Frilian at Elden Ring

Blazer touched the spot in his pocket and said, "What a coincidence! I was just talking to Lord Freya about the Holy Tree Army."

"Appreciate further details."

As a fellow demigod mage, Frilian naturally noticed that the Lani doll had just relayed a message to her simple-minded sworn brother. Therefore, the topic must be important; otherwise, it wouldn't be worth discussing separately. So, she decided to follow up by asking further questions.

Freya replied, "Actually, I was helped by members of the Order of the Golden Needle during my travels in Galid."

"...The academy's intelligence mentioned it; if I remember correctly, it was Michaela's personal guards?"

"Yes, I met the chief Golden Needle Knight: Leda. She is a formidable warrior, with first-rate prayer and swordsmanship. She is said to be searching for Lord Michaela."

"Look for?"

Upon hearing this, Frilian shook her head. "The border area is so big, why come to Gerid? Rita was being vague; she must have been guided by some kind of authority."

"what?"

Freya scratched his head, puzzled.

Even a normal local wouldn't think of any connection between the crimson, corrupt land and the most mysterious demigods; they seem completely unrelated.

However, once it's mentioned, it seems there's some connection.

Under further questioning, she recounted their brief encounter, revealing no significant information. In truth, Freya was baffled as to why both the half-wolf Blaze and the Soul King Frilline were paying attention, and how they could deduce such details from just a few words.

"In short, the Golden Needle Knights were active in Galid, but there were no obvious traces of them; they seemed to disappear frequently."

"It's a characteristic of trackers."

Blazer asserted: "On the surface, their whereabouts are a mystery, but in reality, they are making progress little by little around that goal."

Having frequently undertaken similar tasks, he has the authority to speak on this matter.

"They must be tracking down the divine being Michaela; he's in Galid."

Frillie's conclusions, which were full of leaps of thought, were not agreed with by everyone. At present, the evidence and clues were too scarce to support the judgment, but the direction of the speculation should be correct.

Freya replied, "I have some connection with Leda, I'll contact her later."

"please."

After mentioning it casually, Frillie ended the conversation.

Judging from her behavior, Freya is not a meticulous person and wouldn't have noticed many details about the Golden Needle Knights. Moreover, according to her memory, it's been several years, so the information is likely outdated.

Moreover, this part of the Holy Tree Army's personal guard is probably on a secret mission and definitely needs to keep it hidden from others.

So Frillie didn't expect to find out anything; she'd just have to rely on herself.

“As long as Galid makes a big enough commotion, the Golden Needle Knights will jump out. Right now, a lot of attention is focused here.”

Blazer nodded.

So far, wherever this new king goes, there is no shortage of big news, even in the far north.

The two announced they were going to take a break, while Freya also had things to do—he had to work with the Red Lion officers to prepare for the upcoming battle festival. With the great battle approaching, everyone felt a sense of tension, especially these subordinates of General Shattered Star.

Two old friends stood by the city wall, surrounded by quiet, perfect for exchanging information.

Blazer then took out the Lani doll.

"Perhaps my worries are justified. In fact, Michaela has already taken action. Frilian, with your arrival, his pawns have become more active, but they are well hidden."

"You should be considered competitors, right? But as far as I know, Michaela doesn't have a king to choose from..."

"No, when he was a child, he admired his older brother Rataen very much."

"?"

Unlike the information circulating in the borderlands, the sudden new news startled Frilian slightly. She had thought it was Godwin paired with Michaela, since the eldest prince and the pure god were quite a good match.

However, Lani directly stated that family matters are less reliable than those unofficial histories from border regions. At least the Moon Princess lived in the royal city with Radagan back then.

"So you think Michaela is inclined to choose Ratahn?"

The silver-haired girl shrugged.

"Then he's already out of the game, because General Shattered Star is doomed to die. Even without me, he's destined to perish from corruption."

"What if you think about how it all started?"

"It's really weird."

It's widely known that Rataen's appearance was created by Malenia, and the Valkyrie, known as "Michaela's Blade," was likely acting on her orders—a conclusion shared by both of them. But then again, is the method of choosing a king really about killing potential kings?

The more I think about it, the less it makes sense; there are too many strange things, and I can't figure it out at all.

But both of them agreed on one point: many plans could only be implemented when the stars began to shift again, and they would naturally reveal their secrets, at which point they would surely be able to seize the clues.

Lani instructed, "Just keep an eye out, and I'll investigate and share the information with you."

The doll then waved its hand to indicate that it was about to fall asleep.

Frillie nodded.

If possible, I do need the power of the Pure Law. Purification and spiritual magic are always rare, so I should collect as much as I can, especially since there is a lot of pollution in the border areas that urgently needs to be cleaned up.

In reality, we also need to prepare various resistances to curses, since we'll always be short of them anyway. Hopefully, Michaela's power will come in handy.

She and Blazer then remained where they were, meditating and resting. Time passed slowly, as Lord Jellian prepared the final tasks...

Boom!

The bells rang out, echoing in the sky, and the wind on the mountain cliffs howled even more fiercely.

The entire Red Lion City came alive as people gathered around the elevator platform, ready to pounce.

"Let's go there too."

After waving to Blazer, the silver-haired girl strode over, only to find a large group of experts gathered before the platform. Some were acquaintances, while others were complete strangers. They came from all directions, but all for one purpose: the Battle Festival.

Or perhaps they aspire to achieve great success and fame. Who wouldn't yearn for a thrilling battle against the so-called strongest demigod? At this level, no one is afraid of death; they only seek to fight.

Frillie's arrival naturally drew attention, and the crowd automatically parted to make way.

After a short rest, her equipment had been repaired. She wore a crown, and her two ponytails were adorned with scarlet flowers. Her silver breastplate and skirt armor were intact, and her mage robes had been modified to be lighter and more portable. She was ready to go.

This battle festival will probably be truly different.

For the first time, they have encountered a challenger at the demigod level. As fellow fragment kings, an epic battle is destined to take place.

It's not just the possibility of Rataen's fall; more likely, the two large runes will come together, and a historic moment will arrive for the entire border region.

"Everyone——"

"You have gathered here to bid farewell to General Shattered Star. Thank you all for your efforts. Can you hear the roar from the dunes? Can you smell the blood in the air? You must have witnessed Gailid's special welcome along the way. Just standing here is already remarkable, but you have a greater goal: to complete the goal of the battle festival that has lasted for thousands of years."

"The Red Lions want to give Your Excellency a glorious end, while you have all sorts of goals, such as fame, or unsealing the stars, whatever you like."

"Put your courage and fighting spirit into action, and be prepared."

City Lord Jellian pointed towards the sand dunes, from which came a series of roars and howls.

Everyone felt a jolt in their hearts. Yes, it was the aura of the strongest demigod; he had sensed it instinctively.

Frillie's senses were the clearest; she discerned the accumulating energy of gravity magic and recognized each other's magical power as being at the same demigod level. Indeed, their fighting spirit was high; aside from their madness, they showed no signs of weakness.

Yeah.

It's not useful to learn from fighting enemies who are half-dead or barely alive.

"Now that you have fully grasped the danger, are you ready? You will either go down in history and become part of the legend, or you will become the corpses being gnawed on on the beach."

"The time for hesitation is over. Now—all challengers, head to the dunes."

At Jeremy's command, the chains rattled as they pulled the elevator to its destination. The crowd looked at each other in bewilderment before stepping onto it.

Go all out.

Leading the charge was naturally Frilian, followed closely by Half-Wolf Blaze, Fearless Leonard, Iron Fist Alexander, Great Horned Teragos, Old Man, Millison, and a host of other powerful challengers. Having witnessed their teammates' strength in the Goddess of Corruption battle, their morale was soaring.

The moment she stepped onto the sand dune, she smelled an even stronger stench of blood.

The coastline stretched as far as the eye could see, with waves crashing and the sky darkening. Sand and stones flew everywhere, and the ground was dotted with countless corpses and enormous arrows.

arrow?

A roar that sounded like a greeting rang out, and a tall, red-haired, muscular man in golden armor stood on the horizon, his body upright and imposing, drawing his bow like a full moon.

He aimed at the sky and hurled the rays to their maximum.

"That's a greeting that gives you absolutely no time to prepare."

Frillie took out two staffs.

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Chapter 165 The Power of the Strongest Demigod.

Ratan fired an arrow, which crashed down with a purple-white magical trajectory, piercing straight down from above.

Be caught off guard.

The challengers were dumbfounded. Such a fast arrow? Such a long range? In the blink of an eye, it was already overhead. If it exploded, wouldn't they all be wiped out in one fell swoop if they didn't have time to scatter?

Suddenly, another wisp of blue magic met it head-on and neutralized its force.

Kalia returned the staff with a steady catch; the materialized magic was so powerful that it could even intercept a physical arrow—it was simply miraculous.

The other staff unleashed a fully charged Night Comet.

boom!

Frilian's counterattack blasted a deep crater around Ratahn, the bottom of which was charred black. Everyone looked puzzled. Had it missed? Had it been blocked? Only the two Fragment Kings knew it was the result of gravity pulling, which had actually managed to pull the magic itself.

After one round of combat, both sides figured out each other's approximate strengths and realized that neither was the type to be easily defeated.

As fellow magicians, they certainly possess more skills than they appear on the surface.

While the challengers were still in shock, they noticed that the silver-haired girl was continuously stacking buffs on the spot, with colorful lights flashing.

They also made sure to buff their teammates.

"What are you standing there for? Once you get the boost, run!"

Frillie urged loudly, "In the first phase, we need to close the distance. During this time, I'll handle the ranged attacks; you all just charge forward with all your might. Begin—"