
第十六章:黑衣試煉
校舍近在咫尺,亞利卻猛地止步。51Please respect copyright.PENANA90Wp5sc2q3
一股無形壓力撲面而來,彷彿整片天空正壓落於此。51Please respect copyright.PENANAGoy5vtlLiO
周遭寂靜得異常,如巨獸屏息潛伏──那是他熟悉的壓迫感,風暴中心的死寂。51Please respect copyright.PENANAgX7203zZSv
「停下來!」51Please respect copyright.PENANAnM7sUuge4a
他反射性伸手,一把拉回阿薩琳。51Please respect copyright.PENANArvq3ZY3cPP
下一瞬──黑色巨星無聲墜落。無塵、無響,卻如墓碑般壓入空氣,沉重得讓人無法呼吸。51Please respect copyright.PENANA7Sbb3pqvlJ
亞利瞳孔緊縮,低聲喃喃:「……修奈達,師傅?」51Please respect copyright.PENANAVgZsRzHwXh
空氣隨之變形。51Please respect copyright.PENANAapOTE1J8MH
詭異的遲滯感自地面擴散,像空間被拖入深淵。51Please respect copyright.PENANAPgkmeqQS0r
亞利試著邁步,卻連膝蓋都難以驅動。51Please respect copyright.PENANA96PWAz9keJ
他立刻明白──神器「達克尼斯」的固有能力:51Please respect copyright.PENANA7PUHIoWvRS
負力場。51Please respect copyright.PENANAOWjHAbbtZC
時間未靜止,卻彷彿被壓縮、剝奪,令一切行動變得遲緩。51Please respect copyright.PENANAvy3NrwVdBB
阿薩琳也陷入束縛,她欲抽劍,卻像手穿越泥沼──劍柄就在眼前,卻觸不可及。51Please respect copyright.PENANAt7pj9wWaHf
但這股壓力,沒能抹去她的戰意。51Please respect copyright.PENANAngpD6TjUyz
柯布蘭德應聲而鳴,主動離鞘,如一道決絕之光,奔向她的手中。51Please respect copyright.PENANA1euyuxEWW8
選王之劍再啟極限驅動,阿薩琳怒喝:「這種妖術──困不住我!」51Please respect copyright.PENANAtOehG36S6J
劍光炸裂,奧義爆發。極大斬擊·斷界的輝刃!51Please respect copyright.PENANAgTU3zt6pv7
那斬擊如斷裂空間的裁決,直劈修奈達。51Please respect copyright.PENANAbbQFXzUWwV
黑騎士不動如山,右手揮出──暗邪龍劍!51Please respect copyright.PENANAzoRtA3JPJo
漆黑裂刃呼應而生,與輝刃在空中十字相撞。51Please respect copyright.PENANAN7kfu3CrOp
光與影彼此噬咬,最終雙雙消散。51Please respect copyright.PENANALqprvN4tgN
阿薩琳毫不氣餒,反而撇嘴冷笑:「暖身而已──接下來才是重頭戲。」51Please respect copyright.PENANA56eeQxsUnT
她再次啟動柯布蘭德,劍身炙亮如焚,蓄勢待發。51Please respect copyright.PENANAAtGW7pXr4Q
亞利站在原地,神情複雜。51Please respect copyright.PENANA1vTcONjd57
除了雷碧亞,他從未見過有人能突破這片負力領域。51Please respect copyright.PENANAM6uA9pXX5o
而自己……依舊寸步難行。51Please respect copyright.PENANATuxaT6AgZL
這份落差,令他無法接受。51Please respect copyright.PENANAg07TDzkEq0
亞利無意與師父為敵,51Please respect copyright.PENANARIaeyVpPMp
但──連走近對話都辦不到,那他還算什麼?51Please respect copyright.PENANA5TQfqKnWvG
這念頭如火種,點燃他體內沉睡的意志。51Please respect copyright.PENANADMwO2u25Yb
克拉姆有了回應。51Please respect copyright.PENANAc9fswD0nac
波動光躍動劍身,如破曉般撕開遲滯結界,亞利的身體回到正常的時間流速。51Please respect copyright.PENANAcz7sYem9Rx
阿薩琳見狀揚眉一笑:「就知道你會追上來。」51Please respect copyright.PENANAT8QKPv4TwE
亞利淡然一笑:「這次讓妳搶先,下次就換我了。」51Please respect copyright.PENANAfa7cs4iCTu
兩把神器共鳴,蒼藍與白金的光交織激盪,像主人的默契化作波動──51Please respect copyright.PENANAoER8GAVVqi
一剛一柔、一進一退,絕妙平衡。51Please respect copyright.PENANAcEZOlVXZdf
阿薩琳情緒高漲,興奮拔劍笑道:51Please respect copyright.PENANAuAftdPwzTZ
「這傢伙一定是剛才那群恐怖分子的幕後首領吧?走啦,我們一起打爆他!」51Please respect copyright.PENANARshplqZXar
她完全不認識眼前這位黑影般矗立的男人,只把他當作敵軍高層。51Please respect copyright.PENANAtrD78MmlSR
亞利卻只能苦笑,這情況太難解釋,他猶豫片刻,低聲說:51Please respect copyright.PENANAK9VHb7ANIF
「……這裡,交給我來處理,好嗎?」51Please respect copyright.PENANAbMrTfMt1aX
阿薩琳皺眉,雖然困惑,但仍選擇相信他。51Please respect copyright.PENANAD6wwNSI8Nk
她收劍退開半步,提醒一句:51Please respect copyright.PENANAp7dtZK9P95
「那你小心點,這傢伙看起來不太對勁。」51Please respect copyright.PENANAjVwcIQmEmH
亞利點頭,隨即獨自上前。51Please respect copyright.PENANAkGdLsXNuLi
修奈達依然沉默,卻早已擺出迎戰架式。51Please respect copyright.PENANAItSsWcrv9o
負力場仍未解除,壓力沉重,但不再令人窒息。51Please respect copyright.PENANAP8vDFRMO6f
亞利抬眼望向對方──那雙眼熟悉得不能再熟悉。51Please respect copyright.PENANA8O73GciYO9
那不是敵意,而是等待與觀察的眼神。51Please respect copyright.PENANAUcOZFg1C1C
他明白了。這不是生死戰,而是……對練。51Please respect copyright.PENANABbUNuapr2r
像無數次在演武場上那樣。51Please respect copyright.PENANAOF8Oge6mxp
「……師傅……」51Please respect copyright.PENANAc2VHuUdsIx
亞利低聲喚了一句,卻旋即搖頭,將克拉姆穩穩插入地面。這個動作清晰明確──拒戰。51Please respect copyright.PENANAhSKihMPeU4
他凝視前方,語氣堅定而克制:51Please respect copyright.PENANA07pVRSWQcA
「校舍裡還有人等著我去救。師傅若不說明來意,我不會應戰。」51Please respect copyright.PENANAmC7rxwYmPk
亞利了解修奈達──沉默寡言,但從不胡來。他做事必有理由。51Please respect copyright.PENANAH2JfhRRBjL
亞利轉頭,看向不遠處利卡特的遺骸。51Please respect copyright.PENANA9XoUPL7FjA
──是為了他嗎?51Please respect copyright.PENANAVTKxs899P7
他心中浮起一絲苦澀:51Please respect copyright.PENANAixad5zOODo
利卡特的墮落,早已違背師傅所堅持的準則。51Please respect copyright.PENANATAcTwp8lpB
修奈達不可能對弟子的這種暴行視若無睹。51Please respect copyright.PENANAV0POipUv5q
即便如此,亞利的右手仍緊握劍柄──因為修奈達同樣沒有撤退的打算。51Please respect copyright.PENANAKpj6235iPd
這份沉默對峙,壓力逐步升高,局勢一觸即發。51Please respect copyright.PENANA7e8L46KwNB
就在此時,一道熟悉又討厭的聲音從天而降:51Please respect copyright.PENANANA5qXPc224
「要開打,也等我說完再動手好嗎?」51Please respect copyright.PENANAe9L9rL8GmF
漢斯降落──毫不客氣地打破所有氣氛。51Please respect copyright.PENANAtBzYPbaeDU
他一臉理所當然地落在眾人之間,自詡第三方調停人。51Please respect copyright.PENANAFroD82DFpk
亞利卻整個人卡住,結巴著指著他,手抖得像是中了毒。「你、你、你──」51Please respect copyright.PENANANqnJcyh1cR
而在旁邊的阿薩琳已經笑到快抽筋,整個人彎著腰,眼淚都快笑出來了。51Please respect copyright.PENANADAvaq7HlTQ
因為──漢斯懷中正「公主抱」著米莉亞。51Please respect copyright.PENANA2dezFUKGYv
「這趟空中漫步之旅,還滿意嗎?」51Please respect copyright.PENANAqyBd4Ix82Q
他笑得極為紳士,像是在炫耀什麼戰果。51Please respect copyright.PENANA3zKAiDIDE3
米莉亞臉紅得不像話,整張臉快燙出煙來,雙手死命摀住臉,不敢直視眾人。51Please respect copyright.PENANAbrfl141u1F
她剛剛還在鐘樓頂,下一刻就被漢斯一路抱下來──沿路每個可借力的建築邊角都被他踩過,最後穩穩落地,毫髮無傷。51Please respect copyright.PENANAvAwVWJLAHm
他輕柔將米莉亞放下,笑容從容,動作體貼──51Please respect copyright.PENANAEBsraSXyoQ
下一秒,亞利就暴走了。51Please respect copyright.PENANAXtcH8QABR3
「你、你居然──公、公、公主抱!?我、我、我、我連一次都──!」51Please respect copyright.PENANAVGsquWB9VK
亞利氣得語無倫次,一邊把米莉亞整個人抱緊處理,像要當場宣布主權。51Please respect copyright.PENANArmYXJ1Bwr8
米莉亞窩在亞利懷中,一句話都說不出來。51Please respect copyright.PENANA4VQbAWE035
不是因為害羞──是因為她剛才才想起來,自己的人生第一、第二次「公主抱」……51Please respect copyright.PENANAx4KLBHTdaK
第一個是修奈達。51Please respect copyright.PENANA9t4eBNZZDe
第二個是漢斯。51Please respect copyright.PENANA0ejYDBpjFs
兩次都不是亞利。51Please respect copyright.PENANAHZw3HWgdOf
她拼命說服自己:這不是背叛、不是外遇、不是!51Please respect copyright.PENANA3d9dJ2I1lJ
只是在很特別、非常例外的情況下,被很可怕的男人們拎著飛而已──51Please respect copyright.PENANAn5EZkYN2WZ
但她也知道──這解釋,就連自己都不太相信。
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漢斯簡明扼要地說明重點,亞利終於拼出利卡特行動背後的輪廓。51Please respect copyright.PENANAYQz5Nn2szj
「利卡特背後……有個更大的組織。他們準備對帝國發動叛亂。」51Please respect copyright.PENANAOYbdQKbpmC
情報逐步成形,卻令他不寒而慄。51Please respect copyright.PENANANxSMEK3482
「正統繼承者」的身份尚未揭曉,而恐怖分子手中那些先進槍械分明來自帝國未公開的軍研技術;至於利卡特那副過度強化的機械之軀,則是來自失落時代的禁忌遺產。51Please respect copyright.PENANAIMXvEk0QKm
若這場叛亂成真,其規模與後果將無可估量。51Please respect copyright.PENANAzsuurWnsk8
亞利沉默思索,試圖理清混亂的線索。51Please respect copyright.PENANAJnxqhKMIwP
不遠處的兩位少女──明顯沒打算參與這段嚴肅的沉思。「妳比我想的還受歡迎嘛~」阿薩琳笑著調侃。51Please respect copyright.PENANA8vFl6SzLwu
「那、那是意外!超級意外!我所有的第一次都……預定給亞利的!」51Please respect copyright.PENANACocScPVCVq
米莉亞說完才驚覺失言,瞬間臉紅冒煙。51Please respect copyright.PENANAvXHKWjqzMB
阿薩琳腦中浮現十八種不良畫面,也跟著臉紅結巴:「欸欸欸……『第一次』是什麼意思啦?」51Please respect copyright.PENANALcEJW3vqOs
米莉亞立刻躲進亞利背後,用雙手遮臉當作隱身術。51Please respect copyright.PENANAWTUqvUyf5I
而亞利仍沉浸在國家危機中,完全沒察覺身後少女間的青春爆炸。51Please respect copyright.PENANAKRL2ouYncd
漢斯淡淡作結論:「和平與青春……好事一樁。」51Please respect copyright.PENANAlCZUguBwra
他的目光越過三人,再掠過依舊沉默的修奈達。51Please respect copyright.PENANAGp9i44T7uT
他微眯雙眼,啟動魔眼,視線穿透校舍,鎖定大講堂。51Please respect copyright.PENANAjohBkX35vJ
「那邊……也不妙。」他低聲自語。51Please respect copyright.PENANADafNyU5Dmt
幾名帝國特務正清除障礙,為某人開路。那是──《灰蛇連環》。51Please respect copyright.PENANAMbnPZcUgS8
帝國最陰暗的暗部,如今正朝賽莉兒與瑪利安貝爾的藏身之處逼近。51Please respect copyright.PENANAh4KKGBs8ti
但漢斯沒有動。51Please respect copyright.PENANADISUfqMOh6
「自己的課題,要自己面對,也要自己解決。」51Please respect copyright.PENANAFstnTVlwMc
他只在真正必要時才出手──現在,還不到那時機。51Please respect copyright.PENANAkQyBsWrPTl
漢斯收回目光,再次看向修奈達。51Please respect copyright.PENANAqAySwbFAz7
他喬了喬脖子,語氣平靜卻透著準備動手的氣息:51Please respect copyright.PENANAlAMoZUeXj0
「要讓這傢伙開口……只能這麼做了。」51Please respect copyright.PENANAgYM7guGIX8
他走上前。51Please respect copyright.PENANA0aQctZv4XJ
修奈達依舊沉默,沒擺架式,也未退讓,只是靜靜望著漢斯。51Please respect copyright.PENANAgIRy44vZkY
兩人對視片刻,彷彿在無言中達成某種默契。51Please respect copyright.PENANAIgYnEddoiI
然後──漢斯出拳,一記直拳正中修奈達面門。51Please respect copyright.PENANAAPiaTDdHkk
拳勢看似魯莽,實則精準克制。51Please respect copyright.PENANAeTTsKpKPIV
修奈達微微仰頭,未曾後退,隨後垂下眼簾,輕聲吐道:51Please respect copyright.PENANAt8CzNa7AaH
「……果然,還是你最沒耐性。」51Please respect copyright.PENANA9k4BYZ09fz
他擦擦嘴角,終於肯開口。51Please respect copyright.PENANAznYp4l18lj
──這一拳,或許正是對話真正的開始。
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