The Final Boss Has Returned 150

Chapter 150

Flash!

A volley of lightning poured down from the sky, accompanied by a deafening thunderclap.

Judgment of Will!

The moment the Hive Mind’s powerful psyche materialized and crashed into the earth, the users suffered significant damage.

“What kind of damage is this?”

“Is this insane?”

The damage was so tremendous that even the word “overwhelming” felt insufficient.

Everyone was a Ranker, so they managed to survive by activating their survival skills. The users were shaken by the overwhelming power that almost obliterated their characters.

“A slight sting.”

“The enemy’s attack power is beyond imagination.”

And at the center of it all, Drakan and Eugene, who were leading the users, exchanged these words.

As befitting top Rankers and Over-Rankers, they didn’t suffer significant damage despite being directly hit by the Judgment of Will.

“We can overwhelm the enemy forces with our numbers.”

Next to Drakan stood a user wielding a massive broadsword.

It was Sword Emperor Wu Jing.

Overwhelm the enemy forces with numbers!

It might sound absurd, but with the addition of Chinese users, renowned for their expertise in human wave tactics, it wasn’t entirely unreasonable.

“However, that would result in heavy casualties among the users.”

“To prevent the destruction of Ard World, shouldn’t we be prepared to make any sacrifice?”

Wu Jing retorted to Eugene’s words.

He couldn’t understand Eugene’s concern for user casualties.

It was just a game, after all. They weren’t actually dying, were they?

“Sacrifice? That’s unacceptable!”

A sharp confrontation between Eugene and Wu Jing.

Drakan inwardly sighed as he watched the two.

‘He really doesn’t know how to handle Eugene.’

Drakan’s gaze shifted towards Wu Jing.

Sword Emperor Wu Jing.

He was utterly clueless about how to deal with Eugene.

Talking about sacrifices and such to Eugene would inevitably trigger a negative reaction.

Eugene.

He was more sensitive than anyone else to the sacrifice of ordinary users.

But that was idealistic.

The reality was different.

As expected from the Hive Mind’s base, monsters endlessly poured out from the Conquest Territory.

Faced with the overwhelming swarm of monsters covering both the sky and the land, the current forces were insufficient.

Of course, the vanguard was composed of Rankers capable of taking on hundreds of enemies single-handedly, but their strength had been depleted after activating their survival skills against the Judgment of Will.

Reinforcements.

No, they needed to deploy ordinary users.

And the number of users gathered in the Broken World, as Wu Jing had said, was enough to overwhelm the enemy’s numbers.

It was the result of all factions uniting for the first time in Ard World’s history.

Therefore, Drakan stepped between the two arguing individuals and spoke.

“There’s some merit to Wu Jing’s words.”

“Drakan-nim?”

Eugene’s gaze turned towards him at Drakan’s words.

Drakan.

He had expected Drakan to take his side, but surprisingly, he sided with Wu Jing.

With that preposterous suggestion of sacrificing ordinary users, no less.

“However, I’d like to say that the term ‘sacrifice’ is incorrect.”

But the following words from Drakan left both Wu Jing and Eugene with puzzled expressions.

The term ‘sacrifice’ is incorrect?

What did that even mean?

“The users gathered here have all united under our noble cause of protecting Ard World. Excluding these users from this raid, who have embraced the noble resolve to protect Ard World, simply in the name of safety, would be an insult to their will.”

Eugene faltered at Drakan’s words.

Not a sacrifice!

The users gathered here have already embraced the noble resolve to protect Ard World!

Excluding them from the raid would be an insult to their will!

Drakan’s logic, though seemingly a sophism, was quite persuasive.

“Drakan-nim is right. The general public is also eager to participate in the raid.”

Wu Jing finally understood the hidden meaning behind Drakan’s words and eagerly supported him from the side.

Eugene nodded at Drakan’s words.

What users desire most!

Eugene deeply realized that it was to participate in the raid.

He realized that his perception of users as lambs needing protection was a mistake. He had subconsciously disregarded the fact that they too would want to unite and fight against the threat of Ard World’s destruction.

“I was mistaken.”

Eugene readily admitted his mistake, and Drakan smiled as he watched him.

Eugene.

To handle him, it was crucial to frame the same words differently.

In short, it was important to present a plausible justification.

This was the method Drakan had learned to handle Eugene through their confrontations.

“I will allow ordinary users to participate in the raid.”

The moment Eugene’s final approval was granted.

The users waiting in the background for their chance to participate in the raid flooded into the Conquest Territory.

“Waaaaaaaaaah!”

“Kill them all!”

“For Ard World!”

Behold, the human wave!

It was the moment when a tidal wave of humans crashed into the Conquest Territory.

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The Hive Mind Raid!

This raid, which held the fate of Ard World in the balance, was being broadcast live not only by game broadcasting companies but also through Miracle Entertainment’s official Ard Live channel.

Although many users were participating in the raid on-site, a significant number were watching the live broadcast.

[Wow lol look at the scale lol. Crazy lol.]

[Real human wave tactics;;]

[Half monsters, half people;;]

[Isn’t this epic?]

[This didn’t even happen during the Revolution lol.]

The users watching the live broadcast were all stunned by the sheer scale of the event.

As soon as Eugene allowed ordinary users to participate in the raid, an endless stream of users poured in, covering the horizon and beyond.

A sheer number that surpassed even the Hive Mind’s renowned quantity!

It wasn’t just the users who were overwhelmed by the overwhelming numbers.

[W-What is this?]

The Conquest Lord Hive Mind!

He had destroyed countless worlds over countless years, and it had been a long time since he had been exposed to such a level of danger.

More than anything, the fact that the forces he could currently control were outnumbered by the enemy was unsettling to the Hive Mind.

Conquest!

True to its name, the Hive Mind’s combat style was simple.

Quantity!

Overwhelming the enemy with sheer numbers!

This was the method the Hive Mind had employed from the past to the present.

Quality over quantity!

Those who uttered such words simply hadn’t witnessed true overwhelming ‘quantity.’

If a hundred isn’t enough, use a thousand, if a thousand isn’t enough, use ten thousand, if ten thousand isn’t enough, use a hundred million!

The Hive Mind’s only strategy was to overwhelm the enemy with endless numbers that could cover the horizon and even surpass quality.

But that strategy was now useless.

The army of users covering the ground was easily dismantling the Hive Mind’s minions.

A strange situation where half were users and half were monsters!

Of course, it wasn’t just the users.

“Kill all those otherworldly monsters! For His Imperial Majesty!”

The Empire!

The largest and most powerful nation in Ard World!

Belonging to the Holy Alliance, the Empire had dispatched its Imperial Army to the otherworld at the Hero’s request.

Led by the Empire’s Grand Marshal, rumored to have reached the Grand Sword Master realm, the Imperial Army maintained strict discipline amidst the chaotic users, grinding down the monsters like a well-oiled machine.

“Following the guidance of the Goddess of Light! Evil beings, retreat!”

The Holy Nation, the other nation balancing the continent alongside the Empire!

Led by the Pope, who served the Pantheon and the Goddess of Light, the Holy Nation’s Paladins, Priests, and Crusaders were also participating in this war under the banner of a holy crusade.

It wasn’t just the Empire and the Holy Nation.

“For the Alliance!”

“Protect the Hero-nim!”

Elf Rangers and Dwarf Warriors!

The Holy Alliance’s strongest forces, including top figures like the Paladin Commander, the Elf Arch-Druid, the Dwarf High Warrior, and the Imperial Army Grand Marshal, were advancing on the Conquest Territory from the east.

And to the west.

There, an army with an atmosphere diametrically opposed to the Holy Alliance was sweeping across the battlefield.

It was the Dark Alliance.

[Undead Rise.]

The Arch Lich!

Excluding the Undead King, he was the most powerful Necromancer in the world!

The undead army he led exhibited a peculiar phenomenon: their numbers increased rather than decreased as they fought.

The corpses of monsters littering the battlefield were immediately resurrected as undead under the Arch Lich’s guidance, joining the army of the dead. High-ranking undead like Death Knights and Liches led the lower undead, ruthlessly slaughtering monsters across the battlefield.

It wasn’t just the undead.

From Merfolk to Vampires, Orcs, and Lycansropes!

All the elite forces of the Dark Alliance races that Drakan had gathered through his quests were assembled in one place, slaughtering the monsters.

“Follow the Apostle-nim’s orders!”

“Kill them all!”

“For the Alliance!”

Contrary to the Holy Alliance, the Dark Alliance’s forces were enveloped in a dark aura, blessed by the Demon Court and the Dark God.

But that didn’t mean they were winning the aerial battle.

In the western sky.

[Kwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!]

The Bone Dragon!

One of the three strongest undead, a subordinate of the Undead King and a familiar sight from Drakan’s broadcasts, made its appearance.

As the Bone Dragon roared, the flying monsters’ airspeed began to slow.

Behind it followed the Bone Wyverns, the aerial forces of the army of the dead, and Drakan’s Wyvern Riders, including FlyingMan.

That didn’t mean the eastern sky’s forces were inferior.

Fwhoosh!

A giant bird of flames, fluttering with blue flames.

Led by the Phoenix, the Holy Nation’s guardian deity, the Holy Alliance’s aerial forces, riding Griffons, filled the sky endlessly.

It was truly a desperate situation for the Hive Mind!

With the Holy Alliance attacking from the east and the Dark Alliance from the west, the current situation was overwhelmingly disadvantageous for the Hive Mind.

[Psychic Storm!]

The Hive Mind unleashed another Psychic Storm in a desperate attempt.

[The power of the Pantheon descends upon the Conquest Territory.]

[The power of the Demon Court descends upon the Conquest Territory.]

However, the effects of the Psychic Storm were once again mitigated by the power of the Pantheon and the Demon Court that had descended upon the Broken World.

Following that, the Hive Mind managed to eliminate a significant number of users with the Judgment of Will, but they continued to pour in endlessly, even after being hit.

Despair began to deeply embed itself within the Hive Mind’s collective consciousness.