Elden Ring: Atai vows to have a perfect ending

Chapter 188 Lion kill, kill, kill!

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The sound of the horn in the evening breeze was like a mockery of the fish caught in the net, coming from all directions and irritating my eardrums.

The ominous giant lion roared and roared, like a speeding heavy truck, rushing directly towards me.

I had no choice but to hide to the side again.

The opponent missed his pounce, grabbed the ground with his claws, turned quickly, and swung his arm at me with a heavy blow.

I subconsciously raised the brass shield, and with just one strike, I was forced to cut two or three meters in the sand. The beast's claws that followed knocked me to the side.

——Oh my god, what a heavy attack!

Although I was somewhat mentally prepared, I still couldn't help but sigh. Every attack from this guy almost made me lose my balance and expose a huge flaw.

——Hmm? Where are the people?

The moment I looked up from the ground, I failed to catch sight of the ominous lion, but I caught a glimpse of a huge black shadow growling and bullying down from above my head.

"Roar!"

I didn't dare to be negligent, and quickly turned the hound's fangs around and flipped back.

The ominous giant lion was like a falling meteor, smashing the ground and causing sand to fly everywhere. The machete tied to its claws even split the ground into a several-meter-long groove.

——But after this overwhelming move, he would become very stiff!

I seized this opportunity, wiped the knife wound with my left hand, let the blood nourish my long teeth, stepped into the strong wind, rushed into the flying dust, and suddenly slashed at the huge black shadow!

Combat skills——Wolf Attack Blood Dance!

"Roar!"

But unexpectedly, the evil-omen giant lion took advantage of the posture of lying on the ground, gathered strength to jump up, suddenly twisted its body in the air, and slapped him directly.

Not only did my blood fighting skill fail, but the second part of my hound sword skill was also easily resolved by the opponent, and my long fangs were almost knocked out of my hand.

——Should I say this, is this a cat?

——This guy's dynamic vision is too good! He can even detect my whereabouts! No wonder he is so good at reading commands in the game.

The ominous giant lion touched the ground with all four limbs, then suddenly opened its front paws and pounced towards me.

My stance had just been broken, and I had no room to create distance for a moment. I could only grit my teeth, roll under the opponent's body, and get behind it.

Snapped!

The next second, the ominous lion's tail swept over like a whole tree trunk and knocked me to the ground before I could stand up.

Sparks flew as the blade rubbed against the sand and the pale sickle blade immediately slashed back towards my body.

I could only use my brass shield to block the machete's attack, but I couldn't stop the force of the landslide or tsunami, which chopped me off and sent me flying, crashing into the foot of the wall of the Gael Fortress.

"Cough, cough, cough!" My arms were so numb that they felt like they were numb. I couldn't stop coughing. I felt the blood engulfing my mouth, nose, and chest, and the disgusting smell of rusty iron was everywhere.

The continuous attacks made my body seem to fall apart. It defied my will and refused to stand up.

"Zero!" Laya's voice roared in the wind.

In her hazy vision, she seemed to have been surrounded by Latan's soldiers, captured on the stands of the square, and forced to watch my ugly appearance.

“Roar——” The lion roared. The huge gray-black figure looked like the god of death that reaped lives, cold and pressing, rushing straight towards them.

——I’m sorry.

——The so-called warrior you mentioned is actually just a faded one with a little more luck. I am not as powerful as you think.

At the last moment, I didn't expect that such a boring thought would pop up in my mind.

The ominous giant lion raised its left arm, and the shining machete seemed to be placed on my neck.

boom!

Gravel exploded and dust flew everywhere.

Laya was so anxious that she almost broke free from Ratan's soldiers and jumped off the stands: "Zero!"

But before the smoke and dust dissipated, the ominous giant lion had already turned around, and its terrifying gaze searched everywhere, finally landing in the direction of the stands.

"Ahem, stop looking. I'm here." Using the hound's tusk, I forced myself up from the ground. I quickly took a big gulp from the Red Dew Drop Holy Grail Bottle and wiped the corner of my mouth casually.

——I can only say that it was a good thing that I huddled in the corner, and the wall of the Gale Fortress helped me block the machete on the giant lion's left arm, making its attack not so smooth. Otherwise, that slash just now could have cut me in two.

——It was also when the opponent’s attack was blocked that I rolled out from under the giant lion.

"Zero!" The voice behind him sounded a little more happy.

I breathed a sigh of relief: "Although I am indeed not strong enough, this is not the time for me to fall at the feet of a beast like you!"

"Roar!" The ominous giant lion naturally rushed towards me without hesitation.

——Keep calm! Don't be impatient, and don't be scared by the other party's momentum.

——With my current strength, I simply don't have the capital to fight it head-on. Besides, my brass shield has been chopped into pieces by this guy. Forget about blocking his attacks and counterattacking.

——The evil lion's movements are wide and fast. Once you are dragged into its rhythm and fall into a passive position, you will be beaten like before, and be beaten until you can no longer hold on.

——So, the key to fighting is to avoid and dodge!

I was watching my opponent's every move with my whole being.

When the giant lion approached and pounced, it seemed to raise its left forearm out of habit and slashed towards me.

But after all, its movement range is very large, and the machete is also forcibly tied to the arm, which is not as flexible as a human wrist. Once a blow is swung, there is no need to worry about the opponent changing his moves.

I watched the moment when the ominous giant lion raised its hand, rolled forward, dodged the blade, and flashed to its side. Then I raised my hound's fangs and swung at the ominous giant lion's abdomen.

At the same time, he used the first backward leap of the hound sword technique to create distance and avoid the giant lion's bite.

Seeing that his attack failed, the opponent quickly jumped to the right, adjusting his direction while keeping a safe distance from me.

——I was too anxious before. His energy recovered faster than mine. At this time, I used the second sword skill to attack him. The Evil Lion was already prepared and could easily resolve my attack.

——Also, I have to say that after using the second attack of the Hound Sword Technique with all my strength, my own stiffness was also very high. If I failed to inflict heavy damage to the opponent, it would have exposed a huge flaw.

Seeing that I did not pursue it, the evil lion roared and took the initiative to attack again.

However, it seemed to remember that it had learned from its mistakes, and did not attack directly with all its might as before. Instead, it stopped after approaching, and first used its right claw to grab me. When it saw that I dodged to its right, it turned around with its left arm and made a half-moon slash, even causing its huge body to spin in the air.

But this move has a larger amplitude, so there are more gaps. I can even avoid the blade by just jumping one step to the right.

As the giant lion turned in the air and was about to land, the blood, with the rotating blade, directly cut the shoulder of the ominous lion. At the same time, I rolled backwards again and kept some distance.

——Sure enough, although the machete on the left arm enhances the attack capability of the Evil Omen Lion, the amplitude of each swing will inevitably be large.

——As long as I find this flaw, it will be attacked by me continuously and will not be able to fight back at all.

"Roar——" After suffering a series of setbacks, the evil lion seemed to be a little ashamed and angry. He raised his head and suddenly let out an earth-shaking roar.

The sound waves even stirred up a large cloud of dust, which was so loud that I couldn't help but squint my eyes.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the evil-omen giant lion suddenly leaped onto the side of the city wall, then stepped on the wall and jumped high again, reaching a height of four or five meters above the ground.

——Is this the reason why I lost sight of it in a split second before?

Then, like a huge meteorite, the ominous giant lion swung its blade and smashed down on me.

I dodged by rolling backwards as far as I could.

——After this move is dodged, the player will be greatly stunned, which is the best time for me to counterattack.

As soon as this thought flashed through my mind, I didn't expect that before the dust raised by the evil lion's fall had dissipated, its huge figure leaped high again, and after discovering me, it chopped me down again.

——Can it jump continuously?! The lion slashes, slashes, slashes non-stop, right?

I had no choice but to continue rolling backwards to avoid it.

Unexpectedly, this guy really used this trick. He bounced three or four times like a ball until he forced me back to the foot of the city wall.

Looking at the rising dust that almost covered half of the square, my heartbeat even became the clearest sound on the field, ringing in my ears continuously.

——What kind of attack will that guy use next?

I stared at the figure in the dust.

Bang! Bang!

It was the sound of the iron chain. A black shadow suddenly emerged from the sand and dust like a cannonball, and came straight towards me with its bloody mouth.

——This guy actually remembered that the blade was stuck in the wall just now, allowing me to escape.

——This beast is so clever!

Moreover, no matter whether I dodge left or right, the evil lion's arm span will be able to chase me in the first time. Even if it fails to kill me in one blow, the subsequent attack will be the same as before, like an overwhelming tidal wave, coming at me continuously and making it impossible to defend against.

——Then the only way is to go up!

I gritted my teeth, and the rune magic quickly gathered on my feet. Then I turned around and leaped high.

I even imitated this guy's stepping on the wall just now, and with the help of the power of the storm, I jumped one meter higher, avoiding the crazy bite of the evil lion and leaping onto its back.

An idea suddenly popped into my mind.

My body also responded to that thought in a flash and put it into action:

I raised the hound's tusk above my head with both hands and began to tumble in the air, using all my strength and Rune's magic power... I concentrated all of myself on the weapon and chopped it down fiercely on the back of the ominous giant lion.

——Don’t you like Lion Slash?

——Then let me kill you with a lion...

“I’ll give you the Lion Slash again—”