Elden Ring: Atai vows to have a perfect ending

Chapter 317 Roger's Bizarre Adventure 2

(The following is all from Roger's perspective)

The death-born who is able to resist the fundamentalism of the Golden Rule, the death that is completely irremediable, the death of immortality!

This was the first time for both me and D to encounter such an opponent.

No matter how we attacked or what methods we used to defeat the enemy, we could not make these guys fall completely. They were always able to recover and always attack us again and again like jackals and hungry tigers.

Fortunately, these dead borns did not chase too far. They only stopped in front of the stairs in the passage.

But the situation on D's side is not very good.

Even though we were theoretically near the blessed light of the tomb, he was as motionless as a statue. In such a quiet environment, I could even hear my own heartbeat, but I couldn't hear his breathing.

Only doubts as small as mosquitoes kept drilling into my ears: "Impossible, impossible, the law is absolute and perfect, how can such a monster be allowed?! Is it difficult? Is my faith not... enough? Dallion."

—Darian? I remember D seemed to have a younger brother. Could it be him?

——Have you reached the point where you have to ask your brother for help?

However, it is normal. When people encounter problems that they cannot understand, they will subconsciously seek help from their relatives.

Although D is a very reliable person, his faith is currently in jeopardy.

He couldn't understand why those dead-born were able to resist the Golden Law, and why the Everqueen would accept this reality of death... After all, he had always regarded the dead-born as filth to be eliminated.

Of course, I didn’t pay much attention, but...

"If we don't defeat those Dead Borns, we can't move forward. Let's try again... I have an idea, D." I couldn't help but pat him on the shoulder.

“······What are you going to do?”

"It's hard to say now, but... Anyway, go and try it first. Only practice can make you realize the truth." He used a light-hearted tone, hoping that this person could relax a little and not suppress himself too much.

······

We were beaten back again. As expected, no matter swords, guns, magic, or prayers, all means were ineffective against those guys!

but······

"D, how do you feel when you kill those Undead Borns?" I asked tentatively.

"How it feels?" D looked at his hands and recalled carefully, "Nothing special..."

"Don't you think it's a little light?"

"Bones are light to begin with."

······I can't refute it, maybe it's just my illusion.

I sighed. "But why don't those guys chase us? If we stand up here, our heads will be exposed, so we shouldn't be invisible... I feel like these dead borns are not ordinary."

“It’s unusual.”

"······Okay, I was wrong. What I meant was, are these skeletons really those of the Dead Born?"

After hearing what I said, D couldn't help but raise his head, and his rather scattered eyes focused a little: "What do you mean?"

"I have a feeling that they are controlled by someone. Because of their limited range, they cannot catch up to the stairs here. Also... I have a feeling that the flames on their bodies are different from those of the Dead Born." I continued to speculate.

But D actually stood up on his own initiative: "Come to think of it, we were just in this passage, but we were blocked by these ten guys and couldn't go inside."

I sighed as well. "After all, they resurrect too quickly and are hard to deal with. If there are more of the same kind inside, we'll be in trouble if we're trapped from both sides."

"Let's go and have a look inside."

"Eh?"

"The golden rule can only work on them for a while. I will clear the way and rush straight into the deepest part of the tomb!" It was a very bold action, but D said it coldly.

He seemed to have cheered up a bit, and I couldn't help but smile: "Then I'll leave it to you, old friend."

As we walked down the stairs, we saw those strange dead-born creatures still wandering in the corridor in groups of two or three, with no interest in us two on the stairs.

"Have a drink, you monsters, you garbage, come here!" D suddenly shouted loudly, which scared me.

When the Deathborn just turned around, the Holy Law of Death had already spread out from under his feet, and all the Deathborn that were touched were blown against the wall and shattered as if they were swept by a hurricane.

——······So, the Holy Law of Correcting Death does not require fixed prayers?

While they were still asleep, D and I ran deep into the underground cemetery.

However, it was the first time I saw this man cursing something so angrily and passionately. Such a scene really made people want to laugh.

Whizzing--

As soon as we turned the corner, two arrows flew towards us.

Sure enough, there are those strange dead people here too.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Moreover, there are three huge guillotine mechanisms in this tomb, which are constantly rising and falling.

However, I couldn't find the person who controlled those dead borns... Could it be that my guess was wrong?!

"Go to hell, you bastard!" As the guillotine was about to fall, D rushed forward and chopped off the Deathborn's head with one blow.

It's still useless.

but······

"I have to remind you that these guys are dead."

After hearing what I said, D turned his head suddenly, and his eyes under the helmet were like an angry lion.

But he didn't say much, and turned his eyes to the direction behind me, where I could hear the shouting of the Dead Born again.

"go!"

——······I thought he would yell at me, “You go to hell too!”

——After all, the fact that this man was on the verge of losing his mind and the Undead could not be eliminated by the law had a great impact on D.

I ran all the way to the end of the tomb, but unexpectedly, there was only a bare wall on this side.

D walked forward, touched it, and kicked it angrily, but his tone became calm: "This is a dead end."

"No, look here, D." I noticed that there was a hole on the side of the tomb that looked like a vertical shaft. Under the light, it vaguely reflected the light of the water.

"Gah! Gah! Gah—"

The dead are coming! Jump!

D and I jumped into the well without hesitation. The well was not high and the water was not deep, just covering our ankles.

The footsteps of the dead ones stopped at the mouth of the well. It seemed that this side was also out of range.

This underground waterway, apart from a thick humid air, does not have any peculiar smell. I'm afraid that all the rotten meat has been eaten up by these little crabs living in the dark.

The entire area is quite spacious, about the size of four or five tombs.

"Roger, the mechanism is over here!" D ran excitedly towards the depths of the tomb.

Sure enough, at the deepest part of this underground sewer, in front of a sculpture shining with a faint golden light, there was a joystick mechanism.

However, we were separated by an iron fence and couldn't go straight through...

"This over here should be the mechanism of the door." D noticed that there was a joystick near the fence, so he went over, stretched his hand through the fence, and wanted to directly pry it open.

"Gah!"

"careful!"

In the darkness, a blade suddenly slashed down towards D's arm. There were actually dead people here!

D couldn't help but click his tongue, and almost subconsciously retracted his hand, spreading his arms and releasing the Holy Law of Death.

This time, the Dead Born actually succumbed to the Golden Law again, and after turning into a skeleton, it no longer moved... This is too strange.

They are the same dead born from the same area, so how can they have different powers? By the way, the first guy we met in this tomb also disappeared after encountering the Holy Law, right?

D was still trying to pry open the mechanism inside the door. Although his hand could barely reach it, he couldn't move it at all.

D was so angry that he swung his sword to chop the iron fence, but it was unexpectedly hard and showed no signs of being broken.

"It seems there is a way out here. Let's go check it out first." I walked towards the other side of the underground sewer, but we soon reached the end here as well.

"How about it?"

"No, it's a dead end too."

Moreover, there was no sign of the person who controlled those strange dead creatures.

Could it be that only those guys were accepted by the Golden Law, just like the Death Prince Godwin? Or is it related to a specific area, and after leaving, those dead borns will actually die peacefully?

Goo, goo, goo!

Suddenly, strange noises came from the sewer tomb, and the ground beneath our feet seemed to begin shaking.

What happened outside? Was there an earthquake? Or did we accidentally touch some mechanism?

Wow!

As the sound of water began to sound, D and I quickly jumped into the corner of the sewer tomb. Looking back, we saw several huge figures crowded in the darkness.

Oops, it's those giant crabs!

Could this be their nest? !