Elden Ring: Atai vows to have a perfect ending

Finished, it was totally beyond my expectation!

The torch-holding Greck soldier who had repeatedly obstructed my infiltration plan before me actually called out my name.

It even caused quite a stir among the pursuing soldiers.

"Zero, Brother Zero?"

"Have you admitted your mistake? Is it really Brother Zero?"

"Hey, you are Brother Zero, right? I won't make a mistake, right!?"

“······Ah, um.” I was a little confused, but I agreed anyway. At the same time, I was frantically searching my mind for the face of the soldier in front of me. Okay, I seem to have some impression, but... there is no such character in the game at all!

"Zero? Who is it? Hurry up and catch this fader!"

"Yes, yes. As long as I present it to Lord Greg, then, then things like limb transplantation will never happen to me."

——You see, that’s the normal reaction!

One of the Grek soldiers surrounding me raised his sword and was about to chop at me.

But just as I was about to turn around to block, unexpectedly, a soldier holding a large shield took the lead and not only helped me block the attack, but then he kicked the opponent away and pointed his spear directly at his throat.

Then, several soldiers defected to my side and decisively subdued the guys around them.

This made the soldiers lying on the ground even more terrified, and mixed with anger and shame: "You, you guys from the Weeping Peninsula, what are you doing? Do you want to disobey Lord Greg?"

Weeping Peninsula?

Oh! I remember now!

Could it be that these soldiers who recognized me were members of the treasure hunting team that fought against the lion hybrid with me? !

"You, you guys, are you from Moren City?" I confirmed again with surprise.

Soon, he got a positive reply from the other party: "Hahaha, it really is you, Brother Ling. We are honored that you still remember us!"

The soldier who had just raised his shield to block the attack for me said, "Brother, let's not talk about the past for now. These guys without honor will not let Brother Zero go easily. What should I do?"

I made a suggestion: "How about knocking them out first, tying them up and throwing them aside?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a series of dull noises came one after another.

——I actually met the members of the Moren team here, and they even trusted me so much. It was totally unexpected.

After dealing with the others, the soldier holding the torch greeted me formally again: "Master Ling, thank you so much for helping me with the matter in Morn City last time. By the way, my name is Diros. We met in a hurry before and didn't have time to greet you formally."

——Dyros······

I memorized the other person's name and face in my mind, and then said humbly, "I'm sorry about what happened in Moren City. One person is powerless and cannot save the place..."

"Please don't say that, Brother Zero. It was you who returned the warrior's honor to Ryan and helped us and the city lord leave that hell... Otherwise, we would have died at the hands of those hybrids, and Ryan would have been cursed forever, living a life worse than death." Diros bowed to me, "Please allow me to express my gratitude to you once again."

The other soldiers followed him and saluted and thanked me, which made me feel a little embarrassed.

——Hehehe, as expected, doing more good deeds will bring blessings.

However, the topic of Morn City is still quite heavy, so I'd better change it: "I really didn't expect that you would be guarding the gate of Storm City?"

Diros sighed: "Soldiers like us who came from other places are not qualified to enter the city of Stonewell. We can only do the job of guarding the gate."

"······What about Edgar? How is he?"

Speaking of which, Edgar, the Lord of Morn, is also a very capable warrior. After the event line changes, will Xiao Ge use him to reattach his limbs?

Diros's eyes became a little vague: "The city, the city lord... When I saw him last time, the city lord looked very bad... I heard that he was looking for Lady Irena everywhere, but it seems that the lady has not arrived in Stonewell at all."

"Yes, that's right." My eyes should have been vague as well.

——After all, Irena is dead, and I deliberately concealed it from Edgar.

Should he tell the other party the truth, or continue to hide it... However, Edgar loves his daughter so much that it would be too torturous if he became ill and spent his whole life lost in endless despair of not being able to find his daughter.

······Next time we meet, I should explain it clearly to him.

"······Yes, by the way, Brother Zero, what are you doing in Stonewell?" Diros asked curiously, and said in an advising tone, "If it's nothing urgent, I advise you to leave here······The current 'Golden King' is no longer the same as he used to be - he is addicted to a terrible ritual, specifically ordering people to capture faded ones as capable as you, Brother Zero, and chop off their limbs to combine them into monsters. Now, even his soldiers are beginning to suffer······To be honest, when we saw that monster, we were so scared that we dared not move at all. It was definitely not something that humans could solve. Even the 'Golden King' himself has completely turned into a monster."

"I already know all this."

"Then you still..."

"I am here to challenge that demigod and stop this evil ritual from going on." Please allow me to act righteous and show off a little bit~

Sure enough, this remark caused a lot of discussion among the guys. Diros' eyes lit up, but then dimmed a little: "You are worthy of being Brother Zero... But Stonewell is heavily guarded... Those exiles were specially recruited from all over the place by the 'Golden King' to help him execute people - they have a very strong smell of blood... We also think that what the current king is doing is wrong, but Stonewell is no longer a place for people to stay. Just walking in the city, I feel like I am swallowed by blood and it is difficult to breathe. What's more, the city lord is also in a state of depression..."

The other soldiers also sighed helplessly.

Without sufficient power, at this border area, one can only be like duckweed, drifting with the current, drifting to wherever one goes, unable to change anything at all.

"So, if Brother Zero really wants to challenge the demigod, we can't help you much. You have to be careful on your own." Diros felt quite sorry.

I couldn't help but step forward and pat him on the shoulder: "It's enough that you can stick to your own honor and not associate with Greg and his ilk... Besides, if I have to say it, I probably know more about Stonewell than you do, so don't feel guilty about your powerlessness. You just need to do me a small favor."

Diros' eyes lit up again: "We are willing to serve Brother Ling!"

“I need to pass through this gate. Of course, I may pass by here many times in the future…” After all, if I can’t pass through Teacher Evil Omen in one go, I will have to live at this gate for a while, so… “So, if you can control this area around the gate, I will be very grateful.”

Diros patted his chest and said, "That's no problem. After all, we are the ones guarding the door now. Just leave it to us, Brother Ling."

"Well, there is one last soldier guarding the heavy crossbow machine inside the roadblock. Let's go and take care of him together!"

······

With the help of Diros and others, we easily went around the bushes on the left side of the road and arrived in front of the gate of Stonewell.

Before the soldier could figure out what was going on, he was physically frightened and passed out.

Before his eyes, the dark passage of Stonewell was like a monster's big mouth inhaling air, and the surging wind pushed people's backs and sent them into the monster's belly.

——Huh, the next person to face should be the "evil omen demon" Markit.

I calmed down and was about to step into Stonewell.

Behind me, Diros called me: "Hmm? Brother Zero, is this fader your friend?"

——Huh? Could it be that Ishtopia or Bernal followed us?

I turned around hastily, but what I saw was a wizard's tricorn hat and a man dressed in colorful clothes, who looked like a traveler.

——Magician Roger, it's you? !