The Final Boss Has Returned 164

Chapter 164

[Overlord’s Sword]

[Grade: Mythical]

[Legacy Level: None]

[This is the ultimate skill that is said to have been obtained by the Steel Monarch Drakan after he conquered Ard World and achieved the mythical feat of unifying the continent.]

[The power of the Overlord’s Sword, which is said to have shaken the earth and cut the sky with a single strike, boasted a terrifying power that even the Hero Eugene, the Steel Monarch’s rival, had to be wary of.]

[The myth that whenever the Overlord’s Sword was swung in the hands of the tyrant Drakan, the whole world was stained with blood and death descended everywhere, has been continuously passed down throughout Ard World, even after more than a thousand years.]

[Now, the myth of that tyrant has returned to the grasp of the Steel Monarch.]

[Temporarily increases all attack power by 500%.]

[Temporarily increases the range of all attacks by 200%.]

[Temporarily increases the accuracy of all attacks by 200%.]

[Temporarily ignores the enemy’s defense with all attacks.]

[Temporarily ignores attribute matchups with all attacks.]

[Temporarily absorbs 10% of the damage dealt to the enemy as the user’s health.]

[Temporarily absorbs 10% of the damage dealt to the enemy as the user’s magic power.]

[Temporarily increases attack power additionally in proportion to the number of enemies faced.]

[Increases skill duration by 1 second each time an enemy is killed.]

The description of the Overlord’s Sword appeared before Drakan’s eyes.

Overlord’s Sword!

Drakan smiled as he saw the terrifying options attached like sausages, living up to its name as a Mythical grade skill.

This skill was the very skill he had longed to regain, the skill that symbolized his prime.

However, the skills given to Drakan didn’t end there.

[World of Steel]

[Grade: Legendary]

[Legacy Level: Beginner Level 1]

[This is the final Legacy Skill that the user Drakan, who was reborn as the true Steel Monarch after completing the Legacy Quest, awakened on his own.]

[This Legacy Skill is a sublimation and realization of the achievements he accumulated as the Steel Monarch a thousand years ago and the achievements he accumulated as the Overlord after returning. It manifests the World of Steel, a world ruled by a tyrant, in the surrounding field.]

[Increases the stats of all allies within the skill range by 200%.]

[‘Iron Blood Chains’ can be summoned within the skill range to bind enemies.]

[‘Iron Blood Army’ can be summoned within the skill range. The ruthless and loyal subordinates of the tyrant who stained the continent with blood alongside Drakan a thousand years ago will obey the Steel Monarch eternally, even in death.]

[Increases the power of all Legacy Skills within the skill range by 200%.]

[All buffs on enemies within the skill range are removed. However, removal is limited to once per enemy, and buffs reapplied after removal cannot be removed again.]

World of Steel!

Drakan smiled, having obtained even the Awakening Skill that he didn’t possess in the previous game.

“Finally, I have it back.”

A low murmur escaped Drakan’s lips.

Combat Information Archive EX Grade, a rank that had been held solely by one until now!

The moment had finally arrived for that position, considered the uncharted territory and the sole domain of Eugene, to be encroached upon by his rival.

Drakan felt his body overflowing with power and looked around.

In the distance, he could see Paul rapidly approaching, swinging a giant axe.

“Die!”

Axe King Paul.

He was flying towards Drakan at high speed, using his ultimate skill, ‘Earth Splitter.’

Of course, as his nickname ‘Axe King’ suggested, he fundamentally relied on strength rather than agility, a so-called ‘powerhouse.’

However, he wasn’t just any powerhouse; he was a powerhouse who had ascended to the rank of Over-Ranker.

Even his agility, which was relatively lower than his strength, exceeded that of most Rankers, and Paul’s speed was truly lightning-fast, unbefitting his massive physique.

‘I’ll be the one to take that bastard’s head!’

All Paul could see in his vision was Drakan.

Earth Splitter.

The ultimate skill that symbolized Axe King Paul, a powerful skill that literally split the earth and caused earthquakes with the swing of his axe.

Even the mighty Drakan wouldn’t be able to remain unscathed after taking Earth Splitter head-on.

That’s what Paul thought.

Of course, Paul wasn’t the only one targeting Drakan.

‘Drakan, your head is mine.’

Assassination King Layla, clad entirely in black, was also targeting Drakan with her ultimate skill, ‘Black Spot Strike.’

Black Spot Strike.

This ultimate skill, which accurately targeted a single point called a ‘Black Spot,’ a weakness visible only to the Assassination King Layla who used the skill, was a powerful single-target attack skill capable of sending even boss monsters to the other side with a single blow.

Of course, a great figure like Drakan wouldn’t die from a single Black Spot Strike, but he would definitely have to be prepared for considerable damage.

And the Black Spot that Layla was targeting on Drakan was the back of his neck.

Layla was silently and quietly charging towards the Black Spot, raising her assassination dagger.

Naturally, befitting an Assassination King, she was still maintaining her stealth.

New Moon Stealth.

One of Layla’s two ultimate skills, the ultimate stealth skill that allowed her to conceal her body at all times except for the moment of attack.

Drakan would never be able to detect Layla using that skill.

That’s what she thought.

Regardless, Drakan looked at Paul charging towards him and said with a smile,

“This is the perfect stage to test my Awakening Skill.”

Awakening Skill!

The moment Drakan said those words, the chat window exploded.

[Awakening?]

[Did he just say Awakening Skill?]

[What? Did Drakan finish his Legacy Quest?]

[He awakened?]

[Whoa, the Combat Information Archive just updated!]

[Drakan is EX Grade, they say?]

[For real?]

[What? Drakan is EX Grade?]

[Wow lol that’s crazy lol]

[Wow, in my lifetime, I’m actually seeing Eugene being caught up to lol]

[Kyaa lol as expected of Drakan-nim lol]

[The Steel Monarch has returned lol]

[Long live the Alliance!]

[For the Dark Alliance!!]

Countless chat messages scrolled rapidly upwards, and viewers immediately accessed the Combat Information Archive. The big news that Drakan had risen from SSS Grade, symbolizing an Over-Ranker, to EX Grade, on par with Top Rankers, instantly spread throughout the chat window and the entire internet.

And this information was immediately relayed to Paul and Layla through their respective chat windows.

Upon receiving this information, the two Over-Rankers were flustered.

‘EX Grade?’

‘The quest is over?’

The quest is over!

Those words meant only one thing.

It meant that the terrifying Aerial Mobile Fortress was finally complete, that the unprecedented EX Grade had increased by one, and that the Steel Monarch Drakan had finally regained the power of his prime.

However, it was too late to retract the skills that had already been unleashed.

“World of Steel.”

Drakan said quietly.

[Legacy Skill ‘World of Steel’ is activated.]

Along with his words, the land within a 1km radius centered on Drakan began to be dyed crimson black, and black storm clouds began to gather in the sky.

World of Steel.

A field-dominating buff skill that maximized the power of all of Drakan’s Legacy Skills and allowed him to use special skills.

The moment World of Steel unfolded, the most flustered person was Layla.

[You have entered the World of Steel.]

[Skill ‘New Moon Stealth’ is deactivated.]

Due to the effect of World of Steel, all buffs, including stealth, were deactivated.

Of course, the buff removal effect of World of Steel was only one-time, so it would be fine if she reapplied the buff, but the problem was that New Moon Stealth, being an ultimate skill, had a cooldown.

And Drakan was not foolish enough to allow her that cooldown time.

‘Damn it!’

The moment Layla cursed inwardly.

[The power of all Legacy Skills is increased by 200%.]

Drakan looked at the message that popped up before his eyes and then used another skill.

“Iron Blood Avatar.”

[Legacy Skill ‘Iron Blood Avatar’ is activated.]

[Temporarily increases all stats by 400%.]

[Temporarily increases attack power and defense by 400%.]

[Temporarily increases the effects of all skills by 400%.]

[Temporarily increases the stats of surrounding allies by 300%.]

[Temporarily decreases the stats of surrounding enemies by 300%.]

Unbelievable stats!

Iron Blood Avatar, amplified by the Legacy Skill ‘World of Steel,’ was showing Drakan effects that were truly unbelievable.

Crimson black aura enveloped Drakan’s entire body, taking the form of armor.

Iron Blood Avatar.

The Steel Monarch Drakan, who had reigned over all users and been called the terror of the battlefield in the previous game, had finally descended upon the blood-and-iron-soaked land once again.

Drakan immediately turned around.

And there stood Assassination King Layla, stripped of her stealth.

“As always, assassins haven’t made any progress. Do you think you can win just by hiding and stabbing people in the back?”

Drakan looked at Layla and laughed coldly.

Assassination King Layla.

He had already anticipated that she would target his back.

No, to begin with, once she entered the World of Steel, there was no escape for Layla from the start.

“Iron Blood Chains.”

The moment Drakan uttered the skill name.

Crimson black chains erupted from the crimson black-dyed earth and immediately bound Layla.

“Ugh!”

Layla tried to break free from the chains, but with her stats decreased by 300% due to Iron Blood Avatar, it was impossible for her to escape the Iron Blood Chains immediately.

“Dark Chains.”

And another layer of black chains wrapped around Layla’s body.

Dark Chains.

The contract skill Drakan had received from the Dark God bound her once more.

Assassination King Layla.

Her attack failed without even reaching Drakan’s body.

Bound by two black and red chains, Layla trembled with humiliation.

She hadn’t earned the title of Assassination King by playing jacks.

She had to go through countless trials to earn that title.

But today, the reputation she had built in Ard World had vanished in an instant.

She had failed attacks surprisingly often, but this was the first time she had been completely shut down like this.

Already, her chat window was flooded with all sorts of jokes about the situation.

Layla gritted her teeth.

However, Layla wasn’t the only one targeting Drakan.

“Drakan!!”

Axe King Paul.

He was charging towards Drakan with an axe as big as his own body.

Paul knew.

He knew that the water had already been spilled, that he couldn’t log out mid-battle, that even if he retreated, Drakan wouldn’t leave him alone, and that he couldn’t escape Drakan’s grasp.

That’s why Paul chose to attack.

He was cornered, but he wanted to remind Drakan that even a cornered rat will bite the cat.

Furthermore, he had presumed that the power of Drakan, who had just reached EX Grade, would be weaker than Eugene’s.

“Take this!”

Therefore, Paul swung his giant axe towards Drakan, the wind pressure alone sending chills down one’s spine.

At that moment.

“Overlord’s Sword.”

A cold, low murmur escaped Drakan’s lips.

Simultaneously, the Iron Blood Executor in Drakan’s hand began to vibrate madly.

Woooong!

A tremendous aura gathered and compressed on the crimson black blade of the Iron Blood Executor, not only releasing a tingling shockwave but also distorting the space around the blade.

The sword of the Steel Monarch, who had unified the entire world for the first and last time in the history of Ard World, had revealed itself.

Drakan raised the Iron Blood Executor and lightly parried Paul’s axe.

At that moment.

Kwaaang!

With an explosive sound, the earth shook, an earthquake occurred, and a red shockwave shot up into the sky, sharply slicing through the gathered storm clouds.

A ray of sunlight shone down through the sliced storm clouds, illuminating Drakan.

Drakan smiled.

In his vision, he could see Paul, pathetically collapsed on the already crimson black-dyed earth, in a near-death state.

A single strike.

Paul, a renowned Over-Ranker, had not only failed to properly withstand a single attack but had also become what was commonly known as ‘low HP.’

Axe King Paul and Assassination King Layla.

After swiftly dealing with the two Over-Rankers, Drakan’s gaze turned towards the battlefield where the fighting was still raging fiercely.

It was time to end this war.