Elden Ring: Atai vows to have a perfect ending

Chapter 358: Dark Night Fragrance

—Think about it carefully, brothers.

Before I clear the Royal City of Rodel and find a way to convince the Blessed King Munggot to unlock the seal leading to the forbidden area of ​​the Snow Mountain, even if Millicent and Pollyanna break into Rodel in advance, it may not necessarily lead to the Holy Snow Plain, right?

Moreover, although Millicent was equipped with a prosthetic arm and could perform the Water Bird Dance with ease, and there were few rivals for her on the border, it would be better to take the two sisters with her to the Volcano Mansion instead of leaving them running around.

Why should I refuse since Millicent herself has suggested it?

——Great, I can travel with Mibao again~

- Taking this opportunity, I can also find a way to let Millicent personally teach the Water Bird Dance, and then when she meets the Valkyrie Malenia for the first time, I can give her a big scare, hehehe.

With such a beautiful dream in my arms, I closed my eyes drowsily and took a short nap.

—Wait till morning, and then give Millicent an answer.

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The night seems longer than I imagined.

The evening breeze rustled and blew through the window.

In the hazy and dark world, I seemed to smell the fragrance of flowers, which came from far away and became stronger and stronger, as if I was slowly walking towards a sea of ​​flowers.

Jingle bell bell~

The bell rang softly in my ears.

It seemed as if I could still hear someone's anxious call: "... Lord Zero! Lord Zero... Wake up! Lord Zero!"

——Melina!

I suddenly opened my eyes, and almost at the same time, a cold chill rushed into my mind, making me shiver.

Under the dim ceiling, a cold light flashed and pierced my head.

--assassin!

I rolled to the side almost subconsciously and shrank to the corner of the wall. At the same time, I grabbed the blanket on my body and threw it directly to the side where the dagger fell.

The other party also jumped back quickly, and his companion scolded him softly at the same time: "Damn it, I told you to cremate him directly with the spark incense, but you insisted on assassinating him first! Now you've been discovered."

"Tsk, what do you know? The power of the spark incense alone is not enough to kill the Faded One instantly. It will wake him up anyway. In this case, it would definitely be more effective to kill him with one blow while he is still lying in bed! I told you to come with me, but you just stand there!"

They seemed to be arguing, but three or four pairs of bright eyes in the dark room were staring at me vigilantly like jackals.

——It turned out to be those corrupt perfumers? !

Indeed, "Dusk is Near" Riley once said that ever since the war between Rodel and Volcano Mansion broke out, and the Sunshade City was captured by Elonmire, some corrupt perfumers who obeyed the orders of Volcano Mansion have been hiding in this mixed area.

But I didn't expect that they would choose this time to launch a sneak attack on me.

——Did the escaped Elromel order them to come for revenge? !

No, after the battle, Riley went to track down Elonmire and found that he had completely escaped from Sunshade City.

——So, are these guys planning to seize Sunshade City while Elronmel is away?

——Or maybe...

But no matter what, this is a big crisis.

Although the floral fragrance in the air is gentle and soft, it makes one's eyelids twitch slightly. It may contain a drug that can cause dizziness.

If Melina hadn't woken me up in time, I would have been killed.

Besides, if you listen carefully outside, everything is still quiet, and you don’t know what’s happening to Millicent, Pollyanna, and the others.

——We have to find a way to resolve this quickly!

However, the room was too small, and Ye Zhi Xinghuo's sword was about 1.7 meters long. Let alone using his fighting skills, he might not even be able to swing it properly.

Therefore, it is better to escape from the room first, go to the City Lord's Hall on the next floor, and then fight them.

I quickly made up my mind, and the other party had stopped arguing. Four of them, holding a perfumed poison in one hand and a dagger in the other, attacked me.

It seems that they are also worried that the spark scent, the most powerful of all perfume potions, will be difficult to control in an overly closed and narrow room, so they plan to rely on their numerical advantage to engage in hand-to-hand combat.

I quickly grabbed the pillow and threw it at the two people on the left side of the end of the bed, and at the same time quickly turned over and got out of bed.

bass--

A perfumer in the middle stepped forward quickly and swung his dagger directly at my throat as I stepped onto the ground.

I leaned back and, after leaning against the wall, kicked a nearby chair towards the guy rushing towards me from the far right, causing him to stop temporarily.

The perfumer who was already approaching continued to swing his dagger.

Moreover, the other two people, whose steps I blocked with a pillow at the beginning, also jumped over the bed and prepared to trap me in the corner on the other side of the room.

bass--

The intoxicating fragrance in the air made me misjudge in a trance, and the opponent's dagger cut my shoulder.

The fourth person had also kicked away the chair and rushed towards me. There was no place to retreat!

I quickly mobilized my magic power, gathered it under my feet, and then pushed hard.

Combat skill - Storm Foot.

For these enemies who are only wearing cloth armor, this move is quite easy to interrupt their attacks.

While the hurricane was causing the fallen perfumers to sway, I picked up a vase from the wall-mounted cabinet and smashed it directly into the face of the one on the far right.

He couldn't help but fall backwards, leaving a gap in the encirclement.

Combat skill - hound step!

He rushed over quickly, and I pushed him away and rushed out.

But suddenly, I felt a burning sensation behind me, and when I rushed out the door, I rolled against the wall, which put out some of the flames and continued to run to the end of the corridor.

Millicent and Pollyanna seemed to have been arranged to a higher-level room by Mare Mare, so they were not on the same floor as me.

And if I remember correctly, there should be only six or seven Fallen Perfumers in the Sunshade City in the game. Excluding the fact that there are more people in reality, are more than half of them coming for me alone?

——I can only believe that Millicent and the others are alert. I'd better take these people to the hall below to finish them off.

The night sparks are drawn out and the air gradually becomes fresher.

what--

The turbid smell of incense in the room finally dissipated. The operation of Rune's magic power was more or less disturbed, which led to the other party sprinkling a small amount of spark incense on him.

When I ran to the city lord's hall, I turned around suddenly.

The four fallen perfumers naturally chased after me closely, but when they saw that I had stopped and was waiting for them, they couldn't help but slow down and walked into the hall cautiously.

They looked at each other.

One of them took out the crimson pollen, while the other took out the golden pollen and sprinkled it on the brothers' heads.

Suddenly, a faint golden halo appeared on their bodies, wrapping them up like bubbles, and the perfumers' eyes gradually turned a manic red, and their breathing and panting became more obvious.

The other two took out their perfume bottles and poured the perfume into their mouths, then suddenly spit out terracotta and yellow-green sprays at me.

This is...toxic hair spray and acid spray?

——Okay, okay! Fight the BOSS, right?

——After applying the defense and attack BUFFs and the debuffs that weaken my abilities, I launched the attack.

I didn't dare to go forward rashly, so I set off a hurricane on the spot, and with the help of the molten flames ignited by the Night Star Fire, I tried to disperse some of the two sprays that were surging like sea tides.

But the next second, two figures holding round shields suddenly broke into my Molten Hurricane Dance, raised their daggers and stabbed straight at me.

I had no choice but to interrupt the sword dance and step back.

The other two perfumers immediately rushed out from the side, one holding a ball of red and yellow pollen, and threw it towards me.

The pollen ignited in the hot air, and in an instant, it seemed to turn into a huge palm, trapping me in the middle.

I had to accumulate strength like a spring the moment I landed on one foot, then push off with force. The hurricane created lifted my whole body up, allowing me to avoid the attack of the sparks and fragrance in the air.

The blade wiped across his palm, blood coagulated, and he suddenly stabbed at the two perfumers in front.

Combat skill——bloody wolf howl!

The two guys obviously didn't know that my move had a two-stage attack. After thinking they had avoided the initial stab, they rushed forward to attack in a hurry.

As a result, he was blown away by the explosion of blood.

But my shoulders and arms were also scratched before they knocked me away.

The fanatical incense was a stimulant that stimulated their strong desire to attack, forcing the Fallen Perfumer to bear the damage and inflict the same damage on me.

I quickly took out the Holy Grail bottle, replenished it a little, and turned around.

I saw a perfumer applying incense to his companions to strengthen their defense and attack power.

——It’s a little tricky. If you can’t quickly deal with all four of them at the same time, you should first find a target and cause casualties.

"Zero, Zero, what, what's going on?!"

Just when I made up my mind, I heard Maremare's voice behind me. He hastily drew out his rapier and stepped forward quickly: "I'll help you!"

——Since Mare Mare is here, it seems that Millicent and the others should be fine too.

Da da da--

The footsteps were approaching.

But I suddenly drew my sword and turned around to strike.

Coincidentally, but also as expected, he parried Maremare's thrusting sword with one blow.

"Why, why?"