Elden Ring: Atai vows to have a perfect ending

The scarlet blood moon set.

Before I could check on the other party's condition, my feet had already moved forward automatically, and I used the last of my strength to pounce towards the nearby hardened scarlet mushroom colonies. At the same time, I took out two holy grail bottles and quickly gulped down the red one and then the blue one.

My whole body was lying on this honest land? ... It should be considered as vegetation. After that, I breathed a long sigh of relief, raised my left hand, and used the holy seal of my finger to pat myself with "Healing Flame".

——That was a close call! That was a close call!

——After using the Scarlet Blood Moon Slash, not only did he feel dizzy, but his chest also ached.

——I’m afraid that if I had been a step later, I would have rotted in this scarlet corrupt poisonous water, and would have been transformed into an Ionian butterfly with Little Wood, living and flying together.

——Well, I don’t know whether Melina is willing or not. As a spirit, she is not affected at all. At most, she will turn into a metamorphosis butterfly and be beautiful alone.

Okay, okay, after I've said all that crap, my excited emotions have calmed down.

After sitting up, I looked at the swamp behind me.

The red shadow that I had chopped down was gradually disintegrating and turning into red fragments of light.

A grey shadow seemed to fly away, and the remaining golden light, with a few wisps of pale glow, gathered towards the palm of my hand, and finally turned into a few crimson buds, with blood-red flowers on top that were about to bloom.

——Oh, this is the Holy Blood Wood Bud?! I forgot that after defeating Mibao's Red Spirit, I can get five Wood Buds. In this case, I will not lose out if I fight desperately.

——So, Millicent, please wait for me for a moment, I will rush to you as soon as possible and help you get rid of the torture of corruption.

I couldn't help but hold the Holy Blood Wood Bud tightly, stood up, and climbed over the fallen tree and the mushroom rock reef.

I was a little surprised that Alexander and Laya were still fighting with the two corrupt knights, although Alexander still had the upper hand...

Clang clang clang——

Suddenly, I heard the sound of armor colliding. When I turned around, I saw the corrupt knight with a bloody back struggling to stand up from the swamp.

—Oh my god, brother...Oh, it's sister, you took a whole set of Water Bird Dance, and you can still stand up? !

——Your health lock is better than mine!

I was shocked for a moment, and finally understood why the Zunfu Knights were called an invincible army - it seemed that their strong willpower and recovery ability kept them fighting. They could even stand up again after being hit by a water bird, and under normal circumstances, they could easily beat the opponent to death.

I quickly blew the whistle and summoned Torrett to run towards Alexander and Laya: "Forget it, Alexander, these guys seem to have an extraordinary ability to recover. It's useless to fight with them. Let's go find veteran O'Neill as soon as possible!"

"Oh!" Alexander grabbed the scythe of a corrupt knight, swung her up and threw her towards another guy.

As the two knights fell to the ground, he chased after me at great speed, and kept reminding me, "Little Laya, hold on tight!"

"Yeah~" Laya smiled and nodded.

——It seems that the two of them get along well.

Along the way, groups of Zuncorrupt Knights emerged from the Corrupt Swamp. However, these guys were indeed moving slowly, even slower than in the game.

We got rid of those guys as quickly as possible and followed the Rune map in our minds. After running for a while, we found the center of the battlefield that had been so brutal.

Above the crimson swamp, countless withered and weathered trees are like pairs of skinny hands, stretching out towards the sky, as if calling for help, struggling, trying to escape from this decayed hell.

Apart from that, there were only the mushrooms that grew along with corruption, like scarlet snowflakes, piling up on the branches, trunks, and feet of the trees, imprisoning them as if everything was frozen.

Only the skeletons buried in the mushroom reefs, with their paleness and decay, tell us that the long years are still flowing, but the misery remains unchanged.

——If you could look down from the sky, you might be able to see the outline of a flower in this entire area.

——Scarlet Ionia, the flower of destruction that can summon the brutal and corrupt god.

——When the Valkyrie was in despair, the god's fleeting glance led to the tragedy of Gaileyd today.

Well, in Lao Tou Huan's game forum, the Cyber ​​Red Lion Knights and the Cyber ​​Zun Fu Knights always argue about this, and now I can't tell who is stronger and who is weaker, who is right and who is wrong.

The only thing we can do is probably to try our best to save those tragedies that have not yet happened.

I lit up the blessing at the entrance and said to Alexander and Laya, "Let's go."

After entering this forest of decaying giant trees, I discovered that this place is even bigger and more complicated than in the game.

——Originally, after lighting up the blessing, walking inside, you can see the veteran O'Neal standing in the center of the former battlefield, waiting for A-Tu to come and challenge him.

But in reality, this place is like a huge maze.

hum-

The overlapping layers of mushroom reefs and giant trees formed barriers that made it difficult for people to get around and through them.

buzz-

······Although there is the guidance of the map, the details are not easy to see clearly. It is like entering a cave or a dungeon and you can't find the north at all.

buzzing-

And the most annoying thing is...

buzzing-

"Buzz buzz buzz you head, when will you ever stop!" I was so angry that I took out a throwing knife and threw it at the giant Gallide dragonflies hovering above my head.

But these guys flapped their wings, buzzed away, and then continued to buzz around our heads, just like the smelly mosquitoes that linger on after the lights are turned off on a summer night.

"Hahaha!" Alexander said with a smile, "Brother Ling, there's no need to get angry with those bugs."

"If the mosquitoes don't bite you, there's no need to get angry." I said casually, "These guys are like carrion crows, circling over our heads, waiting for us to die, and then coming down to eat all our flesh. It's really unlucky."

"Eh? Is that so?" Laya, who was sitting on top of the Alexander pot, also raised her head and stared at the large dragonflies flying around. She suddenly said, "Zero, these things look like shrimps. Are they delicious?"

"..."

——Eating everything will only harm you, Laya!

I held my forehead helplessly, but Alexander smiled happily.

But you know what, after Laya finished saying this, the number of dragonflies hovering above our heads actually gradually decreased. How could a small snake be so intimidating?! Unbelievable.

However, it seems that continuing to go around in circles like this is not a solution.

——In the game, Torrett can climb walls and fly over rooftops. As long as there is a small place to land on the building model, it can get stuck.

But in reality, it will not be able to stand steadily on some slopes that are too steep.

So, I got off the spirit horse and ran to the rotten mushroom reef that looked like a small hill, wanting to take a look from the height to see where the center of this Ionian labyrinth was.

In a few seconds, they were about to reach the top of the mountain.

Unexpectedly, I saw a pair of armored feet emitting a faint pale glow, right in front of me.

I raised my head with some confusion, and what I saw was a sharp sword stabbing straight towards my head.

"Oh my god!" I was so scared that my hands loosened and I fell off the mushroom reef.

The guy followed closely and was knocked flying by Alexander's punch. After sliding a few meters on the ground, he turned into ashes and disappeared.

"What was that thing just now? It felt weak when I hit it." Alexander clenched his fist with some concern.

——It seems that Alexander really has no vision, and his perception of the surroundings may rely on rune magic or something like that.

Laya explained it, "It looks like the ashes of a soul that Zero summoned. It doesn't seem very warm to me."

...Suddenly I remembered the veteran O'Neill's summoning skill in the game, and a bad feeling arose in my heart. I quickly used the "Storm Feet" to help myself climb up the branches of a nearby giant tree.

really!

I saw pale figures one after another gathering towards us from every corner of this huge Ionian labyrinth.

And among the layers of tree shadows, you can vaguely see a white glow shining continuously.