第一百三十四章 救急 -2
“Roar~”
“吼~”
Clang clang clang!
伉伉伉！
In the dense, deep forest, the canopies suddenly began to sway.
茂密幽深的森林之中，树冠们突然摇曳起来。
“Help! Is anyone nearby?!”
“救命啊，谁在附近吗？！”
Countless fine threads flickered through the forest; without possessing Moda themselves, who would notice them, mistaking them for barely visible spider silk.
无数细微丝线在林间闪动，若不是同样拥有模型，谁会注意到它们，只会当成若有若无的蛛丝。
Suddenly, a blinding golden radiance flashed out, slicing through the woods.
忽然间浓烈的金辉光线闪动出去。
“Ah, it’s Quadrilateral!”
“啊，是四边形！”
“Someone’s coming! Let’s hurry over.”
“有人来了，我们快过去。”
Hurried, frantic footsteps echoed from within the forest. A hunting team was fleeing recklessly toward the mountains, their faces originally etched with fear and despair, but upon seeing that streak of light sweeping through the woods, they instantly turned ecstatic.
急促而慌乱的脚步声从林间传来。一支狩猎队正不顾一切地向山外奔逃，他们的脸上原本充满恐惧与绝望，但在见到扫过森林而来的那道光线后，立即转为兴奋。
After nearly half an hour of bitter lament, they had finally encountered a Moda user rushing to their aid.
叫苦了近半小时，终于遇到了赶来的高模型之人了。
“Save us, master!”
“救命啊高手！”
“Don’t panic, just come straight over.”
“不要慌，直接过来便好。”
Surprisingly, it was the Captain of the Gear Fleet of Great Builder Yang!
居然事大甲方筑货队的队长！
The group was both startled and overjoyed in an instant!
几人瞬间既惊又喜！
They sprinted madly, because behind them in the forest, an unprecedented monstrous beast was charging forth, ramming everything in its path. Its massive form loomed in and out of the tree shadows, causing leaves to rustle violently.
他们疯狂奔跑，因为几人身后的林中，一头前所未见的怪兽正横冲直撞地奔来。它那庞大的身躯在树影间若隐若现，林间树叶被震得索索作响。
“Scatter! The Maestro Shadow’s here!”
“快散开，‘幕景主’来了！”
Crash!
轰隆！
Two large tree trunks snapped with a thunderous crack, debris flying everywhere, all carrying faint silver-white illusory light.
两只大树树干轰然断裂，无数碎片纷飞，它们都携带着淡淡银白色的虚光。
“Maestro Shadow.” Yang Zicang cautiously stared at the figure.
“幕景主。”杨子藏谨慎看着那道身影。
So this was a Maestro Shadow—aside from the mouse altered by the Minister, this was the first time he had seen one.
这就是幕景主，除了那只被议员改变的老鼠，自己也是第一次见到它们。
Every attack from these monsters is like a Chrono Weapon, naturally carrying considerable temporal power without depleting their life force. After all, these monsters know nothing about temporal amplification; they simply have no model for it.
这些怪物的每次攻击如同时序战器一般，自然携带不低的时序，这不需要耗费它们的生命。毕竟怪物也不知道什么叫做时序增幅，它们根本没有模型。
But this is precisely what makes them terrifying.
但这也是它们可怕的地方。
“Ahh, they’re here so soon—my temporal energy is almost gone!”
“啊啊，这么快就来了，我的时序都见底了！”
The group turned around in panic. Just being near such a creature filled them with fear. If hit once, a single kick could send someone flying dozens of meters, shredding their gear to pieces, leaving no chance even to strike back.
众人惊慌转头。这样的生物，光是靠近就充满恐惧，若是被碰上一下，一脚就能将人踢飞十数米，身上装束都会被撕成粉碎，根本连出招机会也没有。
[Dispatch.]
[调度。]
[Show position, ten points.]
[格位展现，十位。]
Whoosh! Several people felt their movement speed double instantly, advancing through the main blast zone in a flash. Only a few fragments landed on them, canceling out several hours or even days of time.
咻！几人感觉自己的身体速度变得快了一倍，瞬间冲过爆破的主要范围。只有些许碎片落在身上，被抵消了数小时乃至数天时间。
“Lyu Zhi,” Yang Zicang called softly.
“吕志。”杨子藏轻喊了声。
Lyu Zhi nodded, full of pressure, and raised his longsword against the tide of his companions.
吕志充满压力的点点头，他逆着众人举起手中长剑。
“Aahh!” Lyu Zhi mustered his courage with a shout, preparing to charge forward—but his feet remained firmly planted.
“啊啊啊！”吕志鼓足勇气大吼着准备向前，但脚下纹丝未动。
“What are you doing?”
“你干什么？”
Lyu Zhi looked up at Yang Zicang nervously. “Zi-cang bro, I…”
吕志紧张的抬头看向杨子藏，“子藏哥，我…”
Lyu Zhi wore an expression uglier than tears as he slowly lifted one foot. The monsters showed no mercy; thundering toward them, the sight of their huge, ferocious forms made Lyu Zhi so scared he nearly stabbed his own foot with the sword.
吕志露出哭还难看的表情，缓慢抬起脚步。怪物可不等人，已经轰隆隆冲来，瞧见那巨大的凶猛身影，吕志吓得差点把剑插进自己脚面。
“What’s wrong again?”
“你又怎么了？”
“I.. I’m just charging up…” Lyu Zhi said, voice trembling with sorrow.
“我，我这是在蓄力…”吕志带着哭腔道。
Yang Zicang kicked him square in the rear.
杨子藏一脚踹在他屁股上。
Lyu Zhi charged forward with his eyes closed, yelling loudly, which stunned the few people who were fleeing for their lives.
吕志闭着眼哇哇大叫冲了上去，看得逃命的几人脸上一呆。
“What… a spirit of sacrificing oneself for a righteous cause.”
“好有…舍身取义的气势。”
“Not even the heroes in TV shows who die a martyrs’ death looked this tragic and solemn!”
“电视里大侠慷慨就义时都没这么悲壮！“
If it weren’t for the fact that this guy was brought by Yang Zicang, the others would have already given up hope.
要不是这人是杨子藏带来的，几人已经绝望了。
Thump. Slap.
砰砰，啪啪。
In less than three seconds, the golden-red radiance on Lyu Zhi’s body had dimmed to a pale gold.
不到三秒，吕志身上的金红的辉光就变到了淡金色。
“Sigh.”
“唉。”
Yang Zicang shook his head.
杨子藏摇摇头。
Originally, he had thought that with this kid’s physique, if he cultivated the secret techniques, he might become a promising talent in the future, and he had hoped to nurture another expert for the team.
原本他觉得这小子的体格若是修习秘技，以后应该能够成材，有心想为团队再栽培个高手。
“Help!”
“救命啊！”
Lyu Zhi shouted even louder than those before him had.
吕志比先前几人喊得更大声。
It seemed that making someone a skilled master without resorting to a training contract was simply impossible in such a short time.
看来让人不借助代练契约而成为高手，短时间内看来是没可能了。
The huge monster, its eyes burning with rage, charged furiously with an overwhelming force. Just as Lyu Zhi closed his eyes, forcefully suppressing his fear to brace for the monster’s decisive strike, Yang Zicang’s figure rapidly approached from behind, as swift and light as the wind.
体型庞大的怪物目中怒红，它带着悍然气概疯狂碰撞而来，就在吕志闭眼强压恐惧直面这怪物的千钧一撞之际，杨子藏的身影从后方迅速接近，如疾风轻盈。
“Brother Yang.” Lyu Zhi rushed over.
“杨哥。”吕志扑了过来。
“Captain Jia.”
“甲队长。”
The few scattered people in the forest looked in awe at Yang Zicang’s advancing figure.
林中稀稀拉拉的几人，惊叹看着杨子藏的前进身姿。
This Captain Jia of the major client team hadn’t even activated a model!
这位大甲方的货队长居然根本没有动用模型！
Relying solely on his physical steps, he rapidly overtook his knocked-out teammate and, while fixing a sharp gaze on the creature, deftly snatched the longsword from Lyu Zhi’s hand as it flew past!
他仅凭身体步伐，便快速超过被撞飞的队友，眼神锐利的直视这幕景之主的同时，轻巧夺走飞过的吕志手中的长剑！
Whoosh! The moment he approached, Yang Zicang spun like a top beneath the monster’s bucket-thick, scale-covered claws, and his golden longsword slashed onto the creature’s thigh.
咻！靠近瞬间，杨子藏如陀螺般在怪物水桶粗的覆满鳞甲的爪下旋转而过，金黄色长剑一剑砍在怪物大腿上。
[I neutralized 1500N!]
[我抵消了1500N！]
The monster’s thigh snapped, red blood splattering in the dim light, yet it merely flew past the young man’s shoulders and armpits as its trajectory was altered.
怪物大腿折断，晦暗光线中红血飞溅，却只是从青年肩头和腋下飞过，它们的轨迹被改变。
“Is this monster that long-lived?” A few people exclaimed in amazement.
“这怪物居然这么长命？”几人惊异。
Yang Zicang sighed to himself. Using his two-thousand-year sequential attack to cut off its leg alone had offset fifteen hundred years—this Prodigy-level monster was shrouded in at least ten thousand years of sequential energy.
杨子藏也暗叹，自己用两千年时序攻击，仅仅腿上一剑就抵消了一千五百年，这头幕景级怪物周身遍布的时序果然是至少万年。
“Roar!”
“吼呜！”
The monster let out a miserable howl, yet it remained imposing, charging at Lyu Zhi, who had thought himself safe, knocking him flying before crashing heavily onto a large tree trunk. It then turned back and glared at Yang Zicang with a crazed fury.
怪物惨然嘶吼，但它依旧威风凛凛，冲向自以为安枕无忧的吕志，一头撞飞后轰然倒在颗大树躯干上，又转头疯魔般怒视起杨子藏。
“Ah! Why did it have to come after me again?”
“啊！为什么还要来撞我！”
Bang! The just-risen hulking figure was sent flying once more like a rag doll, a sight that made one’s heart race.
嘭！这道刚站起来的大块头身躯，如同破布般再次被撞飞出去，看得人心惊胆颤。
Lyu Zhi tumbled through the forest, branches lashing ceaselessly against his body.
吕志翻滚在林间，树枝不断抽打着身体。
“Take your time,” Yang Zicang said from afar, “I suffered a lot of this kind of punishment before figuring out my footwork.”
“慢慢来吧，”杨子藏在远方说，“这种罪我可是受了很长时间，才琢磨出了身法。”
With that, he twisted his body, evading the Prodigy-level domain master’s charge like a leaf dancing in the wind.
说罢，他身体一扭，如同风中翩叶躲过这幕景主的撞击。
“What? Boss Jiazi, did you really train like that?”
“什么，甲子哥你是这样锻炼出来的吗？”
Lyu Zhi spat out a mouthful of mud, grimacing as he watched Yang Zicang’s ghostly movement technique.
吕志啃了一嘴泥，呲牙咧嘴的看着杨子藏鬼魅般的身法道。
[Zhang Ao wants to invest in me.]
[张傲想为我进行投资。]
Lyu Zhi considered this sudden unsolicited investment and chose to accept it.
吕志感受了下这突然到来的主动投资，选择了接受。
[Zhang Ao invested 100N into me.]
[张傲为我投资了100N。]
{Bro, is your place still hiring?}
{兄弟，你们那儿还招人吗？}
Lyu Zhi immediately became wary: “What do you mean by that?”
吕志立即变得警惕：“啥意思？”
{Brother, with a skillset as rough as yours managing to get into a top-tier transport squad, I think I should be able to too. And I eat very little.}
{兄弟如此朴素的身手，都能进大甲方货队，我想我应该也可以，我吃得还很少。}
“Get lost.”
“你滚。”
……

“This captain guy is really impressive.”
“这甲子间队长好厉害。”
A few people fleeing amidst the forest watched as the young man dodged left and right, each swing of his sword accompanied by a resonant ring. He constantly exploited his surroundings and the monster’s weakness—its massive size made turning difficult—and as he darted around, he gradually crippled its limbs.
林中逃命几人看着青年左右翻飞，每一次挥剑都伴随着剑鸣，他不断利用地形和怪兽体大难转的弱点，游舞着就逐渐将怪物的四肢废掉。
With a great thud, the monster finally collapsed to the ground.
伴随巨震，这怪物终于倒在了地上。
“C-captain, you actually defeated a Scene-level monster in an A-Class Scene Zone so easily!”
“甲，甲队长，竟然这么轻松就击败了A级幕景地的幕景级怪兽！”
The group gathered around. Su Fang’s dirt-smudged face was filled with shock, and the others beside her weren’t much better—their expressions splattered with admiration.
几人围了上来，苏芳灰头土脸的脸蛋上满是震撼，她身旁几人也好不到哪儿去，全是羡慕之色。
Having someone of this caliber in the team significantly boosted everyone’s survival rate.
拥有这种实力的人在队伍里，大家的生存率会直线提高。
The Scene monster wasn’t dead yet, but it no longer posed a threat to anyone.
幕景怪物还未身死，但已经没法对人造成威胁。
“It looks so bulky.”
“它长得好魁梧。”
“It aged quite a bit all of a sudden.”
“一下老了很多呢。”
In the transitional zones between B-Class and A-Class and above, there is no need to kill every living monster. You only need to eliminate the one that possesses special elemental aura within that Scene—this creature is called the Scene Lord.
B级与A级以上的交错空间，不需要击杀全部拥有生命的怪物，只需要消灭其中拥有那片幕景内特殊元素气息的怪物就行，这便是幕景主。
Especially in large-area A-level rifts like this one, clearing out all creatures inside is simply impossible within half a month.
特别是A级交错地这种大面积区域，若全部清理里面的生物，半月时间根本不可能办到。
But once you kill the scene master of each vignette realm, whether those energies are claimed as stolen or controlled power, they return to that small vignette space, fully stabilizing the twilight zone.
但只要击杀每个幕景的幕景主，那些被其说是窃取也好，还是掌控的能量也罢，就会重新归这小片幕景空间，暮景地也就完全稳定了。
“Killing it—how many timestreams would that yield?”
“杀了它得是多少时序啊。”
The few of them whispered greedily among themselves.
几人眼馋的窃窃私语。
“Senior Jiazi played it like that, must have drained a chunk of its lifespan.”
“甲子大神这样玩，应该耗掉了它不少的寿命。”
“If it had been a one-shot kill, the timestreams earned would probably be even more.”
“若一击毙命，赚到的时序应该更多。”
On the ground, as the monstrous beast wailed, the echoes of roars from the mountain forests intensified, as if summoned from afar.
地上，随着怪兽哀鸣。山林中兽吼不断，仿佛受到召唤从远方赶来。
Yang Zicang, having failed to reach Mori, turned to the group and said:
跟莫里联系未果的杨子藏看向几人道：
“The monsters here have all gone mad—they’re charging towards us. Everyone, get out quickly.”
“这里面的怪物都发疯了，它们在冲来，大家快出去吧。”
“Alright, let’s move fast. A stampede of beasts is terrifying; no one can stop it.”
“好，我们快走，兽潮很可怕，无人能挡。”
Lyu Zhi limped over, and Yang Zicang signaled for him to deliver the final blow to the scene master.
吕志一瘸一拐的过来，杨子藏示意他来结果这幕景主的性命。
Plop! The long sword plunged into its heart, and the glorious blood of the monster surged forth.
噗！长剑刺入心脏，怪兽的热血涌出。
[I offset 2300 N.]
[我抵消了2300N.]
[I gained 1750 timestreams.]
[我收获了1750N.]
“Captain Jia, aren’t you leaving?” one woman in the team asked.
“甲队长，你们不出去吗？”队伍中一位女士道。
“We’re faster. We’ll stay behind to cover the retreat—you all go first.”
“我们的速度更快，留下断后，你们先走吧。”
Once the others had left, Lyu Zhi, as ecstatic as a child getting New Year’s money, turned excitedly to Yang Zicang:
等人离去，吕志如小孩子得到压岁钱似的，兴奋的扭头看向杨子藏：
“Bro, Brother Yang, getting 1,700 Ordinal-years all at once—stabilizing a Grade-A alternating zone could probably earn us ten to twenty thousand.”
“哥，杨哥啊，这一下子就获得了一千七百年的时序，稳定个A级交错地，恐怕能赚一两万吧。”
Yang Zicang smiled: “Too bad there aren’t that many quadrilateral models for you to synch with alternating zones.”
杨子藏笑了笑：“可惜没那么多四边形模型给你同频交错地。”
In the city, Grade-A alternating zones almost never appear naturally.
在城市中，A级交错地几乎不可能自然出现。