Elden Ring: Atai vows to have a perfect ending

Ow—

The flying dragon Aqir roared and Nepheli drove Torret and led me forward.

I saw a flash of fire at the corner of the dragon's mouth.

——If two people ride on the Torret together, it cannot reach its fastest speed.

——And the distance between us and Yakir is too close, making it difficult to dodge!

"Let's run separately!" I made the decision immediately, jumped off the horse, and rolled on the ground.

The surging and scorching flames of dragon's breath burst out almost at the same time. Even though it just brushed my temples, it almost burned my entire head into explosive wavy curls.

Fortunately, the first targets it locked onto were Nepheli and Torret, and the raging fire swept towards them like the hands of a clock.

So, I quickly circled around from the left side to the wings that Yakir used as his front limbs to support the ground, and then I used a "Scarlet Blood Moon Slash".

Hey!

Blood splattered with golden runes from the wound on the wing, and in the blink of an eye, the wound began to heal rapidly.

——Sure enough, this guy has also begun to transform into a rune just like the Corruption Dragon.

Yakir sensed my attack, raised his wings and flapped them hard, causing the shallow knee-deep lake water to surge into a huge wave that rushed towards me with a hurricane-like force.

Such an attack really caught me off guard. Even though I held up the brass shield, I was instantly swallowed up by the waves and hit the shallows on the side.

At this moment, Nefeli was so brave that she jumped up from Torret, stepped on the other side of Yakir's wing, and rushed to the opponent's back.

“Haaaaah!” she roared, and her double axes formed a dragon spin. Golden lightning exploded and struck Yakir’s back angrily.

Our two-sided attack was quite effective. The flying dragon Yakir looked up to the sky angrily, roared, and suddenly used his hands and feet, took a few steps forward, spread his wings and leaped into the air.

Nepheli rolled down the opponent's spine, but I had already ridden back to Torret and ran to her side: "Hurry up and get on the horse, that guy is going to breathe at low altitude!"

Nepheli grabbed my hand without hesitation, turned over, and hugged my waist.

I didn't dare to think too much, so I quickly clamped my legs around Torret, pulled the reins and shouted, "Torret, run as fast as you can to the Dragon's Breath Ruins! Please!"

Phew——

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww-

Just as I expected, after the flying dragon Yakir took off, it quickly turned around in the air and swooped down like a bomber.

Just by using your hearing, you can feel the raging fire pouring down from the huge dark cloud covering your head.

Moreover, the flying dragon in reality was indeed more powerful than the one in the game. It chased us, sprayed us, and flew all the way, with no intention of stopping at all.

"Zero, the flames are catching up with us!" Nefeli shouted behind him.

"I know, but this is our fastest speed! Get the Holy Grail bottle ready and avoid the center of the dragon's breath. We'll have to find a way to survive it!" I also shouted.

The scorching heat that made people sweat was chasing them, and the ruins of Dragon's Breath were already in sight.

—Faster! Faster, Torret!

"Zero! Dragon Breath is coming!"

——I still can’t hold on.

"Torret!"

咴！

Torret understood what I meant. Just when the flying dragon Yakir was about to overtake us, it suddenly made two consecutive jumps to the side, helping us avoid the center of the dragon's breath flames to the greatest extent.

While in the air, I pulled Nefeli's hands that were around my waist forward, causing her to move a little forward. Then, I pulled her into my arms.

"Zero?" Nepheli seemed to have never expected me to do this.

"Be careful." As soon as I finished speaking, the scorching heat of the dragon's breath was like a giant's hand, slamming us onto the lake from behind me!

Snapped!

Nepheli and I fell into the shallow lake and rolled several times before we stopped.

In just a moment, the lake water where the flames passed became so hot that it seemed to be boiling, with billowing smoke rising up.

But even with water of this temperature, my body, especially my back, could still feel a little cool.

The intense burning pain just now almost made me faint. I can only say that fortunately I put on the Fire Dragon Emblem Amulet obtained in the Jinlin Cave before the battle, which really helped me to withstand this breath of dragon.

"Cough cough cough, are you okay?" I raised my body with great effort and asked Nefeli who was pressed under me in a hurry.

"You're okay, right? Are you a fool?!" But Nepheli was actually a little angry. Her brows were furrowed, and in addition to blame, her gray pupils seemed to be filled with more heartache.

——However, it seems that she did not suffer too much damage.

--Very good.

Although I didn't quite understand what was going on, before I could apologize, she continued, "Hurry up and recover, our battle isn't over yet."

"Oh." I also quickly took out the Holy Grail bottle and took a few sips.

The cool spring water flowed through my whole body, allowing me to finally let out the breath that had been held in my heart since a while ago.

Ow—

A little further away, the roar of the flying dragon Yakir was heard again from the Dragon Breath Ruins.

When I stood up, my eyes immediately brought good news to my brain.

——The giant crossbowmen ambushed in the ruins succeeded!

I saw three or two giant black and shiny crossbows piercing through the connection between Yakir's wings and shoulders, or perhaps its wings.

——After all, when Yakir was spraying flames, he was not flying very high.

This guy probably thought he had defeated Nepheli and me, so he flew past us complacently, and was just caught by the soldiers in the ruins and shot down!

"Well done, now this guy won't be able to fly!" I couldn't help but clench my fists and shout excitedly.

"Well, it's time to end it now!" Nepheli clenched her battle axe and ordered in a voice so cold that it made people ashamed, "Zero, lend me Torret, and then you can take a rest for a while."

"Eh... okay." I blew the spirit horse whistle and summoned Torret again.

She got on without saying anything, and this time she really didn't take me with her: "Torret, please give me a hand again."

咴！

Torret raised his horse's hoof and obeyed orders, running away with Nefeli...

——This...I am the master, right?

On Yakir's side, the situation was already beginning to collapse. Golden rune fragments continued to float from the place where it was pierced by the giant crossbow.

A knight commander shouted, "Crossbowmen, reload your crossbows, and the rest of you, come with me to hunt the dragon!"

Suddenly, Stonewell's soldiers rushed out from all directions and surrounded Yakir. Moreover, in order to hunt the dragon, many of them changed to rope weapons such as chain hammers, tied the dragon's neck or feet, and tried to restrict the opponent's movement.

The idea is good, but unfortunately, the power of the dragon is stronger.

Moreover, Yakir, who was so seriously injured, was even more furious and violent. He seemed to have turned into a chariot of fire, constantly breathing out flames, or flapping his wings and swinging his tail, forcing the soldiers to retreat again and again.

But, here she comes.

The storm roars, opening a smooth path for the monarch to move forward;

Thunder roars, announcing the king's arrival.

Just as the flying dragon Yakir crouched down and stretched his neck, breathing out dragon breath, Nefeli and Torret rushed out from the side and bit the throat of their prey like golden dragons.

Ow—

Yakir's breathing was interrupted, but this was only the first step.

Nepheli rode Torret and flew around the dragon continuously, swinging the Storm Eagle Axe in her hand without stopping, causing the opponent's blood to splatter and runes to fly again and again.

Yakir was so anxious that he wanted to stamp his feet, but Torret accelerated and swerved to avoid him.

Yakir tried to flick his tail, but Torrett deftly performed two jumps, leaping over the top of the dragon's tail like he was skipping rope;

Yakir wanted to spit, but his body was too big. He could not spit at the opponent as long as he hid under its body, unless he flew... But flying would be a luxury for it now.

The coordination between Nepheli and Torret was almost better than mine. The two of them worked together to create a storm that covered the sky and the sun, and even the dragon was imprisoned in it.

Hey!

Yakir seemed to be frightened. It crawled forward frantically and desperately, and then mechanically flapped its huge wings again and again.

——He wants to escape now? It's too late...

I just finished thinking about this, and the poison milk actually really came to Yakir. He slowly flew up, and his feet gradually left the ground. However, the flying height was very low, and the speed was slow, so even Torret couldn't get rid of it.

Whoosh whoosh—

Another round of cannon and crossbow shooting.

Once again, all four arrows pierced Yakir's wings.

It howled and fell headfirst from mid-air.

...Wait, this direction is wrong, it seems to be coming towards me!

"Zero, get out of the way!" Nefeli yelled loudly and rushed over driving Torret.

I was so scared that I took two steps at a time and ran away.

boom--

Fortunately, I noticed it early. Yakir's huge body, as big as a mountain, fell on the lake, splashing mud and water and stirring up waves, but it did not hit me. It would be better to say that it fell right in front of me.

······Ah.

The other person opened his mouth weakly, and his breathing made ripples on the lake.

The angry golden pupils reflected my figure approaching with the hound's fang in hand.

"I'm sorry, Yakir." A flash of blood-red light passed by.

【Great Enemy Felled】

——Hey, it’s a success... No, this is called a crucial execution blow, success!