Elden Ring: Atai vows to have a perfect ending

Chapter 211: Gaileed's Hometown in Yin Gao (Part )

boom--

The fluorescent green magic was like a cannon attack, sending rocks flying all over the ground.

As soon as I emerged from the haze, I saw a huge magic hammer coming towards me.

I tried to block it with my brass shield, but it was no match for the powerful impact and I was blown away.

But then, a black shadow suddenly leaped up from behind the magician Haimo, and the royal sword fell down like thunder.

boom--

Unexpectedly, the magician Haymer didn't even think about dodging, and swung the magic "Haymer Hammer" again, smashing it directly at Blaze's wolf attack.

The two rune magic powers exploded at the moment of collision, ice crystals scattered, and a dazzling pale light burst out.

The impact of the force caused both parties to step back.

And I must seize such an opportunity. The first part of the hound sword skill has been performed, and the next second I rushed towards the magician Haimo at the speed of wind.

Combat Skills——Wolf Attack Blood Dance·Two Stages!

Almost at the same time, Blaze touched the ground with one foot, then suddenly jumped up again, raised the royal greatsword and slashed at the magician Hammer with all his strength.

The double-team formed in an instant, leaving Magician Haimo no time to react or dodge.

The scarlet and pale blades crossed each other, and the magician's body tilted and fell to the ground.

"Huh, it's finally solved." I breathed a sigh of relief and put away the hound's fangs.

Blaze then said, "I didn't expect to meet the magician Haimo here. These guys are apprentices who specialize in battlefield combat in the magic academy. It's really tricky to fight them... Zero, what are you doing?"

I suddenly had an idea and tied his hands behind his back with the magician's sleeves, then hung him on a nearby tree. "Well, I'm just worried that when we're collecting items, this guy might wake up again and cause trouble... This way, we don't have to worry."

By the way, I also collected the opponent's pyroxene magic wand and stone stick.

——Come to think of it, my staff was damaged before and I haven’t been able to repair it.

——It is convenient to collect weapons in the real world. Anyone who sees it can take it.

Then, I took Blaze and Laya to the back of the stone tablet guarded by the magician Haimo. At the foot of the mountain, I raised the hound's fangs and chopped the rock wall hard: "Open sesame!"

Oh~ It was indeed true, Galid’s hidden cave was right here.

"Wow!" Laya's eyes widened. "Zero, that's amazing. Was that a magic spell just now?!"

I smiled and said, "It is indeed some kind of magic, but it is not cast by me."

"Did someone use barrier magic to camouflage and hide this cave?" Blaze explained casually, "Interesting, could the fire maniac just now be hiding in here?"

"Uh...it's probably not him." I hung a portable lantern on my waist, then handed Laya a torch and a dagger to use as self-defense props, and then continued to lead my companions into the cave.

I lit up the blessing, and found a cluster of moss crystals: "Got it, got it~"

Brother Wolf looked deeper into the cave and suddenly said, "Zero, be careful. I heard the sound of royal ghosts in the cave. In such a deep and narrow environment, those guys are particularly difficult to deal with."

——Well, as expected of Brother Wolf, you have good hearing.

——However, the royal ghosts in this haunted place are in the deepest abyss of the cave, which is not our destination, so it’s not a big deal.

"Since you said so, Brother Wolf, let's quickly collect the moss crystals and leave."

"... As I recall, the corrupt moss medicine only needs the crystals above. Zero, there's no need to take away the moss roots as well. This way, you can come back to collect them next time."

"Huh? Is that so... But if it's not necessary, I don't want to come to this kind of damn place again next time." I complained casually.

After collecting the moss crystals near the cave, I continued to walk inside. From the empty crystal cave, I could hear the clanging sound of knocking minerals from time to time, which was then replaced by a dull sound of something falling to the ground, making everything quiet.

"Open sesame!" Under my command, Laya waved the torch at the rock wall between the two crystals and broke open another invisible door. "Oh~ I thought there was no way out here, but there is one inside!"

"It's fun, right? And the further you go inside, it becomes more complicated than a maze... Oh, it reminds me of the first time I came here. Even though I read the guide, I still almost couldn't find the way. I was also bullied by the royal ghosts. I was so angry that I almost launched Miyazaki's horse into outer space." I said cheerfully.

"Huh? Zero, isn't this your first time here?" Blaze asked in confusion.

——······Ah, I let it slip when I was happy.

“Ahahaha~” I laughed dryly, frantically trying to make excuses in my mind, “That… is… how should I put it this way? Oh, in the previous life, in the previous life, when we the Faded Ones were driven out of the border area, before that, we followed King Gefulei to Gelid.”

"Really? But at that time, the Ionian War hadn't even broken out, and this cave shouldn't have looked like this. Can you still remember it?"

"······There is no necessary connection between the two. Anyway, my impression is that I have been here once." I quickly ended the subject.

——That was a close call. Now is not the time to reveal my true identity as a reincarnation from another world.

——Otherwise, whether it is Brother Wolf or Laya, if they suddenly ask me about their future fate like Meimei did before, it would be difficult to answer.

After passing through the second hidden wall in the cave, the space inside suddenly became deep and spacious, and extremely criss-crossed.

It was like a magic box used in the performance of "Ten Thousand Swords Piercing the Body", with crystal stone pillars randomly inserted from the outside, and we became mini people, crawled into the box, explored the mysteries of the magic box up close, and even walked in it.

"Ahhh-"

At the deepest bottom of the cave, ghosts wailed, waiting to take anyone who dared to enter into the abyss of hell.

Just as I was about to step in with Wolf Brother and Laya, suddenly, a fluorescent green star floated up in the darkness. The next second, it turned into several meteors and flew towards us.

——Oh no, it’s a large piece of fractured pyroxene. How could it be discovered so quickly by those guys who were carrying bamboo baskets and looked like mine supervisors?

We quickly hid behind the crystal stone pillars beside us, dodged the pyroxene meteors, and carefully poked our heads out.

I saw a swaying figure in the middle of several horizontally crisscrossing stone pillars running through the cave.

Brother Wolf and I exchanged a glance, and then I was the first to rush out of the shelter and rushed towards the figure: "Hah ah——"

Upon seeing this, the other party also took out the broken pyroxene from the bamboo basket again, crushed it, and turned it into several streams of light that smashed over.

Ding-ding-ding-ding——

Just like playing a music game, I used my hound tusks to quickly split the flying pyroxene.

But I have to say, with the help of magic, these stones hit me with great force. After chopping off four or five stones, the base of my sword felt numb from the pain, which naturally stopped me from moving forward.

——But, I came out to attract fire.

The gray-black wolf shadow was like an invisible lightning, quickly leaping between the criss-crossing stone pillars, and the royal giant sword fell down with pale ice and snow.

boom!

The crystal miner leader fell into the dark cave without making a sound. Then, a dull echo was heard.

"Well done, Brother Wolf." I ran over with a smile, "Just be careful not to collapse the cave."

"It's not that easy. Don't underestimate the hardness of these crystal stones. Even the power of a dragon may not be able to break them." Brother Wolf also responded to me with a smile.

pong——

On the cliff at the other end of the crystal stone pillar, the sound of crystals being crushed and shattered was heard again.

——There is no end to these ignorant miners.

After Wolf Brother and I dodged the attack from the flying pyroxene, we quickly rushed past the stone pillar, split up to the left and right, and then launched a pincer attack.

The scarlet blood blade and the frost blade cut out a fork-shaped line, easily defeating the opponent and even taking down a few crystal snails in the process.

"It's finally quiet now." I put away the hound's fangs and clapped my hands.

But Blaze said doubtfully, "But it's too quiet, are we forgetting something?"

——Too quiet?

...Oh yes, the royal ghost!

"Ahhh——" A sharp and piercing cry suddenly rang out above our heads. We saw that the royal ghost, which was supposed to be at the bottom of the abyss, had unknowingly climbed onto a stone pillar that grew obliquely above our heads.

——There was a passage behind it, which was a passage for A-Ti who fell down to climb back!

Unexpectedly, in reality, this guy could also climb up along the passage!

"Zero, be careful!"

As soon as Blaze finished shouting, the Royal Ghost opened his mouth and suddenly sprayed out a large amount of poisonous water.

The range of the cliff under our feet to dodge was too narrow, and I rolled back subconsciously, and I was actually standing on the edge of the cliff.

My heart suddenly sank.

--not good.

When I raised my head, that pale face was already pouncing towards me like a lion.

Even though I had put up a shield and used all my strength to defend and fight, the opponent was too strong and he pushed me off the cliff.

"zero--"