“冰冷的窒息感並未隨著那扇扭曲光门的消失而消退——扎克和巴顿摔落在紫红色的天空下，莫里的牺牲换来的『生路』，竟是如此诡异之地。”
冰冷的窒息感並未隨著那扇扭曲光门的消失而消退，反而如同湿透的裹尸布，紧紧贴在扎克和巴顿的皮肤上，渗入骨髓。
所谓的“生路”，不过是通往一个更加令人不安的绝地。
他们瘫坐在一片顏色暗沉、形態扭曲的怪异林地中。天空不是蓝的，而是一种病態的紫红色，没有太阳，光源似乎来自四面八方，投下的影子都显得软弱无力。
空气里瀰漫著一股甜腻中带著铁锈的怪味，吸入肺里，带著微微的灼烧感。
“咳……咳咳！”
巴顿猛地咳嗽起来，吐出的唾沫带著血丝。
他粗壮的身体上布满了细密的切割伤，那是被空间乱流撕扯的痕跡，最严重的是左腿，一道深可见骨的伤口皮肉外翻，还在汩汩流血。
但比身体创伤更重的是精神上的打击，他猩红的双眼死死盯著来时方向——那里现在只剩下一片扭曲的、如同油画被水浸过般的模糊景象，莫里就是被吞没在那里。
“莫里……那个蠢货……”
巴顿的声音沙哑，充满了暴戾和无力的痛苦，拳头狠狠砸在暗紫色的泥地上，砸出一个浅坑。
扎克的状態更糟。
断臂处的剧痛如同潮水，一阵阵衝击著他几乎要崩溃的神经。
失血带来的眩晕感不断试图將他拖入黑暗。
但他用力咬了一下舌尖，尖锐的痛楚让他瞬间清醒。
『不能晕过去……晕过去就真的完了。』
他强迫自己那属於现代人的、习惯於秩序和安全的思维冷静下来，像一台精密的扫描仪，开始分析周围环境。
重力……略高於平常，但还在可承受范围。
空气成分……怪异，但暂时无毒，至少能维持生命。
植被……从未见过的暗色系植物，形態狰狞，像是某种克苏鲁风格的造物。
远处传来隱约的、绝非正常生物的嘶鸣声。
“这里不是异世界……”
扎克低声说，声音因虚弱而有些发颤，但语气却异常肯定，
“重力规则、大气基础……这更像是空间被极端力量撕裂后形成的『夹缝』，一个不稳定的气泡，或者……一个被门门果实能量严重污染侵蚀的秘境。我们很可能还在原本世界的某个角落，只是这个地方的规则……暂时乱套了。”
这是他基於科学常识和当前情报能做出的最合理推断。
那扇门，並非穿越维度的神器，而是一个失控的、威力巨大的空间传送门，將他们拋到了这个鬼地方。
巴顿根本听不进这些分析，他只想发泄：
“我管他妈这是什么地方！莫里死了！老子这条腿也快废了！都是那个该死的斯潘达姆！还有那扇破门！”
扎克没有理会他的咆哮。
生存是第一要务。
他挣扎著用独臂撑起身体，目光扫视：
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“不想死在这里，就省点力气。找水，找吃的，然后……找出路。”
求生的本能压过了悲痛与愤怒。
巴顿喘著粗气，最终还是靠著一条完好的腿和扎克的搀扶，艰难地站了起来。
两人如同受伤的野兽，在这片光怪陆离的林地中蹣跚前行。
每一步都伴隨著剧痛和警惕。
扎克的“语言通识”在这里毫无用处，但他超越这个时代的知识储备发挥了作用。
他辨认出几种看似危险的植物其实富含水分，指导巴顿小心採集。
他甚至通过观察地衣的分布和岩石的风化痕跡，大致判断出了气流和可能的水源方向。
然而，危险如期而至。
几只外形如同放大了十倍、甲壳上闪烁著不祥能量纹路的蜈蚣状生物从腐殖质中钻出，发出令人牙酸的摩擦声，朝他们发起了攻击。
“妈的！”
巴顿怒吼一声，即便重伤，战斗本能仍在，他单腿站立，挥动巨大的拳头，带著呼啸的风声砸向其中一只。
扎克则更为狼狈。
他无法硬拼，只能依靠对“剃”和“纸绘”残存的理解，利用扭曲的树木和地形进行闪避。
他独臂抓起一块边缘锋利的石头，看准时机，狠狠砸向一只蜈蚣关节处的薄弱点。
他的动作精准而狠辣，带著一种不顾一切的冷静。
战斗短暂而激烈。
巴顿凭藉蛮力砸碎了两只，自己也添了新伤。
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。