Elden Ring: Atai vows to have a perfect ending

"I see... That warhorse was transformed into a rune with the help of General Latan. Therefore, the source of its power is actually Latan himself. Therefore, as long as you attack the warhorse, it will continuously use Latan's rune magic to repair itself, while also consuming Latan's power without causing damage to him." With his keen perception of power, Alexander completely understood my intention. "What a clever idea, brother Ling, when did you come up with this idea?"

I smiled silently. "Actually, I was just betting on General Latan's love for his old comrade who has been with him till now. Coincidentally, I bet right."

Before our eyes, the successive bombardments of the stargazing magicians and prophecy prayer masters made the "Star Crusher" General Latan show signs of fatigue for the first time.

He was even unable to maintain the gravity magic on his body. He fell to the ground with his horse, gasping for breath.

Because I had anticipated that this battle would consume a large amount of rune magic, I took another sip from the Holy Grail bottle of blue dew drops and immediately continued to rush forward.

Combat skill - fluidization!

One after another, the Knox Fluid Hammers were tied to the kneeling "Star Crusher" Ratan like ropes.

By the time the other party reacted, he had already been tied up tightly and could not move. He could only roar angrily to the sky: "Ah——"

But soon, a shadow flashed by and leaped up in the gradually darkening twilight.

He held up a pink super pill that was half the size of a person and stuffed it into Latan's wide-open mouth. "It's time to take the medicine, General!"

——You really are worthy of being Brother Wolf. Even if it is a certain Jinlian’s lines, you can roar it so powerfully.

However, now is not the time to joke. A red flame ignited in my palms. I rushed forward with several other Ah Tui who had also learned the "Healing of Flame" prayer and slapped Latan's body one after another.

Heals both internally and externally, inhibits scarlet corruption.

——Although, I myself am not completely sure whether the first step of the rescue plan can be effective.

But no matter what, this battle festival should almost be over...

"Ahhh-"

Suddenly, after swallowing the super-corruption moss medicine, Latan once again burst into a heart-wrenching roar.

And this time the roar was more violent, lasting and terrifying than any previous one.

It was like opening a door to a blazing house. Scorching flames and scorching air burst out in an instant, blowing away the people who were giving him fire treatment.

"Cough, cough, cough! Cough, cough, cough!" His face, hands, and entire body were burning.

My throat and chest were also filled and corroded by scarlet corruption. I was coughing so hard that I wished I could just take my entire respiratory system out.

Whoosh whoosh—

I heard the sound of several insect threads, and then I was forcibly pulled out.

"Brother Zero! How are you?!" Ishutopia appeared in the red and blurry world. He quickly fed the Holy Grail of Dew Drops to my mouth, "Quick! Drink the Dew Drops first!"

"Ahem!" I felt like I had grabbed a life-saving straw, and I could not wait to pour the dew drops down my throat. Only then did I completely come to my senses, and quickly ignited myself to eliminate the corruption in my body. "What on earth is going on?"

It happened so suddenly.

And Ishutopia frowned and looked at Star Shattered Latarn helplessly: "Perhaps, our plan has failed."

Looking up, I saw that the general was still roaring and screaming at the sky with all his might.

A large amount of scarlet and corrupt aura rose from his body, like a blazing red fire, tightly wrapping him.

He struggled in pain, and the scarlet corruption continued to spread around. One by one, the Nox Fluid Hammers were loosened, and the Faded Ones that locked Latarn fell one after another in corruption.

“What…exactly is this?” The situation before me was completely beyond my expectations and left me dumbfounded.

The stargazing magician under Jellian gave a trembling explanation: "I'm afraid, it's our healing that has caused the scarlet corruption accumulated in the general's body to counterattack. It is forcing General Latan to frantically release and consume his last strength... If we can't stop the general, I'm afraid there's no way to save him."

- To put it in a more scientific and understandable way, could it be that the drug is too powerful and has stimulated the body's immune system to strongly resist the Scarlet Corruption virus, determined to eliminate it completely, but also completely disregarding Latan's life, even if they both die, right?

"Stop?! How can we stop?" My eyelids couldn't help but tremble.

——There are no antipyretics or tranquilizers in this world.

The scarlet and corrupt aura was so strong that even Latan himself could not bear it and fell to his knees on the ground, like a pile of firewood that was gradually burning into ashes.

We couldn't even get close, because if we took a step forward, the scorching air would rush into our nostrils and mouths.

Corruption is like a torrent, eroding everything it touches.

It has already come to the last moment, and there is still this trick... Is fate really something that people cannot resist even if they have tried their best?

I couldn't help but touch my forehead and close my eyes.

"Master Zero." Suddenly, Melina's voice came to my ear, "You forgot this."

Then, I felt a cool touch in my hand, and I quickly picked it up to take a look.

Oh! It's the memory stone that Lani once gave me!

——She said that there is a magic inside that can calm people down!

I swallowed and couldn't help but chuckle: "Ah~ As expected, I can't live without you, Melina...Thanks."

With one hand tightly grasping Lani's memory stone, and the holy seal on the other hand flashing a red flame, I strode resolutely towards General Latan who was in the scarlet corruption.

"Zero!" The confused and worried voices of Blaze and others seemed to come from behind.

With every step I took, the erosion and burning sensation of the scarlet corruption grew more severe, but the healing flames allowed me to maintain a calming sense of warmth in my body.

"It's okay, leave it to me from now on." I trust Lani, just as she trusts me.

——“······Zero, I’m counting on you.”

I seemed to hear her sincere request again, and once again, I walked towards the pitiful yet admirable strong warrior who was struggling in the quagmire of corruption and the abyss of pain.

From his hands, wisps of faint blue magic power floated out one after another, like the light of a cold dark moon, slowly converging towards Latan and merging into his mind.

Magic - A blessing of silence.

Just like the embrace of the Dark Moon Princess, she embraced her brother who had suffered so much, and whispered in his ear: "Dear brother, calm down your anger, like the moon and stars in the night sky, be quiet... Please, don't succumb to the scarlet corruption, come back."

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"·······Larnie?"

I looked up in surprise, unable to believe that Latan actually responded.

I don't know when, I was standing in front of him, not being attacked, and even no longer being corroded and burned by the scarlet corruption.

Latan raised his head in a trance, looking at the red wailing dunes, and finally found the very familiar friend.

“Jierian…” He called out weakly. His face, which was originally like a wounded lion, was always furious. His face was full of pain and unwillingness, but now he showed a faint smile, “You… have worked hard.”

After saying this, General Latan fell to the ground.

Everything also became quiet.

Only the whistling cold wind pushed aside the red dust covering the land of Gaileyd, allowing the sky, which had quietly turned into night, to cast a ray of moonlight, which fell on the peaceful red lion.