Elden Ring: Atai vows to have a perfect ending

As the Falling Star Beast was hit in the vitals and then fell into the valley of the Gmir volcano, a large beam of Rune light gathered towards me, along with a weapon - the Star Beast Half Jaw!

——This is half of the mouthparts of the Falling Star Beast. It can summon gravity thunder to smash the target. It is a tough wheelchair artifact!

Beautiful~

I then put away my weapon with satisfaction, and was about to take out the Holy Grail to recover a little, when I heard another burst of noise.

Phew——

"Guys, help!"

It was the voices of Patch and Torrett.

Turning around, I saw that guy, Diaros, and another man who looked like a Rodel soldier running after Torrett.

And behind them, there was a pale expanse.

A huge hand monster, like a big spider with its babies, rushed towards us together with a group of small hand monsters.

"Help!"

Such a grand scene even caused a person to appear from the other side of the road and run towards us.

—Looks like a wandering merchant... Hmm? Could it be the one I bumped into on the road? Was he brought here by Millicent and Alexander?

Let’s not worry about it for now. The hand monsters are so powerful that they want to trample everything.

I sighed, and had to pull out the Night Starfire again, and lead everyone to meet them.

——The hand monster is afraid of fire, so...

Combat skill - Molten Hurricane Dance!

With the help of everyone and the molten flame power of the Night Starfire, it was easy to deal with the hand monsters.

I called Torret and touched its cheek, but Laya on its back was still sleeping soundly.

"Hahaha, it seems we are still a step late. Has the issue of the Volcano Residence been resolved?" Alexander walked towards me with a smile.

"Yeah, I guess so." I nodded, and when I saw the wandering merchant following behind Millicent and Alexander, I stepped forward and bowed, "The rocket just now was shot by the old merchant, right? Thank you so much, it's a great help."

The old merchant shook his head again and again: "Oh, dear guest, your gift is hard to accept. At that time, you were in a hurry and left the runes behind. I, the old merchant, feel unworthy of it. It is thanks to your friends that I can meet you again... The explosive crossbow arrow just now was just a piece of cake... By the way, there is still some rune left from the runes you gave me, and I am here to return it."

——I didn’t expect that this businessman was so kind and loyal. My unintentional action saved my life.

Looking at the Rune that the other party handed over, I felt a little embarrassed to take it back: "I won't take the Rune back... Ah, I got it, old merchant, do you have any other treasures? Let me buy some."

As it happened, he defeated the Falling Star Beast and took a huge sum of money.

The old businessman couldn't help but be overjoyed: "Thank you for your patronage."

"Hey, old man, I can't pretend I didn't hear you." Patch suddenly shouted, and came over and put his arm around my shoulder. "Old Patch's store, the Volcano Mansion branch is also open, why don't you come to patronize it?"

The old businessman immediately became alert and stared at Patch with his cloudy yellow eyes.

But Patch was not willing to be outdone. He raised his head slightly and looked at others through his nostrils.

——You two are stealing each other’s business, right?

I sighed, "Alright, alright, take out whatever goods you have and let everyone see them."

I bought two stone sword keys, a wandering warrior production notebook and a sacrificial twig. In the blink of an eye, all the wool I had just plucked from the Fallen Star Beast was fleeced.

"Thank you for your patronage~" Patch accepted Rune with a smile on his face, and turned around to link shoulders with the wandering merchant again, "Old buddy, where do you get all your goods from?"

——······Can your relationship suddenly become so good? You weren't trying to trick me just now!

He couldn't help but sigh.

"Speaking of which, brother Zero." Seeing that our little drama was over, Ishtopia came over to ask, "Alexander and I are planning to go to the royal city of Rodel next. What are your plans? Are you going to send Layaniko to Lienia first?"

I thought about it for a moment and shook my head: "...No, I also plan to go to the royal city of Rodel first."

"Oh, that's great, we're going the same way again." Alexander also said with a smile, "Millicent, you want to come too, right?"

Millicent nodded obediently.

I turned around and said to Paris, "The next target of the Mad Fire should be Rodel, and they will not continue to cause trouble for you for the time being. Paris, please send Laya to the Rhea Lukalia College and tell the Full Moon Queen about her life story. She will definitely protect you."

Paris nodded: "I understand."

"Also, Hertok is still in Stonewell. If you have time, go there too."

"·······Stonewell, has Greg, the one who desecrated gold, been defeated by you Faded Ones?" he suddenly asked.

I nodded. "Come to think of it, weren't you supposed to be in Stoneville? I heard from Hurtok..."

Paris seemed to sigh slightly: "Greck has no honor for the Golden Clan and actually did a limb-splicing thing. Owen and I advised him against it, but we didn't expect that guy... that guy actually set his sights on us, secretly drugged us, and planned to perform limb-splicing on Owen and me while we were unconscious. In order to help me escape, Owen... Alas."

——Owen?

-Oh, is it the furnace in the prison at Stormhill, Owen Whitechalk?!

"When I was desperate, it was Lady Tanis who accepted me. In order to avenge Owen, I joined the Volcano Mansion, thinking that one day, I would kill the tyrant who blasphemed the honor of warriors! However, you guys were still one step ahead of me..." Paris simply ended his story, "Is my brother okay?"

"Okay, you should go and see for yourself." I couldn't help but complain in my heart about Xiao Ge's serious sins. If he had gathered the three furnaces and gone back to have a good talk with your uncle, Teacher Mongget, wouldn't it be a matter of minutes to return to the hometown of the Golden Tree?

It's really self-inflicted, and you can't live.

——I guess he was probably knocked unconscious by Lianlian’s beating at that time.

in addition······

"Diaros." I called out suddenly, causing Diaros to tremble slightly, like a rabbit. "You should also go back to Rhea Lukalia with Laya and the others. Lenia is very worried about you."

“······I, I understand.” Diaros frowned.

——Are you a wild cat? Are you so unwilling to go back?

I don't care. Otherwise, let Paris take him back so that he can give an explanation to Lenya.

"OK, let's leave here first... The bridge on the road to transfer criminals has been cut off. I guess we have to go through the Boiling River."

——However, there is a difficulty in the return journey. From the Hermit Village to the Rodel Army Rest Station, we jumped over the cliff, and we don’t know if we can climb back up.

——······There is always a way when you reach the mountain. There is strength in numbers. There will always be a way.

"Well, um, may I ask, are you Lord Zero himself?" Suddenly, a voice interrupted my thoughts.

-Oh, I almost forgot, there was a man running along with Patch and the others just now.

I nodded, looking at the other person curiously.

I didn't look carefully just now and thought he was Rodel's soldier. However, he was wearing a brown tubular coat with huge eyes painted on his chest, and the curved lines on the sides seemed to be painted with many earlobes. He was completely different from Rodel's soldiers.

Wait, eyes?

The man looked at Paris carefully, and said to me politely: "Nice to meet you, Lord Zero. The lord has something important to discuss with you. I beg you to go back to the Round Table Hall first."

——Sure enough, this guy is the spy that Sir Baizhi planted in the Volcano Mansion.