Elden Ring: Atai vows to have a perfect ending

He took a look at the corrupt church which had completely collapsed and turned into ruins, and Alexander the Great had escaped from it safely.

I breathed a sigh of relief, found a stone tablet on the side of the road, gently placed Millicent on the ground, then quickly ignited a fire for myself and took a big gulp of Holy Grail Dew to suppress the burning sensation on my back.

"Zero——" Laya and Ishtopia also ran over.

Ishutopia said anxiously, "Brother Ling, this is bad!"

"what happened?"

“... Well, let me show you directly.” As he spoke, Ishtopia and Laya each took out a handful of silver-gray branches. On the top of the branches, the flower buds that should have been bright red had been mostly burnt by the turbid fire, leaving only the center of the pistil still retaining its original color.

My eyelids fluttered slightly.

Ixutopia then explained: "This is the most complete Holy Bloodwood bud that Xiao Laya and I have collected... What do you think, can these still be used, Brother Ling?"

There is a slight pain in the temple.

——That bastard "Mad Fire Us" not only almost harmed Millicent, but also almost ruined my plan to rescue Latan.

——I don’t know if these Holy Blood Wood Buds can still be used. Fortunately, I defeated Millicent’s Red Shadow before and got some wood buds, which can be used to make some corrupt moss medicine.

And right now, all I can say is, "Keep it for now. Go back to Red Lion City and give it to someone who is good at making moss medicine. Maybe they will have a way... Oh, Brother Wolf, you're back."

Blaze walked back alone, looking a little dejected. "I'm sorry, Zero. I couldn't catch up with that guy. He used the Bloody Finger's hiding technique to run away... Well, if it were normal times, I should be able to catch up with him with my nose."

"Forget it, he just got lucky this time." I sighed.

Ishutopia asked curiously: "But who is that person? Ah, could it be the guy who attacked you in Red Lion City?"

I shook my head and took this opportunity to explain to them: "That guy's name is Nelius. He was originally a member of the 'Blood Fingers' who attacked me, but after being defeated, he was infected by the Mad Fire. He is one of my mortal enemies... In addition, among the Mad Fire users who are similar to him, there is another guy who looks like me. He also opposes me in every way. If you see him, you must be careful and cautious."

"Looks like you?!" Everyone looked at each other, and Ixutopia asked, "Then how should we guard against it? We can't just chop you on the head the next time we meet."

"... The best way to tell is through the eyes. Dianhuo's eyes are turbid yellow and blood red. My eyes, as you can see, are just normal faded ones." My eyes fell on Alexander who had no eyes. Uh... well, "Brother Hu, to be honest, I don't know how you identify other people."

“Hahaha.” Alexander laughed and said, “In fact, my main observation ability is the perception of a kind of ‘qi’. Whether it is a living thing or a dead thing, it will produce a unique ‘qi’. This is also the innate talent of our warrior pot clan. It should be related to the death sacrifices we have been in contact with for a long time. The second is the hearing provided by the warriors in my body. Combining the two, I can almost grasp all the information around me.”

"Is the 'qi' different for each person?" I asked curiously.

"Of course. So, when we meet again, I should be able to distinguish Brother Zero from the others. After all, I have no vision, hahahaha."

Blaze interrupted and asked, "But what is the purpose of the man who was bewitched? Why is he here? Do you know? Zero."

I... thought of the ear that Nelius threw at me. I'm afraid that he has already taken another symbol of the Decidas Elevator from the Pharos Fortress. The guy's next route should be to the royal city of Rodel, to challenge the King of Blessing, and then go down to the depths of the royal city's sewers to meet the Three Fingers of Madness.

And this time, Nelius came to cause trouble for Millicent on purpose. Perhaps he guessed that Sir Baizhi and I were working together to investigate him, so he came to warn me - don't get in the way, otherwise I will destroy everything you want, or something like that?

——After all, from his tone, he seemed to have guessed that I would come here, but he didn't intend to fight to the death with me.

...But when I think about it, if it weren't for Ishtopia's suggestion to come and pick up Millicent early tonight, as I had thought at the beginning according to the game process and wait until the Sage Gwei repaired the Pure Golden Needle, I'm afraid that all we would see of Millicent would be a pile of bones.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but feel a chill and was so angry that my teeth were itching. I wished I could bite the person on the other side to death.

We really can't let our guard down against those guys for even a moment, especially when we don't have any intelligence. We have to seize the time and think about their possible actions, so as to avoid almost missing out on important things like today.

——However, since Nelius also wants to become the King of Elden, he will definitely collect the Great Runes.

——Then which two demigods will be his targets?

——With me here, Latan is unlikely to go, so will it be Queen Reinara? Go up to the Attan Plateau to the volcano mansion to deal with the snake Lakad? Or borrow his original identity as "Blood Finger" to find the "Blood King" Monger? Even further, he will not play by the rules of the game and deal with Mikaela who is still in the cocoon and whose life or death is unknown...

"Brother Zero, Brother Zero!" Ishutopia's voice interrupted my messy thoughts.

"What, what's wrong?"

"Let's not talk about the Fire Madman for now. Something seems to be wrong with that girl." Ishtopia pointed at Millicent.

The corruption in Millicent seemed to have become more serious. She curled up into a ball, and even though she was unconscious, her body couldn't stop shaking slightly.

——Although I arrived in time, Mibao's body was probably still affected by the epilepsy and became even weaker.

"At this point, I don't know if old Gwei has repaired the golden needle." I turned around and quickly said to Alexander, "Brother Hu, I'll ask you and Senior Ixutopia to take Millicent back to the sage's shabby house and treat her first."

"Okay, leave it to me!" Alexander went over and picked up Millicent, carrying her on top of the kettle.

"Brother Wolf, come with me and collect some crystals from the cave moss, and then go back together."

"No problem."

"Laya, I know, of course you will follow me, right?"

Laya nodded with a smile, and I couldn't help but reach out and touch her little head: "Then this time, you must follow me and Brother Wolf closely. Last time in the flowing water cave, I was almost scared to death."

"Hey, don't worry, Zero, I will protect myself this time!" Laya really seemed to like being touched on the head, and even her hunched body was straightened up a little.

——With Brother Wolf here this time, nothing serious should happen... Forget it, let’s not raise the flag.

"Then we will meet in that shabby house later and try to return to Red Lion City tomorrow." I summoned Torret and said goodbye to Alexander and Ishutopia temporarily.

It seems that we must seize the time faster and find a way to stop those crazy people from doing whatever they want!