„What strange sound hears?” Witcher looked all around this dim basement, the vision passed over gently and swiftly on wooden beds the plain white cloth by the corpse that covered, before the body the sharp blade broke open the body „pū pū” sound, surroundings all were much more peaceful. “听到什么奇怪的声音没？”猎魔人环顾这昏暗的地下室,目光掠过一张张木床上被白布遮盖的尸体,除了身前锋利的刀刃破开皮肉的“噗噗”声,周围一切都安静得吓人。 He raised up the ear to listen respectfully to the moment, that sound as if vanished thoroughly. 他又竖起耳朵聆听了片刻,那声音似乎彻底消失。 Dodd has not responded, is operating scalpel wholly absorbed. 陶德也没有回应,专心致志地操作着手术刀。 Is my misconception? 难道是我的错觉？ Roy shakes the head, pays attention the eye, arrives at side the corpse head. 罗伊摇了摇头,留了个心眼,来到尸体头部侧面。 „I coordinate you.” “我来配合你。” He lifted the eyelid of corpse, the pupil radical proliferation presents grey, this eye only then dies the latter several talents to appear. 他掀开了尸体的眼皮,瞳孔彻底扩散呈现一片灰色,这种眼睛只有在人死后好几天才会出现。 Then moves the hands and feet joint of corpse, after has not died is very unbendingly and soft, but the body temperature lowers a lot compared with the environment. 接着动了动尸体的手脚关节,没有死后的僵直、还很柔软,但体温比环境低得多。 The death time was hard to judge. 死亡时间难以判断。 Witcher from the ear, mouth and nose dead somewhat grey, probably was buried in the peat coal, although cannot see this point from her clean body surface completely. 猎魔人从死者的耳朵、嘴巴、鼻子里面有些灰,像是曾经被埋在泥炭里过,虽然从她干净的体表完全看不出这一点。 Roy emphasized in the heart. 罗伊在心头强调了一下。 „Peat coal, Novigrad where can find the peat coal that warms up and heats up, this is an essential place.” “泥炭,诺城哪里能找到取暖、加热的泥炭,这是一个关键地点。” ...... …… Another side, Dodd operates scalpel to cut the skin of wrist section, then following the small arm and elbow section, delimits the position of shoulder, pulls out a blood-color line, reveals the light skin. The skin pushes aside toward the two sides, is one scarlet muscular tissues. 另一边,陶德操作着手术刀划开腕部的皮肤,然后顺着小臂、肘部,划到肩膀的位置,拉出一条血色线条,露出薄薄的皮肤。皮肤往两边扒开,便是一片猩红的肌肉组织。 But is entirely different from the normal corpse, without the tissue fluid and blood flows slowly. 但和正常的尸体截然不同,没有组织液和血液缓缓流淌而出。 The pupil contraction of Witcher dark gold, in the field of vision, all blood solidify the fruit jelly shape, closely absorbs under the skin. 猎魔人暗金的瞳孔收缩,视野中,所有的血液都凝固成果冻状,紧紧吸附在皮肤下面。 „Have you seen this situation?” Dodd movement paused. “你见过这种情况吗？”陶德的动作顿了顿。 „The Cockatrice venom can produce similar results,” Roy puts down another arm of corpse, recalls, „, but her blood smell is not right, the person who petrifies the venom, in the blood has stink of poultry excrement.” “石化鸡蛇的毒液能产生类似的效果,”罗伊放下尸体的另一只胳膊,回忆道,“但她的血液气味不对,中了石化毒液的人,血液中带有一股家禽粪便的臭味。” Near the blood of Witcher gathering fruit jelly shape, the tip of the nose moves, light fragrance floods into the nasal cavity from the blood of that matter fruit jelly shape. 猎魔人凑到果冻状的血液边,鼻尖动了动,一股淡淡的香味从那层果冻状的鲜血中涌入鼻腔。 In her blood as if mixed in the nectar, is sending out one attractively fishy smell sweet, completely no corpse corrupt taste. 她的血液中仿佛混入了花蜜,散发着一股诱人的腥甜,全然没有的尸体腐败味儿。 „If the blood is this flavor, I think that Vampire will be probably crazy.” “如果血液都是这种味道,我想吸血鬼们大概会为之疯狂。” „Elsa this situation, has swallowed some sorcery potion probably, or her blood had been transformed by sorcery.” “爱莎这种情况,大概吞噬过某种巫术药剂,或者她的血液被巫术改造过。” Dodd hears chest fluctuating, he can imagine pain that Elsa suffers. 陶德听得胸膛一阵起伏,他能想象到爱莎遭受的痛苦。 After silent moment . 沉默片刻后。 He continued to cut open another arm, and two thighs, the organization under skin had similar situation. 他继续剖开了另一只胳膊、和两条大腿,皮肤下的组织都出现了类似的情况。 Except that the blood appears the fruit jelly shape, the muscle, tendon, artery and vein blood vessel are quite complete, do not have the obvious scar, trace that or the experiment suffers. 除了血液呈果冻状,肌肉、筋腱、动脉和静脉血管却相当完整,没有明显的伤痕,或者实验折磨的痕迹。 Dodd deeply shouted the tone, then this/should inspection internal organs. 陶德深呼了口气,接下来该检查内脏。 scalpel bumped into this softer flesh gently, suddenly trembles. 手术刀轻轻碰上了这层更加柔软的肌肤,突然一颤。 Actually was side the Witcher sound alarmed him. 却是旁边猎魔人的声音惊扰了他。 „Hiss... quite cold!” Roy could not bear rub rubbing hands, felt that the temperature of entire basement reduced several degrees suddenly, probably ten degrees, currently estimate, only then 12 degrees, even was close to the zero degree. “嘶…好冷！”罗伊忍不住搓了搓手,感觉整个地下室的气温骤然降低了好几度,原本大概十来度,现在估计只有一两度,甚至接近零度。 Many that even Witcher is stronger than the normal person, somewhat are uncomfortable. 即便猎魔人比正常人强壮的多,都有些难受。 But does not have the wind, the air as if to freeze suddenly. 但没有风,空气似乎突然冻结。 „Grandmaster, can keep quiet?” “大师,能不能保持安静？” Roy shrugs the arm, stopped trembling, „naturally, I ensure cannot disturb you again.” 罗伊耸了耸肩膀,停止了哆嗦,“当然,我保证不会再打扰你。” However he is vigilant. 然而他警惕起来。 The vision often four sway. 目光不时四下晃荡。 Simultaneously starts to fondly remember the Griffin · crow in saddle bag. 同时开始怀念马鞍袋里的歌尔芬·乌鸦。 Was pondering must summon, puts to stand sentry to oneself. 思考着要不要召唤过来,给自己放放哨。 Dodd controlled chest of scalpel about along the corpse most upside various to delimit a blade slantingly, two cutting edges connected in the rib center, towed following Jungang Line again downward, until the position of navel, pulling off was deep and thin line. 陶德控制着手术刀沿着尸体左右胸膛最上部各斜斜地划了一刀,两个刀口在肋骨中心交汇,再顺着中央线往下拖,直到肚脐的位置,拖出又深又细的线条。 The corpse positive/direct cutting edge presents one „Y” font. 尸体正面的刀口呈现出一个“Y”字型。 „Rib to me.” “把开肋器给我。” Scissors of Roy enlargement version in the appliance plate locks the pliers to hand over, Dodd its positive alignment rib, makes an effort. 罗伊将器具盘里放大版的剪锁钳递过去,陶德将它正对准肋骨,一用力。 „——” “咔嚓——” In the morgue, is hanging in the flare of wall on with column does not have the indication to extinguish, two people had a scare, Roy just like the big cat the same as tighten the body, to bend the waist in the flash to bow and make the defense gesture. 停尸房内,悬挂在墙壁和立柱上的火把毫无征兆地熄灭,两人被吓了一大跳,罗伊在一瞬间犹如大猫一样绷紧身体、弯腰屈膝、做出防御姿态。 But is less than one second, the flame afterburning, the ray lights up basement each corner. 但不到一秒,火光复燃,光芒重新照亮地下室每个角落。 All have not changed, the corpse calmly is lying down, Dodd also takes rib dull. 一切都没有变化,尸体静静地躺着,陶德还呆呆地拿着开肋器。 „I thought that is not very right, or called Letho and Auckes, or tomorrow morning will continue again?” The Witcher intense suggestion said. “我觉得很不对劲,要不叫上雷索和奥克斯,或者明早再继续？”猎魔人强烈建议道。 „All right, does not need to stop.” “没事,不用停。” A Dodd face is tenacious, half of rib treasures that his will subtract but the heavy place places in nearby tray, aims at other half. 陶德一脸固执,他的将减掉下来的一半肋骨珍而重之地放在旁边的盘子里,又瞄准另一半。 „Good, Elsa withstands the sorcery experiment to transform, in the body definitely has Energy of Chaos to remain, what perhaps is some rudimental energies is released.” “好吧,爱莎承受过巫术实验改造,身体里肯定有混沌能量残留,也许刚才的是这部分残留能量被释放。” Roy said with self-consolation, outside the room resounded the knock suddenly. 罗伊自我安慰地说了一句,屋外忽然响起了敲门声。 „Bang, bang and bang.” “砰、砰、砰。” „Quasimodo? Didn't he get off work?” “卡西莫多？他不是下班了吗？” A door, the folding doors, three leafed doors, the structure intriguing morgue is divided into Room quite a few from outward, but they are located in the room in most deep place. 一扇门,两扇门,三扇门,结构错综复杂的停尸房从里往外分为好几个,而他们位于最深处的房间。 Before only closed the outermost iron gate. 之前只关上了最外面的铁门。 The remaining gates are opening wide. 剩下的门都敞开着。 After Roy runs up to the outermost opens the door, actually discovery nobody left, only then the flame drags, the dim space falls the needle to hear peacefully. 罗伊跑到最外面开门后,却发现门外空无一人,只有火光摇曳,昏暗的空间安静地落针可闻。 The guards of two duties still disappeared. 两个值班的守卫仍然不见踪影。 „Really was sheer nonsense!” Roy Spirit locks weapon in space, pretends to mumble calmly is returning to side Dodd, this time he has not closed. “真是活见鬼了！”罗伊精神锁定到空间中的武器,装作若无其事地嘟哝着回到陶德身边,这次他没有关门。 Dodd is holding together the black-brown fan-shaped organization observation. 陶德正抱着一块黑褐色的扇形组织观察。 That is the lungs. 那是肺部。 Should the smooth lungs, have the serious blackening phenomenon, the black tissue fluid and a proliferation physical image piece of spider web cover the entire lungs surface. 原本应该光滑的肺部,产生了严重的黑化现象,黑色的组织液和增生物像一片蛛网般笼罩整个肺部表面。 The Dodd whole face is stunned, normally, this condition will only appear in more than ten years of old smoker within the body. But Elsa is less than 20 years old, is impossible. 陶德满脸错愕,正常情况下,这种状况只会出现在十几年的老烟枪体内。而爱莎不到二十岁,根本不可能。 „Is the pulmonary tuberculosis?” “难道是肺结核？” The Roy finger moistened a black organization to put under the nose to smell smelling, „was not the pulmonary tuberculosis, is the burn! One share burnt taste, probably two points of ripeness.” 罗伊手指沾了点黑色的组织放到鼻子下嗅了嗅,“不是肺结核、是烧伤！一股子焦糊味,大概两分熟。” „......” “……” „Good, I seriously. But this degree of lungs destruction, I can imagine on the dead body to burn probably inevitably everywhere, but the body surface is in fact perfect.” “好吧,我严肃点。但这种程度的肺部破坏,我大概能想象到死者身体上必然到处都是烧伤,可事实上体表完好无损。” Two people wonder. 两人更加纳闷。 Dodd clenches teeth, and other internal organs cut the corpse heart and liver spleen got down looks at carefully carefully. 陶德咬了咬牙,将尸体心肝脾等所有内脏都切了下来仔细端详。 As expected. The heart, the spleen, the liver position had and lungs similar burn. 不出所料。心脏,脾脏,肝脏位置出现了和肺部类似的烧伤。 „It seems like this is the cause of death.” “看来这就是死因。” Actually is what reason, surface layer the Elsa body perfect, do the internal organs have the burn? 究竟是什么原因,爱莎身体表层完好无损,内脏却出现烧伤？ Is the body surface perfect? 体表完好无损？ „Wait, I take a look again carefully.” “等等,我再仔细瞧瞧。” Witcher has seized the blade in Dodd hand, not believe in evil doctrines and inspected one side bared chest front skin. The incision fat and muscle, separate from the blood of that matter fruit jelly shape the skin. 猎魔人夺过陶德手中的刀,不信邪地又检查了一边被剥开的胸前皮肤。切开脂肪和肌肉,将皮肤从那层果冻状的血液中分离。 Then he was shocked —— 然后他愣住了—— The skin presented an corner/horn black ink mark. 皮肤之出现了一角黑色的墨痕。 Following the ink mark, two people will be divided into two halves skin after by the chest spreads out, falls into the extreme shock. 顺着墨痕,两人将分成两半的皮肤向胸膛两侧摊开后,陷入极度的震惊。 From the chest to the back, on the opened out entire skin described a giant design —— clock and watch disc clearly, all around covered entirely the black cone-shape tentacle, like Sun to the outside radiation black ray. 从前胸到后背,被拨开的整块皮肤上清晰地描绘出一副巨大的图案——钟表般的圆盘,四周布满黑色的锥形触手,有如太阳向外面辐射的黑色的光芒。 But in the disc portrays densely and numerously the black typeface that is hard to recognize, 而圆盘之中刻画着密密麻麻难以辨识的黑色字体, And central one line of most striking ancient numbers. 以及中央一行最醒目的古老数字。 „In 1271...” Elder Speech that Witcher grasps makes him identify these numbers, he read subconsciously, „mature moon/month, 40 th day.” “1271年…”猎魔人掌握的上古语让他辨认出这几个数字,他下意识地念了出来,“成熟之月,第40天。” „Grandmaster, what significance does this date have?” “大师,这个日期有什么意义？” „In 1271, on September 9. It is not two months ago, on the day of Elsa is missing.” Witcher distinguishes the obscurity of remaining fulls vigorously on skin the writing that is difficult to understand. “1271年,9月9日。不就是两个多月前,爱莎失踪那天。”猎魔人极力分辨剩下的充盈于皮肤上的晦涩难懂的文字。 „Hateful! What did the murderers to make to her?!” On the Dodd face the blue vein is towering, several want crazily, he is widely traveled for more than ten years, can know the digit in design reluctantly, but remaining two groping, do not understand completely. “可恶啊！凶手到到底对她做了些什么？！”陶德脸上青筋突兀,几欲疯狂,他走南闯北十多年,也勉强能认识图案中的数字,但剩下的就两眼摸黑,完全弄不懂。 He can only worry dry/does. 他只能干着急。 „Peaceful, Dodd.” Witcher rubbed temples worriedly, he recognized some small writing in design vaguely. Elder Speech and commonly used language that this language and he grasps, have the Nilfgaard language and old Prophecy of understanding of have the place of connection, there are differences. “安静点,陶德。”猎魔人苦恼地揉了揉太阳穴,他依稀认出了图案里的小部分文字。这种文字和他掌握的上古语、通用语,有过了解的尼弗迦德语、旧预言有交汇之处,也有不同之处。 But he in the Temple of Melitele library, had seen this language- came from the exterminated race, Wozgor and Dauk. 但他在梅里泰莉神殿图书馆,看到过这种文字—来自于已经灭绝的人种,沃兹格人和道克人。 What a pity during that time was extremely short, the Wozgor writing that he learns is far from enough, in the design several hundred characters, he only knew is less than 50. 可惜那段时间太过短暂,他学会的沃兹格文字远远不够,图案中数百个字,他只认识其中不到五十个。 Only can recall in addition to guess. 只能回忆加猜测。 „I want to understand. What this pile of ancient transcripts is a ceremony.” “我想明白了。这堆古老的文字记录的是一个仪式。” In the Witcher eye appears to wipe alarmed and afraid. 猎魔人眼中浮现出一抹惊惧。 „Ceremony?” “仪式？” „Crime, the crime, forgives me, Elsa.” “罪过,罪过,原谅我吧,爱莎。” Chants in a low voice, next quarter Roy follows a set pattern, cut open the skins of corpse two palms and two soles rapidly, and scalp and abdomen skin. 低吟一句,下一刻罗伊如法炮制,迅速割开了尸体两只手掌、两只脚掌的皮肤、以及头皮、腹部皮肤。 A total of six spots and under six skins, record black such as six lines of different writing of black ink. 总共六个部位、六块皮肤下,记录着黑如墨的六行不同的文字。 In the mysterious study knowledge that Roy gains, the meanings of six glow stars have. 在罗伊获取的神秘学知识中,六芒星的含义有很多。 For example summoned the Different Plane lifeform. 比如召唤异位面生物。 Also there is a theory of dark worship. 也有黑暗崇拜的理论。 Naturally, in many other ceremonies will present six glow star circle. 当然,很多别的仪式中都会出现六芒星法阵。 „What does this above write?” “这上面写着什么？” „Curse... birth without the day of light...” “诅咒…诞于无光之日…” The Roy stutter attempt, decodes these six words meanings, 罗伊结结巴巴地尝试,破解这六句话的意思, Immediately scalp tingles. 顿时头皮发麻。 „Did not have day light/only, referred to the solar eclipse, was born without day light/only,” the Dodd complexion was dignified, „that was not Elsa such shouldered the Curse of the Black Sun girl?” “无光之日,指的是日食,诞生于无光之日,”陶德脸色凝重,“那不就是爱莎这样的背负黑日诅咒的女孩？” Left hand. 左手。 „Suffering... desperately is mother of destruction...” Roy continues to read, the internal organs were roasted by the flame roast, without a doubt are brutal suffering. “折磨…绝望是毁灭之母…”罗伊继续念着,内脏被火焰炙烤、毫无疑问是一种残酷的折磨。 „We dissect the work present whether is also suffering?” Dodd stares. “我们现在进行的解剖工作是否也是一种折磨？”陶德不禁一愣。 Suddenly somewhat regretted, but things have gotten to this point, they must continue, ravels all. 突然有些后悔,但事已至此,他们必须继续下去,弄明白一切。 The explanation work enters next. 解读工作进入下一步。 Right hand. 右手。 „Blasphemed... must be polluted purely...” “亵渎…纯真必遭污染…” „The murderer stares at her, because is also maintaining pure. The destruction is chaste, is part of ceremony.” “这么说凶手盯上她,因为还保持着纯洁。破坏纯洁,也是仪式的一部分。” Dodd is silent, both eyes are exuding the blood-color, is constraining the anger in chest strongly. 陶德沉默着,双目泛着血色,竭力压抑着胸膛里的怒火。 Left leg. 左脚。 „Offers sacrifices... to the living put to death...” “献祭…需将生者治死…” But the writing of right foot section, Witcher has not really recognized. 而右脚部的文字,猎魔人实在没有认出来。 Finally is the writing of abdomen. 最后是腹部的文字。 „hunting... the dead changes to the claw duplicate/restores...” “狩猎…亡者化作爪复…” „Continue did the Grandmaster, what finally say?” “继续啊大师,最后说了什么？” „Comes back to life...” “复生…” „Dead resurrects...” “亡者复活…” „So that's how it is,” Witcher is suddenly enlighted, „I think that I know who killed the Coroner murderer is.” The Coroner gnawed off half scalp, as well as he gave the answer in pinch of black hair that in the Half-Elf corpse mouth discovered. “原来如此,”猎魔人恍然大悟,“我想我知道杀害验尸官的凶手是谁了。”验尸官被咬掉的半块头皮,以及他在半精灵尸体嘴巴里发现的一撮黑色的毛发给出了答案。 The murderers with the nail, the tooth fists and feet, stop at nothing. 凶手用指甲,牙齿拳脚,无所不用其极。 Is a lunatic, but also there is what to be able crawling is the deceased person crazier than? 是个疯子,还有什么能比爬起来的死人更加疯狂？ „Wait, finally a few words? Grandmaster, you have a look...” “等等,最后还有一句话？大师,您看看…” „Un... derives maturely...? Sorry, this recognized not entire.” “嗯…汲取…成熟？抱歉,这句认不全了。” After the writing that this is obscurely difficult to understand also has a Elder Speech glossary. 这句晦涩难懂的文字后还有一个上古语词汇。 In the Witcher final character sweeps, the complexion solidifies suddenly, becomes extremely ugly. 猎魔人最后的字符上一扫,脸色豁然凝固,变得极为难看。 „Matteo...” “马提鸥…” „Matteo Sykula, holding?!” “马提鸥·西库拉,藏品？！” Roy pupil shrinks a seam, the breath has the flash stagnation that. 罗伊瞳孔缩成一条缝,呼吸有那么一瞬间停滞。 Then looks color suddenly. 接着面露恍然之色。 Originally after escaping from Temple Isle laboratory, this fellow —— 原来逃出神殿岛实验室后,这家伙—— „Bastard, hides in Novigrad unexpectedly!” “王八蛋,居然还躲在诺城！” „Bang!” “砰！” As if responding the guess of Witcher, the iron gate of most outside was closed from outside by anything ruthlessly, big of strength, the entire morgue was shaken slightly shivers. 似乎响应着猎魔人的猜测,最外间的铁门被什么东西从外面狠狠关上,力道之大,整个停尸房都被震得微微颤动。 „Ding......” “叮叮……” „Ding......” “叮叮……” Bell continuously made a sound. 紧接着,连绵不断的铃铛响了起来。 Witcher and Dodd complexion one stiff. 猎魔人和陶德脸色一僵。 In the morgue, lies down the dead under plain white cloth, in an instant, sat up the body from the board bed completely. 停尸房内,躺在白布之下的死者们,刹那间,全部从板床上坐起了身体。