Elden Ring: Atai vows to have a perfect ending

"Zero!" The crazy A Ling, who was nailed to the ground, had a ferocious look on his face. He gritted his teeth and squeezed out my name from his mouth full of blood foam.

In his eyes, anger, unwillingness, hatred... everything was merged into the red and turbid yellow flames.

His hands also subconsciously grasped the blade of Night Starfire, trying to pull it out.

Seeing this, I couldn't help but exert a little more force: "How can I let you escape with the same trick again and again, you bastard! Laya's account still needs to be settled with you!"

As I spoke, the Night Starfire absorbed my magic power, and flames began to ignite from the hilt, burning towards Crazy Fire A Ling.

"Lord Zero!" Melina couldn't help but call me.

——Oh no, oh no, I almost got too angry.

——This guy can't die yet. For Melina, he has to be thrown into the cauldron of the volcano.

I couldn't help but sigh, I stopped the flame, and said with a click of my tongue: "Go to hell!"

After saying that, he kicked Dianhuo A Ling's head, causing him to faint completely.

Before the Rune floated over, I injected the Rune magic into the pyroxene at the tail end of the Night Starfire. After a while, the coldness of ice and snow floated above the blade, freezing the wound on Dianhuo A Ling's body and stopping the bleeding. I also had to use a piece of cloth to bandage it up.

He confiscated his black knife dagger and holy mark, found a rope from his backpack, tied up Dianhuo A Ling like a dumpling, and carried him on his shoulders.

Oh, and we have to wake up Tron.

After Dianhuo A Ling was successfully ambushed by Melina, he knelt on the ground motionless like a puppet with its strings cut.

"Hey, Trone, Trone, wake up, don't fall asleep." I went forward and called a few times, "Hey--"

No, this guy was like a dead sleeper, with no response at all. Even when I patted his face, he couldn't wake up.

——You can't ask me to carry such a big thing back home, right?

——Although, with my current strength, I can still carry it.

Just when I was worrying about how to deal with the issue of Tron, suddenly, there was a loud bang in front of the church.

Turning around, I saw that it was Melina who triggered the mechanism in front of the hall and opened the hidden door. She was so scared that she retracted her hand and looked at me.

"...It's okay. There shouldn't be any danger in there for now." I walked over. "But it's best not to go there. There...there lies the greatest sin of the Golden Dynasty."

"The massacre of the wandering tribe?" Melina asked softly.

"Melina, do you remember? These..."

Melina shook her head and explained, "I read it in the stone tablets in the Queen's boudoir... After Prince Godwin died, the turbulent times caused the leader of civilization, Lord Finger, to begin to have differences. In an unknown corner of the border, a battle for civilization took place, and eventually the Five Fingers were cut into two fingers, and the wandering people who followed the other three fingers were massacred on a large scale."

As she spoke, Melina walked towards the hidden passage in front of her.

I couldn't help but follow her footsteps.

At the end of the passage, there was an old man in tattered clothes with a skin that looked like it was burned red, sitting on the ground, but his body had turned to stone and there was no breath of life.

At the corner, just like in the game, a golden seal covered everything inside.

——If you don’t defeat the “King of Blessing” Monggot, you won’t be able to enter this area.

——The same is true of the snowfields in the north.

But... I suddenly noticed that the seal here had some tiny cracks, and there were a few gold threads scattered on the cracks.

——The seal, is it loosening?

——Is it because we defeated Monger who was guarding this place, or...

Suddenly I have a bad feeling.

"Let's go back first, Melina." I shrugged the crazy A Ling on my shoulder, "Before this guy wakes up, quickly find Teacher Mungert and put him in jail, so that he won't cause trouble again."

"That's true, Lord Zero, let's go." Melina took her eyes away from the seal.

However, I always felt that Xiao Mu's eyebrows seemed to be wrinkled, and his expression was darker than before.

——Could it be that she has already passed through the seal and seen the tragic situation inside?

There is no way to know.

Anyway, my eyesight is blurry and I can only see a blurry picture.

"By the way, Master Ling, I'll give this to you." Melina suddenly handed over a golden amulet. On it was a carving of Queen Marika holding a kettle and pouring golden dew drops. "I found this in a box just now. It should be useful to you."

Oh, it's the Golden Tree's Favor +1!

——A good amulet for increasing stamina, health, and carrying capacity. Even in the eighth round of the game, I still like to use this item.

The corresponding thing in reality should be an overall improvement in strength attribute points.

Not bad.

Now, it was easier for me to carry the still unconscious Trone onto my shoulders... Although, it wasn't too far to walk back to the underground avenue from here, after all, we had almost opened all the doors in the sewer area.

But, with Melina here, I'd better choose to teleport directly.

I asked Melina so, closed my eyes, and after a slight shake, I returned to the blessing point beside the underground avenue.

"... We are ordered by Lord Monggot, the 'King of Blessing', to come to this filthy place to capture the wanted criminal. We advise you to get out of the way immediately. If you dare to continue to stop us, don't blame us!"

"You're a dog-raised earthling, you look down on people, right?!"

"What? You want to fight?! Will we be afraid of you?"

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As soon as I came back, the noisy sounds couldn't wait to rush into my ears.

The situation outside the room seemed a little bad, with a strong sense of tension.

Moreover, why does this conversation sound like déjà vu?

I put Teron down, continued to carry Crazy Fire A Ling, and walked out carefully: "What's going on?"

"Ah, Brother Zero, you're back?!" Several Sons of Evil Omens were immediately overjoyed.

But the people standing on the opposite side were either surprised, happy, or angry.

The surprises were of course a few familiar faces, Ishtopia and Millicent, who were indeed sent here by teacher Evil Omen to conduct a search.

The ones who were angry were Rodel's soldiers.

The leading knight immediately pointed at me and shouted, "You guys said you didn't harbor any criminals! Isn't this guy the one who defied the King of Blessing and is wanted for a bounty?"

"Wait a minute, brother, actually there is a misunderstanding. The one who contradicted the King of Blessing was not me, but a guy who looks very similar to me. If you don't believe me, look!" I picked up the crazy A Ling on my shoulder and showed him his face.

The knight commander looked at me, then at Dianhuo A Ling, and was obviously a little dizzy by the situation.

And Ixutopon immediately stepped forward to speak for me: "I knew that it was definitely not done by Brother Ling. Why don't we go back and ask the King of Blessing about the matter clearly?"

“······Okay, catch them all first!” The Knight Commander waved his hand, and the soldiers behind him were ready to take action.

"This is my territory! I want to see who of you dares to touch my people!" Suddenly, Tron's voice came from behind us, although he seemed to have not fully recovered yet and held the door frame with his hand.

But Tron's voice was deep and powerful, and the unique aura of the Lord of Evil Omens forced Rodel's soldiers to stop.

"Tron, are you okay?" I couldn't help but ask.

He nodded and said, "I'm sorry for the trouble, Brother Ling. I didn't expect that I would fall into the trap of this bastard and almost lose myself."

Then, he threatened Rodel's soldiers: "If you want someone, tell Markit to come to me yourself!"

"Markit?" The Knight Commander's confusion could be sensed even through his helmet.

I was so scared that I quickly stood up and said, "Stop! Forget it, Tron, I'll go with them. After all, I have to clear my name myself."

"······Are you sure? Brother Zero." A subtle expression appeared on Tron's face, as if to say, my buddy is fighting to death, why are you surrendering first.

I nodded, changed the subject, and instructed, "Torlon, please pay more attention to the church over there. I am a little worried that this Mad Fire Man is hiding some tricks. As for the Blessing King, I can handle it."

——After all, this whole thing was discussed between me and Teacher Mongget.

"Okay, Old Seven, you go and see the guests off." Trone pointed at an evil omen, intending to protect me.

As for the Rodel soldiers, although they had some concerns, Ishutopia's persuasion and the appearance of Crazy Fire Ling did mess up their thoughts, so they just looked at me, guarding against my every move.

Of course, Melina has disappeared, so I'll let her go back early to inform Mongert.

Soon, he walked out of the sewer, said goodbye to the Son of Evil Omen, and crawled back to the ground.

The piles of ruins nearby had been cleared to create a path, and there were many Rodel soldiers guarding the area, ready to drive away any Sons of Platinum or Immortals who came to get in the way.

It seems that although there were less than a dozen people who went underground, a considerable number of guards were actually dispatched for this operation.

Just as we left the lower city and crossed the terrace to return to the main city avenue, suddenly, the entire Royal City of Rodel sounded a horn.

There was a hint of unrest in the air.

A soldier ran past us quickly, shouting anxiously, "Hurry up and go to the Golden Tree Cathedral for support, the Blessed King has been assassinated!"