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。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ7saHQal6l
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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。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKY1bcF7Z9r
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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。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ4YQ4QKn36
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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。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8tw9q5liGw
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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。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7d83TLzO60
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然而——331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3IN0KSIOHs
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「媽……嘔！」331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXxkLyhU7Ng
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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。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡom2pnhfBuX
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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。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpmLsPdnP4C
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突然間——砰！屋內再度傳來巨響。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy7Rhy6o2OG
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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。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZL6CQSAD2F
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好像還有一些人影在外頭的樣子，是人類的氣息。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxUDY55MSFA
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——誰？331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL16bDPyvFq
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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。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQE5oRfegg8
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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。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2lbEgkQwBl
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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。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4vve2y6jeJ
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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。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoCrI33Zs9B
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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……331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV8wihHISvY
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——到底是誰襲擊這裡的？331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFUozE3CWOT
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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。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡthQyLFNblc
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「你要好好活著……」331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuAES1QKgwg
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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。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxp4HBud1fU
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「媽媽！妳也要。」威廉眼角泛淚，回頭注視母親的雙眼。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7EBFiJsipk
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「妳也要好好活下去，答應我。」331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ05Xm6XF3Yt
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「……還是一樣說話很像個小大人呢。」331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiWRaYmmgpf
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母親說到這邊後，撫摸威廉的頭髮。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwLsvOIywBs
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「你妹妹就交給你了。」331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOuoHrNH2Bn
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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。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhbAeYoi7BQ
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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。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm3n0W0i01C
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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。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIbd8MKucdt
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「媽媽……我……」威廉也止住了眼淚，但是——331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmNB4wv347h
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「……」母親直到這時眼眶才出水。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWjXzwIlRv5
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『沒有機會了呢。』331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6j7t6bydxv
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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。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXSEQOR6GgL
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『也許另一個世界我跟……你爸爸還能再見面……』331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK368qai05j
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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。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvCcBwAL2Ma
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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。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn4WxQ5FVMb
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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。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWeXgXhf7np
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但究竟原因是哪個，威廉不想深究。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhenE1fJU2I
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『好好活著，媽媽永遠愛你。』331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzzeENhBxZJ
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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。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjtQ2oVvNgN
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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。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡisQz9fw7Mp
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或許就是在此刻，威廉選擇接受事實。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ993U0ZOH9N
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威廉收起手、抱住妹妹，對母親說：「我會的。」331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG6nDQzIts4
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然後他就這樣看著母親閉上雙眼、手緩緩落下。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsybP1urTPY
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這一瞬間，威廉再次掉淚。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoPV21pAuEY
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轟隆！331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8AuRWzztua
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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。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZIr4phHTNN
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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。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfYNmtmpwQc
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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。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlkNEJvAku0
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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。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSQnl88Kcnm
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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。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2LOMDyGsEG
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重點在於，那些士兵手上都有一根長矛。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNmkgiStrkG
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威廉咬緊牙關，但就在這時他卻閉上眼。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE0BkhnmdXK
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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——331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWYVIuNjC91
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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。』331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn5diaS5MPI
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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。』331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf9leyTupKK
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『欸！酒鬼。說得好像你當年有上戰場一樣。』331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqR9RTxvJDv
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『不然呢？上面的功勞我們也有份呀。』331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtgvgBPS2ZF
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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。』331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS6vzoh99ib
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『反正現在帝國也沒了，就讓我耍一下帥。』331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOBcspCG0Nk
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『真是的，就叫你不要喝那麼多。』331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgeu8mzQTx0
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——殺死媽媽就是你們嗎？331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK7Kd0LuoQR
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威廉聽到這兒，大概再也忍不下去。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcncZrbq3t4
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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。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpPHD5bMtv3
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——沒辦法，只好先逃走。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgjEgVcADxp
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即使威廉很想要復仇，但似乎只能暫時離開此處。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoVi0C9e096
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雖然如此，威廉判斷動作必須快。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Q6rPfYYGW
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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。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ysNzhnfAX
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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。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ45q8jPCsL8
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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。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBnP6lqhg0P
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在威廉想通這些，準備行動後，他睜眼——331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ5ipu8lcAe
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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。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdU4pcKSuR0
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然後，威廉抬起頭。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBti3IqA6TX
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「——！」威廉瞪大雙眼。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHecPu2QWAs
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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。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdXpjowEKQu
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——糟糕，怎麼辦？要戰鬥嗎？還是……331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGzfdQkiM6x
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威廉怒蹬士兵，緩緩往後退幾步。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTmi0dVHWAz
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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——331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIlvLOkUIIz
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「小弟弟，你是正統龍族對不對？」331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUAoQZVH7pI
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「——？」331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡScq6L3Jobj
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威廉因為此時此刻士兵的發言，嚇到愣住。