夜晚,荒野。45Please respect copyright.PENANAaORqJiHkuA
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四周不時傳來隱隱獸吼,遠方密林更有奇異蟲鳴之聲。45Please respect copyright.PENANADzXo0iwLPM
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獨自一人站在空曠漆黑大地上,任由冷風吹拂,迪爾德麗並不覺得心慌,黑暗如今反倒帶給她寧靜、安心的感覺。45Please respect copyright.PENANAPWK08lxr3c
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離開迷宮城後,終於能夠稍稍放鬆,她沉靜於這份安寧心情之中,直到被遠方傳來的一陣喧嘩打破。45Please respect copyright.PENANAylmvbDFyng
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數十名看起來在野外有豐富收獲的小型傭兵團,一群人圍繞著前頭高大男子,正不斷興高采烈呼喝著自己功績。45Please respect copyright.PENANATkyem2EUwF
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「澤理斯大哥,你看,那裡有個人。」其中一名平時負責偵察眼力好的手下出聲道。45Please respect copyright.PENANAGolfBeebfo
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眾人聞言,立刻驚醒戒備起來,在荒野中遇到任何事情都不奇怪,越是反常事情越需要小心,這種時間、這種地方還獨自一人,自然不正常。45Please respect copyright.PENANAlYsOKYqovS
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見對方全身被旅行者斗篷遮住,無法看清楚樣貌,澤理斯與團員瞬間展現出良好默契,其餘人在後方保持警惕,他則是慢慢的略微靠前大聲詢問。45Please respect copyright.PENANAYB1X42IVqg
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「那邊的朋友!晚上怎麼還不回希望鎮,有困難需要幫忙嗎?」45Please respect copyright.PENANACDUvzLN4Rl
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孤身獨立的身影頓了一會,最後只是微微搖頭。45Please respect copyright.PENANAmqlS6nm8aR
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澤理斯與團員對看好幾眼,這種突發狀況是傭兵團最不喜歡見到的事情,不過基於好意,他最後還是繼續保持距離的開口。45Please respect copyright.PENANAuYH13wIKNt
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「我是澤理斯,黑烏鴉傭兵團團長,有需要幫忙的地方喊一聲就可以,如果沒事的話我們就先離開了。」45Please respect copyright.PENANAJ8L3GYGxOV
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大聲報上姓名和所屬,但那名斗篷怪人依然沒有反應。45Please respect copyright.PENANAHLWhHtdlj6
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澤理斯也不想讓團員們冒險,但了一會後,他偷偷向後打出幾個手勢,眾人開始保持安靜的朝希望鎮方向慢慢離開。45Please respect copyright.PENANA32eVg6Ql3W
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最近碰到的怪事特別多,澤理斯邊走邊想著。45Please respect copyright.PENANAeLQI88FuLB
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上一年,他在一個偏僻小村落接下任務,要護送一名從男爵夫人到希望鎮,之後正想要在當地先賺點外快,等待有人要回巴蘭多時再接下任務順路回去。45Please respect copyright.PENANAcMzgt98xDL
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沒想到,隔天黑烏鴉整個團隊都被蒼藍帝國強勢扣住,並且不斷詢問有關小村落和從男爵夫人的事情,陣勢之大令他們這些小小傭兵團的冒險者驚覺不妙,知道自己被捲入麻煩了。45Please respect copyright.PENANA5UGMStQ4pl
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扣押時間持續一個月之久,不斷來回的詢問更是令他們深感身心疲憊,其中又以一名監察官最為尖銳,甚至懷疑黑烏鴉是某件大案子的共謀,嚇得他們拼命澄清自己沒有問題。45Please respect copyright.PENANAnAv4ynFYgS
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最後在遊騎兵公會協調下,他們終於被無罪釋放出來,蒼藍帝國也適當的做出賠償,但那種難受經歷誰也不想再遭遇第二次。45Please respect copyright.PENANAsyDcrRieEz
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直到最近,因為鋼鐵王座的四艘飛空艇到來,有些自迷霧淵影流露出來的小道消息也跟著傳開,其內容讓黑烏鴉眾人心裡震驚無比,同時自覺得嘴巴封的比什麼都還緊密。45Please respect copyright.PENANAcGh4hiBrly
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他們真的不想再被某某勢力「請」去了。45Please respect copyright.PENANAPdxTSYi51B
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所以現在澤理斯行事越發小心,能不招惹麻煩就不招惹,連接下任務都盡量挑選自己團隊能獨立完成,減少與陌生的冒險者接觸。45Please respect copyright.PENANACMthBRQ94d
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數十人小心翼翼的離開斗篷怪人所在地,就在彼此距離漸漸拉開,黑烏鴉眾人暗暗鬆口氣時,前方又傳來狀況!45Please respect copyright.PENANA9jiHlxOFtf
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黑夜時分,視野不算清楚的前方,有行駛聲音規律的一下一下傳來,一輛獸車突兀的自黑暗中顯現,看方向是往斗篷怪人所在地前進。45Please respect copyright.PENANAh9OXXNIzTa
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澤理斯見狀,立刻擺擺手,示意手下讓開路給對方過去。45Please respect copyright.PENANA5oQNyXQNN8
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坐在駕駛座上的同樣是一名被斗篷遮住身型外貌的怪人,不過這名怪人在看到黑烏鴉讓道後,還頗有禮貌的對澤理斯點頭致意,讓他也只能乾笑著揮手回禮。45Please respect copyright.PENANA7hUWKNQVTh
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雙方無事擦身而過。45Please respect copyright.PENANARLzPR1NYP8
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獸車很快就去接應孤身的斗篷怪人,同時微弱的對話聲音也傳到澤理斯耳中。45Please respect copyright.PENANADBG45TwTI1
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「妳有機會,不走?」45Please respect copyright.PENANAoHijzZylfi
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「不走,說了等你。」45Please respect copyright.PENANAcVfqmKTJwE
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對話相當簡短,顯然雙方都是不愛交談的人,不過這也不是什麼大事情,冒險者裡各式各樣的怪人非常多。45Please respect copyright.PENANAii23jvrmJL
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只是,澤理斯莫名的覺得,這兩人聲音好耳熟呀!45Please respect copyright.PENANA9m6lmsMlnU
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已的拉遠距離,他下意識回頭望去,只見輕躍上車的孤身怪人,斗篷在不經意間晃動之下,流洩出長長一絲銀白髮色。45Please respect copyright.PENANAUSMaKLm02s
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澤理斯瞬間如雷擊中,呆立當場!45Please respect copyright.PENANAdRl939AZtm
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雖然還想不起來自己看到的稀有銀白髮色代表什麼,但冒險者的直覺告訴他,心理有強烈的感覺,自己似乎見到某件不得了事情。45Please respect copyright.PENANAZBFVylog3D
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「澤理斯大哥......澤理斯大哥?澤理斯大哥!」45Please respect copyright.PENANAwlF7vU8nuL
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幾名團員的連番叫喊終於驚醒了澤理斯,他這才發現自己渾身已被冷汗浸溼!45Please respect copyright.PENANA1eo2Iwa1B1
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「澤理斯大哥,你是怎麼了?那兩個怪人已經離開,應該沒什麼問題吧?」看著獸車駛遠,對方漸漸消失在黑暗中,杜諾驚疑不定的問。45Please respect copyright.PENANAnVJqvUqzY0
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「沒......沒事,我也不知道為什麼,就是心中有種奇怪的危機感......」45Please respect copyright.PENANADhdflEOZyg
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澤理斯越想越覺得不對勁,他很相信自己的直覺,這份敏銳救過黑烏鴉團許多次,也是他能夠擔任團長原因,只是一時之間又想不起來兩個熟悉聲音是誰。45Please respect copyright.PENANA7mVxta40jM
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數十名團員聞言,互相看了看,其中一名建議道:「澤理斯大哥,不如我們還是早點離開希望鎮吧,這種新興地區機會大風險也大,不適合黑烏鴉這種小傭兵團。」45Please respect copyright.PENANAms8dWuptEI
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「嗯,有道理,今天回去我就立刻接任務回巴蘭多,沒有任務也沒關係,輪與足跡商會的定時行商團也差不多要出發,傭兵團跟車可以談價碼,安全第一。」45Please respect copyright.PENANA4zf5ARsSax
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「對對,澤理斯大哥說的有道理。」45Please respect copyright.PENANAD1lt2QS7uI
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「我們早點回巴蘭多吧。」45Please respect copyright.PENANALwFSrmMQiu
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「自從飛空艇來了,感覺氣氛似乎也都不一樣。」45Please respect copyright.PENANA665zGFWWoX
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「聽說死亡峽谷將要重新開放攻略,但是那位夫人......好像不太好惹,連皇家冒險團幾千個人都死光了,我們還是快點離開吧。」45Please respect copyright.PENANAC8IyRmzacN
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眾人你一言我一句的走向希望鎮,這座城鎮對他們來說沒有希望,倒像是惡夢一般。45Please respect copyright.PENANA6NyOEchgEt
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現在的黑烏鴉傭兵團,歸心似箭。45Please respect copyright.PENANA19I77IXh25
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隔天一大早。45Please respect copyright.PENANAgeWPUi9wr0
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澤理斯在新設立的遊騎兵分會沒有找到回巴蘭多的任務,但他並不氣餒,很快就去和輪與足跡商會談好跟車事宜。45Please respect copyright.PENANAaG8PzA3hSs
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對方本身就有雇傭的護衛團,不差黑烏鴉這個小傭兵團,所以還是要收取一般商人的半額費用,不過上一趟任務那位夫人給的報酬相當豐厚,再加上蒼藍帝國的賠償和最近任務獎勵,他們這次來希望鎮依然算是收獲滿滿。45Please respect copyright.PENANASQ43GYHEXW
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一想到就要回到巴蘭多,那座雄偉繁華能帶給人安全和信賴感的偉大王城,眾人也不禁露出鬆口氣的快樂笑容。45Please respect copyright.PENANAV1CTxfCkTI
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但,笑容很快就凝結了。45Please respect copyright.PENANATqzUbkX7PW
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龐大的商會跟車隊伍裡面,澤理斯和數十名團員,見到了昨夜帶給他們莫名驚嚇的獸車!45Please respect copyright.PENANAWRvfNMcNTA
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即使在光神照耀之下,兩名斗篷怪人依然遮掩住全身,雖然不算特別怪異,但仍然相當引人注目。45Please respect copyright.PENANAhLf2jWkuC5
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「澤......澤理斯大哥,怎麼辦?他們也在......」45Please respect copyright.PENANAsFvOyUWnN3
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團員們都很信任澤理斯,他的危機感帶領這個小傭兵團走過許多風波,昨天夜裡既然團長這麼說了,那兩個怪人一定有問題!45Please respect copyright.PENANAgVw78St0v6
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兩名怪人似乎也察覺到特別的注視目光,回頭望了過來,雙方視線交會時,澤理斯心裡頓時有種被兇獸盯上感覺!45Please respect copyright.PENANAC66w2V2R1q
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他乾笑著舉手揮舞打招呼,只是附近的團員們都發現了,團長的手正在顫抖。45Please respect copyright.PENANAsPWIHL2a0U
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既然兩名斗篷怪人已經注意到他們,若是現在突然退隊反而奇怪,如果引起對方疑慮就更加麻煩了。45Please respect copyright.PENANAixTJcPH7at
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「不行,逃不掉,但是商會的車隊這麼龐大,對方應該不敢做出什麼奇怪事情,我們只要好好跟車就沒事......」45Please respect copyright.PENANAcxEewRqN4j
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轉頭過來看著團員們,澤理斯乾笑的臉勉強擠出幾句話安慰眾人也安慰自己的說著。45Please respect copyright.PENANAxmSaz0r6Xv