Elden Ring: Atai vows to have a perfect ending

Oh! Look at this big black knife!

The sharp and straight sword body is as elegant and black as the night sky. On the back of the sword, the fine red lines extending from the hilt flow like magma hidden under the black soil.

At the bottom of the hilt, there is a dark blue gem that looks like a cold dark moon.

The entire knife should be about 1.56 meters long, which is only a head shorter than my height as an Ah Ti!

It seems that the prototype should be based on the Odachi, or the ancient Miao Dao, Tang Dao, etc.

I held the black knife in both hands and swung it lightly sideways. The blade brought up a gust of wind, which made the little Asian Burke, who was standing three or four meters away on the opposite side, frown.

"Good knife!" I couldn't help but cheer loudly.

Iggy had two puppets brought to the square, and then said to me, "Master Ling, you can try to apply the power of Rune to different directions of different swords. For example, apply it to the direction of the sword body first."

I followed Iggy's instructions and gripped the big black knife tightly.

I saw that the fine red lines on the sword responded to my magic power and glowed slightly, and then a burst of burning power gushed out and wrapped around the entire sword!

In amazement, I swung my sword towards the puppet, and the sticky flame turned into a long whip and swung forward. It was so sharp that it cut the puppet in two in an instant. The attack range was as far as three to four meters.

——This is a soft whip sword in the form of flame!

"Oh~" I was so surprised that I couldn't close my mouth.

And Iggy continued: "Next, please try to focus your magic power on the gem on the hilt."

I did as I was told with great interest. As the pyroxene responded to my power, it was the blade's turn to feel a hint of coldness, and it seemed to become sharper.

With a light swing, a frost blade flew towards the puppet, almost cutting it in half.

"Oh!" My eyes widened involuntarily.

——It turned out to be a combination of fire and ice!

——What sword of night and fire? I don't know it at all! You are the real sword of Li and Pu!

"This is forged using the Earth Dragon Scale Sword you brought back and a rapier I made before called the Ice Needle. It's called Night Starfire. In addition to the two special attacks you tried, this pyroxene can also help Lord Zero cast Kalia faction magic smoothly, which means it also has the function of a staff." Iggy said, nodding slowly.

It seems that he himself is quite satisfied with this work.

but······

"These two fighting skills, one cold and one hot, won't they break by themselves?" I looked at the big black knife with some curiosity.

"Hahaha, Zero, it seems you don't know something." Jellian, who had followed General Latan to visit Rhea Lukalia, said with a smile, "The weapons forged by the royal blacksmith Iggy are relatively dull, but from the perspective of toughness alone, he can be said to be the ultimate master... You know, in Gaileid, even weapons cannot avoid being corroded by the scarlet corruption, but only the flame-shaped greatsword forged by Iggy for me is still indestructible today."

"Thank you for the compliment, Lord Jielian." Iggy responded modestly with a smile, "A good user can also extend the life of a weapon. So, the fact that the Flame Greatsword has been used until now is probably not just my credit."

As he spoke, Iggy handed me a small piece of forging stone and said, "Master Ling, all weapons are just like us humans. After a battle, they need to recuperate. The forging stone on the border is the best for them. You just need to spare a little time to sharpen the blade."

······Iggy’s words suddenly reminded me of Uncle Xiu Gu, the blacksmith in the Round Table Hall. He seemed to have given me a forging stone before and asked me to grind it when I had time.

But I never seemed to take this matter seriously, and as a result, the hound's fangs were overwhelmed and cut off by those evil omens.

—I am so sorry, my good friend.

I solemnly accepted Iggy's forging stone, and at the same time said to the big black knife "Night Spark" in my hand: "Well, please give me your guidance, Spark."

——By the way, when I got this big black sword, Iggy had already forged and upgraded it for me four times, which was great~

Iggy then said, "Also, I have a favor to ask of you, Master Zero."

"Are you talking about Noklongen?" I guessed what Iggy wanted to say. "I know that the meteor fell in the fog forest area. Now the road to Noklongen is open. I'm afraid that Stonewell or people from other forces have gone there in the past few days. I was also planning to set off now, but..."

I looked around and asked, "Where's Brother Wolf?"

"...As for Blaze, he has other important things to prepare, so I'm afraid he can't help you this time, Lord Zero." Iggy used the same rhetoric as last time.

——Poor Brother Wolf, is he not howling in the sealed prison now?

——How about going to see him later?

I nodded openly and changed the subject: "Oh, by the way, Iggy. I heard from several friends before that when the war started, Dujuan also sent people to the Ansel River Basin, seemingly intending to look for something. How about you go and interrogate them?"

"clear."

"Well, then, it's time for me to set off. Wait for my good news." I put away the Night Starfire.

The finger witch brought by Jerlian from Galid took the initiative to trot over to me and said, "Lord Ling, do you need to transfer the blessing next? I am willing to serve you."

-Oh, so I don't have to hide and summon Melina.

Although it's a bit of a pity, I always feel that when I was teleported to Rhea Lukalia, the atmosphere between Meimei and I was a little bit subtle...

Well, after I tell Melina everything in the royal city of Rodel, she will understand my difficulties.

Now, I still sincerely accept this witch who cast a bright and shining eye at me... Uh, she looks a little familiar: "I'm sorry if I remember it wrong, is your name Selemene?"

The witch in front of me clasped her hands tightly in front of her chest, almost leaning into my arms, forcing me to quickly step back. But she did not hesitate, and her face still bloomed with a bright smile like a flower: "Yes, I didn't expect that Master Ling still remembered it, it's my honor! You really have the temperament to be a king!"

Ah, it turned out to be the traveling witch whom I rejected.

"Ahaha..." I laughed dryly, feeling quite shy. After all, there were so many people watching here.

Besides, Melina should be watching from inside me too.

——Meimei, you can see it. I didn't take the initiative. If you don't take the initiative, I will be snatched away by someone else...

"However, Lord Jerryan and Lord Latan still need my strength, so, Lord Ling, I cannot travel with you for the time being. I hope you can forgive me." Selimone bowed her head and apologized to me again.

······I feel a little bit disappointed again. What about pyroxene?

——Bah, you scumbag!

After I finished complaining, I regrouped and reached out my hand to the other party: "Then I'm leaving it to you, Selimone. Please help me perform the blessing transmission."

"Yes, I understand, Master Zero."

I closed my eyes. Although it would be most convenient to teleport to the blessing point at the entrance of Hyde Fortress if I wanted to go to the Meteor Crater, I was still a little worried about Blaze. I decided to go see him before entering the Eternal City of Noklong.

So, I imagined the scene of a lone wolf howling loudly at the dark moon in the night sky.

When I opened my eyes, I had arrived at Nimgfu, the southern shore of Lake Yakir.

Looking towards the hill, a cold wind blew in my ears, and in the wind, there came Blaze's incessant howling: "Awooo--"