Elden Ring: Atai vows to have a perfect ending

With the help of the Chariot of Fire, Laya and I got rid of the wild bully dogs in the corrupt land and made a smooth journey to Gale Fortress.

“Woof—”

boom!

boom!

From a distance, you can see the entrance to Gale Fortress, with flames blazing.

The two teams of Red Lion Knights surrounded the two Overlord Dogs that Laya had led over earlier.

One of them had been pinned to the ground, but was still roaring and struggling with all its might; the other one was more like a vicious dog released from hell. After being hit by several fire pots, it was covered in scorching flames and was biting and gnawing at everything frantically.

But suddenly a Red Lion Knight jumped high from the crowd, using all his strength to wield the sword, swung it in a full moon shape, and slashed down angrily.

With just one strike, the bully dog ​​that was subdued on the ground was beheaded!

——Its neck is as thick as a hundred-year-old tree trunk, and even a person may not be able to hug it.

"Everyone be careful, get out of the way!"

On the other side, just as the shouting stopped, a rain of purple arrows suddenly fell from the sky, nailing the restless Overlord Dog to the ground alive.

Then, the Latan soldiers around rushed forward with spears and swords in hand, and instantly stabbed the Overlord Dog full of holes, killing it completely.

What a tight team collaboration, but there is just one thing that makes people sigh a little.

——The kill reward in the real world will only go to the person who deals the fatal blow. It is not like in the game world, where as long as A-ti gets close, the runes will gather on him alone.

——Relying on this mechanism, I often provoke these giant overlord dogs and corrupt giant crows in the game, lure them to the front of the people of the Red Lion Legion, and then find a good position with a commanding position to watch the electronic cricket fights.

——Especially outside the bridge of Red Lion City, you can often earn more than 10,000 runes by sitting there for three or two minutes. It is a good spot to farm in the early stage.

But now, this way of making money is out of the question.

"Hey, man, are you also a Faded One preparing to participate in the General's battle festival?" A Red Lion Knight Captain walked towards us.

But to be honest, I was a little uncomfortable with the fact that the dogs of Ah Tui were not attacked. My response was a little dull: "Ah... um."

"Hahaha, you've come at the perfect time." The Knight Commander laughed and talked to me while commanding the other soldiers to run in the direction I came from, probably to support the two chariots of fire. "The festival will start at noon the day after tomorrow. If we go through the portal of our fortress, we should be able to arrive tomorrow morning."

I quickly dismounted and politely responded, "Thank you for your advice, that's exactly what I meant."

The other party looked me up and down, then suddenly reached out his hand and patted my shoulder enthusiastically: "Hahaha, then the general will be handed over to you Faded Ones. Please be sure to return the warrior's honor to that lord."

I felt a little awkward and uncomfortable with the Knight Commander's familiarity, so I rubbed my hands and nodded.

——He actually didn’t attack me, but encouraged me? !

After the Knight Commander finished speaking, he followed the troops and went to continue dealing with the wild king dogs.

Holding Torret's hand and bringing Laya with me, I watched as Latan's soldiers burned the rotten corpses with fire, and passed through the layers of flaming walls on the narrow path at the entrance of Gale Fortress without any hindrance.

Another Red Lion Knight, who was standing on the highest stone platform looking out with a bow in his hand like a security guard, said loudly after seeing me, "Welcome to Gale Fortress, Faded One!"

"Thank you, thank you."

"The Lord City Lord has been waiting for the challenger for a long time. Just get ready and enter the city gate."

Following the other party's instructions, I looked towards the gate of Gale Fortress.

In reality, the city gates on this side were actually wide open, and there was no need to go around the side and rear of the fortress and find a ladder to climb in like in the game.

——It was so unexpectedly smooth that it was hard to believe that I was actually on the border of war and conflict.

But since the Red Lion Knights are so close to us, I took Laya with me without any hesitation and walked into the main gate of Gale Fortress.

The lights inside the city gate were actually on, and on the surrounding city walls, bonfires were swaying gently in the evening breeze, illuminating a square about the size of a basketball court.

Ding-dong--

I heard the sound of a dragging iron chain. When I turned around, I saw a dark lion as big as a truck circling the edge of the square, glaring at us.

I couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and suddenly there was a dull falling sound behind me.

When he turned around, he saw that the iron gate of the Gale Fortress had fallen down, completely blocking the retreat route.

woo-

The sound of trumpets rang out from the city walls.

The iron chains clanged rapidly, and the lion roared and pounced on me when I was looking away.

——Oops, we fell into a trap!

I subconsciously dodged to the side to avoid the giant lion's attack, and at the same time, I quickly shouted: "Laya, find a place to hide first! I'll drag..."

"zero--"

Huh? Laya's voice actually came from the other side of the square, not behind me.

"Come on!" This little girl is so quick!

She had already climbed onto the stands in the square, scaring the Latan soldiers around her.

——Come to think of it, Laya is indeed more agile than me.

——Although the Latan soldiers next to her seemed to be trying to capture her, Laya was as timid as a loach, and considering the stats of the Volcano Mansion, they probably wouldn't be able to do anything to Laya for a while.

So, I'd better worry about my own situation first.

"Woo--" the giant lion let out a low roar, and the iron chain wrapped around its left forearm kept making noises. The machete tied to it was covered with mottled black bloodstains, demonstrating to me that countless souls had been killed here.

I couldn't help but swallow.

——To be honest, I really hate fighting monsters that are too mobile.

——And this hybrid giant lion happens to be the most active one in the game, and can read various commands to avoid attacks.

Therefore, before I had powerful means or a high level, I would stand on the stands beside the square or on the higher city walls to fight against this ominous giant lion of Gale Fortress, and take advantage of the terrain where the opponent could not get up, and use bows and arrows or throw fire and pray, trying to cheat and blame it to death.

But at the moment, I was blinded by the "hospitality" of the Latan soldiers and jumped into this trap on my own initiative.

The stand is three or four meters high. Even if I could climb up, it would take time and effort. This time would be enough for this ominous giant lion to chop me into meat sauce.

What’s even more outrageous is that there should have been a ladder on the side of the square in the game that could lead directly to the fortress wall, but now, most of the ladder has been hung up by someone.

In other words, I could only face this hybrid lion head-on, one-on-one.

——······I feel so bad. I could have skipped class, but I missed the opportunity.

——It feels like there are ants crawling on my body, making me itchy all over!

While I was daydreaming, the iron chains began to stir, and the ominous giant lion pounced on me again.

Roar--