當紀夜臣再次睜開雙眼,眼前所見皆是令人疲勞的紅:牆、燈光、以及柵欄包圍住的椅子,全是紅色的。71Please respect copyright.PENANAWwXFDF6n4s
該說是成立屍檢所以來,缺乏外出任務的緣故嗎?紀夜臣不禁感嘆自己的退步,是粗心大意……不,已經該是反省兼罰抄經書的程度了。方才對戰的『將軍』本身並不強,可自己卻被其能力遲疑了數秒,且就在那之間,便淪落到這境地。71Please respect copyright.PENANAMPCvZM3X9K
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「施術者大概是用我吸入的炁來讀取我的記憶吧。」71Please respect copyright.PENANAt4OYS2XB0m
只是聽到父親【紀榮德】的聲音動作就慢了半拍,夜臣無奈,看來修行的還不夠——不過,幸運的是,對方有意留他性命。71Please respect copyright.PENANAWGnstCxksy
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空間充斥大片的紅色,那視覺反饋使他暈眩非常。欲站起身,卻發現自己雙手被捆綁在椅背、雙腳則各銬在椅腳上;欲一展方術,四肢的禁制則發燙,抑制所有效果。71Please respect copyright.PENANANxCEYemmsY
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「現在這個力量是……來自『精靈』嗎?」大概是與精靈朝夕相處的緣故吧,道士對此空間感到特別敏銳。不過,基於方術與精靈無法同用的法則,對手應該是兩位才對……71Please respect copyright.PENANAOTL1bd9hV9
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『真想不到,居然是紀家公子蒞臨寒舍,幸會幸會。』71Please respect copyright.PENANAWrMN7m65zg
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一道“樂”的令牌喚出一位白臉丑角,許是四張臉譜的另一位了,他在夜臣面前晃頭晃腦,臉上皮笑肉不笑、怪腔怪調,語氣得意而自信。71Please respect copyright.PENANAoY1oBQQJmF
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「喔?你知道我?」即便身陷危機,夜臣仍笑了,輕描淡寫地說道:「勸你想動手就快點動手,留我一點好處也沒有喔。」71Please respect copyright.PENANADBQiJAORCD
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「的確呢!不過再陪我一段時間吧?」丑角一邊用力踏地板,一邊說道:「喂,幹活了。」71Please respect copyright.PENANAzpy7MgmR6g
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『嗚啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊!』71Please respect copyright.PENANALYi11ddZtL
隨著刺耳的哭嚎聲,空間浮出同樣的紅色物質,漸漸組成那名精靈,祂睜開一只眼睛,瞋恚地注視著面前的道士。71Please respect copyright.PENANALAsrui3ifL
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紀夜臣此時只能咬牙。71Please respect copyright.PENANAk3wVhttlFd
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「好,拜託大家了。」71Please respect copyright.PENANAOAVLdIpT2M
小溫克此時指揮著烏鴉型魔鳥克萊(Kraai)整理學姐的房間,身上的鳥羽披肩精神地抖來抖去、而兩隻鳥爪腳在木質桌面上刮出噠噠地聲音。71Please respect copyright.PENANAVVGSP2up9r
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「到底發生什麼事了?」學姐看到一群禍伏鳥在房內飛來飛去,這種看似超現實的景象發生在身邊,感到一陣茫然。71Please respect copyright.PENANACnV9jPxd4y
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「等等喔,現在正在調查……嗯……」小溫克接過烏鴉叼來的生鏽鐵片,仔細查看之際,頭上的冠羽還靈活地動了動:「是不知道打哪來的無名精靈,身上血腥味很重呢,這刀片……原本是插在祂身上的嗎?」71Please respect copyright.PENANAwbanNpTsEM
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「我知道那是精靈,問題是,祂怎麼冷不防地來襲擊我?」71Please respect copyright.PENANA4CIxoTGsto
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「原因很簡單……學姐,你被某人下咒了。」小溫克回答道:「對象想要折磨你,還遠程操縱那精靈要搞死你。」71Please respect copyright.PENANAvCzT2FJK0N
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學姐仔細思考,在工作上她只是個小職員,若有人想報復,那應該還有更大的標靶才對;如果昨晚到今天一連串的不幸事件都是遭到詛咒的話,那下咒的人應該是很熟悉她私生活的熟人……只不過……71Please respect copyright.PENANAJw52ZFwUhG
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「是誰啊?平常我應該沒有得罪誰吧?」丁筱寧越發茫然。71Please respect copyright.PENANAWFJYx4RqST
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「我們很快就可以找到了。對象為了遠程操縱詛咒精靈,應該會設個類似訊號收發器出來。」71Please respect copyright.PENANAX1rMczS04h
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「該不會是『人魄』嗎?」筱寧記得在道士的教科書上看過,據《本草綱目》記載,人魄可以在人吊死的土地下挖到,蘊含充足的怨氣。71Please respect copyright.PENANA6C1bCIdea5
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「看來是這樣,將那東西做出詛咒的溫床再適合不過了。」71Please respect copyright.PENANAw6O9Kohtag
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小溫克召喚出黑冠麻鷺,祂優雅地伸展雙腳,一刺就揪出一團灰色的人魄。71Please respect copyright.PENANAHqXOEqPcIR
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「不對啊……我們都已經觸發詛咒的基底了,結果那件精靈沒有再次出現、繼續攻擊我們?」71Please respect copyright.PENANAf75j4s4OER
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小溫克仔細端詳那團人魄,思考道:「祂現在不在這裡,大概是發生一些原因,使下咒者將祂召回。」71Please respect copyright.PENANANzmQfuawJX
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這個原因,他心知肚明。對象找到新目標、或是想利用學姐,並運用精靈製造出靈界空間隔絕自己與夜臣的聯繫,使他無法及時召喚魔鳥救出他。71Please respect copyright.PENANAxYEAFKyU7j
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黑冠麻鷺搖著脖子,一口吞下人魄之際,小溫克吐了吐舌頭,感覺真是苦澀。71Please respect copyright.PENANAOQqgFUPJvT
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「呸,好噁心……不過,總算知道下咒者的據點了。」小溫克對著學姐說道:「該出發了!學姐,麻煩你!」71Please respect copyright.PENANA6ab0qxPE4u
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「你不是可以變成大鳥?載我飛過去不就好了?」學姐可不想再換車子了。71Please respect copyright.PENANA8FcqWkKBXZ
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小溫克無語,露出謎樣的微笑,比出大拇指——畢竟,他的背只能給一個人乘坐。71Please respect copyright.PENANAlUP048PrS8
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她無言以對,這戀愛腦,有夠麻煩。71Please respect copyright.PENANAXzNPCYkip8
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要是身體內部的血液失去控制,會有多嚴重呢?71Please respect copyright.PENANAWvIpwk3oj3
紀夜臣額上盜汗、不斷喘氣,身上沒有外傷,卻幾近進入瀕死狀態,胸口異常沉重,像是塞入了一顆發燙的鐵球——不過也好,如果自己在屍檢所內不做出行動,在這裡受苦的,就會是筱寧。71Please respect copyright.PENANACTv1od0hLN
「呃啊……」71Please respect copyright.PENANA9hIcRiYazw
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這是無名精靈所持有的能力——操縱被祂認知為「紅色」的事物,而血液便是一種——祂瞪著道士,流出血淚。71Please respect copyright.PENANAQcNPgFgUmH
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『來吧,跟我說,你們的辦公室的位置、大鯤腦部的入口在哪裡?』71Please respect copyright.PENANAeXCepZiw0r
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「呵呵呵……」見那丑角氣急敗壞的樣子。紀夜臣發自內心的笑:對自己來說,這還不是最糟的情況,差多了。71Please respect copyright.PENANAzYaSk6GzX0
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『有什麼好笑的?』71Please respect copyright.PENANAssyysi26cw
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「你將她稱呼為……『大鯤』嗎?但是,她不只有那樣,你以為你可以利用她,就像你利用眼前這件精靈一樣。」夜臣義正嚴詞地說道:「你會失敗……不,應該說,『你們』會失敗。」71Please respect copyright.PENANAsD8eGH9lfO
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『閉嘴!』丑角掛在臉上的笑容失去了餘裕,直接往夜臣的臉上打出突如其來的一拳。71Please respect copyright.PENANAJoWyG3cG0k
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夜臣連人帶椅子倒下,加上血液逆流的影響,氣喘吁吁,心臟像是個充氣的氣球,隨時快要爆炸。71Please respect copyright.PENANAQc9l2XqzQo
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「哈啊……不管用什麼方法都一樣。別以為你們能用這種“敘事”穩定她……這座島從來就不是只屬於一個群體而已……」71Please respect copyright.PENANAVjnUBGz2F6
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『廢話少說。我還以為……你能理解我們呢。』丑角輕蔑地看著道士,可是,這靈界突然有個“異物”捉住了他的注意力。71Please respect copyright.PENANAyya1uMakbY
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『哪裡飛來的鳥?』71Please respect copyright.PENANA1bqq035wXF
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紅色眼睛的杜鵑在密閉的紅色空間盤旋,啼鳴著“不如歸去”——下咒者仍不明白,這座島的「幻想」,親自來找他了。71Please respect copyright.PENANACk8nyasZsf