Elden Ring: Atai vows to have a perfect ending

With the help of the mountain giant Bols, the "Knight of Kalia", I broke through the Cuckoo Camp at the foot of the Four Bell Towers.

Along the way, we encountered some cuckoo patrols, who were chasing us closely on their war horses.

I had been chasing him since early morning until it was getting dark. The wind was blowing coldly, the clouds were getting thicker, and the night rain was pouring down. My already tired body was drenched by the rain as if it was weighed down by ten kilograms more.

Even Torrett was breathing heavily, with visible heavy air coming out of his nose.

"I, Iji..." Lord!" Suddenly, Bols beside me shouted something. He was also exhausted, but it seemed like his little universe exploded. He just threw me away and ran forward with big strides.

It was a ruin there.

The ruins of the royal territory, which means we have entered Kalia's sphere of influence!

——No wonder Bols suddenly became so excited. Besides, the blacksmith Iggy, who was Lani's subordinate and is now the military advisor of the royal family of Kalia, must be behind this ruin!

The sound of pursuit also seemed to disappear.

I turned around and saw that the black night rain had swallowed up all the Cuckoo Knights, and they were nowhere to be seen.

Remembering the conversation between the two soldiers guarding the camp gate last night, Du Juan didn't dare to attack Kalia Castle rashly, so they should have given up.

——But, that guy Bols, please at least wait for me!

Just as he turned his head, such a big figure disappeared into the vast night.

I sighed helplessly. In that case, I might as well rush over in one breath.

"Leave! If you don't want to die! Leave quickly!"

The moment I stepped into the ruins, I heard a man's weathered voice.

I looked around, but there was no one in sight. Only the night rain was still falling.

"Hmph, playing tricks." I snorted coldly and continued to run forward boldly.

If this happened on the set of a horror movie, this kind of suicidal behavior that refuses to listen to advice would have already been declared "dead" in advance, and the person could prepare to be reincarnated.

But aren't there enough demons and monsters in the magic circle? Compared to these ghostly words, the royal ghost who can directly perform the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms is more terrifying.

——Besides, in the game, I have entered this ruins no less than ten times. As long as I keep running to the back and pass through an illusion wall, I can find the blacksmith Iggy.

But it turns out that I might have been a little naive.

The entire ruins are larger than I imagined, at least two or three times larger than in the game.

Before I had run a few steps, two or three blue pyroxene magic gravels suddenly shot out from the shadows of the rainy night, forcing me to hold on to Torret.

——It’s those powerful magicians who appear and disappear mysteriously!

They can transform their bodies into tiny particles of light and disappear for a short period of time, like ghosts.

Under the cover of gray rain, it is even more difficult to trace the group of guys.

Rustle~

I heard the sound of bushes shaking, there was someone there!

I quickly turned around and was about to swing my sword to fight back, but I didn't expect that three or five gray wolves would pounce on me.

Although they failed to pounce on me, they bit Torret and startled the spirit horse so much that it threw itself back and almost threw me off.

"Forget it, Torrett, you go back first!" I simply jumped off the spirit horse, drew out the hound's fangs, and made a quick spinning slash, directly sweeping away the gray wolf that had no time to react, and also forced the other guys back.

In my peripheral vision, more pyroxene devil gravel flew towards me. I used my long fangs to block the attack and swept around the ruins at the same time.

Bang!

"Ah!" I was hit on the back accidentally.

——You shameless bastard! I’m already tired enough after running around all day, but there’s still Lao Liu who likes to attack me from behind, right?

I quickly rang the soul-summoning bell and summoned the three ghost wolves.

"I'll deal with the wolves here, you go find those ghost magicians for me!" I gave the order, and the three wolves immediately barked a few times and rushed into the night rain.

——Running is at least much better than standing still and being a target!

I quickly caught up with the three wolves and waved my blade, preventing the wolves from getting close.

"Ah!" A scream was heard from the ruins. Turning a corner, I saw three phantom wolves pressing down a powerful magician so that he couldn't stand up. Naturally, he couldn't continue to use magic to dissipate his body.

"Finally I caught you!" I breathed a sigh of relief and walked over with Long Fang in hand.

When the guy saw this, he shouted angrily: "Humph, you damn cuckoos, even if the royal family is already weak, we, the Kalia magicians, will not be defeated by a bunch of scum like you! You bring shame to the royal family!"

After saying that, the guy tilted his head and stopped talking.

I reached out and felt the other person's breath. This magician actually bit his tongue and committed suicide?! Are the people of Kalia so loyal?

——But you should at least open your eyes and take a look, and then listen to me carefully. I, A-Ti, don’t look like Du Juan’s man at all. I didn’t even take clothes off them to put on them!

While I was sighing, several more beams of magic gravel shot towards me, and the three ghost wolves immediately let go of the dead magician and chased after the next target.

"Hey, wait a minute. Don't push too hard this time! I was planning to ask for the exit!" I said as I was chasing after him. Suddenly, a magic rune lit up under my eyelids. I subconsciously stopped my foot and rolled backwards.

bang——

A huge broom star demon gravel suddenly emerged and rushed towards the black sky of the rainy night.

Fortunately, I reacted quickly enough and avoided this magic trap.

“Ah——” Another wailing sound came to my ears. Did the three wolves catch someone again?

But I always feel that this time it sounds more sharp than the previous one?

——I guess it’s because of the different voices.

I didn't take it too seriously and quickly chased after them to stop the three wolves from killing anyone again.

After all, this group of people are the front-line fighters of Kalia Castle against the Cuckoo Legion. I, A-Ti, am just passing by. Why do I have to fight to the death with you?

Just as I turned another corner, suddenly, something hot sprayed onto my face, like a ball of fire instantly burning my skin. The pain was so severe that I subconsciously wanted to use my hands to extinguish the heat.

But I didn't expect that the more I wiped, the larger the burning area became. I could even feel that my facial skin was festering as if it was about to fall off.

——This, this is not a flame at all, but poisonous water similar to concentrated sulfuric acid!

"what--"

Under the night sky, a shrill and sharp howl was heard again, and I was horrified.

The pain on my face made my facial features shrink together. I struggled to open my eyes, but saw three ghost wolves running back towards me.

——No, they are not running away, but the enemy is right behind me!

I quickly turned around and saw a pale face with skinny arms waving towards me like a falling plane.

I subconsciously stretched out my long fangs to resist, but the opponent's strength was too strong, and I was instantly knocked flying, and a broken wall in the ruins was directly smashed.

"Cough cough!" A sweet taste surged in the throat, but now was not the time to fall to the ground.

——Royal Ghost, how could this guy appear here? !

Oh, yes! The boss monster in the basement in the ruins of the royal territory is the royal ghost!

In the real world of the Ring of Magic, most of the BOSS room doors do not have fog door seals. Before, there was a guy chasing me out from inside, and I also used this feature to defeat the "Evil Omen Demon"!

I actually forgot about this!

"Awoo!" The three wolves pounced on the Royal Ghost, buying me time to recover. But I was chased by the cuckoos all day today, and I had no chance to touch the blessed light to restore the number of uses of the Holy Grail bottle.

Now, there are only two bottles of red medicine left in his hand, and the rune magic had been used up when he broke into the camp in the morning.

——You can’t fight him, you have to find the hidden door in the ruins quickly!

I had just made up my mind when two of the three ghost wolves flew to my feet and turned into smoke and dissipated. The remaining one was firmly grasped in the hand of the royal ghost, who squeezed it hard and it turned into powder and disappeared.

Oh my god! They made eye contact!

I quickly turned around and ran, but the royal ghost was as fast as the wind, and in a blink of an eye, it was in front of me again.

He raised his body and opened his arms. His huge body was like a high wall blocking the way. Moreover, this was also the starting position of the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms! Once a palm hits, the subsequent palms will be continuous and will directly kill me, just like last time in the lake area!

But he and I were already too close to each other, and I had no time to dodge.

--Fight!

I gritted my teeth and continued to rush towards the opponent at full speed. The moment the Royal Ghost pushed out the first palm, I suddenly slid and tackled!

The stone brick floor of the ruins was slippery in the rain, and I actually managed to slide under the royal ghost and avoid his palm.

At the same time, he raised his hound's fangs and stabbed hard into the royal ghost's dark belly. With the remaining force of the sliding tackle and the opponent's activation of the pushing palm mode, he was unable to brake and directly performed a caesarean section on it.

"Ah——" He's already a ghost, and he's still crying out in pain?!

As it raised its body in pain, I quickly crawled out from the chaos under the royal ghost.

Hmm? Does this wall look familiar?

——The shape of a door frame was clearly built on the side, but the inside was filled with bricks and stones.

The royal ghost had turned around. It was angry and humiliated, and was about to pounce on me again with a roar.

I didn't care about anything else and just rushed towards the strange wall.

There are no bricks or stones at all. Sure enough, all this is just an illusion!

I rolled several times in the wet mud before I stopped.

When I turned around, I saw that the phantom wall had disappeared, but the royal ghost seemed to have hit an invisible wall and was trapped inside. It stared at me for a long time before dispersing.

Behind me, a steady and old voice came: "Welcome, Faded One, what brings you here?"