Hour of Earth: Fate / 地球时刻:命运
Chapter 2: Sanctuary / 第二章:避难所
The heavy wooden doors slammed shut behind them.
厚重的木门在他们身后"砰"地关上.
Inside the church, it was quiet — too quiet.
教堂内安静得可怕.
The survivors gasped for breath, eyes filled with fear.
幸存者们喘着气,眼中满是恐惧.
"Lumi," Asmodeus said, pressing his injured shoulder, "this place won't last forever."
"Lumi,"Asmodeus一边按住肩膀的伤口,一边说,"这里守不住太久."
"I know," she nodded. "But it's better than the streets."
"我知道."她点头,"但至少比街上强."
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They began stacking benches and statues against the doors.
他们开始把长椅和雕像搬到门口堵住出口.
> SYSTEM PING: "Temporary Safe Zone Detected"
系统提示:"检测到临时安全区域"
> STATUS: [Church of Light - Defensive Sanctuary Lv. 1]
状态:[光之教堂 - 防御圣地 Lv.1]
> 🧱 Progress: 8/10 Survivors | Upgrade Threshold: Reinforce Doors
🧱 进度:8/10生还者 | 下一阶段:加固大门
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Luminous stared at the glowing panel above the altar.
Luminous盯着祭坛上方的发光面板.
"This place is registered by the system..."
"系统...承认这里是据点了..."
"Then we hold. And pray."
"那我们就守住.也许还能祈祷点什么."
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But fate didn't wait long.
但命运不会等你准备好.
BOOM!!
A blast tore through the side wall—
一阵爆炸把侧墙炸开了个洞——
A six-limbed beast burst through, data flames licking its back.
一只六肢怪物冲出,背上缠绕着如火般的数据流.
The survivors screamed.
幸存者们尖叫四散.
Luminous stood her ground.
Luminous站了出来.
She raised the broken umbrella—then—
她举起那把破旧的雨伞——然而——
> System Alert: "Weapon Incompatible"
系统提示:"武器不兼容"
> Would you like to open [System Shop]?
是否打开[系统商店]?
"…Yes!"
"…是的!"
A floating panel opened.
一个虚拟商店面板展开.
Inside:
里面显示:
Iron Dual Blades – 300 Credits
Steel Katana – 250 Credits
Aura Dagger x2 – 180 Credits
[Unknown - Requires Level 5]
[??? - Locked]
> Balance: 150 Credits
当前余额:150积分
"Tch… not enough."
"切...不够."
She backed off, parried a strike, and clenched her jaw.
她后退,格挡一击,咬紧牙关.
"Then I'll make this umbrella count."
"那就让这破伞继续发光发热吧."
With a leap, she slashed sideways —
她纵身一跃,横扫而出——
The monster roared.
怪物怒吼.
She ducked under its claws, twisted, then slammed the umbrella into its joint.
她闪过利爪,扭身一击,雨伞砸进了它的关节.
Asmodeus ran in, crowbar smashing its flank.
Asmodeus冲上前,一棍击中怪物的肋部.
Together, they forced it back.
他们并肩作战,把怪物逼退.
It finally crashed into the altar —
它最终撞上祭坛——
And exploded into data ash.
然后碎成数据灰烬.
> SYSTEM: Sanctuary Upgraded.
系统:圣地已升级.
> 🧱 Reinforcement Complete: Front Door Fortified
🧱 加固完成:大门已强化
>New Skill Unlocked: [Aura Slash]
新技能解锁:[气刃斩]
> Credit Gained: +120
获得积分:+120
Later that night, as candles flickered in the pews,
那天晚上,烛光在长椅上跳动,
They rested.
他们终于得以休息.
No one asked about the system.
没人问系统是什么.
No one questioned why monsters were turning into code.
也没人质疑为什么怪物会变成代码.
Because deep down, no one wanted to hear the answer.
因为他们都知道——他们还没准备好听到答案.
Luminous sat quietly, sword shop still glowing in the air.
Luminous安静地坐着,空中的武器商店面板依然闪亮.
She glanced at her balance again.
她再次看了眼余额.
> 270 Credits
当前积分:270
"…Next time, I'm getting a real weapon."
"…下次,我一定买把像样的武器."
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