Elden Ring: Atai vows to have a perfect ending

Chapter 165 Breaking into Shura Field

I looked up at the sky blankly. This guy Adula actually flew away by himself while I was looking for prayer in the camp of the Fire Monks.

A hundred thousand alpacas were galloping through my mind, and for a moment I didn’t know what to do next.

——Forget it, dragons and the like are still unreliable.

I quickly summoned Torret and ran down the slope towards the Church of Bonding on the mountain to avoid waiting for those fire monks to come back and cause trouble.

——Let’s sort out the current situation first.

Sitting cross-legged at the blessing point at the door, I supported my chin with my hand, looked at the vast fields that gradually became clearer and the lonely graves clustered on the roadside, and planned the route in my mind.

The current main task is naturally the agreement with Lani to try to save the "Star Shattering" General Latan.

Although the seal of the stars will be unlocked regardless of success or failure, and the fate of Lani will continue to flow. But after all, I, Atei Ling, want to create a world that is more perfect than the ending of the game, and I will do my best to save those who can be saved.

Over in Red Lion City, Wolf Brother Blaze has gone to stop the ceremony from taking place.

I had two primary tasks: one was to climb the Atan Plateau and go to the royal city of Rodel to look for the Amber Starlight; the other was to enter the Magic Academy and use the magic given to me by Lani to try to awaken the insane Lady Lenara.

However, to reach the Atan Plateau, I can only take the ancient ruins cliff at the end of the north side of Lake Lienia.

After all, half of the token of the Dickas Elevator probably fell into the hands of that fire maniac.

In this case, the biggest challenge is to challenge the magma earth dragon in the ancient ruins.

——It is said that these guys were hungry for power, so they feasted on dragons and devoured the dragon's heart. In the end, they were devoured by the power and turned into monsters like giant lizards.

He has thick skin and strong attack power. What's more terrible is that he can spray lava and drive a dump truck around everywhere. If I were hit by him, I would probably be roasted to death in the real world.

······So, let’s gather some people and then go and become dragon slayers together.

So, should I go to the magic academy first?

I need a pyroxene key for the academy. According to the blessing point unlocked on the map, it should be from the town in front of the academy... Oh, I remembered it wrong. That's where the simple map containing the pyroxene key can be found.

······etc!

When I was recalling the map near the town in front of the academy in my mind, I suddenly remembered one thing - I seemed to have made an agreement with Laya before setting out for Kalia Castle that I would go back to find her in five days!

When I thought of this, I immediately started calculating the time.

...Well, if we count from the day we set out, today is already the sixth day.

In this case, it is still within the error range. Even if my plan has changed from before I set out, I still have to go back and explain it to Laya.

After all, it's not good to break your promise.

Moreover, in this border area where the communication technology is extremely poor, if I lose contact with anyone, people will think I am dead.

——By the way, if I died, would Laya be sad?

Stopping my boring thoughts, I quickly summoned Melina: "Melina, can you take me back to Laya first?"

"As long as there is the blessed light nearby, there will be no problem." Melina said this after she appeared, but she did not extend her hand to me.

"What's wrong?" I asked curiously.

After pondering for a moment, Melina finally expressed her doubts: "Master Ling, do you really want to help the Dark Moon Princess?"

She paused for a moment, as if she felt that her words had overstepped the mark, and quickly apologized: "... I'm sorry, I shouldn't have interfered with Master Ling's choice. No matter what, I should have supported you."

"Actually, there's no need to be so rigid, Melina." I said with a smile, "Aren't we companions? We're not in a master-servant relationship. If you have anything to say, just speak up and we can think about it together."

Melina's golden eyes fell on me for a long time, then she bowed slightly and accepted my suggestion: "Well, please allow me to say a few more words, Lord Ling... You should know that the Dark Moon Princess Lani is actually the real witch who planned the 'Night of the Black Knife Conspiracy' and turned the border into what it is now... I'm worried that she will betray you in the future, Lord Ling."

——Ah, come to think of it, when I confessed to Meimei before, I didn’t tell her about Lani’s Star Branch.

——In addition, Lani was quite wary of Melina in the beginning, so it was normal for Meimei to be a little worried.

"Well, don't worry, Melina." I pointed to my head with a smile, "Remember when I told you about the game? I know what kind of person Lani is. As for the 'Night of the Black Knife Conspiracy', there are still many different opinions about the whole thing. Moreover, the change of Queen Marika and the earth-shaking changes in the border area are not entirely caused by Lani... I can understand your worries, so let's find the answer together and uncover everything, okay?"

I took the initiative and extended my hand to Melina.

This time, he did not hesitate and gently shook my hand. "It is my honor, Master Ling... I was just suspicious. You kept singing strange songs in Kalia Castle. I thought you were bewitched by some magic."

"..."

——It’s over. I forgot myself. Every time I got crazy, Meimei would watch the live broadcast!

——So, the real reason is actually my fault?

——······Can you reverse time and space so that I can be more cautious and maintain my image?

In the end, I could only blush and managed to utter one sentence: "Sorry, I made you worry."

"It's okay." Melina seemed to smile slightly, and then she and I cast a teleportation magic together, so that the blessed light enveloped us together.

When I opened my eyes again, the noisy sound was like water splashing out, hitting me all at once.

"Lenya, please stop running around, okay? Look, isn't this Patch in a difficult situation too?!" There was a hint of helpless pleading in the man's scolding voice.

But the woman named Lenia refused to give in: "Do you want me to watch those weak Platinum Sons being bullied by those stinky cuckoos and tortured to death?! Diaros, Brother Yuno has never taught us to be so indifferent!"

“…But those Platinum Sons won’t listen to your theories, and there are so many Cuckoo Knights behind them, we are no match for them at all! If we insist on going against them, not only will we cause trouble for Patch and Miss Laya, but we will also put our lives in danger!”

"Then leave me alone! Let me go alone! The Khoslau family speaks with blood, and I will make those bastards who bully the weak understand what true power is!" Although she is just a servant, and a woman at that, Lenia's blood is obviously more fierce than Xiaodi's.

But this made Diaros angry, and he grabbed the other person and said, "Stop right there!"

"Wow... wow wow..." The platinum son brought by Lenya was caught between the two of them and was in a dilemma.

Even Laya was at a loss: "Please, please don't quarrel, both of you... No, why don't you fight and decide everything through fighting!"

——Uh... Laya, why are you still adding fuel to the fire?

——Is the education at Volcano Mansion to fight when in doubt?

Although I understood the situation at a glance, I couldn't help but ask Patch, who was squatting by the campfire roasting breakfast... oh, this should be the meat for lunch, and was completely unaware of me, "What's going on?"

"Oh, you scared me! Old man, when did you come back?" Patch pouted and said while helplessly stirring up the bonfire, "It's you who brought this hot potato. You insisted on going to Menqian Town and said you wanted to wake up those stupid Platinum Sons. You said you wanted to stop being coerced by the cuckoos and resist them... Well, it doesn't matter now. Let that kid named Diaros handle it."

"Ah, Zero! You're back!" Laya seemed to have heard my voice. She turned around and smiled happily.

"Zero?" Diaros and Lenya turned their heads at the same time.

Suddenly, a bad premonition arose in my heart.

But the next second, the storm was already blowing towards me.

"It's you, my benefactor!" Lenia suddenly came over and took my hand. "If you are my benefactor, you would be willing to help me!"

When Diaros saw me, his expression changed slightly, but he still walked towards me slowly.

My eyelids trembled slightly.

——It was with great difficulty that the rift between Melina and Lani was healed. Am I stepping into someone else’s Shura field again?

——The red bean paste is really white (really unlucky)!