Ground Stars / 地上星 · Ch.04 第4章 光环Moexl·四边形 -3
第4章 光环Moexl·四边形 –3
Chapter 4: Halo Moxel·Quadrilateral –3
在心间光芒即将隐去的瞬间，光芒落到了杨子藏身上。
In the fleeting moment when the light at the heart of his chest was about to vanish, it fell upon Yang Zicang.
上一层，即将跑出出口的三人突地感觉地下晃动起来。
On the floor above, the trio, about to dash out of the exit, suddenly felt the ground tremble beneath their feet.
「怎么回事。」
“What’s going on?”
「又是那种震动，难道又有怪物出现了。」
“That shaking again—could another monster be emerging?”
两个老头脸色大变，他们快步冲向楼梯，沐小雨脸上数度变幻，见到杨子藏还未出现，她急得有些哭了起来。
The two old men’s faces twisted with shock. They rushed toward the stairs in quick strides. Mu Xiaoyu’s expression flickered multiple times. Seeing that Yang Zicang had yet to appear, her anxious tears began to well up.
犹豫了下，她往后跑去，但一只苍老的手拽住了她。
After a moment of hesitation, she turned to run back, but an aged hand gripped her.
「不要去，他自己选择的，就尊重他的意见吧。」
“Don’t go. He made his own choice—let’s respect that.”
「你帮不上忙的。」
“You won’t be of any help.”
四周墙壁诞生一道道黑雾。
From the surrounding walls, strands of black mist began to coalesce.
令人心慌的气息弥漫开来。
An unsettling aura spread through the air.
这真的又是一具即将诞生的怪物，而且养分就是自己三人，因为三人体表正散发著若有若无的能量，与这怪物在进行某种共鸣。
This was indeed another monster on the verge of birth, and its nourishment was the three of them—because faint, intangible energy was seeping from their bodies, resonating in some strange harmony with this creature.
「或许，他也想学黄老头，呵，我们快走吧，这个世界，没有谁能真正值得信任。」
“Maybe he wants to follow Old Huang’s example, huh? Let’s go. This world… there’s no one truly worth trusting.”
两人劝诫道。
The two men urged her on.
女人内心挣扎片刻后，点点头，跟著两个苍老的人影往出口的路段奔去。
After a moment’s internal struggle, the woman nodded and followed the two aging figures as they rushed toward the exit.
地铁月台旁，杨子藏的身躯被一道道光芒包裹。
Beside the subway platform, Yang Zicang’s body was enveloped in streams of light.
他感觉脑海中有个意识在入侵自己，不过那意识还很微弱，就像是刚开始孵化的鸡仔般，很轻松就能拿捏住它。
He felt a consciousness invading his mind, still weak as a newly hatched chick, easily within his grasp.
但于此同时，这附近还有另一道比较厚重的气息正在扩散，它来自上面一层。
But at the same time, another denser presence was spreading nearby, coming from the floor above.
心间，一道光芒正在成形。
Within his heart chasm, a radiant light was taking shape.
时间一分一秒过去，几分钟后，杨子藏已经感觉有数道曲折光线在心窝处放大与缩小。 浓烈光芒将自己包裹。
Minutes passed—second by second—and after a while, Yang Zicang sensed multiple intricate rays of light expanding and contracting at his heart’s core, wrapping him in an intense glow.
呼呜——
Hoo-oo—
劲风从通道内传出，是那辆列车离开的方向，它又赶了回来。
A gust of wind rushed out from the tunnel, from the direction the train had departed, as it came hurtling back.
地铁站入口，黄旭与身旁巨大毛毛虫般的地狱列车望著通道内，此刻里面已经充满了压抑的气氛。
At the subway entrance, Huang Hsu, alongside the enormous caterpillar-like Hell Train, stared into the passage. Within, the atmosphere had become heavy with oppression.
｛坏东西，在里面。｝
{Bad thing, inside it.}
「好好，坏东西，我们去把他吃掉。」 黄旭著魔般往地下通道走去。
“Good, good, bad thing. Let’s go devour it.” Huang Hsu walked toward the underground passage, as if possessed.
远处，白鸳眯眼看著追著自己的两个怪物调转身形，往那下面而去。
In the distance, Bai Yuan narrowed his eyes, watching the two monsters that had been chasing him pivot and descend below.
突然，又一道细微如丝线般的三角形光芒出现在身前，杨子藏瞬间感知到了另一个画面。
Suddenly, a triangular ray of light, as fine as a thread, materialized before Yang Zicang, and in an instant, he perceived another scene.
那是在一间居民客厅中，黑色衣服的男子正盘坐在榻榻米上，身前的茶几桌面摆放著个小雕塑，如同手办。
It was in the living room of a residential apartment where a man in black robes sat cross-legged on a tatami mat. On the table before him lay a small sculpture, like a hand-crafted figure.
｛你成功活下来了，而且还活了这么久。｝
{You have survived, no, not only survived; you’ve endured longer than most.}
「是你？」
“Is that you?”
这声音很熟悉，是在巴士中出现的那人。
The voice was familiar—the same person from the bus that day.
他竟然能不通过电视与其他人通话，他也有类似白鸳的能力！
He could actually communicate with others without a television, possessing an ability similar to Bai Yuan’s!
｛虽然你在那边说话，我也听得见，但你最好还是在心灵间与我沟通。｝
{Even though I can hear you when you speak out loud, it would be better to communicate through our minds.}
[你想说什么？]
[What is it you want to say?]
杨子藏感应著那人所在的房屋画面，快速问到。
Yang Zicang, sensing the image of the house where that man was located, asked rapidly.
他感觉自己此刻正处在关键时刻。
He felt he was at a critical juncture right now.
｛说什么，当然是时序的事情，怎么样，要不要做一个交易，我告知你获得能力的方法，你支付给我时序。｝
{What else? Of course, it’s about Chronos. How about a deal? I’ll tell you the way to gain your ability, and you give me Chronos in return.}
[我已经在进行中了。]
[I’m already in the process.]
｛所以我来了呀，你这样贸然的强行凝聚Moexl，是很难成功的，而且，马上有东西来了。 我可以告知你一个简便办法，否则，你只会被这些人吞噬，杀死。｝
{That’s why I’m here. Forcing Moxel to coalesce so recklessly isn’t easy to succeed with, and, what’s more, something’s coming. I can tell you a simple method to avoid being devoured and killed by these people.}
杨子藏出现一种感应，可以强行掐掉这份还不稳定的连接。
Yang Zicang suddenly felt an impulse—a connect, still unstable, that he could forcefully sever.
他毫不犹豫就这样做了，一种某名的冲动支撑著他做出这样的决定。 他直觉这是个骗子！
He didn’t hesitate for a moment; an inexplicable feeling spurred him to make such a decision. Instinct told him this guy was a liar!
｛你会后悔的…｝
{You’ll regret this…}
赤黄色的列车轰地停下，六七道车门快速打开，一具具呆滞的躯体直挺挺的陆续站了起来。
The rusty-yellow train screeched to a halt, six or seven doors rapidly slid open, and stiff, vacant bodies rose slowly.
咚、咚、咚…
Thump, thump, thump…
杨子藏能听到远处传来的心跳声，它属于上一层的某个正在孵化的怪物。
Yang Zicang could hear the heartbeat echoing from afar—it belonged to some monster being incubated on the floor above.
要不是没有养分，恐怕它早已诞生。
Had it not been starved of nutrients, it would have already been born.
它在借助自己的气息努力想要诞生在世间。
It was straining with its own breath, desperately striving to come into the world.
人群从赤黄色的列车大门涌下，冲向杨子藏。
The crowd poured out from the crimson-yellow subway doors and surged toward Yang Zicang.
周围的墙壁、灯光、广告、电梯，乃至扶手等等物品，快速化为能量融入自己心间的小光圈，其中出现了几个铁路扭曲交集的画面，一辆辆地铁迅速又有序的穿插。
All around him, the walls, lights, advertisements, elevators, even handrails—everything—swiftly dissolved into energy and merged into the small radiant ring at his chest, within which flickered images of twisted rail lines overlapping one another; subway trains shuffled quickly and orderly through the maze.
「快点，再快点！」
“Faster—hurry up!”
杨子藏心中万分紧张，这些人潮距离自己只有几米远。
Yang Zicang’s heart pounded with acute tension; the tide of bodies was just a few meters away.
地铁站的外形出现在意识当中，它扭曲变化著，想要构建出怪物的雏形，却被胸前的光环不断吸收，形成一道如头发丝般的光芒横线。
The outline of the subway station took shape in his mind—twisting and shifting, struggling to form the rudiments of a monster—but it was constantly devoured by the luminous ring on his chest, condensing into a minuscule line of light as thin as a strand of hair.
「吼~」
“Roar…!”
「吞掉，寄生者…」
“Devour him—the Parasitic One…”
「胆敢吃我们的兄弟！」
“He’s eating our kind!”
「死！」
“Kill him!”
密密麻麻的手臂伸了过来。
A forest of arms reached out, densely packed and closing in.
所有能量在胸前化为光线，光线一折，变成两段，它又再次一折，成为个三角形。
All energies turned to light at his chest—the light bent, split into two segments, then folded again into a triangle.
三角形的一根线扭曲拉长，再次断裂，出现新的线条，成为个正方形。
One line of the triangle twisted and stretched, rupturing once more to birth a fresh line, forming a perfect square.
无数资讯刷屏般出现在心中。
Into his mind poured an endless stream of information, like a screen cascading with data.
[我是应选者，这就是我的… 初始Moexl。]
[I am Elect, and this is… my initial Moxel.]
感知视角中，一道蕴含著资讯的光芒浮现。
Within my perceptual vision, a gleam of light containing information emerged.
[我是四边形。]
[I am Quad.]
[我的能力是…]
[My ability is…]
他猛然睁开眼，双瞳中闪烁著淡淡的未成形光芒。
“Boom!”
周身闪动的线条出现。
He suddenly opened his eyes, a faint, unfinished glow flickering in his pupils.
正方图形线条扭曲著在周身转动，冲向自己的人群仿佛看错目标，伸著手从身旁跑过。
Square-shaped patterns twisted and revolved around him, while the crowd charging at him seemed to misjudge their target, reaching out with their hands as they ran past.
人群汹涌，围著自己打转，而自己则像是台风的中心，岿然不动。
The surging crowd swirled around him in circles, yet he stood still, motionless, like the eye of a typhoon.
这是来自地铁站的功能映现。
This was the projection of the metro station’s function.
如同白鸳的能力疑似是力场。
Just as Bai Yuan’s ability was suspected to be a force field.
自己的则是… 调度。
His own, on the other hand… was Marshalling.
「居然是四线。」 列车内出现道矮壮身影。
“To think it’s actually a Four-Line.” A short, stout figure appeared inside the train carriage.
他目光如龙，眉毛横飞，身上穿戴者金属般的暗沉盔甲，盔甲双肩是两只如火般的眸子，手上则抱著本黑厚的硬皮书籍。
His gaze was fierce like a dragon’s, his eyebrows slanted sharply, clad in a suit of dark, metallic armor that resembled low-key metal. On the armor’s shoulders were two blazing eyes, and in his hands, he clutched a thick, black-bound book with a hard cover.
盔甲的怪物眼睛转动了下，望向杨子藏。
The monster-like eyes on the armor swiveled, fixing their gaze on Yang Zicang.
｛你，加入我们，活。｝
{You… join us, and you live.}
｛逃跑，则死。｝
{Run, and you die.}
「你是谁。」
“Who are you?”
「我是，张飞。」
“I am, Zhang Fei.”
这人指著奇异的赤黄色地铁道：「这是，马超。」
Pointing to the strange, rusty-yellow metro tracks, the man said: “This is, Matt Chao.”
「呵呵，哈哈哈。」 杨子藏能够感觉到自己脸上应该露出了狰狞的笑容：「张飞，你也配，你以为这是三国吗！」
“Hah, hahaha.” A ferocious grin spread across Yang Zicang’s face: “*Zhang Fei*, you think you deserve that name? Do you believe this is the era of the Three Kingdoms!”
｛哇呀呀，好胆，你死了。｝
“Wahahaha, what nerve. You’re dead.”
轰隆隆，上一层中出现巨大震动声，电梯口被撞击，那巴士怪物堵在那里，周围的墙壁开始出现半透明色泽。
Rumble—a deafening crash erupted from the floor above. The elevator entrance was rammed as the bus monster wedged itself there, the surrounding walls beginning to take on a translucent hue.
矮壮男人高高跃起，身体上出现晃动的三角形。
The stocky man leaped high, a flickering triangle shimmering over his body.
「只有数年寿命的傻子罢了！」
“Just an ant with only a few years left to live!”
穿著铠甲的男人手上光芒闪动，他一拳砸来，空气中出现巨大的压迫力。
The armored man’s hand glowed with light, bringing immense pressure as his fist smashed through the air.
杨子藏身形晃动，在疯狂的人群中如同流转的游鱼般穿梭起来。
Yang Zicang’s figure wavered as he slithered through the chaos like a darting fish weaving through a raging current.
「轰！」
“Boom!”
那男人跳进人群，将几名被控制的乘客砸倒在地，身前地面出现个凹坑，血肉飞溅。
The man plunged into the crowd, smashing several controlled passengers to the ground. A crater appeared in front of him, blood and flesh flying through the air.
他起身冷酷地望向逃到几米外的杨子藏。
He rose, coldly glaring at Yang Zicang, who had fled a few meters away.
这几十名跟在他屁股后面追杀的人，除了挡路外根本没有任何作用。「张飞」不禁想到，那家伙的能力居然是让人迷失？
These dozens of pursuers hot on his heels were nothing but roadblocks. “Zhang Fei” couldn’t help but think—could that guy’s ability really be disorientation?
但跟自己比，还是有点嫩了。
But compared to me, he’s still wet behind the ears.
巴士怪物将入口的电梯处撞大了些，黄旭的身影出现在地下入口处：
The bus monster enlarged the entrance of the elevator shaft as Huang Hsu’s silhouette appeared at the underground gateway:
「你居然也拥有了能力了，不得不说，你的敏锐度是真的高。 怎么样，这感觉很妙吧。」
“So you’ve also gained an ability. I have to say, your perceptiveness is truly sharp. How does it feel—pretty amazing, right?”
咚、咚、咚…
Thud, thud, thud…
如鼓的心跳声越来越强烈，压迫感也越来越强。
The drum-like heartbeat grew ever stronger, along with an increasing sense of oppression.
杨子藏感觉心窝处圆环内的正方形，不断散发著令人冲动的愤怒、仇恨情绪。
Yang Zicang felt the square within the circle at the center of his chest continuously radiating impulses of anger and hatred.
自己是吞噬了只怪物幼子吗？
Had he swallowed the infant of a monster?
这是怪物带给自己的影响。
This was the impact the monster had left on him.
他感觉浑身有些发冷，变得残暴嗜血。
He felt a chill running through his entire body, becoming brutal and bloodthirsty.
忽地，那矮壮男人胸前亮起微弱的红色圆圈，看不清的红色细线闪烁，他居然倒立在了地铁站顶部，快速奔跑而来。
Suddenly, a faint red circle flickered on the short, stocky man’s chest, and indistinct red threads of light shimmered. He actually stood upside down on the subway station’s ceiling, running quickly before their eyes.
「老子姓张，这伟大战甲的能力就是在哪儿都可以宾士如飞，它叫张飞有什么错？！」
“My surname is Zhang, and this magnificent battle armor’s ability is to gallop like the wind anywhere! What’s wrong with calling it Zhang Fei?!”
｛杀死它，杀死它！ 居然不认同我的身份，杀死它！｝
{Kill it! Kill it! It dares to reject my identity—kill it!}
怪物铠甲的声音在心灵间咆哮著。
The voice of the monster armor howled within his soul.
杨子藏转头看去，只见倒悬著跑来的人影双手举起书，将它如同大刀般砍来。
Turning his head, Yang Zicang saw the upside-down figure rushing toward him, raising a book in both hands and slashing it down like a broad blade.
在那越来越近的书脊上，明晃晃地出现四个大字——《三国演义》。
On the spine of the book, now drawing near, there were four glaringly clear characters: —Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
「操！」
“Shit!”
杨子藏脚下一扭，扑向巨大的立柱后方。
Yang Zicang twisted under his feet and pounced behind a giant column.
一声巨响。
Boom!
那矮壮男人撞在了柱头上，将边角都砸出个缺口。
The short, stocky man collided with the column’s head, smashing the corner which crumbled and shattered into a gaping hole.
「你给怪物看什么三国，你怎么不去读水浒，那里面有更适合你的人物。」
“Show Romance of the Three Kingdoms to a monster? Why not read Water Margin—there are characters more suited to you.”
矮壮男人暴怒。
“You mongrel!” The stocky man roared in rage.
杨子藏这句话似乎戳中了他的什么伤心事，让男人口中哇呀呀吼著蹦来。
Yang Zicang’s words seemed to strike a nerve, stirring up some hidden grievance. The man howled and charged in a frenzy.
[线路… 调度！]
[Route… Dispatching!]
四边形疯涨闪烁，在间不容发之隙，杨子藏与他擦身而过。
The 《Quad》 spiked and flickered. In the split second between heartbeats, Yang Zicang brushed past him.
嘭的声，他身旁出现个凹坑。
With a *thump*, a crater appeared beside him.
杨子藏一扭身冲向对面的地铁坑道，顺著坑道往远方跑去，一堆人跳了下来，追赶著自己。
Yang Zicang twisted his body and dashed toward the opposite subway tunnel. He ran along the tunnel, away into the distance. A group of people leaped down and gave chase.
他胸口起伏，即便有Moexl的说明，这一连串的动作也让自己差点断气。
His chest heaved—even with the aid of 《Moxel》, this series of rapid moves nearly stole his breath.
叮铃铃，叮铃铃。
*Ring-ring, ring-ring.*
裤兜里的手机震动，他喘著粗气将手机掏出来看了眼，是个一长串的陌生号码。
The phone in his trousers pocket vibrated. Gasping, he pulled it out and glanced at the screen. An unfamiliar number—a long string of digits.
拇指直接按开了免提，边跑边听。
His thumb pressed the speaker button directly, listening as he ran.
「你已做出选择。」
“You have made a choice.”
「我做出了选择？」 杨子藏喘著粗气道。
“I made a choice?” Yang Zicang panted hoarsely.
「如同有人选择‘催熟‘，你们则选择了‘摧毁‘。」
“Just as some chose to ‘accelerate,‘ you have chosen to ‘destroy.‘“
那道陌生而沉稳的声音继续道：
That unfamiliar, steady voice continued.
「内心的第一念，促使你们做出不一样的抉择，接下来，双方将走上歧路，各自为所在的‘新可能‘所努力。」
“Your first inner impulse drove you to make diverging decisions. Now, you and the other side will tread divergent paths, each striving for your own ‘new possibility.‘“
「你，打电话，就为了…」
“You… called… just for this…?”
「当然不是。 我是想要帮你。 你快向我们传递心灵连结吧，这是Moexl的本能，你只需要想怎么去运用，应该就能知道了。」
“Of course not. I want to help you. Quickly send us a psychic link—it’s a Moxel instinct. You just need to figure out how to use it, and you should know how.”
经过这声音的「提醒」，杨子藏瞬间就就像本能一般，控制Moexl发出了闪动的银色丝线！
Prompted by this voice, Yang Zicang instinctively guided the Moxel to emit a flickering silver thread!
四边形的一只角拉长，延伸进前方的虚无。
One of Quad’s horns stretched out, extending into the nothingness ahead.
[有人想要委托我击败追击者，如果我愿意以猎取到的百分之五十时序作为红利发放，那么他们应该会对我进行投资。]
[If someone wants to commission me to defeat the pursuer, they might invest in me—provided I’m willing to distribute fifty percent of the Chronos I hunt as bonuses.]
这既是想法，也是心声。
This was both a thought and a voice from the heart.
是不属于自己的想法！
It was a thought that didn’t belong to itself!