Elden Ring: Atai vows to have a perfect ending

Chapter 559: Gulanger's Confusion

"Roar--"

After hearing my intention, the beast priest Gulang roared angrily, with a turbulent aura that was no less than the roar of the ancient dragon Guior.

I couldn't help but take a half step back, and then I felt a shadow pressing down on me.

I looked up and saw that Gulang had raised his claws and was about to slap me down.

I dodged sideways, then I drew out Nightfire without hesitation, and with a bloody slash, I forced Gulang back.

"Please listen to my explanation, Beast Priest Gulang!" I took this opportunity to shout loudly.

And Grunger was still roaring angrily: "Roar - no one, no one can get close to death again! I will never allow it!"

"But the fact is that, under the guidance of the flames of the Snow Mountain Giant, Bernal, the Mad Fire Disciple, has already stepped into the Sky City of Fam Azra, and his target is you and the Death Rune you sealed."

I had just finished explaining when the other party smashed the imprisoned statue on the stone pillar with one claw, picked up the big stone on the chest, and smashed it towards me.

I swung my sword to cut the stone in half, but I saw that Gulang had already jumped into the air, took out a five-finger dagger, twisted his body and slashed at me.

Combat skill - hound step.

I quickly dodged and adjusted my position.

As soon as Gulang landed, his left claw created sparks on the ground, and then he grabbed me in mid-air.

Five claw marks spread out in the direction of his finger.

I was not willing to be outdone. With the night fire burning, I slashed at Gulang's beast claws, causing the opponent's attack to dissipate in the flames.

"Gulnge, perhaps you don't know what Mad Fire is! It is a crazy force that can burn the entire world. If the Death Rune is seized by the Mad Fire, the entire border area will be truly destroyed!" I continued to dodge and block the opponent's attacks while persuading Gulang.

"So hypocritical! What about you, the Faded One! What is your purpose?" Grunge was still roaring, as if his anger, his hunger, and the sins he had committed had never subsided.

However, his question also made me silent for a while, and then I decided to say frankly: "... Change. Grunger, this world needs change. [Death] should not be sealed, nor should it be denied. Today's border is entering a period of decline, and [Eternity] is nothing but a bubble... Didn't Queen Marica realize this and smash the Elden Ring?"

"Hoo--Malika!" It seemed as if Gulanger was getting even angrier.

This guy rushed forward quickly, straightened up, and swung the blade at me wildly, roaring: "Why? Why? Why?! Why did you betray us, Marika! Our ideals, our [eternity], why do you always say nothing and betray all that alone! "

——It’s over. Did I touch the reverse scale of Granger?

He wouldn't hallucinate that I was Marika, so he frantically pressed me for answers.

I was swept by the attack and was forced to flip backwards, releasing the force and retreating.

In Gulang's hand, he gathered the golden light of Rune and threw it at me. Rune turned into sharp stones, flying towards me like countless blades: "Why?!"

——There is no other way, let’s force Granger to calm down first.

I swung the blade and leaped up with all my might.

Combat skill - Water Bird Dance.

This is the gift that Malenia and Rune gave me. Of course, the Water Bird Dance performed as a combat skill is essentially performed by Rune driving my body, so the moves are quite fixed and cannot compare to the moves used by Malenia or Millicent.

But, it's enough.

The sharp blade blocked all the flying debris, and the second stage of the flying bird danced and rushed directly towards Gulang, chopping the opponent's body, causing the golden light to fly away and he was defeated.

The last burst of sword energy caused Gulang to crash directly into the pillar of the temple, gasping for breath.

After all, what was here was just an illusion of the real black sword. Moreover, it had swallowed the dead root, which should be no less than poison to the golden people, and it also reduced a lot of Gulang's power.

"······Perhaps, you have been choosing to hide in Fam Azra in order to seal Death and to atone for your sins, which led to the death of the prince and the deathborn that night when the Death Rune was stolen. But how long has it been since you took a good look at this border area, Grunge·····Or should I say 'Black Sword' Malicus." I revealed the other party's real name.

This made Gulanger slightly stunned. He gasped and asked, "Who are you?"

"My name is Zero, and I'm a faded one from another world." Anyway, most people know this secret now, so there's nothing to hide. "I was blessed and led to this borderland. I've been exploring and thinking about the reason why Queen Marica smashed the ring... Although it's hard to explain clearly for a while, the obvious conclusion is that [Eternity] has imprisoned the development of the people at the borderland - just like your era of heroes will never come again, the runes everyone gets are decreasing, and life is declining, but in the end, the borderland will probably only have wanderers, immortals, and dead-borns left. And if you want to really survive, you can only keep plundering other people's runes and accumulating them for yourself... And this is the real reason why the borderland is in chaos."

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!" Grunger was still denying, "We followed the guidance of Master Finger. He can communicate with the supreme will that created the world, and that is why he gave us true [eternity]."

"Then, have you ever asked your Master Finger again why the border area has been in chaos for such a long time, but His guidance has been completely ineffective? Could it be that the current situation is exactly what the Supreme Will wants to see? Could it be that this is the [eternity] that you and Marika want to obtain?" I pressed the other party.

Grunger was speechless for a moment, but then he immediately thought of the reason: "That's because Marika smashed the magic ring and angered the Supreme Will. As long as the Elden magic ring is repaired, everything can be restored to its original state."

"But the current situation is that we can't repair the ring, Grunge." I told the truth again, "In Rodel, the door leading to the interior of the golden tree is sealed by eternal thorns that cannot be cut off. Only the death rune in your hand can burn those thorns, so that we can enter the interior and repair the Elden Ring."

“······You Faded Ones were once exiled by Marika, so you must have done something to betray her! How can I believe you?” This guy, Gulang, was unable to respond to my words and actually started looking for the so-called "original sin" in my identity.

"If you don't believe me, go to Rodel and see for yourself. Seeing is believing." I also started to get a little annoyed.

But at this moment, another person's voice came from the temple: "I can confirm everything this faded one said."

Following the sound, we saw that the man who followed us to meet the beast priest took off his golden mask.

Suddenly, a large amount of golden light emanated from his body, and his shape grew larger and larger, gradually becoming the familiar appearance I had seen: "Do you remember me? The High Priest of the Beast."