[灰域边境前线 · 临时补给点 | Forward Supply Outpost]
夜幕压下来,尘雾遮蔽了天际.远处的实验基地若隐若现,仿佛一头潜伏在灰色荒原中的野兽.
The night sank over the land, the horizon swallowed by dust.Through the haze, the research facility emerged and vanished again — a silent beast crouched beneath the gray wasteland.
焰队在旧补给站停下.Team Flame halted at an abandoned supply outpost.
这里曾是夜尘的中转点,如今只剩下塌陷的仓库和风化的金属墙.It used to be one of Nightdust's relay stations—now nothing but collapsed storage units and rusted metal walls.
"燃料只够三天.""Fuel's only good for three more days," Su Li said, checking the readouts.
"够我们到外围.""Enough to reach the outer perimeter," Cain replied.
艾琳娜蹲在角落,检查医疗箱.Elena knelt in a corner, sorting through her medkit.
手套上沾着灰,她忽然停下,看着掌心那枚小小的金属徽章.Her gloves were coated with dust—she paused, staring at the small metal badge in her palm.
那是玛莉安留给她的.It was Marian's.
她仍记得那天实验室的火光.She still remembered the firelight in the lab that day.
玛莉安把徽章塞进她手里,说:"出去.别回头."Marian had pressed it into her hand, saying, "Go. Don't look back."
而她最后看到的,是导师转身,拉下紧急锁的背影.The last thing she saw was her mentor turning away, pulling the emergency lock.
艾琳娜抿紧唇,声音微颤:"她如果真的还活着...那E.DEN究竟做了什么?"Elena's voice trembled. "If she's really alive… then what did E.DEN do to her?"
苏黎的手停在控制台上,目光暗了几分.Su Li froze over the console, her expression darkening.
"他们不止研究能量.还有记忆与意识的整合——玛莉安曾是那项目的主研究员.""They weren't just researching energy. They were merging memory and consciousness—Marian led that division once."
"什么意思?"凯恩问."What does that mean?" Cain asked.
"她可能是...第一个实验对象.""She might be… the first subject."
空气在那一瞬凝固.The air went still.
莱恩轻声道:"我们该走了.夜太久,会吸引巡逻机."Ryan murmured, "We should move. Staying too long attracts drones."
[出发前 | Before Departure]
焰队重新整理装备,准备离开.Team Flame regrouped, ready to move out.
风声渐大,带着低沉的电流声.The wind grew louder—carrying a faint hum of static.
凯恩皱起眉:"通讯有干扰?"Cain frowned. "Comms interference?"
苏黎检查模块:"不是干扰...是信号覆盖."Su Li checked the panel. "Not interference—it's an overlay signal."
那一刻,艾琳娜的耳机忽然响起熟悉的声音.Then, Elena's earpiece crackled with a familiar voice.
"...还在想着她?""…Still thinking about her?"
艾琳娜僵住,呼吸瞬间停了.Elena froze, breath caught in her chest.
"赛拉斯.""Sylas."
那声音在风里带着冷笑.His voice carried a faint, mocking tone through the wind.
"真讽刺啊.你还记得玛莉安,可她已经不记得你了.""Ironic, isn't it? You still remember Marian—but she doesn't remember you."
"你在说什么?!""What are you talking about?!"
"她的意识被'保存'——但并不在她的身体里.""Her mind was preserved—but not inside her body."
凯恩听见声音,立刻喝道:"切断信号——"Cain heard it and snapped, "Cut the channel—"
话音未落,补给站的灯光骤然闪烁.Before he could finish, the outpost lights flickered violently.
苏黎猛地转身:"外部能量波动——有人锁定我们的位置!"Su Li spun around. "Energy surge—someone's locked onto us!"
下一秒,炮火从天而降.The next second—artillery fire rained from the sky.
[伏击 | Ambush]
爆炸掀起尘浪,车体被冲击波震得倾斜.Explosions tore through the sand, rocking the convoy on its side.
"掩护艾琳娜!"凯恩大喊."Cover Elena!" Cain shouted.
莱恩拉她进碎墙后,子弹擦过耳畔.Ryan dragged her behind a crumbling wall as bullets screamed past.
高处,一架E.DEN无人机在夜色中盘旋.Above, an E.DEN drone circled in the darkness.
激光瞄准灯扫过废墟,冷光掠过艾琳娜的面庞.A red targeting beam slid across the ruins—catching the edge of Elena's face.
苏黎怒喝:"反信号干扰启动——莱恩,摧毁它!"Su Li barked, "Counter-signal on—Ryan, take the shot!"
"明白!""On it!"
枪声炸裂,红光瞬间熄灭.A shot rang out—the beam went dark.
但他们还未来得及喘息,通讯再次被接管.But before they could catch their breath, the comms came alive again—
赛拉斯的声音低沉而清晰:Sylas's voice came, calm and cold:
"这只是提醒.别靠近研究带.因为——你越接近,就越接近她真正的模样.""This is just a warning. Don't come closer to the Research Zone.Because—the closer you get, the closer you'll see what she's become."
信号消失.夜重归死寂.The signal vanished. Silence returned.
艾琳娜的手紧握着徽章,指节泛白.Elena clenched the badge in her fist, her knuckles white.
"我一定要找到她.""I'm going to find her."
凯恩望着她,神情复杂.Cain looked at her, expression unreadable.
"那也要活着找到.""Then you'd better live long enough to do it."
风卷起残火,照亮他们的脸.The wind lifted sparks through the dark, lighting their faces.
他们再次启程,朝灰域边境深处驶去.They moved again—toward the depths of the Gray Zone.