Elden Ring: Atai vows to have a perfect ending

Chapter 394: Hooked!

"Hahahhh——" The hound's steps were protected by the dragon thunder and it accelerated with all its strength.

I dodged Mungert's continuous rune throwing knives with my steps, and charged up the Night Starfire, and the molten flame cut through the red lightning and headed straight for the opponent.

Combat skill - Molten Hurricane Dance!

Monggot didn't even dodge or evade, instead he used the cursed blade to forcefully block my attack.

But the hurricane surging from under my feet would not stop. It carried with it scorching flames and turned into a storm, swallowing up Mongert in an instant.

This forced him to step back.

——But in this way, the strategy of using Hurricane Dance to restrict the opponent's movement will be effective.

I directly changed the direction of the hurricane, and my storm feet lifted me up. The hot blade swept across my palm, and the flame turned into bright red almost instantly.

Combat skill——Scarlet Blood Moon Slash!

But as Mungget retreated gracefully, his left hand quickly gathered a golden rune hammer and swung it directly towards me in mid-air.

——There is no way to change tactics anymore.

I could only use all my strength to strike with my sword, intending to chop off Mungert's hammer directly.

After all, the opponent's sledgehammer is just a virtual object made of rune magic, not a physical entity. In terms of sturdiness, it is definitely far less than a real hammer.

bass--

As dazzling sparks flashed, the next second, the bloody blade split the heavy hammer into two, scattering it into glass-like fragments.

However, before I could get proud of myself, Mongert easily blocked my Scarlet Blood Moon Slash with his cursed knife and even bounced me out.

——As expected, the heavy hammer just now was just a pretext to weaken my strength?

I quickly did a backflip to avoid it, but just as I stood firm, I saw Monggot chasing me, his left finger flashed with golden light, and then he pointed down.

Looking up, he saw golden swords hanging in the air, falling down at Mungert's command.

I had no choice but to roll to the side in panic.

Mongert seized the opportunity, rushed forward, and swung his cursed blade to strike directly at my side while I was tumbling, sending me flying like a football.

"Cough, cough, cough." I ran headfirst into the outskirts of King Elden's Throne Square and coughed up a mouthful of blood.

——Too, too shameless! How can you be caught while you are still tumbling?

——I can only say that this is the reality without invincibility frames.

Mongert walked over slowly. "Well, the connection between the moves has indeed improved. However, what I am more concerned about is, Zero, when you use the moves related to blood, you always add the action of cutting your left hand. Why is that?"

"Uh." I stood up and answered while enduring the pain. "In fact, all the moves of my school are derived from the 'Blood Slash' that I learned at the beginning, so that action can also be regarded as a way to start."

As I said that, I also showed the other party the most original blood slash.

Mengget nodded to show his understanding: "I see, this is indeed easier to attack, and it is also more convenient to further develop... However, during the battle, many problems were exposed."

“······Please give me some advice, teacher.”

"The biggest problem is the speed of your attack. Although you have made this action a habit and integrated it into your moves, and it looks relatively smooth, this action itself will still hinder your attack. After all, normally, you don't need to cut your palm when you swing it, right? The extra action gives the opponent a little time to react." Mongert explained in detail, "In addition, your killing moves seem to be all moves of the Blood School. At critical moments, the opponent will see your habitual movements and will be able to prepare in advance."

——What the teacher said does make sense.

"But if we don't cut the wound, how can we draw the blood out?" I asked curiously.

"How do you use your fire?" Mongert asked back.

"Fire, oh, this is a move that comes with Night Starfire. I can use it by just injecting rune magic into the weapon."

Monget sighed slightly, "I misunderstood a little bit... Zero, your hurricane-like flames should have been developed by yourself, right? Didn't you think about what kind of scene it would be when you used it for the first time?"

“It’s my first time performing it…” I recalled the battle when I created Molten Flame Hurricane Dance, “I just wanted to combine the raging fire and the hurricane to suppress Brother Wolf’s frost… Oh, is this an imaginary scene?”

"That's right." Mongert nodded with satisfaction. "The flames and the blood that comes out of the slash are actually the same. They are both the product of rune magic. You have already mastered the blood style of fighting. As long as you imagine blood and flames, you should be able to perform combat skills freely."

"Oh!" It suddenly dawned on me.

He walked to the side, constantly recalling the scene of the bloody slash in his mind, and feeling the direction of the rune magic in his body.

Combat skill——Blood slash!

When he swung out the runes gathered on the blade, the image of blood surged in his mind.

puff--

"Success!" Although, the power didn't seem to be as great as before.

"Well, this way, it will be easier to control the output of power, as long as... Oh, it's them again, wait a moment." Mongert said halfway, and suddenly turned around and walked away as if he had answered a phone call.

--them?

——Oh, it should be Ishtopia seniors and the others.

After all, I am now wanted by the whole city of Rodel.

After hearing the news, Hu Ge, Ishutopia and Millicent, who arrived in Rodel in advance, came to meet with the King of Blessing several times to help me explain and dispel the king's misunderstanding of me.

But in fact, there is no misunderstanding at all.

——Forget it, let Mr. Evil Omen think of the reason for sending him away, I won’t waste my brain cells on it.

I was left open, so I tried a few more times to avoid hurting my hands, and directly used blood-related fighting skills.

The tinkling sound coming from the other side also attracted my attention.

Melina is fighting the black knife Dilansis.

These two days, the two of them got along well, and Heidao was quite willing to teach Melina some martial arts.

However, the movements of those two people were too graceful. It was more like two butterflies dancing together than a battle.

However, Heidao's movements were obviously more skillful and agile.

After a few moves, Melina was suppressed by the opponent and her flaws were gradually exposed.

Black Knife took the opportunity to grab Melina's collar and pulled it, causing Melina to lose balance and fall. Then, Black Knife's dagger fell on Melina's forehead like lightning.

"Melina." I was a little scared and couldn't help but scream out.

Delancey seemed to think that I had something to do with Melina, so she quickly put away the dagger and pulled her up.

"Lord Zero, what's wrong?" Melina asked curiously.

“······Ah, it’s nothing actually. Teacher Mongget had something urgent to do, so I asked you to come and take a rest together.” I immediately made an excuse.

And Delancy nodded and stepped aside.

——Sister, you have such a good eye!

Melina took a few breaths and said with a slight smile, "Actually, I'm fine. I haven't been able to exercise freely like this in a long time. It feels pretty good."

——Meimei’s smile is really something you never get tired of seeing! It almost overshadows the brilliance of the golden tree.

Since she understood her mission, Melina seemed to be more cheerful than before, and she smiled a lot more in the past two days.

"But actually, you don't need to train like this." I said casually, "After all, after leaving the Royal City of Rodel, it will be difficult for you to show up and fight. As for here, there are no enemies to deal with for the time being."

Melina spun the dagger handsomely, then made it dissipate, and then smiled and replied: "It's better to be prepared."

······Forget it, as long as Meimei is happy.

"Zero." Mongert ended the call and walked back.

"Is it Ishutopia seniors again?" I asked with a smile.

But Mongette's expression was quite serious: "The fish we are waiting for has taken the bait."