Elden Ring: Atai vows to have a perfect ending

Chapter 307: Trial of the Spirit - Part

——Damn, you are also a marathon beast, right!

I had already delivered the decisive blow, but the Ancestral King actually used that trick of sneaking through the mist again, dissipating before my eyes, and then appearing loudly from the other end of the hole.

It also once again absorbed the animal spirits around it, repairing its front hoof that was chopped off by me.

Moreover, even I myself would be disturbed by its summons, and my strength would be slightly weakened, and strange sounds would appear in my mind -

“·······The patient’s condition is not stable······Doctor, doctor!”

“Zero…Zero…”

Whose voice is this that I have never heard of?

I came to my senses and suddenly began to breathe heavily, as if I had finally surfaced from the bottom of the water where I was suffocating.

——In the game, there is indeed a setting where the King of Ancestral Spirits absorbs small animals to restore his strength, but it never says that A-Tai’s soul power will also be absorbed.

——Could it be because, in this reality, I accepted the so-called trial on behalf of Torrett?

——So here, I am also counted as a spirit?

He gave himself a sip from the Holy Grail bottle to regain his strength.

This time, I won’t wait for that guy to come over. I will take the initiative to attack!

Combat skill - hound step!

There is still one chance to use the Blue Dew Drop Holy Grail Bottle, so I don’t hesitate to use my mana and run towards the Ancestral King with all my strength.

This guy had just finished absorbing soul power, and I had already rushed in front of it and slashed hard at its giant hoof.

“Woo-hoo!”

The King of Ancestral Spirits raised his body hurriedly, thinking that this fellow was going to trample him again, but unexpectedly, the antlers on his head shone brightly, and he opened his mouth, and icy blue mist spurted down like a waterfall.

I quickly rolled back, but the mist was still on my shoulders and back. Suddenly, I felt a burning pain that was still spreading, but it was as sharp as ice.

The icy flame was difficult to extinguish and the pain was so severe that I couldn't help but pat it away with my hands. However, instead of it being extinguished, it spread to my hands, just like ringworm.

——Could there be some adverse condition accumulated that I’m not aware of?

——We have to fight quickly and decisively!

But... once the Ancestral King falls into a disadvantage, he will use the trick he just used to transfer and then recover. How can we end this battle quickly?

“Whew—”

Let’s not worry about that for now!

I once again deftly dodged the Ancestral King's trampling and horn sweeps, and found the right opportunity to attack.

The opponent seemed to realize that his huge body had no advantage in front of me, so he began to exhale water mist continuously.

Almost in the blink of an eye, a rather spacious river of ice and flame separated me and the Ancestral King.

——Good boy, the wheelchair is starting to act like a rogue, isn’t it? !

But I am not completely without the means of long-range attack!

I stretched out my hand and summoned an ordinary longbow and arrows from my blessed backpack - these were all taken from Stonewell's warehouse a long time ago. After all, I have to use my magic power sparingly now, and I'd better use physical means to attack more.

whoosh-

As expected of a Faded One, even though I don’t use it very often, facing such a huge target, I was still able to shoot every arrow accurately and hit the head of the Ancestral King.

The power may not be high, but little by little it adds up to a lot. The head of the Ancestral Spirit King was pierced by me into a hedgehog, and the blue mist began to leak out from the wound.

Finally, it couldn't bear it anymore, and after leaping several times in the air, it suddenly fell towards me.

——I’ve been waiting for this moment!

I quickly changed back to Night Starfire, dodged the opponent's shock, jumped up, and chopped down at the left front hoof of the Ancestral King with all my strength.

“Whew!”

The guy twitched all over again, fell to the ground, and turned into smoke.

——Come again? Three times the limit!

——How could the dignified King of Ancestral Spirits always use such shameless tactics? !

woohoo-

Just as the ice-blue flowers burst into bloom from the ground, I quickly took the hound's step and rushed towards the Ancestral King at the speed of wind.

——In that case, attack with all your strength when you begin to recover!

——See whether your blood is lost faster or you recover faster!

Fighting Skills——Wolf Attack Blood Dance·Second Phase!

bass--

The bloody blade slashed out.

But the Ancestral King seemed to have anticipated my thoughts. He leaped lightly into the air, and then made double and triple jumps more smoothly and lightly than Torrett.

At the same time, its long horns emitted a glowing light and began to absorb the spirits of all things in the cave again.

Wow!

My mentality is a bit broken. How can I play like this?

——No matter how much I cut, I will recover. I don’t even have a good anti-aircraft method, so I can’t deal with this guy at all!

What's more, the soul ice and fire on my body are still burning, and even the flame on my feet at the beginning has not gone out... Could it be that this flame will continue to deduct my blood volume before I defeat the King of Ancestral Spirits?

——What a dung monster!

A flash of blue light passed by the corner of my eyes, and I swung my sword in frustration.

The ghost of the wild boar was actually cut in two by me with one sword, and then, its soul power did not gather on the King of Ancestral Spirits, but flowed towards me, and even extinguished the ice and fire on my feet!

Ok?

——So this can be cut?!

I naively thought that it was just an illusory illusion, just like in the game!

My gaze began to lock onto the souls around me that had not yet been summoned and absorbed by the Ancestral Spirit King, and an idea flashed in my mind!

——Oh, yes, don’t you like to absorb these souls for recovery?

——Then I will chop them all down and see how you can recover, King of Ancestral Spirits!

After drinking the last drop of blue dew from the Holy Grail bottle, I gathered the power of Rune in my legs again, and prepared to find the ghosts of those small animals and kill them.

They had no power to resist at all. Besides, even wild boars and deer could not outrun me!

I slashed with my sword one after another, slashing, slashing, and slashing again! I turned into a murderous demon, causing those ghosts to fall one after another, and their strength was gathered on me!

“Whew—”

The Ancestral King cried out loudly, and once again it leaped into the air, spewing icy blue mist towards me.

——But who cares about you!

I ignored this guy and continued to chase the ghosts of the small animals and attack them. They didn't seem to seek the protection of the King of Ancestral Spirits and just fled everywhere, which saved me a lot of trouble.

You chase me and I chase you. You chase me and I chase you again.

In the blink of an eye, I eliminated all the ghosts of animals in the cave in front of the King of Ancestral Spirits. At the same time, because of the continuous absorption of soul power, the ice-blue fire on my body has completely subsided.

——Next, it’s just you!

After wiping off a sweat, I turned around, raised the Night Star Fire again, and faced the King of Ancestral Spirits.

"Woo-woo!" The other party roared again... No, it wasn't a roar.

I saw that the soul glow of the Ancestral Spirit King once again shone, like a meteor shower, the light scattered from its long horns, and it once again transformed into the ghosts of those creatures!

······I seem to understand.

The ancestral king in front of him might be similar to an entire system from death to resurrection: after a living being dies, it will carry and absorb the soul, but if there are too many deaths, it will release the soul again.

And the source of the Ancestral King’s power may be the life force stored and accumulated by living beings while they are alive, such as eating... In short, if my inference is correct, the opponent is not this behemoth, but those little ghosts!

——This is so easy!

Combat skills - hunting, no, no combat skills are needed at all.

I started hacking away violently, not letting go of any ghosts I passed by, and chopped down all the ghosts with my sword like a devil.

The Ancestral King was also visibly weak, with the long horns on his head and even the light gradually becoming dim.

It's now--

I turned my head suddenly, approached the Ancestral King at the speed of a hound, and then harnessed the strong wind and leaped towards its lowered head.

——After all, what’s the point of always bullying the weak? My real target should be it, the king!

The opponent obviously didn't expect that I would suddenly lock my target on it again. For a moment, it didn't even use the fog stealth skill, but jumped back subconsciously.

——Oh no, the distance is not enough!

Almost at the same time, the Ancestral King opened his big mouth, and ice-blue mist was about to splash towards me!

——The Ancestral King doesn't want to escape, but wants to defeat me completely? !

“······Zero, jump again!”

At the critical moment, that strange yet familiar call came to my ears again.

I subconsciously chose to believe the other party and bent my knees slightly.

Unexpectedly, I actually felt a solid feeling under my feet, which enabled me to leap forward once again in mid-air.

"Drink ah ah ah -"

Take it!

Combat skill——Scarlet Blood Moon Slash!

With a loud roar, the blood moon landed on the nose bridge of the Ancestral Spirit King, and then, like a roller, it cut through between its horns and landed steadily behind the opponent.

boom!

The Ancestral King's body swayed, and this time, there was a solid sound of him falling to the ground.

【Legend Felled】