Elden Ring: Atai vows to have a perfect ending

I rested for a night in the royal territory. After all, I had Iggy's support behind me. The powerful magicians, wild wolves, and even royal ghosts inside no longer attacked me. When they saw me, they immediately went back underground, allowing me to safely hide from the rain in the basement of the ruins and have a good sleep.

As for the treasures inside, I dare not take them for the time being.

If the royal ghost is angered again, I will be in big trouble tonight.

——It’s a pity. If you want to fight against frostbite, the ice needle is still a good weapon.

When I woke up in the morning, the rain had stopped and Iggy had helped me upgrade my hound's fangs. It was time to head towards Kalia Castle!

——Lani-chan, here I come!

——For Lani, I turned into a werewolf~

Ahem, now is not the time to sing. Before challenging a difficult dungeon, I should check my equipment as usual.

Main weapon: Hound Fang, enhanced level 3, combat skills - Hound Sword Skills and combination skills - Wolf Attack Blood Dance;

Secondary weapon: Holy Mark on the Finger...By the way, bring a light crossbow so you can kill monsters from a distance, since the Pyroxene Magic Wand is broken after all;

Left hand armor: Novice artifact brass shield;

——However, in the real world of the Ring of Magic, the brass shield is not considered a divine weapon.

——After all, the release of combat skills is now controlled by my brain, so if both weapons in my left and right hands have combat skills, I can only release the combat skills of the left weapon, which would give people a stupid priority setting.

——So, there are naturally many better shields in comparison, but my main focus is on emotion!

Next, props: the red and blue Holy Grail bottles are still in the same 5:1 ratio as always;

Flame Pot... Oops, since I learned to pray - throw fire, I forgot to catch the Mars Butterfly... But it's a waste of time to find it now. But the Kalia Castle is full of hand monsters, and their weakness is fire... I'd better quietly change the ratio of the red and blue Holy Grail bottles to 4:2;

The other small throwing knives and the like have been almost used up. I will find a wandering merchant to buy some goods when I have the chance... Speaking of wandering merchants, have I forgotten something?

Well, forget it. If I can forget something, it shouldn’t be a big deal.

As for the summoning of ashes, the final BOSS of Kalia Castle is the incarnation of the Holy Tree Knight Loretta. Of course, when she was guarding here, she was still the royal guard knight.

This will be a one-sided horse battle, so I'll choose my dearest three wolf buddies. After all, they are more flexible and can help me gain more space!

"Zero." Just as I was taking care of my equipment, Bols suddenly called me. I turned around and saw a small badge lying in his broad palm. "Here."

——It's the Kalia Badge! A high-quality amulet that can reduce the concentration consumed when releasing combat skills!

"But isn't this a symbol of your identity as a Knight of Kalia? Is it really okay to give it to me?" I raised my head and asked Bols.

Bols nodded and said slowly, "It will be useful."

Iggy also helped the taciturn Bols and said, "Zero, just accept it. Since Bols is determined to give it to you, it means that he has recognized that you will be a member of our Kalia Knights. As for his badge, I will prepare another one."

"Oh, thank you, Bols!" I politely saluted as a knight and accepted the badge.

Bols also returned my greeting happily.

Now that I have accepted it, I cannot let the other party down - the amulets I originally equipped were a red amber pendant and a curved sword amulet that strengthened defense and counterattack.

However, the Curved Sword Amulet was not very useful against the highly mobile Loretta, so I replaced it with the Kalia Badge.

Everything is ready! It's time to go.

"Guys, wait for my good news! Maybe when we meet again, I will be a real Kalia Knight like you!" I rode on Torret and waved goodbye to the two troll giants.

Kalia Castle is located at a higher altitude, and the morning mist dissipates faster. Soon, the stepped castle built against the cliff can be seen. And on the highest mountain behind, several tall towers can be vaguely seen.

That is where Lani is hiding now.

The entire road was unobstructed and there were no enemies. It was estimated that the city was about six or seven kilometers away. It would take Torrett about ten minutes to advance at full speed, so there was no need to waste time.

"Torret, run!" I squeezed my legs together and told Torret to run faster.

But this time, it didn't obey my command.

I soon understood the reason.

Whoosh whoosh!

On the way to the Kalia Castle, a large area of ​​blue light fell from the sky like heavy rain and sharp arrows, covering almost everything in front of me.

What the hell is this the wise king’s shining treasure—the king’s cannon, right?

"Oh my god!" I was so scared that I quickly pulled the reins and turned around and ran with Torrett.

We can only say that fortunately Torrett was fast enough, so we escaped from the magic laser rain, but we have also returned to the starting point.

Seeing the two mountain goblins staring at me blankly, I recalled my heroic words less than ten minutes ago and couldn't help but laugh awkwardly: "Ahahahaha... Ahahahaha, what the hell was that just now?! It's not like that in the game!"

——Yes, although you will encounter this magic laser rain in the game, it is only as wide as three to four people and is very easy to avoid!

——But what was that just now? A global railgun? !

But Iggy was slightly confused: "Game?"

"...No, that's not it." I was speechless for a moment, so I had to change the way I put it, "That guy just now was definitely after my life! Can this be called a trial?"

Iggy said with a hint of apology: "After all, this magic was originally used to deal with those stupid cuckoos, not just for you, Zero."

I was speechless again.

And Iggy also asked smoothly: "What should I do? Are you going to give up?"

"How is this possible! There must be a way!" I reopened the blessing backpack. Now, among all the shields, the jellyfish shield has the highest magic defense.

"Okay!" I put the jellyfish shield on my head and used it as an umbrella. I gathered my strength again, "Torret, let's charge straight ahead this time!"

"Hey!"

"Come on -"

Whoosh whoosh!

"what--"

——Oh my god, it hurts, it still hurts!

Although the jellyfish shield has weakened the attack power of these magic arrows to the level of stones, the stones falling like heavy rain can still kill people!

After one wave, I felt like a novice boxer standing on the ring and being beaten up by the world champion. Before I could come to my senses, the second wave scared me so much that I ran back.

"No, if this goes on, someone will really die!" I returned to the starting point, gasping for breath.

However, it was a small gain.

——The railgun is not really full screen, it probably covers a square array of 100 square meters, 20 square meters wide? 5 square meters long? Anyway, that should be the data.

Moreover, a rain of arrows lasts for about twenty seconds, with an interval of ten seconds, and there is no situation where two rains of arrows are fired at the same time.

"In that case, let's split up into two groups, Torrett!" I simply dismounted, letting Torrett walk on the left while I advanced on the right side. "Charge!"

Whoosh whoosh!

"Ahhh-"

——Awesome! Really awesome! You’re just shooting at me, right? You’re not going to care about Torrett at all?!

This was the third time we returned to the starting point. Even Bols was about to come over, as if he wanted to help me, but Iggy stopped him and shook his head.

Damn it, I have to figure it out myself!

By the way, Lani knows Torret, right? Maybe, the rain of arrows recognized Torret just now, so she didn't attack it and only attacked me.

Got it!

A real man can bend and stretch. I crawled directly under Torrett's body to take advantage of its power: "Let's go, Torrett!"

This time, we advanced almost two or three hundred meters!

——Sure enough, this strategy works!

I had just finished thinking about it when the damn magic laser rain came down again in front of the road.

Whoosh whoosh!

——It turns out that I climbed too slowly. I hadn’t entered the defense range just now? !

"Neigh!" Before I could react, Torrett neighed, and then the shadow above my head disappeared all of a sudden.

“Hey, you bastard, don’t run away alone! Come back and pick me up! Aaaaaaa——”

We were back to the starting point again. I was so angry that I slapped Torrett on the butt: "Good boy, do you still have a conscience? You actually ran away alone without even saying hello!"

Torrett looked at me with aggrieved look.

“What? You thought I forgot because I was still on horseback?”... That’s probably what its eyes meant. I immediately felt bad for it. “Well, then, I’ll let you off this time.”

——However, how can one dodge this laser railgun? !

——Do I have to wait until I have 99 points of stamina and my health bar is as high as the BOSS's before I can come again?

If you think about it calmly, there should be a loophole!

I thought carefully about the previous assaults, and suddenly, I thought of the weirdness of the third split action:

Torret's running speed was faster than mine, which meant that it should have entered the warning zone earlier than me. Even before I was attacked and called it, it was still moving forward. But the rain of arrows chose to attack me instead of Torret, and it was not because Torret and Lani knew each other, but there must be other reasons.

I looked to the left side of the road.

This is the border of the border area. Below the cliff is the endless sea. If you continue forward, you will hit a cliff that is like a high wall. There are dense forests below, which almost extend to the gate of the city.

——Could it be that the release of the rain of arrows is also related to the vision from the other end of the city?

I decided to attack again, and first used the Mimic Veil to disguise myself as a pile of pyroxene, and continued to advance along the coastal cliffs.

I walked for more than a kilometer and still haven’t been discovered!

Moreover, even if I completely removed the veil's mimicry and had the protection of the cliff, I would not be attacked by the rain of arrows!

"It's just as I expected!" I was excited about breaking the rain of arrows, but suddenly I heard a strange noise behind me!

"squeak--"