等我醒來時，還趴在桌子上，桌前放著舊時代的油燈，早已經不知道在什麼時候熄滅了，風吹的窗戶吱嘎作響，可能再用力一吹就要整片飛走了，我看了錶上時間———是凌晨四點，鬣狗站在窗邊，他盯著我然後點點頭89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNJ3IhmjR1A
89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnk13uFUVcL
「一個夜行者跟一個日行者最佳的行動時間點也許只有這一刻，但再過幾個鐘頭可能就要換我累了。」89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCi2kPMr9C4
89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8SjyDH6mFN
「我知道，這也許是好事，我們可以互相警戒。」89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmVBUfQfjDL
89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUAjTZRnINa
我穿上裝甲，配附外掛充電器、確認子彈跟武器等等……等準備好了之後，我拍了拍鬣狗的肩膀89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbZqh8MXhEg
89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrjJsOxCwvm
「我好了，接下來呢？」89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmqeVfXzj2p
89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpGNtvTeBpG
「我們直接問問櫃檯的人吧，也許他知道些關於『遊俠』的事情。」89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡznABoBT3DU
89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3hpLBGkOZx
下了樓，樓梯的吱嘎聲讓櫃檯打盹的老頭緩緩轉頭往我們這邊看過來89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxg6qezHATl
89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfgsIBJSoYB
「咳咳…有需要幫忙的嗎？……」89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNgxyZj0xih
89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2uVFZiaqyS
「老先生，你有聽過『遊俠』這號人物嗎？」89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0UNnkvEdCY
89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWT02e6wKEW
「啊！咳咳……你們是…朝聖者嗎？」89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRfISSX2F47
89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ73iSXIf0PE
老頭打量著我們的服裝，顯得有點訝異89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl46fZXak57
89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYAZLJ3i857
「沒錯，我們在找尋正確通往『稀望教堂』的捷徑，你知道些什麼嗎？」89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3I7qdsL2jD
89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbbHfLLbWtm
「咳咳…『朝聖之路狂沙漫漫、黃衣之王虎視眈眈』捷徑是有…..但並不會更輕鬆……咳咳…相反的，有更多人犧牲在捷徑的路上…前陣子，也有一夥四人小隊前往朝聖，我想……他們不會再回來了……」89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGJBhfmCkxJ
89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxRhThBBX3J
「他們…死了？」89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtQMOWdOg3i
89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0OUzZuCAkB
我問道，同時把目光投向老者顫抖的雙手89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡofCn24F0D8
89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnrCFkN7MEl
「我不知道……但如果他們真的通過了試煉而變得強大…咳咳…又怎麼會回來看著這滿目瘡痍呢？沒有理由……畢竟這裡已經沒救了。」89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlHTt6A4c5Y
89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9GyXj05pw5
老人嘆了口氣，他垂下頭，乾的發白的嘴唇抖動了一下89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkmbV81uF56
89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjmPyKTWXf6
「你願意告訴我們從哪走嗎？」89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK46Yj0ppkE
89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbkw8I2XPHO
鬣狗希望能有更詳細的資訊89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ627tknx2pZ
89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyJXaCVx47Q
「過了我們城牆靠北的管制點…咳咳…那個墓碑形狀的護城大橋，如果你們被擋下來了⋯⋯告訴他們你是黃衣之王的信徒……咳咳……來吧，手伸出來。」89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW1sEMS89Mt
89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfiErbRbAGv
老人接過鬣狗的手，突然從腰間抽出一把小刀插入他的手掌然後快速的亂劃一通89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡabUjQp78FQ
89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzFAPbM3P0z
「啊！幹！」89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNDM3rxOz6l
89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFikKEBfJtN
「你瘋了嗎？！給我住手！」89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW83QgWicj5
89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaZhKhAkEl5
我拿著槍抵住了老頭的腦袋，而鬣狗則痛苦的壓住自己的傷口，鮮血不斷從指縫中滴下來89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrEVpubJXVs
89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYbfdasK6pv
「嘿！要過那道關卡……咳咳…你必須要有印記，我在幫助你們……否則你們是不會被放行的。」89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9dDA5PNX5N
89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUYASpV1VPU
「你再輕舉妄動我就要開槍了！」89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ZU4wcwlLw
89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC1yPKg56et
老頭依然慢條斯理的站起身，正對著我們展開雙臂89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZLyvq5cB2k
89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJoYl4T5CzW
「咳咳……如果是真的朝聖者，他必定願意承擔此等痛楚…咳咳咳… 很簡單，你真的有心要尋找教堂嗎？」89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ43lzZEAQUf
89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ67BB4qkW1A
「我要可是……」89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRgmMoROnFT
89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡadNwEmxczS
「賽博，聽他的……」89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN4JtjwMsKx
89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgLnDMYeSNf
鬣狗打開他的手掌，裡頭確實有類似符號的傷口，綻開的傷痕仍在滲血，這畫面怵目心驚89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmtFzBgUOML
89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF7Kb9uoth9
「伸手吧，我只是想幫你們…咳咳…」89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRk9jiW0TsL
89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPgSlQIzjci
「……………」89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvwcalXUjO6
89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQaOkH6QdTu
我看見老人用比剛才還用力的力道刺入我的掌心，輕微像是電擊一般的觸感後，卻只有劃開一道毫無感覺的皮層，裡頭的也不是血，而是銀質的液體緩緩流出，可以看到那傷口正在迅速的癒合89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb5BMyYZvMx
89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoAV27M7tfj
「你…咳咳…我見過你…？」89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfTo5QYJdh5
89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvk0CUHt12c
老人瞇著眼看著我89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiRt9tK0kQI
89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeaeRMf7nun
「我也不知道。」89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcuXVzO6cam
89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbbVzJzbjU8
鬣狗靜靜的看著這一切，片刻後確定我的傷口形成印記後才開口89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2a2fVLOCl4
89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeiSuprPKUZ
「我的手現在沒辦法開車，而且我覺得有點想睡覺了，你幫我個忙，讓我在車子裡待一會。」89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9rCDfaqaWy
89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgf1KDzLdbx
我點點頭，主副駕切換，我看著遠方高聳浮誇的城牆以及那座醒目高聳的墓碑狀橋樑，它就這樣豎立著像是某個巨人的墳墓，沒錯，我得直直往那裡看過去89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwqfrI6Uksb
89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Dwm4naEDk
「鬣狗，坐穩了，我不是個好駕駛唷！」89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOkeEwUmaHl
89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSFmXIAXLNO
我扣上安全帶，看著所剩不多的電量說道89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnDjW0dbcIu
89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfpK0JKY0m7
「自由發揮…我先睡了。」89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpvh130MnD6
89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe5X8Ix3fxb
他不久後便沈沈睡去，我則看著刺眼的陽光照射進滿是沙塵的玻璃窗上，任憑那光亮反射在我的身上，黃色、金色、象牙色，一切都在黃沙與金光的映照下顯得荒涼、熾熱89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ8EPyCquGi
89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0uLvt4XX3G
「朝聖之路狂沙漫漫，黃衣之王虎視眈眈…」89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiZB8zyqzT1
89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnC0Oxganba
我念念有詞，看著這惡劣而陌生的環境，內心也變得不踏實起來，我有種感覺，自己曾經就在這條路上行駛過，尤其經過每個斷掉的巨型雕像、或者風蝕得厲害的路標時，那種既視感格外強烈
「鬣狗，你這麼拼命的找尋真相，真的只是因為老闆交代這麼簡單嗎？」
我喃喃道，既使我知道熟睡的他根本不會回應我，行駛過的痕跡揚起陣陣風沙，在那未知的領域必定有著我們不得而知的凶險存在
89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDqyOhDk7Hj
89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRt0iolvhei
89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoliaVKXeqC
89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7kd5ofqtg3
89Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH5y6JH5CMu
