「啊啊,我個人的話當然是沒辦法,但有龍王跟妳的力量幫忙就不一定了,對吧?」313Please respect copyright.PENANAO69P2s7RdM
將武器扛在肩上的理查對著身後的柊露出燦笑。313Please respect copyright.PENANAkFfMvX6K5f
少女瞬間就能理解那之中所代表的含意。313Please respect copyright.PENANANqxa7XQFmO
曾經對理查提供給由加那套裝備的疑慮,如今總算獲得能說服自己的解答。313Please respect copyright.PENANAMlEz2NNVVq
實際上,並不是沒有從既有的情報推敲過相關的可能性,但在親眼所見以前,都被她以太過天馬行空的幻想而否決了。313Please respect copyright.PENANAUVczy2uw4j
別的先不說,光是龍這種位於食物鏈頂層的種族是否仍存在,至今學界上並沒有被統一採納的說法。313Please respect copyright.PENANAIMNtzPTpCd
現階段大致的傳言是關於這樣的──龍棲息在地底的深淵之處。313Please respect copyright.PENANATkdoOQtbqc
那是否為詳實的記載,抑或是存在於過去的某人腦中的幻想無人知曉,但至少對如今的柊而言,兩方的論點似乎已經沒有去論證的必要了。313Please respect copyright.PENANA0Y5ElJnEM6
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「是嗎,真的是敗給你了──」313Please respect copyright.PENANA3vg7WiAKC2
呵,柊垂下頭淺淺地笑了一下。313Please respect copyright.PENANA5DQnByZJ26
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「拿我和龍王相提並論未免太過抬舉,但我確實是沒想到真有人類能與龍簽訂契約。不過,是你的話或許──」313Please respect copyright.PENANAG5VMkqBNog
是你的話或許就是能辦到的吧──柊用信任的眼神如此示意著。313Please respect copyright.PENANAa1n40SrhPx
此時,兩人不約而同地將視線落到對街的那殘破的建築物門口。313Please respect copyright.PENANA1kYnmG8C02
瀰漫的塵埃漸漸散開,臟食花那肢體不協調的身姿從中緩緩爬了出來,但既然沒有直接反擊的話,代表距離她取回身體的熱度似乎還有一小段時間。313Please respect copyright.PENANAy2rVTWejVw
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「咯、咯、咯咯咯咯,我想起來了想起來了,妳是以前的那個──好棒呀,沒想到還能再遇見妳呢,呵呵、呵呵。」313Please respect copyright.PENANAyJUwnTcMcQ
像是蜘蛛一樣由手臂支撐著軀幹走動。313Please respect copyright.PENANAh39PGD3XcZ
腰椎很明顯已經斷了。313Please respect copyright.PENANAVyPGWf50m6
全身上下的細小觸手開始像海葵般密密麻麻地冒了出來。313Please respect copyright.PENANAXjYaTqmFYZ
冰封球縱然讓她確實受到傷害,但還不到能為此高興的程度,若說要確實破壞苦澀之核的話,那必須在瞬間堆疊上更大的破壞力才行。313Please respect copyright.PENANAI4FGAXWBnI
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「要是能吃掉妳的內臟的話,我的寶寶長大後肯定──肯定也會長得像妳一樣漂亮吧?」313Please respect copyright.PENANA2JuRqv15KO
不著邊際的胡言亂語讓柊的眉頭皺了起來。313Please respect copyright.PENANAKrmewotarn
雖說早就知道對方是十足的精神異常者,但還是打從生理上對此感到嫌惡。313Please respect copyright.PENANAVu7RbIHxgI
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「你提到需要我的協助對吧?具體來說有什麼計畫。」313Please respect copyright.PENANAZT3eli1tP5
距離至少還有三百公尺,要制定戰術的話就只能趁著現在的片刻空檔。313Please respect copyright.PENANA6EELQRT37j
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「配合我的節奏,幫我爭取大約三十秒左右的時間,最後只要讓我安全接近她就行了。這對曾經在七十年前的那場戰役中,以控制場面而一舉成名的東方代表──黑川家來說不算太困難的任務吧?」313Please respect copyright.PENANA9u9YVdqlOx
「那是當年以鍊金術師作為對手的前提,要在魔女面前做到完全掩護的話,最多只能向你保證二十秒。」313Please respect copyright.PENANAfyfQtpq468
柊一邊解釋著,一邊仔細地觀察起附近的地形。313Please respect copyright.PENANAILx3YR9Jqt
事實上二十秒已經是超出負荷的範疇。313Please respect copyright.PENANADelEHxDzKC
初次配合的兩人要協作戰鬥非常困難,尤其是身為後方支援的位置,與隨時依照狀況盡情發揮全力的前線不同,有時甚至還得做到將近五個回合前的預先判讀。313Please respect copyright.PENANA9XA8ES6rPE
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「嘛,雖然有點倉促但也就這樣吧,準備好要上了嗎?」313Please respect copyright.PENANA0b7cOQzSLs
「不,稍等一下,在這裡給我一點時間──」313Please respect copyright.PENANAnFqIy7Imw7
柊垂下眼瞼專注地詠唱起咒語。313Please respect copyright.PENANAxEC57Je2aG
低語的字詞間沒有多餘的停頓,既輕柔又優雅地與世界同調,將魔力的純粹程度昇華至最高境界──313Please respect copyright.PENANAYDw6YEZhoN
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「──ICE WALL(冰牆)。」313Please respect copyright.PENANAVbPkZyotKn
揮舞魔杖,柊在自己的左側升起了一道三公尺高的厚實冰壁。313Please respect copyright.PENANAhLFJ7YFEsM
這才是她所習慣的戰鬥方式。313Please respect copyright.PENANAvm7n50ByQp
讓完全喪失聽力的左側能夠毫無後顧之憂,全心全意投入在前方的支援上面。313Please respect copyright.PENANAHfcasPa236
將法杖平舉至胸前,重新取回自身呼吸節奏的柊,微微睜開雙眼──313Please respect copyright.PENANAMN5xrsqqxV
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「OK」313Please respect copyright.PENANAkpVrYch5KL
「很好──背後就麻煩妳啦!」313Please respect copyright.PENANA7Kl3p4BqD7
理查迫不及待地踏碎柏油路面衝了出去。313Please respect copyright.PENANAxOLwfDs3vd
同一時刻,本能地意識到他們開始動作的臟食花,縱然還沒完全取回身體的熱度,也再度展開了由鮮紅手臂所交織而成的網予以回擊。313Please respect copyright.PENANAXraZ5ggYNX
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「──」313Please respect copyright.PENANAWt4WniUryk
理查一邊跑動著,再度接續起與Rex Drive之間的連結。313Please respect copyright.PENANAPc2RUFPIBO
要做的事情對他來說再簡單也不過了。313Please respect copyright.PENANAnNf79XxDAi
將自身的魔力與Rex Drive進行融合,並引導出那能瞬間與魔女抗衡的龐大魔力。313Please respect copyright.PENANAPt2qn3UfCd
本來這對若是能熟練使用契約限定武器的人來說,說不定是僅僅不到數秒就能完成的動作,但正因為Rex Drive的系統迴路太過於特殊,對於血液受到火龍之力污染的理查來說才更格外艱辛。313Please respect copyright.PENANArGBfwcrJ5t
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「跟你說喔,我的寶寶呀──會是個可愛的寶寶喔~嘻嘻嘻!」313Please respect copyright.PENANAvn1ar5DgQJ
這次伸來的手臂一共有十隻以上。313Please respect copyright.PENANAGZF1NxR66Z
跨越兩百多公尺的距離只是一瞬間的事。313Please respect copyright.PENANAC2fMXoBpac
前方的地表開始陸續冒出了許多細小的觸鬚,越是接近臟食花的身旁就越加密集。313Please respect copyright.PENANA2OiFd6pivE
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「抱歉啊太太,這種若無其事炫耀自己小孩的話,還是留著對隔壁鄰居說吧!」313Please respect copyright.PENANAOnpbnKnj3R
對於直面而來的魔手,理查選擇完全將之視若無睹,只在最小的範圍內左右變換軌道,專注於躲避地面上的陷阱而繼續向前迎敵。313Please respect copyright.PENANAbkPFlgcV2c
這並非毫無來由的自信,深究起原因的話──313Please respect copyright.PENANAwj5ig01LbB
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「─、─、─、─」313Please respect copyright.PENANA7YfTvON7WR
間不容髮的差距。313Please respect copyright.PENANAJOsEgbgbDj
從理查身旁劃過的四道冰刃俐落地將全部的手臂一次斬斷。313Please respect copyright.PENANATD4fUetRiL
如果同伴連估算到這點都辦不到的話,那想爭取到二十秒的時間簡直是癡人說夢。313Please respect copyright.PENANALaqlNcvAN0
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「咿呀呀呀呀呀呀!」313Please respect copyright.PENANA1rhk0Zc2F8
被切成好幾截的手臂發出有如嬰兒般的齊聲哀號。313Please respect copyright.PENANAO2gx3kxROc
然而,落在地上的眾多肉塊,卻從斷面處重新長出細小的手腕,接二連三地從理查背後的死角彈射而去,數量已經遠遠超過冰刃所能處理的範圍──313Please respect copyright.PENANAoy1QcdBC5m
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「三秒後往上起跳!」313Please respect copyright.PENANAIFcSh66WXE
「Yes Sir!大小姐!」313Please respect copyright.PENANAG0OsQQQQBg
理查回話的同時順便用魔力強化後的手肘揍飛了接近的肉塊。313Please respect copyright.PENANAfW3Y1CLr54
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「──FROZEN ORZ(冰封球)!!」313Please respect copyright.PENANAoQRMacq3jF
這次是捨棄詠唱的高速施法,柊用上了最大的輸出予以協助。313Please respect copyright.PENANAMCNqGzsZDb
緊急甩出的小型冰球雖然威力大減,但隨之旋轉而飛出的無數冰刃,對於殲滅數量眾多肉塊可以說是綽綽有餘了。313Please respect copyright.PENANAChS6M9Eryt
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柊相當明白輕忽大意的話就會死。313Please respect copyright.PENANAVJm38nYAW6
來得及的部份用詠唱以提高功率。313Please respect copyright.PENANA9ppzBZ21cb
趕不上的地方靠消耗積蓄的魔力來高速爆發。313Please respect copyright.PENANA5vvjDVXHg3
初次合作的兩人,化作兩道黑白的流線,有如螺旋般華美而優雅地交錯,演奏起絢麗的交響樂章──313Please respect copyright.PENANAM8AuIADNSb
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結束的那一刻來得很快。313Please respect copyright.PENANA8LxQRbyStd
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「約好的時間到了──接下來交給你。」313Please respect copyright.PENANAfZ5ry1oK9f
柊使用了最後的魔力彈破壞了臟食花作為重心的一隻觸手,為來到她面前的理查創造出絕佳的機會。313Please respect copyright.PENANAhIBhrSC0DP
爭取到的時間共為二十二秒。313Please respect copyright.PENANAnxNdHJ0egs
超出預期的充分準備,理查高高架起的Rex Drive已燃燒著金黃色的火焰。313Please respect copyright.PENANAvkgWnaVIlP
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「喝啊啊啊啊啊啊啊!!」313Please respect copyright.PENANAZP2HbYpbBq
由上至下,直朝面部發動決定性的第一擊。313Please respect copyright.PENANABvHVWSPO4T
磅,滿天的鋼花飛散。313Please respect copyright.PENANAcBR55rYJs0
臟食花面部的陶瓷表層爆裂,內側深紫色的苦澀之核現出了原貌。313Please respect copyright.PENANA6fWS5z64LK
作為腦部的核心受到猛烈的衝擊,臟食花身體的動作停滯了。313Please respect copyright.PENANAF6qrwz3qxW
理查自然不會錯過這個得來不易的瞬間。313Please respect copyright.PENANA7TRCUQMYjT
這點傷害對苦澀之核來說還遠遠不構成影響。313Please respect copyright.PENANAEGXGvMgPKv
他利用腰部的力氣使勁將長劍翻轉,沿著原本的路徑再一次地劈砍─!313Please respect copyright.PENANA7gj8fJ34TD
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「再來、再來再來再來再來再來再來!!!!」313Please respect copyright.PENANArotpHoKnKy
理查揮舞著刀劍,刮起火焰的漩渦一次又一次地劈砍。313Please respect copyright.PENANAkbz29HNslv
周圍流動的空氣化為焚風。313Please respect copyright.PENANApyLVpYFvE9
賭上此生鍛鍊的一切劍技連續組合,從各個角度,針對無堅不摧的核心的中心一點進行破壞。313Please respect copyright.PENANAbievg7Rx6A
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「哈哈、哈、咿哈哈哈哈哈哈哈!!」313Please respect copyright.PENANAVMxIB0yy4o
魔女的笑聲從沒有聲帶的光滑肌膚上發出。313Please respect copyright.PENANAnzpATmJGqM
核心的表層已經滿佈裂痕。313Please respect copyright.PENANAYJa5EBQcLy
從中已經可以隱約看見內層顯露出來,有如泥沼般的深黑色動力源。313Please respect copyright.PENANAA4TzVwiQtD
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「繼續笑吧,這就是妳所捨棄的──人類的力量……!」313Please respect copyright.PENANAYkANR7BJXR
名符其實,宣告結束的最後一擊。313Please respect copyright.PENANA5qR1SLJx2p
咬緊牙齒。313Please respect copyright.PENANAQ7n0iaGx8O
往身體的內側探索。313Please respect copyright.PENANA63r4hwUKFG
連結位於心臟的正中央位置。313Please respect copyright.PENANAWbwbXqIvN9
理查將自身的想像成為落入油槽的一撮火苗,就算粉身碎骨也無所謂,只要將那火龍的咆哮引爆──313Please respect copyright.PENANAoAvuzlcYfT
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「什──!?」313Please respect copyright.PENANAmo01xqq19Q
彗星般的火焰即將落下的最後時刻。313Please respect copyright.PENANAoGJZszBDXh
明明應該勝券在握,但理查卻在此時驚愕地發現到了。313Please respect copyright.PENANAFJZqjmsb6I
在腹腔的位置,有什麼深紫色的、小小的『那個』,正受到能力驅使而開始運轉,以比破壞還要來得快的速度,將傷痕累累的核心快速修復成原本完好無損的模樣──313Please respect copyright.PENANAeEpdL7MnKD
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「妳的核心──」313Please respect copyright.PENANArxxkJpxMM4
動作停住了。313Please respect copyright.PENANACky2Luot3f
強烈的敗北感湧上心頭。313Please respect copyright.PENANA3tHOwP8gME
意識到所有的一切完全徒勞無功。313Please respect copyright.PENANAb3N0iR3pe9
直面著臉部迅速癒合而裂嘴大笑的魔女,理查與那全黑的瞳孔對望著──313Please respect copyright.PENANAZL19R4mGUd
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「──為什麼……會有兩個?」313Please respect copyright.PENANAA8gW371661