威瑪戰爭170－觸發危機
Warma War 170 – Triggering the Crisis
------命隙部隊・山坡上------
------Rift Squad – On the Hillside------
橘子汽水、藍甲蟲還有火鳥機甲緩緩爬上山丘。
Orange Soda, Blue Beetle, and Phoanix slowly made their way up the hill.
三台機甲停下後，快速環視四周。
After the three mechs stopped, they quickly scanned their surroundings.
四周一片寂靜。
Everything around them was completely silent.
沒有怪物。
There were no monsters.
沒有異常的動靜。
There were no unusual movements.
就連剛才在遠處看見的巨大蜘蛛，也完全沒有留下任何蹤跡。
Even the giant spider they had seen in the distance earlier had left no trace whatsoever.
馬汀尼：「等等，先用熱成像掃描一下。」
Martini: “Wait. Let’s scan the area with thermal imaging first.”
鐵齋操作著橘子汽水的偵測系統。
Tessai operated Orange Soda’s detection system.
鐵齋：「我掃過了，沒有。」
Tessai: “I’ve scanned the area. Nothing.”
路德：「那就下去吧。」
Luther: “Then let’s head down.”
三台機甲沿著山坡緩緩下降。
The three mechs slowly descended the hillside.
很快便來到了壩體上方。
They soon reached the top of the dam.
鐵齋：「你們兩個到那個路口去吧，保持通訊。」
Tessai: “You two go to that entrance and stay in communication.”
「上面我會再檢查一下機甲狀況。」
“I’ll stay up here and check the condition of the mech again.”
馬汀尼：「我想也是，你的機甲能應付的狀況比較多元。」
Martini: “I think so too. Your mech can handle a wider variety of situations.”
鐵齋：「話是這樣說，但真的遇到大型怪物，也只能牽制。」
Tessai: “That may be true, but if we really encounter a large monster, all I can do is keep it occupied.”
馬汀尼：「我知道。」
Martini: “I know.”
「一有狀況，我們會趕緊上來。」
“If anything happens, we’ll come back up immediately.”
語畢。
With that,
馬汀尼拿起步槍與手電筒。
Martini picked up his rifle and flashlight.
與路德一起朝著壩體上的出入口走去。
He and Luther headed toward the entrance on the dam.
而鐵齋則留在壩體上方，繼續檢查著周圍。
Tessai remained on top of the dam and continued checking the surrounding area.
一切看起來……
Everything seemed…
都很正常。
completely normal.
------命隙部隊・車隊------
------Rift Squad – The Convoy------
另一邊。
Meanwhile,
車隊緩緩駛入漆黑的隧道。
the convoy slowly entered the pitch-black tunnel.
隧道深不見底。
The tunnel seemed to stretch endlessly into the darkness.
紅蓮駕駛著紅龍坦克來到車隊最前方。
Guren drove the Crimson Dragon to the front of the convoy.
前方的道路逐漸變窄。
The road ahead gradually became narrower.
最後。
Eventually,
紅龍坦克停在一道巨大的鐵門前。
the Crimson Dragon stopped in front of a massive metal door.
紅蓮：「瑞德，我們到了。」
Guren: “Redd, we’re here.”
瑞德：「好。」
Redd: “Good.”
「大家拿著步槍和武器，我們開始步行。」
“Everyone, take your rifles and weapons. We’ll continue on foot.”
嵩馬：「感覺要探險了。」
Shuma: “Feels like we’re going on an adventure.”
尤里：「嗚～我總算不用開車了。」
Yuri: “Woo~ I finally don’t have to drive anymore.”
瑞德：「你的小蚱蜢騎著。」
Redd: “Ride your Little Grasshopper.”
尤里愣了一下。
Yuri froze for a moment.
尤里：「喔，對耶。」
Yuri: “Oh, right.”
「那我要整理一下。」
“Then let me get it ready.”
修寶：「我來幫你。」
Xiubao: “I’ll help you.”
紅蓮走到旁邊的小門前。
Guren walked over to the small door beside it.
「喀。」
“Click.”
鐵門輕易地被打開。
The metal door opened easily.
小隊魚貫而入。
The team filed inside.
下一秒。
The next second,
黑暗瞬間將所有人籠罩。
darkness instantly surrounded everyone.
紅蓮走在最前方，打開探照燈。
Guren walked at the front and turned on the searchlight.
一道強光劃破黑暗。
A powerful beam of light cut through the darkness.
前方逐漸出現一座龐大的水力發電設施。
A massive hydroelectric facility gradually emerged ahead of them.
許多設備早已鏽蝕。
Many of the machines had long since rusted.
但令人意外的是……
But surprisingly…
其中幾盞燈，竟然還亮著。
some of the lights were still on.
瑞德：「為什麼有些燈是亮著的？」
Redd: “Why are some of the lights still on?”
紅蓮：「有些發電設備還在運轉。」
Guren: “Some of the power-generating equipment is still running.”
瑞德：「真是神奇。」
Redd: “Amazing.”
紅蓮一邊觀察設備，一邊說道：
Guren observed the equipment as he spoke:
紅蓮：「這裡的水質，我印象中統計數據有五十年的紀錄。」
Guren: “As far as I remember, there are fifty years of recorded data on the water quality here.”
「酸鹼值沒有太大的變化。」
“The pH levels haven’t changed very much.”
瑞德：「所以……這裡還有電？」
Redd: “So… there’s still electricity here?”
紅蓮：「應該還有部分電力。」
Guren: “There should still be some power.”
就在這時。
Just then,
修寶突然伸手。
Xiubao suddenly reached out.
「啪！」
“Click!”
直接拉下了電閘。
He pulled down the power switch.
整個室內瞬間亮起。
The entire interior instantly lit up.
所有燈光同時啟動。
Every light turned on at once.
瑞德：「喂！！誰開燈的！」
Redd: “Hey!! Who turned on the lights?!”
修寶舉起手。
Xiubao raised his hand.
修寶：「我！」
Xiubao: “Me!”
嵩馬：「你這白癡！」
Shuma: “You idiot!”
「要是發生震動，怪物跑過來怎麼辦！」
“What if the vibration attracts monsters?!”
修寶：「可是這裡不是有電嗎？」
Xiubao: “But there’s electricity here, isn’t there?”
紅蓮：「沒事。」
Guren: “It’s fine.”
「這是室內用的電流。」
“This is just the interior power supply.”
「真正的水力發電設備在另外一個地方。」
“The actual hydroelectric equipment is located somewhere else.”
瑞德看著周圍重新亮起的設備。
Redd looked at the equipment around them as it lit up again.
瑞德：「至少這樣我們比較容易調查。」
Redd: “At least this makes it easier for us to investigate.”
而後方。
Behind them,
尤里駕駛著小蚱蜢慢慢跟了上來。
Yuri slowly followed in the Little Grasshopper.
尤里：「這台小蚱蜢真的很好玩。」
Yuri: “This Little Grasshopper is really fun.”
「感覺整台都在漂浮。」
“It feels like the whole thing is floating.”
修寶：「你小心一點。」
Xiubao: “Be careful.”
尤里：「放心啦！」
Yuri: “Don’t worry!”
就在這時——
Just then—
「喀……」
“Click…”
右側的門內。
From inside the door on the right,
突然傳來一道聲音。
a sound suddenly came from within.
所有人瞬間安靜。
Everyone instantly fell silent.
瑞德抬起手。
Redd raised his hand.
所有人同時舉起武器。
Everyone raised their weapons at the same time.
嵩馬甚至直接拿起巨槌，衝到門邊。
Shuma even grabbed his giant hammer and rushed to the door.
瑞德示意修寶退到尤里身後。
Redd signaled for Xiubao to move behind Yuri.
紅蓮與瑞德架起武器。
Guren and Redd raised their weapons.
槍口全部對準那扇門。
All the muzzles were aimed at the door.
「喀。」
“Click.”
門把開始轉動。
The doorknob began to turn.
所有人屏住呼吸。
Everyone held their breath.
下一秒——
The next second—
「砰！」
“Bang!”
路德與馬汀尼從門後衝了出來。
Luther and Martini burst out from behind the door.
所有人的武器瞬間停下。
Everyone immediately lowered their weapons.
瑞德：「嚇誰啊！」
Redd: “You scared the hell out of us!”
馬汀尼喘著氣。
Martini was breathing heavily.
馬汀尼：「這裡有電耶！」
Martini: “There’s electricity here!”
「你們有看到嗎？」
“Did you see it?”
瑞德：「紅蓮，你說。」
Redd: “Guren, tell them.”
紅蓮：「這是內建的水力發電系統。」
Guren: “This is the built-in hydroelectric power system.”
瑞德：「上面有怪物嗎？」
Redd: “Are there any monsters up there?”
路德：「沒有。」
Luther: “No.”
馬汀尼：「剛剛也用熱成像掃過。」
Martini: “We also scanned the area with thermal imaging.”
「沒有發現任何異常。」
“We didn’t find anything unusual.”
修寶眼睛一亮。
Xiubao’s eyes lit up.
修寶：「那這樣……我們可以開始發電了！」
Xiubao: “Then… we can start generating power!”
嵩馬：「瑞德，所以你真的要開啟水力發電系統？」
Shuma: “Redd, so you really intend to activate the hydroelectric system?”
瑞德沉默了一下。
Redd was silent for a moment.
瑞德：「紅蓮。」
Redd: “Guren.”
「我們先一起確認水位，還有所有設備的狀況。」
“Let’s first check the water level and the condition of all the equipment.”
紅蓮：「好。」
Guren: “Okay.”
------壩體上方・鐵齋------
------Above the Dam – Tessai------
夕陽逐漸靠近山頭。
The sunset gradually approached the mountain peaks.
橘子汽水停在水壩後方。
Orange Soda hovered behind the dam.
巨大的湖面平靜得像一面鏡子。
The vast lake was as still as a mirror.
鐵齋：「嗯……應該沒什麼問題。」
Tessai: “Hmm… there shouldn’t be any problems.”
他看著眼前的壩體。
He looked at the dam before him.
鐵齋：「這個壩體……當年應該很美吧。」
Tessai: “This dam… it must have been beautiful back then.”
突然。
Suddenly,
一個念頭閃過。
an idea crossed his mind.
橘子汽水緩緩升空。
Orange Soda slowly rose into the air.
鐵齋想從更高的位置看看整座壩體究竟延伸到了多遠。
Tessai wanted to see how far the entire dam extended from a higher vantage point.
夕陽已經快要垂落。
The sun was already close to setting.
遠方的山脈被染上一層淡淡的橘紅。
The distant mountains were covered in a faint orange-red glow.
鐵齋：「夕陽無限好，只是近黃昏。」
Tessai: “The sunset is beautiful, but evening is drawing near.”
說完。
With that,
橘子汽水順勢朝著壩體上方飛去。
Orange Soda flew toward the top of the dam.
然而就在他準備降低高度的瞬間——
But just as he was about to descend—
鐵齋的動作突然停住。
Tessai suddenly froze.
他的視線……
His gaze…
落在了湖面上。
fell upon the surface of the lake.
鐵齋：「……」
Tessai: “…”
他仔細看了一次。
He looked carefully once.
再看一次。
Then he looked again.
湖面依舊平靜。
The lake remained perfectly calm.
但熱成像的畫面裡……
But on the thermal imaging display…
卻出現了一個不該存在的東西。
there was something that shouldn’t have been there.
鐵齋：「……糟了。」
Tessai: “…Damn it.”
------壩體內部------
------Inside the Dam------
瑞德、紅蓮與嵩馬正在確認設備。
Redd, Guren, and Shuma were checking the equipment.
紅蓮：「依照目前的水位高度。」
Guren: “Based on the current water level,”
「如果打開壩門，水流衝擊力足夠。」
“if we open the dam gates, the force of the water will be strong enough.”
瑞德：「可以把下游部分的怪物沖毀？」
Redd: “Enough to wash away the monsters downstream?”
紅蓮：「對。」
Guren: “Yes.”
「只要發電機啟動。」
“As long as the generator is activated,”
「電力足夠後，就可以打開壩體，釋放水庫的水。」
“once we have enough power, we can open the dam gates and release the reservoir water.”
瑞德低頭思考。
Redd lowered his head and thought.
瑞德：「好。」
Redd: “All right.”
「那我們去開啟發電機。」
“Then let’s activate the generator.”
紅蓮：「好。」
Guren: “Okay.”
眾人開始往水力發電機室前進。
Everyone began moving toward the hydroelectric generator room.
而就在此時——
Just then—
鐵齋開始呼叫所有人。
Tessai began calling everyone.
鐵齋：「瑞德！聽得到嗎？」
Tessai: “Redd! Can you hear me?”
通訊頻道沒有回應。
There was no response on the communication channel.
鐵齋低頭看了一眼通訊系統。
Tessai looked down at the communications system.
只有一個人在外面的尤里接起。
Only Yuri, who was outside, answered.
尤里：「鐵齋？怎麼了？」
Yuri: “Tessai? What’s wrong?”
鐵齋：「有怪物。」
Tessai: “There’s a monster.”
尤里：「什麼？」
Yuri: “What?”
鐵齋：「不要做任何動作！」
Tessai: “Don’t make a move!”
「通知他們！」
“Tell them!”
「怪物在水裡！」
“The monsters are in the water!”
尤里：「水裡？」
Yuri: “In the water?”
就在尤里準備衝進去通知大家的瞬間——
Just as Yuri was about to rush inside to warn everyone—
「喀。」
“Click.”
水力發電機室。
Inside the hydroelectric generator room,
瑞德與紅蓮同時將手放在啟動閘門上。
Redd and Guren simultaneously placed their hands on the activation lever.
瑞德：「開始吧。」
Redd: “Let’s begin.”
紅蓮：「準備好了。」
Guren: “Ready.”
兩人同時拉下。
They pulled the lever down at the same time.
「轟——！！」
“BOOM——!!”
沉寂了不知道多少年的設備……
Equipment that had been silent for who knew how many years…
重新開始運轉。
began operating again.
齒輪開始轉動。
The gears began to turn.
管線開始震動。
The pipes began to vibrate.
巨大的機械聲瞬間響徹整座壩體。
The tremendous mechanical noise instantly echoed throughout the entire dam.
一道又一道燈光亮起。
One light after another came on.
整座壩體……
The entire dam…
像是活了過來。
seemed to come alive.
尤里瞪大眼睛。
Yuri’s eyes widened.
尤里：「……等等。」
Yuri: “…Wait.”
他看著開始運轉的設備。
He stared at the equipment that had begun operating.
尤里：「鐵齋。」
Yuri: “Tessai.”
「已經來不及了。」
“It’s already too late.”
鐵齋：「什麼？」
Tessai: “What?”
尤里：「發電機……已經開了。」
Yuri: “The generator… has already been activated.”
鐵齋的臉色瞬間變了。
Tessai’s expression instantly changed.
------湖面------
------The Lake Surface------
水面開始出現細微的波紋。
Fine ripples began to appear on the surface of the water.
一圈。
One ring.
一圈。
Then another.
逐漸擴大。
They gradually spread outward.
橘子汽水懸停在半空。
Orange Soda hovered in midair.
鐵齋低頭看著湖面。
Tessai looked down at the lake.
鐵齋：「……」
Tessai: “…”
突然。
Suddenly,
湖面開始劇烈震動。
the surface of the lake began to shake violently.
鐵齋立刻切換武器系統。
Tessai immediately switched the weapon system.
鐵齋：「所有彈藥！」
Tessai: “All ammunition!”
「切換冰凍彈！」
“Switch to freeze rounds!”
「咻！」
“Whoosh!”
第一發冰凍彈射入湖面。
The first freeze round shot into the lake.
「咻！咻！咻！」
“Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!”
接連數發冰凍彈落下。
Several more freeze rounds followed.
湖面迅速結冰。
The surface of the lake quickly froze.
大片冰層開始向四周擴散。
A vast sheet of ice began spreading outward.
但就在這時——
But just then—
「砰！」
“Boom!”
冰面突然隆起。
The ice suddenly bulged upward.
鐵齋：「什麼？」
Tessai: “What?”
「砰！」
“Boom!”
第二處冰面隆起。
A second section of ice rose.
接著是第三處。
Then a third.
第四處。
A fourth.
第五處。
A fifth.
五個巨大的黑影……
Five enormous shadows…
正在冰層底下緩慢移動。
were slowly moving beneath the ice.
鐵齋看著眼前的一切。
Tessai stared at what was happening before him.
鐵齋：「……五個？」
Tessai: “…Five?”
其中一個巨大的蜘蛛型怪物，緩緩撞開冰層。
One of the giant spider-like monsters slowly smashed through the ice.
「轟——！」
“BOOM——!”
巨大的蜘蛛身體從湖水中浮出。
The giant spider emerged from the lake.
橘子汽水立刻後退。
Orange Soda immediately backed away.
鐵齋：「牠們醒了……」
Tessai: “They’ve awakened…”
------壩體內部------
------Inside the Dam------
「嗶——！嗶——！嗶——！」
“Beep—! Beep—! Beep—!”
刺耳的警報聲突然響起。
A piercing alarm suddenly sounded.
所有人停下腳步。
Everyone stopped.
修寶：「怎麼了？」
Xiubao: “What’s happening?”
瑞德：「警報？」
Redd: “An alarm?”
尤里駕駛著小蚱蜢衝進辦公室。
Yuri drove the Little Grasshopper into the office.
尤里：「瑞德！！」
Yuri: “Redd!!”
「水裡有怪物！」
“There are monsters in the water!”
瑞德：「什麼？」
Redd: “What?”
尤里：「鐵齋剛剛說的！」
Yuri: “That’s what Tessai was talking about!”
「怪物在水裡！」
“The monsters are in the water!”
嵩馬立刻跑到監測設備前。
Shuma immediately ran to the monitoring equipment.
他快速切換水下監測畫面。
He quickly switched to the underwater monitoring feed.
螢幕亮起。
The screen lit up.
水下畫面逐漸清晰。
The underwater image gradually became clear.
原本漆黑的水底……
At the bottom of the pitch-black water…
出現了一個巨大的影子。
a gigantic shadow appeared.
接著。
Then,
第二個。
a second.
第三個。
A third.
第四個。
A fourth.
第五個。
A fifth.
嵩馬：「……」
Shuma: “…”
瑞德：「怎麼了？」
Redd: “What is it?”
嵩馬沒有回答。
Shuma didn’t answer.
他只是盯著螢幕。
He simply stared at the screen.
嵩馬：「這些東西……」
Shuma: “These things…”
「一直都在這裡。」
“They’ve been here all along.”
所有人瞬間安靜。
Everyone fell silent.
畫面中。
On the screen,
五隻蜘蛛型怪物正從水底緩慢甦醒。
five spider-like monsters were slowly awakening from the bottom of the lake.
牠們的身體巨大得幾乎超出監測範圍。
Their bodies were so enormous that they almost exceeded the monitoring range.
而就在所有人看著螢幕的時候——
And just as everyone watched the screen—
其中一隻怪物……
one of the monsters…
突然睜開了眼睛。
suddenly opened its eyes.
紅蓮：「……牠們醒了。」
Guren: “…They’re awake.”
轟——！！
BOOM——!!
整座壩體突然劇烈震動。
The entire dam suddenly shook violently.
天花板上的灰塵開始落下。
Dust began falling from the ceiling.
瑞德猛然回頭。
Redd suddenly turned around.
瑞德：「紅蓮！」
Redd: “Guren!”
「馬上關掉！」
“Shut it down immediately!”
紅蓮：「不行！」
Guren: “We can’t!”
瑞德：「什麼？」
Redd: “What?”
紅蓮：「現在強制停止，發電機會燒掉！」
Guren: “If we force it to stop now, the generator will burn out!”
瑞德：「那就讓它燒！」
Redd: “Then let it burn!”
紅蓮：「不行！」
Guren: “No!”
「如果現在燒掉，壩門就沒有足夠的電力開啟！」
“If it burns out now, there won’t be enough power to open the dam gates!”
瑞德握緊拳頭。
Redd clenched his fists.
遠處。
In the distance,
又傳來一聲巨響。
another tremendous crash echoed.
「轟——！！」
“BOOM——!!”
整座壩體再次震動。
The entire dam shook again.
修寶：「牠們在撞壩體嗎？」
Xiubao: “Are they ramming the dam?”
嵩馬：「應該是……」
Shuma: “Probably…”
瑞德看著監測畫面。
Redd looked at the monitoring screen.
五個紅色生命反應……
Five red life signatures…
正在快速往上移動。
were rapidly moving upward.
瑞德：「路德、馬汀尼先上去。」
Redd: “Luther, Martini, go up first.”
「我們到洞口集合。」
“We’ll regroup at the entrance.”
紅蓮：「那壩體呢？」
Guren: “What about the dam?”
瑞德沉默。
Redd fell silent.
他看著眼前重新運轉的設備。
He looked at the equipment operating before him.
這一刻。
At that moment,
他終於明白了一件事情。
he finally understood something.
他們以為自己找到了一座還能運作的水力發電站。
They thought they had found a hydroelectric power station that was still operational.
以為這座壩體會成為他們反擊怪物的武器。
They thought this dam would become a weapon they could use against the monsters.
卻沒有人想到……
But no one had considered…
這座壩體之所以能夠保持安靜。
the reason this dam had remained silent.
不是因為這裡沒有怪物。
It wasn’t because there were no monsters here.
而是因為……
It was because…
根本沒有人去驚醒牠們。
no one had ever awakened them.
瑞德：「……不能放棄這座壩體。」
Redd: “…We can’t abandon this dam.”
「我們先撤退。」
“We’ll retreat for now.”
他看向紅蓮。
He looked at Guren.
瑞德：「如果要重新充滿電力，重新開啟壩門，需要多久？」
Redd: “How long will it take to restore enough power and reopen the dam gates?”
紅蓮：「至少……兩天。」
Guren: “At least… two days.”
瑞德：「兩天……」
Redd: “Two days…”
轟——！！
BOOM——!!
又是一聲巨響。
Another tremendous crash echoed.
壩體劇烈搖晃。
The dam shook violently.
遠處傳來怪物低沉的嘶吼。
A low growl from the monsters echoed in the distance.
瑞德抬起頭。
Redd raised his head.
瑞德：「全員撤退！」
Redd: “Everyone, retreat!”
「我們到洞口集合！」
“We’ll regroup at the entrance!”
所有人立刻開始往出口移動。
Everyone immediately began moving toward the exit.
而就在他們撤離的同時——
And as they retreated—
壩體深處。
Deep inside the dam,
某個沉寂已久的巨大機械開始持續運轉。
a massive machine that had been silent for countless years continued operating.
湖面上。
On the surface of the lake,
冰層正在被巨大的蜘蛛一點一點撞碎。
the ice was being shattered piece by piece by the giant spiders.
夕陽最後一絲光線消失在山後。
The last rays of sunlight disappeared behind the mountains.
黑暗……
Darkness…
重新籠罩整座水庫。
once again covered the entire reservoir.
