Elden Ring: Atai vows to have a perfect ending

Chapter 349 Back Attack

"Ow~"

After hearing the Ghost Wolf's response, Millicent, Pollyanna and I carefully climbed over the pile of fallen trees.

Since the failed raid last night, "Dusk is Near" Riley did not attack again.

There were many traps of various kinds along the way, but fortunately there were three wolves leading the way. In this era, there were no traps like landmines that could cause large-scale casualties, and they could be summoned again, so there was no need to worry about stepping into traps.

The only drawback is that the mana consumption is a bit unbearable.

After all, according to Roderica, this canyon has no spiritual power. In order to maintain the shape of the ashes, it has to continuously extract rune magic from me.

Fortunately, the entire valley is not too long. After pushing aside the last cluster of bushes, there is light at the end of the tunnel.

The slightly hot wind carried a sweet smell of rot, like an apple that had been left for a long time.

Before my eyes was a gray castle, from which there seemed to be a faint green aura rising... Well, after all, this city was full of poison pools.

If I remember correctly, Riyin City is the place of execution.

In peaceful times, criminals were escorted from the Royal City of Rodel to the Volcano Palace, where they were tried by judicial officers and finally escorted to the Sunshade City for execution.

But at that moment, the King's City of Rodel and the Official Residence of the Volcano were at odds with each other. The Sunshade City, which was sandwiched between the two, naturally could not escape the fate of decline. Its power was declining day by day, so that the city was overrun with ghosts and demons.

Fortunately, Riyin City was located in a low-lying mountain gorge, so there was no need for either warring party to occupy it, and thus it escaped complete destruction.

——Well, looking at the current state of the city, it’s about the same.

I recalled the three wolves, replenished the blue dew drops, and then took Millicent and Pollyanna around the outer wall of Sunshade City and walked west.

"Zero, aren't we going into the city?" Millicent asked curiously.

"Well, let's go meet someone first. He is outside the city. Besides..."

——Besides, the Valkyrie replica arm that Millicent can use is also on the west side of the outer wall of Sunshade City.

In real life, if you take someone else's things, you should naturally tell the owner.

The unlucky lord of Sunshade City, Maremare, is obsessed with the heroic figure of the Valkyrie and should not be hard on Millicent and Pollyanna.

As for why he was outside the city...his family was in decline, and the city lord was a fan of celebrities. In this chaotic world, he did not have enough strength, so it was natural for him to be usurped by others.

——It doesn’t make sense. In the game, our Ah Ti was kind enough to help others solve the BOSS that robbed the Sunshade City, but that Mare Mare still rushed over like a mad dog to bite people.

——What’s so good about his ruined city full of ghosts? He doesn’t think that we, Ah Ti, are going to rob it, right?

While complaining, he walked to the chaotic hills outside the Riyin City.

There are broken statues everywhere. If you look closely, you can see that many of them are like the Valkyrie Marennia, with arms and legs missing. I don't know whether it was done intentionally by Maremare or if they were destroyed like this.

"Where's the person you were talking about? There's no sign of him at all." Pollyanna just glanced around and started complaining.

······However, I do feel a little strange.

What about people?

Hasn't Mare Mare been kicked out yet?

Or maybe, he has been hunted down by the boss who occupied the Sunshade City, "Iron Thorn" Ailonmeier?

"Roar--"

At this moment, the gravel trembled and jumped, and suddenly a powerful and low roar sounded from the rocky hill.

I saw a giant golem about ten meters tall, holding a golem halberd, slowly standing up as if it had just woken up.

"This, this is the person you are looking for?" Pollyanna twitched her lips.

"How is that possible?" My eyelids trembled slightly.

——There are indeed such monsters here. Perhaps, they are the weapons given by the Royal City of Rodel to the defenders of the Sunshade City?

"Zero! Pollyanna!" Millicent suddenly called both of our names urgently.

Looking back, he saw the dark-clad emissary appearing from nowhere, grabbing Millicent's only arm and taking away her Sesher sword.

"Millicent!" I took a step forward subconsciously.

——Could this guy have been waiting nearby for a long time, and took advantage of the fact that our attention was distracted by the stone statue to attack the weakest among us?

Riley immediately put the dagger between Millicent's neck and pulled her back, "Stop! If you come any closer, you should know what will happen."

I could only stop and try to persuade him: "'Dusk is Near' Riley, I think there is a misunderstanding between us. We are not sent by the Volcano Residence to assassinate you. We are just here to find the Lord of Sunshade City to discuss something with him."

The other party snorted coldly: "How do I know if you are lying? Those who betray the law and blaspheme gold must be using lies to hunt down foolish people who believe them... Besides, you said last night that you were going to the Volcano Mansion to meet the owner."

This... is really hard to defend.

thump—

thump—

Behind us, the giant golem approached us step by step, causing the earth to tremble.

Pollyanna, Riley and I were each six or seven steps apart. Even if we used hound pace, we probably wouldn't be able to catch up with the speed at which the other party cut Millicent's neck.

But if we hesitate any longer, the golem will surely attack us first. Riley will then probably kill Millicent first, and then take advantage of the chaos to attack us, or even escape.

——What should I do? What should I do?

Just when I was at a loss, Millicent smiled and said, "Zero, Pollyanna."

Without waiting for any of us to react, she slashed her neck with the dagger.

Suddenly, blood gushed out.

The red spider lily stained Riley's arm, causing him to shrink subconsciously and let go of Millicent.

I just felt like the string in my mind had broken.

My actions were faster than the commands in my mind. I turned my magic power, picked up the Night Starfire, and rushed forward.

Several strands of silk also passed quickly by his side and shot straight towards Riley, forcing him to dodge hastily.

Just as he rolled to the ground, I rushed in front of Riley, blood wiped the blade, and the only thing in my mind was the roar of everything in front of me being cut off.

——How dare you hurt Millicent! Unforgivable!

Combat Skills——Wolf Attack Blood Dance·Second Style!

"stop!"

——Stop it, you big head!

The blade was swung with all its strength, with blood gushing out like a waterfall, and the cassock was slashed back.

Even if Riley subconsciously picked up the dagger and blocked my blade, he was still vulnerable!

With a loud bang, the dagger broke into pieces, and he was thrown out, causing the seeds of the red spider lily to fall to the ground and grow wildly.

"Zero..." Millicent's faint voice came from behind.

I quickly came back to my senses, took out the Holy Grail bottle, squatted down and fed it to her mouth: "Millicent, don't talk yet, drink this!"

Fortunately, fortunately.

In this world, even if an aorta is cut, it is not considered a fatal injury.

Seeing the wound on Millicent's neck healing visibly, I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. I couldn't help but curse, "Are you stupid? Who would resort to self-harm to break free from being held hostage?"

"But it worked, didn't it?" Millicent smiled.

I was so angry and distressed that for a moment I was speechless because of her smile.

——But Mibao’s blood is really hot, just like the swamp water in Ionia.

——No wonder Riley suddenly retracted his hand. It turned out that he was not scared, but burned.

"Cough cough cough!" There was a coughing sound coming from the other side, and Riley was able to stand up.

It seemed that the broken dagger had helped him block the fatal blow to some extent.

——Originally, I wanted to have a good talk with this guy, but since you want to kill yourself, don't blame me for being ruthless.

I let go of Millicent, picked up Night Spark, and stood up again.

——He looks like he can’t even stand steadily, so let’s use the Scarlet Moon Slash to end his life.

"So... I've told you, stop it!" The strange voice that had been heard just now rang out again.

Before I could make a move, a guy in a white robe and a silver mask suddenly kicked Riley from behind, causing Riley to draw a bright red arc in the air again, and then he fell to the ground with a plop.

······Ah, this.

As you can see, I haven’t had time to do anything yet.