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今天的森林很奇怪,雖有蟲鳴鳥叫,但卻連半隻動物甚至昆蟲的影子也沒瞧見,或者,綠鷹森林原本就是這樣一個地方?465Please respect copyright.PENANAXPbS26Fvc7
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亨利不安地望著頭頂互相交錯的樹枝,三人已進入樹林深處,二哥提著獵槍四處張望,沿路設置了好幾個陷阱的大姐也改為握住槍柄。若是以往在白鹿森林的狩獵祭,他們這時至少也抓到幾頭野獸了。465Please respect copyright.PENANAXdqWJfUetN
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砰!465Please respect copyright.PENANAJ8UHjoMgzg
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槍聲嚇得亨利渾身一顫,他回過神來才發現姐姐不知捕捉到什麼風吹草動開槍了,不遠處的樹林裡傳來窸窣聲,沃雷特也舉起槍警戒,奧維菈又開了第二槍,這次回應她的竟是人話:465Please respect copyright.PENANABxVPZiCrMo
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「居然能發現我在這裡,公主殿下的眼力還真好啊?」465Please respect copyright.PENANAI46our6Xp5
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「涅澤爾!」465Please respect copyright.PENANAO6RDo6OzJU
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亨利驚呼一聲,反射性地朝從森林裡現身的褐髮青年跑去,巫師摸了摸少年的頭,大公主遲疑地將槍口朝下。465Please respect copyright.PENANAM14pAvchaq
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「你是夏日祭那時的……」465Please respect copyright.PENANAjCpjo0vRqd
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「涅澤爾是我的朋友。」465Please respect copyright.PENANADPoUH5vY21
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亨利急忙轉過身來擋在涅澤爾面前,巫師不禁勾起唇角,早已解除戒備的沃雷特則上前與涅澤爾攀談,亨利跟著扭頭望向他們。465Please respect copyright.PENANAIp2CP8kooE
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「先生怎麼會到綠鷹森林來呢?」465Please respect copyright.PENANA3eKaCrzxoJ
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涅澤爾瞪了二王子一眼,伸出右手,「護符給我。」465Please respect copyright.PENANAUyVhdx22LD
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「怎麼?先生竟對護符有興趣?」沃雷特笑了笑,半點也沒照辦的意思,離他們有段距離的大公主上下打量三人。「像這樣的護符,宮裡還有不少,不如狩獵祭後,先生與我們一道回宮──」465Please respect copyright.PENANA9Xe5Xvnzr7
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「我現在沒心情聽你廢話,快給我。」465Please respect copyright.PENANAkNA4rhKmTv
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巫師萬般不耐,方才涅澤爾放了一圈魔力波感應周遭的生物,能請的都請走了,然而他頂多只能感知到地下三百公尺左右,再往下就超出他的勢力範圍了。麻煩的是,如果他沒記錯,這個符的有效範圍至少有地下一公里那麼深──應該說,這符就是為了呼喚地底深處的生物而造的。465Please respect copyright.PENANAcnt11p6LwB
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沃雷特正欲回話,猝然間大地一陣搖晃!465Please respect copyright.PENANA5I1nbMFP1K
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羅蔓沃居國幾乎沒有地震,公主王子們全都反應不過來,不消三秒地震的規模便大到所有人都跌倒在地動彈不得,他們腳下的土地隨著震動隆起,涅澤爾一把抱住亨利準備起飛,就在這個瞬間,半人高的土丘爆開,沙塵與碎石往四面八方噴散!465Please respect copyright.PENANAuw08lu02MN
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涅澤爾只來得及死命把亨利往自己懷裡按,多加一人的重量令他無法及時起飛,於是跟著被埋入土裡,緊接著是一陣天旋地轉……待騷動平息後,涅澤爾發現他們躺在不知離地表多遠的地穴中,周圍漆黑一片,土屬性多到足以打亂他體內的元素平衡,頭痛得可以,角肯定開始長出來了。465Please respect copyright.PENANAjr2FRzxtNq
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「……唔……」465Please respect copyright.PENANAnemlKLEHR5
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聽見懷中少年的呻吟聲,涅澤爾勉力撐起身體,視力不受光線影響的雙眼仔細檢視三王子,「你沒事吧?還好嗎?」465Please respect copyright.PENANAJnWqjZcF9a
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「嗯……王兄他們呢?這裡是哪裡?」465Please respect copyright.PENANAiWZDeaEpdQ
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『麒麟,近千年不見,找我何事?』465Please respect copyright.PENANAkyZrnzrg7X
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某樣生物在此同時以魔力波向他傳送訊息,涅澤爾只得先低聲要亨利別說話,再環視四周。465Please respect copyright.PENANAwHF50fkaWt
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密室般的空間裡,大公主不知去向,二王子倒在離他們不遠的地方,身邊還站著一頭巨牛,這頭牛的身軀由岩石組成,彎曲的角遍佈鱗片,一雙眼在黑暗中閃著紅光。465Please respect copyright.PENANA9Bzv0IG31U
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『麒麟,又是為了人類嗎?』465Please respect copyright.PENANAVxhEz2kQvw
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紅眼的光芒在巨牛說話時放大,涅澤爾注意到亨利抓緊他的手,跟著看向那唯一的光源,並在光線足以照亮周邊環境時倒吸了口氣。465Please respect copyright.PENANAzUi6TdD7CZ
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『我們認識嗎?』465Please respect copyright.PENANAVxtDL83joY
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『你這是死第幾次了?連這都不記得?』牛頭左搖右晃,狀似不耐,談吐的語氣也由嚴肅改為隨興,『你以為我想認識你?』465Please respect copyright.PENANAX0HeD4ntN3
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『我知道麒麟跟地牛的領土是重疊的,但……』465Please respect copyright.PENANA1S06iEdpIP
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『但你在上我在下,互不干涉,照理說也素昧逢面。』巨牛打斷涅澤爾的話,從鼻子裡噴出氣來,『對對對,除了你這隻選了人類的笨蛋麒麟,我還沒聽過哪頭地牛被麒麟叫出來的,哼,我怎麼就剛好生在你這傢伙底下?你不會還煩過蛟龍吧?』465Please respect copyright.PENANAT7foZVXRd6
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聽巨牛埋怨的語氣,涅澤爾不禁有點無奈,天知道「自己」曾經對牠做過什麼?『……好吧,我想你認識前幾個「我」?』465Please respect copyright.PENANAph3Dtyviyl
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「涅澤爾,你在跟牠說話嗎?王兄他……」465Please respect copyright.PENANAQO51IYy6Th
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亨利雖感受不到魔力波,但也曉得有魔力的生物皆能以此溝通。聽那害怕的嗓音,巫師也只得立即轉首安撫小王子,孰料他「嗯,再等我一下」的「下」都還沒說完,又被地牛的爆笑聲打斷,這震耳欲聾的笑恰似牛哞,連亨利都聽得一清二楚,地面也隨之搖動,不久前才因地震驚魂未定的亨利趕忙抱緊涅澤爾。465Please respect copyright.PENANAX0RpXxHBHY
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『你們這些麒麟,為什麼都非要選一個誰不可?你看我照顧地底,蛟龍管海,沒有特別偏袒哪個物種,不都好好的?』地牛的笑聲漸止,震動也慢慢消散,『你們有寂寞到這種地步?』465Please respect copyright.PENANAT4I07Y9etM
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『我不曉得你在說什麼。』465Please respect copyright.PENANAEpmVXWZX4e
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涅澤爾冷著臉回應,這句話既是不想與對方閒談的表示,同時也是實話。他感覺體溫逐漸升高,頭也愈來愈痛,雖說他知道麒麟體內的元素失衡會變回原形、外表變得越接近原形就表示離「死」越近,但從未親身經歷過。465Please respect copyright.PENANAz25PcEddop
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地牛搖了搖頭,往涅澤爾走了幾步,巫師感到三王子挨得離自己更近,巨牛的魔力波再度傳來:『好,不笑你。講正題,你這次來找我做什麼?』465Please respect copyright.PENANA3pQPpG0xWz