Elden Ring: Atai vows to have a perfect ending

In the early morning before dawn, I carefully walked out of the coastal cave, ready to bid farewell to my short and leisurely life and embark on the journey to visit the Elden Ring again.

But he was stopped by a call from behind: "Master Ling, are you leaving?"

I turned around and it was Burke and the White Wolf King.

I nodded naturally: "Well, after all, you should be able to take care of yourselves, and I have rested long enough, it's time to start again."

"······Lord Zero." Burke whimpered slightly.

"It's okay, it's not like we won't see each other again." Well, I just couldn't stand the separation, so I chose to leave without saying goodbye. I sighed, "If I have time, I might come back here."

There was silence between them for a moment.

And Burke suddenly shouted loudly: "Master Ling, thank you!... I will definitely be able to help more when you come next time, when my sewing skills are better, wait for me..."

"Well, I'll look forward to it." I smiled slightly and blew the spirit whistle to summon Torrett. "Goodbye, Burke, and Wolf King. Take care of each other and take care of yourself!"

Having said that, I waved the reins and drove Torret away.

All I could hear was the wolf king's howl behind me, and Burke's loud farewell: "Goodbye, Master Zero! You must be safe!"

Well, that's good.

Following the Faded One's journey is too dangerous, and now that he has a destination, it is better for Little Burke to stay in the coastal cave. After all, I can't guarantee that everything will be the same as the progress of the game to ensure his safety.

We ran up the mountain path, passing through Airey Church and the nearby woods.

I thought that several easier spots nearby had already been explored, and the strongest enemy left was the tree guard.

Now, my ability and level should be equivalent to about level five in the game. It may be a bit difficult to fight against the tree guards directly. I'd better head towards the east shore of Lake Yakir first.

Or, go to the Weeping Peninsula first?

That place can be said to be the real novice village, the difficulty and level of monsters are lower...

Passing the short bridge on the north side of Lake Yakir, I suddenly recalled the "crazy" Patch in the nearby Mongliu Cave.

I don’t know how the last carjacking went.

Moreover, this time he went, he should have changed his career to become a businessman, so it was a good opportunity for him to go and take a look at the situation.

······Although I don't have any runes, with the eloquence that Galie and I have cultivated, maybe I can get some advantage.

With this little idea in mind, let’s go to Torret!

"Hey!"

Torrett jumped off the short bridge skillfully, dodged the pursuers, and led me all the way to the Mengliu Cave.

He raised the torch and walked in alone.

After a few steps, they saw two of Patch's bandits sitting in an empty cave.

"Hello!" I waved and greeted.

When the two robbers saw this, they also ran over enthusiastically.

"Long time no see, Patch... Oh my god!" Before I could finish my words, a long sword came straight at me. Fortunately, I reacted quickly and dodged the attack.

I was extremely confused. "Don't you recognize me? Or is Patch no longer here?"

The robber did not respond, but attacked again with his sword raised.

But, it's too slow!

I rushed forward and knocked one of them down with a powerful kick. Then, I bent down and kicked him, dodging the attack while tripping another robber to the ground.

Jingle Bell!

Unexpectedly, when one of the robbers fell to the ground, the alarm was triggered.

Soon, several more bandits swarmed in from deeper inside the cave.

I quickly took out a flame pot and threw it hard in front of them.

boom--

The flames ignited the nearby haystack, which burned fiercely and blocked the robbers' advance.

The robber took the opportunity to get up from the ground and swung his sword again.

Again?

"Stop!" Suddenly, someone shouted at the other person.

Inside the cave, a bald head suddenly appeared.

Oh~ It's Patch.

Patch smiled, opened his arms, and walked over: "Look who's back again, isn't this A-Tai who is in the same group with us?"

Uh, let’s forget about the hug. Men shouldn’t touch each other.

I dodged Patch deftly, then pointed at the bandits and asked, "What's wrong with them?"

Patch looked me up and down, which made me feel very uncomfortable. "You, what's wrong with you?"

"Ah? Ahem." Patch sighed and changed the subject. "Hey, you know, if these guys had good brains, would they have fallen to the level of robbers?"

As he said this, he waved to the robbers, "Go away, go away, let me have a good chat with my old friend."

The bandits then put away their weapons, and I followed Patch into the largest cave.

“······So, after I left that day, your plan succeeded?” I expressed the biggest doubt in my mind.

"Have you forgotten?" Patch chuckled. "I, Crazy Patch, have never failed in my attempts! ... Of course, it was also thanks to you that you stopped the mountain monster pulling the cart that we were able to do so smoothly. At the beginning, I was worried about how to deal with such a big guy."

Well, after all, the mountain monsters are already exhausted, and they will stop as soon as they are stopped, eager to have a good rest.

"But..." Patch came over, "Old buddy, you do have a fine horse, right?"

“Uh… yeah.”

"Why didn't you say it earlier? Last time, you didn't admit it."

Last time? What last time?

Oh!

I understood what Patch meant. He was blaming me for having a steed and should focus on dealing with the cavalry. After all, it is really difficult for infantry to deal with flexible units.

So, I quickly made an excuse: "It seems that your plan doesn't require a steed, right?"

Patch looked at me, was silent for a moment, and spread his hands helplessly: "It seems to be true, hehe."

I changed the subject. "So, what's going on now? Your Patch shop."

"Oh, it's almost ready. Do you want to be my first customer?" Patch asked, rubbing his hands.

I remember that there was indeed a very practical item in his shop - Markit's Prisoner, a tool that could temporarily suppress the evil omen demon and the King of Blessing.

It was extremely useful when breaking through the main gate of Storm City Stonewell.

Unfortunately, that thing costs 5,000 runes, and I don’t have a penny right now.

So, I can only shirk it: "Next time... Or, you can give me some benefits as a reward for helping you rob the car last time, so that I can retain more customers."

"Uh..." Why is this guy silent again? I always feel that Patch is a little weird today.

However, after a while, he agreed again: "What you said seems to make some sense."

Oh? Success!

"Hey, the goods we intercepted last time are over there, you can choose one." Patch pointed to the corner of the cave.

There were treasure chests there, even more than in the game.

However, there should be a teleportation trap in there, this old bastard.

Although there are no treasure chest monsters in "Elden Ring" that are loved by everyone, and even make people want to lift Miyazaki up high and give him Liu Chan experience cards, there is a teleportation trap setting that will send you to a completely unfamiliar corner.

There was a vicious one in the Dragon's Breath Ruins. He once caused me to get lost in the scarlet-filled Gelid Cave, and I died several times.

But then again, these treasure chests can't all be traps.

Plus, I've already anticipated this. As long as I can dodge and see through Patch's scheme, I might be able to turn the tables and get more items.

After all, in the game, if you roll urgently the moment you open the trapped treasure chest, you can avoid the fate of being teleported.

Moreover, I have succeeded many times.

Thinking of this, I took a deep breath with confidence and reached out to the first treasure chest.

Bang!

Safety... Well, what is this?

"There are weapons and armor on that car. I'm trying to find a way to exchange them for Rune," Patch explained.

I also curiously picked up a flail from the weapon box and swung it a few times.

Remember this weapon? Shouldn't it be obtained from the black coffin car in the ruins before the level? How come it is here?

Ah, it hurts!

Accidentally, the spiked bolas part of the flail landed on my shoulder, causing Patch to burst out laughing.

Damn, it seems that the added points of dexterity are not enough?

In this world, this is why weapons cannot fully realize their capabilities.

I opened the next larger chest and found some straight swords and axes.

Among them, I found a giant axe, which must be the treasure dropped by the caravan.

"Do you want that thing? No one in our cave can use it." Patch reminded.

I raised the giant axe, but it was beyond my current strength: "Forget it, I might just end up shooting myself in the foot."

Next treasure chest, next treasure chest~

I opened the treasure chest again.

Bang!

Suddenly, thick black fog gushed out from inside!

Oops, it’s a teleportation trap!

I held my breath and quickly tried to roll over.

But it was still a step too late. His head suddenly became dizzy, his limbs lost strength, and he knelt in front of the treasure chest.

It was pitch black inside, like the throat of a monster.

"Oh wow~ You are so shameless, old buddy... taking advantage of me once is enough, do you really want to come?"

In the last moment before his consciousness faded, he felt someone pushing his back, and then he fell into the bottomless abyss in the box.

In my ears, I could still vaguely hear Patch's arrogant and mocking voice: "In this case, I can only say that you deserve to be punished by God! Well, this is a punishment from God, hehehe~"