Elden Ring: Atai vows to have a perfect ending

Seeing the old man coming, almost all the Faded People present made way for him.

Alexander also greeted him cheerfully: "Oh, Master Jielian, this brother Zero is just as brave as the Ishutopia brother said! He is really a real warrior!"

"Wow~ I saw your fight just now... You are indeed a rare warrior." Jie Lian turned his head and said to me with a smile, "Can you come with me, Zero?"

Blaze was also behind him, nodding at me.

So, I temporarily entrusted Laya to Alexander and Ishutopia, and followed Jerry and Wolf Brother to the end of the square.

Go up the stairs and walk towards the last tower of Red Lion City. There is a small room on the side with an elevator leading to a wasteland, and that is the site of the final battle with "Star Shattering" General Latan.

Blaze went to close the door, and I continued to follow Jeremiah to the second floor of the tower... Hmm? By the way, there are stairs going up here. In the game, old Jeremiah moved a chair and sat in the middle of the first floor, waiting for A-Tu.

Now it seems that this is where Jie Lian works every day:

Since the outbreak of the Scarlet Corruption, there has not been a single good day of weather in Gaileyd, so the whole room is always shrouded in gloom.

A reddish glow shone through the gray window, and the flickering candlelight illuminated the long table filled with stone slabs and worn books. There were also some swords and spears placed on the side, but they had not been moved for a long time and were covered with a layer of dust, just like the portrait opposite the window, which had long been blurred.

"Blaze has already told me your plan." After making sure that no one would eavesdrop, Jeremiah said to me straight to the point, "...Use the technology of the Kalia royal family to reshape the general's body, and then replace his soul...To be honest, your idea really amazed me."

"Then please stop the battle ceremony, Lord Jielian." I also said bluntly, "Now, what I need is time. Whether it is the amber starlight or the creation of a new body, our plan still needs time..."

"But time is also what we lack the most." Jie Lian paused, sighed, turned his head and looked directly at me and said, "The general is dying."

“…Is it corruption?”

Jellian nodded. "Marlennia's scarlet corruption not only corroded the general's body from the inside out, but also drove his mind crazy... He wandered there for too long, even piling up the bodies of the soldiers and gnawing them all like a mad dog. Here, I have felt the sad cries of that lord countless times, but... recently, his roars have only been filled with nameless anger and madness."

At this point, Jie Lian couldn't help but sigh again, and continued: "The long years and corruption have completely worn away the general's mind, and his starlight is almost extinguished... According to the judgment of several stargazing magicians under his command, in ten days or so, the general will completely become a monster without reason, waiting for his life to decay and die."

"Ten days or so?" I grasped the key words.

Blaze asked with concern: "Zero, do you think this is enough time?"

"If we carry out the previous plan intact, it will definitely be too late. So I gave up going to the Yatan Plateau and rushed here because I thought of another possibility." I asked Jie Lian seriously, "If we can suppress the scarlet corruption in the general's body to some extent, can we extend the general's time a little bit?"

"This..." Jerry and Blaze looked at each other.

I also took out the "Healing Flame" prayer rune and a large bag of cave moss crystals from my blessing backpack, and then told them my new plan: "This prayer 'Healing Flame' can eliminate the corruption in a person. In addition, I want to make enough corruption moss medicine to suppress corruption from within the body... At this point, it is indeed impossible to cure the general, but if we can slow down the erosion of the scarlet corruption and extend the general's life for another thirty or forty days, or even longer, our plan will have a sufficient chance of success."

“······Combine internal and external factors to doubly curb corruption?” Jie Lian understood what I meant.

"That's right. Besides, City Lord, you just said that the general's mind has not completely dissipated. He is still fighting the Scarlet Corruption. I don't think it's time for us to give up on him completely." I reiterated my request once again, "So, let's suspend the battle ceremony for now."

Blaze also looked at the moss crystals I placed on the table, and slowly said: "... Materials for making corrupted moss medicine, I remember we also need Night Dew Hepa and Holy Bloodwood Buds. Tsk, in the underground world, there are quite a lot of Night Dew Hepa, I didn't expect this at all... Jerryan, how is the inventory in Red Lion City?"

"Don't worry about the Night Dew Hepa. I've asked my friends in Nimgefu to collect it and bring it here." I asked Jerlian directly, "They should also pass through the Gael Tunnel to Gaelid and then go to Gael Fortress. So, I wonder if the city lord can send someone to discuss with old Jed and let my friends come directly through the portal."

—Old Patch, this is my last ripple.

"That's easy to say." Jie Lian nodded in agreement, "However, it's not easy to find Holy Bloodwood buds in this land..."

"No, I do know a place where, if nothing unexpected happens, there should still be a lot of Holy Blood Wood buds left."

——Hehe, I am the man holding the script, this is not a problem for me.

Seeing my determined expression, Wolf Brother naturally didn't need to say anything. Jie Lian thought for a moment and asked directly: "How long will it take you?"

I gave it some thought... Since I've already decided to go there to pick the Holy Blood Wood Buds, then there's no way I wouldn't be able to complete Mibble Millicent's side quest!

"Please give me five days. I will definitely give you a reply within five days!"

"In that case, I'll go with you, Zero." Wolf Brother Blaze said bluntly.

——Oh! With Brother Wolf's help, it should be much easier to deal with that veteran!

——I just don’t know if he can wade through that lake of corruption...

“Ouch—Ahhhhhh—”

At this moment, a heart-wrenching roar suddenly hit my eardrums.

——Could this voice be Latan?

Our location should be more than a hundred meters away from the wasteland where Latan is. Even so, the general's roar still resounded through the sky, shocking me in my heart.

——Is this really the power that a dying person can unleash?

"...Five days?" Jie Lian suddenly responded, "I still need to talk to those stargazing magicians... You must be tired from all the traveling, Zero. Although this land is quite poor and the hospitality of Red Lion City may not be good, I still hope you can have a good rest. Before the battle festival starts tomorrow, I will give you an accurate answer."

"it is good."

Jie Lian turned to Blaze and said, "Blaze, take Ling to find a guest room and tidy up. Please."

"Okay! Then we'll take our leave first!"

Blaze waved at me, and I followed him out of the room.

When closing the door, Jie Lian turned around and faced the direction where the earth-shaking roar came from. He couldn't help but hold his sword and seemed to sigh softly: "Old friend..."