Elden Ring: Atai vows to have a perfect ending

I finally dealt with the troublesome hound knight. Looking at the golden runes converging on me, I suddenly remembered that it was time to upgrade.

After all, in order to use the prayer "Healing of Flame", twelve points of Faith are required.

According to what Meimei said in the classroom before, faith, intelligence and mana are all integrated into the attribute of wisdom in the real world, but I have always added points to strength and agility in a balanced way, so now it should still be the initial attribute of 10 points of faith.

-By the way, if I remember correctly, my current strength is 9 and my agility is 7.

The data transferred to the game should be:

——Life, Vitality, Strength: 19; Dexterity, Sensitivity: 17. That is, a bucket number around level 40.

When I get the chance later, I'll let Melina help me improve my wisdom.

——By the way, can the blue amber pendant I just got help me increase my wisdom a little? That way I can level up one level less and save some runes to buy items.

With this in mind, I headed toward the cave where the Hound Knights were stationed.

A cool evening breeze blew towards me, and I could vaguely smell a faint, refreshing fragrance.

But there is also a hint of fierce murderous intent hidden in it.

whoosh-

An arrow shot towards me, but luckily I had anticipated it and raised my shield to block the attack.

The arrow fell to the ground with a clang, emitting a faint purple-pink smoke... The fragrance I smelled just now seemed to be similar to this smoke.

"Calm down, Letina! I'm not a subordinate sent by Lord Gideon the Hundred Wise!" I quickly protected Laya and retreated back to the cave.

And Laya also asked quietly: "Are there any more enemies?"

——Um... Why are you so excited, Laya? Is having enemies something to be happy about?

“... You Faded Ones are so fickle. You have taken away my people and my companions. I have nothing left. Are you still not satisfied?!” A weak voice came from outside the cave, full of sorrow and helplessness, and of course a hint of anger. She begged and threatened at the same time, “If you are really not the subordinate of the Hundred-eared man, Faded One, I beg you to leave here.”

"I know you've encountered a lot of bad things, but please take a look at this thing before making a decision, okay?" I carefully took out the secret symbol of the sacred tree and stretched my hand out of the cave.

Letina was silent for a moment. When she spoke again, her voice had softened a lot: "Oh, is that so? Mr. Elpas chose to give the talisman to you for safekeeping... Then come here, Faded One."

I breathed a sigh of relief and walked over with Laya.

At a corner of the cliff, the platinum girl Letina was sitting quietly on a high platform on the side of the dilapidated house, which was supposed to be used for drying things.

She was wearing a suit of chain mail and a black gown underneath. She looked like a piece of jade held in someone's hand, delicate and yet extremely fragile, as if even the endless night could easily crush her.

The gray eyes looked at me briefly, but it seemed that the moment they fell on Laya, the sharp chill once again shot towards us, and Letina's fingers couldn't help but tighten the bowstring.

——Could it be that Letina has already guessed Laya’s true identity? And the Volcano Mansion and the Sons of Platinum are indeed two forces that are not in harmony.

I quickly used my body to shield Laya.

But the little girl didn't seem nervous at all. Instead, she opened her mouth and yawned.

"Calm down, Letina," I said quickly, "We are definitely not here to embarrass you. Look, I have put away all my weapons."

Letina saw me spread my hands and stood three meters away from her. She must have realized that I was not a threat to her, so she loosened her hand that was pulling the bowstring.

"I'm sorry about what happened in Platinum Village." I continued, "Also, I have to tell you the truth. Mr. Elpas didn't hand the talisman to me personally, but to a friend of mine. Her name is Neferi Lu, and she's a true warrior... She personally solved the murderer who scourged Platinum Village, and now, perhaps she is challenging the culprit, so she handed the talisman to me."

“... You don’t need to tell me about what happened between you Faded Ones.” Letina sighed slightly, “However, your willingness to tell the truth proves that you and the Hundred-eared Man are not birds of a feather. I was wrong just now. I’m really sorry for the indiscriminate attack.”

"Well, actually, it doesn't matter. After all, the guy stationed in the cave is the one who is here to kill you." I took out the blue amber pendant and showed it to him. "But don't worry, I have already dealt with that guy."

"So that sound just now was you fighting. Thank you so much." Letina bowed slightly to me in thanks.

"You're welcome... Oh oh oh!" Suddenly, there was a heavy blow on my back, which scared me so much that I jumped. I found that it was Laya leaning on me, and I caught her in a panic.

——This little snake actually fell asleep? !

——And at this point?

"This girl trusts you very much." Perhaps seeing my surprised look, Letina explained, "Don't worry, she must have been affected by the water lilies and relaxed her mind, so she fell asleep."

"Water lily? Could it be the Torina water lily?" I took a glance and saw that there were indeed a few white water lily flowers beside Letina.

Letina also nodded: "In order to resist the mad dog, using this flower to make arrows to attack can effectively interfere with his nerves. So, he dare not get close."

"So that's how it is... By the way, where is your wolf?" I suddenly remembered that there should be a big wolf in eternal sleep next to Letina in the game.

And Letina also lowered her eyes and sighed softly, "Robert was seriously injured when he was fighting that knight. In order to protect me, he stayed at the entrance of the cave until he fell...Faded One, can I ask you for a favor?"

"You said."

"After all, Rob is not like us, the sons of platinum who are cursed. He is the life of the so-called Golden Dynasty... I would like to ask you to help me bury him so that he can return to the tree in peace." As she said this, Letina looked at her feet and shook her head helplessly. "As a son of platinum, my movements are really inconvenient, so I can only ask for your help."

"No problem." I placed the little stupid snake in my arms in a corner of the dilapidated house, then rolled up my sleeves, took out the pickaxe that I had obtained in the Nimgefu tunnel, and started digging a hole near the door of the dilapidated house.

——Although my current strength is not enough to use a pickaxe as a weapon, it is still no problem to dig the ground.

After digging a hole about one person wide, I returned to the exit of the cave and found Letina's wolf companion in the weeds.

There was a horrific knife wound on its abdomen. The runes used for life resuscitation might have been used up when protecting Letina, so even the wound could not be healed. It endured the severe pain until its mission of protecting others came to an end.

I carried Rob, walked back to the door of the shack, and gently placed him in the pit.

Letina just watched everything quietly. Sadness and sorrow had clearly filled her grey eyes, but as the Child of Platinum, she could not shed a single tear and could only swallow everything in her heart.

I walked forward and raised my hands to Letina in front of her slightly confused gaze: "You must have a lot more to say to Rob. I'll take you there."

“······But, the life has already dissipated, is there any meaning in doing this?” Letina’s thinking seemed a little mechanical.

I also pondered for a moment, and then said, "From the perspective of life, it really doesn't make much sense, but if I swallow the sadness in my stomach, it will only keep accumulating. It's better to speak it out at this last moment to make myself feel better... Besides, in this world, returning to the tree means rebirth, right? Maybe after Rob is reincarnated, he will still remember you."

“Is… is that so?” Letina thought for a moment, then picked up the few unused Torina water lilies beside her and came closer to me. “Then I’ll leave it to you, Faded One.”

"Yes." I carefully held Letina in my arms and held her up. "Of course, if you want, you can call me Zero."

"Zero...thank you."

She carried Letina to Robert's side and looked at her former companion in silence. She couldn't help but reach out her hand, perhaps as usual, and gently stroked the bottom of Robert's cheek, but the wolf could no longer make that comfortable whimpering sound.

"Oh, Rob, my wolf, my loyal partner... I didn't expect that we would say goodbye so early." Letina's voice was as soft as a mother coaxing her child to sleep. "Thank you for fulfilling your mission until the end... And I will also find a way to complete my mission and not let our previous efforts go to waste. So, please forgive me for leaving now, Rob."

As she spoke, Letina plucked the petals of the Torina water lily and scattered them on Robert. Then, she scooped up the soil beside her with both hands and bid farewell to her friend personally.

And of course, I also helped bury Rob.

"Zero, thank you very much." After finishing, Letina asked me again, "Can you accept another small commission from me?"

"Please say."

"Can you take me with you on the journey? I will tell you the location of the remaining half of the symbol." Letina raised her head. "Of course, I am also willing to fight for you and give you everything I have now."

"Well...if you don't mind me walking around and making slow progress, of course I'm willing to do so."

"Really? Thank you very much." Letina stretched out her hands to me. "Then please allow me to touch you a little, Zero."

——A sense of déjà vu?!

I stretched out my hand curiously, but unexpectedly, after touching me, Letina's whole body turned into dark blue light fragments, floating in the air for a moment, and finally merged into my body.

——Uh, can the Son of Platinum do this? By the way, she hovered for a moment, could it be that she discovered Melina's existence?

——I hope you two can get along well.