Elden Ring: Atai vows to have a perfect ending

The wind rustled, blowing on my face, bringing a hint of coolness.

I opened my eyes drowsily. In the dark night, next to the blessing that was swaying gently like a candle flame, a figure was sitting next to me, looking up at the changing clouds in the sky.

Perhaps it was a telepathic connection, she also glanced back at me, then bowed her head towards me and said, "Master Ling, you are awake, how do you feel?"

"Feel, feel nothing." I sat up hurriedly.

Melina also took the folded cloak from where I had just been lying and put it on again.

——Hey, so it turned out that Meimei used her cloak to fold a pillow for me?

——The angle was so close that I subconsciously thought it was a pillow on my knees! What a pity!

I stopped shouting in regret and looked around. There were messy weeds everywhere. Behind me, on the huge stone door, there was a blue rune of the magic academy.

"Are we at the main entrance of the college now?" I held my forehead and sorted out the information in my mind.

Melina nodded and helped me recall what happened: "Yes, in the ruins of Lienia, Master Ling fell into a trap set by ghosts. In a hurry, you touched the teleportation gate and came here."

It would be fine if I didn't say it. As soon as I started talking about it, I felt a slight pain in my chest and even my heart couldn't help but miss a beat.

——Royal Ghost.

Unexpectedly, those guys were even more troublesome than those in the game.

It would be more appropriate to challenge them after learning the restorative prayer. Otherwise, when I upgrade my strength next time, I will ask Melina to help me add some intelligence.

However, there is another point that concerns me more.

——Under normal circumstances, after being hit by the Royal Ghost’s Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms, the “danger” on my head should have been replaced by “death”. I never expected that I could actually withstand it.

“······I actually didn’t die. Haha. It feels a little unbelievable.” Even I felt that I was too lucky.

But Melina said, "This is all thanks to the sacrificial branch that Master Zero got earlier."

"Ok?"

"It helped Lord Zero to withstand a fatal injury, which gave us all a glimmer of hope." Melina smiled gently.

——Resist a fatal injury?

——A famous sword, Siming, appeared, right? !

So, the rune light that dissipated at the end was the sacrificial branch? It's actually so useful in real life! I guess I need to prepare more in the future.

I breathed a sigh of relief, but suddenly remembered something: "By the way, Melina, the sacrificial branch is a kind of amulet, right? When did I equip it?"

"······Actually, I helped put it into the amulet leather bag before Lord Zero challenged the 'demigod' Greg, because you seemed to have hardly used the amulet." Melina pointed at my waist.

When I looked back, I found that there was a small bag next to my tool bag.

Is this what was dropped when I defeated the "evil omen demon" Markit?

——Teacher Evil Omen is really something. He left on his own and left his things behind without saying a word... Or maybe he flew here directly with Rune, but I was too excited at the time and didn't notice it.

"Come to think of it, I still don't know how to use the amulet." I scratched my head awkwardly, "Melina, do you know?"

Melina nodded and explained to me while giving me instructions: "Because of the blessing left by the queen, generally speaking, each faded person can equip an amulet. Just hold it with both hands on your chest and wait for the light to merge into your body. As for the leather bag, just put the amulet in it to draw out its power."

I looked through the amulets I currently have: red amber pendant, curved sword amulet, double-headed sword amulet, axe amulet... The only useful ones are the red amber that increases health and the curved sword amulet that strengthens defense and counterattack.

So, following Melina's example, I held the red amber pendant in both hands and placed it against my chest.

After a while, a golden light appeared in the palm of his hand, and the red amber pendant melted and disappeared... Well, it seemed like I had a little more strength, but also like not. Anyway, it was not as obvious as an upgrade.

Then, I placed the curved sword amulet into the leather bag, and a faint glow appeared inside.

"Oh~ What if I want to replace the one in my body, what should I do?" The curious baby asked to the end.

Melina made the same gesture: "Just like this, recite the amulet in your mind, wait a moment, and it will naturally reappear in your hand, Master Zero."

After a little try, it worked.

Ah Tui’s body is really convenient!

——Not only is it born with the attribute of a wallet, it can also navigate with GPS in its brain. All kinds of rune magic and prayers are directly imprinted into its mind like printing. Its body is even stronger. After touching the blessing, it can quickly recover and can pull people back to life even if they are on the verge of death.

I have to say, the real world of Elden Ring is more wonderful than I imagined.

"By the way, Lord Zero, there's this for you." Melina said, handing over a roll of worn blueprints.

In the upper right corner of the drawing was a large sketch of a magic academy, surrounded by a blue river. To the left of the academy area were several islands, and below was a ruin.

——Well, of course I know that this is the map where the academy’s pyroxene key is hidden.

And Melina also said: "When we first teleported here, the two Cuckoo soldiers took this thing from a magician and were quite excited. I think maybe it will be useful to Master Zero."

"Well, thank you, Melina." I said with a smile, and then looked around vigilantly, "By the way, where are the two cuckoo soldiers?"

"You had already defeated them with your fighting skills at that time, Master Zero." Melina stood up, "Do you need to check it out?"

I nodded. "At that time, I was so dazed that I almost fell asleep. I can only say that the battle ash created by the queen is really amazing. As long as there is still a desire to use it, even a dying body can skillfully reproduce combat skills."

The two cuckoo soldiers were found and were nearly cut in half by the hounds' long fangs.

But now, the wounds are almost healed.

"It seems that I slept for quite a long time." I said as I walked over.

——Unfortunately, these guys’ clothes were torn and could not be used directly.

"After all, Master Zero was also seriously injured. Fortunately, no one came to disturb us during this period." Seeing me carrying the cuckoo soldier and walking to the edge of the bridge railing at the main gate, Melina couldn't help but ask curiously, "...what are you doing?"

I threw the cuckoo soldiers down and explained, "If we wait for them to come back to life and run back to tip off the enemy, or if they shout and call the cuckoo troops ahead, we'll be in trouble, so we have to strike first. As for this old magician..."

"His body is like an empty shell. All the runes have disappeared." Melina prayed softly towards the corpse, "I hope you can return to the tree in peace, the one you have never met."

"······However, I am quite curious. What is this guy doing here with the blueprint containing the academy's pyroxene key? Isn't it obvious that he is delivering information to the Azalea Knights?" I couldn't help but complain.

"Master Ling, the back of this blueprint says 'Meeting Place'." Melina speculated, "Perhaps someone in the academy brought the blueprint out and placed it here. And this old magician heard about this information and came here specifically to look for the blueprint... However, his whereabouts were finally discovered by the two Cuckoo soldiers on guard."

——Well, that seems to make sense.

Well, never mind~

The first priority now is to get out of here and find Edgar.

As for the key to the college, you'd better get it when you need it.

Besides, I took all the drawings away, so no one should snatch them from me... No, who knows, that Fire Madman might go directly to look for the pyroxene key, and then stop by to take a look later.

Then let’s go and get ready to run...

"Wait, Melina, I have another question." I stopped again, raised my hand, pointed at the spirit horse whistle and asked, "Today, Torret helped me block a lot of damage. After it returns to the ring, is there any way I can help it recover?"

"Normally, touching the Blessing can also restore Torret's strength, but if it is a situation like today, Lord Zero, you only need to separate a cup of Red Dew Drops from the Holy Grail Bottle and pour it on the whistle. Torret will also be able to draw blessings from it." Melina explained.

——Okay, this has indeed solved all the current doubts.

It's time to take advantage of the night to attack the town in front of the academy and continue our mission to find someone!

set off!