Elden Ring: Atai vows to have a perfect ending

Wangwu——

Ga-ga-ga

Roar--

——It’s obviously a cold snowy field, shouldn’t it give people a cold and quiet atmosphere? ! You guys are too lively here!

While I was complaining madly in my heart, Torrett and I tried our best to cover the team and rush to the Church of Repose.

All I can say is that luckily there were enough Fire Flowers at the Watcher Fortress, and we were well prepared. In addition, most of the monsters in the snowfield were weak to fire, so we weren't destroyed by these guys that kept popping up from everywhere.

In addition, the mountain giants do not get along with the Tyrannosaurus Rex and the giant crows.

They seemed to have a mutual predation relationship, so once they couldn't catch up with us, they quickly started fighting among themselves.

Taking advantage of this, our snowfield guide Yushlo Samir planned an ingenious escape route, taking us across most of the snowy area, getting closer and closer to our predetermined rest stop, the Church of Repose.

I don’t know when the monsters started to slow down, and the chasing figures disappeared into the snowfield again.

"Perhaps the blessing field that Queen Marica left here is still in effect?" Paris guessed, "Back then, in order to ensure that we could get enough rest, the queen set up a beast-repelling field nearby."

“...No wonder it’s called the Church of Repose.”

Anyway, all in all, we successfully escaped the pursuit of the snow monsters.

But as it got darker, the temperature dropped again, snow fluttered, and the evening breeze blew in our faces, making our eyes hurt.

The Church of Repose is located on the edge of a high cliff in the snowy area, quietly waiting for our arrival.

"We are not far from the giant's cauldron of fire. Let's rest here tonight." Yushuluo was about to lead people into the church.

I subconsciously stopped him: "Wait a moment, everyone."

Although they were a little confused, everyone obeyed the orders of my general and remained in place.

"There may be enemies here, so everyone be careful." I reminded them. After all, in the course of the game, when A-Ti reaches the Church of Repose, he will be attacked by the old man with "blood fingers".

The mountain of corpses and sea of ​​blood in his hand is a wheelchair-level artifact that specifically produces a "bleeding" effect. How could I forget it?

In reality, although I have never fought with the old man, I have met him once at the battle festival in Latarn. At that time, he seemed to have not yet joined the Blood Finger sect. He gave people a mysterious feeling, so I had to be careful...

After waiting for a while, there was no response from the church.

The people below began to whisper.

And Paris took the initiative to say to me: "Zero, let me go and take a look."

"Well, please."

I watched Paris, holding a large shield, step by step into the ruined Church of Repose.

——The Rune-transformed Crucible Knight is almost immune to bleeding effects. Even an old man can’t do anything to him.

Just as I was thinking this, suddenly, there was a crashing sound from inside. Everyone immediately became alert, and I hurriedly clenched the Night Star Fire, ready to rush forward when the other party appeared, and each person had a knife to chop the old man into fine pieces.

A dark shadow appeared!

"Sorry, I accidentally hit the wall when I put down the shield just now." It was Paris. "There's no one inside, everyone come in and rest."

······Entered the Church of Repose and lit up the blessing point.

Indeed, apart from our own footprints, there is no trace of anyone having been here!

——So I’ve been fighting wits and courage with the air at the door?!

But if you think about it carefully, Torrett has an extremely keen sense of the smell of blood and murderous intent, but it did not panic at all the whole time.

Besides, it's freezing cold in this godforsaken place. There's no need for the old man in real life to wait for A'tai here, right? Besides, there are so many people on our side, even if we get rid of the Furnace Knights, there are still many good fighters.

The old man is not a fool, how could he choose to attack us at this time?

——Sure enough, I was thinking too much.

I sighed, but I still had to be on guard. I briefly described the old man's appearance to the furnace knights on guard and asked them to pay more attention.

When we returned to the church, the fire monks we had captured to do hard labor had already cleared a space.

In the broken church where the wind was howling, only the walls under Queen Marika's feet and behind her were solid, so we lit a fire there to keep warm and rest.

"Tomorrow, I will be able to resist the giant's cauldron of fire, Brother Zero." Alexander crossed his hands in front of his chest and said to me, "I wonder if the giant's flames can melt my body!"

"...Brother Hu, you don't want to jump in and give it a try, do you?"

I just said this casually, but this guy actually responded cheerfully: "After all, that is a flame that can even ignite the golden tree. As a warrior pot, if I can withstand that kind of fire, there must be few forces in the world that can destroy me. Hahaha——"

······It suddenly occurred to me that the brother Hu in the game might have had this idea in mind, which was why he inexplicably rode the flames and flew to Fam Azra.

Sighing, I said, "Well, if we can really reach the bottom of the cauldron tomorrow, there will indeed be a test waiting for us, and you, Brother Hu, can also feel the temperature of the giant's flame."

"Oh?"

"It is said that there is a descendant of the giants guarding the cauldron. If we go there, we will have to fight."

"Impossible, all the giants should have been annihilated during the war." Yushuluo was quite surprised and immediately refuted my words.

"No, there is one last one. It is hidden deep inside, and the Snow Region was designated as a forbidden area after the war, so few people know about it." I shook my head, "...Perhaps Queen Marica has anticipated the current situation, and this can be regarded as a backup plan she left behind."

"The final guidance of the Blessed Light also leads to the cauldron." Nepheli interrupted, "So, the queen actually knew from the beginning that the so-called eternal dynasty was ultimately an empty dream?"

"... I don't know about that. It shouldn't be that serious." The corners of my mouth twitched slightly. "After all, the Golden Dynasty was indeed on its way to prosperity at that time. Everyone would have a beautiful vision. However, Queen Marika is a rare person who is good at exploring knowledge, so strictness is probably her nature."

There was silence for a moment.

Finally, Nepheli spoke first: "Forget it, there's no point in thinking about this. Since we still have to face the giants tomorrow, let's win the battle first!"

"According to Brother Zero's plan, after lighting the giant flame and burning the golden thorn, we can enter the golden tree and modify the law, right?" Alexander suddenly changed the subject and asked, "If the border area can really be changed, what kind of scenery do you hope it will be?"

"Brother Hu, you're not looking for a fight every day, are you?" I joked with a smile.

"Hahaha, although that seems nice, I actually also want to have a world full of flowers." Alexander said something that made people doubt that it should come from his mouth. "As everyone knows, our warrior pot stores the souls of powerful warriors. However, compared to the endless battles, they seem to be more interested in the flowers on the earth. After all, my hometown is full of flowers."

"Hiss, I like that kind of world too, hiss~" The little snake Laya and Alexander hit it off immediately.

"A world full of flowers? Sounds good, at least there won't be too much fighting." Nefeli actually joined their camp.

However, a discordant voice emerged: "Huh? What's so good about flowers? There are always a lot of followers following them all day long, and you can't get rid of them even if you shake them off."

"Pollyanna, you are not talking about us, the flowers of Ionia." Millicent quickly stopped the other party.

—Ah? Was Pollyanna talking about that flower?

However, if that's the case, aren't the followers the corrupt dependents? Did Pollyanna curse her father, Gwei, without knowing it? Although it was well said, he deserved it!

I couldn't help but laugh. "If it's all Scarlet Ionia, that would be too bad, right?! That would mean the entire borderland has become Gallid-like. I don't want to go there a second time."

Laya also shook her head: "The food there is not tasty."

——······But why do I remember that you, Laya, had a very happy meal in Red Lion City.

"Hey, what do you think, Zero?" Pollyanna suddenly asked.

“······A world full of flowers? It sounds really nice. It would be even better if we could all chat peacefully together like this at that time.” I couldn’t help but say.

But Pollyanna decisively rejected it: "Eh, disgusting."

"Hey!"

“…But if you beg me, it’s not that I can’t accompany you.”

"You wish! As long as Millicent comes, it's fine. It doesn't matter if you don't come." I deliberately tried to annoy Pollyanna.

Unexpectedly, the girl just meowed and pounced over, causing everyone to laugh.

——Ah, it hurts!

When I was knocked down, I happened to look up and see the statue of Queen Malika. I couldn't help but think to myself:

——If we make a little more effort, a little more effort, maybe we can really realize a beautiful world full of flowers.

——You are right, Queen Marika.