Elden Ring: Atai vows to have a perfect ending

"Roar--"

Unexpectedly, but also reasonably, the gravekeeper holding two warhammers completely pried open the door of the boss room, and then continued to chase after Patch and me.

——Well, this is normal. Since there is no fog door blocking the door of the BOSS room, if we can get out, the BOSS can naturally come out as well.

We continued running outside.

Suddenly, I noticed that Patch had stepped on a square stone slab that was slightly concave. "Patch, triple jump!"

“Wow!”

Whoosh!Whoosh!Whoosh!

Three rocket feathers shot out from the hole on the stone steps in front of him, scaring Patch so much that he jumped around like a rabbit.

I turned sideways and passed through the gap between the arrows.

But the grave-guarding fighter who was chasing us was not so lucky. In addition, his vision in front of him was blocked by us, and he had no time to react to the sudden flying arrow mechanism.

"Roar!"

Several flaming arrows pierced his thighs one after another, causing his opponent to roar in anger. A puff of red smoke even emerged from his body, and he pulled all the arrow feathers away.

——What a monster!

It was difficult to hide in the passage, so Patch and I had no choice but to continue rushing out.

It wasn't until we reached the tomb hall near the exit that I grabbed Patch and said, "Okay, let's fight here!"

"Huh? Are you sure you want to fight that monster?" Patch was shocked.

I nodded calmly and hid in a corner of the passage. "Just like we planned before, please!"

Patch touched his bald head and smiled helplessly: "I really can't do anything about you! Then I will accompany you again!"

"Roar--"

The roar of the grave-guarding warriors could be heard, and Patch stood in the center of the tomb hall, knocking the big shield with the butt of his gun to attract the other side's attention: "Come on, big guy!"

The heavy and rapid footsteps quickly passed by me, and I started almost at the same time, chasing after the gravekeeper's back.

——This guy's movements are very wild, and his two hammers are tied together with chains, so he can perform throwing attacks. Therefore, the large tomb just now was too spacious, which gave him room to maneuver.

——And now the location of this hall is long at both ends and narrow in the middle, which can effectively limit the fighters' abilities!

"Roar!"

Just as the gravekeeper raised his double hammers and was about to smash down on Patch, I suddenly jumped up, straightened my sword, and stabbed hard at the opponent's neck.

——This is what the stinky gargoyle in your maze taught me!

"Success!" Patch was extremely surprised!

"No, not yet!" Only I, who launched the attack, could understand that this guy actually used the trapezius muscles and bones near his neck to block my attack. Of course, it also had something to do with the fact that I stabbed a little off.

"Roar!"

The gravekeeper swung his warhammer behind him. I didn't waste any time, drew out my sword, and somersaulted back. "It's inconvenient for him to turn around here, so let's attack him from the front and back!"

A huge hand like a pair of pliers suddenly rushed towards me, and before I could speak or react, it grabbed my collar (I was supposed to be grabbed by the neck, but luckily I managed to avoid it a little).

——Over, next is this guy’s throwing skills!

——In the game, every time I went around behind him to attack him, I found it difficult to guard against this move. He turned quickly and was very fast. I didn't expect to be hit again.

The gravekeeper had tremendous brute force. He lifted me into the air like a chicken, and then slammed me to the ground with all his strength!

"Cough, ha--" A mouthful of old blood surged up, causing my breathing to stop for a beat. But the pain in my back had just reached my cerebral cortex when I saw a huge black foot trampling towards me.

"Old buddy!" Patch quickly spit out thick smoke from behind the gravekeeper, blocking the opponent's vision.

I also took this opportunity to quickly roll away from the opponent's feet.

All that could be heard was the clanging sound of war hammers dancing in the thick smoke, leaving no chance for anyone to get close.

I raised my head and looked at the ceiling of the tomb hall. Stalactites were hanging in the air like the sword of Damocles. Suddenly, an idea came to my mind: "I'm going to fight, gravekeeper! Have a taste of this!"

The flame pot flew towards the stalactite and exploded.

boom!

Hmm? One isn't enough? But I do see some cracks on the stones!

Patch asked in a panic, "What are you going to do?"

"Don't worry, it won't collapse!" I threw another flame pot.

Boom!

Just as Patch's thick smoke gradually dissipated under the dancing of the war hammer, the gravekeeper would never have imagined that a rain of sharp stones would fall from above his head!

"Roar--"

The gravekeeper subconsciously raised his hammer to block the falling stalactites.

At this very moment, his weaknesses were exposed and his front was wide open.

"Patch, now!" I yelled, while putting the straight sword to my side and holding the blade tightly with my left hand.

Combat skill——Blood slash!

Two consecutive shots!

"Hah——" In coordination with my attack, Patch charged from behind the gravekeeper with his spear raised.

The bright red blood blade left a huge "X"-shaped wound on the gravekeeper's body, and behind him, a spear pierced his heart.

Almost at the same time, the war hammer mixed with wind pressure whistled past my ears and landed on the wall behind me with a dull sound.

The grave-guarding warrior actually used up his last bit of strength to fight back against me?!

If it weren't for the fatal combo between Patch and I, which somewhat affected this guy's accuracy, he might have succeeded!

——You are truly a gladiator. You cannot let your guard down until the very last moment.

Then I'll give you another fire pot to finish you off!

boom!

In the raging fire, the huge figure of the gravekeeper turned into gray smoke and dissipated, while the rune on his body, with a hint of faint blue, gathered in my hands.

Summon the ashes——"Lost Knight" Ingwill, obtain.

"Huh, it's finally over." Patch wiped his bald head and reached out his hand to me.

Ok?

I decisively slapped his palm hard: "Yeah!"

"Yeah, you little bastard, I mean the reward, the reward, don't forget to split it 50-50!" Patch complained helplessly.

cut~

As expected, he is still an old businessman. He doesn’t even know how to celebrate after defeating a strong enemy?

I defeated the Gravekeeper and was awarded 1,700 runes. I generously removed a zero and gave 900 to Patch.

"Ah~ It's over, it's over, let's go out for dinner~" I stretched and saw that Patch was still standing there, looking at the rune in his hand in a daze, and asked, "What? Is it not enough? We are strictly one person per gargoyle in the tomb, don't take advantage of me."

“······It’s not that question. I didn’t expect that you would actually give it to me.”

Uh, what does this guy think of me?

I was extremely puzzled: "Didn't we agree to split the profits 50-50? Business is business, and breach of contract will ruin our future and we won't be able to do it."

Patch chuckled and put away Rune: "As expected, although you have a weird personality, you also have your own bottom line... Then, that person is not you."

"Ah? Which one?" Why do I always feel like there's something else behind Patch's words?

Instead, Patch asked, "Old man, do you have a brother?"

"Brother? Of course not...I don't think so."

"······Why don't you have confidence in what you say?"

——After all, in the original world, I still remember that I was an only child, but it is hard to say whether A-Tai in this body has brothers and sisters.

It was difficult to explain the situation to Patch, so I could only say, "My memory is a bit fuzzy since I came back from Beyond the Mist. Of course, I feel like I don't have any brothers."

"That might just be a coincidence. I met a guy who looked like you."

······ha?

I've never heard of this information and plot?!