Ground Stars / 地上星 · Ch.59 第59章 完结的契约与实验 -4
第59章 完结的契约与实验 –4
Chapter 59: The Completed Contract and the Experiment – 4
杨子藏扫了眼梁喜的身板，将手伸过去，Moexl光线闪动，在他手上勾勒出张完结的代练契约书。
Yang Zicang glanced at Liang Xi’s physique and reached out his hand. Moxel light flickered, tracing a completed proxy training contract in his palm.
「给妳个东西。」
“I’ll give you something.”
「这个是？」
“What is this?”
「送给妳的，上次我欠妳那两百年可能还要再等等了。」杨子藏笑道。
“A gift for you. That two hundred years I owe you… you might have to wait a bit longer.” Yang Zicang said with a smile.
「大哥妳在说什么呢，妳都给了我好多时序了。」
“Big brother, what are you talking about? You’ve already given me so many Chronos.”
梁喜将这幻影般的契约书捏过。
Liang Xi pinched the phantom-like contract.
《代练契约：烈焰剑道，琉璃感知，千臂拳法，壹百六十年修行经验，完整度100%》
「Proxy Training Contract: Blaze Blade Path, Lucid Sense, Thousand-Fist Art, One hundred and sixty years of cultivation experience, Completion Rate 100%」
[我获得「代练契约书」，使用它后能完整继承该份契约书之签订者壹百六十年修行经验。]
[I have obtained the “Proxy Training Contract.” After using it, I will fully inherit the one hundred and sixty years of cultivation experience of the contract signer.]
信息自然浮现心中。
The information naturally surfaced in his mind.
「什，什么？」
“Wh-what?”
少年不敢置信地擡头看向身前的青年，结结巴巴的道：「这，这是给我的？」
The boy looked up at the young man before him in disbelief, stuttering, “Th-this is for me?”
「嗯哼。」
“Mm-hmm.”
梁喜顿时慌成壹团。
Liang Xi instantly panicked in a mess.
这可是堪比百年器稀有的东西！
This was something as rare as a Cent-Arms artifact!
「大哥，这太贵重了，我…」
“Big brother, this is too precious, I…”
壹只大手将他的小手捏成拳。
A large hand curled his small hand into a fist.
感受著手里的契约书，少年鼻子有些发酸，但他强忍住了情绪。
Feeling the contract in his hand, the boy’s nose tingled, but he held back his emotions.
「大哥…谢谢…」
“Big brother… thank you…”
深呼吸口气后，根据反馈的使用方法，梁喜手上用力壹捏。
After taking a deep breath, following the feedback on how to use it, Liang Xi tightened his grip and crushed it.
[我开始使用代练契约书。]
[I begin using the Contract of Proxy Training.]
幽远的气息爆发
A profound, distant aura erupted.
……
杨子藏揉了揉咕咕响的肚子，起身上了个厕所后，回来拧开水瓶，拿起食物补充起消耗的体力。
Yang Zicang rubbed his growling stomach, got up to use the restroom, then returned to unscrew his water flask, grabbing food to replenish his depleted stamina.
几分钟过去，梁喜刷地睁开双目，瞳孔周围散开微弱火焰，橘红光芒壹闪而逝。
Several minutes passed, and Liang Xi suddenly snapped open his eyes. A faint flame spread around his pupils, and an orange-red glint flashed and faded.
在这短短几分钟内，梁喜皮肤上的众多疤痕与伤口逐渐扭曲消融。
Within this brief period, the numerous scars and wounds on Liang Xi’s skin gradually twisted and dissolved away.
同时，小少年体内那些因重创而错位的经脉与内脏，发出阵阵咕脓声，宛如被无形力量温柔推拿，正缓缓地、自然而然地归回原位。
At the same time, the young boy’s meridians and internal organs, displaced by severe injuries, emitted muffled gurgling sounds. It was as if an invisible force was gently massaging them, guiding them back to their proper places slowly and naturally.
这是《琉璃感知》的效果。
This was the effect of *Lucid Sense*.
「好厉害，我才同步了百分之五而已。」
“Incredible… and I’ve only synchronized five percent so far.”
梁喜看了眼自己的双手，强劲的力量从身体内爆发，撑起四肢百骸。
Liang Xi glanced at his own hands; a surge of formidable strength erupted from within his body, bolstering every limb and joint.
壹股豪气油然而生。
A wave of heroic fervor swelled up from within.
吃著零食的杨子藏笑笑，「这可是整整三部功法的会聚，妳能壹次性同步百分之五已经很不错了。」
Yang Zicang, munching on snacks, chuckled, “This is the convergence of three complete techniques, after all. Being able to synchronize five percent at once is already quite impressive.”
「嗯嗯，我感觉现在的我强得可怕，哪怕是跟那些外面蹲点的家伙打壹架也不壹定会输。」
“Mm-hmm. I feel scarily powerful right now. Even if I were to throw a fight with those guys staking out outside, I might not necessarily lose.”
「蹲点的家伙？」
“Staking-out guys?”
「喔对了，洛宾大叔说外面有疑似怪物阵营的人埋伏，让我们小心。」
“Oh by the way, Uncle Robin Lo said there might be people from the monster faction lurking outside, telling us to be careful.”
……
项兴言带领著自己的整只队伍来到晟圆附近。
Xiang Xing led his entire team to the vicinity of Sheng Yuan.
虽然自己属于猎怪者阵营，但实际上是在为另壹边效命。
Although he belonged to the Monster Hunter faction, he was actually acting on behalf of the other side.
干这种事的人很多，但干得像自己这般好的，却是不多。
Many people did this kind of thing, but few did it as well as he did.
因为很多人听对方阵营的话，只是想两边都不得罪而已，可自己却是真敢为之违反总部的禁令。
Because most people listened to the other faction’s orders only to avoid offending either side, but he genuinely dared to violate the headquarters’ orders for that purpose.
根据情报，杨子藏最后出现的C级交错地就在附近。
According to intelligence, the C-grade intersection where Yang Zicang was last seen was nearby.
对方疑似得到了这交错地的控制权，因此这十个人打著火把与手电在此区域内寻找每壹个可能是出入口的坑洞，并派人在外面隐藏看守，等著他出现就壹击必杀。
It seemed the enemy had gained control of this intersecting realm, so these ten individuals scoured the area with torches and flashlights, searching every pit that could be an entrance, while posting lookouts outside in hiding, waiting to strike him down with a single fatal blow once he appeared.
等了二三十个小时后，就当项兴言觉得给自己提供消息的老板是不是搞错了情报之时，壹个干枯水池旁的泥洞内忽然变得幽暗深邃。
After waiting for twenty or thirty hours, just as Xiang Xingyan was beginning to wonder if the boss who had provided the intel had fed him false information, a muddy hole by a dried-up pond suddenly grew dark and deep.
｛队长，入口出现了，在我这边。｝
{Captain, the entrance has appeared, over here.}
正在啃草的项兴言闻言将牙缝里的草茎壹丢，心中兴奋道：
Xiang Xingyan, who had been gnawing on a blade of grass, tossed it out from between his teeth, excitement surging within him:
[大家快给老四投资到六千，务必要做到壹击必杀，千万不能让他反应过来。]
[Everyone, quickly Invest up to 6,000 on Lao Si. We must achieve a one-hit kill, absolutely not letting him react in time.]
[我为王龙轩追加投资1000N.]
[I am investing an additional 1000 N in Wang Longxuan.]
他将背后的弓箭取下，弓著身子在黑林之间快速往那边奔去。
He removed the bow and arrows from his back, hunched over, and dashed swiftly through the dark forest toward that direction.
可还没等他跑两步，忽然整片树林枝叶簌簌作响，项兴言只觉得心中壹慌，仿佛被关入了紧闭狭窄的空间，连空气都要避开自己的鼻孔似的。
But before he could take two steps, the entire grove rustled with a flurry of leaves. Xiang Xing felt a sudden panic in his heart, as if trapped in a narrow, confined space, where even the air seemed to evade his nostrils.
「轰！」
“Boom!”
老四所在的方向传来壹声沈响。
A heavy sound rang out from the direction where Old Four was.
[我已失利1001N.]
[I have lost 1001N.]
项兴言还未反应过来，周围又是几声惨叫。
Before Xiang Xing could react, several more screams erupted around him.
「怎么回事。」
“What’s happening?”
[我已失利1N.]
[I have lost 1N.]
[我又失利共计4N.]
[I have lost another total of 4N.]
短短两三秒，散在四处的队员被同击杀。
In just two or three seconds, the scattered team members were killed in unison.
他刚想呼唤剩余队友聚集，壹道破空声穿透树叶骤然袭来。
Just as he was about to call for the remaining teammates to gather, a piercing sound tore through the leaves and suddenly struck at him.
毕竟是在生死间长期摸爬滚打的人，他双脚猛蹬地面，身形急转，扭头避过的同时手上搭弓拉箭，斜著倒在地面的瞬间正打算壹箭射出。
After all, he was someone who had long crawled through the edge of life and death. He kicked off the ground hard, twisted his body sharply, and dodged the blow by turning his head. Meanwhile, he nocked an arrow and drew the bow, intending to loose it the moment he hit the ground at an angle.
「不对，杨子藏的能力…可恶！」
“No, Yang Zicang’s ability… damn it!”
他强忍著怒意把箭收起，如果偷袭用弓到还好，但被发现的情况下还用弓箭来射杀杨子藏，那真是自己给自己找不痛快。
He suppressed his anger and stowed the arrow away. If ambushing with a bow were acceptable, but to use arrows to shoot down Yang Zicang after being discovered would really be asking for trouble.
刚想到这里，他猛然反应过来什么。
Just as this thought crossed his mind, he suddenly realized something.
项兴言转头看去的同时，那刚刚避开的铁钉已经调转方向朝著自己后脑勺打来，他赶紧在地上快速打滚并做出防御。
Just as this thought crossed his mind, he suddenly realized something and turned his head. At the same time, the iron nail he had just dodged redirected itself, hurtling toward the back of his head. He quickly rolled on the ground and assumed a defensive stance.
嘭！银灰色的铁钉打在泥地上。
Thud! The silver-gray iron nail struck the dirt ground.
「被发现了，快跑！」
“We’ve been found! Run!”
项兴言吓出声冷汗。
Xiang Xingyan broke out in a cold sweat from sheer fright.
「啊…」
“Ah…”
[我已失利1N.]
[I have lost 1N.]
又有人死了！
Another person had died!
杨子藏为什么这么强，他明明只才进来两三天而已！
How could Yang Zicang be so strong? He’d only been here for two or three days!
明明是自己壹行人在埋伏围猎他，可现在那家伙的人影都还没看见，自己这边就已经死掉七个。
Clearly, it was their group that was supposed to be ambushing and hunting him, yet without even catching a glimpse of that guy, seven of their own had already fallen.
「呜！」钢剑破空而来，他瞳孔微缩，钢剑带著劲风贴著项兴言的脸庞射到后方。
“Whoosh!” A steel sword cut through the air. His pupils shrank as the blade, carrying a fierce wind, grazed past Xiang Xingyan’s face and shot into the distance behind him.
正打算折身避让它的回旋，却没想钢剑并未调转轨迹，而是嘭地声钉入树干内。
He was about to pivot and avoid its return arc, but unexpectedly, the steel sword didn’t change its trajectory. Instead, it slammed into a tree trunk with a dull thud.
「别逃了，来战斗吧，妳的对手是我。」
“Stop running. Come and fight—your opponent is me.”
壹个十几岁男孩的声音在林间响起，树林中走出来道壹米六左右的身影轮廓。
A teenage boy’s voice rang out through the forest, and a figure barely 1.6 meters tall emerged from among the trees.
「妳不是杨子藏？」
“You’re not Yang Zicang?”
对面手上的木棍哗啦燃起，将少年的身影映照出来。
The wooden stick in the opponent’s hand burst into flames with a whoosh, illuminating the boy’s silhouette clearly.
「项队长！」
“Captain Xiang!”
林中仅剩的两名队员近乎惨叫般呼喊著自己的名字。
The only two remaining team members in the forest cried out his name, their voices almost like screams.
「我说过，妳的对手是我。赢了我，妳们三人可以离开，输了就永远留在这里。」
“I told you, your opponent is me. Beat me, and the three of you can leave. Lose, and you stay here forever.”
「妳可以准备融资了，最好把我的战斗场景广播出去，告诉大家，杨大哥身边的人是什么实力。」
“You might as well get ready to raise funds. Better yet, broadcast my battle scene far and wide, let everyone know what kind of strength the man by Brother Yang’s side possesses.”
梁喜冷漠的双手举起上手的火把木棍，做出起手式。
Liang Xis crossed his arms coldly, raising the torch-like wooden stick in his hands as he assumed a starting stance.
[代练契约书，当前同步熟练度为6.5%，已消耗精神力95%]
[Dai Lian Contract, current sync proficiency: 6.5%, mental energy consumed: 95%]
刚刚的战斗颇有心得，让梁喜觉得自己对这份珍贵的技能经验掌握度正在快速提高。
The recent battle had yielded quite some insights, making Liang Xis feel that his grasp of this precious skill experience was rapidly improving.
项兴言感觉喉咙干哑，这是杨子藏身边的人吗，壹个小家伙而已，为什么看上去气势如此凌厉。
Xiang Xingyan felt his throat go dry. Was this one of the men by Yang Zicang’s side? Just a kid, yet why did his momentum seem so fierce?
「妳竟然敢杀同阵营的人，妳…」
“How dare you kill someone from the same camp, you…”
「啊！」
“Ah!”
他话还未说完，林中壹声惨叫响起。
Before he could finish his sentence, a shrill scream erupted from the forest.
[我已失利1N.]
[I have failed.]
项兴言感觉浑身皮肤被电流划过，他目光挪向少年身后，那里出现道隐约的人影。
Xiang Xingyan felt as though a current of electricity was racing across his skin. His gaze shifted to behind the youth, where he could vaguely discern a looming figure.
「人，是我杀的，妳们可以继续了。」
“I killed him. You can continue now.”
「队长，救命啊~」
“Captain, save me~”
剩下的唯壹同伴吓得快要断气般倒在林中。
The sole surviving partner collapsed into the forest, gasping as if on the verge of suffocating from terror.
「真的打赢就放我们走？」
“If we really defeat you, you’ll let us go?”
「当然。」
“Of course.”
项兴言迟疑的后退了步，他看著对面，小心将树上那柄剑扯出。
Xiang Xingyan hesitated, taking a step back. He watched the other man warily as he carefully pulled the sword from the tree.
「小子，要是妳死了，可别怪我。」
“Kid, if you die, don’t blame me.”
「废话少说。」
“Less with the bullshit.”
「那妳就去死吧！」
“Then die already!”
项兴言凶狠地举起原本是属于梁喜的钢剑，身影做出扑砍动作。
Xiang Xingyan viciously raised the steel sword that had originally belonged to Liang Xi, his body poised for a downward slash.
但他壹步跃出，忽然凶猛的火焰劲风横扫而来，轰地扩散。
But as he leaped forward, a fierce wave of fiery wind swept across him, exploding with a deafening boom.
男人赶紧顺势壹滚，扩散的火焰打在林中，周围树木燃起细密火花。
The man hurriedly rolled aside. The spreading flames struck the forest, and the surrounding trees erupted in fine sparks.
项兴言正要起身，对面那小子却已经壹跃而起，力压泰山般双手持木棍悍然砸下。
Xiang Xingyan was about to rise when the kid across from him had already jumped up, brandishing a wooden staff with both hands for a resolute, mountain-crushing strike.
「轰！」他双手双脚同时用力将身躯撑动翻滚，这壹击在地上打出三米长的火浪，劲风扫在前方树干上，顿时树皮爆开。
“Boom!” Utilizing both hands and feet, he propelled himself sideways in a roll. The strike blasted a ten-meter trail of flames across the ground, and the gust of wind struck the trunk in front of him, causing the bark to explode instantly.
项兴言心中的震颤壹闪而逝，此刻他才发现，这小子实力竟如此之高！
A tremor of shock flashed through Xiang Xingyan’s heart—it was then he realized just how formidable this kid’s strength truly was!
借著接下来的两次闪避动作，男人窜入树林中，身形猛然爆起，向著远方冲去。
Capitalizing on the next two evasive maneuvers, the man dashed into the woods. His body erupted with explosive speed as he charged toward the distance.
被假动作骗得冲向另壹边的少年迅速被拉开了彼此的距离。
The youth, deceived by the feint and having lunged in the wrong direction, found the distance between them rapidly widening.
仅仅跑出不到二十米，项兴言心中已经传来最后壹道投资失利的消息。
Having run less than twenty meters, a final piece of news of Investigation failure echoed in Xiang Xingyan’s mind.
他内心焦急，此刻哪里还要管自己的队友，他根本不信对方会放了自己，而且还真不壹定打得赢那小子，这次算是栽了个大跟头。
His heart raced with anxiety; at this moment, he cared nothing for his teammates. He simply refused to believe his opponent would let him go, and in truth, he might not even be able to defeat that kid. This time, he had thoroughly messed up.
Moexl发动，三角形光芒闪烁，男人的速度骤然提升三倍，如同壹道劲风在林中冲出。
Moxel activated, a triangular gleam flashing, suddenly boosting the man’s speed threefold, charging through the forest like a fierce gale.
「呵，杨子藏，据说妳的能力还可以加速，可妳不知道，我的速度比妳更快！」
“Ha, Yang Zicang, they say your ability can speed up, but don’t you know—my speed is even faster than yours!”
眼看远远将那两人丢在了身后，项兴言只觉得压力骤减。
Seeing that he had left the two far behind, Xiang Xingyan felt a sharp relief from the pressure.
这次虽然翻车，可只要自己不死队伍就能再次组成，之所以敢吃这口饭，没点依仗怎么可能。
Although this attempt had failed, as long as he stayed alive, the team could regroup. After all, he wouldn’t dare risk this line of work without some safeguard.
项兴言胸前壹道线条折射出去。
A line of light refracted outward from Xiang Xingyan’s chest.
「肖老板，这次妳得弥补我的损失，杨子藏身边那小家伙是个能发出剑气的高手，之前妳可没告诉过我。」
“Boss Xiao, you’ll have to compensate me for this loss. That little guy beside Yang Zicang is a master who can unleash sword qi—you never told me that before.”
「我的队友？哼，他们都被妳给坑死了。」
“My teammates? Hmph, they all died because of you.”
已经高速疾驰快壹分钟了。
He had already been racing at high speed for nearly a minute.
周围树木越来越少，就在项兴言与对面进行赔偿商谈刚刚结束后，他忽然感觉周围空气再次壹滞。
The surrounding trees grew sparser, and right after Xiang Xingyan finished negotiating compensation with his counterpart, he suddenly felt the air around him become stagnant once more.
仿佛被关进了逼仄的空间内，心中慌闷，头脑晕车般失神了两秒。
It felt as though he had been trapped within a suffocatingly confined space—his heart grew panicked and stiflingly heavy, while his mind drifted blank for two seconds, lurching like motion sickness.
「肖老板是谁？」
“Who is Master Xiao?”
温和的声音在耳边响起。
A gentle voice sounded by his ear.
项兴言只觉得意识轰的壹下被巨力扰动。
Xiang Xingyan’s consciousness felt as if it had been violently jolted by a tremendous force, crashing down with a thunderous bang.
漆黑夜空下，他感觉自己仿佛如梦魇般失去了对身体的控制。
Beneath the pitch-black night sky, he felt as though he had lost control of his body, as if trapped in a nightmare.
头上多出了个苍白色的巨口，散发著幽深混吨气息的虚影怪物。瞪著虎目的它像是要将自己的灵魂吞噬。
Above his head appeared an enormous pale maw—a phantom monster exuding a deep, chaotic aura. Its tiger-like eyes glaring, as if eager to devour his very soul.