了。287Please respect copyright.PENANAHRfobSTGNM
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最後一次,克里門特提醒自己。最後一次,回到他賴以為生的戰場,隨著本能漂流,目標就會無所遁形。287Please respect copyright.PENANAn2h8rR4CDm
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之後的事,活著在說。287Please respect copyright.PENANANRDQix59Id
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「你跑不掉的……23號。」