Elden Ring: Atai vows to have a perfect ending

As the golden light filled my eyes and dissipated towards the sky like flying snow, I felt the earth beneath my feet. Turning my head and looking around, I found that I had been teleported through the blessing and returned to the throne courtyard of Stonewell.

"Thanks, Melina." I smiled and thanked the people around me.

"It's okay." Melina said this, but frowned slightly, as if something aroused her.

"what happened?"

"Master Zero...it seems that your strength has been forcibly enhanced." Melina raised her eyes and looked at me. "To be precise, it is your wisdom that has increased by three points compared to last time."

"Huh?" This really surprised me.

"Could it be the queen? What did she do to you in the dark night that I couldn't see?" Melina asked with concern.

——By the way, it turns out that Lani’s security system actually excluded Melina, who was traveling with me?

——Their compatibility is still as bad as ever.

I briefly told him everything about the battle after I was engulfed by Lani's magic.

Melina's brows finally relaxed a little, and her expression gradually returned to its usual calm state.

After letting out a sigh or a sigh, Melina speculated, "That queen, holding the 'Great Rune of the Unborn' bestowed by Lord Radagon, possesses the unique power to reshape life... It seems that your wisdom improvement is her work."

——If so, then the blessing that Reinara bestowed upon me at that time was not just to restore my body, but also to upgrade me? !

I quickly asked, "How much rune do I have in my body now? Can I still increase it?"

"...Lord Zero, you already have thousands of runes, but it is still far from enough to increase your strength."

······I remember that by defeating the "Full Moon Queen" Lenara, I should be able to obtain 40,000 runes in the first round.

——Your Majesty, you mean well but end up doing something bad!

——Alas, I am a strength and agility warrior, and I haven’t decided to go the mage route yet!

Melina seemed to notice that I was a little frustrated and speechless, so she comforted me, "However, the ability improvement that the queen has given you seems to be independent of the blessing... In short, Master Zero, every time you increase your strength, the runes you need will increase, but this time is different."

"I do know that... Could it be that after adding these three points, the amount of runes I need for the next upgrade remains unchanged?" I understood what Melina meant.

And the other party nodded.

——In other words, I actually added three wisdom points out of thin air... and reshaped my body? !

"Besides, it is precisely because of this improvement in ability that Lord Ingwill can help at that time."

Eh?

Melina’s words made me slightly stunned.

- Ingwill, if I remember correctly, it was the ashes of the Lost Knight that I obtained from the crypt of Monliu. It takes 100 magic points to summon him.

——To lend a helping hand... Could it be the storm barrier that blew up at that time?

I recalled that at the critical moment of the battle with the "Scavenger" Yaluo and the killer "Blood Finger" Yashan, the dark blue hurricane that surged out of my body blocked their attacks, which allowed me to hold on until Yura's arrival.

——So, he helped me?

——The ashes obtained can be used like this?!

I couldn't help but ring the bell out of curiosity, wanting to summon the other party to ask and thank them.

But unexpectedly, the soul-summoning bell failed to ring!

"Master Ling, your attribute values ​​are still insufficient, and you are still unable to fully summon Master Ingwill, so..." Melina paused for a moment before continuing to relay the other party's opinion to me, "So, he asked you to stop arguing."

——······That's right, even if the concentration value is increased to 15 points, A'tai's mana should still be around 90, still considered a retard.

I was speechless for a moment and could only sigh: "After that, I'll trouble you to thank him for me, Melina."

"Yes."

I'll have to ask Roderica about the ashes later.

——By the way, I haven’t been back to the Round Table Hall for a long time. I wonder how Little Red Riding Hood is doing.

Stonewell seemed particularly deserted today, and I walked towards the Storm King's throne out of curiosity.

There was still no one inside, not even Edson was there. The desk was piled with various documents and slates, as well as many traces of human presence.

Walking out of Stonewell's back door, you can see many more tire tracks and footprints on the cliffs by the lake.

"Torret." I summoned my spirit horse and hurried down the mountain path. I saw the camp here was crowded with people. The sound of rapid and numerous footsteps even echoed in the valley.

——As expected, the troops are assembled here.

I rode my horse to catch up, and immediately saw the tall and familiar figure pulling a warhorse beside the team: "Heltok!"

He didn't seem to hear.

I narrowed my eyes, took out the chalice bottle and took a sip.

Sure enough, this guy turned around immediately.

——Does your furnace really have a special sensing ability towards the Holy Grail bottle?

"Zero, long time no see." Hertok greeted me after waiting for me to come over.

Mr. Edson was also beside him, helping with the organization and review of the team.

I also greeted them, looked around, and asked curiously, "Where are Nefeli and the others?"

"Lord Nefeli has already led the vanguard troops and set out for Rhea Lukalia the day before yesterday." Old Man Edson explained, "The more than a thousand people here are mainly the soldiers that Lord Heltok brought back from Morn City and other troops that will be gathered from Nimgefu later. They are preparing to go to support."

"So how are they doing?"

"There is no response for now. It is estimated that the vanguard troops will arrive at Rhea Lukalia around noon today and meet up with Kalia's troops."

Hertok took over and asked, "Since you, Zero, are here, the situation in Rhea Lukalia Academy should be almost resolved, right?"

"Um, how should I put this?" I briefly informed the two of the situation inside the academy.

Edson stroked his beard and said, "It seems that Mr. Iggy and Lady Neferi's judgment is correct. The situation at the academy is indeed urgent."

"Fortunately, it is also easy to defend and difficult to attack there, and I have already transferred the most important Queen Reinara. By then, if the situation here is good, I also plan to return to the academy to help Blaze and the others coordinate with the troops outside to besiege Dujuan." I took another look at Hertok, and apologized helplessly, "Ah, Hertok, I'm sorry, I haven't found your brother Paris yet. The one in Red Lion City seems to be named Tok..."

"Tok Talos? So he's over there." Hurtok's voice was filled with laughter. "I heard before that he was defeated by 'Shatterstar' Latarn. I didn't expect that guy was completely convinced by the general? Hahaha."

Hurtok patted my shoulder again. "Now it seems that my brother has a rather erratic personality. I'll have to trouble you again, Zero."

"Well, leave it to me!"

At this time, a soldier came up quickly, saluted us, and said: "Report to the lords, the team has been organized, all preparations are complete, and we are waiting for your orders."

"Very good, let's go!" Hertok turned over, mounted the warhorse, and waved his hand.

An army of a thousand men entered Lienia and headed for Rhea Lukalia for support.

I looked up at the yellow-and-green flag fluttering in the wind, as if I had foreseen the scene of smoke rising up, corpses strewn all over the ground, and blood staining the lake.

but--

Sometimes, war is unavoidable.

It's time to put an end to Dujuan's unlimited ambitions and the Madman's plans.