[Magician Roger]

Unlike a namesake with a dangerous exotic preference, he is a character that exists in the Elden Ring, and he is actually quite nice, a helpful and warm-hearted person.

If you only play the main storyline, he should be the first to help the player challenge a boss. Who knows how many people relied on his help to defeat the teacher Guda version in the Magic Ring.

Both erudite and helpful, Roger almost has no shortcomings... except perhaps there’s some criticism regarding his love life.

He was designed by Gong Qiying to appear consistently before the Fog Gate of the Omen Demon, although the summoning rune takes time to manifest, so Uffie and the others haven’t seen it until now.

Tepi, dawdling outside changing clothes, discovered the summoning rune, and decided to summon him, but he rushed in before Roger appeared.

Unexpectedly, in such a life-or-death moment, the other appeared just in time.

It really feels like destiny!

When Roger appeared, he wielded his thrusting sword, and before thrusting at the Omen Demon, the combat skill [Radiant Sword Round Formation] attached to the weapon had already activated, with several sapphire blue Magic Radiant Swords floating in mid-air!

[Combat Skill: Radiant Sword Round Formation]

[A combat skill used by the Magic Knights serving the Calia Royal Family, allows Magic Radiant Swords to float in a semicircle formation and automatically attack enemies]

[Magic Knights tend to step forward drastically after the combat skill activates, launching powerful thrust attacks at enemies]

Sometimes, backstabbing is just so plain yet appealing.

The giant hand of the Omen Demon was fiercely slamming down at Tepi. If it hit, his head would probably explode like a watermelon with a "bang".

Yet at this moment, the sound of something breaking through the air came from behind; it was an attack mixed with magic power and combat skill aura.

The Omen Demon just sensed the danger, but its tail reacted faster than its body, viciously swinging and heavily smacking the assistant Roger.

"Hm!"

Roger let out a muffled grunt, his entire body flipped and fell due to the enormous force. If the Omen Demon hadn’t already exhausted a lot of energy earlier, this might have been enough to knock him off a cliff.

The thrust attack missed due to this sudden assault, but the Magic Radiant Swords floating in the air were already poised to unleash divine power at this moment!

"No, go quickly!" Fanen anxiously pushed Uffie suddenly, and the latter immediately responded, gathering a bit of power in the spear before throwing it at the enemy!

They were competing with Roger for Lune!

Although when multiple people challenge a boss, the Lune obtained will be distributed based on the number of participants, the adventurer who deals the final blow will undoubtedly get more.

The Roger summoned over from the rune, judging by his appearance, is likely a phantom. It’s unlikely there’s such a nice person who casually creates a summoning rune before the Omen Demon’s gate to help newbies.

Even giving the Lune to Tepi would be fine, but distributing it to a phantom would indeed be a bit wasteful!

Thus, the spear, charged with overflowing Fighting Qi and carrying people’s hopes, flew straight towards the Omen Demon.

When it made contact and pierced the chest of the Omen Demon, the Magic Radiant Swords also successfully hit!

People’s eyes widened instantly!

"!"

The body of the Omen Demon trembled, looking like it exerted all its strength, as its energy and life had been exhausted.

However, it did not fall to the ground and become a corpse but slowly turned into scattering golden light, drifting towards the distant sky.

"The Faded is truly a warrior’s descendant, not to be underestimated..."

Its voice did not carry the fury of defeat, but rather a sense of calm, a calmness akin to being targeted by a relentless snake.

"I’ve remembered you, Faded, one manipulated by the fires of ambition."

"Fear that lurking darkness in the shadows."

"The Omen will never let you go..."

The body of the Omen Demon completely turned into streaming light and dissipated, and its voice vanished from people’s hearing.

The strong enemy was defeated!

This should have been an exhilarating moment, yet people did not cheer immediately, but instead, stared at the direction where the opponent disappeared.

And then they shivered in unison.

"What’s going on? Listening to what he said, it seems that even after his death, other Omen Demons will come to attack us?" Isha said uneasily, "Wasn’t the Omen Demon his own title?"

"No, no, no, why can’t we assume he’s still alive then?"

Tepi’s slightly trembling voice sounded; he still maintained a posture of falling to the ground, though his body was trembling slightly.

Before dissipating, the Omen Demon glanced at him, with countless emotions in that gaze, but all summarized into one sentence:

[Faded, killing you a thousand times wouldn’t suffice!]

"Hiss..." Tepi took a deep breath, feeling as if he were in an ice cellar, even though the temperature was quite pleasant. Others did not feel it as clearly as he did.

Tonight, I have material for a nightmare.

Uffie frowned. From his perspective, she felt that the Omen Demon they just fought might have been a phantom or a splinter entity.

The most direct evidence supporting her viewpoint was that when her attack landed on the opponent, it didn’t bleed but scattered golden light points.

Even when fighting the Overlord Vonier, bone shards would fly out, but for the Omen Demon, it only scattered light points. That already explains a lot, right?

Just as people were discussing, Roger sheathed his thrusting sword and opened with a voice that was comfortably friendly.

"That Omen Demon was indeed not the main body, merely a splinter entity to block the Faded ones."

"But even as just a splinter entity, he blocked countless Faded ones trying to enter the city, some of whom were remarkably skilled. To dare to challenge and even defeat him, you all are certainly courageous."

Those words were quite comforting.

Everyone’s eyes turned to him, their gaze filled with the question of "Who are you?" Uffie asked, "About just now, thank you for your help. May I ask who you are..."

"My name is Roger, as you can see, I’m a mage."

Roger introduced himself courteously.

If Leon and others were here, they would find it quite odd because the Roger they knew sharing the same name was a more quirky guy, never seen this formal.

"By the way, you are Faded ones, right," Roger approached, asking, "Why have you come to Stoneveil City?"

We really had no particular reason, the White Mask sent us here, so we came.

Regarding remnants like the White Mask, the Sain Dungeon adopted a rough "connected punishment" method.

For example, because Uffie was reckless and drove the White Mask away, if she enters Nimgefo again, she won’t see him, nor will any adventurer entering the dungeon with her see him, that’s connected punishment.

Of course, if those adventurers don’t follow Uffie, they can still see the White Mask normally.

The adventurers have yet to figure out this rule, so Uffie feels quite regretful for driving the White Mask away, wishing to find a place for redemption.

Just when people didn’t know how to respond, luckily Roger wasn’t someone who would press for details, and continued without waiting for an answer:

"The people of this city hunt the Faded ones to use them as sacrifices for limb attachment... Normally, the Faded ones shouldn’t willingly approach, right?"

He showed a puzzled expression, this time genuinely waiting for everyone’s response.

Uffie thought for a bit, just about to reveal how the White Mask instructed them to eliminate Greg to obtain the Great Rune.

But just then, Roger’s golden spiritual body suddenly started flickering, appearing very unstable, as if it could dissipate any moment.

He revealed an understanding look, smiled, and said:

"Ah, the Omen Demon has been defeated, my mission as an assistant comes to an end here. I look forward to our next meeting with all of you."

"As for Stoneveil City... I should also linger here for now."

Saying this, he appeared to be contemplating something, then his figure completely disappeared from everyone’s sight.

Uffie looked at where he vanished, thinking the matter was finally over. Her body relaxed, and with a "poof," her existing wounds sprayed blood, instantly becoming severely injured.

She gulped down a healing potion while looking at Tepi, showing a smile with a hint of a shadow.

"Tepi, it was you who summoned Roger, right?"

"Yes, yes it was." Tepi was called by name for the first time by her and felt a bit uneasy inside.

Uffie’s mouth twitched, and she suddenly smacked the ground, exclaiming:

"I said, why does being hit by the Omen Demon hurt so much more now!!!"

Since the exchange, she felt something was off. Getting hit once by the Omen Demon used to hurt but was bearable, but today it hurt so much she almost passed out!

Turns out it’s because summoning Roger strengthened the Omen Demon!

As if the Sain Dungeon wanted to calm her down, the reward for defeating the boss finally appeared at that moment.

Unlike the Biomimetic Tear Drop from defeating the Full Moon Queen that scattered light points everywhere, this time only one light point appeared before everyone.

A... golden light!

Tepi held her breath, eagerly grabbed the light point, and found a wrinkled bag in her hand.

[Protective Talisman Bag]

[A shrunken leather handmade bag, yet holding magical power]

[Inserting amulets collected during adventures into it will enhance their contained power, without placing any extra burden on the holder. Each Protective Talisman Bag can hold only one amulet]

[This was crafted by the Deciphering Old Woman, a gift she bestows to the king or those who aspire to become king]

[The Deciphering Old Woman speaks for the Two Fingers, possessing eternal life, and is said to have been the king’s nursemaid]

"This is..."