Elden Ring: Atai vows to have a perfect ending

boom--

The moment I was knocked off the cliff by the royal ghost, my body lost weight and fell, just like my heart, it was over.

——In the game, remember that if you fall off a cliff of this height, you will not necessarily die, so there is still a chance!

I gritted my teeth, ready to rely on my physical strength to get through this crisis.

But suddenly, everything went dark before his eyes, and he was pulled up by a huge force.

The dampness and warmth instantly enveloped my head and half of my body. From the deep darkness above my head came a strange and vague sound: “Ah~ Woo... Ahhhh... Ahhhh...”

——What on earth is going on?

The next second, I fell on my butt onto a solid stone pillar.

"Zero! Are you okay? Cough cough cough." Laya's anxious voice came from behind.

I turned my head and saw that she had transformed into her snake-man appearance again. She touched her big face with her slender hands and looked at me with concern with her green eyes.

——······Could it be that it was Laya who saved me just now?

——But the way she saved me was a little special. Did she bite my head and shoulders and then lift me up?

"No, it's okay." I stood up stiffly like a robot.

——It brought back some bad memories of me in the game. The snakeman's throwing skills in the Circle of Fa game were also like this.

——I can be considered a man who has been touched by Laya’s words.

"Anyway, thank you, Laya."

As soon as I stretched out my hand, Laya leaned her head towards me obediently and wagged her tail happily: "Hey, you're welcome."

boom!

There was another explosion next to me.

As the range for dodging on the rocky cliff of the cave was too narrow, Wolf Brother Blaze was also hit by a set of Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms and was slammed by the Royal Ghost onto a crystal stone pillar.

"Ah, Brother Wolf is in danger too!" Laya was a little anxious.

I have regained my spirits, shook off my hair with my hands, and took out the soul-summoning bell: "Serolina, it's decided to be you!"

Jingle bell bell~

As the bell rang, a dark blue figure appeared in front of me. I had to quickly drink the blue dew drop from the Holy Grail bottle, otherwise the magic power would be drained away all at once.

The royal ghost was also attracted by my soul-summoning bell, and immediately crawled over to me in a panic: "Ahhhhh——"

"Oh my god! Serolina, use the recovery prayer quickly!" I imitated Xiaozhi from Pallet Town and waved my hand.

And Serolina also followed my instructions, squatted down, and grasped the golden light in her hands. At the same time, a circular prayer rune appeared under her feet and wrapped us up.

Like an invisible wall, the royal ghost crashed into it head-on, then fell to the ground with its limbs in pieces. Its pale face kept twitching, and golden rune light leaked out of its mouth.

"Again, Serolina!"

Ding--

As the golden prayer of recovery flashed again, the royal ghost twitched all over like a crushed bug, and then turned into a wisp of gray smoke and dissipated. The remaining rune, with a hint of purple light, condensed into a lily of the valley in my hand.

"Wow, Zero is so powerful! He defeated such a powerful opponent with just two flashes of golden light!" Laya couldn't help but exclaim.

"After all, the Royal Ghost is an ancient curse ritual. Restorative prayers can cause immeasurable damage to them... Good decision, Zero." Brother Wolf walked over while explaining. Then, he was so scared that his wolf body shook, "Woof!"

I turned my head to look at Laya and quickly explained, "Ah, Brother Wolf, this is the first time you see Laya like this. Usually, in order not to scare others, she uses magic to change her appearance."

"So, little Laya, you are a snake person, no wonder you are so sensitive to heat."

——Hey, from the tone of voice, it seems that Brother Wolf didn’t know until just now?

Laya also bowed respectfully to Blaze: "Brother Wolf, please allow me to formally introduce myself to you once again. I, Laya, am from the Volcano Mansion. I am here on the orders of Lady Tanis to recruit heroes and warriors to fight together in this troubled times... Now, I am traveling with Zero and witnessing his battles as a warrior! Of course, Brother Wolf is as powerful as Zero. If you are willing, please join us in the Volcano Mansion to discuss important matters together."

——The little snake really didn’t forget his original intention and started poaching people as soon as he opened his mouth.

By the way, I suddenly realized that Laya always calls me Zero, but she calls Blaze and Alexander Brother Wolf and Brother Pot, and even Ishtopia, she calls him Senior... Why?

Blaze couldn't help laughing after hearing what Laya said: "Volcano Mansion, I haven't heard of this familiar place for a long time. However, I am still serving the Kalia royal family and have many missions, so I'm sorry, little Laya."

"It doesn't matter. Completing the mission is also the duty of a warrior. I will wait for the day to meet you in the Volcano Residence." Laya responded quite experiencedly. It was not known whether this way of speaking was taught to her by Tanis or she figured it out on her own after being rejected again and again.

But now, the most troublesome royal ghosts in this cave have been dealt with, so let's just search it with all our might.

With Laya's help, we climbed directly to the cave where the royal ghost climbed up the cliff, walked down, and collected a piece of faded forging stone, a piece of lost battle ash and a few runes.

——However, the Lost War Ashes are not very useful in reality.

——After all, combat skills can be learned with effort, and can be used even with a different weapon. There is no need to bother copying them.

Of course, there are more secrets hidden at the other end of the cave.

I haven’t got the props for the corresponding plot now, and I’m just a Twelve-Wisdom A-Tu, so I won’t bother that master.

We returned to the cliff along the original route, then continued walking into the cave, passing through a tunnel, and inside was another world of crisscrossing crystal stone pillars.

——Remember to go to the left. There should be a hidden door where you can collect a crystal spear.

I was just about to take Blaze and the others there when suddenly the cave lit up with stars.

Hiss—hiss—hiss—

It was those crystal snails, spewing out ice cubes of pyroxene from their mouths, shooting towards us like a hailstorm from the sky.

I quickly took Laya to hide behind the stone pillars on the side, while Blaze, holding the giant sword, jumped quickly between the stone pillars, and smashed the snail's crystal shell with one blow.

Pray – Throw yourself into the fire.

With a taunting tank rushing in front, I can also provide long-range support to my heart's content.

After a while, we cleared most of the crystal snails. Some of the guys hiding in high places were also frightened by Laya's evil snakes and shrank back.

whoosh-

But before we could catch our breath, we heard the sound of something breaking through the air.

Blaze swung his knife to block, only to see two crystal rings fall to the ground: "Be careful, Zero."

Like robots, clanging footsteps approached in an orderly manner from the depths of the dark cave.

Could it be that the final boss of this cave, the Crystal Man, has come out?

——Alas~ In the real world, it’s quite troublesome even without a fog door. These guys always like to break the rules and come out to cause trouble.

Blaze and I looked at each other, sighed helplessly, and could only move forward with our weapons in hand.