Ground Stars / 地上星 · Ch.139 第139章 化风
第139章 化风
Chapter 139: Dissolving into Wind
幻影消失又出现在通道斜上方，那里的石阶在这一剑下也充满了裂缝，但还能让人攀登。
The phantom disappeared and reappeared diagonally above the passage, where the stone steps were riddled with cracks from the sword strike but still climbable.
隧道簌簌作响，藤蔓快速从深处的裂缝缩进地下，在墙壁上些微魔晶光芒照耀下可以看到那里有个深深的大坑。
The tunnel rustled as vines swiftly retracted from deep crevices into the ground; in the faint glow of magical crystals on the walls, a deep, massive pit became visible.
空气中，微风浮动，无影和列车悄悄跟在后面。
In the air, a faint breeze stirred, and Wuying, along with the train, quietly followed behind.
等待李智南上行的幻影人忽地将目光注视向他身后，不和谐的空气波动在他身旁浮现、环绕，浮现个人影。
The phantom man waiting for Lee Zhinan to ascend suddenly fixed his gaze behind him; an abnormal ripple of air emerged and swirled around him, condensing into a figure.
无影以及列车中的杨子藏两人终于能够近距离的看清这道出现的强者幻影，杨子藏的目中微光一闪，这个人…
Wuying and Yang Zicang from the train finally got a close-up look at the formidable phantom figure that had appeared. A flicker of light passed through Yang Zicang’s eyes—this man…
他离地悬浮，腿上长靴内虽看上去似有千百星辰隐约流转，但样式大致上却还保留著牛皮绑腿的变形制式。 身上穿著修身的贵族马甲，丝绒般的稠衫如微浮波浪般隐现变动，在雾化与实体间起伏，称托著男人千锤百炼的肌肉轮廓，但这款式的根本依旧留著战斗气息的痕迹。
He levitated above the ground; though within his knee-high boots there seemed to be a faint, shifting myriad of stars, their form largely retained a modified style of leather leggings. He wore a form-fitting noble’s waistcoat, its velvety, satin-like fabric rippling gently like waves, fluctuating between mist and solidity, delineating the man’s forged, muscular frame. Yet the design still bore traces of combat vestiges.
杨子藏喃喃道：「或许这个人… 就是我们想要找的那位。」
Yang Zicang murmured, “Perhaps this man… is the one we’ve been seeking.”
「什么？ 他！」洛宾转头看向嘀咕著的杨子藏的瞬间，前方幻影人般露出讽刺般的笑容。
“What? Him?” The moment Robin Lo turned to look at the murmuring Yang Zicang, the phantom-like figure ahead flashed a sarcastic grin.
枢纽镇中，众人通过小记者看著这里，本已睡下的逐银已经穿著睡衣出现在这几排突屏萤幕前，皱眉看著画面中顶著王朝光面孔的李智南。
In Hubville, the crowd watched through the young reporter. Ju Yin Chase, who had already gone to bed, now stood before the rows of protruding screens in his pajamas, frowning at the image of Lee Zhinan, who bore Wang Chaoguang’s face.
「意思是，那里诞生了个拥有攻击能力的精神系宝物对吧。」
“So, it means a psychic artifact with offensive capabilities has been born there.”
「副镇小声点，别让外头的听见。」
“Futown, keep your voice down. Don’t let those outside hear.”
房间内的几人也都充满期待与紧张。
The few people in the room were equally filled with anticipation and tension.
「要是后面我们能得到这宝物，小半个城市瞬间就能成为我们的地盘，这物件可不能丢啊。」
“If we can get our hands on this artifact later, half the city could instantly become our turf. We can’t afford to lose this item.”
这样的宝物价值不菲，只要获得，逐银不光今年在枢纽镇职位上的投资，乃至前两年的投资都能瞬间回一大口血，这种战略级的宝物，谁拥有谁就是个城市霸主。
Such an artifact was priceless. Once obtained, Ju Yin Chase would not only recoup his investment in the Hubville position this year, but even the losses from the past two years would instantly be reversed. Whoever owned this strategic-level treasure would become the city’s overlord.
对它感兴趣的队伍只会多不会少，逐银心中焦急难耐，他很想联系失频之地上的自己人告知这个消息。
Teams interested in it would only increase, never decrease. Ju Yin Chase was restless with anxiety. He desperately wanted to contact his people on the Shibin Wastes to share this news.
但如果真那样做，这里的所有人轻则被扣除罚金，重则立即被驱逐。
But if he actually did that, everyone here would face at least a fine or, at worst, immediate expulsion.
「他们要是失败，就甚为可惜了。」 雇员道。
“It would be a real shame if they fail,” the employee said.
「无妨，到时候找副镇的朋友肯定也能够获得。」
“No matter. If they fail, we can still acquire it from friends in Futown.”
「那可不一定，那些高手都明白它的价值，覆盖好几个山头的精神系宝物，简直是镇场子的神器。让他们获得，交出来就难了。」
“That’s not necessarily true. Those experts know its true value—a mental-type treasure covering several mountain peaks, practically a relic that can dominate the scene. Once they get it, getting them to give it up won’t be easy.”
此时，画面中异变陡生！数道幻影分身浮现，堵住洞穴前方。
At that moment, the scene suddenly shifted! Several phantom clones emerged, blocking the front of the cave.
｛他能上去，不代表你们这些阴沟里的老鼠也可以！滚出来！｝
{If he can go up, that doesn’t mean you sewer rats can too! Get the hell out!}
幻影挥手间，金色辉光弥漫。李智南预感不妙，猛踏一步冲向阶梯。
With a wave of the phantom’s hand, a golden glow spread. Lee Zhinan sensed trouble and lunged toward the staircase with a forceful step.
｛真实降临，散！｝
{Let the real descend! Disperse!}
石阶轰然消融，化为狂暴能量！
The stone staircase dissolved violently, transforming into raging energy!
这古老阶梯竟是念力所化！杨子藏顿感精神剧痛，列车显形坠落深坑。
This ancient staircase was actually formed by psychic power! Yang ZiCang’s mind felt a sharp sting as his train suddenly materialized and plummeted into the pit.
「撑得住吗？」洛宾在翻滚的车厢内大喊。
“Can you hold on?” Robin Lo shouted from inside the tumbling carriage.
[沉吟之夜！]
[Chime Night!]
杨子藏身上扩散出精神气浪。
Mental energy burst outward from Yang ZiCang.
周围真实的地形迅速与心灵沟通。
The surrounding terrain rapidly synced with his telepathic rapport.
坑洞，从如碧波般的藤蔓中，伸出的金色长剑如有生物左右转了转，剑刃盯向弥漫而来的扭曲幻象。
In the pit, a golden long sword extended from rippling, jade-like vines—as if alive, it turned from side to side, its blade fixing upon the approaching, warping illusions.
藤蔓冷哼一声：
The vines let out a cold snort:
｛你这东西，居然对幻方之座的掌控已经到达如此地步，都能改变古老天使留下的真实降临印记了。｝
“You actually have such mastery over the Phantom Square, even able to alter the true descent mark left by the ancient angel.”
而此刻的李智南，正紧张又痛苦的一半悬着身子挂在突然崩碎了大半的通道上，如同挂在悬崖峭壁。
At this moment, Lee Zhinan was hanging half his body nervously and painfully on the suddenly shattered passage, like someone dangling over a cliff.
他扭头看了眼身边突然冒出来的那辆地铁以及一道摔落的人形，心中大骇。
He turned his head and glanced at the subway train that had suddenly emerged beside him, along with a figure that had fallen, his heart filled with shock.
李智南根本不晓得自己身边竟然还跟着这样的怪物！
Lee Zhinan had no idea that such a monster was lurking right beside him!
幻影人浮向高空，冲着坠落的赤黄色列车讽喝道：
The phantom figure floated into the air and sneered at the falling reddish-yellow train:
｛哈哈，这点实力也敢来谋算我的宝物。你以为我不知道你们的存在吗，去死吧！还有你老树精，你还不知道他是谁吗？｝
“Haha, with such meager strength, you dare to scheme for my treasure? You think I didn’t know you were here? Die! And you, old tree spirit, do you know who he really is?”
藤蔓微动，之前木核茎块分身被人击杀的画面立即与之重叠，它立即认出了其中蕴含的那道熟悉气息。
The vines quivered slightly, and the earlier scene of the wood-nucleus stem-stalk clone being struck down instantly overlapped within them; it immediately recognized that familiar aura within.
｛是你！｝
“It’s you!”
仇人见面分外眼红。金色长剑带动无数疯狂生长的藤蔓冲向上方，将这洞内空间都要填满。
Enemies met, and their eyes blazed with vengeance. The golden sword drove countless wildly growing vines upward, as if intent on filling every inch of the cave’s space.
「不好，被认出来了！」
“Oh no, we’ve been recognized!”
车厢内一阵翻滚的杨子藏暴声喊道：「小马超，你还能行吗！」
Yang ZiCang, tumbling inside the carriage, roared out: “Matt Chao, can you still pull through?!”
痛苦的列车面对这里不断加强的压力，发出阵阵沉鸣。
The tormented train groaned under the ever-increasing pressure in this place, emitting a series of dull roars.
坑道、崖壁上扭动的藤蔓如万剑归宗般涌来，极速靠近，呈现编织囚笼的趋势。
The twisting vines on the tunnel walls and cliffs surged forth like a myriad of swords returning to their master, closing in at breakneck speed, as if weaving a prison cage.
｛啊！给我投资！｝
{Ah! Give me Invest!}
小马超一声爆喝的同时，身上猛地亮起金红虚影，轰！劲风突兀暴起。
With a thunderous roar from Little Matt Chao, a blazing gold-red phantom flared up on his body. Boom! A ferocious gale erupted abruptly.
藤蔓聚拢的瞬间，它化为一股狂风嗖地冲向前方。
The moment the vines converged, he transformed into a raging gust of wind, hurtling forward with a whoosh.
金剑斜指。
The golden sword slanted diagonally.
嘭咚！
Thud!
巨剑对着列车所在方向发出狂放的一击。杨子藏第一次听到了列车的惨叫，他快速从衣兜内丢出枚铸造得丑陋的「天圆地方」的铁币。
The giant sword unleashed a wild strike in the direction of the train. For the first time, Yang Zi Cang heard the train’s agonized scream. He quickly pulled a crudely forged coin, inscribed with “Heaven and Earth Boundless,” from his pocket and tossed it out.
「吃掉它！」
“Devour it!”
上面附带的时序霎时消融进列车体内。
The Chronos attached to it instantly dissolved into the train’s body.
这是莫里为杨子藏提供的能力球所做，用来存储着这些天赚来的时序。
This was crafted by Morris from the ability spheres he provided for Yang Zi Cang, storing up the Chronos earned over these past few days.
｛它能击中我，我受伤了。｝
{It can hit me… I’m injured.}
哪怕化为了风，这一击所附带的时序并未完全呈现在念力体的列车身上，但金剑散发的剑气依旧让列车瞬息间抵消了六七千时序。
Even though he had turned into wind, the Chronos embedded in that strike were not entirely fully manifested on the train, a psionic construct, yet the sword aura radiating from the golden edge still drained six or seven thousand Chronos from the train in a flash.
这植物竟然也有类似赵安龙那种不断生灭的能量。
This plant actually possessed a constant force of creation and destruction similar to Zhao Anlong’s.
「这剑气恐怕就是星元！」
“That sword energy must be Star Matter!”
仅仅星元就能对念力体造成数千时序的效果？
Could mere Star Matter produce an effect of thousands of Chronos on a psychic form?
「附着有虚零时序。」
“It’s infused with Zero-Void Chronos.”
还好那红色辉光未射中，恐怕小马超会直接被打散灵识，成为模器。
Fortunately, the red glow missed; if it had hit, little Matthew Chao would likely have had his consciousness scattered, becoming an empty vessel.
无影摔落在地坑边缘。他惊慌的看了眼带起狂暴之势追逐杨子藏的藤蔓，耳边尽是暴雷般的轰鸣。他赶紧忍住不适再次发动Moexl能力，带起人形轮廓仓皇逃出山洞。
Shadowless tumbled to the edge of the pit. With mounting panic, he glanced at the vines surging furiously after Yang Zi Cang, his ears filled with thunderous roars. Suppressing his distress, he forced the Moxel ability again, dragging the silhouette of his body in a frantic escape from the cave.
「草，真是被波及了。」
“Damn, I got caught up in that mess.”
跑出的男人转身看了眼洞内的动静，还好那藤蔓在追着杨子藏，无暇顾及自己，否则只需要一秒自己就会变成灰飞。
Once outside, the man turned to gauge the commotion inside. Thankfully, the vines were occupied chasing Yang Zi Cang with no time for him; otherwise, he’d be reduced to ashes in a single second.
「那东西好可怕。杨子藏，你可千万别死了。」
“That thing is terrifying. Yang Zi Cang, you’d better not die.”
盯着这里的袁学林几人都傻眼了，虽然虫子们第一时间就死绝，但那股爆发出的气息可是瞬间扩散了十数里地，而且此刻还在不断震动，仿佛山内有雷鸣呼啸。
Yuan Xuelin and the others, fixated on the scene, were stunned. Though all the bugs were dead in an instant, the erupting aura had radiated across tens of li in a flash, and it was still roiling relentlessly, as if with deafening thunder inside the mountains.
枢纽镇的这间观测室中，几名雇员脸色略显苍白的抬头看向身边穿着睡衣的男人。
In the observation room of Hubville, a handful of employees, their faces deathly pale, lifted their gaze to the man in pajamas beside them.
「副镇，怎、怎么突然那么多人。」
“Futown, wh-why are there so many people all of a sudden?”
「还好吧，区区，三四个人而已。」逐银抹了把汗。
“It’s not that bad, just, like, three or four people.” Ju Yin Chase wiped the sweat from his brow.
刚刚自己还在感叹没办法通知杨子藏，眼看着这宝物就可能落在别人手上，谁知道这小子一直就暗搓搓蹲在这人的身边。
Just earlier, he was lamenting not being able to inform Yang ZiCang, watching helplessly as this treasure might slip into others’ hands—who knew this kid had been skulking close to that person all along.
「好家伙，你可别在这里栽跟头。」逐银看着那股在洞内不断震动晃荡的疾风道。
“Good grief, don’t trip and fall here.” Ju Yin Chase stared at the gale that kept shuddering and swaying inside the cave.
……
坑道内，巨剑斩入岩壁，列车再次消散遁走。洛宾鼻青脸肿地问：「还撑得住？」
Inside the mine shaft, a great sword hacked into the rock wall as the train once again dissipated and vanished. Robin Lo, with a face bruised and battered, asked, “Still holding up?”
杨子藏又抛出一枚荧光钱币：「还能抵消几次。」
Yang ZiCang tossed another glowing coin: “Enough to cancel out a few more times.”
幻影人出现在大洞边缘，紧盯着下方。
The phantom man materialized at the edge of the large pit, his eyes locked on what lay below.
追逐着狂风打转的藤蔓猛地一顿，那张木头化现的人脸冲着上方的幻影道：
The vines chasing the whirlwind came to a sudden halt, and the face conjured from wood snarled at the phantom above:
｛这次是你自找的！｝
{You brought this on yourself!}
金色长剑一击刺去。
A golden sword stabbed out in a single, fierce thrust.
｛你疯了。｝
{You’re insane.}
这声音中，幻影轰然被炸毁。
Amid these words, the phantom was shattered with a bang.
但下一秒它又在天际重新扭曲着浮现，身上色泽又淡了许多。
Yet in the next second, it twisted back into shape in the sky, its colors considerably fainter.
｛废物，我给你把仇人逼现身，你都杀不死，还迁怒于我。｝
{Useless. I flushed your enemy into the open for you, yet you couldn’t even kill him—and now you take it out on me.}
轰！又是一剑砍来。
Boom! Another sword attack came slashing in.
刚刚爬上悬崖断道的李智南顿时被狂风掀翻向前，身后的路也再次垮塌。时序被抵消了几百年的他惊颤地前冲，哪里敢在这里多作哪怕一秒的停留。
Having just climbed onto the shattered cliff path, Lee Zhinan was immediately swept forward by the raging wind, while the path behind him collapsed once again. Chronos had been offset by centuries, trembling and surging ahead in shock—how could he dare to linger here even a single second longer?
看着这一切的绷带沉默地坐在株枝繁叶茂的大树下，手上轻轻转着暗沉手术刀。
Witnessing all this, the bandaged figure sat silently under a lush, thriving tree, gently twirling a dull surgical knife in his hand.
「甲子间？」他喃喃低语。
“Jiazi Term?” he murmured to himself.
……
杨子藏控制列车穿行到了李智南身边，刚才仅仅被藤蔓怪物数秒的追逐，就丢失了三万多年的时序本金。
Yang Zicang drove the train alongside Lee Zhinan, having lost 30,000 years’ worth of Chronos principal from mere seconds of being chased by the vine monster.
「唉，挣时如搬山花时似流水。」
“Alas, earning time is like moving mountains; spending it flows like water.”
洛宾看著杨子藏憋屈的面容，晓得刚才那几下耗了这小子不少这几天赚到的时序。
Robin Lo looked at Yang Zicang’s aggrieved expression, knowing that those moves just now had drained the lad of quite a few Chronos he earned these past few days.
满头是包的洛滨安慰道：「没事的，你就当熬夜养生好了。」
The lump-headed Luo Bin consoled him, “Don’t worry, just treat it as late-night health preservation.”
「我们先跟进去，这次恐怕是唯一的机会。」
“We should go in now; this might be our only chance.”
不能等待李智南的再次进山，否者自己恐怕再难以与那宝物有任何关系。
He couldn’t afford to wait for Lee Zhinan to re-enter the mountain again—otherwise, he might never be able to get close to that treasure.
洛宾也点头赞同，「那道幻影很强。 不过，应该没有我们想像的最强状态那样强，当时那眼睛里冒出的所谓五边形，果然就只是吓唬你的。」
Robin Lo nodded in agreement as well. “That phantom is tough. But probably not as invincible as we imagined at its alleged peak state. Those so-called pentagons that flashed in its back then were really just meant to scare you.”
「嗯。 如果有人真的相信他是五边形Moexl，而心中惧怕，无形间就会削弱自身的实力。」
“Yeah. If someone truly believes that he is a pentagonal Moxel and is cowed by the thought, their own strength will be subtly diminished.”