威廉看見自己的母親躺在長椅上，胸口插著一把長一公尺左右的矛，鮮血從傷口處冉冉流出，此畫面令他瞠目結舌。254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMSLEl1EksG
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頓時之間，威廉好像產生一種幻覺，一種剛才到現在都是在做夢、所看見的都是小說裡的想像情節的奇怪幻覺。254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsmJWAfgwbQ
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也許是因為這樣，威廉站在原地愣住，直到又有玻璃碎裂聲響，他才回過神來，喊了聲「媽媽」然後跑過去客廳的長椅那邊。254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMJtZLyKCsR
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這個時候，好像是有人有丟火把進來，這使得屋子內的部份家具開始起火燃燒。254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdpRQ4UR4NO
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威廉此刻並不在乎，先姑且不論他自身的體質關係，他現在唯一在意的只有能不能救活母親這件事。254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZTpJdZ97OO
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然而——254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtEfeV8PSqJ
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「媽……嘔！」254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVSs31fxF32
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因為聞到血腥味、加上看見傷口，威廉摀住嘴想要忍住反胃的感覺，可後來還是不小心吐出少許。254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsgvBvvxIjW
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威廉因此雙腿發軟、跪在母親面前，嘔吐物的苦味以及淚水的鹹味，使他不曉得現在該做些什麼。254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS3at7eRGnD
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突然間——砰！屋內再度傳來巨響。254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvIssVdsKIe
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威廉轉頭看向窗戶那邊，赫然驚覺，那裡不只是被打出好幾個洞來而已。254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2IyQNCmke1
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好像還有一些人影在外頭的樣子，是人類的氣息。254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ12lVy1acqy
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——誰？254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy2HoIGADaJ
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威廉眼中的水晶體於這一刻開始，就從圓形迅速左右變細、上下變長，真正轉變成龍的眼珠。254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0E73V9VP5u
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他這樣做的目的，自然是為了大幅度增加身體感知能力，平常不使用的原因是因為威廉只有一半的龍族血統，還有他只有八歲，經常使用會大大增加身體負擔。254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8cGLqwXYjm
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和單純吐息讓壁爐的火燒更旺的這種不同，開啟感知，對還年幼的半龍來說沒有操作好的話可能會有嚴重後果。這是龍族長老曾經對威廉父親、母親說過的忠告，母親也有和威廉提過這些。254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUkhGSInfYT
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然而此時此刻，已經談不上什麼負擔太大的問題了，畢竟母親已經被人弄成這樣。254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz47GMYOQvB
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威廉就是想要知道屋外的狀況，無論任何手段，簡單來說就是……254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlmTyL3ec8J
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——到底是誰襲擊這裡的？254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbvnd0LTM5L
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威廉覺得，自己需要盡快搞清楚這點，要不然，很有可能會失去母親也說不定。254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkOMUkLeaWw
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「你要好好活著……」254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdwlNdMwCMB
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這個時候，母親對威廉所說的話，讓他一下子全身肌肉繃緊。254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJckX8nMyrj
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「媽媽！妳也要。」威廉眼角泛淚，回頭注視母親的雙眼。254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgnH1Q0EyeJ
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「妳也要好好活下去，答應我。」254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5al35bKGwC
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「……還是一樣說話很像個小大人呢。」254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr50Nug1GXd
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母親說到這邊後，撫摸威廉的頭髮。254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRdMxrLUcIV
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「你妹妹就交給你了。」254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuSV08FUhvr
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威廉注意到母親的視線，似乎看向地面的樣子，於是轉頭查看。254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHWqjONWh4G
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因為看見妹妹在地上哭，威廉以四足跪姿慢慢爬向妹妹那邊，在確認其沒有大礙後就將之抱起，然後才起身。254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKWsE1hG5S3
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哇哇哇的哭聲，威廉聽得耳膜不舒服，但很是奇妙地，女嬰被威廉抱起後，就不再繼續哭了。254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN0Ovx8JVb4
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「媽媽……我……」威廉也止住了眼淚，但是——254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbyvRrwewnI
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「……」母親直到這時眼眶才出水。254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDUbBLgMKw4
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『沒有機會了呢。』254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfukGZL4Dbh
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這六個字，母親沒有直接說出聲，威廉是透過觀察母親的嘴才得知母親方才所說的話語。254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt7Ihp9U9kW
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『也許另一個世界我跟……你爸爸還能再見面……』254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSNnwblhZnr
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母親可能已經沒有力氣說話——威廉想到這裡，再度跪在母親的長椅前。254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtu8JbHWqVE
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此時嗆鼻的味道已經出現，雖然威廉吸入濃煙是不會對他身體有影響的，但身為人類的母親就不同了。254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkoQahh1I9w
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是故，母親也可能是因為濃煙的關係而選擇不說話。254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxWr6rmP3gd
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但究竟原因是哪個，威廉不想深究。254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBHpz9poKJ6
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『好好活著，媽媽永遠愛你。』254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4LdLei9f8u
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威廉可以讀出母親的唇語，於是一手抱住妹妹，另一手伸向前，想要去觸碰母親的身體。254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGzwz4aRfBz
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可就在威廉碰到的那一刻，他感受到了，感受到母親的手非常冰冷，即使不和現場屋子溫度比較，那也不應該是人類該有的溫度。254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjwgJqJpyOv
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或許就是在此刻，威廉選擇接受事實。254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpynB5mye0I
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威廉收起手、抱住妹妹，對母親說：「我會的。」254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8D8NNrhnK8
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然後他就這樣看著母親閉上雙眼、手緩緩落下。254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6j9M6Dzwqb
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這一瞬間，威廉再次掉淚。254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr5lP0U0Imq
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轟隆！254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7CXL3vBoGd
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淚水掉在地面上的同一時間，威廉聽見，自己身後突然有木頭碎裂的聲響。254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvsl6ITfGZP
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因為這樣，所以威廉迅速往門口玄關看一眼，才一眼，他就瞪大雙目、眉梢鎖緊。254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxbd2rxUSIz
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威廉看見有三名明顯是不速之客的人，踏進屋子中。254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaBUo2ErkEq
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那是三名身穿盔甲的士兵，拿著武器，漫步走進威廉家中，模樣看起來好像是在逛大街，好像不是很在乎屋內的火災的樣子。254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO13qgRBwxk
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拿武器的全副武裝士兵，走進民宅，彷彿一副知道這裡本來就會這樣——即使才八歲，但威廉不難想像那三名士兵究竟幾分鐘前做了什麼。254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlK0eeLhH2y
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重點在於，那些士兵手上都有一根長矛。254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqTc9XOcniz
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威廉咬緊牙關，但就在這時他卻閉上眼。254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2rYqxR79lO
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剛才因為和母親談話的關係，不自覺使用過多力量，威廉現在只好暫時關閉視覺、啟動聽覺去聽那三名士兵的談話——254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqSRXgqUBbc
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『人類果然是垃圾，那種生物不知道怎麼活到現在的。』254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZZv6NlLKPR
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『真的，自從凱薩那傢伙掛掉後就沒一個能打的，這座村莊八成也是一樣。』254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZyCceBUNLo
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『欸！酒鬼。說得好像你當年有上戰場一樣。』254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLWr6entgXU
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『不然呢？上面的功勞我們也有份呀。』254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo0NYPa8Cqt
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『好了你們，別擋在門口。趕快找一下這家放錢的地方在哪兒。』254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3GD2urdfqn
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『反正現在帝國也沒了，就讓我耍一下帥。』254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsawyo3KdNs
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『真是的，就叫你不要喝那麼多。』254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIJaM5uXX3X
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——殺死媽媽就是你們嗎？254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtgJo0AgIl6
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威廉聽到這兒，大概再也忍不下去。254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb10G3GaPGj
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然而，母親將妹妹交給自己，威廉也不曉得對方是誰，此時是沒辦法輕舉妄動的，威廉十分清楚這點。254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzvEexzZ5jh
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——沒辦法，只好先逃走。254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEZRx0v3BgA
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即使威廉很想要復仇，但似乎只能暫時離開此處。254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVVc3UFYflB
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雖然如此，威廉判斷動作必須快。254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡryINceZn45
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如果逃走的速度不夠的話，很可能會被那些士兵追上。254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCsjGU5Znsm
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聽剛才士兵的談話，威廉認為，他們不是人類的士兵。254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF7pT2gaeIo
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即使是來搶錢的，不過有可能在知道有逃走的人的時候追過來也說不定。254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbgwPL4wO8c
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在威廉想通這些，準備行動後，他睜眼——254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRAIbuBGJki
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「……小弟弟。」這個瞬間卻有人說話了，而且聲音很近，就在威廉的正前方。254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv8RlKZy3fK
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然後，威廉抬起頭。254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4p1GMN1JHz
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「——！」威廉瞪大雙眼。254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrlOhvPqage
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因為他看見一名身穿盔甲的士兵，就站在自己面前。254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDjt7nYpfjg
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——糟糕，怎麼辦？要戰鬥嗎？還是……254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfqrpVnwfzO
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威廉怒蹬士兵，緩緩往後退幾步。254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL6AEdANBOs
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就在威廉蹲下身子、壓低身體重心，大概是準備要決一死戰的當下——254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOsaXcfGK0L
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「小弟弟，你是正統龍族對不對？」254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWAP3522FEj
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「——？」254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyZ4s6SwkGE
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威廉因為此時此刻士兵的發言，嚇到愣住。