The Final Boss Has Returned 179

Chapter 179

Sharp.

The fact that he personally visited the Iron Blood Alliance and applied for membership was immediately reported directly to Drakan’s desk, and Sharp was able to meet with Drakan in the CEO’s office shortly after.

Iron Blood Alliance CEO’s Office.

Inside the CEO’s office, decorated in a simple and bleak manner that went beyond frugal, Drakan sat facing Sharp across a table.

In front of them, there was a cup of coffee each, but neither Drakan nor Sharp touched their drinks.

“You want to join our company.”

Drakan said in a low voice, looking at Sharp.

Sharp, the Divine Archer.

Drakan knew her well.

The most famous Elf user, the most powerful Archer user, Eugene’s closest aide, and the person responsible for throwing the huge bombshell of the “True Ending Reward,” causing the upheaval in Ard World to spill over into the real world.

This was the first time he had met her alone in the real world.

Sharp in reality, just like in the game, was a slender beauty with snow-white skin and long, golden hair that looked as if it were made of molten gold.

“Yes.”

Sharp spoke informally as usual, but Drakan didn’t mind.

She was a user famous for always speaking informally, and what mattered now wasn’t something trivial like speech style.

“Why the Iron Blood Alliance and not Troika?”

Drakan’s eyes gleamed.

Drakan and the Iron Blood Alliance.

Drakan knew very well the meaning these two names still held for the members of the Lightwing Guild.

Even if Sharp had left the Lightwing Guild, her past of standing on the front lines of the World Revolution against Drakan could not be erased, and it would have been more convenient for her to join the Sword Emperor’s side, as they were on the same side.

Nevertheless, Drakan gazed into Sharp’s bright blue eyes and speculated on the reason why she wanted to entrust herself to the Iron Blood Alliance, which had been nothing short of a sworn enemy until now.

Several hypotheses crossed his mind, but there was no clear answer at this point.

“You’re doubting me, aren’t you?”

Sharp said, looking at Drakan.

“There’s no reason not to.”

Drakan replied with a smile at Sharp’s words.

Sharp looked at Drakan and laughed loudly, fiddling with the now cold coffee cup in front of her.

It was because she felt the reality of facing the ‘Drakan’ she knew.

Unlike Eugene, who naively trusted the goodwill of others, Drakan trusted no one but himself.

He was truly the opposite of Eugene in every way.

And that was the reason why Sharp chose Drakan instead of Argen.

“I won’t say the obvious, ‘Trust me.’ It wouldn’t work on you anyway.”

Drakan remained silent at Sharp’s words.

She closed and opened her eyes, then spoke to Drakan.

“But my hatred, my desire for revenge against that bastard who deceived my life……. How about it? Isn’t that believable enough?”

Sparks were already flying from Sharp’s eyes as she spoke.

Looking at the way her resentment was pouring out, Drakan took a sip of his coffee and said,

“You still haven’t told me why you came to me instead of Argen.”

“Ah, that?”

Sharp laughed again at Drakan’s words.

“Reason? The reason is simple.”

Sharp stared directly at Drakan.

“Drakan. You’re the only user who can defeat that bastard. Argen? That man can never surpass him.”

Drakan.

He was truly the only user who could surpass Eugene.

Sharp knew very well that Sword Emperor Argen, a greedy opportunist and a petty man, would never be able to surpass Eugene.

That’s why Sharp came to Drakan, her once-sworn enemy.

Because Drakan was the only enemy who could destroy Eugene and fulfill her revenge.

Drakan looked at Sharp and replied to her words,

“You’re stating the obvious.”

“Yes, that’s more like you.”

Sharp was not shaken by Drakan’s arrogant words.

Rather, she became even more convinced of her choice by seeing him like this.

Choosing Drakan was indeed the best choice.

“I can’t trust humans, but I can trust revenge.”

Drakan muttered.

He couldn’t trust humans.

But he could trust the desire for revenge.

Wasn’t Drakan himself doing everything he could to get revenge on Eugene?

“Sharp.”

A low voice flowed from Drakan’s mouth.

“Can you sacrifice everything for revenge?”

Sharp smiled and answered Drakan’s question.

“Do you think I came here without that kind of resolve?”

“Then, good.”

Drakan smiled at Sharp’s answer.

He had already noticed that her desire for revenge was real.

“But I still can’t completely trust you. If you had come with your other colleagues who left Lightwing, I might have, but you came here alone.”

“Are you worried about Elena and MuscleMan joining Troika? That’s a very ‘you’ answer.”

Sharp answered, understanding the hidden intention in Drakan’s words.

The target of Sharp’s revenge was Eugene, not her other colleagues, and Troika was also a potential enemy that Drakan would have to defeat someday.

Drakan was now suspecting a connection, or even collusion, between Sharp and Elena.

“Yes. You understand well. But if you still want to join the Iron Blood Alliance, you will be under 24-hour surveillance and absolute obedience to me. Don’t question my orders. As you said, dedicate everything to me.”

Even after hearing Drakan’s seemingly outrageous proposal, Sharp didn’t show any particular agitation.

She had already anticipated that he would make such an unreasonable offer.

Just as Drakan knew about Eugene and the Lightwing Guild members in detail, Eugene and the Lightwing Guild members also knew Drakan better than anyone else.

And Sharp had made her decision after considering and preparing for all those possibilities.

That’s how deep her resentment ran.

“Then, I will show you the spectacle of your revenge being fulfilled.”

Finally, the answer Sharp desired flowed from Drakan’s mouth.

Hearing that answer, a truly ecstatic smile spread across Sharp’s lips.

Thud.

Sharp knelt on the spot and said,

“I will obey your commands.”

Sharp’s cheeks, uttering polite language for the first time, trembled with the joy of finding the path to revenge.

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Sharp Joins the Iron Blood Alliance!

The news, announced through the official Iron Blood Alliance website, set the internet ablaze.

[Whoa, Sharp in Iron Blood Alliance lol. Is this for real?]

[Honestly, if someone said Sharp would join Iron Blood Alliance just a month ago, they would’ve been cursed out lol]

[Tsk tsk…… I wonder how much Eugene hurt her……]

[This is honestly 100% Eugene’s fault lol]

[But what happens when Sharp goes to Iron Blood? Does she convert to the Dark Alliance?]

[Sharp in Iron Blood…… I can’t even imagine it;]

Sharpshooter Sharp!

The fact that she, who was Eugene’s closest confidante, joined the forces of Drakan, publicly recognized as Eugene’s adversary, shocked most people.

Along with this, Eugene’s “fishing” scandal resurfaced once again.

Amidst the numerous rumors and speculations surrounding Sharp’s entry into the Iron Blood Alliance, and while baseless assumptions were circulating online,

Sharp logged into Ard World and arrived not in the Central Region, but in the Great Forest.

“As you instructed, I’ve cleared my friend list.”

Drakan nodded as he looked at the friend list, now empty except for the members of the Iron Blood Alliance, which Sharp had shared using the status window sharing function.

As instructed by Drakan, Sharp had deleted all friend registrations of Elena, MuscleMan, Eugene, and all members of the Lightwing Guild, Troika, and Five Eyes.

That wasn’t the only restriction Drakan placed on Sharp.

In addition to installing surveillance and location tracking applications on her phone and computer, her accommodations, including the room with her capsule, were set up within the Iron Blood Alliance building. Through CCTV and security personnel, her every move was monitored and reported to him.

Of course, Sharp didn’t mind Drakan’s surveillance at all.

It was something she had prepared for, something they had mutually agreed upon, and above all, she could endure this much for the sake of revenge.

Sharp looked at Drakan and said,

“So, the only thing left is to complete the Faction Change Quest?”

“Yes.”

Drakan said so and took a step back.

Their current location was Moon Haven, the capital of the Dark Elf Kingdom, specifically the Temple of the Moon at its center.

Faction Change Quest.

A special quest that could only be granted by the leader of the Dark Alliance, allowing the recipient to change their faction.

Drakan had previously given this quest to Paul, Layla, and Wu Jing after their victory in the Black Plain battle.

However, they were only members of the Holy Alliance in name, not core members. Therefore, their faction was changed to the Dark Alliance immediately after a simple ritual at the Dark Temple.

But Sharp’s case was different.

Sharp wasn’t just a user who belonged to the Holy Alliance.

She was a core member of the Holy Alliance, having inherited the Legacy of the “Legendary High Elf” from the previous game and rising to the position of representative of all elf tribes.

As a result, Sharp’s Faction Change Quest demanded a considerably different price than the previous users’.

“Offer the sacrifice.”

“Understood.”

At Drakan’s words, Sharp took out a blue, glowing fruit from her inventory.

World Tree Fruit.

A sacred object of the elves that only bore fruit once every thousand years, a Legendary grade material item.

That’s right. A Legendary grade material item was the price required for Sharp to complete her Faction Change Quest.

The moment Sharp placed the World Tree Fruit on the black marble altar in the center of the temple, where a large moon was engraved on the wall,

[The Altar of the Moon reacts to the offering.]

A translucent notification window appeared before Sharp’s eyes.

Simultaneously, the entire temple began to shake as if an earthquake had occurred, centered around the altar. Then, the World Tree Fruit turned black and was absorbed into the altar.

From Sharp’s feet, an ominous black energy began to rise. The black energy climbed up her ankles and instantly dyed her entire body, which had been as white as snow, black.

It wasn’t just her body that changed as she embraced the darkness.

Her ocean-blue eyes turned blood red, and her luscious golden hair lost its shine and turned completely white.

[Faction Change Quest ‘Turning Away from the Light’ has been completed.]

[Legacy ‘Legendary High Elf (Legend)’ is changed to ‘Fallen High Elf (Legend).’]

[Race ‘High Elf’ is changed to ‘Dark Elf.’]

…….

[Faction ‘Holy Alliance’ is changed to ‘Dark Alliance.’]

[Faction Change Quest cannot be performed again.]

Sharp, having finally shed her High Elf form, smiled chillingly as she looked at the notification windows.

Sharpshooter Sharp.

This was the moment she finally fell into Drakan’s grasp, completely corrupted.