Elden Ring: Atai vows to have a perfect ending

In order to arrive before General Ratan of "Star Shatter" was completely corrupted and killed, I readjusted my plan.

——Collect enough materials to make corrupt moss medicine.

- Then, with the help of the prayer "Healing of Fire", we can target corruption both internally and externally to reduce the effects of corruption on Latan and buy enough time for subsequent plans.

"In summary, although I do need to go to Gaileed, I'm afraid I can't go with you." I apologized to Lenya and Diaros who also intended to go to Red Lion City to participate in the festival.

"It's okay, it's okay." Lenia waved her hands repeatedly. "After all, Master Zero's goal is different from ours. If he causes us to delay important matters, it would be even more unreasonable."

Diaros also pondered for a moment, and then said to Patch: "How about Mr. Patch take us with him to Stonewell, then go to the Shivla River to collect Night Dew Hepa grass, and then go to Red Lion City, which can also help Zero a little."

"I agree!" Lenia smiled and put her arm around Diaros's shoulders. "I didn't expect that you can be so quick-witted, Diaros."

"Wow wow wow~" Even the accompanying Platinum Son expressed his agreement.

"Thank you very much..." I paused for a moment and asked carefully, "Do you need some runes? I still have some as a reward for the commission."

When Patch heard the word Rune, his eyes lit up.

——Hey, I’ve given you everything I deserve, so don’t try any tricks!

When Lenya heard this, she burst into laughter.

Diaros also shook his head quickly: "Zero, you saved Lenya, which is a great help to our Khosrau family. Although just now...just now I was also angry and my blood rushed to my head, but I promise that you will be my Khosrau family's guest and friend forever. This small favor is not worth mentioning."

"That's right, that's right. So, Master Zero, you don't have to worry about us. Just relax and do what you should do!"

——Well, in that case, the Khosraw family should have been nobles from the border area. Talking to them about money does feel a bit insulting.

——They were all led astray by Patch!

I smiled awkwardly with a hint of apology, and then summoned Torret: "Well, everyone, I'll be leaving first. If we're lucky, we'll see each other in Gaileed."

"Eh-"

After saying goodbye to everyone on the Overlook Island, I headed towards the south of Lienia. My destination was the crystal cave under the mountain wall over there.

There should be some cave moss crystals that can be collected inside.

Of course, the most crucial one is Letina, the Son of Platinum.

——Hey, my Sleeping Wolf Girl, my long-range sniper turret, Letina~

However, the old fox, Sir Gideon the Hundred Wise, is also looking for her.

Originally, I should have gone to find Letina first after resolving the issue in Platinum Village, but there was a hound knight guarding her cave. I thought that if there were no major accidents, nothing would happen, just like in the game, so I lowered her priority.

Therefore, rushing to find Letina now will not delay the plan to rescue Latan, but will go with the flow, and it can kill two birds with one stone~

"Gah!"

When passing by a reef island in the lake area, a roar suddenly came from the bushes, which scared us.

I saw several small Asians jumping out like robbers, waving their machetes and pointing them at me.

——There are also many demi-humans in that crystal cave, which means I’m almost there, right?

"Toret, don't worry about them, just keep going to the lakeshore..." The subhumans were not as fast as Toret, so I planned to run away. But before I could finish my sentence, I heard a scream from behind.

"Wow!"

Turning my head, I vaguely saw that the demihuman leader and the little demihumans that emerged from the island seemed to be surrounding a light green figure.

——Is it Laya? ! Why did this little girl follow me again?

I was startled and quickly pulled the reins: "No, Torret, go back and help Laya!"

"Eh-"

Seeing the demihuman leader raising his arms high and about to stab Laya with the dagger in his hand, I jumped off Torret's back after getting close to him and said, "Get away from Laya!"

The fangs roared like thunder, slashing down in an instant, splitting the flesh on the back of the demi-human leader, and the furry cloak was also torn into two pieces, falling to the ground with its owner.

"Zero!" Laya was surprised and happy.

I glared around.

Perhaps because they had lost their leader, or perhaps they were really frightened by my anger, the other Asians quickly scattered. Some of them felt they could not escape, so they simply shrank to the ground, holding their heads and begging for mercy.

I breathed a sigh of relief, then couldn't help but reach out and tap her on the forehead.

"It hurts." Laya narrowed her eyes and covered her forehead with her hands.

"Do you feel the pain now? Why did you follow me again, little guy?" I asked pretending to be angry.

But Laya insisted: "Didn't Zero decide to take me to that Galid again? So, I followed him."

"You..." Looking at Laya's pitiful watery eyes, I couldn't get angry for a moment and could only sigh helplessly.

——I was saying that some people said goodbye silently.

——It turns out that Laya, this naive little fool, heard that I decided to go to Red Lion City again and thought that I agreed to her previous promise, so she followed me here?

Didn't she feel weird? I was riding a horse and went there alone!

But then again, Laya was so fast that she could catch up with Torret! Maybe that was why she didn't feel suspicious at all.

"Okay, well, if it's just you, it should be fine."

"Great!"

"But Laya, you must listen to me and protect yourself. If there is any danger, run away quickly and don't worry about me. Do you understand?" I warned her sternly.

Laya nodded her little head like a rattle: "I know! I won't cause any trouble to Zero!"

I sighed again, then continued walking south with Laya.

As dusk approached, we finally found a cave hidden among the trees on the shore of Lienia.

"Laya, the enemies inside should be the little Asians and crystal snails. We may encounter a hound knight in the end, but as long as we communicate well, we may be able to turn enemies into friends." I briefly explained to Laya the monsters we will encounter next, and like an old father, I couldn't help but remind her again, "Just stay behind me and don't run around."

"clear."

I walked into the crystal cave by the lake with Laya and looked at the dark cave inside. Then I remembered something I had forgotten - I haven't found the wandering merchant at the entrance of Lake Lienya to buy a portable lantern!

Well, then we can only use torches instead.

I found a torch that had not been used for a long time from my blessed backpack and handed it to Laya.

Laya shook her head and said, "It's okay, Ling, I can see the cave clearly."

——Oh?! So, Laya, as a snake person, is indeed a nocturnal animal.

So, I took Laya through the first cave, which had a huge cavity inside. The right side was a cliff, and the left side was a pile of rocks, forming a small hill, leaving only enough space for two people to walk side by side on the road.

In the light of the few campfires, one or two small Asian figures could be clearly seen swaying in the cave.

I whispered to Laya, "Laya, can you see how many Asians are here?"

Laya nodded and said confidently, "There is a little demihuman hiding in the haystack ahead. There are guys patrolling on the road. Also, there are two demihumans resting by the campfire at the end."

——Oh, it’s similar to the deployment in the game.

——Also, Laya’s eyes can indeed see at night. I’m a little envious.

"Very well, then follow me closely." I pulled out the hound's fangs and rushed forward quickly.

With my current strength, plus the hound fangs that have been upgraded three times, dealing with these scattered sub-humans is just like bullying children, chopping them one by one.

Even the demihuman leader who ran out from the depths of the cave upon hearing the news was killed with a simple hound sword technique.

I found the treasure chest in the cave and opened it. Besides some common weapons, the only useful thing inside was a spear amulet.

——A counterattack that strengthens a thrust attack...something is better than nothing.

So, next...

Standing on the edge of the cliff, the dark and gloomy depths of the cave made me feel a little dizzy. Strands of cold air brushed my face, like the sigh of some monster.

I took a deep breath and said, "Let's go down."