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Chapter 119

[Resurrection of the Alliance]

[Rank: Legend]

The ancient alliance has been dissolved, and 2,000 years have passed. Weakened by the Great Cataclysm, the forces of darkness have scattered, not only across Ard World but even into other worlds.

However, after 2,000 years, the alliance has been resurrected, following the Apostle of Darkness who has appeared.

Thanks to your efforts as the Apostle of Darkness, the six races scattered across the world have all gathered under the banner of the ancient alliance, according to the ancient pact. A new Dark Sanctuary has been declared in the north, and the races of darkness can now lead peaceful lives within it.

While this is a sufficiently inspiring achievement, it is not yet a satisfactory stage for the Apostle of Darkness.

The foundation has been laid for the forces of darkness to emerge into the light after 2,000 years.

Construct the Dark Council. Hold the alliance ceremony at the council and declare the resurrection of the Dark Alliance.

Then the entire world will tremble before the name of the Dark Alliance.

[Quest Completion Requirements]

[Construct the Dark Council] [Completed]

[Declare the Resurrection of the Dark Alliance]

Dark Alliance!

Finally, the quest to activate the unidentified function of the ‘Dark Council’ facility, which I had seen in the information window, has appeared.

[You cannot refuse this quest.]

[Quest accepted.]

As expected, I had no other choice.

A forcibly accepted quest!

Along with it, messages continued to appear before my eyes.

[Construction of the ‘Dark Council’ facility has been confirmed complete.]

[Will you hold the alliance ceremony?]

Since I had already fulfilled one of the quest requirements, I was immediately directed to the alliance ceremony.

“Proceed.”

As soon as I finished speaking, the entire black hall began to vibrate.

At the same time, the center of the hall split open, and something rose up.

It was an altar with a black basin filled with a red liquid like blood, and seven stone cups.

[Holding the alliance ceremony.]

[Fill the cups with Blood Wine.]

Following the instructions on the notification window, I filled the stone cups with the blood-red wine.

After I filled my cup first, the leaders of each race followed suit, filling their cups from the basin.

The Arch Lich, in his Undead King form, who clearly couldn’t drink alcohol, was the last to draw the Blood Wine. As he did so, a notification window appeared before my eyes.

[The Dark God observes the alliance ceremony with a pleased smile.]

[The Dark God bestows a Dark Blessing upon the Blood Wine.]

With that, a black light, seemingly the Dark God’s blessing, settled upon the Blood Wine.

[Consume the Blood Wine imbued with the Dark Blessing and declare the resurrection of the Dark Alliance.]

After confirming the notification, I drank the Blood Wine in my cup.

A burning sensation, like drinking strong liquor, went down my throat.

[You have consumed the Blood Wine imbued with the Dark Blessing.]

[All stats permanently increased by 212.]

[The power of Contract Skills permanently increased by 10%.]

As I watched the other leaders consume the Blood Wine, I spoke briefly.

“I declare the resurrection of the Dark Alliance.”

The moment I finished speaking.

Wooong!

The entire Dark Council vibrated, and at the same time, a dizzying number of notification windows began to appear before my eyes.

[The resurrection of the Dark Alliance has been declared.]

[You have acquired the title ‘Leader of the Dark Alliance’.]

[You have completed the quest ‘Resurrection of the Alliance’.]

[Level Up!]

[Level Up!]

[All stats increased by 335.]

[The Faction System is now open.]

[A faction is a higher concept than a guild and is the highest-ranking unit of all organizations in Ard World.]

[Users belonging to a faction can receive various tangible and intangible benefits and buffs, such as NPC Favorability Bonus, Item Price Discount, and Skill Proficiency Bonus. They can also perform faction-specific quests or change their class to a faction-specific class.]

[There is no PK penalty between users belonging to factions that have established a hostile relationship.]

[A new faction, ‘Dark Alliance’, is now open.]

[Dark Alliance]

The Dark Alliance refers to the ancient alliance formed between the Dark Empire and the six races of darkness in the mythical age. Its existence was forgotten for a long time after the fall of the Dark Empire.

Two thousand years ago, the previous Apostle, Sion, briefly rebuilt the forgotten Dark Alliance, but it was soon disbanded after being attacked by the Holy Alliance led by the Hero Leonhardt. Since then, the Dark Alliance has only been passed down as a legend.

However, now, the six races and the Apostle of Darkness have gathered again in the Dark Council and declared the resurrection of the ancient alliance. Through this, the Dark Alliance has finally revealed itself once again in Ard World.

The Dark Alliance is a faction under the protection of the Demon Court.

The faction of all users belonging to the six races of the Dark Alliance and those with dark-type classes will be changed from ‘Neutral’ to ‘Dark Alliance’.

From now on, only users who have chosen the ‘Dark Alliance’ faction can change their class to ‘Necromancer’, ‘Dark Knight’, and ‘Black Magician’.

From now on, you can choose the ‘Dark Alliance’ faction when creating a character.

[The Pantheon, sensing the resurrection of the Dark Alliance, begins preparations to open the ‘Holy Alliance’ faction.]

[The faction of all users, except those belonging to specific races or classes, is currently ‘Neutral’. You will have the opportunity to choose a faction for the next 6 months in real-time.]

[After 6 months in real-time, users who have not chosen a faction will be randomly assigned one.]

[Once you choose a faction, you cannot change it. Please choose carefully.]

[New possibilities have opened up in Ard World. Participate in the new history.]

Faction!

The large-scale RvR system I had anticipated was finally unlocked.

‘Soon, a faction called the Holy Alliance will appear as well.’

I extracted a few useful keywords from the flood of translucent information windows and organized them in my head.

Holy Alliance!

This was a name I had seen in the literature within Ard World.

The name of the organization led by the Hero Leonhardt during the reconstruction of the Dark Empire was the Holy Alliance.

Since the Pantheon is preparing to establish the Holy Alliance, it was clear that the Holy Alliance faction would soon be revealed as well.

The RvR system is a content that can only shine when there are at least two factions, so this was a natural development.

And the second keyword I focused on was the part that stated there is no PK penalty between users belonging to hostile factions.

Of course, thanks to the perpetrators behind the Great Cataclysm, the unidentified beings now known as Gehenna, the tacit truce and cold war between the Pantheon and the Demon Court are still ongoing. Therefore, a hostile relationship with the Pantheon’s faction will not be established immediately.

However, looking at this situation in reverse, if the phase progresses further and the common enemy, Gehenna, disappears, then it is highly likely that a hostile relationship will be established between the two factions, and ultimately, war will break out.

Pantheon and Demon Court, light and darkness.

The reason why the two forces, who have been eager to k*ll each other since the beginning of Ard World, have remained quiet until now is because of Gehenna, the common enemy behind the Great Cataclysm.

‘And that might be the final phase leading to the ending of this game.’

Ending.

The key to reaching it was finally in my hand.

Thinking that far, I checked the notification window floating before my eyes.

[The capital of the Dark Alliance will be designated as ‘Snow Castle’, where the Dark Council is located.]

[The summoning point for human users who choose the ‘Dark Alliance’ faction when creating a character will be fixed to Snow Castle.]

After confirming the information, I dismissed the notification window.

Now it was time to observe the public opinion of users regarding the addition of the large-scale RvR content.

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The moment the Dark Alliance was opened.

A notification appeared before the eyes of all users, and the Dark Alliance instantly became a hot topic of conversation among countless users.

Faction system!

While users were cautiously observing the sudden appearance of the RvR system.

Not long after the Dark Alliance was opened, a notification appeared before the eyes of all users connected to Ard World, announcing the opening of another faction.

[The ‘Holy Alliance’ faction is now open.]

The Holy Alliance has been a breakwater and a lighthouse, protecting Ard World from the forces of darkness from the mythical age to the present. It has been a secret society of light, protecting the world from the shadows.

However, now that the Dark Sanctuary is established in the north and the Dark Alliance has revealed itself, the Pantheon has decided that it can no longer keep the Holy Alliance hidden in the shadows of the world and has chosen to open its doors.

The Holy Alliance, revealed to the world, will protect the light against the darkness spread by the Dark Alliance.

The Holy Alliance is a faction under the protection of the Pantheon.

The faction of all users who choose the ‘Elf’ and ‘Dwarf’ races, and all users with light-type classes, will be fixed to the Holy Alliance.

From now on, only users who have chosen the ‘Holy Alliance’ faction can change their class to ‘Priest’ and ‘Paladin’.

From now on, you can choose the ‘Holy Alliance’ faction when creating a character.

Holy Alliance!

The hostile faction of the Dark Alliance had finally appeared.

With the appearance of both factions, the foundation for RvR was finally established.

[The ‘Dark Alliance’ and the ‘Holy Alliance’ factions are currently in a ‘Tacit Truce’ relationship.]

[Since a hostile relationship has not been established between the two factions, there will be a PK penalty between users belonging to the Dark Alliance and the Holy Alliance.]

[Since a hostile relationship has not been established between the two factions, mutual travel between the Dark Alliance and the Holy Alliance is possible.]

As Drakan expected, a full-fledged hostile relationship was not established between the two factions.

This was because Gehenna, the common enemy of both factions and the hostile force threatening the entire Ard World, still existed within the storyline.

However, even without a hostile relationship, users were excited about the appearance of new content.

If the newly added races and classes were new content added without disrupting the existing framework, the current RvR system and faction content were content that completely overturned the existing framework of the game.

Since it was content that could not be found even in the previous game, it was a natural progression for users who always wanted new content to cheer for the faction system.

[Which faction are you guys going to choose?]

[Of course, without a doubt, the Alliance with Drakan-nim, right? Is there even a choice to make?]

[The Alliance is full of edgy chuunibyou patients lol Don’t choose the Alliance, you’ll regret it. Of course, the Union with Eugene-nim is the best. Really, God Eugene-nim, I love you.]

[You Eugene fanboys think you’re on the same level as Eugene just because you’re in the same faction? Disgusting, right?]

[Ah, I’m not talking to the idiots choosing the Alliance lol. It makes sense that idiots and humans can’t communicate lol.]

What further intensified the users’ interest was the fact that Drakan belonged to the Alliance and Eugene belonged to the Union.

Eugene, the undisputed top ranker, and Drakan, the only user who stood against him and the rising star of Ard World!

The fact that the two users belonged to opposing factions, almost as if they had planned it, further amplified the popularity of the faction system, and the Black Cows and the Infinite Eugene Church, the two fandoms, chose the faction their respective fandom leaders belonged to without question.

Just as users were vying for the Alliance and the Union.

[The Conquest Lord Hive Mind has identified the dimensional coordinates of Ard World.]

[The invasion of the Broken World has begun.]

With a short notification, the entire Ard World turned into a battlefield.

Phase 2, the story of the Broken World, had officially begun.


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The Final Boss Has Returned

The Final Boss Has Returned

끝판왕이 돌아왔다
Score 7.4
Status: Ongoing Type: Author: Released: 2020 Native Language: Korean
Drakan, a former top-ranked player and Guild Master of the Iron Blood Alliance, returns to the virtual reality game Ard Saga Second after six years, driven by a burning desire for revenge against Hero Eugene, the player who defeated him and brought down his guild. He finds himself in a drastically changed world: the game has been reset, a new Legacy System allows players to inherit the achievements of their previous characters, and the rise of Ard Live, a real-time streaming platform, has revolutionized the game’s economy and social dynamics.

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