The Final Boss Has Returned 20

Chapter 20

Ard Live, Drakan’s Official Channel.

It had been over a week since a video was uploaded to his channel.

[Where’d Drakan go?]

[He probably ran away scared lol. Look at that washed-up level. As expected, he’s no match for our God Eugene, right?]

[Eugene’s fanboys are disgusting;; Real talk]

[Eugene’s fanboys are swarming here again after getting their coordinates, so gross;;]

Drakan’s last uploaded video, the dungeon run!

Not only were comments pouring in there, but posts inquiring about Drakan’s recent activities were also popping up on the Ard Forum.

[What’s Drakan doing?]

[I don’t know either]

[Isn’t he doing the Divine Quest after reaching level 100?]

One week!

A period that could be considered long or short, depending on the perspective.

However, in the fast-paced world of the internet, it was enough time for Drakan’s presence to fade away.

Just as the buzz about Drakan and Eugene was dying down, a video was uploaded to Drakan’s channel.

[ (Breaking News) Drakan…… Video…… Uploaded……avi]

[What? Argan Village? The village head there is a Black Magician? I did the goblin extermination quest there when I was a noob?]

[Holy shit, a cinematic? In the second quest? Ohhh lol]

[Whoa, Drakan made a contract with the Dark God? That’s insane;; Overpowered with Legacy and now a contract, totally broken;;]

[Is this the Divine Quest? A cinematic right from the start? This is truly crazy]

The content of the uploaded video was simple.

Drakan reached level 100, received the Divine Quest, visited Argan Village, and then received the next quest.

However, the impact of that short video on the internet was enormous.

[What, is it war? lol]

[Never Again War! Never Again War!]

[Whoa, crazy. Look at the class of the Legendary quest. Take six geezers and defeat the Lawless Port lol]

[Whoa, isn’t this difficulty insane?]

[Drakan’s about to run away, right?]

[Breaking News…… Drakan…… Preparing to escape……]

[Honestly, seriously, this difficulty is hellish, but there’s no time limit, so he doesn’t need to clear it right now. I think Drakan will level up, build his specs, and come back to it later.]

[Truth]

The reason for this was the content of the final quest that appeared after the cinematic ended.

Conquer the Lawless Port!

And with only six Black Magicians……

Seeing the seemingly impossible quest, the users who were envious of Drakan’s contract with the Dark God were completely taken aback.

If it had ended there, it would have just been another attention-grabbing video.

But Drakan didn’t stop there.

When the details of Drakan’s Divine Quest spread across the internet, another video was uploaded to his channel.

[Greetings. It’s a bit awkward since this is my first time greeting you through a video.]

Drakan!

He had uploaded a video filmed in-game, with Argan Village as the backdrop.

Since the quest to conquer the Lawless Port had already become a hot topic across the internet, many users started clicking on Drakan’s video again, and the view count began to climb rapidly.

[I believe you’ve all seen my video by now and are aware of the quest details.]

In the video, Drakan looked straight ahead and continued speaking in a calm voice.

[To cut to the chase, I’ll share this quest with all users, unconditionally. If there are any users who want to join me on this quest, you are welcome to come to Argan Village.]

Drakan smiled as he said this in the video.

[Share the quest? That Drakan?]

[Am I hearing this right? That Drakan? The crazy guy who only cared about himself?]

[This is 100% a trick to lure people in because he can’t clear it alone. Don’t be fooled, guys. How does he expect to win against the Lawless Port with a ragtag group of randoms? No chance of winning lol. It’s a shortcut to character deletion.]

[Even if Drakan was a top-ranked player in the previous game, he’s just a level 100 newbie with no guild. There’s no way anyone’s going to be lured to Argan by a Legendary quest, right?]

Of course, users initially scoffed at Drakan’s words.

Drakan. Despite his notoriety, he was currently just a solo player in his 100s, having lost all the glory of his past. Users judged that there was no chance of winning.

However, as if anticipating this, Drakan in the video smiled even wider and continued speaking in a calm voice.

[Ah, I’d like to add a little something in case anyone thinks there’s no chance of winning.]

[JDG and Ignis will be joining us on this quest. So, don’t worry unnecessarily. If you want to share in the glory of conquering the Lawless Port, come to Argan Village right now. I’ll share the quest unconditionally.]

With those words, Drakan’s video ended.

And the users who saw the video were completely blown away.

Drakan!

JDG!

They were joining forces to attack the Lawless Port?

The news of the collaboration between Drakan, the former top-ranked player, and JDG, the current 6th ranked guild, spread beyond Ard Live and finally reached the entire internet. Thanks to this incredibly powerful bombshell, the Ard Forum once again erupted in flames.

[What, JDG is joining this? Is this for real?]

[They’re both affiliated with Jeil, so wouldn’t it be real? I think it’s legit.]

[Breaking News…… JDG…… Uploads Drakan Collaboration Video……live]

[Whoa, it was real. Jeil’s push is insane. They’re already giving him a collaboration with JDG.]

[Jeil is disgusting, right? Struggling to get close to Eugene…… Pathetic……]

[The disgusting one is your Eugene, lol. It’s disgusting to be sucking up to Eugene even here. Go back to your cafe.]

The first reaction was shock.

Drakan and JDG.

Not only were they joining forces to prepare for a large-scale quest, but they were also accepting participation from general users.

And unconditionally, no less.

Considering that large-scale quests led by top guilds or rankers were often kept within their own circles, this was an exceptional event.

Eugene.

Sharing a large-scale quest was something unimaginable without him.

And after a while, users started to calculate the risks and rewards, and with JDG and Ignis joining the fray, they began to see a chance of winning.

JDG!

The name of a top ten guild and an Over-Ranker, Ignis’ lofty reputation built from his days as a professional gamer—though somewhat overshadowed by Eugene, who had reached the pinnacle of the Ard World—was not to be taken lightly.

I might not trust Drakan, but I trust Ignis and JDG!

JDG and Ignis calculated that there was a chance of winning, so they joined this war!

So let’s take this opportunity to teach those pirates a lesson!

Such public opinion among the eastern users soon manifested into action.

[ (Verification) Received quest share from Drakan.]

[Screenshot attached. Took a picture with Drakan and Ignis. He really shared the quest unconditionally. Drakan is much nicer than I thought and has a good impression. Honestly, this quest seems like it’ll be super fun lol]

[Attached files: Verification1.jpg, Verification2.jpg]

[Whoa, he really shared it unconditionally?]

[Yeah, no conditions. Honestly, this war seems like it’ll be super fun. With JDG, it’s worth fighting. I was already annoyed with those damn pirates, so I’m going to try and crush them this time.]

[That’s awesome lol]

[Are you a Jeil employee?]

[Yes, you’re all Eugene fanboys.]

[What’s wrong with Eugene? He’s much better than that bastard Drakan. Why are you guys even supporting Drakan?]

[Eugene]

[Look at that Eugene fanboy burning lol]

[Yeah~ Keep sucking up to that hypocrite Eugene who says the pirates rampaging is just part of the game~]

Drakan!

As users who went to Argan Village and received the quest share from him started posting verification relays on SNS and the Ard Forum, public opinion began to shift.

Pirate Alliance!

The resentment of the eastern users who had suffered from their tyranny was immense, and there was a broad consensus that they couldn’t live like this anymore and had to punish the pirates.

However, the eastern users simply lacked a focal point to gather that resentment and consensus.

Just like during the World Revolution, for the vague dissatisfaction of the users to translate into concrete action, they needed a focal point, a catalyst, and a systematic organization like a guild.

In simple terms, they needed someone to take the lead.

However, the Pirate Alliance was a powerful force, and Hero Eugene, the only one with the power to confront them head-on, refused the eastern users’ pleas for subjugation.

Regardless of his intentions, even Hero Eugene, who possessed the strongest force in the current Ard World, had refused the subjugation request!

In such a situation, there was no way any angelic guild or user would risk the losses and damage incurred during war and step up to subjugate the Pirate Alliance.

I wish someone would step up and take the lead!

But I don’t want to be the one……

That was the current situation in the east.

It was truly a situation where putting a bell on the cat was impossible.

And in this situation, Drakan appeared.

He declared that he would be the one to put the bell on the cat, along with JDG.

It was only natural for public opinion among the eastern users to swing towards Drakan, who boldly took the lead, Ignis, who declared his cooperation, and JDG.

However, in the vast Ard World, the east, along with the north, was the most underdeveloped region.

From the perspective of users in other regions, it honestly didn’t matter who won.

Although the Pirate Alliance’s tyranny was severe, it was limited to the east.

Therefore, the public opinion in the central, western, and southern regions, where the majority of users enjoyed the game, was quite different from the eastern region, where a sense of tragedy hung in the air.

As the old saying goes, the best kind of spectacle is a fight, and users in other regions started grabbing their popcorn to watch the exciting drama unfolding in the east.

The common emotion among these users was excitement.

In fact, aside from the fact that Drakan was the one sharing the quest, there was nothing wrong with this quest for the users.

War!

The fact that they could experience war, one of the most enjoyable content in Ard Saga, after a long time made users’ hearts race with excitement.

[Honestly, it’s a fact that there have been almost no wars since Eugene came to power. Everyone’s just trying to stay on his good side lol. War is so much fun. I’m going to the east to have a war after a long time.]

[‘That Hero’ Special) Shutting down fun content like war with his goody-two-shoes attitude lol]

[The bastard who controlled everything but at least kept the wars going…… Our glorious Drakan……]

[Honestly, Eugene’s fanboys are disgusting, lol. They make him look bad and ruin the fun. We need wars.]

[It’s ‘need,’ not ‘nede,’ you idiot. Sigh, the intelligence level of Eugene’s fanboys……]

[Eugene’s fanboys are missing the point and nitpicking, right? As expected from those who only play the broadcast edition lol]

Soon, the internet became a chaotic battlefield, ablaze with arguments between the Infinite Eugene Church and users fed up with their tyranny.

Eugene. While it was true that he had created a peaceful Ard World, it was also true that this peace had led to the disappearance of enjoyable content like war.

During Drakan’s reign.

Unlike those days, when large and small wars frequently erupted across the world, under Eugene’s rule, all the rankers and guilds had willingly submitted to his authority, and the hierarchy among guilds had solidified.

Since Eugene himself disliked war, large-scale guild wars for dominance, like those in the past, were long gone.

A peaceful but stagnant, stifling, and boring world!

That was the Ard World that Eugene had created.

Naturally, such a world was not particularly appealing to users who weren’t particularly interested in justice, but rather sought the thrill and excitement that couldn’t be experienced in reality.

Therefore, they praised Drakan, who had brought back the grand event of war after a long time, and criticized Eugene, who had created the current boring Ard World.

And the problem didn’t stop there.

[Honestly, filtering out all the Eugene haters and fanboys, I’m fine with the easterners getting wrecked by the Pirate King lol. As long as they take care of the pirates, I’ll gladly support Drakan or even his grandpa.]

[Real talk, those who haven’t even been to the east are telling us to come to the central region if we don’t like it.]

[Honestly, it’s frustrating to be in the countryside and then be ignored because of some hero’s play……]

[Eugene-nim said before that he doesn’t interfere with NPC factions because it’s for the good of the Ard World. This is an inconvenience we have to endure;;;]

[Eugene]

[Ah, there goes that Eugene fanboy again. Trying to make me puke lol. What can’t you say with your mouth? You need to get wrecked by pirates in the east to come to your senses.]

[Yeah, we don’t want the hypocrite Eugene~ Go away~]

Pirate Alliance!

The atrocities they committed in the east and the grievances of the eastern users who had suffered at their hands finally erupted, taking advantage of the large-scale event of Drakan sharing the quest.

Of course, the eastern users didn’t dislike Eugene from the beginning.

Even those who disliked the Infinite Eugene Church didn’t necessarily dislike Eugene himself. After all, Eugene was a top-ranked player with near-perfect character.

When the Pirate King started his rampage.

The eastern users believed.

Eugene, he would eradicate those evil pirates with his blade of justice, as always!

But no matter how long they waited, and waited, Eugene did not come to the east.

Some of the users active in the east, unable to bear it any longer, went all the way to the Lightwing Guild’s guild house to ask Eugene to resolve the situation. However, the answer they received from Eugene after much difficulty was truly appalling.

‘It’s my policy not to interfere with factions. I sympathize with the plight of the eastern users, but there’s nothing I can do at this time. I apologize.’

There’s nothing I can do!

I must adhere to my principle of not interfering with factions!

At that disappointing answer, the eastern users’ support for Eugene dwindled.

And now.

The resentment that had been building up since then was exploding, taking advantage of the entire internet being ablaze with topics related to Drakan, JDG, and Eugene.

“Everything is proceeding according to plan!”

Drakan smiled as he received the report from his dedicated support team.

Public opinion about himself and Eugene was gradually changing.

Indeed, everything was going exactly as he intended.