Elden Ring: Atai vows to have a perfect ending

Chapter 481 Burning Tree

Just as the evil god's eye looked at me in surprise, I stabbed that big eye without hesitation. If I had hesitated for a moment longer, I would have been burned into charcoal.

——But that’s not enough!

"Ahhh——" I roared, dragging Night Starfire, and ran at full speed directly on the Eye of the Evil God. I cut the entire eye with a knife, and then quickly jumped from the other side of the giant's chest.

"Roar--"

Sure enough, the Fire Giant let out the loudest roar yet, and even created a violent impact that blew me away.

The eardrum seemed to be shattered, and in the end only a buzzing sound was left.

But fortunately, this roar did not last long.

Just as Paris said, as long as the evil god's eyes are closed and the power connection between him and the fire giant is cut off, the other party can be completely stopped.

The roar soon faded away, and the fire giant fell to the ground with his hands like a puppet with its strings cut.

The huge body shrank rapidly as if it had lost air, and even the flames on its body gradually faded away.

But... damn, I haven't landed yet. Even though the fall height is maybe only four or five meters, why does it make me dizzy? What's more, I can't control my limbs at all. It seems I have to land on my butt.

"zero--"

boom!

It seemed like someone caught me, and the ground beneath me was not hard, but soft.

Laya's anxious voice came to my ears: "Zero, are you okay?"

"Just barely..."

"Ah, you are still on fire, you have to put it out quickly!" Laya stood up quickly without saying a word, picked me up, then found a ball of snow and threw it into my arms.

"Ouch!" I had just been burned by a raging fire, and now I was cooling down with ice and snow. It felt like countless ants were biting me to death.

I jumped up from the snow in pain, but I quickly found the Holy Grail bottle and gulped down the last two drops of red Holy Grail dew.

My injuries finally recovered. At the same time, a large amount of Rune light emanated from the fire giant and gathered towards me.

Among them, there was also a small branch that fell on the snow... or rather, on the black soil, and turned into a blessed light.

And the last descendant of the giant also fell down with a loud bang, like a sculpture, and its petrified body shattered.

【Legend Felled】

Laya looked at the other person and bowed silently.

I also breathed a long sigh of relief, and the lonely howling on the snowy plain finally stopped.

"Well done, Zero!" Nepheli came over and slapped me on the back, causing my skin, which had just recovered from peeling, to burn. "I didn't expect that I would still rely on you in the end."

"Be gentle, miss." I couldn't help but complain with a sad face.

As a result, instead of repenting, this guy slapped me hard twice again.

I sighed helplessly and looked towards the fire giant: "······Without everyone's concerted efforts, I have no idea how one person can deal with such a monster······It's all thanks to you guys being here."

“However, generally speaking, when the fire giant sacrifices himself to the evil god, the outcome is basically decided.” Yushuluo Samir also walked over and said, “But I do have to praise you. I, Yushuluo Samir, admire your courage.”

"Next, we need to light the giant cauldron of fire, right? I'll go call everyone else in."

"Hiss~ I'm going too."

After saying that, Nefeli and Laya walked towards the outside of the Giant Snow Ridge with a smile.

——Yes, after defeating the fire giant, we have to set fire to the trees.

I took a deep breath, suppressed the joy of victory in the battle, and looked around.

After this battle, more than half of the glaciers on this snowy ridge melted. There was a piece of black soil in the east and a piece of white snow in the west. It looked like an ink painting with random splashes of ink.

Those who remained here, including Wehler, Bagram, Alexander, and Millicent, all had most of their bodies burnt black, and several Crucible Knights stood together in a corner of the snowfield.

I was a little curious, so I walked over, and then I noticed that there was one less Sword and Shield Furnace among the Furnace Knights.

“…Paris.”

The other party turned around and said in an extremely low voice: "Zero."

I considered and said, "Please allow me to share your grief. Which knight fell here?"

"...Knight Frey Njord, in the end, was unfortunately shot down by the fire giant while trying to attack the Eye of the Evil God." Paris sighed.

——Could it be the one he mentioned before, the one who used the Furnace Hundred Wings to attack but failed?

I also bowed devoutly to the great sword and shield that were left on the ground: "Knight Frey Njord, I will remember your name. When I return, I will let gold sing your heroic name."

The other furnaces followed me and bowed to their fallen companions.

Paris picked up the sword and shield and handed them to me. "Then please accept them, General Zero... so that Frey can continue to fight with us for the new world that will be transformed."

"······good."

While we were talking, Nepheli and the others had already led Rodel's soldiers and escorted Dianhuo A Ling over here.

Of course, there were still many wounded soldiers outside resting next to the blessing point. Millicent and the others seemed exhausted and sat down next to the blessing point where the fire giant was generated.

After a little preparation, I, Nefeli, Laya, Bagram and other people who still had some strength, together with Paris, escorted Crazy Fire Ling and set foot on the chain leading to the giant cauldron of fire.

bake--

Like the crater of a volcano, the huge bottom of the pot still burns with red flames today, but compared to the entire pot, it is indeed only a sporadic flame.

"Okay, okay, I can leave on my own. There's no need to force me like this." Dianhuo A Ling still looked relaxed and at ease. "I didn't expect that you guys would actually bring me here."

"Dianhuo, who bears the resentment of the wandering nations, haven't you always wanted to destroy the Golden Tree? Now, the opportunity is right in front of you." I took out the prisoner props that Teacher Mongget gave me from the blessed backpack, crushed it with force, and released the sealed power of Dianhuo A Ling.

He shook his hands and said nonchalantly, "Don't try to provoke me. It's my half body. But let me make it clear that because of your obstruction at that time, I haven't seen the fire yet. If it doesn't burn, don't blame me."

"If you can't burn it, I'll throw you down and burn you."

“Humph, it would have been better if you had found a way to lead the giant over here and knock him down… After all, the one who controls the fire of the evil god can naturally see the phantom of fire.”

Dianhuo A Ling's words did give me a slight surprise:

——Is there such a method?!

"It seems that you really don't know." Dianhuo A Ling said with a joking smile, "Why? Didn't your finger master tell you?"

"Shut up! Just be my firewood!"

"Okay, okay, okay." Before he could break my patience, this guy took the initiative to kneel at the edge of the cauldron and looked at the flames burning under the flying snow.

The flame was still burning quietly, seemingly showing no signs of improvement.

——Is it really because I failed to meet the Three Fingers of Madness that I was unable to ignite the Giant’s Fire?

"Lord Zero..." Even Melina couldn't help but show up and looked at the flames in the giant's cauldron with concern.

bake--

At this moment, the flame in the cauldron seemed to burn brighter and brighter, slowly rising up.

"Ahahaha, what a beautiful flame~" Crazy A Ling couldn't help but sigh. At this moment, the same red flames were burning in his eyes.

The crazy fire resonated with the fire of the burning tree, and the clothes on his body began to burn.

The next second, Crazy Fire A Ling suddenly raised his head, opened his arms, and embraced the golden tree's canopy that blocked out the sun. He laughed loudly: "Burn, burn, burn! Let the flames devour everything, let the flames descend upon the entire world! Burn! Hahahaha——"

Boom boom boom——

Suddenly, the flames in the cauldron responded to his guidance and soared into the sky.

"a ha ha ha--"

The branches of the golden tree seemed to have been stained with flames, and sparks were scattered among the falling golden leaves.

The flames on Dianhuo A Ling's body burned brighter and brighter, just like a fire giant, wrapping his entire body.

But at this moment, a black and white flame suddenly burst out from his chest, which caught all of us by surprise, even Dianhuo A Ling himself couldn't believe it.

The next second, Bagram grabbed Melina at lightning speed and jumped into the cauldron with her!

But they did not fall. Instead, they rode on the rising column of fire and flew towards the sky.

"Melina!" The series of changes happened so fast that I couldn't react.

Bagram took off his helmet and lifted his messy hair, revealing an unbelievable face.

And in his eyes, there also shone a red and yellow crazy light.