Elden Ring: Atai vows to have a perfect ending

Unfortunately, the entrance to the royal moon-viewing area is too small and the mountain troll giant can't get in at all.

But the remaining manpower was enough, three Razli magic swordsmen, three followers, I led them, and once again stepped into the final checkpoint of the Kalia royal family with great momentum.

Loretta, the phantom clone left behind when she was a royal guard knight, just like before, under the deep sky, in the smooth water reflecting the glow, the pure white image slowly rose, loyally guarding the royal family of Kalia.

"So beautiful~" Loretta's fans couldn't help but admire.

I quickly coughed lightly to remind the other party which camp I was in: "Don't take it lightly, do as we agreed, the swordsman will attack with me, and the followers will help to restrict her movements remotely. As long as we can suppress her, I..."

Before he could finish his words, Loretta had already shot a long bow at him.

We immediately dispersed and avoided the attack.

"Action!" I gave the order, and the magic swordsmen immediately rushed towards Loretta with their shields.

I hurried to follow.

Loretta probably didn't expect that the people of Kalia who were guarding the long steps would actually turn against me. She pulled her horse back and leaped back one after another, while the pyroxene at the bottom of the halberd kept flashing, summoning magical lights and shooting at me.

——Why are all the targets me!

In desperation, I could only roll and dodge on the water like before.

At the moment when the magic attack stopped, I looked up and saw Loretta riding her warhorse suddenly over the heads of a group of magic swordsmen. The halberd was shining with a magical blue light, and she swung towards me.

——Sure enough, it’s always this trick.

- First use magic to bombard me wildly, making me anxious and exhausted, and then when the opponent's attention is distracted, suddenly rush in and catch the opponent off guard.

But, if you want to fight, then fight. This time, I won’t hide!

I stood firmly on my feet, took a deep breath, put the hound's fangs back to my waist, and gently stroked the blade with my left hand.

At the moment when Loretta's halberd was about to swing down towards my head, I breathed in and out, and power burst out from my dantian. I drew my sword, and then swung it with all my strength, slashing against the magic blade with blood!

thumping--

The collision produced a slight sound that made people's scalps numb.

A gravity like a thunderbolt pressed me to my knees. My palms were shaking as if they were about to split apart from the base of my hands. I almost spit out a breath of blood, and my breathing stopped for a moment.

——Sure enough, it was too difficult for one person to resist the full force attack of a warhorse.

Fortunately, after several battles, I had memorized Loretta's move, and I was able to deflect the opponent's attack. At the same time, the sharp blood blade also landed firmly on the opponent's horse.

——Since they are clones, the man and the horse are also one.

Therefore, I actually saw the golden runes flying out from the wound.

Loretta didn't care. After seeing me forcibly block the attack and then lie stiff on the ground unable to get up for a while, she quickly turned her horse's head and continued to attack me.

But a few streaks of fire flew in from a little distance, hit Loretta, and exploded.

——That’s right! Another reason why I will forcefully block the attack is that this time, I have help!

——Even if I reveal my flaws, there are people who will help me and stop Loretta!

But I forgot one thing. Just like the ominous demons, these external incarnations formed by the golden runes have no reaction to attacks. As long as they are not killed, they will continue to fight as if nothing happened.

The next second, Loretta's halberd suddenly swung out from the smoke and went straight for my head.

I reacted quickly and jumped away, but the sharp blade of the halberd still swept my leg, causing me to fall out and the wound became a bloody mess.

Fortunately, at this time, the magic swordsmen who were thrown away by Loretta also ran back and helped me to pull out the space, so that I had the opportunity to drink the Holy Grail Dew Drops and heal my wounds.

I stood up again and suddenly realized that facing the attacks of the magic swordsman and his followers, the clone of the Royal Guard Knight Loretta was always dodging and would not actively attack... Just like before, all the magic was directed at me.

Unless the magic swordsman's attack really threatens her, she will use her halberd to sweep and force them back.

Whoosh whoosh!

Look, look, it's more than ten meters away, and these magic swords are all shooting at me, not caring about the swordsmen around me!

——I understand! After all, this guy is just a clone, like a program to protect Kalia Castle, so she will identify the opponent and only attack me, a stranger, and will not target people who are originally from Kalia.

——Why didn't you say it earlier? Isn't this easier to deal with? !

I quickly shouted, "Everyone, Loretta will not attack you. In this case, you just need to keep a distance of two or three meters from her and force Loretta into the corner! Followers, come on too!"

"Tsk, this is really troublesome." Although they complained, Loretta's two fans listened to me and joined the group surrounding Loretta.

The six of them surrounded Loretta in a fan shape, like an invisible hand, forcing her to retreat again and again. Even if the warhorse was very maneuverable, the royal moon-viewing area was not an infinitely wide plain that could allow it to run freely. Moreover, I asked the swordsman and his followers to deliberately keep a distance of two or three meters to prevent the warhorse from jumping out of the encirclement.

Before long, Loretta was trapped in a corner by the "insiders" of the Calia royal family, with no way to retreat.

——Oh~ Loretta, Loretta, are you good at fighting?

——What's the point of being able to fight? To get by, you need power and background.

I put on a smug expression and walked into the encirclement holding the tusk in my hand. "Leave it to me from now on. You can keep a little distance. Just block Loretta and don't let her run away on the warhorse."

"It's really not a good thing to do this, just finish it quickly." The older sister in the entourage was still quite resistant to my approach.

I didn't plan to waste any time and rushed straight towards Loretta.

Seeing this, Loretta immediately raised the bottom of the halberd and shot several pyroxene meteors at me at once.

——But this trick of yours won’t work against an opponent who’s already close to you!

I lowered my body and dodged the pyroxene's attack, then rushed to Loretta's horse. The hound's long fangs dragged across the ground and bit directly into the neck of Loretta's horse.

"Neigh--" The warhorse still reacted to the attack and raised its front hooves in fright.

Naturally, I quickly dodged, but when I looked up, I was almost hit on the head by Loretta's halberd.

——Oh my god, it turns out that I didn’t raise my body because of the pain from being hit, but Loretta was planning to use the power of the warhorse to crush me to death.

——I was careless. I should have dodged to the left where she was holding the silver shield.

There was immediate booing from the surroundings. "Hey, stop booing me!"

However, this blow was not heavy. I blocked Loretta's attack, and when she raised her hand again, I rolled over and adjusted my position. At the same time, I stood up and performed a move of Wolf Attack Blood Dance.

Leap back, create distance, and then strike with all your strength! Wolf Attack!

Loretta's clone's program setting made her subconsciously jump up, trying to use the height to dodge my attack. At the same time, she pulled the bow in the air, quickly gathering magic power, and once again tried to lock me as a target.

——Of course I know all this!

——But don't forget that you are stuck against the wall now and can't move away from me!

I deliberately increased the magic release of the hound step, and when I reached Loretta, I did not stop, but took one more step, sliding under the belly of the leaping warhorse, making Loretta lose her target, while I swung at it with all my strength, splashing blood!

bass--

Suddenly, a large amount of Rune light flew out from a crack in the road.

Even the incarnation lost most of its strength in a moment and staggered slightly.

It's almost there!

I quickly shouted, "Now is the time, everyone, attack with all your might!"

The magic swordsman Razli summoned the Kalia shining sword circle, and his followers drew their crossbows and loaded their arrows. The glow of magic and the scorching flames bombarded Loretta all at once.

And I took advantage of the gap when their round of attack ended, gathered the power of Rune with my feet, and the violent hurricane suddenly lifted me up.

I raised my arms, and in the glow, the hound's fangs looked like thunder flickering in the clouds. "It's over, Loretta!"

boom--

The sword slashed violently, like a flash of lightning, and directly split the Royal Guard Knight Loretta in half.

All of a sudden, the dedicated warrior clone turned into a pale glow and exploded, dissipating in the air, and the golden rune split into two, one with a fluorescent blue glow merged into my body, and the other stayed in the center of the pool at the moon-viewing site.

【Great Enemy Felled】