Elden Ring: Atai vows to have a perfect ending

The wind was howling.

On the long path on the cliff, the "evil omen demon" Markit stopped talking, used his long stick as a sword, and pointed it straight at me.

"Wait a minute!" I reached out to stop the other person.

"...It's too late to say your last words now."

"Hehe, I won't come here to die in vain." I took out the prisoner's tools from behind and asked with a sly smile, "Teacher Evil Omen, you should not have forgotten this, right?"

Markit's prison - now the border, babies born with horns on their heads are considered a sign of the devil. The evil omen of ordinary families will have their horns chopped off and abandoned in the wild to fend for themselves; while the evil omen born from the bloodline of the Golden Clan will be imprisoned under the ground of the royal city of Rodel, never to see the light of day.

The prisoner's tools in my hand were exactly what Market was imprisoned with when she was a child.

Although it is now dilapidated, there are still some curses left on it, which can suppress the opponent for a short period of time.

——This is how it is set in the game.

But the "evil omen demon" remained calm and said calmly: "Oh, is this your trump card? Ridiculous."

"We'll know if it's ridiculous or not after we try it. Come on!" After all, this is just part of the psychological tactic. The purpose of showing this trump card is to make Market cautious when making a move.

Then, I held up the straight sword and charged forward actively.

Markit threw two flying knives at random. When he saw me dodge, he raised his hand and held up a long stick, waiting for me to get forward, and then hit me on the head.

I braked quickly, while Market maintained the same posture, pushed hard with her back foot, and pressed forward.

——Here it comes! After that, he will slash diagonally, followed by a large horizontal sweep!

——But don’t be afraid, the way to crack this move is to lower your body and rush forward, avoiding the first attack, and then you can easily get behind the opponent!

Using the knowledge I honed in the game and the corrections from multiple real-life battles, I lowered my body and rolled diagonally behind Markit, avoiding the first diagonal blow and getting behind him.

He gripped the blade tightly with his left hand, and used his fighting skill - Blood Slash! Turning around and slashing!

But the evil omen teacher did not react at all to the attack, and his big tail with horns swept over directly.

I quickly raised my shield, blocked the attack, and used the force to retreat significantly.

"Oh?" There was a hint of surprise on Market's face.

——Nothing to be surprised about. We have practiced together so many times that my body has memorized all your moves! Teacher Evil Omen!

"The Faded One is indeed the descendant of a warrior. He has grown so much in just one day." A glow appeared in Markit's left hand, transforming into a heavy hammer that I have seen countless times. "Don't underestimate it!"

Then, the heavy hammer flew out of his hand.

——What? Can this hammer be thrown directly at me?

The sudden change of tactics caught me off guard, and I could only rely on my subconscious reaction to dodge the attack of the flying hammer.

boom--

The next second, a dark shadow pressed down from above.

Markit once again took advantage of the opportunity when I rolled and dodged, grabbed the long stick with both hands, added his own weight, and stabbed it directly at me.

Can't you avoid it?

——Then block with all your strength!

I stood firm, raised the shield above my head, and even used my other hand to block it.

when--

The blow was so heavy that even though I was in a horse stance, I was still forced to move back half a step and almost fell to the ground. My arm hurt so much that it felt like it was dislocated.

But yeah, I blocked it!

Because I mobilized all my strength and prepared myself for the impact, after blocking the attack, I even had a little strength left and pushed the evil teacher away.

He did an elegant backflip in the air, and I took the opportunity to catch my breath, adjusted my breathing, and then rushed straight over.

The opponent had just landed and hadn't yet gained his footing.

Then, let’s try this trick next!

Combat skill——Blood slash!

I swung my sword, and Markit subconsciously swung his stick to block.

But it's useless! The blocked blood slash will still continue to move forward until it all falls on the opponent!

But this is not enough, it is far from enough to defeat Market!

Bloody fighting skills! Launch again, double slash, triple slash, quadruple slash!

Market's reaction was a beat slow. Without a shield that could cover her entire body, she would not be able to resist this move. The only way to resolve it was to fight each other to the death!

He raised his hand, and as he quickly swept the long stick across, his left hand glowed, and he summoned a heavy hammer and swung it in a circle again.

This forced me to leave.

However, it just so happens that the blood slash will also consume my blood. If I use it too much, I will have the opposite effect of anemia and dizziness. Just like now, I already feel weak on the soles of my feet.

Pulling some distance, I hurriedly took out the Holy Grail bottle and prepared to refill it.

But Teacher Evil Omen didn't want to give me this chance. He jumped up and smashed me down with a sledgehammer.

I barely dodged it.

The next second, the opponent summoned a golden dagger in his left hand, waving it like the wind, covering me.

The overwhelming attack forced me to retreat again and again, leaving me no time to drink the water from the Holy Grail to recover.

——Ah! Are you still going to let me play?! I feel like I don’t have enough strength to keep up.

--no way!

After barely dodging the attack once again, I reached into my tool bag and yelled, "Markit's prisoner!"

Teacher Evil Omen couldn't help but pause for a moment, then retreated with light steps and extremely fast.

Hmm? You've retreated so quickly, it seems your childhood left a deep shadow.

I took a step forward, holding up Markit's prisoner.

The ominous teacher stepped back cautiously.

——Hehe, interesting.

Come forward again!

Back off again.

Come forward again!

Back off again...

The deterrent power of the prison instruments actually suppressed Markit all the way to the outer gate of Storm City. He had no way to retreat, after all, he would have to leave through here.

I couldn't help but chuckled and said, "What's wrong, Mr. Evil Omen? Didn't you say that this thing is ridiculous?"

“······”Markit remained silent.

After all, in the real world, there are situations where a single blow can kill the opponent - that is destroying the opponent's brain.

Therefore, if he was really pinned to the ground by the cage, and the distance was too close, it would be enough for me to pierce Markit's head. So, he would retreat.

Now, I can drink from the Holy Grail bottle with peace of mind~

whoosh-

While I was tilting my head back to drink the medicine, a flying knife came and hit my hand holding the prisoner's hand accurately. It hurt me so much that I couldn't help but throw the prisoner's hand away.

Almost at the same time, Teacher Evil Omen gripped the long stick tightly and made a long-distance thrust.

I didn't even have time to bend down to pick up the prisoner's tools, so I had to put up my shield to defend myself.

But the next blow came in a sweeping motion, forcing me to step back, further away from where the prisoner had fallen.

Markit stepped forward, stepped on the prisoner's tools, and pushed them back with force, making them even farther away.

——Oh no, I’ve messed up.

However, at least I have recovered my health and the most important goal has been achieved.

I took a few deep breaths and was about to raise my sword and rush forward to fight with Markit.

But unexpectedly, a small black shadow flew towards me from behind the other person.

"Brother Zero, catch it!" Diros shouted loudly, causing Market to subconsciously look back alertly.

I also took this opportunity to jump and catch the thing that the other party threw.

Could it be that the prison device that was kicked away by Markit just now fell right in front of Diros and the others?

However, this would also expose the fact that they were helping me. I must completely defeat Markit to prevent him from informing Storm City!

"Don't blame me for cheating, Teacher Evil Omen!" I raised the prisoner's device high and gathered Rune's power into it. "Prisoner's device, activate! Recall your deepest fear!"

He pressed the prisoner's device hard to the ground, and suddenly, a circle of golden runes flashed in it.

And under Markit's body, the same golden rune lit up, as if an invisible big hand appeared and pressed the other person to the ground in an instant.

"But... Damn it!" Market struggled hard.

His head was only three steps away from me. It only took me one second to pierce his head with the straight sword!

Victory is in my hands!