Ground Stars / 地上星 · Ch.05 第5章 光环Moexl·四边形 -4
第5章 光环Moexl·四边形 –4
Chapter 5: Halo Moxel·Quadrilateral –4
「我… 确定。」
“I… confirm.”
杨子藏躲过了身后追来的「列车乘客」一只手的抓取，从月台跃下至铁轨。
Yang Zicang dodged the grasping hand of a “train passenger” chasing him from behind, leaping off the platform onto the tracks.
身后地铁的幻影撞击而来，擦著身体奔腾而过。
The phantom of the subway train swept in from behind, brushing past his body as it thundered by.
车上的一个个人影有的戴著耳机听著音乐，有的玩著手机，有的互相微笑著聊著天。
Inside the train, various silhouettes wore headphones listening to music, played with their phones, or smiled and chatted with each other.
他们都看不到，就在车旁还有个满脸灰尘的六七十岁老人，正露出羡慕的目光望向车内，喘著粗气跟随列车吃力奔跑，却被飞速甩在后面。
None of them could see that beside the train stood an elderly man in his sixties or seventies, his face covered in dust, casting a gaze of envy into the carriage while gasping for breath and struggling to keep up with the speeding train, only to be swiftly left behind.
胸前如指环般的银白圆环微亮著。
The silver-white circle on his chest, like a ring, glowed faintly.
杨子藏感觉自己冥冥中连接到了方圆数十里内的某些人。
Yang Zicang felt an unseen connection with certain individuals within a radius of several dozen miles.
[我诞生了寿命融资。]
[I have issued Life Financing.]
[匿名者为我投资了 1N。]
[An anonymous donor has invested 1 in me.]
在停顿了几秒后，杨子藏首先想到了沐小雨几人。
After pausing for a few seconds, Yang Zicang first thought of Mu Xiaoyu and the others.
「我那几个同行的…」
“What about my traveling companions…”
电话另一端的人道：
The person on the other end of the phone said:
「你想要让那几位朋友也给你投资吗，如果是的话，我可以帮你。 她们没有Moexl，没有我的电台恶魇转接，远距离是收不到你的融资Moexl的。」
“You want those friends to invest in you too, right? If so, I can help. They don’t have Moxel, and without my radio Nightmare relay, they won’t receive your Life Financing Moxel from a distance.”
「好！」
“Yes!”
杨子藏并不知道对方说的是什么东西，他只是知道现在自己需要更多的寿命。
Yang Zicang had no idea what the other person was talking about; he just knew that right now, he needed more lifespan.
刚说完，又有几道反馈出现。
Just as he finished speaking, several more notifications appeared.
[沐小雨为我投资了 10N]
[Mu Xiaoyu has invested 10N for me]
[张扬为我投资了 1N]
[Chang Yang has invested 1N for me]
[刘明为我投资了 3Y]
[Liu Ming has invested 3Y for me]
她们接收到了！
They’ve received it!
沐小雨居然还舍得为自己送出十年寿命，杨子藏知道，女孩现在已经快六十了，或许她也只剩下了不多的寿命。
Mu Xiaoyu was even willing to gift him ten years of her own life. Yang Zicang knew that the girl was already nearing sixty, perhaps with little life left herself.
自己目前只是个风烛残年的老人，可能被那矮子摸一下就会死，她却还愿意为自己投资十年寿命…
He was now nothing but a decrepit old man, fragile enough to die from a mere touch from that dwarf, yet she still chose to invest ten years of her lifespan for him…
老实说，杨子藏有点被这个稍微有点呆的女孩所感动了。
Frankly, Yang Zicang felt a twinge of gratitude towards this slightly naive girl.
忽然，一道资讯传来，白色圆圈外出现道细微的金光一闪而逝。
Suddenly, a message arrived—a faint flash of gold shimmered and vanished within the white circle.
[猎怪者联盟为我投资了 1000N。]
[Monster Hunter Alliance has invested 1000N for me.]
「什么？！」
“What?!”
杨子藏的双目不可思议的睁大，他怀疑自己感知错了。
Yang Zicang’s eyes widened in disbelief; he suspected he had misperceived it.
在感知视角中，他胸前的圆圈里出现个细微数位，它从0开始飞速暴涨，瞬间变成了！
In his sensory vision, a minuscule number appeared inside the circle on his chest, surging explosively from zero, transforming in an instant!
真的是一千年！ 好大的手笔，他们怎么敢的。
A full thousand years! Such a colossal gesture—how dared they?
沉寂几秒的手机里继续传出那男人的声音：「你应该已经知道了对吧。」
The man’s voice continued from the phone after a few seconds of silence: “You should have realized it by now, right?”
「是啊，一千年，你们…」
“Yes, a thousand years… you people…”
「我们是猎怪者联盟，这一千年，便是我们的拜帖。 在这里，还有许多类似你我这样的兄弟姐妹。 如果你能活著出来，可以来左明大道12号。 我们诚恳地等待你的到来。」
“We are the Monster Hunter Alliance, and for this millennium, this has been our calling card. Here, there are many brothers and sisters like you and me. If you manage to walk out alive, you can come to No. 12 Zuoming Avenue. We sincerely await your arrival.”
一副地图传输到了手机上。
A map was transmitted to the phone.
[我的时序已经足够多，我应该可以将消耗的寿命用时序补充。]
[I have enough Chronos now; I should be able to replenish the life I’ve consumed with Chronos.]
「哇呀呀，我看你往哪~里跑！」
“Wahaha, where do you think you’re running off to~!”
杨子藏正想补充消耗，矮子的声音从身后传来，忽地他心中一动… 先等等。
Yang Zicang was just about to replenish what was consumed when the dwarf’s voice came from behind him. Suddenly, a thought stirred in his mind… Wait a moment.
身后的高处，那自称张飞的怪物铠甲和它那不知是「主人」还是「奴隶」的存在，被血红的三角形带著狂奔而来。
From a high vantage point behind him, the monster armor that called itself Zhang Fei and its being—whether “master” or “slave“—was charging forward, carried along by a blood-red triangle.
[废都为我投资了 500N。]
[The Abandoned City invested 500N into me.]
「废都？」
“The Abandoned City?”
意识中出现个模糊的身影，他对著自己微微一笑，随即那看不清面目的身形迅速褪去。
A blurred figure appeared in his consciousness. It smiled faintly at him, and then the indistinct form quickly faded away.
[白鸳为我投资了 10N。]
[Bai Yuan invested 10N into me.]
那个逃跑者还有脸给自己投资。
That runaway still had the nerve to give him an investment.
[又有二十位匿名者为我投资了共计 219.11N。]
[Another twenty anonymous individuals invested a total of 219.11N into me.]
「喝啊！ 死吧，废物！」
“Haah! Die, you worthless piece of trash!”
头顶，身穿马甲般盔甲的矮壮男人双手抱拳，如泰山压顶般砸来！
Above his head, a stocky man clad in a vest-like armor clasped his hands together and came crashing down with the force of Mount Tai!
杨子藏扭头望去，面孔上露出抹残忍的笑容。
Yang Zicang turned his head to look, a cruel smile creeping across his face.
「我已经不一样了。」
“I’m not the same as before.”
心中一动，时序瞬间少了40年，但相应的，自己的力气、精力都在快速恢复，皮肤也逐渐变得充盈饱满了起来。
With a flicker of insight, 40 years vanished from Chronos in an instant. But in return, his strength and energy were rapidly recovering, and his skin gradually became full and supple.
伴随著某种本能，一抹亮光在手上出现，它绽放开来，在拳头上形成淡淡灰白须焰。
Driven by some instinct, a glimmer of light appeared in his hand. It bloomed, forming faint, ashen-white wisps of flame around his fist.
[因为我是四边形，所以我可以增幅四倍所持有时序。 在时序未消耗至「本金」以下时，不会丢失任何额外时序。]
[Because I am Quad, I can amplify the Chronos I possess fourfold. As long as Chronos isn’t depleted below the “principal,” I’ll lose no additional Chronos.]
[这就是我，伟大的四边形。]
[This is me, the great Quad.]
[所以，我该为这一拳分配多少时序？ 我还得预防其它部位的攻击，这得好好考虑考虑。]
[So, how much Chronos should I allocate to this punch? I still need to guard against attacks from other parts of my body… I’ll have to consider this carefully.]
「全押！」
“All in!”
胸前圆环内的数位泄洪般归零，只在小数点后还有个1存在。
The numerals within the ring on his chest drained to zero like a flood, leaving only a single digit after the decimal point.
拳头上的光芒瞬间变成淡金色。
The light on his fist instantly shifted to a pale gold.
[!]
[!]
「哈！」 他对著天际撞来的身影一拳打出去。
“Hah!” He hurled a punch toward the figure crashing down upon him from the sky.
嘭地一声沉响。
“Boom!”
那矮壮男人粗壮的双臂瞬间化为灰飞，轰隆声中，他被巨大的力道打飞出去，狠狠砸在坑道内。
The stocky man’s powerful arms instantly disintegrated into ashes. With a thunderous roar, he was sent flying by the immense force, crashing violently into the tunnel.
矮子的身躯在地上滚动了好几下后，才在撞到个电子看板的虚影后停下。
The short man’s body tumbled several times on the ground before halting after colliding with the hologram of an electronic billboard.
这些看板每隔几米就有个一模一样的画面。
These billboards displayed an identical image every few meters.
「咳，咳咳，竟然隐藏了三倍于我的时序… 造成毁灭性的…」
“Cough, cough… He was hiding three times my level of Chronos… Causing devastating…”
矮壮男人看到一步步靠近的年轻身影，他吐著血道：「你有，那么多，时序… 还，装老… 骗我。」
The stocky man, watching the approaching young figure, coughed up blood as he said, “You have… that much… Chronos… and you still… pretended to be old… to fool me.”
「你这智商，真是侮辱了张飞之名。」
“With intelligence like that, you truly disgrace the name of Zhang Fei.”
年轻人的右拳上散发著金色如火的光芒，被内心怪物情绪影响的他嘴角裂开，露出疯狂笑容。
A golden, flame-like radiance emanated from the young man’s right fist. Influenced by the monstrous emotions within, his lips parted, revealing a maniacal grin.
「两千二百年，不错嘛，刚才一拳居然耗费了我两千二百年的时序。 你到底杀了多少人！」
“Two thousand two hundred years, huh? Not bad. That single punch just consumed two thousand two hundred years of my Chronos. Just how many people have you killed!”
这男人面色大变，他感受了下自己的寿命后，目光中露出惊恐。
The man’s expression shifted dramatically; after sensing his own lifespan, terror flashed in his eyes.
「你，你这个莽夫，你就不怕，其它部位…」
“You… you reckless fool! Aren’t you afraid… of the other parts…”
「对不起，我是新手，根本不懂。」
“Sorry, I’m new here. I don’t understand a thing.”
几具呆滞面孔的人奔来，杨子藏拳头挥动。
Several figures with vacant, expressionless faces came running, and Yang Zicang swung his fists.
嘭嘭嘭！
Boom! Boom! Boom!
三名被控制的人类身体瞬间出现大洞，倒在了地上。
Massive holes instantly burst open in the bodies of the three mind-controlled humans, and they collapsed to the ground.
此刻的他冷漠无情，这些被控制洗脑的人都存在 50N 左右的时序防护，击杀他们，自己花了 153N。
At this moment, he was cold and merciless. These controlled and brainwashed individuals each possessed a Chronos shield of about 50N. Taking them down had cost him 153N.
[我获得了它们的本金，约等于 50N。]
[I’ve acquired their principal amounts, roughly equal to 50N.]
他们本身时序加起来接近五十年，看来他们也是被三倍增幅过。
Their total combined Chronos neared fifty years, suggesting they too were amplified threefold.
刚刚才减少的时序又增加了，被正方形四倍增幅后，它变成了两百年，一共是四千两百多年时序。
The Chronos he had just depleted began to increase once more. After being quadrupled by the square, it turned into two hundred years, culminating a total of over four thousand two hundred years of Chronos.
杨子藏感受到前所未有的满足与畅快感，这是悠久生命自然而然带给自己的充实，是来自灵魂的悠然愉悦。
Yang Zicang felt an unprecedented sense of fulfillment and exhilaration—a natural richness bestowed by an extended lifespan, a serene joy that stemmed from deep within his soul.
「呵，呵呵，果然是，乱拳打死老师傅。 我竟然栽在了一个，什么都不懂的人手上，咳。」
“Ha, haha, as expected, the reckless beat the veteran. Who would’ve thought I’d fall to someone who knows nothing… cough.”
｛等下，你要是加入我们，我可以选择你成为主人。｝
{Wait, if you join us, I can choose you as my master.}
怪物铠甲的双眼望向杨子藏，它的声音居然直接在自己心中响起。
The eyes of the monster armor fixed on Yang Zicang, its voice ringing directly in his mind.
「你觉得我会相信一个怪物吗？」
“Do you think I’d trust a monster?”
杨子藏靠近，他抬起手来，一拳砸下。
Yang Zicang stepped closer, raising his hand before smashing down with a punch.
怪物铠甲猛然蠕动，将男人整个包裹。
The monster armor suddenly writhed, swallowing the man whole.
「嘭！」 手上力场震动，这蕴含数千年时序攻击的一拳，却只花费了一百年。
“Boom!” The force field vibrated from his fist—a strike loaded with thousands of years of Chronos, yet it cost only a hundred.
这矮子发出呜呜叫声，在他整个头颅被覆盖前，杨子藏见到铠甲下他的皮肤迅速皱褶。
The short man let out a whimpering cry; as his head was being devoured, Yang Zicang saw the skin beneath the armor rapidly wrinkling.
｛我已经吃掉它了。｝
{I’ve already eaten it.}
怪物铠甲身形灵动地弹起，杨子藏一把拽住它的脚，往下一扯，对方另一只脚带起劲风直奔自己的头部而来。
The monster armor sprang nimbly into motion. Yang Zicang seized its foot, yanking it downward, while its other foot lashed out, aiming straight for his head with a gust of force.
[调度！]
[Dispatch!]
杨子藏的头诡异的一扭，避开这一击。
Yang Zicang’s head twisted at an odd angle, dodging the blow.
地铁通道里，怪物巴士的轰鸣正在由远及近。
In the subway tunnel, the roar of the monster bus drew closer from afar.
怪物铠甲挣脱了抓取，几个后翻后射向顶部，倒悬著半蹲在通道顶端。
The monster’s armor broke free from the grasp, flipping backward several times before shooting toward the ceiling, crouching inverted at the top of the passage.
｛四边形，跟直线一样，都很稀有的Moexl。 不过直线是最弱的存在，就像普通人类一样，只能消耗本金来对抗，是蝼蚁，是虫子。｝
{Quad, same as Linear — both are rare Moxel. But Linear is the weakest, like an ordinary human. They can only spend their principal to fight back. They’re ants. They’re bugs.}
杨子藏仰头望向那里，他根本够不著对面。
Yang Zicang looked up toward that spot, finding himself completely unable to reach his opponent.
｛而你不一样。 所以，最后我再邀请你一次，加入我们雄英组。 你会成为副管事级别以上的存在。 你会了解，这个世界的真相。｝
“But you are different. So, for the last time, I invite you to join our Xiongying Group. You will become a presence above the vice-steward level. You will uncover the truth of this world.”
年轻人的目光眯了眯，他蹲下捡起块石子，握在手中。
The young man’s eyes narrowed slightly as he crouched down to pick up a stone and held it firmly in his hand.
「铠甲的能力，应该就是把每一击的时序攻击，限制在 100N 以内，对吧。」
“The ability of the armor… it should be to limit every Chronos attack within 100 Newtons, right?”
｛说得没错，怎么，心动了吗？ 只要你愿意，你就是张飞。｝
“Exactly. What, tempted? If you’re willing, you will become Zhang Fei.”
铠甲怪物从容的以直接响起在人心中的心念声道。
The armored monster spoke calmly through telepathy, its voice directly ringing in the mind.
「呵，心动？ 你太小看我了。」
“Heh, tempted? You underestimate me too much.”
远方宛如从地狱中爬出来的巴士怪物快速冲来，怪物双肩的火焰目光下意识斜瞟了眼。
The bus monster, crawling as if from the depths of hell, charged forward at lightning speed, while the fiery gaze on its shoulders instinctively glanced sideways.
杨子藏目光变得坚毅，他手掌紧握这枚石子，猛然抛了出去。
Yang Zicang’s eyes grew resolute. His palm clenched tightly around the stone before he hurled it with sudden force.
[轨迹调度！]
[Trajectory Tuning! ]
手上的金光迅速减弱，石子带著金光，发出蜂鸣，如同子弹般快速跨越两者之间的距离。
The golden light in his hand rapidly diminished, and the stone, carrying that golden radiance, emitted a buzzing sound as it crossed the distance between them like a bullet.
石子划出诡异的 S 形曲线，携带四千一百年时序的它近乎瞬移般出现在那铠甲黑洞洞的头盔眼前。
The stone traced an eerie S-shaped curve, laden with 4,100 years of Chronos, and appeared before the dark, vacant helmet of the armor as if teleporting.
那是它周身上下唯一的空洞！
That was the only hollow spot on its entire body!
砰啪！
Boom!
铠甲的头颅由内至外爆炸。
The armor’s head exploded from the inside out.
铠甲双肩上的火焰眼睛露出震惊神色，随后火焰暗淡，这幅长著波纹鳞甲的盔甲从高空坠落。
The blazing eyes on the armor’s shoulders showed shock, then their flames dimmed, and this suit of armor covered in scale-like ripples fell from the sky.
它根本反应不过来，这可是蕴含四千多年时序的一击。
It simply couldn’t react in time—this was a strike imbued with over four thousand years of Chronos.
「果然，所有的防御力都是在外部。」 杨子藏冷眼看著它啪嗒声坠落在地。
“Indeed, all defenses are on the outside.” Yang Zicang watched coldly as it clattered to the ground.
[我付出的时序又回来了，并获得了 923N。]
[The Chronos I expended has returned, and I gained an additional 923N.]
秒杀，没有过多消耗掉怪物的本身寿命。
A one-shot kill, without excessively draining the monster’s natural lifespan.
铃声响起，杨子藏迅速接听后，里面出现那男人的声音：「铠甲是个好东西，拔除怪物的残留意志后可以为我们所用，小心收好它。」
A ringing sound echoed. Yang Zicang answered swiftly, and the man’s voice came through: “That armor is a fine piece. Once you strip away the monster’s lingering will, it can serve us. Secure it carefully.”
又一辆幻影地铁奔腾而过，巴士怪物的身影与之重叠著快速靠近，杨子藏已经看到了黄主任癫狂的表情。
Another phantom subway train surged by, its silhouette overlapping the bus monster as it rapidly approached. Yang Zicang had already caught sight of Director Huang’s manic expression.
他快速冲了过去，一把捞起变成个马甲的残损暗红铠甲，扭头就跑。
He dashed forward swiftly, scooping up the tattered dark red armor that had transformed into a vest, then turned and fled.