Elden Ring: Atai vows to have a perfect ending

Chapter 466 The Invitation of the Watcher

Due to Laya's exceptional performance, "Frozen Ice Mist" Pollux was defeated.

I saw a lot of golden rune fragments emanating from its corpse, which finally gathered on the little snake's body.

As Pollux gradually turned to stone, the thick fog covering the entire Ice Lake River also dissipated.

"Oh - well done, little snake girl!" Ishutopia was the first to cheer, and then everyone applauded in unison.

Facing such a powerful enemy, thanks to Laya and the Blasphemous Holy Sword, none of our main personnel died.

Although everyone's body was more or less covered with a layer of frost, those who had faded could recover through blessings, and those who had been blessed with gold could also absorb the runes spread by the golden tree and recover as before.

The only ones who had some trouble were the Rodel soldiers who were frozen into ice sculptures by the breath at the beginning. Looking from afar, they still didn't seem to have recovered.

"Fenlig, and Letina," I ordered, "Go call everyone outside the lake. While there is still some light, continue on your journey and rest when you reach the First Church of Marica."

Letina nodded, the wolf king howled, and rushed towards the lake.

Yushlo Samir said to me, "After passing the church, continue forward and you will reach the fortress of the flame watchers. Zero, you have also seen them. Those people were originally left behind by your Queen Marika to guard against accidents in the flame cauldron. But over time, some of them were bewitched by the flames. While being intoxicated by them, they did not allow anyone to approach the flames that they regarded as their faith... What should you do?"

"Uh... hard to say. But I remember that there shouldn't be a BOSS in the Flame Watcher Fortress, that is, a strong enough guy." I thought for a while, "When the time comes, if it really doesn't work, everyone will take good care of themselves and directly break through the fortress."

——Well, after all, the image of the Fire Archbishop fleeing in panic is still vivid in my mind.

Rodel's ice sculpture soldiers were loaded onto the grain cart. Since the war horses were also frozen, the White Wolf King had to pull the cart.

We crossed the glacial lake and found the First Church of Malika, where we lit a fire and rested.

Everyone reviewed the battle with Pollux with great interest, and talked about the ancient dragons and flying dragons they had seen.

However, this excitement seemed to have nothing to do with Laya. She sat by the fire in a daze, holding and looking at the bright red dragon heart in her hands.

"As long as you eat that thing, you will gain stronger power." I smiled and sat next to Laya. "Look at Fenlig. When I first met him, he was only the size of a human. After eating two dragon hearts, he became what he is now."

"zero."

"What's wrong?" If it were the greedy Laya from the past, she would have tilted her head back and swallowed the dragon's heart, but she obviously had something else to say.

"We all worked together to defeat that big flying dragon, but in the end it seemed like all the rewards fell on me alone." Laya turned her head and looked at me for a while, and suddenly her eyes lit up. "By the way, since it can increase your strength, would you like to have a bite first? I, I'm afraid that if I eat first, I will finish it all in one bite."

As she spoke, Laya held the Dragon Heart obediently and handed it over.

——Uh... To be honest, if Ah Ti wants to obtain the power of dragon, he has to find the Dragon Feast Church. Will he get stomach upset if he eats it raw?

However, I never expected that Laya was actually thinking about this.

"I appreciate your kindness, but, Laya, you should keep the dragon's heart for yourself. It can be regarded as a reward for the brave man who finally defeated Pollux." I pushed away the other person's hand.

"Brave... me?"

"Of course, no matter who sees you today, Laya, you are the best hero!" I encouraged her with a smile, "You have grown up, Laya. From now on, you are no longer a so-called witness. Go and write your own chapter of heroism. In this way, even if you travel alone, I can rest assured."

"Really?" Laya's face flushed slightly. She lowered her head and rubbed against me again. "Then... Ling, can you encourage me a little more and give me more courage?"

"Hmm?" Looking at the back of her head, I suddenly realized what was happening. I quickly reached out and touched her head, and continued to praise her, "Laya is amazing. Laya is already a warrior who can stand on her own."

"Hissssss~"

——In terms of liking to be patted on the head, she is just like a child.

However, seeing Laya's happy expression, I couldn't help but rub her a few more times.

"Oh, that's right!" The little snake suddenly stood up excitedly, "After defeating the big ice dragon, I seem to have gained a lot of extra runes, so I'll share them with everyone."

"That's fine, but, Laya, don't you keep it for yourself to strengthen yourself?"

Laya bent her back again, and she looked at the fire and said, "Well, Lady Tanis once said that when facing a powerful enemy, we should not be stingy with our strength, but share it with everyone, so that everyone can become stronger together, and then we have a chance to defeat the Golden Dynasty."

——This may be the original concept of Volcano Residence, which is why it attracts so many followers.

——But ever since Lakkad was swallowed by the giant snake, this idea has completely gone astray.

but······

——Laya, here, it’s okay not to say the second half of the sentence, or, you shouldn’t say it.

I was so scared that I quickly looked around. Fortunately, no one noticed Laya's explosive speech. I breathed a sigh of relief and suggested, "As for the allocation of runes, Nefeli may know more about it. You can go and discuss it with her."

"Really? That's great." Laya immediately got up and looked towards Nefeli, "Lady Nefeli, hiss~"

"Hmm? Little Laya, didn't I tell you not to call me like that? Just call me Nefeli, or call me sister, just like Zero."

——Sister?

It seems that when Laya was in Stonewell, she received a lot of care from her.

"Lord Zero." At this moment, Paris suddenly appeared behind me and whispered, "There are people from the Flame Watcher Fortress outside who want to see you."

——Flame Watcher?

Why are they here all of a sudden... Ah, could they have noticed our fire from the fortress and come here to cause trouble? However, if that's the case, there's no need to come over and say hello.

I was quite curious, so I followed Paris out of the church and took our snowfield guide Yushlo Samir with me.

Next to the Furnace Knight who was on night watch, a red-bodied Fire Monk stood alone on the ice field leading to the fortress.

After seeing me, he bowed respectfully and said, "You are the general of this army, right? Lord Argonti was ashamed to hear that the Bishop of Thorns spoke rudely to you. He was also very moved to know that you have solved the problem of the giant dragon Boleros that plagued the ice field, so he sent me to invite all the heroes to the Watcher Fortress. Lord Argonti has prepared a banquet and hopes to welcome you in person."

This Arganti must be the leader of the Flame Watcher Fortress. I remember that guy had a big artillery shield, which was quite interesting.

However, we never expected that even though we had deliberately avoided the Watcher Fortress, they would come to us on their own initiative.

Yushuluo, Paris and I looked at each other. Doesn't this... feel like the Hongmen Banquet?