Elden Ring: Atai vows to have a perfect ending

Boom boom boom——

Accompanied by the roar of thunder, the scarlet and corrupt storm swept in with devastating force.

"Torret!" I blew the spirit horse whistle subconsciously, and Torret did not hesitate and appeared beside me at a running speed.

I grabbed its reins and jumped up. Then I reached out to Pollyanna beside me and said, "Come up quickly!"

Pollyanna hesitated for only a moment, and the scarlet dust had already caught up with us, like countless hands pulling madly, trying to grab us and trap us in this hurricane.

Seeing this, she could only grab my hand and climb onto the horse.

"Gee!" I quickly pulled the reins.

Torrett also immediately sped up to the maximum speed, even rushing directly onto the fungal reef at the edge of the arena, and jumped several times on the top of the partition of the maze, which led us out of the scarlet hurricane.

Huh-huh-huh-

At this moment, the entire central area is covered by rolling sand and dust, like a huge vortex.

And in the center of the storm, there were lightning and thunder, as if the veteran O'Neal had been venting all his resentment and anger that had been accumulated for many years.

"Cough, cough, cough!" The air seemed to be plundered by corruption. My chest was in pain from breathing so hard that I quickly put out a fire on myself.

On the other side, Alexander ran over with an Ionian sister in one hand, "Brother Ling, the condition of these two friends doesn't seem right."

I saw them put the two of them on the ground.

“······” The second sister Jasmine stood up slowly like a robot, and only coughed a few times when she could not hold it anymore.

The third sister, Aimi, was more like a frightened little hedgehog, curled up on the ground, mumbling incoherently: "Okay, okay, so scary! So scary! Don't come over here! Don't come over here!"

"They are just like this. Don't worry about them." Pollyanna was quite indifferent to her sisters. She turned her head and looked at the center of the storm. "The question now is, what should we do with that guy?"

"Let me go! I'm the only one here who can resist the scarlet corruption!" Alexander patted his chest confidently.

I slapped both Jasmine and Amy, and was almost stabbed by the terrified Amy. I could only comfort her while saying, "Even if it's O'Neill, such a large-scale dust storm tornado won't last long. Wait a little longer, maybe it will be over."

but--

The storm howled and the thunder roared.

Even though he was hiding in the maze, the sounds in his ears continued. He could faintly hear the old general's roar: "...Ah ...! Drowned in corruption!"

——I’m afraid it will be difficult to calm down during this period of time.

Alexander stood up again: "Let me go, brother Ling, let me end this battle in a dignified manner!"

I remembered that veteran O'Neal seemed to be able to summon ghosts unlimitedly at the beginning. Perhaps this land of dead bodies has given him additional abilities, so this storm may not stop in a short time.

——Then there seems to be no other way except Alexander’s proposal.

I was ready to tell them to be careful, especially when approaching the center, and to be extra careful of the sweeps of the old general's flag and the falling mines.

——After all, although Hu Ge is responsible for corruption, he is still relatively weak in resisting crackdowns.

"Lord Ling." At this moment, a soft voice came to my ear, "That general, would you allow me to offer him peace?"

"Letina?" I was a little surprised.

But the other party would take the initiative to find me, so she must have her reasons.

I drank a mouthful of blue dew from the Holy Grail bottle, restored my rune power, and rang the soul-summoning bell.

Amid the confusion of the crowd and the horrified look of Amy, Letina bowed slightly to me and explained softly, "Thank you, my master... Saint Torina once did a favor to our Son of Platinum, and that man was also a follower of the Saint. But now, his soul is imprisoned here, forever lost in the pain of not being able to find the Saint. It's unbearable."

"So, Letina, is there anything I can help you with?"

Letina touched her feet and said, "I need a high place."

"Then let me help you, Letina~" Laya actually jumped down from the huge trees in the maze and stretched out her hand to Letina.

Letina was stunned for a moment, and then she accepted Laya's kindness, took her hand, and smiled softly: "Then it's Miss Laya's turn."

"Okay, hold on tight~" Laya carried Letina on her back and first climbed up the mushroom reef. Then, using her flexible body, she easily climbed up the giant tree.

——Is this little girl becoming less and less willing to hide her true identity recently?

"Warrior Pot, Son of Platinum, Snake Man... You have so many strange things around you." Pollyanna beside him complained casually, and then got punched on the back of her head, "Ouch! Big, big sister."

"You still feel pain." The eldest sister Mary said coldly, "Isn't it all over just now? Why do you insist on making trouble?"

Pollyanna stuck out her tongue and could only say that it was a good thing her sister couldn't see it, otherwise she would have been beaten again.

"That..." Out of gratitude to Pollyanna for saving me in the beginning, I wanted to say something for her, but as soon as I opened my mouth, my eldest sister Mary glanced at me.

······In fact, it was not a glance, after all, her eyes were covered with satin. However, there was an invisible intimidation from the head of the family, which made me shut up subconsciously and look up at Laya and Letina.

They have already found a place.

Facing the roaring scarlet sandstorm, Letina slowly drew the platinum bow, and the arrow seemed to emit a faint purple smoke.

Then, a purple meteor streaked across the sky and disappeared into the storm.

"May the Saint take you to the pure land of your dreams, General."

Letina's voice floated past my ears, and Pollyanna turned around and rushed towards the exit of the maze.

I also subconsciously used my storm feet to quickly climb onto the mushroom reef.

The storm did break, but the large swathes of scarlet haze it had rolled up did not dissipate or settle.

Pollyanna didn't hesitate at all and disappeared into the thick fog. I gritted my teeth, prepared the holy mark of my finger, and followed her in.

The visibility inside is terribly low. It is almost impossible to see clearly if the distance is more than one meter.

There were skeletons and skulls all over the ground at your feet. If you slowed down, you could almost hear the painful and resentful roars of the dead souls.

——If I remember correctly, the final position of veteran O'Neal should be in this direction... got it!

A tall and burly figure suddenly appeared in front of the thick fog. He stood still, as motionless as a sculpture.

—Where’s Pollyanna?

There is no time to care about other people's affairs, now is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

I stomped my foot hard on the ground, summoning a storm to blow away all the rotten dust around me, and at the same time, I soared into the sky.

The long fangs are swung and slashed with blood, and the blood moon will bring eternal dreams to the opponents.

Combat skill——Scarlet Blood Moon Slash!

This time, there was no obstruction or resistance.

I unleashed my strongest blow with all my strength, and it instantly hit veteran O'Neal's shoulder.

He fell to his knees.

"..."

At the end, the purple smoke covering O'Neal's head dissipated, and the old veteran who had been guarding the battlefield for who knows how many years seemed to wake up a little. He raised his head and stretched out his hand towards me with difficulty, as if he wanted to grab something.

Half out of curiosity and half out of admiration and pity for O'Neill, I put away my hound's fangs and took the other person's hand.

“Oh... Saint, Saint...” O’Neill’s voice was choked with sobs, but he held my hand tightly, refusing to let go. “I... I can finally, finally...”

Under the stained helmet, a few tears actually fell from that face that had already become shriveled and thin, like a skeleton.

But he hadn't finished his words, as his body remained in a squatting position and turned into ghostly gray smoke and dissipated.

Only a golden glow remained in the palm of my hand.

——Saint Torina...Oh, or rather, Son of God Michaela. Perhaps the pure land that Letina mentioned is the holy tree he created—a place of eternal peace that can accommodate everything and where everything can live in peace and contentment.

——But with the bloody conspiracy, that piece of pure land was completely shattered like a dream bubble.

——The Valkyrie Marennia, who depended on him for survival, mobilized a large army and conquered most of the border area, but she and General Starbreaker of Galide ended up in a loss to both sides;

——Those who believe in and follow the Son of God and the Holy Lady will be forever lost in the endless journey to find the Pure Land.

Looking up at the broken military flag fluttering in the vanishing corrupt world, I couldn't help but clench the pure golden needle in my hand, as if I was holding a baton of nothingness.