第三十二章 夹缝求生（2/2）
扎克则利用技巧和地形，解决了一只，並牵制了另一只，让巴顿得以最终击毙。
战斗结束后，两人几乎虚脱。
但就在一片狼藉的战斗现场不远处，扎克瞳孔一缩。
那是几具散落的尸体，穿著熟悉的黑色制服——猎犬小队成员。
他们的死状极惨，有的像是被巨力撕碎，有的则浑身发黑，像是中了剧毒，显然是这个险恶环境的杰作。
现场痕跡表明，他们曾在此仓皇逃窜。
巴顿眼中闪过快意，挣扎著想要过去补刀，哪怕是对尸体发泄。
“够了。”
扎克用独臂拦住他，声音冰冷，
“他们已经死了。看脚印，至少有三四个人往那个方向跑了。”
他指向密林的一侧，
“如果这里有出口，那一定是他们逃跑的方向。”
巴顿一愣。
扎克继续用毫无感情的语气分析，仿佛在陈述一个与己无关的事实：
“他们一旦成功逃回去，向斯潘达姆报告这里发生的事……你觉得，等待我们的会是什么？任务失败？不，是知情者的灭口。”
巴顿的怒火瞬间被一盆冰水浇灭，取而代之的是一股深入骨髓的寒意。
他明白了，莫里的死和眼前的困境，仅仅是个开始。真正的杀机，来自他们即將返回的那个“家”。
希望，往往伴隨著更大的绝望。
他们顺著那些仓皇的脚印和零星的血跡，艰难前行了数小时，终於在一处能量波动异常紊乱、空间像水波纹一样不断荡漾的山壁前，看到了一个极其不稳定、时隱时现的光晕——那似乎是空间夹缝的薄弱点，回归的“门”的残余。
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然而，巴顿的身体也到了极限。
失血过多和剧烈运动让他脸色惨白如纸，意识开始模糊。
“扎克……你……你自己走吧……”
他喘著粗气，靠在岩壁上，
“找到那个肥猪长官……替我……报仇……”
扎克看著濒死的巴顿，脸上没有悲悯，没有挣扎，只有一种极度理性的评估。
他脑海中飞速计算：带著巴顿，生存机率会大幅降低，突围难度激增。
但放弃他，自己將失去一个现阶段最强悍、且可能对自己抱有感激（或者说债务）的战力。
一个活著的、欠我一条命的巴顿，远比一具激怒斯潘达姆的尸体有价值。
“闭嘴，节省体力。”
扎克的声音打断了他的遗言，带著不容置疑的冷静，
“你的命，现在是我的。怎么用，我说了算。”
他没有慷慨激昂的承诺，只有主权宣告般的冷酷。
他观察著那闪烁的光晕，发现其强弱似乎遵循著某种短暂的周期。
他利用这段时间，撕下相对乾净的衣物布料，用能找到的具有微弱止血效果的怪异植物，儘可能专业地为巴顿处理了最严重的伤口。
当光晕波动达到最稳定的那一刻，扎克用尽全身力气，几乎是拖著巴顿，一头撞进了那片荡漾的空间波纹中。
熟悉的、属於海贼王世界的、带著咸腥气息的海风灌入鼻腔的瞬间，扎克和巴顿重重地摔在了一片粗糙的沙地上。
夜空中有真实的星辰，远处传来海浪的声音。
他们回来了，从那个噩梦般的夹缝。
劫后余生的庆幸如同泡沫，刚刚泛起，就被扎克眼中看到的景象无情戳破。
在微弱的星光下，沙滩上除了他们凌乱的痕跡外，还有几行清晰的、刚留下不久的制式军靴的脚印，方向指向岛屿深处。
扎克的独臂猛地握紧，指甲几乎嵌进掌心。
他看了一眼陷入半昏迷状態的巴顿，声音低沉得如同深渊里的迴响：
“我们出来了。”
“但猎犬，已经回巢报信了。”
他抬起头，望向cp9基地所在的方向，眼神里最后一丝属於“现代人扎克”的软弱和彷徨彻底消散，只剩下为生存而不惜一切的、冰封般的决绝。
“接下来，我们要面对的不是任务失败……”
“而是清剿。”
游戏，现在才真正开始了。