Elden Ring: Atai vows to have a perfect ending

Looking at the burning Corrupted Miranda Flower, the mushroom wizards huddled in the corner stumbled towards the flames like moths.

“Ah... Goddess! No, no, please don’t abandon me!”

“... I am waiting. I have been waiting, waiting for your birth!”

——Is the goddess these guys are talking about Malenia?

——After all, in the game text, the mushroom people seem to worship corruption and serve it as a goddess.

But even though Malenia is probably still in a state of insanity, she is not dead yet, so why should she be born?

I couldn't understand the madness of these guys, so I took Laya and left quickly. When I passed by the corpse of the Zunfu Knight, I saw a winged sword badge fell from her body - it could enhance the power of continuous attacks. I did feel it just now, when this guy stabbed continuously, the power of each blow was stronger than the last.

I accepted it without hesitation.

Now that I had collected all the moss crystals, I took Laya away from this damn place. After I came out, I quickly patted the fire to clear out the toxins accumulated in her body.

Laya seemed to really enjoy the "healing of fire". After each photo shoot, she looked as comfortable and refreshed as a cat having its chin scratched.

"Okay, this is the last time. I have no magic power left." I couldn't help but smile. After giving Laya the last healing fire shot, I summoned Torret.

By the way, it’s dark again.

While we still have some runes, we should quickly sell the necessary lighting props - portable lanterns.

"Sir, you have got the horse back." By the lake, the wandering merchant smiled and pretended to be confused.

"Ahahaha... well, I don't really mean to take it back." After paying two thousand runes, I took the lantern. "Well, thanks to my brother's reminder, I just remembered it now."

From the corner of her eye, she seemed to catch a glimpse of Laya tilting her head in confusion.

In order to prevent more misunderstandings, I quickly said goodbye to him: "Then, the mountains and rivers remain unchanged, and we will meet again if we are destined to do so!"

I took Laya to the mountain road, and on the way, I ran into the camp of the Cuckoo Knights... Hmm? The location of the camp is closer to the narrow mountain road behind, leaving almost no chance for people to get through!

Wait, something doesn't seem right!

I took a closer look and saw that the clothes these guys were wearing were not Du Juan's blue and purple coarse cloth armor, but yellow and green. They were Greg's soldiers? !

"Ouch——"

Just as I was curious, I heard a wolf howl coming from the camp, and then a white figure jumped out from it, followed by a small demi-human chasing after him: "Fenlig, don't run around so suddenly!"

It is indeed the White Wolf King Fenlig, and my little tailor Burke!

After getting off the horse, Fenlig rushed directly towards me.

——Every time I was pounced on, it was so embarrassing. So this time, I caught it steadily, smiled and touched the wolf king's head: "Fenlige, you have grown up again, you are almost taller than me."

"Zero, Zero, Master Zero!" Burke was shocked. "You are really back?!"

——Huh? Do they know I'll be back?

——Oh, it was Patch who told them, after all, he should have been here.

I smiled and raised my hand to greet him, "Hey, Burke, how are you doing?"

"Yes!" Burke nodded with a smile, "Thanks to Master Ling, everyone in Stonewell is very caring towards us demi-humans. Also, a very powerful warrior named Lady Neferi Lu came recently, and she has led everyone to do a lot of things!"

——Oh, Nepheli is here after all?

Burke turned around and pointed to the camp on the main road and said, "This is where Lady Nefeli led us to occupy it."

"That's great." I couldn't help but applaud Nefeli's decision. "From now on, I won't have to rack my brains to deal with Dujuan on the way back to Stonewell."

Moreover, the terrain here is strategic, with mountains on both sides, easy to defend and difficult to attack, so there is no need to worry about Dujuan's counterattack. As Stonewell's outpost to Lienia, it can be said to be perfect.

"Zero, who is this person?" Laya leaned over from behind me curiously.

Burke was startled and immediately began to stammer: "I...I..."

The wolf king Fenlig had a ferocious look on his face, and Laya was so scared that she shrank back behind me.

"Fenlig, this is my friend, don't be rude to her." I quickly comforted Fenlig and introduced her to Burke, "Burke, don't be afraid, this is Laya, a friend I met on the road."

Then, I turned around and said, "Laya, this demihuman friend is called Berk. He has very deft hands. If your clothes are torn, you can ask him to help sew them. The other one is the wolf king Fenlig."

"I see." Laya mustered up the courage to come out and greeted, "Hello, Burke, Fenlig, I am Laya who is following Zero to witness his battle as a warrior."

Burke also quickly bowed to Laya so much that he almost kissed the ground.

——Actually, there’s no need to be so serious.

But probably because Laya had a hunchback, she bowed slightly, which made Burke think that she was giving him a great gift, so he quickly returned the gift.

"Yes, yes!" Burke suddenly remembered something, "Guang, Guang is only concerned with his own happiness. Master Edson is also in the camp now. He must be very happy to see Master Ling!"

"Oh, is Edson here too?" This is a good opportunity to recommend Nefeli so that she can become the King of Storms with full legitimacy.

Led by Burke and Fenlig, we entered the camp.

Sure enough, Edson was seen standing at the door of a tent, apparently watching the soldiers counting their belongings.

"Master Edson, Lord Zero is back!" Burke trotted over happily.

Edson turned around and saw me. He smiled with relief and bowed to me. "Oh, Master Zero, long time no see. It's great to see that you are safe and sound."

"You look much better, Edson. It seems that Stonewell is doing well recently." I also exchanged a few words.

"Thanks to you, after solving the Blackthorn Death Curse, the people in the city are no longer in panic, and there is enough energy to repair the city-state fortress." Edson stroked his beard and smiled. "Also, the arrival of Lady Nefeli has made everyone feel more at ease... I heard that she is willing to come back to lead us under your persuasion."

"Nefeli is too kind to me." I smiled sheepishly. "By the way, is she still in Stoneville?"

Edson shook his head. "After hearing about the events on the Weeping Peninsula, Lord Nefeli rushed over without stopping. He should have met up with Lord Kenneth and Lord Hertok by now to discuss the matter of retaking Morn City."

"...That guy is really restless." I narrowed my eyes, realizing that this is a good opportunity. "What do you think? Edson, why don't you think of a way to keep her? Then the Lord of Storm City will be settled."

“Hahaha! What you said… Of course I do have this intention, but I wonder if Lady Neferi has other ambitions like you.”

I scratched my head a little embarrassedly.

"However, I have another thing to tell you about the city of Morn." Edson changed the subject and said seriously, "Do you still remember the funeral of Lord Edgar?"

I nodded. "Yes. Didn't we say that after we recapture Morn City, we will let Diros and his men take Edgar back to his hometown?"

"But the trouble now is that Lord Edgar's body has disappeared."

"Huh?" These words made my head buzz, as if someone hit me with a bell hammer.

——Could it be that fellow Crazy Fire Us again?

—And this is the only possible reason why one would go to such great lengths to desecrate Edgar’s corpse!

I quickly asked, "What's going on?"

"...I don't even know where to start." Edson sighed, "Just a few days ago, on a rainy morning, I accidentally discovered that the sarcophagus of Lord Edgar, who was temporarily buried in the King's Courtyard, was actually empty."

"Empty? Then his eyes..."

Edson shook his head, indicating that not only the eyes, but everything was gone.

This is really strange.

Not only Irena, but even Edgar, who has been buried so far away, can he be found?

——Where did the information about Dianhuowusi come from?

I thought of a possibility and quickly said to Edson, "Edson, go back and tell everyone in Stonewell that if they see someone like me in the future, they should attack immediately."

"Huh? Why is this?" Edson looked confused.

I explained everything to him, "There was a guy who used my face and was infected with the Mad Fire. Maybe he teamed up with another person to steal Edgar's corpse for his eyes of revenge... I'm worried that he might use the same method to come to Stonewell to cause trouble in the future."

"But...what should we do if we meet the real Master Zero?"

I thought for a moment, then said, "Generally speaking, his eyes are different from mine, with a turbid gold color. Also, as long as it's not Hurtok and Nefeli, I should be able to deal with the others now, so don't worry about me... By the way, Edson, do you still remember the code we set the night we overthrew Greg?"

Edson nodded.

"Then use that one. If I can't name the one you see next time, just do it directly." I said righteously.

——But...that fire maniac is too cunning.

——If Baizhi has information that can find him, he must solve the problem personally to avoid future troubles.