Elden Ring: Atai vows to have a perfect ending

Chapter 191 One-hit victory

"Alexander!" "I'm under a lot of pressure!" "There are three major pressures~"

"Brother Zero, you used this trick to defeat Greg! Hiccup~" "Zero, come on~"

——Ah~ They are really a bunch of people who just want to watch the fun and make trouble.

I was weighing the hound's long fangs. On the other side, Alexander the Pot was already ready, as if waiting for my active attack.

——If I only need to use one strike, then that’s the only option. It’s my strongest fighting skill right now.

"Well, it's up to you to be careful, Alexander." I sighed, "Swords have no eyes, I'm ready to fight."

"Oh! Come on! Brother Zero, don't be polite to me!" Alexander clenched his fists.

Since he was so determined, I took a closer look at him.

——As a fighting pot, Alexander himself is quite tough. At the beginning of the game, this guy was stuck in a pit, requiring Atie to use his greatest weapon and strength to chop and knock him out; later, when facing Shattered Star, Alexander also took on several blows from the general and persisted to the end.

——His chassis is relatively low, making it difficult to attack.

——So, my target fell on Alexander's arms. They looked like arms made of clay, so they should be easier to break.

Having made up my mind, I took a deep breath, turned my fangs, and jumped back: "Then be careful."

Fighting Skills——Wolf Attack Blood Dance! Two-stage style!

Advance!

Just as I stepped into the wind and charged forward, Alexander suddenly raised his fist and smashed it hard on the ground.

boom--

The overbearing force even made the ground shake, disrupting my quick steps. I had to stop and try to steady myself first.

——So, the hound's pace can be interrupted like this?

At this moment, Alexander had already locked onto me. His huge body pressed down on me like a mountain. His sandbag-sized fists were filled with strength and were bombarding my head like cannonballs.

I subconsciously gathered Rune's magic power on my legs, flipped backwards with force, and barely avoided Alexander's attack. Then I did several backflips in a row to create some distance.

"Oh wow~ That's awesome! Alexander!"

"Did that guy really defeat Greg? He's totally no match for me!"

Cheers and ridicules immediately followed from all around.

I let out a long sigh, the wind blowing across my cheeks making me feel a little cold, the campfire behind me made a crackling sound, and it made the back of my head hot.

——It was a close call. Fortunately, Alexander’s movements were indeed slow and he did not pursue us.

——If it was an enemy with a high desire to attack like the Evil Lion, this attack just now might have forced me into a desperate situation.

——Even if it’s just one strike, don’t be careless!

Since the Wolf Attack Blood Dance failed, the strongest attack I have now is probably the fighting skill "Lion Slash" that I imitated.

Alexander was already walking towards me.

I also tightened my grip on the blade and rushed forward again, one step, two steps, and then borrowed the power of the storm!

I leaped with all my might into the air, channeling my strength into the hound's tusk, then spun a full circle in the air and slashed at Alexander.

Combat skill——Pseudo Lion Slash!

when!

Just like chopping off a rock, Alexander blocked my attack with his arms. "Brother Ling, don't hold back. Use your strongest attack."

Then he punched the sharp edge of the hound's fang again, forcing me to leap back.

——How could it be...he even blocked the Lion Slash.

With this move, I defeated the ominous lion directly! But what Alexander meant was that my Lion Slash was not good enough.

——What other tricks are there?

——After all, I think I always try to wear down my opponent slowly, and then try to defend and counterattack. It doesn't fit my style to decide the outcome with just one strike, right?

As soon as I stop, all kinds of random thoughts flood into my mind.

There was even more pessimism and booing outside the venue.

"What? This new guy is no match for Alexander."

"What do you mean by defeating Greg? I heard that it was someone named Nefeli who won. Could he be riding on someone else's reputation?"

"Whoever bet the two new bottles of wine just now, don't deny it and drink it!"

"Bullshit! Brother Ling didn't lose, so the result hasn't been decided yet!"

"Oh! Here it comes, Alexander's special skill!"

Eh?

I quickly came to my senses and saw that Alexander, the pot brother, twisted his body and then retracted his legs. The whole pot began to spin along the arc of the bottom. He even opened his arms, like a huge tornado top, rushing towards me quickly.

I could only quickly flip back, but soon I was forced into the corner of the square again.

——The power of the Lion Slash should not be just what it was just now, otherwise, a slash of that strength should not be able to seriously injure the ominous giant lion.

——What exactly went wrong?

My mind was rapidly replaying the battle scenes against the ominous giant lion, but I couldn't figure out the difference... It couldn't be that he kicked the wall like that, it was just to dodge the attack and increase the height.

Seeing that Alexander's gyroscope was about to hit me head-on, it was too late for me to think about it any further.

——Since Wolf Attack Blood Dance is useless, then the three fighting skills of Hound Sword Skill, Blood Slash and Lion Slash will be rearranged and combined.

——There is only one answer!

I drew my knife and cut open the palm of my left hand, using Rune's magic to keep the blood in the wound connected to the blade and flowing out continuously.

woohoo-

Alexander's fist was so strong that it created wind pressure!

I quickly twisted my body and swung the blade, just like the first part of the Hound Sword Technique, and after slashing the ground with the blade, I used the force to leap up into the air.

The tip of the knife drew blood, forming a halo around me, which transformed into a rising scarlet moon as I spun in the air.

Then release all the strength gathered in your arms with all your strength!

Combat skill - Pseudo Lion Slash, plus combat skill - Blood Slash!

Fusion!

Combat skill——Scarlet Blood Moon Slash!

The slash was like a thunderbolt, and even when it hit Alexander's fist, I didn't feel much obstruction until the long fang fell to the ground.

Then the blood gushed out like a waterfall, directly knocking Alexander's whole body, oh, the whole pot, flying out and falling to the ground.

pat!

The stone arm also fell to the ground with him, and flew directly in front of the crowd of onlookers, causing all the noise to stop abruptly.

······

"Great, another zero win~" Laya's laughter broke the silence, and she ran towards me excitedly.

I put away the blade calmly and was about to stand up, but my feet suddenly went weak and I sat down on the ground again. I couldn't help myself any longer and had to hold my dizzy and shaking head with my hands.

"Zero, what's wrong with you?" Laya seemed to notice that something was wrong with me and asked with concern.

"No, nothing." I quickly took out two holy grail bottles and drank them together.

——Ahem, this is too messy.

Blood Slash was originally a rune that guided the power and blood of Ah Dai to release a slash to forcibly increase the attack damage. Therefore, generally speaking, the connection with the magic power would be cut off immediately after a little blood was released, and only the part that had been guided out would be used for the slash.

But in the previous attack, I deliberately increased the time to guide the blood to flow out, and even continued it until the Lion Slash was completed.

The final result is like what is happening now. Half of the health and mana have been used up at once, and the whole person is exhausted and anemic.

Just as I was recovering, a cold hand suddenly fell on my head.

Laya smiled and rubbed my hair, proudly and gently boasting: "Zero, you are really amazing and work very hard~"

“······Uh, although, shouldn’t I be the one to use the head-patting trick on others?” I finally got the complaint out.

Laya tilted her head in confusion: "Zero doesn't like this?"

“…Not really.”

"Hehehe, I also like it the most when Lady Tanis touches my head and praises me, hiss~" It seems that the little snake has replaced me with herself.

——That’s fine. Ati doesn’t need to grow any taller anyway. Just pat his head. It’s quite comfortable.

"What a beautiful blow!" Suddenly, another loud voice startled Laya and me. Alexander walked in front of me and said with a hearty smile, "That blow just now, I thought I was going to be split in half! Hahahaha!"

I looked at Alexander's missing arm and asked embarrassedly, "Are you okay? Hand..."

"Hmm? Oh, don't worry about that." Alexander explained, "The limbs of our warrior pot are originally made of soil and magic. Give me some time and they will grow back."

——······Is that so? Just like the Namekians and Piccolo, broken arms can be easily restored.

——It seems that my decisive attack is not that great. Moreover, the side effects are too great.

——If someone dodges my move, or if we really fight to the death, I will be a lamb to be slaughtered after that move, and I may not even have time to take out the Holy Grail to recover.

"But, Brother Ling, what was that move you just used? In the few days I've been here, I've never seen such a beautiful attack." Alexander also praised.

I couldn't help but smile bitterly and said honestly, "That was just a flash of inspiration on my part. It's an imperfect move and not worthy of praise."

"Oh, is it just a flash of inspiration? The warrior named Zero." There was a small commotion among the crowd, and Wolf Brother Blaze came over with an old man with a white beard and a brown and black hood. "That's really interesting."