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Chapter 157

After Phase 2 ended, Ard World was peaceful.

Of course, since there were a massive number of users playing Ard Saga Second, it’s not that incidents and accidents didn’t occur. This just meant that no incidents occurred that would have a ripple effect across the entirety of Ard World like before.

Just the usual appearance of Ard World. Within it, users would occasionally talk about Phase 3.

[When the heck is Phase 3 opening?]

[What will the content be like?]

[Isn’t the Great Cataclysm foreshadowing over?]

Phase 3!

It was a natural result for speculation and theories about the content of the next phase following Phase 1 and Phase 2 to circulate.

The main story of Ard Saga.

Because there were hardly any users who weren’t curious about how the end, the ending, would be concluded.

And the issue creators of Ard Live didn’t miss the users’ demand for these theories.

[Now, everyone, Phase 2 is over. It’s safe to say that the Great Cataclysm foreshadowing is practically finished. Then what will the content of the next phase, Phase 3, be?]

[You need to pay attention to the factions. The appearance of factions, a concept higher than that of groups! The Dark Alliance and the Holy Alliance, these two factions have divided all users in Ard World into two.]

[What I’m certain about the content of Phase 3 is a war between the two factions!]

[Now that the external threat of the Great Cataclysm is over, it’s safe to say that the time has come for the two factions to determine the true victor. Light and Darkness were enemies in the previous game and in Second!]

Among them, the most plausible theory was the ‘war between the Holy Alliance and the Dark Alliance.’

This theory, first proposed by the large issue creator ‘Analysis King’ with 1 million subscribers, was the most persuasive of all the hypotheses presented so far.

As he said, now that the massive foreshadowing of the Great Cataclysm had been resolved, the only remaining major foreshadowing was the traditional one of the confrontation between light and darkness.

As it happened, Eugene represented the Pantheon and Drakan the Demon Court, and the two factions representing light and darkness also coexisted.

No user thought that nothing would happen between the two in this situation, and this was especially true as the sense of belonging to each faction was gradually being maximized.

Therefore, Analysis King’s hypothesis spread like wildfire through SNS and communities, and it had become almost a given.

[Ah, lol. If there’s a war, of course our Alliance will win, lol.]

[What are you talking about? No matter how you look at it, the Alliance’s power is overwhelmingly superior.]

And the theory that spread like that immediately led to a keyboard war between Alliance and Dark Alliance users.

Just when the entire internet was buzzing with theories about Phase 3.

A live broadcast started on the official Simseong Iron Stars channel on Ard Live.

[Hello, users. I am Shin Jeong-hyeok, the owner of Simseong Iron Stars.]

Vice Chairman Shin Jeong-hyeok!

The owner of Simseong Iron Stars himself appeared on the broadcast.

Although not to the extent of Eugene and Drakan, Simseong Iron Stars was also a popular guild with a considerable fandom and recognition, and therefore, as soon as the live broadcast started, numerous viewers entered the broadcast.

[The owner?]

[Isn’t Shin Jeong-hyeok the vice chairman of Simseong Group?]

[Why is a chaebol here?]

[Everyone, take your hands off the keyboard!!]

Furthermore, the fact that the announcement was made not by Assassination King Layla or Axe King Paul, but by the person above them, Vice Chairman Shin Jeong-hyeok, further drew the attention of the users.

Regardless, Vice Chairman Shin Jeong-hyeok continued to speak.

[For a long time, Drakan and JDG have been continuously encroaching on the Great Forest, the territory of our Simseong Iron Stars, and have been provoking us.]

Vice Chairman Shin Jeong-hyeok.

The justification for war that he found.

It was the Great Forest.

Iron Axe and Shooting Star.

The moment the two giant guilds merged into one under the name Simseong Iron Stars through Shin Jeong-hyeok’s financial power, the order Drakan issued to check them, the conquest of the Great Forest, had finally achieved its intended purpose.

[Our Simseong Iron Stars could no longer tolerate the rude provocation of Drakan and JDG, who are encroaching on the Great Forest, our inherent territory, and have finally made a decision.]

Vice Chairman Shin Jeong-hyeok’s eyes gleamed.

[As of this moment, we, Simseong Iron Stars, declare war on JDG.]

And finally, the declaration of war!

The form was a declaration of war on JDG, but in reality, Vice Chairman Shin Jeong-hyeok’s statement, which was no different from declaring war on Drakan and the entire Dark Alliance, soon set the entire internet on fire.

[Our Xiongmao eSports will participate in this war to aid Simseong Iron Stars in accordance with the Alliance’s loyalty.]

What added fuel to the fire was the short notice posted on Xiongmao eSports’ channel and official website.

Simseong Iron Stars! They would help them participate in this war!

Seeing the announcement of Xiongmao eSports, users were all in an uproar.

[What? A fight?]

[Lol, crazy, lol. Iron Stars declared war on JDG, lol.]

[What guts do Simseong have, declaring war on Drakan-nim again after losing during their Milky Way days? Lol.]

[Aren’t they doing this because they trust the Chinese alliance?]

[Seems like it, lol. The Chinese Shield is working well, lol.]

[Ugh, disgusting.]

[Hey, but considering they encroached on the Great Forest, isn’t Drakan in the wrong this time?]

[Yoo]

[Welcome, Yoo-kkie]

[Are you a Simseong shill?]

[What did Drakan-nim do wrong? Lol. This is ridiculous, lol. Is the Great Forest their land? It’s unclaimed land, lol.]

All users were hooked by the massive bait of a war between giant powers, and the Ard Forum was on fire all day with war-related theories, but there was almost no public opinion supporting Simseong Iron Stars and Xiongmao eSports.

Only a few Chinese users defended them, and the majority of users supported Drakan.

[Drakan-nim will win this time too, really.]

[Honestly, I’m a Eugene follower, but I agree with the comment above, lol.]

[How can Drakan lose a war?]

Drakan!

The painstakingly built tower of public opinion he had accumulated so far finally began to take effect.

Just when the internet opinion was overwhelmingly leaning towards Drakan.

A broadcast started on Drakan’s official channel.

[I heard that Simseong Iron Stars and Xiongmao eSports declared war on me and JDG.]

Drakan appeared as soon as the broadcast started.

With an indifferent expression, he calmly recited the news of the declaration of war.

[The Great Forest is theirs? That’s the most absurd thing I’ve ever heard. The idea that developing an undeveloped area is wrong is the most creative b*llshit I’ve heard in my entire gaming life.]

Immediately afterwards, Drakan ridiculed the justification for war put forward by Vice Chairman Shin Jeong-hyeok.

The Great Forest is an undeveloped area! Strictly speaking, Drakan’s words were true.

The Great Forest belonged to no one.

It was simply considered the territory of Simseong Iron Stars, who implicitly held hegemony over the South, because it was a field located in the South.

[Wow, look at Drakan’s confidence, lol.]

[But Drakan-nim is right, really. The Great Forest is undeveloped, lol.]

[Creative b*llshit, lol. He’s going strong, lol.]

[Confidence explosion, lol.]

[This is Drakan for you, lol.]

[This is why I support Drakan, really.]

[‘DrakanIsTheBest’ donated 100,000 KRW.]

[‘BlackCowNo.1’ donated 40,000 KRW.]

And the viewers who heard Drakan’s remarks were all in an uproar.

No matter how right he was, no one expected him to be so strong against the vice chairman of Simseong Group.

At Drakan’s honesty, which throws a fastball regardless of who the opponent is, not only chat but also donations started to explode.

Ignoring the chat’s reaction, Drakan continued speaking.

[Anyway, I’m not one to refuse a fight, so I’ll accept that war. Don’t regret it later and whine.]

With those words, the video ended.

Drakan! The news that he had accepted the war without any negotiation shook the internet once again.

[Wow, lol. Drakan is a total alpha male, lol.]

[He’s gone crazy, lol.]

[Don’t regret it later and whine, lol.]

[Simseong and Xiongmao must be feeling the heat now, right? Are they in a frenzy?]

For users who were bored because there was no major bait, the clash between Drakan and Simseong Iron Stars was like finding an oasis in the middle of a desert.

Just when the entire Ard World was turned upside down by the war theory between the two factions.

[Guild ‘Simseong Iron Stars’ has declared war on guild ‘JDG’.]

[Guild ‘Xiongmao eSports’ has declared war on guild ‘JDG’.]

Immediately afterwards, a notification window popped up in front of all users connected to Ard World.

Simseong Iron Stars and Xiongmao eSports!

The two guilds, which had been allied with each other, officially declared war.

Normally, the notification should have ended here, but this time it didn’t.

[Ard Saga Second Phase 3, ‘Advent of the Turbulent Times,’ begins.]

The start of Phase 3! The notification window announcing the ‘Advent of the Turbulent Times’ was enough to bury all the theories that had appeared so far.

“Advent of the Turbulent Times?”

“Phase 3 now?”

Turbulent Times! While its dictionary meaning refers to a chaotic world, its practical meaning refers to a Warring States period where blood is continuously shed with blood.

With the appearance of the term Turbulent Times, not only the users but also the parties who declared war were bewildered.

Turbulent Times now! What the heck is going on?

However, regardless of whether the users were bewildered or not, the notification window, as always, was displaying additional information about Phase 3 to all users currently connected to Ard World.

[The Hive Mind, the mastermind behind the Great Cataclysm, has disappeared, and the threat from the other world has vanished.]

[However, that does not mean that all conflicts in Ard World have been resolved.]

[The threat of the Great Cataclysm, ironically, has given birth to numerous warlords, and these are beings that cannot coexist under the same sky.]

[There are many warlords, but there is only one throne in Ard World.]

[Only the true hero who defeats the enemy, conquers the land, and ultimately unites Ard World and ends the Turbulent Times will be qualified to sit on the one and only throne.]

The moment the explanation ended.

All users in Ard World immediately realized.

Phase 3, the Advent of the Turbulent Times, was the path to the ending and the final phase of Ard Saga Second.

And the method was to unify the continent.

Thus, the war between Simseong and Drakan was heading in an unknown direction due to the sudden appearance of Phase 3.


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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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