Ground Stars / 地上星 · Ch.06 第6章 光环Moexl·四边形 -5
第6章 光环Moexl·四边形 –5
Chapter 6: Halo Moxel·Quadrilateral –5
然而就在这时，一道有些阴暗的声音自通道深处传来。
Just then, a somber voice echoed from the depths of the passage.
「啊哈，你居然变年轻了，那矮子这么弱吗，早知道我就把它解决掉好了！」
“Aha, you’ve actually grown younger—was that dwarf really that weak? If I’d known, I’d have taken him out myself!”
是巴士后方那黄主任的熟悉嗓音！
It was the familiar voice of Director Huang from behind the bus!
他刚说完，又一道细如蛛丝的白色曲折光线射来。
No sooner had he spoken than another thin, spiderweb-like white zigzag beam shot forth.
「哦咯，你的对手是我，畜生！」
“Oy, your opponent is me, you bastard!”
[白鸳想要为我进行时序投资。]
[Bai Yuan wishes to initiate a ChronosInvest for me.]
是白鸳。 跑动中的杨子藏没好气地转头看了后方一眼，果然是那白色风衣的家伙正在跟来。
It was Bai Yuan. Yang Zicang, still running, turned back annoyedly to glance behind—sure enough, the man in the white trenchcoat was catching up.
根本就没有百分之三十的选择权，他从头都在说谎，杨子藏反应过来，那是一种试探！
There was never a thirty percent chance of choice; he had been lying all along. Yang Zicang realized it was a test.
当时自己四人立马就被他摸清了是新人的底细。
At once, the four of them had their identities as newcomers seen through by him.
「你还要来干嘛？！」
“What do you want now?!”
这家伙之前逃跑，这会又赶了过来。 此刻杨子藏已经看出来，他身上闪烁的是个三角形图形。
This bastard had fled before, but now came rushing back. At this moment, Yang Zicang saw that the symbol flickering on him was a triangle pattern.
白鸳的声音远远传来的喊道。
Bai Yuan’s voice rang out from a distance.
「喂，变强的小子，咱们一起消灭这红Moexl的家伙吧！ 不然对面再添一辆恶魇车，我们过得会更难受。」
“Hey, kid who’s gotten stronger, let’s take down this Red Moxel bastard together! Otherwise, if they add another nightmare chariot over there, we’ll be in even more trouble.”
「滚开，骗子，他是我的！」
“Get lost, liar. He’s mine!”
被Moexl影响得眼睛发红的杨子藏，嗓音疯狂地叫道，随即从地上拾起个石子，运足力道就往后丢去。
Yang Zicang, eyes flushing red under the influence of Moxel, shouted madly, then picked a stone from the ground and threw it backward with full force.
[3600N 时序投入。]
[3600N Chronos invested.]
小小的普通石子瞬间带著金色光芒划过空气。
The small ordinary stone instantly tore through the air with a golden shimmer.
见到杨子藏这动作，方才赶来时，已经看见怪物铠甲毁灭过程的恶魇巴士，早有准备地飞快遁向地面。 石子擦著它的背脊划过，发出轰隆闷响，将它背部爆破出一道巨大鸿沟。
Seeing Yang Zicang’s move, the Nightmare Bus, which had arrived moments earlier to witness the destruction of the monster’s armor, nimbly dove toward the ground, prepared. The stone grazed its back with a rumbling boom, blasting a massive gash across it.
「黄主任！」 杨子藏愤怒的喊声传遍隧道。
“Director Huang!” Yang Zicang’s furious roar echoed through the tunnel.
怪物传来哀鸣。
The monster let out a wail of agony.
一道淡金色白光携带著 3115N 流转了回来。
A pale golden streak of light, carrying 3115N, circled back.
那里的地面变得暗沉，并如一滩污迹般冲向旁边，隐入了通道墙壁之外。
The ground there turned dark, then surged aside like a tainted stain, vanishing into the wall of the tunnel.
它逃走了。
It had fled.
随列车遁入地下的黄旭冷汗直冒。
Huang Hsu, hidden underground with the retreating train, broke out in a cold sweat.
他已经彻底从狂放中清醒了。
He was fully snapped out of his frenzy now.
自己不是神，只是面对普通人有压倒性优势罢了，刚才那个家伙，他才是当下最恐怖的存在！ 这个世界…？
He wasn’t a god—merely overwhelming against ordinary humans. As for that guy just now, he was the true terror at this moment! What kind of world was this…?
随著通道的震动，巴士的身影沉入下方，白鸳如运动健将似的跑动了几步，停下道：
Amid the shaking passage, the bus sank into the depths, while Bai Yuan jogged a few steps like a seasoned athlete before stopping and speaking.
「哈，他被我们吓跑了。」
“Ha, we scared him off.”
白鸳帅气的身影出现在后方笑著说完后，稍微摆了个造型。 他衣服上带著些血迹，看来有部分被列车控制的人被他处理了。
Bai Yuan’s cool figure appeared from behind, laughing as he struck a slight pose. There was blood stained on his clothes—clearly, some of those controlled by the train had been dealt with by him.
杨子藏转身，将盔甲挡在身前的森然看向这个看上去很厉害，实际上也只是刚获得Moexl的男人。
Yang Zicang turned around, armor raised before him, glaring coldly at this man who looked formidable but who, in truth, had only just acquired Moxel.
「把时序还给我们。」
“Return Chronos to us.”
「什么？」 白鸳挖了挖耳朵，做出一副听不懂的样子。
“What?” Bai Yuan dug into his ear, acting as if he couldn’t understand.
「我说，把时序还给我们，你骗掉了一个女孩子的三十年，难道忘记了吗？ 那根本不是投资！」
“I said, return Chronos to us. Don’t you remember scamming a girl out of thirty years of her life? Perpetual wasn’t an invest!”
青年往对面走去，此刻的自己根本不再惧怕这些所谓的这个世界的「老人」。
The young man strode forward, no longer afraid of these so-called “veterans” of this world.
他们都是一群想方设法欺骗别人寿命的烂人。
They were all a bunch of rotten people who schemed to steal away others’ lives.
「啊，你说那个啊。 那不是你们对我的赠予吗？ 我保护了你们，这就是费用。」
“Ah, that. Wasn’t that just a gift from you all? I protected you—this was the fee.”
「很好，我亲自来取。」
‘“Fine, I’ll come take it myself.‘
哈了声的杨子藏拳头上再次冒出虚幻般的火焰。
Yang Zicang let out a ha, a hint of phantom-like flame emerging from his fist again.
白鸳浮现出嘲笑：
Bai Yuan sneered with contempt:
「你果然是什么都不懂的人，我可是加入了狩猎怪物的阵营，你要对同一个阵营的兄弟出手吗，你根本不知道后果是…」
“You truly understand nothing. I’ve joined forces fighting monsters. Would you strike a brother within the alliance? You don’t know the consequences—”
话音未落，杨子藏在Moexl能力下瞬间化为一道奔跑的黑影。
Before the words faded, Yang Zicang, tapping his Moxel ability, instantly transformed into streak of shadow surging forward.
白鸳帽簷下的眼睛甚至都还来不及转到旁边，便见到一个硕大的金色拳头朝著脑袋击来。
Even before the eyes beneath Bai Yuan’s hat brim could shift to the side, a colossal golden fist came hurtling toward his head.
速度为什么这么快。
Why was it so fast?
白鸳心间升起一股紧张感，忽的，他听到了投资的声音。
A twinge of tension surged within Bai Yuan’s heart when suddenly he heard the whisper of an Invest.
[匿名者想要为我进行主动投资。]
[An anonymous entity wishes to perform Pro-Invest for me.]
[我收获了 400N。]
[I have received 400N.]
「嘭！」
“Thud!”
这一拳将白鸳的身形打飞了出去，但是仅仅只是砸在墙上后又在地面滚动了几下。
The blow sent Bai Yuan’s form flying, yet he merely crashed against the wall before rolling a few times on the ground.
[400N 撤资。]
[400N withdraws.]
自己没有死。
He wasn’t dead.
在拳头打在脸上的时候，白鸳才知道自己刚才经历了怎样恐怖的一击。
As the fist struck his face, Bai Yuan realized just how terrifying the attack he had just experienced truly was.
还好千钧一发之际获得了投资保护，谢天谢地，看来有总部的人恰好盯著这里。
Thankfully, at that critical moment, he had gained the protection of an Invest. Thank heavens—it seemed someone from headquarters happened to be watching this spot.
在地上翻滚的白鸳感受著脸颊传来的疼痛，后怕的想到，这个新人真是什么都不懂啊！ 既然有人给他投资，没人教这混蛋最基本的规则吗！
While tumbling across the ground, Bai Yuan felt the pain radiating from his cheek and thought with lingering fear: This newcomer truly didn’t know a thing! If someone was investing in him, didn’t anyone teach this bastard the most basic rules?
杨子藏看了眼自己的拳头，上面的金光消失了。
Yang Zicang glanced at his fist; the golden light upon it had vanished.
他有些疑惑的想了下。
He pondered with a hint of confusion.
对手已被击毙一人，投资得到回报，因此投资者们完整撤回了时序，并带走了对应红利。
One adversary had been eliminated, and the Invest yielded its reward. Thus, the investors fully withdrew their Chronos, taking their corresponding dividends with them.
心念一动，便晓得当前剩余的额外时序本金约为 505.4N，当前剩余未撤离投资时序，167.10N。
With a flicker of thought, he knew the currently remaining extra Chronos principal was approximately 505.4 N, and the currently remaining unwithdrawn InvestChronos was 167.10 N.
[这些全是我，伟大的四边形的功劳。]
[All of this is my, the great Quad’s, credit.]
数位全部汇聚到了胸前的小圆环内，673.2N。
The numbers all converged into the small ring on his chest — 673.2 N.
「哦啊，你尽然敢打我。」
“Oh, you actually dared to hit me.”
白鸳看了眼飞到了一边的帽子，他脸上数度变幻，嗓音深沉地道：
Bai Yuan glanced at his hat, which had flown to the side; his expression shifted several times as he said in a deep voice:
「猎怪者阵营不会允许自己人的残杀，我劝你支付我一百年，这件事就当没有发生，否则，你会受到惩罚！ 你会被剥夺所有额外时序，并且关入大牢整整三个月！」
“The Monster Hunter party does not allow internal killings among its own people. I advise you to pay me a hundred years, and we’ll let this matter be. Otherwise, you will be punished! You will be stripped of all your extra Chronos and locked in a prison cell for a full three months!”
「居然有人用自己的命威胁别人。 什么猎怪者阵营，谁组织的，他只说不准互相残杀，没有说其它的吗？」
“Some people use their own life to threaten others. What Monster Hunter party? Who organized it? Did it only say no mutual killing, without anything else?”
杨子藏有些眼睛充满扩张血丝的一步步走过去，胸前圆环内的数位快速减少，手上重新出现虚焰。
Yang Zicang’s eyes, full of spreading bloodshot, approached step by step. The numbers within the ring on his chest decreased rapidly, and a spectral flame reappeared in his hand.
白鸳一愣：「你什么意思？」
Bai Yuan was startled: “What do you mean by that?”
「你既然这么贪，这件盔甲送给你，要不要。」
“Since you’re so greedy, here, take this armor as a gift. Do you want it or not?”
杨子藏两步出现在他身边，蕴含金色虚影的手掌按住他的脖子，在这样的压制下，内脏还在疼痛的男人根本无力反抗。
Yang Zicang appeared beside him in two steps, pressing down on his neck with a hand imbued with a golden phantom. Under such suppression, the man whose internal organs were still aching was utterly powerless to resist.
暗红的残破甲胄被丢到身上，白鸳感觉有一丝冰冷的晦气正在从中往外蠕动，像是要进入自己的血肉。
The tattered dark red armor was thrown onto him, and Bai Yuan felt a chilling malice writhing out from within, as if trying to burrow into his flesh.
「这是什么东西？！ 啊，这恶魇还没死透吗！ 拿开，快拿开！」
“What is this thing?! Ah, hasn’t this nightmare died yet? Take it away, take it away now!”
他惊恐地看著铠甲渗出一道道如根须般的暗红能量往体内延伸，怪物似要借此活过来。
He gazed in terror at the armor oozing root-like tendrils of dark red energy that stretched into his body, as if the monster were using them to revive itself.
忽地，一道光线折射而来，杨子藏感知到了一个木制办公室，其中坐著个浑身被黑雾笼罩的男人。
Suddenly, a streak of light refracted, and Yang Zicang perceived a wooden office where a man shrouded entirely in black mist sat.
「是副会，你快劝劝他，都是自己人。 那一百年赔偿我不要了。」
“It’s the Vice-President. You should talk some sense into him; we’re all on the same side. I’ll drop the one-hundred-year compensation.”
白鸳在一旁对著眼前的虚空道。 很显然，他也被这神秘人的心灵连结所拉了进来。
Bai Yuan said from the side to the void before him. It was clear that he too had been drawn in by this mysterious man’s mental connection.
「自己人？ 你骗走了我朋友三十多年寿命，算什么自己人。」
“Same side? You swindled thirty years of my friend’s life—what makes you think we’re on the same side?”
｛你被Moexl影响心智了。｝
{You’ve been corrupted by Moxel’s influence}
办公室内那人沉声劝诫道：
The man in the office chided him in a low, cautionary tone:
｛这个世界就是这样，反正，不允许互相残杀，其它各凭本事。｝
{This world works like this—no internal slaughter is allowed, but everything else is fair game}
杨子藏道：「我现在也是凭我自己的本事。 这铠甲，我觉得很好，既然这家伙喜欢，我就送给他好了，我这是在做好事。」
Yang Zicang said, “And now I’m playing my own game. This armor suits me just fine. Since this guy likes it so much, I might as well give it to him. I’m doing a good deed.”
那人眉头皱紧。
The man’s brows knitted tightly.
｛看在你的Moexl是四边形的份上，我允许你这一次的越轨行为。｝
“Considering your Moxel is a Quad, I’ll allow this transgression of yours this time.”
随后，感应画面消失。
Then, the sensory projection vanished.
地上等待著的白鸳目瞪口呆的张著嘴。 他僵硬转头看向杨子藏，声音颤抖：
On the ground, Bai Yuan, standing and waiting, gaped in shock. He stiffly turned his head to look at Yang Zicang, his voice trembling:
「哥，我还，我这就还时序，你快把那东西拿开。」
“Brother, I’ll, I’ll return Chronos right now. Please get that thing away from me.”
地面上，藏在个巷道角落里的沐小雨三人吃惊地感受著投资画面中那个男人的表现。
On the street, Mu Xiaoyu and the other two, hidden in a corner of an alley, were stunned as they witnessed the man’s performance in the Invest projection.
「晚了。」
“Too late.”
杨子藏目光中暴起道寒芒。
A razor-sharp gleam burst from Yang Zicang’s eyes.
「啊！ 杀人啦！」
“Ah! Murder!”
感受到拳头上聚集的金色虚影，白鸳哭又立即转变嘴脸喊道：
Feeling the golden phantom converging on the fist, Bai Yuan instantly changed his tune again and shouted:
「等下，我所有时序都给你，别打，打的话还要互相抵消，你也划不来。」
“Wait, I’ll give you all my Chronos, just don’t hit me! If you do, we’ll have to cancel each other out. It’s a loss for you too.”
杨子藏拥有强烈的杀意，但他面色变幻几次后，最终他忍住了心中唯有残暴才能带来的痛快感。 痛苦的压制下举在空中数次想要砸下的拳头。
Yang Zicang harbored a fierce bloodlust, but after his expression flickered several times, he ultimately suppressed the thrill that only brutality could bring. In agonizing restraint, he held aloft the fist that had hovered in the air more than once, ready to strike.
被这森然杀意吓得冷汗直流的白鸳终于知道这人不是在吓唬自己。
Bai Yuan, drenched in cold sweat from the murderous intent, finally realized the man was not bluffing.
[白鸳归还了我的投资，并超额分配了利润，共计 128N。]
[Bai Yuan has returned my Invest, and distributed excessive profits, totaling 128N.]
这就是他的全部寿命？ 但这家伙根本没变老。
Was this his entire life? But this bastard hadn’t aged at all.
杨子藏喘著粗气起身，他一脚踢在白鸳的肚子上，让这男人「噢哟」声痛苦佝偻起了身子。
Yang Zicang gasped for air as he got up, kicking Bai Yuan square in the stomach, forcing the man to yelp “Owww!” and double over in pain.
「别让我再看到你，否则见次揍你一次。」
“Don’t let me see you again, or else I’ll whip your ass every time we meet.”
「哥你慢走，唔哦，嘶~」
“Sure thing, big bro, you take care now—urgh, sht~!”
……
杨子藏顺着地下通道奔跑起来，他还想着Moexl反馈给自己的信息们。
Yang Zicang started sprinting through the underground passage, still mulling over the information Moxel had fed back to him.
「呼，这该死的世界，也不算完全没有道德观念，至少还有个最低的，随时可以被违背的保障。」
“Hah, this damned world… not completely devoid of moral sense after all. At least there’s a bare-minimum safeguard, always ready to be trampled on.”
随着对这所谓Moexl的熟悉，他的速度越来越快，不过这需要时序的持续消耗，每一秒都是1R的减少，如果持续一分钟，两个月就没有了，还真是奢侈。
As he grew more familiar with this so-called Moxel, his speed increased, but it came at the relentless expense of Chronos. Each second drained one R. If he kept this up for a minute, it would cost him two months—such an extravagant price to pay.
他将大多数人的投资与红利给分配了出去，除了沐小雨的投资。
Apart from Mu Xiaoyu’s investment, he had already allocated most people’s Invest and dividends elsewhere.
「小美女，听得到吗，我正在往下一个站点赶去，我们在那边会和。」
“Hey, little beauty, can you hear me? I’m heading to the next station now—let’s meet up over there.”
刚才在自己攻击白鸳时，两个大组织直接就撤资了，而一些零散的投资人的时序却没有撤走。
Right after he attacked Bai Yuan, two major organizations pulled their funds immediately, yet the Chronos from some scattered investors remained.
看来他们也不是很在意这个所谓的阵营规矩。
Seemed like they couldn’t care less about that so-called faction discipline.
而此刻收到消息的零星城市中人，重新审视起那原本不太被看好的地铁站来，它居然能孕育出四边形的光环Moexl。
And now, the scattered people in the city, upon receiving the news, were reassessing Metro Station—that once underdog site. It had actually birthed Moxel, the Quad’s hallmark force.
地面上，沐小雨抹了把喜极而泣的泪珠。
Above ground, Mu Xiaoyu wiped away tears of joy that had streamed down her face.
她对身旁两个老大爷般的人物道：「我们去下一个站点吧，他在那儿等我们。」
She said to the two elder-like figures beside her, “Let’s head to the next station; he’s waiting for us there.”
「好。」两人对视一眼，跟着重新变得年轻许多的「三十来岁」的丰腴…少女往那边赶去。
“Alright.” The two exchanged a glance and followed the rejuvenated, more youthful-looking ‘thirty-something’ voluptuous… young woman as she hurried in that direction.
二十多分钟后，三人在路上见到了杨子藏的身影。
After more than twenty minutes, the three spotted Yang Zicang’s figure on the road.
随后她的感知画面消失，投资的十年已经回来了，还附带了两年半的时序分润。
Then her perception scene vanished; Invest’s ten years had already returned, along with an extra two and a half years’ share from Chronos.
这对女孩来说已经是意外之喜了。
To the girl, this was already an unexpected delight.
「你太厉害啦！」 女孩扑了过去，把自己挂在了杨子藏的身上。
“You’re amazing!” The girl lunged forward, hanging onto Yang Zicang.
两个老头互相看了眼，都耸了耸肩。
The two old men exchanged a glance and both shrugged.
「我们的优先择偶权貌似没有了。」 刘明开玩笑的道。
“Looks like our priority mating rights are gone,” Liu Ming joked.
身材纤细的沐小雨松开手站在地上，啐了他一口，腮帮气鼓鼓道：「呸，说什么呢。」
Slim-figured Mu Xiaoyu let go, stood on the ground, spat at him with her cheeks puffed out in anger, “Pfft, what nonsense are you talking about?”