Elden Ring: Atai vows to have a perfect ending

"Oh! Is it true?! Are you...are you really willing to help me, help Yu take back Riyin City?!" After we explained our purpose, the Lord of Riyin City, Maremare, was extremely surprised.

I added, "But the prerequisite is that we have to help Millicent get a prosthetic hand first."

However, Maremare seemed to have stopped listening to me. He raised his head, excitedly raised his arms, and performed the Elden Ring Ceremony. Tears even flowed down his mask: "Oh~oh~Great Elden Ring, is this also the blessing you have bestowed on me? I, Maremare, can actually get the help of that goddess in this life. Oh, this is really destiny!"

Pollyanna couldn't help but move closer to Millicent, pouting in disgust, and whispered, "Millicent, be careful of this guy. He might plot against us."

"How could it be?! I am willing to dedicate my life to you two!"

"No need, go away!"

The noise over there made Riley sigh uncontrollably. He turned to me and said, "However, the Sunshade City is in chaos. Because of the rebellion of 'Ironthorn' Elonmel, other death row prisoners in the city were also released. Although they are suffering from the corrosive poison and their combat ability is not strong, their large number will still be a problem. In addition, those sinful souls who have no chance to return to the tree are also wandering in the city, and there are also the fallen perfumers who surrendered to the Volcano Mansion... The Marley family has been annihilated in order to protect their young master from leaving the city. And if we want to force our way in, I'm afraid it's not a good idea."

"So, we have to sneak into the village without firing a gun, and kill that 'Ironthorn' Alonmel, so that those people are leaderless, and then consider whether to go to Rodel for reinforcements and completely suppress the Sunshade City." I thought of Riley's appearance last night, who came and went without a trace, more ghostly than a real ghost, "In this regard, brother, I'm afraid you are better than us."

He naturally understood what I meant, took out the small bottle and said, "But the Dark Mist Bottle that Master Krepp passed on to me can only hide two people at most... Besides, that Elonmeier is indeed very powerful. I only showed my murderous intent for a moment from a distance, but he noticed it."

"... Then I will go into the city with you first, help Millicent find a usable prosthetic hand, and then we will attack together to take the head of Elonmeier." I optimized the strategy. "Also, if I remember correctly, although the people of the Marley family suffered from Elonmeier, there should still be a few noble knights in the city... I think they will most likely assist us."

——After all, even Maremmare can see at a glance that Millicent, Pollyanna and the Valkyrie are closely related, so there is no reason for the noble knight to go against us.

“Moreover, if we can take back the family’s execution sword, all the ghosts and immortals on death row will submit to the majesty of the Mare family again!” Mare Mare actually said the first useful words since they met.

"······Speaking of which, since the magic stone colossus obeys your orders, Maremare, it seems that we can also ask it to help us enter the city." I suddenly thought of a good idea.

——This way, you don’t have to wade in that poisonous lake~

However, Mare Mare sighed and shook his head: "This golem does not completely listen to me. After all, it is in the name of the royal city of Rodel to cooperate with my Mare family to protect the Sunshade City. Therefore, the golem is set to never set foot in the Sunshade City."

"Tsk, useless thing." Pollyanna cursed casually.

Mare Mare immediately apologized: "I'm sorry, it's really my incompetence that has led to the current situation."

——Good boy, the one sliding on the rail is faster than me.

I made the final decision: "In short, let's wait until nightfall before taking action."

······

Ouch——

The evening breeze was blowing, and on the cliff, there seemed to be the howling of wolves.

"Dusk is approaching." Riley opened Krepp's small bottle and released the dark mist inside, covering both him and me, blending into the darkness, but the vision inside was still relatively normal, just like the invisibility cloak in "Harry Potter".

The range is indeed only an arm's width, and accommodating two people is already the limit.

——So this bottle can be used for other things? In the game it only says to completely eliminate the sound of A-Tu, but it’s really useless.

"Hu~cough cough cough!" I took a deep breath and was choked by the smoke.

Riley couldn't help but remind him, "Try to slow down your breathing. Also, slow down your movements as well, so as not to disturb the dark fog and expose ourselves."

"Understood. Come with me." According to the memory in the game, I took Riley and stepped into the breach in the west wall of Sunshade City.

Just as Riley said, the city walls were filled with wandering poisonous immortals.

Their faces were burnt yellow, like dry wood and bones, with a faint yellow-green smoke rising from their bodies. Just getting close and smelling the rotten odor made people feel dizzy.

Fortunately, the dark fog hid our figures. If we really wanted to force our way in, I'm afraid it would be another zombie-torn scene like "The Walking Dead" or "Release the Dead".

Although I now have the AOE combat skill "Molten Hurricane Dance", if I use it casually, it will inevitably attract ghosts wandering in the Sunshade City.

“Ah ...

Look, look, the royal ghost is just like an octopus spider, leisurely strolling over the poison pool inside the city wall, with a pale face and emerald green venom flowing from the corners of its black mouth. It keeps turning its head in search of prey.

Jingle bell bell~

There are also those ghost knights nearby, which reminds me of the time when I was in the ruins of Laska in the Lienia Lake District and was beaten to death by this group of guys.

——And, if I remember correctly, there should be two royal ghosts in Riyin City.

I have to say that the only advantage was that I was ready to resume my prayers during the day, so I was not particularly afraid of them.

After the royal ghost passed by and went around a dead tree in the corner, Riley and I carefully jumped off the outer wall and continued forward.

The ladder leading to the inner city wall was not far away, but the sticky water in the poisonous pool was really disgusting. It was just like stepping on vomit. After it seeped into the trouser legs, it was even more sticky and disgusting.

"what!"

A bell-ringing ghost suddenly appeared from under the ladder, but Riley quickly killed it with a sword as if he were familiar with the situation.

"Let's go."

Climbing up the stairs, the inner city walls were still filled with poisonous immortals.

Moreover, especially around corners, behind boxes and the like, there might be one hiding, waiting for Ah Tui to let down his guard and give it a loving hug and a passionate kiss, yue.

We carefully bypassed this group of immortals and found the deepest platform on the west side of the inner wall.

The Valkyrie's prosthetic hand that Maremare treasured is here.

"I'll go find the props. Riley, please go and pull Millicent and the others up." I pointed to one side of the platform. According to the previous plan, Millicent, Pollyanna, and Maremare should have been waiting downstairs.

Riley nodded and removed the dark fog.

I also quickly entered the only room on the wall, which was filled with many stone statues, just like in the game.

They all look like women, gentle and elegant, tender and cute... They all have half-smiles on their faces, which is creepy to look at at night.

Oh, I found it, there is a wooden box placed between the two statues. I guess it contains the Valkyrie's prosthetic hand.

I walked around a few stone statues and was about to go forward and open the wooden box.

bass--

Suddenly, from the depths of the dark room, a cold light pierced towards my face.

I was slightly startled and subconsciously stepped back.

And the next second, a red-gold figure rushed out from the shadow of the stone statue like a wild bull and rushed towards me.

——Tsk, I thought there should be another noble knight here, but it turns out he hid in the room after dark?!

The opponent had already forced his way in front of me, and suddenly thrust forward with the halberd and rapier in his hands.

I was forced to continue rolling backwards to dodge, and stumbled down the stairs outside the room.

"Zero, what's wrong?"

——Millicent, you've come just in time! Let's talk about this unreasonable and corrupt knight.

But I forgot one thing. When Millicent made the sound subconsciously, the immortals near the city wall naturally discovered our presence.

"Cough, cough, ahhh——" A guy made a choking sound like a tractor.

The sound spread quickly with the evening breeze.

Almost in the blink of an eye, all kinds of strange cries like ghosts crying and wolves howling were heard throughout the entire Riyin City.