Elden Ring: Atai vows to have a perfect ending

Bringing the dragon-manified Lance Shanks, they entered the royal city of Rodel. When it was just dawn, Mongert was already waiting near the entrance of the sewer with a number of people.

"Dead Sleeping Girl" Fia, the Finger Witch, and several of Rodel's soldiers.

I greeted Fia.

Feiya also smiled at me in response.

When Mongett saw Lance Shanks, he was quite surprised: "The ancient dragon has turned into a human form. Could it be that... Lance Shanks, do you also want to go to the bottom of the deep roots?"

Lance Sanx frowned slightly: "What? You golden men hid my brother in there, and you don't allow me, your sister, to go there!?"

——Why does Gu Long speak so angrily?

I had no choice but to explain to Mongert: "I'm sorry, teacher. I promised Lanceshanks before that I would look for her brother Fulshanks. That ancient dragon has a very good relationship with Godwin. I'm sure there must be clues related to Fulshanks in the deep roots, so I brought her here."

"That's not a problem." Mungette nodded, and then asked, "Zero, the last time you fought with the Mad Fire One, you should have been to that church, right?"

"Ok?"

"This is the witch of the Round Table Hall. Use the blessing of your Faded Ones to teleport and take us directly there."

After Mungert finished speaking, the witch bowed to me and then extended her hand: "I have long heard of your name, Master Ling. Today I am honored to be able to serve you. Please hold my hand, okay?"

——Teacher Mungert was the one who thought it through.

If I let Lance Shanks walk slowly through the smelly sewer area and meander around in various pipes, I would be a little worried. It would be terrible if she got angry and demolished everything underneath.

So, I held the witch's hand, and Lance Sanx, Mungot, and Fia put their arms around my shoulders.

We closed our eyes, and as our minds became slightly distracted, we were transported through the blessed teleportation and arrived at the abandoned cathedral with evil omens deep beneath the city of Rodel.

"Uh... This way of moving is really uncomfortable for the dragon." Lance Shanks held his head.

Surprisingly, she would get dizzy from teleportation... Well, compared to the ancient dragons that always spread their wings and fly freely, teleportation, a method of movement that seems to slightly distort one's own existence, would indeed make Lance Shanks uncomfortable.

But what was even more surprising was that in the church before them sat a strong and powerful Son of Evil Omen.

"Tron?" Mungert and I recognized each other.

"Hey, you're here." Trone greeted casually, but he remained sitting there with no intention of getting up. "Brother Ling, I heard you were looking for me?"

"Ah..." It's true. I glanced at the others and went up to Tron and said, "It's about the burning tree."

"Burning trees?" Lance Shanks asked in surprise.

I continued to explain, “The thorn of rejection has grown inside the golden tree. We can’t go in to repair the Elden Ring, and we can’t save the border from its current decay and chaos… So, Mr. Mongget and I have discussed using the giant flames of the snowy mountains to burn the trees and destroy the thorns. By then, the city of Rodel will surely be buried in ashes, so…”

"So that's what happened." Trone interrupted me. "Markit said yesterday that he would help arrange for the brothers to leave the city when the time comes, right?"

Mungert nodded.

——So, they met and talked yesterday?

No wonder Trone wasn't surprised at all when he heard about the tree burning.

Lance Sanx was the first to hear about this, and he was so happy that he shouted, "So that's how it is, interesting! Really interesting! As a golden man, you actually want to burn the golden tree that symbolizes the dynasty, you are really brave!"

"There is no construction without destruction. If I can make the Golden Dynasty truly continue, I will do it no matter what, no matter what method I use." Mongert walked forward unwaveringly, "Let's go... Witch, please stay here."

"No need, teacher. Let Miss Witch go back to Rodel first. There should be another way to go back under this ground." I looked at Tron again, "Tron, do you want to come with us?"

Tron shook his head and watched us open the mechanism at the end of the church and walk into the passage.

The seal here had indeed been broken by Mongette. The moment the bonfire was lit, what came into view were petrified corpses.

Some of them curled up like shrimps and crabs; some knelt on the ground and kowtowed, or raised their arms high as if begging for mercy and forgiveness; some were heartbroken and in so much pain that they wanted to end their lives.

The countless crimes filled up this entire floor.

This is simply an inhumane massacre!

【Ahhhhh——】

It was clearly quiet underground, but one could hear endless wailing and howling.

Feiya seemed to have sensed the resentment and anger that was buried, and she couldn't help but feel dizzy and her legs went weak.

I quickly supported the other person: "Feiya, are you okay?"

"Lord Zero...it's okay, I'm fine." Fia held her forehead and rubbed it a few times.

Lance Shanks was also extremely shocked. He asked in horror and anger, "What, what is this?"

"These are the vengeful souls of our Golden Dynasty. They are our sins." Mongget responded calmly, "According to historical records, they worship the power of evil fire, so they were suppressed here... But because of their violent behavior, these vengeful souls have attracted even more terrible flames."

I was also a little surprised. Mongget said yesterday that he had something to deal with, and I thought he came here specifically to cover up the bodies.

But he did not cover up this crime and even admitted it.

Lance Shanks also understood what the more terrifying flames pointed to: "...mad fire? So, your son is extremely stupid. He actually committed such a sin. Humph, no wonder Vic is inclined to the fire of destruction. If that day really comes, it will be your own fault."

“...Maybe. But now is not the time to judge us. We must first let the dynasty continue, and then we will have a chance to atone our sins.” Mongget walked through the pile of corpses and looked down in the middle.

Every level around the square deep well was filled with the same corpses.

Although I have seen such scenes in games, I couldn't help but feel shocked when I was actually in it.

"Zero, the road to the deep roots is at the very bottom of here, right?" Mongert asked.

"Um······"

"Then, everyone be careful, step on those protruding stone tablets, and you can jump to the deepest part."

——Here it comes, the classic crazy jumping music, if you step on empty air, there is no way back.

In the game, I have lost runes here. I don't say millions, but I estimate that there are at least 700,000 or 800,000 of them. I lose them here every round.

"There's no need to go to all that trouble." Lance Sanx spread her wings, "Zero, and that man's son, come and hold my hand."

Wow, now I can see clearly what the human-shaped Lance Shanks looks like under his wings. What a beautiful pair of super long legs! The area below the chest is all feet!

Of course, the curves of the upper body are also quite delicate and charming, but it is indeed the pair of long legs that are more eye-catching.

The white dragon scales wrapped around the clearly defined muscles were so fleshy that a gentle pinch might be enough to burst a watermelon.

"Zero?" Fia was already nestling in Lance Sanx's arms like a little bird, and Gu Long smiled slightly, "Ah~ Don't you need my help?"

"Eh? No! Don't leave me alone." I quickly stepped forward and hugged the boss's thigh.

"Then hold on tight." After saying that, Lance Shanks jumped directly into the deep pit in the center.

This guy is even speeding up.

I felt like a kite that had been released, or like I was doing bungee jumping without a rope. The wind rushed into my mouth so hard that I couldn't open my eyelids. It felt like a pair of hands were pulling me back.

I could only use all my strength to hug the thighs in my arms tightly. My vocal cords were completely out of control: "Waaaaa——"

——Hey, are you really going to let me just hug your thighs?! I am also a little bird, I want to snuggle in Gu Long’s strong chest.

"Wow ah ah-"

"Stop shouting! It's already on the ground!"

After a while, I heard Lance Shanks's disgusted voice, and her big tail had already tied around my waist, trying to pull me off her legs.

Only then did I come to my senses and realize that I had fallen to the bottom of the deep pit of madness.

Even the ninja-like Monggot said speechlessly after landing: "······Zero, I didn't expect that you are so timid sometimes."

"No Road Race! (Numbular!) Don't compare me, a faded one, with your ancient dragons and demigods! If I really fall down on the way, ten lives won't be enough for me!" My face flushed, but I couldn't admit defeat. I stood up and strode to the side, "Follow me."

By the way, it turns out that yesterday Mongget moved the seal of the Mad Fire from the top to the gate below.

He found the hidden door with ease, walked into the passage, and collected a rune arc.

Continue forward, and you can faintly hear the sound of flowing water.

At the end of the dark passage, there was a faint light.

A ray of blessed light is swaying under your feet.

In front of us, there are tangled roots and in the distance, an underground river is flashing with bright light, like a satin white funeral ribbon, hanging down at the bottom of this deep root.