Elden Ring: Atai vows to have a perfect ending

Chapter 229 Chaotic Transfer

In the early morning of a hangover, my head felt like it was going to split, and nausea was churning in my stomach. I felt like all the strength had been drained from me, and I lay in bed too lazy to move.

——That's not right. If the blessing of recovery yesterday didn't help me get rid of my drunken state, it should have cleared all the alcohol in my body. Why do I still feel so uncomfortable?

——Could it be that some damn will wants to give me the whole life even if the settings are messed up?

I held my breath and secretly resolved myself that I would never get drunk again. To be honest, feeling dizzy and dizzy was fine, but... those embarrassing scenes were something that even Ci Fu could not erase!

Tuk-tuk-tuk~

There was a sudden knock on the door.

I struggled to get up from the bed and went to open the door.

"Good morning, Zero." I saw "half-wolf" Blaze standing outside the door and greeted me.

——But Brother Wolf, the action of you opening your palm and bending your middle finger and ring finger looks a bit familiar. Who did you learn it from?

Blaze also noticed that my slightly trembling eyes were fixed on his right hand in greeting, and said with a smile: "I heard that this is the newest way of greeting in Red Lion City. Now everyone is learning this way."

——But isn’t this the hand gesture I used when I was embarrassing myself as Spider-Man!?

The memory of social death once again made me roll my eyes and said weakly, "Just let me die."

"Hahaha, don't say that. This just proves that you are popular, Zero. That's why everyone is trying to imitate your moves."

"Haha... Spider-Man, just don't ask me for copyright fees." I could only complain casually, and then asked, "But, Brother Wolf, what do you want from me?"

"Oh, the battle festival is over. I'm going back to Kalia Castle to tell Mr. Iggy what happened, so I came to say goodbye to you." Blaze then asked, "Zero, are you planning to go to Rhea Lukalia College or Yatan Plateau first?"

"Well, if possible, I plan to go to Yatan Plateau first."

——After all, that fire maniac should have obtained a full set of symbols for the Dickas Elevator, and could reach the Yatan Plateau before me.

——Although Crazy Fire Wire does not involve Amber Starlight, I can’t say for sure if these guys will cause me trouble like they did with the Corrupt Church.

"According to Laya, the only way to reach the plateau now is to visit the ancient ruins of the cliff on the rock wall on the north bank of Lienia. How about we meet there in a few days?"

Blaze's suggestion made my eyes widen: "Oh, that's great! It's a deal!"

"Oh, then I'll be leaving first." Blaze turned around and was about to leave.

I immediately stopped him and said, "Wait, Brother Wolf, I'm also planning to leave right now, why don't we go together?"

"Oh? That's fine too."

I turned around and looked around the room. All the daily props and weapons had been put into the blessed backpack. I fell asleep last night without taking off my clothes, so there was no need to sort them out.

So I followed Blaze out of the room.

"Good morning, Lord Zero!" I was startled by the sudden and powerful greetings from the Latan soldiers on both sides.

I didn't see them from inside the door just now, but these two people were standing on the left and right of my door. It seemed like they had been guarding here all night?

——But, you guys can just salute, there’s really no need to make that signature Spider-Man gesture and put it on your chest.

I bowed hurriedly, followed Blaze's footsteps, and left the dormitory.

Originally I planned to look for Laya, but Blaze said they had already arrived at the square of Red Lion City and were having breakfast...they?

Feeling a little uneasy, I swallowed and went to the square.

It seemed that the group of guys last night had a lot of fun for a long time. The logistics staff were still cleaning up the garbage in the square in the morning.

I guess everyone was drunk, so there were not many people.

Lenia saw me at once and raised the hand gesture high to greet me: "Master Ling, here, here!"

Sitting around the table were people I was familiar with.

Alexander seemed to have repaired his body and was happily telling Laya, Franken the Son of Platinum, and Millicent everything that happened at the battle festival.

Pollyanna interrupted from time to time. Judging from the way she turned her head and glared at me, I guess Hu Ge praised me too much and she was not convinced.

Next to him was Diaros, drinking broth with a blue face, as if he had a hangover and was forcibly pulled up by Lenya.

Oh, there’s another one, the finger witch who I rejected yesterday... I think her name seemed to be Selemone.

I greeted everyone one by one.

Selemone said with emotion: "Oh, Lord Ling, I didn't expect you to remember my humble name. After hearing so many of your deeds, Selemone feels more and more that you are my destined king."

“······I’m sorry, Selemone. I said it yesterday. Someone is already accompanying me on my destiny, so I can’t accept you.”

——See, Meimei, I love you with all my heart!

"It's okay, Master Ling!" Selemone said sincerely, as if she was praying, "I will pray for you here. If one day you need me, Selemone will definitely give everything for the king."

Selemone's words made Lenia's gossipy heart restless again, and she looked at me with a malicious smile on her face.

——Don't worry about her.

"Thank you for your kindness, but do you still want to stay in Red Lion City?" I grasped the key point of the other party's words.

Selemone nodded and said, "Yesterday, Lord Jerlian summoned a few of us traveling witches and begged us to pray for General Latan's recovery and to look after him for a while."

——Oh, I see.

Moreover, if you think about it carefully, the finger witches here have also learned "healing with fire" and possess the power of recovery. They are indeed the best choice to help Latan prolong his life.

I bowed slightly to him: "Thank you very much."

This made Selemone panic. She stood up and almost bent her waist to 90 degrees. "No, no, no, Master Ling, you don't have to thank us like this. We stayed here voluntarily. Besides, it's our honor to help the general."

"Brother Ling, where are you going next?" Alexander asked curiously.

I also briefly told everyone my plan.

"Yatan Plateau... It just so happens that brother Ishutopia also wants to go there. We agreed before that we would go there together after the festival." Alexander folded his arms and laughed, "Hahaha, I didn't expect that brother Zero's goal is the same as ours!"

"However, Brother Wolf has to go back to Kalia Castle. When the time comes, we will meet at the foot of the ancient ruins of the cliff deep in the north bank. Laya should know the place well."

"Hmm~" Laya nodded happily and began to describe the specific location of the cliff to Alexander.

I turned around and asked Lenya and the others curiously.

Lenia sighed helplessly, "I plan to go to Stonewell first. No one here is willing to listen to my and Franken's request... However, Grandpa Hyde didn't explicitly refuse before, and he also said that the specific matters must be decided by their new Storm King, so I plan to try my luck."

"Oh, Nefeli, has she finally agreed to become the Storm King?" I couldn't help but smile when I thought of Nefeli.

And Lenia's eyes immediately lit up: "Lord Ling, do you also know the new Storm King?"

"Well, if we want to fight against Dujuan's entire army, it would be a good idea to consult Nepheli. After all, she robbed their camp by the lake, and the relationship between Stonewell and Dujuan is probably quite tense." I speculated a little, "Okay, I'll go back to Stonewell with you first. If she comes back, we can discuss it together."

"Great!" Lenia was overjoyed. "Franken! Diaros! Did you hear that?"

"Wow~Wow~" The Son of Platinum also clapped his hands, looking very happy.

After Diaros was slapped a few times by Lenya excitedly, his face became even uglier, as if he was about to vomit.

——Hangovers are really bad.

I pursed my lips, shook my head in pity, and turned to ask, "Millicent, Pollyanna, what are your plans?"

"Huh? Don't count me in with her!" Pollyanna got angry again.

Millicent gave me a wry smile and said, "I plan to continue traveling alone for a while, so I'm afraid I have to say goodbye to you all here."

"Oh, so that's it." I felt a little regretful.

——It’s a pity that Mibao doesn’t plan to go with us.

——However, she has her own plans, and I can't force her to revolve around me, right?

"Then you must be careful of the white, segmented bugs. They have great reverence for the power of corruption and might cause you trouble." I reminded them worriedly.

"Corrupted followers, huh? Well, I'll keep an eye on it."

"So..." I turned my head again and asked kindly, "What about my dear Miss Pollyanna? Are you planning to go back to Ceria?"

"Bah! Disgusting!" Was Pollyanna being too harsh on me? No matter what I said, she looked annoyed. "I won't go back. I want to travel too, but not with you!"

“······Okay, then you have to be careful too.”

"Don't worry about it!"

I'd better shut up.

——By the way, Pollyanna mentioned that the corrupt guys in this land are afraid of them, so there is no need to worry too much about their safety.

——Although I personally still hope that Millicent and Pollyanna can have a good relationship, but... forget it.

After dinner, I asked Selemone to help us perform teleportation magic, and she gladly accepted.

When I walked out of the square, I happened to see Jie Lian and said goodbye to him.

"Zero." He said to me solemnly, "Your warning was indeed correct. Someone attacked Latan in the second half of last night."

Jie Lian's words were like thunder, causing all of us to tremble.

"What's the situation?" I asked quickly.

"Don't worry, with Tok here, nothing will go wrong. It's a pity that he ran away." Jerryan continued to say to me, "So now, I'm worried about you. That despicable kid's target is the general's big rune, and you have one on you... I suspect that he is the one who attacked you that night, 'Scavenger' Yaro."

——Yaro.

I remembered the man with messy clothes and a pale face. I remember that he came from the north of Galid... Dragon Tomb? Well, I'm not going there now anyway.

"As far as I know, the 'Scavengers' are a small organization among you Faded Ones. They will do anything to survive, even killing each other. So, you must be extra careful in the future, Zero." Jie Lian gave me the last advice, then accompanied us to the Blessed Room and sent us away.

As mentioned before, Lenya and I plan to return to Stonewell first.

However, the fact that the general was almost killed in an attack stirred up waves in my heart again.

——Speaking of which, in the original game, after the festival ended, due to the death of Latan, the stars in the sky were no longer bound by gravity magic and fell, causing the fate of many people to begin to change.

-Yesterday, although we didn’t see the CG scene that looked like a shower of stars, will the people related to the Latan branch still be implicated?

This reminds me of a person who has been living in seclusion on the shores of Lake Yakir.

"Alright, everyone, please carefully recall where you are going...Supreme Queen, please guide your warriors and embark on their journey."

As Selemone finished her words, I felt a sense of trance.

When I opened my eyes, I was surrounded by darkness, except for the blessing under my feet, which was swaying with a faint light like a candle.

——······It’s over, could it be that I sent it to the wrong place?!