Elden Ring: Atai vows to have a perfect ending

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Bubbles emerged one after another from the thick, crimson muddy water, emitting wisps of faint smoke haze, and slowly, slowly, it began to boil, like a poor person suffering from tuberculosis, coughing one after another, one after another, and finally, even the blood in his heart was coughed out, and a ten-meter-high column of turbid red water rose up before it calmed down briefly.

The Ionian swamps are like a huge hole dug into the land of Gelide, causing the flesh and blood inside to fester to this day.

Just by standing by the lake, one can vaguely glimpse the shadow of death wandering above the swamp.

"How is it, Brother Hu? Is it okay to walk in there?" Looking at Alexander walking a small circle in the swamp, I couldn't help but ask with some concern.

However, Alexander seemed to be at ease. After he stepped onto the shore, he folded his arms across his chest and said, "Hahaha, that's the only advantage of our Warrior Pot. It will not be affected by any adverse conditions. So, don't worry, Brother Zero."

"That's good." I touched the spirit horse's neck again, "Toret, thank you for your hard work this time."

Phew——

The spirit horse raised its head and neighed loudly in response.

"Okay, let's go!"

In order to obtain the raw material for making corrupt moss medicine - holy blood wood buds, the best location to choose is the Corrupted Church in the back mountain of the magical town of Selia in Gaileid.

And the Altas first met their beloved Mibao - Millicent, in that corrupt church, where she was alone, enduring the inherent scarlet corruption and dying.

——Millicent is the character who helps Ati the most in the Circle of Magic, and is also the main character in the Valkyrie Marennia branch, so she must be saved.

So, I asked "Half-Wolf" Blaze and "Ancient Knight" Ishtopia to go to the magic town of Ceria first, while I, Alexander, and Laya went deep into the swamp to find the veteran O'Neill, seize the pure golden needle in his hand, and help Millicent suppress her disease.

——Of course, it would be even better if I could convince the veteran and get the golden needle directly.

- After all, Mibao can be regarded as the incarnation of the Valkyrie, and the veteran O'Neill is a warrior of the Holy Tree sect where Marennia is. Perhaps he can be won over by persuading her with kind words.

But then again, after wandering in this godforsaken place for so long, it is hard for me to imagine that anyone can still maintain their self-identity. After all, even the famous "Star Crusher" General Latan on the border was corroded by the scarlet and was on the verge of death.

We still have to be prepared for battle.

"Huh? What is that?" Laya, who was behind me, suddenly said.

Amid the rising atmosphere of decay, a figure stood in the swamp like a sculpture.

"Is there anyone else here?" Alexander greeted the other party enthusiastically, "Hey, brother! Do you know where veteran O'Neal is?"

——No, the man in golden armor is the Zunfu Knight!

"Be careful, Alexander, that guy might be an enemy..." Before I could finish my words, I was suddenly interrupted by Torrett's hastily raised body and the sound of his horse neighing.

slam-la-

The swamp water surged under Torret's body. A golden-armored hand that seemed to be stained with blood stretched out from under the swamp, grabbed its front paw, and used the strength of Torret's panicked foot to pull the guy out.

——I say, you, the Zunfu Knights, are acting like zombies, what the hell!

Without saying much, the other party pulled out a rapier from the swamp water with his other hand and stabbed straight at Torrett.

I quickly pulled out my hound's fang and swung it to block.

Alexander saw that the situation was not good, so he came around and punched the opponent in the face.

His strength was so great that he beat the Zunfu Knight who had ambushed us like a sack. He fell out and rolled several times in the mud.

I was just about to say thank you, but another golden halo appeared in front of me.

It was too late to pull Torret to dodge, so I could only wipe the blade with my left hand and slash at the bloody light wheel.

The blade split the halo, but the fragments of magic were like pebbles, scattered over the heads of Torret and me.

——Tsk, what a hassle!

"Alexander, I'll leave that noble man to you!" I pulled Torret's reins, "Laya, hold on to me tight, be careful not to fall!"

After saying that, Torret led us to rush towards the corrupt knight.

I swung my fangs, and the moment I got close, I slashed at the opponent's shoulder.

The reaction of the Zunfu Knight was quite slow. Only after being hit did he raise his rapier and try to fight back.

But at this time, Torrett had already run us three or four meters away.

Seeing this, the Zunfu Knight raised her sickle and swung it towards us, and the two golden wheels flew towards us again.

Combat Skills - Mikaela's Aura.

——But, do you think Torrett is some bulky target?

After keeping a certain distance, I turned and ran in Torret, easily throwing away the light wheel, and changed direction, charging towards the Zunfu Knight again.

The same attack method was met with the same meaningless counterattack.

It felt like this guy was a bit like a robot, mechanically executing the program, and being pulled around in a cycle by Torrett and I as we flew the kite.

On Alexander's side, the situation was even more one-sided.

The Zunfu Knight could not withstand the iron fist of the warrior Hu at all. He stood and fell like a broken sandbag, and fell and fought again.

It seems that the once so-called invincible army has already degenerated into a group of old, weak and sick people. Fighting them seems like we are bullying children, which is meaningless.

——Let you soak in this corrupt and poisonous swamp water and let your brains become corrupt.

——And you still have to come out to scare people, deep well ice.

I was tired of this boring battle, so I suggested, "Alexander, let's ignore these guys. Let's just walk away. They will probably give up if they can't catch up."

Phew——

Before Alexander could respond, Torrett screamed again, and then his steps slowed down rapidly. Suddenly, he seemed to be unable to move, and his figure gradually emitted a blue light.

——Huh? What’s going on?

——Could it be that Torrett is also corrupted?

My mind was full of doubts, but at the same time I rejected my own guess:

——That’s not right. As a spirit horse, Torrett is not afraid of anything, and his patience in all aspects is higher than mine.

——I haven’t been infected yet, how come it has been stained with scarlet corruption? Could it be...

The only possibility popped up in my mind, and I quickly grabbed Laya's hand and shouted to Alexander who was not far away: "Alexander, Laya is in your hands first!"

"Huh?" Before Laya could figure out what was going on, I had already used all my strength to throw her out.

Almost at the same time, Torret disappeared from under me, forcing me to step into the scarlet, corrupt, poisonous swamp.

Suddenly, it felt like a pair of hands had tied my ankles.

The corrosive heat made me feel like I was stepping into a burning fire, and the pain was so severe that hair all over my body grew.

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Gudu Gudu Gudu——

Four or five meters away, a spring like a swamp coughing and gushing out.

My pupils shrank slightly, and I saw a crimson figure with a hint of cold light above the rising water column, suddenly slashing down towards me.

I subconsciously dodged backwards, but the opponent was also very fast, and a long curved sword was slashing towards my neck and shoulders, forcing me to raise my sword to block and retreat continuously.

The opponent suddenly changed his tactics. Like a ballet dancer, he turned around quickly and swung the curved sword with both hands to make a spinning slash.

Although I raised my fangs and used both hands to block the attack, the strong force made me stumble and take several steps back.

"Cough cough——" Unconsciously, the already dry throat and heart and lungs began to ache. The sudden cough drained all the strength away, and I could not help but kneel on one knee on the ground.

——Sure enough, stepping directly into the corrupt poisonous swamp, the scarlet corruption accumulated too quickly.

He quickly summoned a ball of red flame with his left hand and slapped it towards his body to eliminate the bad condition.

I took a breath, feeling somewhat surprised that the other party didn't attack me when I was weak. But the moment I raised my head, the red shadow had already soared into the air like a swallow, and the whole person seemed to have turned into the scythe in the hands of the god of death, sentencing me to death.

——It’s not good.