Elden Ring: Atai vows to have a perfect ending

With the help of Millicent and Pollyanna, they completely suppressed the fallen perfumers in an instant, and the situation on the scene was reversed.

Mare Mare was stunned, she stood there motionless, even mumbling incoherently: "Mi, Lady Millicent."

"It's over, Maremmare." The tension in my heart relaxed a little. I took a breath and said to him with a smile, "You talk too much and are too careless. You are far from qualified to be a villain."

Maremare glared at me fiercely.

But everything has been settled. The remaining Fallen Perfumer is no match for Millicent and Pollyanna. All of Maremare's sword moves are no longer effective against me. There is no chance for him to turn the tables.

The only unstable point is "Dusk is Near" Riley who is still hiding in the dark.

However, Riley is not a subordinate of Maremmare, but a member of the Round Table faction who was ordered by the King of Blessing to investigate the current situation in Sunshade City.

Although he was indeed protecting Maremma before, Riley seemed to have no intention of getting involved, whether in tonight's assassination or now.

······It’s better to just be a little more careful.

After I was sure of victory, I chuckled and continued to say to Maremare, "You are too obsessed with Millicent's opinion of you, Maremare. Since you are determined to be the villain, you should have forced me into a dead end, let everyone rush in, and solve the problem first. But you were unwilling to accept it and wanted to beat me, so you were provoked and dragged it to the current situation."

"You, you..." Maremare gritted her teeth, "But why on earth did you..."

"How could I guess you were going to attack me from the beginning?" I interrupted him and answered my own question. "It's a simple process of elimination. Millicent and Pollyanna are unlikely to attack me. If Riley really wanted to assassinate me, he wouldn't have to look for the Fallen Perfumer in the city. The only one left is naturally you, Maremmare."

"..."

"I'm afraid that you developed murderous intentions when you overheard that Millicent voluntarily followed me to the Volcano Residence. After all, as you just said, Millicent is as noble as the Valkyrie Marennia in your mind. What's more, she is not a god, but a mortal who is closer to you and me. She is a being that can be approached, touched, and even possessed." As I said this, I couldn't help but glance at Millicent.

She just dealt with all the corrupt perfumers, spun the knife casually, shook off the blood stains, and then put away the long knife gracefully.

Turning his head, the fierce fighting intent in his golden eyes had not yet completely dissipated, but the moment he came into contact with me, he naturally took on a kind of calming gentleness, as if saying to me: "Don't worry, everything has been resolved."

The breeze outside the window blew gently, caressing the ends of Millicent's hair. There was still a little blood on her face, but she was like a proudly blooming crimson hibiscus, attracting people.

——Ah, how could anyone not like Mi Bao, who is so skilled in martial arts, so tenacious and so kind to others?

——To be honest, I want to have it too! So why don’t you sell it?

Ahem, thinking about it, I blushed with excitement. I seemed to feel Pollyanna's puzzled gaze in my peripheral vision, so I quickly resumed the previous topic with Maremmare: "No, but in this case, my existence is a huge obstacle for you. Your plan tonight may be to kill me and throw the body in the wild. When Millicent asks about it tomorrow, you can say that I left alone. And this way, it is more likely to keep Millicent, right?"

Mare Mare took a deep breath in silence, and admitted generously: "That's right! I... I can't stand it. Why is Lady Millicent willing to wield her sword for you, and even treat you like Lady Mikaela! Obviously, obviously you Faded Ones are just a group of criminals who were exiled outside the border, and took advantage of the dynasty crisis to come back with a smug face!"

——······Okay, okay, so it turns out that you also include some discrimination against A-tai, right?

——By the way, Ah Tui is not a sinner, nor did he come back with a smug face! I was resurrected in the Chapel of the King, do you understand what "King" means?

"So, I want to duel with you, Zero!" Maremare was still unwilling to give up, and pointed his sword at me, "If I win, the only one who can accompany Lady Millicent will be me!"

"You don't mean to accompany me, but you want to imprison Millicent in this Sunshade City." I naturally won't continue to be polite, holding the Night Star in both hands.

"Hah--" Maremare roared and attacked me first.

His eyes were fixed on my head and chest, and the rapier in his hand stabbed repeatedly and rapidly.

The sharp sword light turned into two points, two points turned into four points... In the blink of an eye, it was like turning into stars in the sky, making it difficult to know where to start.

I had wanted to use my previous combat experience to block the opponent's attack. After all, no matter how elaborate and complicated his sword thrusts were, he only had one weapon in his hand.

Besides, Maremare is no match for me in terms of strength. If I interrupt his rhythm, it will be my chance.

But what was unexpected was that all of Mare Mare's sword moves were aimed at my head and heart, two vital points. He seemed to have given up everything. Since the final location of the sword was already known, he might as well just hit these two places!

In an instant, I was forced to retreat step by step. I failed to defend against a few attacks and was stabbed in the shoulder and cheek. The scarlet and rotten blood seeped into the wounds, as if flames were burning inside.

——We can’t be passive anymore!

I stepped on a hurricane, and the night's star fire ignited a scorching flame.

Maremare's body was slightly shaken by the wind, but he quickly stood firm, without even taking a step back, and rushed straight towards my heart again.

——Do you want to fight me to the death by relying on the invigorating and fanatical effects of the aromatherapy left in your body?

——But do you think my next move will be Molten Hurricane Dance?

I suddenly leaped up with the help of the hurricane and avoided Maremare's stab. At the same time, the flames in the sword blade howled wildly and transformed into a turbid dragon. It opened its mouth in mid-air and bit straight at Maremare.

Lion Slash·Modified——Scorching Flame Falling Dragon Slash!

Roar--

The raging fire engulfed Maremare's entire body in an instant, and he fell forward to the ground with a thud.

"Cough cough cough." I also quickly used the last bit of magic power to pat myself and pray for the "healing of fire."

At the very last moment, facing the turbid dragon falling from the sky, Maremare did not retreat at all, but raised his sword again and stabbed straight at me.

My attack did indeed deal him a fatal blow, but Maremare's rapier also grazed my cheek, and the accumulated scarlet corruption choked my chest and lungs, almost causing me to explode.

I turned around with the Night Star Fire, looking at the gradually darkening figure in the flames. I couldn't help but feel a little sad for it and sighed, "... If you just want companionship, then go out together, travel together, and accompany her to the end. You don't want to give up your position as the Lord of Sunshade City, but you still want to manipulate the fate of others... Millicent is not Marennia, let alone anyone's possession. So, you are really wrong, Maremmare."

But he could no longer hear it.

The fragmented rune lights gathered towards me, and this city in the shadow of the sun finally came to an end.