Elden Ring: Atai vows to have a perfect ending

Chapter 325 Hero saves beauty

Two red-haired women, with the power of disaster that can corrupt everything.

——Needless to say, it must be that girl named Mibao and Pollyanna.

I quickly asked, "Old businessman, do you remember when they came and where they went?"

"It's been about ten days now. They passed through the portal, passed through the forest below, and went to the other side. As for what happened after that, I, an old merchant, don't know anything." The wandering merchant told the truth.

"Thank you." I took out the rune, glanced at his goods, and bought an extra stone sword key.

Roger and Colin also came over.

The playboy put his arm around my shoulder and said jokingly, "Two red-haired ladies, Zero, you met some pretty girl behind our backs again. Roderica will be sad."

"Why is Roderica here?" I rolled my eyes at him unhappily. "Besides, Millicent and I don't have that kind of relationship."

"Oh~" Roger said meaningfully.

——Okay, okay, they are actually all my wings, that’s okay.

"Anyway, if I can meet them, I'll introduce them to you... Wait!" I suddenly became alert, "Roger, you're not planning on Roderica, are you?"

"Ah... my old friend, your way of thinking is not ordinary."

"Otherwise, why would you suddenly mention her?" I narrowed my eyes and examined the man in front of me.

Speaking of which, in the round table hall, Roger was also chatting and laughing with Little Red Riding Hood. But according to the plot of the game, shouldn't this guy have already fallen for the "Dead Sleeping Girl" Fia?

Ah, come to think of it, there was a period of time before when Roderica traveled with Roger and Ishtopia! Moreover, at that time, Roger seemed to have shown interest in Roderica... Could it be!

"I know what you are thinking, but Roderica is just curious about the outside world, and I am just sharing my experiences with her, so it is definitely not what you think, Zero." Roger observed her expression.

"Oh~" This time it was my turn to be meaningful.

“······Oh, oh what?”

"You feel guilty!"

"Hehe, you two, you should discuss this kind of thing with Roderica later." Colin forced his way into our conversation.

——But teacher, this kind of thing should not be discussed in front of Roderica!

Well, I wisely interrupted the elementary school debate and headed for the portal: "Let's go to the other side of the woods!"

Accompanied by a slight dizziness, the three of us were teleported to the other end of the Forest Bridge... Speaking of which, when we have such a convenient means of transportation as portals, why do we still need to build bridges?

I calmed the sound waves rippling in my mind and turned back.

Under the deep night, the shining golden tree seemed to be crumbling like a building that was about to collapse.

And in the huge shadow, there seemed to be a faint figure, holding up the giant tree with his arms outstretched, trying his best to push it back on track.

"That, that is..." Colin obviously noticed the man and hurriedly trotted forward.

Roger and I looked at each other and followed his steps.

"Please, may I ask, you must be Lord Golden Mask! I have read your works, and your view of 'all things return to one, energy is eternal' is truly admirable. Regarding the eternal chapter written by Queen Marika under the Golden Rule, you seemed to have anticipated the potential crisis early in the past and were committed to finding solutions, cough cough cough..." Colin spoke excitedly as fast as a machine gun, but he ran too fast, and naturally he was choked by his saliva.

But Colin didn't care about this rather embarrassing appearance. After he stopped coughing, he immediately asked, "Master Jin, Master Golden Mask, can I follow you, learn from you, and discuss with you the Golden Law and the blessing of eternal life?"

"..."

The skinny man in front of him, wearing a golden mask that looked like a sunflower, did not respond to Colin's words. He seemed to have transcended this world. He kept staring at the dazzling golden tree with his arms stretched out like a sculpture.

Only his fingers seemed to be trembling slightly.

"······I, I understand." After a moment of silence, Colin's slightly trembling words broke it.

He bowed his head reverently. "Since ancient times, only what is recorded is called history... Today, I finally understand how important the responsibility is that the Golden Rule bestows upon a powerless and humble person like me. I will stay by your side, Master Golden Mask, and record your thoughts, your instructions, your journey, and everything else."

I looked at the Golden Mask, who was completely silent just like in the game, and approached Roger cautiously: "Do you understand?"

"Understand what?" Roger responded in the same low voice.

"That is... you understand. How did Mr. Colin understand what the golden mask said?"

——Why does it sound like a tongue twister?

"Well, just like the old woman who can interpret fingers can read the revelations of the future from our fingers, I'm afraid Colin can also read the other party's intentions from the fingers of the golden mask, probably." Roger speculated.

"So, do you understand?"

"If I could understand, I wouldn't be standing with you and talking nonsense."

——That makes a lot of sense!

"Help - is there anyone here? Help!" At this moment, a cry for help suddenly came from the night sky.

Roger and I subconsciously turned our heads and saw a figure stumbling towards us from the north side of the bridge.

"What happened?" Roger walked over quickly.

But which direction...

I turned around and looked at Colin and the Golden Mask. In just a moment, they seemed to have entered their own world, turning into sculptures and completely unresponsive to the situation on our side.

——Nothing should happen here. Anyway, let’s go and take a look at the person who is calling for help.

When I ran over, Roger was already holding an injured girl in his arms.

She was wearing a blue hooded cape, similar to the one Little Red Riding Hood wore. Her supposedly white clothes were stained with blood, making it difficult to tell whether she had any wounds.

But the girl's face was pale and bloodless, and her golden eyes looked at Roger pitifully: "Please, Lord Faded, go and save my companions!"

Roger's sense of justice exploded: "Where are they?"

"Right, right there!" the girl pointed to the north.

In the dark night, a huge black shadow stood at the end of the sky. It was a big windmill with four blades turning slowly.

There was a flickering fire underneath. Although it was rather faint, it had the color of blood.

"Leave it to us." Roger patted the girl's shoulder comfortingly, drew out his rapier, and took me with him, "Zero."

I sighed a little: "I know."

Follow the girl to the bottom of the windmill.

When viewed from a distance, the fire did not seem very big, but when we got closer, we found that several houses under the windmill had been engulfed in flames.

And in the blazing fire, the tall figure of the man was like a demon from purgatory, holding a stone staff in his left hand and grabbing an old woman's head with his right hand. He gasped heavily and dragged the other person out.

His whole body was covered in blood, even his clothes were stained black, and his face was painted like Guan Gong.

"So, is that your companion?" Roger asked cautiously.

Before the girl could say anything, the man swung his arm and threw the old woman in his hand directly at her.

"Be careful!" Roger took the girl's hand and led her to dodge the attack. "It looks like it's an enemy."

Having said that, he rushed forward with his sword drawn.

I took another look at the old woman who was thrown over... Well, it's impossible to tell her age just by looking at her appearance. She looks like an Indian, with strange makeup covering her dark face, like a mask.

But if you look closely, you will see that it is not the face that is dark, but the muscles and blood vessels that have turned black. The pupils and teeth are all exposed to the air, making them particularly prominent, which is why she uses strange makeup.

——Her entire face had been peeled off!

——It seems that this girl accidentally entered the most bizarre and creepy windmill village in this border area while traveling, and perhaps she escaped with the help of that man?

——No, then why would men attack us?

——Could it be that because he was too seriously injured, he mistook us for enemies?

——But if that's the case, even if Roger goes forward to fight, the girl still has no intention of stopping him.

The only answer is that the two of them are not together...So what exactly happened here?

Mysteries emerged one after another, and in the light of the fire, Roger had pierced the man's head and completely subdued his opponent.