九時過半,楓垚打著呵欠回到教堂二樓,身體的恢復比想像中要快,酸痛已經減消不少,剩下的也無大礙,就是精神上還有些疲倦,沒精打彩。17Please respect copyright.PENANAgu9juGPf5W
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這時,一位披著長直金髮的男士迎面走來,對於楓垚而言是全新面貌,從未見過。17Please respect copyright.PENANAZDO95Js5NV
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「早上好,新來的教士。」男士率先開口,戴著如陽光般的笑容,溫曖人心。17Please respect copyright.PENANAljCgxbsy09
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「早上好。」楓垚總覺得他的面貌熟悉,好像在哪裡見過,他左思右想,脫口而出:17Please respect copyright.PENANAsT1jqBPjFX
「艾爾?」17Please respect copyright.PENANAfh9Cr6iO39
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「你見過我的弟弟?」男士對此早已習慣。17Please respect copyright.PENANAKaQyL246gN
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原來是艾爾的哥哥……楓垚連忙道:17Please respect copyright.PENANANPTXLen0Nf
「抱歉,失禮了。」17Please respect copyright.PENANAqkCAPV0uRK
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「不要在意,大家都說我們兩兄弟長得神似。」男士擺擺手,自我介紹道:17Please respect copyright.PENANANB9LipOc3I
「我是博爾。」17Please respect copyright.PENANADrntx4YXCD
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是另一位執事……楓垚從君柳口裡聽過這個名字,回應道:17Please respect copyright.PENANA2RtHEYHLiH
「楓垚。」17Please respect copyright.PENANArrJ7sIezt7
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簡單打過招呼後,兩人各自離去,楓垚對這位執事有個大概評價:17Please respect copyright.PENANAXgiVhQU8ZT
「與君柳的內斂截然不同,就像是春日的暖陽。」17Please respect copyright.PENANASyBytzMDjc
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他敲擊1017號房的門,這次卻沒有得到回應,知道君柳不在後,他便轉頭去敲擊1016號房的門,那是薇安老師的工作間,同樣沒有得回應。17Please respect copyright.PENANAiMb06uPRWD
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「都不在嗎?」楓垚心有疑惑,來到1013號房,上課的房間,打算邊閱讀剩下的書籍,邊等待他們回來。17Please respect copyright.PENANAR3ke3qiavN
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很快,他進入了專注的狀態,一頭埋進知識的弘洋。17Please respect copyright.PENANAKsozeK7meB
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1007號房,會議室。17Please respect copyright.PENANARg0o4jWKZy
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長桌兩旁一邊坐著三個人,分別是君柳、倖存者克里、調查者尼婭;另一邊坐著二個人,分別是與楓垚同行音樂會的艾爾和老師薇安。17Please respect copyright.PENANAl2VoZvojBr
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長桌為首的是白髮紫瞳少女靈芝,她一改往日的稚氣,全神貫注地審閱桌面的文件,那是一份份詳細的調查報告。17Please respect copyright.PENANAjIk1qMKUGb
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咿呀。17Please respect copyright.PENANAmUHFqTqIdo
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房門被推開,長金髮的博爾走進來,掛著標誌性的笑容。他在長桌旁的空位坐低,向各位打過招呼後便收歛笑容。17Please respect copyright.PENANAGfLhzxUEO1
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「開始吧。」靈芝放低文件,望向君柳,這位調查的發起者。17Please respect copyright.PENANAxZuUFNGdVM
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君柳接過目光,點頭道:17Please respect copyright.PENANA2FDrBJzzh3
「對方最少有兩人,住居於銀鐘街,畢生旅館,221號房,主要外出時間為中午12時至下午3時,無法確定其神賜,危險評級暫定為二等。」17Please respect copyright.PENANAF4QFCsR99Q
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陳述過基本背景後,他又補充道:17Please respect copyright.PENANAMGAeR9I47a
「我認為要通報軍方協助抓捕,將可能造成的損害降至最低。」17Please respect copyright.PENANA1Ow8kAVTW3
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博爾卻搖起頭:17Please respect copyright.PENANAdDhw8zeoIX
「很可惜,由於邊境問題,少校級以上的人物已經被調走,最快要一個星期才回歸。」17Please respect copyright.PENANAujEYoQDcyD
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少校級以下的人物並無權力調動軍隊,除非城市發佈赤級以上警示,說白了,這次指望不了軍方的幫助,君柳指尖敲著桌面說:17Please respect copyright.PENANAQL5D2zC0a3
「沒有人知道他們什麼時候會行動,必需抓緊時間,搶佔先機。」17Please respect copyright.PENANAJ7GRuCFjQC
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一時間大家都拿不定主意,無人出聲回應,會議室內陷入沉默。17Please respect copyright.PENANAc3RwWVGbOI
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「不能拖延。」靈芝果斷下達指示,17Please respect copyright.PENANAs9EG4PzT4p
「薇安,你去通知軍方,雖然他們不能參與抓捕,但亦有責任協助附近市民撤離。17Please respect copyright.PENANAcMKbx5RtHs
「博爾、艾爾、尼婭,你們跟我前去圍捕,君柳你留守教會以應付突發情況。17Please respect copyright.PENANAS5VbJDhW5c
「稍作準備,11點起行。」17Please respect copyright.PENANAsZIjgkxnon
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靈芝講得非常隱晦,沒有直接道出叫君柳看守楓垚,而是轉換詞彙暗示,君柳當然瞭解,神色自若。17Please respect copyright.PENANApqx87RsMeD
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「司鐸大人,我…我呢?」倖存者克里忽然發聲,他指著自己,擺出不敢置信的表情,他無法相信行動名單裡沒有自己。17Please respect copyright.PENANA0KeYdY6Mpd
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「抱歉,我不能讓你去。」靈芝直說,沒有掩飾。17Please respect copyright.PENANAZkpvB1HdKV
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克里張嘴嗡動,好幾次他都差點將那句「為什麼」吐出,卻忍住衝動,久久無語,他垂下腦袋閉合了眼,聲線平平地道:17Please respect copyright.PENANA95t8BDoqQS
「明白了。」17Please respect copyright.PENANAE0a5GpXrMj
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看著克里頹喪的模樣,尼婭想要安慰他,卻不知從何落手,打消了念頭。17Please respect copyright.PENANAFWXjqMPxvk
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「對於倉促的指示,我很抱歉。」靈芝站立而起,微微向前鞠身,凝重地說:17Please respect copyright.PENANAvX2Han8UG1
「那群瘋子就像不穩定的火山,我們必需與時間競賽。」17Please respect copyright.PENANADxOnWAzzX4
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在座的各位頷首回應,神情並無過多波動,自成為能力者的那天起,他們便作好了與危機作伴的覺悟。17Please respect copyright.PENANABQVpIRofXM
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距離11點還有一個小時,也意味著他們只剩一個小時做該做的事。17Please respect copyright.PENANAnzlyvUcYFs
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「散會。」17Please respect copyright.PENANAZ1UfkIEw2L
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楓垚閱讀著一本叫作《神賜記錄》的書籍,上面記載了各式各樣的神賜能力,而這些不過冰山一角,未被記載的要多太多。忽然,他聽到門外「咚咚咚」聲乍起,他好奇地拉開房門,眼前出現眾多熟悉的面孔。17Please respect copyright.PENANArFdo03myoY
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同時出現…開完會?關於罪神廷的?楓垚有所推斷,眼見君柳走近,開口問道:17Please respect copyright.PENANAxbfdafaskF
「關於罪神廷的行動?」17Please respect copyright.PENANAZgjYoLnZZH
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君柳直接了當地道:17Please respect copyright.PENANAKhBfl9gphM
「抓捕行動,今天。」17Please respect copyright.PENANA5Xo5Q9sOil
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會不會太快了?不過他們自有定斷……楓垚點頭道:17Please respect copyright.PENANA4rUbYfT57D
「祝你好運。」17Please respect copyright.PENANAble1Xd9tge
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君柳卻擺頭否認:17Please respect copyright.PENANANULGBMimGR
「不,我只需留守教會。」17Please respect copyright.PENANAz1tdD9y7kl
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看守我嗎?楓垚沒有道破,轉話題轉開:17Please respect copyright.PENANAPu0Qv7a5tG
「需要我做些什麼嗎?」17Please respect copyright.PENANAFpbtPXN49b
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「不需要。」君柳睄了眼門後那疊堆起的書籍,不作停留,回去1017號房。17Please respect copyright.PENANAv0Hnb46mts
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楓垚返回書堆旁,嘆氣道:17Please respect copyright.PENANApBxeTdQmTC
「事情今日就要解決了,希望順利吧。」17Please respect copyright.PENANA5cwgbBTyne
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他左右扭動脖子後,再次埋頭浸入知識汪洋裡去。17Please respect copyright.PENANAB2BfOPFshd
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11時正,博爾、艾爾、尼婭來到畢生旅館,稍為將情況透露給旅館老闆,內容為住客裡有不法份子,讓他逐一請離住客。距離罪神廷那人活動的時間還有近一小時,綽綽有餘。17Please respect copyright.PENANAoXWJ5ZIgG6
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當然,安慰老闆的工作少不了,包括行動後的賠償,這部分會由教會及軍方分擔,因為君龍城是座軍城,由軍方直接管轄。17Please respect copyright.PENANALAMavDMMta
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軍方暫定最高話事人,康納上尉表示願意配合在外圍形成人網,以杜絕罪神廷的後路,這行為其實超出了上尉被允許的限度,不過他堅決為之,說是不能讓罪神廷那幫狗東西活著離開吞龍城。17Please respect copyright.PENANAk89UDdirsm
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11時過半,旅館老闆仍忙碌著敲起各戶的房門,表示歉意並告知緊急情況,期間他一舉一動都放得異常輕盈,生怕動靜稍大會讓那不法份子有所察覺。他冷汗直流,他這輩子以來頭一次如此焦慮。17Please respect copyright.PENANAfbS0TS4Ucz
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11時50分,住客全數撤離,除了221號房,附近的住戶都被通知不要出門,把門窗鎖好。17Please respect copyright.PENANAYq29h5gd1l
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教會三人穿著束身戰鬥服,腰間配備銀匕首,在離旅館不遠的樓底戒備著。由於221號房窗簾密實,他們無法得知裡面的情況。17Please respect copyright.PENANANitrBQbnDF
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博爾啪搭打開懷錶,12點10分,他揮手道:17Please respect copyright.PENANAya0qRgF9z3
「行動開始。」17Please respect copyright.PENANAlpQn1FK8Fc
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博爾身先士卒,走在前頭,其餘二人緊隨後。推開旅館大門,裡面一遍死寂,毫無生氣,就像被荒廢的舊宅。17Please respect copyright.PENANAqqaGcwSUkB
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咚咚咚。17Please respect copyright.PENANAcJzSBmp0nT
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腳踭踩在木板的聲音像被放大了幾倍,聽著格外響亮。三人順利來到二樓,無人放鬆警惕,因為接下來才是關鍵時刻。17Please respect copyright.PENANAv8yxtS1P3U
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忽然,博爾側角瞄到一些飄浮著的細微泡沫,他瞬間反應道:17Please respect copyright.PENANAj8RJ3Y1g2a
「趴下。」17Please respect copyright.PENANA07Mox2aYza
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可還是晚了,泡沫頓時崩潰,狂風、高溫伴隨恐怖的破壞氣息瞬間擴散。同層的窗戶玻璃破碎一地,幾道半敝開的房門被吹斷,在空中相互碰撞,分裂成條條支木,朝博爾三人的方向劃去。17Please respect copyright.PENANAU8uYuo5u6G
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艾爾與尼婭措不及防,被狂風重重地扇到後牆上,幸虧最後一刻,他們反應過來發動神賜緩衝,不然巨大的衝擊力會讓他們直接暈倒過去。儘管如此,兩人還是各自受到不同程度的傷勢。17Please respect copyright.PENANASnDqZ3pAor
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艾爾半截身被碧藍水晶包裹住,鮮紅自頭頂緩緩流下,劃過臉頰,他感覺身體像洩了氣般軟弱無力,意識模模糊糊,昏昏欲睡。17Please respect copyright.PENANAVhw2UXmatx
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另一邊,尼婭則感覺好上許多,她的四肢變為堅韌的植物藤蔓,往後伸展交織成網形,牢牢地架住她,除了手腳陣陣麻痺並無大礙。17Please respect copyright.PENANAtmdpsTCU9T
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博爾則反應迅速,調整身手順著狂風被吹起,在半空滑翔一段距離,避開熾熱的高溫。在腳尖觸地的一刻,他底下的影子忽地膨脹,蔓延至樓層的各處。17Please respect copyright.PENANAKHneQa2YyA
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外人看來,那根本就是一口無底深淵,幽黑將半個樓層淹沒,抹去周遭事物的輪廓,抹去「方向」二字,而且仍在貪婪地向外延伸擴張。17Please respect copyright.PENANAWeYLUCfUaK
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無數粗壯幼削的墨黑尖刺突地鼓出,空間被填得密密麻麻,將衝刺而來的支木全數粉碎。17Please respect copyright.PENANA3g8DVkUl72