Elden Ring: Atai vows to have a perfect ending

Assemble our troops!

Two days passed in a flash, and after making sufficient preparations, it was time to set out for the forbidden snowfield in the north.

The lineup that Mongget arranged for me is indeed quite luxurious.

The "White Wolf Warrior" Bagram, the "Rogue Magician" Wehler, the "Ancient Knight" Ishtopia from the Round Table Hall, and even the "Crazy Tongue" Alpelich who had not been seen for a long time have also joined the expedition!

Mongget also sent four Furnace Knights to accompany him, but their main task was to guard the Crazy Fire A Ling in the prison car. Although this guy had golden seals on his hands and feet that were specially customized for him by Mongget, he was unable to use any abilities.

Paris was naturally the leader of this team of forges, and his brother Hertok had to go back to Nimgefor.

After all, the main fighting force there, Nefeli Lu, who also serves as the "Storm King", has also joined the expeditionary force in the snowfield.

At the same time, there are Millicent, Alexander the Warrior, Laya, Fenlig the White Wolf King, and so on, my dear friends.

——She can be said to be a super iron chicken (the Japanese homonym for “invincible”).

Oh, by the way, we still have to protect the golden mask and Colin.

In the original game, after Golden Mask knew that Marika was Radagon, the next time they met would be in the snowfield. But this time, the Master of the Golden Law took the initiative to choose to go with us.

Of course, there were also Rodel soldiers who helped transport dry food and meals.

After all, unlike the golden people who have been blessed with eternal blessings, we Faded Ones still need to eat to replenish our energy.

The two key tasks of our expeditionary force are to help the Golden Mask perfect the calculation of the law, and to ignite the giant cauldron of fire deep in the forbidden area of ​​the Northern Territory and burn the Golden Thorn.

Mongert unlocked the seal leading to the forbidden area for us and escorted us to the elevator before entering the forbidden area: "Zero, it's a pity that I can't go with you. I have to entrust this important task to you."

I smiled and replied, "Don't worry, Mr. Mongert. I think this army can flatten the border area without any problem. I guarantee that they can complete the mission. You can just stay in Rodel Royal City and arrange for everyone to take shelter."

Mongert nodded and continued to ask, "Zero, you have the Great Runes of Greg and Latan, right? Well, I'll give this to you, maybe it can be of some use."

Mungot took out two rune arcs from under his cloak.

By the way, when I went back to Stonewell this time, I also went to Greg's Tower of Divine Bestowal and theoretically activated his Great Rune... As for Latan's Tower of Divine Bestowal, it's too far away and I haven't been there yet.

"As long as you crush this curved arc, you can unleash the power of the Great Rune in your body."

——Well, this is the same as in the game.

“But…” Mongert reminded, “Your bodies as Faded Ones, deprived of the Blessing, may not be able to fully withstand the power of the Demigod’s Great Rune. The effect of using the Bending Arc should only last for about a day at most. Don’t use it continuously. You should rest for at least two to three days.”

"In other words, it's better not to use it unless it's absolutely necessary?"

——Well, this is different from the game.

If I remember correctly, after A-Da used the Rune Bending Arc, he could remain in the activated state as long as he didn't die... But after all, in reality I don't have the room for error to use death and resurrection, so it's normal that the Big Rune will not last until the end of a life.

He accepted the two Rune Arcs with gratitude.

The expeditionary forces have already taken their positions on the elevators of the royal city. I waved goodbye to Monggot and said, "Teacher, wait for my good news!"

"Well, goodbye, Zero. May gold bless you and open up the road to a new era!" Mongert blessed.

And the warriors under his command also prayed loudly for us: "May gold bless you!"

As Rodel descended the tower elevator facing the snowfield, an icy chill enveloped him without warning.

The flying snow and ice mixed with the golden broken leaves of the golden tree whizzed in through the only gate along with the strong wind. When you stepped out of the door and looked around, it was like a thick fog, making it impossible to see the road more than five or six meters away.

If I remember correctly, the path leading to the Lord Grand Elevator is an increasingly narrow mountain path. There is even a gap in the middle. If you step on empty space, the consequences will be disastrous.

woohoo-

The strong wind made people's faces hurt.

I reminded loudly: "Everyone, watch your step. The road ahead will become narrower and narrower. Keep the formation and don't get out of touch."

But just as I finished speaking, the warhorse pulling the cart at the end of the team suddenly neighed.

Then, noisy noises continued to be heard from the entire team.

"What's going on?" I asked loudly.

The response came from the shouts of Rodel's soldiers: "Enemy attack! It's an enemy attack! General!"

——Enemy attack?! Here? They came too fast! Could it be the work of the Fire Madman?

"Hee hee hee--"

A cunning and sly laugh came to my ears, and then a ball of black and red flame ignited from the wind and snow, and fell directly towards me.

——It’s those evil soldiers!

I drew out the Night Starfire and blocked the opponent's attack.

Unexpectedly, the evil soldier took advantage of the force and immediately rolled backwards, hiding among the flying ice and snow.

But the team was already in a state of panic, like ants on hot pot. A few war horses, frightened, could not help neighing loudly and raising their front hooves to jump up and down.

Inadvertently, he stepped on the poisonous fog mine buried by the evil soldiers, which turned the chaos into a huge vortex.

"It's a trap, everyone beware of the trap!"

"Where are the enemies? Why can't I see them?!"

I quickly shouted loudly: "Calm down, the enemy is a bad soldier, don't panic!"

But even if I shouted at the top of my voice, it seemed to be drowned out by the ice and snow. No one in the team responded and it was still a mess.

"Evil soldiers, they are evil soldiers, where are they?!"

"Old, teacher!"

Phew——

A warhorse completely lost control and rushed past me with a whoosh, leaving a trail of bright red blood on the snow.

——It’s over, the person above seems to be wearing a golden mask!

"Master!" I wanted to chase after him quickly, but when I looked at the chaotic troops behind me, I was overwhelmed for a moment and didn't know what to do.

"Calm down, Zero!" Nepheli rode to my side, "Leave the Golden Mask Master to me! And you have to remember that leading troops in battle requires more specific instructions, not general words."

After saying that, she chased after the golden mask.

——Use more clear instructions.

I took a few deep breaths and followed Nepheli's instructions...

boom--

Prayer - Dragon Thunder Shelter by Lance Shanks.

With the loudest voice, I grabbed everyone's attention first, and then I shouted loudly: "Everyone listen up, the Crucible Knights guard the Fire Madmen! Everyone from the Round Table, please stay behind and guard the grain carts! The rest of you, keep the team formation and don't disperse! Follow the people in front of you, and you won't fall into the trap... As for our enemies, they are just a group of evil soldiers. They are small in size and good at taking advantage of troubled waters, but they don't have much power. It won't be too late to deal with them after they show up."

This time, the order was finally delivered.

The entire team was adjusted according to what I said. Just as I said, as long as we are a little careful about the evil soldiers, these guys can't even beat ordinary Rodel soldiers and pose no threat at all.

Alexander was not affected by the poison gas, so I led the way with him and cleared the traps set by the evil soldiers.

In this way, the trouble was finally resolved.

——Alas, Rodel had just appeared, and the army almost collapsed because of its own confusion.

——Sure enough, leading an army, especially a motley army that originally had little coordination, was completely different from the usual individual combat or group combat.

I already have a bad feeling that the road ahead is bleak.

After safely passing through the narrow path, Nefeli indeed recovered the golden mask...how come she also recovered a big black guy!

——Are they the Night Riders?! But when we set out, it was just dawn!

"This person seems to be a knight who came to help under the command of the King of Blessing. He was the one who just stopped the Master of the Golden Mask." Nefeli explained.

——Teacher Mungert!

I couldn't help but feel relieved.

He led the team forward, and with the help of the Night Cavalry who were familiar with the terrain, the evil soldiers lingering nearby did not dare to move.

But not long after, an extremely loud roar like the sound of wind suddenly came from the sky.

The next second, a giant figure dropped from the sky, even sliding a short distance on the snow, picking up the weapon in his hand and shoveling up a large pile of ice and snow, and moving directly towards the expedition team.

——Heroic gargoyle, you come with bad intentions!