競技場發生爆炸案之後,赫澤爾頓人普遍都把矛頭指向衛兵隊正在通緝的馬庫斯・沃爾默。新任衛兵總長魯珀特更像是着了魔般沉迷在媒體的關注之中,每日黃昏之前必然出現在新聞廣播之內,不斷重申着領主的立場。以往衛兵隊獨立運作的公正形象,此刻可說是已經蕩然無存。313Please respect copyright.PENANA331QMz98Di
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「領主下令,爲了維持赫澤爾頓的安定繁榮,競技場必須在三十六小時內恢復運作,並且將競技場外一帶列爲禁止悼念地區,以防阻礙工作人員進行維修工程,以及競技場的正常運作。」313Please respect copyright.PENANA4rgaVIoYlA
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夜間新聞繼續在街上的讀報員口中喋喋不休的重複着,即使是最忠誠的領主支持者,這刻亦早就聽得麻木,大家都彷彿聽而不聞般在街上走過便算。313Please respect copyright.PENANAFwfmALfRR8
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艾莉娜皺着眉,讀報員的說話讓她產生了一種莫名的厭惡感。313Please respect copyright.PENANA4wfY85LDwK
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究竟領主為什麼不惜踐踏民眾意願,都要強行讓競技場的比賽進行下去?只不過短短三十六個小時就要重開競技場,連悼念死傷者的花束也不許擺放,如此涼薄的行爲證明了領主在愛德華大道的衝突之後正在逐漸變本加厲。313Please respect copyright.PENANAbJx3ecRxfX
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她想着想着,不知不覺已經跟莉絲和丹尼來到競技場外。313Please respect copyright.PENANA7iJcqWJnql
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再次踏上競技場外的石橋,她不期然想起落在德理斯拉姆商會手中的卡特。313Please respect copyright.PENANAw3hGBstmjx
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爲了解救卡特,梓承不得不答應羅杰・德理斯拉姆交出【爆炎箭】以及火魔石的要求。而如今唯一可以幫到梓承的方法,也許就隱藏在這座競技場某處....313Please respect copyright.PENANA2szl67sowD
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「謝謝你們。」艾莉娜突然道。313Please respect copyright.PENANAOWiu8aMtnb
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丹尼和莉絲不明所以的互相對望了一下。313Please respect copyright.PENANAQNKzNzUCiS
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「雖然來這裡調查是我的主意,但如果沒有你們,我可能會沒勇氣再踏進那個地方。」313Please respect copyright.PENANAdWo4YQYEFb
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艾莉娜的說話讓莉絲想起伏屍在競技場一樓的死者們,一股讓人不寒而慄的感覺油然而生。目睹當日煉獄般的慘況之後重遊舊地確實是一件非常可怕的事情。313Please respect copyright.PENANAuyLuZvLEwW
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莉絲吸一口氣,牽起艾莉娜的手。兩位競技場爆炸案的生還者,就在丹尼的陪同下,鼓起勇氣向前踏出一步。313Please respect copyright.PENANAt7yNHftAbq
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這晚競技場的比賽已經接近尾聲,艾莉娜一行人看着最後一批被強制參賽的民眾在衛兵關押下被運送到場館內。在這種情況下要潛入五樓場館進行調查幾乎是不可能的事情。313Please respect copyright.PENANABTF22o4tiV
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「你們等我一下。」艾莉娜罕有地露出了一個狡猾的微笑。313Please respect copyright.PENANAvaKumnmA0F
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「那丫頭瘋了嗎?這樣走過去,豈不是要讓衛兵隊直接抓住送上擂台嗎?」313Please respect copyright.PENANAUt59m5doW0
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丹尼被艾莉娜的舉動嚇一大跳,沒想到這個平日嬌滴滴的女生,竟然會大搖大擺的直接走向競技場一樓大廳的職員身邊,還跟對方說了幾句之後笑笑向二人揮着手走回來。313Please respect copyright.PENANAM8nSzBJ4MC
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「走吧,在四樓之前都不會有人來阻礙我們了。」313Please respect copyright.PENANAkkpaBHsobE
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「你到底跟他們說了什麼?」313Please respect copyright.PENANAhmz1UbwnnR
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艾莉娜笑嘻嘻的翻開衣領,把聖域醫療隊的徽章秀出來。313Please respect copyright.PENANAIbNHcAT9so
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「莫里斯把醫療隊的徽章借了給我,然後我就跟職員說是今晚來值班的醫療隊員囉。只不過今晚只有四樓以下的場館在進行比賽。等一會到達四樓之後,就要靠你們幫忙才能到達五樓的場館囉。」313Please respect copyright.PENANAgjA0cjsLZf
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在艾莉娜一行人堂而皇之的走向競技場五樓之際,在另一邊廂,身處競技學園的雪露亦終於來到此行的目的地 —— 女生宿舍三樓,薇尼 · 勒哈貝爾的房間門外。313Please respect copyright.PENANAU5mcXyJsbS
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關於薇尼這個人,坦白說雪露對她認識不是很深。她只記得薇尼跟坎迪絲同爲競技學園的資優生,二人經常影形不離。正是因爲這種關係的緣故,當雪露和坎迪絲提議在校園各處張貼「聲之牆」死後,薇尼自然而然就成爲了首批加入者。313Please respect copyright.PENANAi42eBeOdMO
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穿過昏暗的走廊,雪露和引路的女學生提着油燈來到薇尼的房間門外。只見房門旁邊放着堆積如山的垃圾和餐盤,讓人無法想像這是屬於一名少女居住的地方。313Please respect copyright.PENANAcY3xquKxR9
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雪露向引路的女學生稍微示意,讓對方先行離去,然後輕輕的敲了房門幾下。313Please respect copyright.PENANAULmcA8CZiX
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咯咯咯————313Please respect copyright.PENANAW4v9AUdkuO
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「薇尼,我是雪露 · 海恩茲。你還記得我嗎?」313Please respect copyright.PENANAHPBHtBbt4p
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嗦嗦————313Please respect copyright.PENANAHOWV0H3e2R
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房門後傳來微弱的被單摩擦聲,但裡面的人卻沒有給予任何回覆。313Please respect copyright.PENANAZqQSD8D6o1
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「薇尼,我只是想你知道,無論發生什麼也好,你不是孤單一個的。」313Please respect copyright.PENANAXLVS0ko54O
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雪露釋出善意希望令薇尼打開心扉,但沒想到這番話卻引來了薇尼憤怒的回應。313Please respect copyright.PENANAiRDoCFYWnK
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「你們這些貴族學生懂什麼?被人寵愛着的大小姐別說得好像什麼都懂一樣!」313Please respect copyright.PENANA4Km7FOYQvL
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薇尼說罷房間便傳來物件砸在牆壁上的聲音。313Please respect copyright.PENANAXh9Ra6uyX7
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「你知道多爾德死了嗎?」313Please respect copyright.PENANA4HcsR8vgk0
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雪露記得薇尼在街上被領主的支持者騷擾時候,多爾德就在所有人面前挺身而出,可見二人關係非淺。如今多爾德忽然墮樓慘死,雖然有點殘忍,但房間後面的薇尼,恐怕是眼下最接近真相的人。313Please respect copyright.PENANAj3syott50l
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果然一如雪露所料,薇尼在聽到問題後靜默了片刻,然後斷斷續續傳來抽泣聲。313Please respect copyright.PENANAIdzUKQu5Gl
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良久,薇尼終於說出了一句話。313Please respect copyright.PENANAViS0H5A9eO
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「那些衛兵根本不是人!」313Please respect copyright.PENANA0C0mDl5x4l
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薇尼的聲音幾乎輕不可聞。然而這短短的一句,卻帶着難以想像的悲傷、憤怒和恐懼。313Please respect copyright.PENANAFeuqGaVTsU
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雪露用力咬一下下唇,爲了尋找真相,她不得不撕開薇尼那道依然淌着血的傷痕。313Please respect copyright.PENANAxSeVdtrhiE
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「除了多爾德,今天還有幾位同學墮樓離世了。如果你知道什麼的話,可不可以在更多同學受到傷害之前,把你所知的一切都告訴我?」313Please respect copyright.PENANAyCgcgzFMRn
一分鐘過去,兩分鐘過去……313Please respect copyright.PENANAzRCfF0pI29
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房間裡沒再也沒有動靜。313Please respect copyright.PENANAD3uG3F2a0s
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然後……313Please respect copyright.PENANAAurB8awTxs
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咔塔。313Please respect copyright.PENANA2ZlFF7spI7
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房間的門鎖打開了。