Elden Ring: Atai vows to have a perfect ending

Under the dim light of the dark moon, the man as tall as a mountain finally calmed down his crazy wailing roar and lay down on the sand dune.

The stargazing magicians of Red Lion City immediately gathered around, and the stone heads circled around Latan again and again. Finally, one of them formally announced in a loud voice: "The general is still breathing! Everyone, the plan is successful! Our long-cherished wish has finally come true!"

By the time he finished speaking, this eight-foot-tall man had already burst into tears.

Suddenly, unprecedented cheers broke out on the sand dunes.

I also breathed a sigh of relief, and couldn't help but tighten the memory stone in my hand, and my eyes became warm.

——Great! I finally changed the fate of the demigod!

-Rani, did you see it? Teacher Omen, did you see it too? And Queen Marika, or Radagon, could you have imagined such a situation?

——I did it! I finally did it!

——Ah~ and Melina, Laya, Millicent, I will definitely find a way to change the fate of all of you, and will never let the tragedy of no one surviving in the game happen!

——I want to create my own beautiful magic world!

“Zero!” Blaze’s voice interrupted my inner “acceptance speech”. He was also overjoyed, and his tail was wagging like a dog. “Well done, Zero! Hahaha, I didn’t expect that our plan would actually succeed! This way, the princess will have another invaluable helper on her way forward! If Grandpa Iggy and the others knew about this, they would definitely be laughing too, hahaha!”

"Yeah... cough cough cough!" I cleared my throat and pretended to be nonchalant. "No, but this is only the first step of our big plan. Time is still tight, and we have to connect the follow-up."

——But if I have to say, climbing up the Yatan Plateau to look for the Amber Starlight, or going to the academy to challenge the "Full Moon Queen" Lena, in my personal opinion, are much simpler than saving Latan.

"Hahaha! You are such a person." Blaze laughed, stretched out his hand and patted my shoulder twice.

——Wow, Brother Wolf, I know you are very excited, but please be gentle!

——These two hits almost dislocated my arm. Fortunately, I was still relatively healthy after the battle, otherwise these two friendly injuries would definitely force me to return to the tree to see Marika.

"Zero." At this time, Lord Jerryan also came over with the people of the Red Lion. Suddenly, he put his hand on his chest and solemnly saluted me as a knight.

Then, all the Red Lion soldiers around me bowed to me.

My face was slightly hot, and I quickly said, "What are you doing? The success of the plan is the result of our joint efforts. Hurry up and stand up."

"No, it's you who brought hope to us, Zero!" Even Jie Lian's voice was trembling slightly. "I, I never thought that in my lifetime, I would be able to hear Latan calling my name... This, this kindness, all the soldiers of Red Lion City have no way to repay... We can only pay the highest respect to you. From now on, you will be the most distinguished guest of Red Lion City. No matter what your request is, as long as we can do it, we will definitely fulfill it for you, warrior of hope!"

——Fortunately, you didn’t give the Lordship of Red Lion City to me. I don’t want the incident with Stonewell to happen again.

——But, the warrior of hope...it feels pretty good~

Since the other party said so, I couldn't refuse. I coughed again and said, "Thank you all for your support, but the most important thing now is to protect the general's safety. The scarlet corruption has not been completely eliminated from him. I need you to help me buy enough time to complete the subsequent plan."

"Yes!" The upbeat response shook the earth.

I smiled slightly: "However, now everyone must be as exhausted as I am. We should go back and rest... Or, maybe, have a celebration party."

Jie Lian finally stood up and responded with a smile: "The preparations for the banquet are ready. Everyone, let's go back to Red Lion City and celebrate the successful conclusion of the festival!"

"Oh--"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone became excited again.

——Sure enough, it is impossible for these guys with excess energy to have a good rest. For them, the best reward is to continue playing music and dancing.

As they were talking, the Ah Ti's were already walking towards the square of Red Lion City, making a lot of noise like primary school students on vacation.

And Latan's soldiers, led by Furnace, worked together to lift Latan's huge body.

When Blaze saw this, he hurried forward to help.

And kind-hearted Faded Ones like Big Horned Brother and Ishutopia also went over to lend a hand.

I was also planning to go back and have a good rest, but I noticed that City Lord Jie Lian was still standing there, so I went over curiously and asked, "City Lord, what's wrong?"

"Oh, nothing..." Although Jie Lian's expression had calmed down, he still couldn't suppress the excitement in his voice, "I just recalled the past, when I fought with him on the border... Haha, maybe I am really old. Now my mind can't stop recalling those scenes, scenes that I thought I could only see in dreams."

"There will be a chance to make it happen. Queen Lenarra has the power to reshape life. Coupled with the amber starlight that foreshadows the fate of demigods, we still have a chance to help Latan get a new body and let him personally take back the warrior name that belongs to General 'Star Shattering'." I comforted her from the bottom of my heart.

Jie Lian couldn't help but laugh and wiped his eyes with his hand: "...Thank you so much, Zero."

"Hahaha, I've already said that this isn't just my achievement, but the result of everyone's concerted efforts. I alone can't defeat a demigod." I paused, then continued, "However, there are still a few things I need to remind the city lord."

Jie Lian also turned his head and looked at me.

"General Latan is weak now, and I am a little worried that someone will take this opportunity to harm him."

"I have already informed Toke about this. From now on, he will be the one to take care of the general."

"To, Tok?" I asked curiously about the new name.

Jie Lian also explained without reservation: "Oh, that is the Crucible Knight. After King Gefulei was exiled to the border by Queen Marica, he admired the general and joined our camp. The young are formidable, and his strength should be the best in the city now."

——I see. Okay, it’s not Paris. Hertok’s commission must continue.

"In addition, there is one more thing." I recalled what happened in the Corrupted Church. "Everyone should be especially careful of the Mad Fire Ones. The Holy Bloodwood Buds were almost burned because of those guys. For the sake of the demigod Great Rune, these guys may also attack Latan. One of them even has a face similar to mine, so...after I leave, you must be careful."

I looked around and there was no one around... Oh, Brother Hu Alexander was still digging something on the sand dunes.

He seemed to be stroking his chest during the battle, perhaps he had suffered a bruise just like in the game plot, and was digging up the fallen warriors on this land to fill his body and become stronger.

——And now, don't bother him.

So I leaned close to Jerry's ear and told him the method to identify the Madman, as well as the secret code that I shared with Stonewell.

"I'll keep that in mind." Jie Lian nodded and patted my shoulder. "Come on, Ling, you have to have a drink with me today!"

“······Uh, if you want to drink, please forgive me. I can’t drink much.”

"Hahaha, even if I agree to this, I'm afraid others won't let you go easily, so you better be prepared."

·······It seems I have to find an excuse to leave quickly. After all, I prefer sleeping to drinking.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but sigh and looked up at the sky.

And that dark moon gradually disappeared again into the scarlet dust and the bright light of the golden tree.