經過一輪左穿右插，爽快微風從前方徑直撲來，輕輕吹起貝塔身後一雙銀色束髮。四周亦從兩面生銹鐵牆，逐漸轉變成一堆堅固岩牆。通道的盡頭是一道陡峭的斜坡，久違的陽光和微風從成人大小的洞口透入，是個恰到好處的脫出口。332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrsCZRm6smL
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「我們又回到起點了嗎？嘖！」332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnNEdycU3Nk
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眼見屹立遠方的黑色建築，以太又擺出一臉不屑，交叉著手領在貝塔與澤鉭先頭。332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Y3V7loGIZ
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「阿爾法……他到底在哪裡了？」332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdaoI2nTryZ
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而在百感交集下，知道自己的名字大概已在斯圖希安人的追緝名單上，貝塔亦再無猶豫餘地，只能一路緊隨以太的步伐，盡力遠離黑鐵堡壘。332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlOO7Ytz6j7
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「也罷，至少我把這機巧從那些愚蠢人類的擺佈中救出來了。」想著想著，以太又斜眼一瞥身旁默不作聲的澤鉭，視線遊走在他全身，至少這位「器物」是他親手從敵陣奪走的戰利品，意味著這趟潛入作戰並非無功而返。332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQg9QRhYQsY
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「貝塔小姐！本大爺來英雄救美了！」332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzNKzmwNzVe
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走沒兩步，遠處傳出一把爽朗聲線，衣著前衛的青年兩手背起張大嘴巴、略帶驚惶的女孩，踏著滑板輾過大片草原迎面撲來。332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm0RL4PFH1f
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「貝塔姐姐，原來妳真的在這裡，我還以為是克西那傢伙在扯淡……」332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLjU6nBF3JO
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待滾輪煞停後，柔伊便從克西背上一躍而下，正樂見貝塔無事歸來之際，目光迅速又投向站在以太身旁的澤鉭，注意力深深被他身上那副青邊銀鎧竹吸引。禁不住好奇下，兩腳開始漸漸靠近對方，粉色兩瞳對其上下打量，嘗試把這副軀殼上每一個細節寫進腦裡。332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6IRxlrRyfI
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「這副裝甲是你身體一部分嗎？」332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0yLSqftWFL
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澤鉭只以標上標線的眼睛盯住柔伊，並沒有哼出半句回話。見狀，察覺到自己這般突如一問讓對方無從答話，柔伊唯有連忙再道：332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV37UjnyaLt
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「啊啊！我沒有惡意的……」她又識趣地回到克西身旁，對以太和貝塔道出來由：「喔對了！那來自艾斯托利克的騎士團長大人想你們來一趟他的據點，他好像有事要找你們。」332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYWFtkR60JW
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「來自艾斯托利克的？也許他能幫助我找到阿爾法……」332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnqg0hZe6rf
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貝塔握起胸懷說著，雖然她並不知道對方底細與目的，她仍慶幸自己終於看見一絲曙光，或許可以借助掌權者的協助來打破窘境，讓她得以挽回失去他的定局。332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMASlbnBuSO
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這邊廂，「騎士團長大人」一名，卻令以太翻起白眼，以為那不過是一介凡夫俗子，沒資格命令作為主神的自己。然而，見貝塔一臉安慰地發著呆，又連連點頭，對這位「團長」若有所思，他亦只好暫時吞下這口傲氣，姑且默許跟隨。332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZSGM9KVWMb
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一再確認眾人沒有提出異議後，柔伊便朝地面投出光楔，碎唸兩句咒語，讓光楔形成傳送法陣包圍起在場眾人，把他們悉數帶往距此不遠的花海去。332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK59KQX3m6M
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著地過後，稍顯疲態的柔伊強撐身子，示意眾人隨她走進學院圍牆外一處臨時營地。鐵圍欄包著幾個大小不一的淺藍帳篷，中央規模最大的主帳幕上，則掛有艾斯托利克的國旗──「紫天三界旗」，深紫色旗幟隨風飄揚，展出當中三個從上而下分別為藍色、黑色以及紅色的圓點。
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「繆兒團長，我們回來了……」332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTElr59T85y
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一行隨跌跌撞撞的柔伊踏入主帳幕裡，來到當中臨時搭成的作戰會議室裡。而在其中等待他們到來的，是一位身穿紅色系輕裝甲的棕紅髮小子，淡紅兩目直視在場共五個身段。332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr6NEj9DKXc
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「你是那時委託派恩修理武器的那位使節？！」332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzmAQCxR5tM
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「使節？我是艾斯托利克皇家騎士團團長繆兒，奉我主紐爾之命，前來營救受斯圖希安軍方擄走的主神派恩。」332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWeFoKG1SqN
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見貝塔滿臉愕然看著自己，誤將自己當成外交使節，繆兒於是把自己身份來由娓娓道來，其後又直截了當地切進正題：332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfuqDclPXx4
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「現在斯圖希安軍的目標是主神，我們不得輕舉妄動。」繆兒說著又彈出食指直指眼前交叉著手的以太斥責道：「尤其是你，貴為原初之力本體的元素之神以太。」332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO0nrzCwN9v
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見眼前這小不點指著自己鼻樑責備，一道無名火隨即從以太心底冒起，昂首踏前怒指著對方回敬道：332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDrqTfXHbCT
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「等等你這小子知道自己在跟誰說話嗎？！」332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUd42hn488n
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「我要是不知道你是誰的話，又怎會說得出你的大名出來呢，元素之神以太？」332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8yVDzGmUQW
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雙方對峙持續加劇，周遭瀰漫起莫名的壓迫感。332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRU8IbTZ8qF
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「探測到敵對反應，來自主神繆兒。」332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9KTjHlajBj
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「澤鉭你不用出手！」見背後澤鉭也跟著亮起刀刃準備迎戰，以太便一聲喝止他插手，同時以白光聚集在左手形成光刀，朝繆兒跟前空砍一擊以示戰意：「你是主神又如何？！我就不信你這小子能勝過我！」332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0CtqpmwcTR
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然而這時，駐守營外的一位哨兵突如衝進主帳篷，焦急向繆兒敬禮後便報告道：332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNVoIvKz1SY
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「團長！不妙了，營外有大隊斯圖希安的人馬，說一定要見到您本人。」332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiRstufMTbw
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面對下屬驚惶失措，繆兒則不慌不忙，就像早就料到那幫人會大駕光臨一般。他止著與以太的爭論，在臨踏出帳幕之前，又不忘淡定對身後眾人吩咐道：332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1C2hUsx1z8
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「我去跟他們拖延時間，你們趁現在從這裡後門回到校園裡，無論發生什麼事都不要踏出校門。」332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡakA1h2sGB5
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丟下面帶茫然的一行，繆兒隨哨兵下屬來到營地正門，撐起腰、露出警戒神情仰視剛從黑機甲駕駛艙走出的幾個斯圖希安軍人。332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEmugJrcr7W
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「艾斯托利克的騎士團團長帶兵駐紮在我國國境，不知所謂何事呢？」當中一個隊長級軍官架起向繆兒質問道。332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlc20SUg8di
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「根據《國家聯合公約》，魔導大學與其城牆外方圓一點二公里之地帶均由三國聯合管轄，所以我們艾斯托利克的人員因公務出現在這片地方是合情合理。」332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoxq40nhkZm
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「那麼請問這『公務』是關乎何事呢？既然這裡是三國共同管轄的空間，是否也該把您們的目的一五一十說個明白呢？」332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJkUHpgSMVE
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「這牽涉我國內政，我有權不予回答。」332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9L5OwPkNMU
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「這臭小子果真難纏。」開始失去耐性的軍官側過頭，朝地面小聲怒罵一句後，又對繆兒換回一副官腔道：「那沒辦法了，我們也有理由懷疑您們暗地裡做出有損我國利益的舉動……」332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAAXV0JYHOE
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「給我封鎖這個營地所有出入口，未經指示不得讓裡面任何人進出！」332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQST089UCRg
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隨後，他又號令身後眾士兵駕駛機甲，分別堵住營地前後兩個入口。大批步兵亦從隨後到埗的大型裝甲車跳出，推出一個個鐵圍欄把營地重重圍堵。332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJrwYWdI8fj
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「現在是要我跟你們的女皇陛下打交道嗎？」332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYBpXaaKT2F
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「此事實屬不幸，但還請作為負責人的您隨我軍回去協助調查一下。」332Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnhGE2figQo
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看著眼前這軍官肅穆間淡淡顯露出一絲奸笑，繆兒亦早就料到他們浩蕩而來的動機。深知自己難逃被帶進敵陣進行連串「審問」，他唯有帶上萬分警戒，打算趁此良機深入敵陣，打探派恩下落。
