Elden Ring: Atai vows to have a perfect ending

Looking at the dark, deep and scary cliff under my feet, although I can vaguely find the foothold on the cliff with the memory of the game, the environmental influence in the real magic circle is much deeper than that in the game. Even with the help of a torch, it is difficult to see clearly below, which makes people dare not jump down.

After all, if you accidentally sprain your ankle and fall down, you would really die.

——······Got it! Tips for exploring the Elden Ring!

I quickly searched in my blessed backpack. When I first stepped into the border area and hung out with Kale, I collected some relic stones that were everywhere out of boredom. I also used my barbecue cooking skills to exchange with him some tips on how to make these stones into rainbow stones and lighting stones.

Now it finally comes in handy!

I found a few relic stones, squeezed them tightly, and infiltrated my rune magic into these stones. Slowly, colorful light appeared in the palm of my hand.

Then a few rainbow stones were gently tossed downwards, and the next landing position on the rock wall became clear.

I jumped down first and was about to turn around to remind Laya to be careful. If she was really scared, she could just jump into my arms.

——Of course, I don’t have any bad intentions, absolutely not.

"La..."

Just as he uttered a word, he heard the sound of Laya landing lightly behind him, almost like a cat.

"Zero, what did you want to say just now?" The little guy tilted his head and blinked his dark green eyes.

I held my mouth shut for a moment, but also breathed a sigh of relief: "No, it's nothing, you did a good job, anyway... just be careful."

——Although Laya usually looks silly, maybe she has maxed out her agility points.

——She can catch up with Torrett when running, and she can jump over mountains more easily and casually than me. Who knows, Laya’s initial attributes are much higher than those of a useless person like me. After all, they are the values ​​of the Volcano Mansion.

Then keep jumping down.

Then, there was another cave. As if it heard our footsteps, a pair of light blue eyes lit up inside.

It's a crystal snail!

As soon as they saw us two invaders, they unceremoniously spewed out white frost from their mouths, which condensed into pyroxene and shot towards us.

But it's too slow.

After I quickly dodged the attack, I strode forward, swung my sword, and cut off the head of the first snail.

The next second, an overwhelming chill rose from the soles of my feet. I saw the remaining two crystal snails spewing a large amount of icy magic beneath their bodies, causing frost spikes to continuously grow on the ground and spread towards me.

Moreover, they were spraying cold air from the left and right in fan-shaped patterns, which intersected and spread out over a larger range than I had imagined. It was not easy to dodge.

Glancing around, I rushed forward before the ice spikes spread to my feet, then jumped up, using the wall of the cave to jump forward again. The hound's long fangs instantly bit off the long neck of the next crystal snail.

The other guy hadn't reacted yet and changed the direction of spitting ice, so I immediately rushed over, raised my sword, and cut him down.

"Huh~ Relax, relax." I just breathed a sigh of relief.

From the other end of the cave, another sound was heard.

“Shhh——”

I saw several crystal snails crowding and slowly trying to squeeze in.

——That’s perfect. It saves me from having to solve them one by one.

Pray—Throw yourself into the fire!

Gathering the magic power of Runes, I ignited a huge red flame in my hand, and then threw it towards the crystal snails. The fire exploded and splashed, and then sent back several golden Runes, which drilled into my body.

I walked forward and kicked away the snail shell that was blocking the way, and a hint of green appeared in the dark hole again.

——Oh, it’s the flower bud of cave moss!

——No, what the hell are you looking for? Aren’t you looking for the crystals of cave moss?

I held my forehead slightly. It was over. I had already entered the crystal area of ​​the cave, but still hadn't found what I wanted. There was only one possibility: I remembered it wrong.

It seems that not every crystal cave will have crystals of cave moss.

But now that we have come this far, we can only move forward. After all, finding Letina is not a loss at all.

Then we continued to jump down, and we reached the bottom of the cave. The boss inside was a hound knight. According to the setting that there was no fog gate in the real magic circle, I am afraid that guy would be aware of it the moment we landed.

Although there is a possibility of communication, given Ah Dai's unlucky physique and the chaotic and dangerous appearance of this world, it is hard not to guess that there will be some kind of fight after going down.

So I quickly reminded Laya: "Laya, be careful next time."

······After a long time, there was no response.

Could it be that there was a fish that slipped through the net and bullied the little snake? !

"Laya?" I quickly turned around and ran back, only to see this guy squatting next to the crystal snails that I had solved with my Fire Prayer. His green eyes were shining, and he carefully poked the other's neck.

"······Laya, these things can't be eaten, probably." I sighed and couldn't help but remind her.

"Ah, Zero." Laya quickly raised her face and shook her head, "I, I'm not hungry yet."

——Miss, the saliva at the corners of your mouth is not convincing at all!

——Speaking of which, can't snakes survive for a long time after eating? Or is this greedy little snake still in its growth spurt?

I chuckled helplessly, "There's another opponent down there. After we deal with that, let's go out to eat."

"Yeah!" Upon hearing this, Laya immediately stood up and followed.

Finally I was able to move forward. This time, I tried to keep my voice down and jumped down.

The deepest part of the cave was indeed pitch black. Considering that the opponent was no longer a snail or a demihuman who could be easily dealt with like chopping melons and vegetables, I handed the torch to Laya, prepared the brass shield, pulled out the fang, and looked around carefully.

hiss--

It seemed that the slight sound of the crystal snails could be heard, but this time, those guys did not show up, but hid.

I don't know what's going on, but as long as they don't get in the way, I'm too lazy to bother with them.

There were several corpses lying on the ground. Perhaps because time had passed, the wounds on their bodies had actually grown purple crystal stones like the ones around them.

And judging from their appearance, they look like some old men who are the Sons of Platinum.

I felt a little suspicious and continued walking forward, passing through a doorway that was dug out between the caves. Inside was still a cave covered with columnar crystals on all sides. I could vaguely see a bonfire at the other end, and even a few wisps of green smoke, which was obviously just extinguished.

"Zero!" Laya suddenly shouted.

My pupils also shrank slightly, and a figure came like a gust of black wind, wielding the same large curved sword - Hound Fang, and chopped towards my head.

——Laya is right behind me, I can’t hide away.

I had no choice but to watch the sword coming, raise my shield, and use all my strength to block the attack.

when--

The opponent's fangs created sparks on the brass shield and made my arms slightly numb. Then, he actually used my entire body as a pedal and pushed hard, causing me to stagger and flip backwards lightly.

"Laya, step back and hide on the other side of the door!" I naturally understood what the opponent's next move would be.

——Hound Sword Skill·Second Stage, Surprise Attack!

Sure enough, there was a flash of cold light in the corner of his eyes, and the sharpness of the curved sword's blade was enough to make his cheek hurt even before it hit him.

But I had anticipated this. I suddenly released the force of a hurricane from under my feet, slightly blocking the opponent's attack. At the same time, I raised the hound's fangs and dropped straight down towards the figure under my feet.

The opponent seemed caught off guard and hurriedly retreated to the side to avoid me, then used the hound's pace to distance himself from me.

"Calm down, Hound Knight." I took the opportunity to shout, "I am not an assassin who came to embarrass Letina. Rather, it was Mr. Elpas who entrusted the scepter to my friend, and she had something important to do, so she asked me to come here."

After saying that, I also took out the secret symbol of the sacred tree that I had prepared long ago: "Look, I didn't lie."

"...So, you really were one step ahead of me?" A low and dangerous voice came from under the Hound Knight's helmet. In the dim light, his eyes revealed a faint red light.

——It’s over, am I wrong?

——This guy didn’t hide in the depths of the cave to protect Letina, but he was an assassin who came here to hunt her down on Baizhi’s orders!