Elden Ring: Atai vows to have a perfect ending

Chapter 560 The World Needs Change

Looking at the man who had condensed into an image from the golden rune, the beast priest Grunge was so incredulous that he stuttered: "This, this aura, the appearance of this horn... Could it be that you are the son of Marika?!"

And I couldn't believe my eyes.

——The one who offered to help me was actually Mr. Mongert? !

Oh, to be precise, it should be an illusion of his, just like the soldier outside the city of Rodel. Monggot is very good at disguising his illusion as an ordinary person.

No wonder, after we met, he kept looking at me with a scrutinizing gaze.

——Did the Master of the Golden Mask foresee all this and speak well of this to Teacher Mungert so that he could help me?

Mongert, leaning on his iconic cane, stepped forward and greeted Grunge: "Long time no see, Mother's Shadow, High Priest of the Beast. Under the ground of Rodel, thank you for your care."

So, Mongert and Black Sword knew each other in the sewers of the royal city?

But if you think about it, it seems to make sense.

Although the Horn of Evil Omen is considered filthy, Grunger, as the leader of the beasts, should be aware of the real reason for this phenomenon. The Evil Omen Twins are the legitimate bloodline of Marica and Gefulei after all, so it is not surprising that the Queen's Shadow was sent to take care of them.

Speaking of which, Mongget's elegant and agile fighting style is quite similar to the high mobility of Gulang's original body, "Black Sword" Malicus. Perhaps his martial arts and sword skills were also taught by this priest.

When Gulanger met his old friend, he was obviously calmer than when he faced me.

He took a few breaths and asked the question that concerned him the most: "Markit, is what the Faded One said true? The Golden Tree has grown the Thorn of Rejection. We, we can't repair the Elden Ring no matter what?"

"Yes, Gulang." Mongert said, and a ray of golden rune light floated out from his hand.

After Gulanger reached out to take it, he gradually became stunned.

I couldn't help but feel a little curious: "Teacher...if, if you still allow me to call you that..."

"······Zero. Marennia, how is she?" Mongert also started chatting with me.

——Does this mean that he has forgiven me and is willing to acknowledge me again? !

I immediately responded happily, "Although there were some twists and turns, Marennia suppressed the scarlet corrupted goddess and got herself back. Now, she should be preparing troops to go to the Blood Dynasty and find Michaela..."

Suddenly, I remembered the Blood King Mung, who is Monggot’s twin brother. He should know if something happened.

"I've heard about Mung's affairs. He never regrets anything he has done. You don't have to care too much about it. Just be wary of that madman. As for the matter of the holy tree... you did a good job." Mungget's tone was quite flat, but from the way he subconsciously tightened his grip on the cursed sword staff, perhaps he was hiding his sadness.

As a bad omen, he might have already gotten used to this kind of thing.

I couldn't help but express my determination: "Teacher, don't worry. If I can find Bernal in Fam Yazra this time, I will definitely seal the Madness Fire completely."

"Well, this matter depends on you, Zero. Also..." Mungot paused, "Do you still remember Tron?"

"The King of Evil Omens in the underground of Rodel? Is he okay?" I was quite confused as to why they were suddenly talking about Tron.

Monggot shook his head. "He... is gone. The gate that sealed the Three Fingers of Mad Fire was opened after you. The only person I can think of is Tron. Maybe he was also bewitched by Mad Fire and will go to Fam Azra to cause trouble for you."

This surprised me... Oh, come to think of it, that day, when I was fighting with Mungert, the insane witch Haida also suddenly disappeared. Could it be that after that, she went to find someone else, took advantage of the opportunity, and pushed open the sealed door of the insane three fingers?

——It was because of the battle between me and the teacher that he lost all his strength, that...

"Don't blame yourself, Zero." Perhaps seeing the change in my expression, Mongert comforted and advised, "Since it has already happened, there is no need to dwell on the past mistakes. Right now, you should think about how to deal with the next situation... You don't have to worry about what happened with Rodel. No one will easily get close to the golden tree. If you can't deal with the Mad Fire alone, then come back immediately after you get the Death Rune. We can still find a way to deal with other things."

"Yes!" I nodded firmly.

Mungert's words were like a shot in the arm, implying that I should just go for it.

——As expected of a teacher, you are very considerate in everything.

And then, it all depends on the intention of the Beast Priest.

However, ever since receiving the golden light from Mongget, the other party has been in a daze, as if he had turned into a statue, motionless.

"Teacher, Gulange, what happened to him?" Although I had some guesses in my mind, I still asked the question I had originally intended to ask.

"I just gave the image of the current golden tree and the thorn of rejection to Gulanger to witness with his own eyes." Mongget walked forward, intending to wake up Gulanger.

At this time, Gulanger also let out a long sigh and lowered his head: "... God, has abandoned us? That supreme will."

Monggot and I looked at each other.

Monggot said: "Perhaps, it is not abandonment, but the supreme will wanted this situation from the beginning. He promised to my mother and us, and it is indeed [eternity], but this is a kind of stagnant eternity... Although we can live, we cannot get real freedom. The limit of life will only be like you and my mother. The power is only in the hands of a few people. One day, it will be like us now. Those who do not want to degenerate and decline will plunder it desperately for it. The border area will not be able to get more development, and finally turn into a dead place... This is not the [eternity] that my mother desires, so she smashed the Elden Ring."

I also added at the right time: "So, the current border area needs to change. We need to return [Death] and restore order... Although I cannot predict that the world will become extremely beautiful after abandoning the current [Eternity], if we work together, at least we can make it better!"

Gulanger looked at us in silence, perhaps thinking, judging, or lost in his own memories.

"······Also, you don't have to keep blaming yourself for the theft of the Death Rune, which led to that night of conspiracy, Grunger." Monggot stepped forward and sat next to the beast priest. "I went to see the ancient dragon Fulshanks. Brother Godwin seemed to have foreseen all of that and most likely volunteered to sacrifice himself in his own way to resist [Eternity] and the will behind it... What happened that night was not the fuse. Mother smashed the magic ring not because she had any resentment towards you, but because she was rebelling against the gods who deceived her. She made the choice to change the border area."

"Malika..." Gurlang once again spoke out the name of the person he trusted the most, "Is all this your wish? Malika."

After silence filled the temple for a long moment, Grunger raised his head again, revealing a golden glow from under his cloak: "If all this is really Marika's choice... Come, Faded One, I am willing to lead you to Fam Azra, to obtain the Death Rune and implement your reforms."

As he spoke, he stood up and crawled out of the Beast Temple.