The Final Boss Has Returned 79

Chapter 79

[Then attack.]

[As the Apostle commands.]

At the Undead King’s command to attack, the Lion’s army, shrouded in violet fog, charged towards the old Moonlight City!

Under the command of Arch Lich, countless undead surged like a tidal wave towards the city covered in flesh and tentacles. Inside the city, the Twisted Dark Elves fought back, but they were overwhelmed by the sheer number of undead.

[Kiiiiiiiik!]

[Keeeeeek!]

Twisted Dark Elves rushed forward, swinging their tentacles, and the undead, emanating deathly energy, countered them!

The sight of tentacle monsters dripping with violet magic power clashing against corpses wielding blue magic power on a massive scale was a spectacle that could only be seen in a Hollywood fantasy movie filled with CG.

It was truly a battle between evil and evil.

[Return those corpses to the earth. For the Great Will!]

[It is the Undead King’s command. Kill all those disgusting lumps of tentacles!]

Arch Lich, the leader of the Lion’s army, and the Unclean One, the leader of the Twisted Dark Elves, encouraged their troops with eerie cries.

However, the undead had the upper hand in the war.

The undead army, devoid of fear, and the undead, endlessly resurrected even when their bodies were destroyed by the deathly energy emanating from the obelisk, displayed the majesty of a truly immortal army.

[Th-This is crazy!]

[Where did all these corpses come from?]

The waves of undead surged endlessly, overwhelming even the tentacle monsters!

And a smile played on Drakan’s lips as he watched the scene.

‘The undead’s power is this great? It was worth the wait. They will be useful in the future.’

Testing the power of the undead!

The test had easily surpassed a passing grade.

‘This is with the Undead King sealed. If the Undead King’s seal is broken……’

Even more frightening was the fact that this was just a glimpse of the power displayed with the Undead King sealed!

Now that he had handed over Levateinn, if the Undead King’s seal was broken, the power Drakan held would grow even greater.

Pondering this fact, Drakan spoke to the Dark Elf Queen, Idun, who was observing the battle beside him.

“It’s about time we attacked as well.”

“Those are the words I’ve been waiting for, Contractor. Everyone, prepare for battle! It’s time to reclaim the heart of the kingdom!”

At the queen’s command, the waiting Dark Elf army charged onto the battlefield, and Drakan saw a Bone Wyvern flying towards him.

“Shall we begin as well? Our first drive together after becoming a couple is in the sky. How romantic.”

Shin Ha-yeon whispered in a sweet voice, clinging to Drakan’s arm.

Drakan laughed at her words.

“Yes. Let’s go on our first date then.”

The test of the undead’s power was over.

Now it was time to start testing Drakan’s own character specs after completing the Undead Quest.

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The undead and Dark Elves endlessly swarmed towards the center of Moonlight City, where the ‘Gate’ was located!

The Unclean One, the leader of the Twisted Dark Elves, cried out in a mournful voice as he watched the scene.

[If only, if only we had a little more time!]

If only they had a little more time, they could have completed the Gate and purified this corrupted world with the will of the Great Will!

The Unclean One was truly enraged by the enemies who suddenly threw a wrench in their plans, but there was no time left.

The undead, whose origins were unknown, kept surging endlessly no matter how many were killed, and the Dark Elves, who had been preoccupied with maintaining the status quo, were also pushing forward with unstoppable momentum.

[Is this truly the end? No. Not yet……]

Just as the Unclean One was about to move.

A flock of Bone Wyverns, tearing through the thick clouds in the sky, swooped down towards the ground.

Riding the leading Bone Wyvern was none other than Drakan!

Drakan raised Iron Blood Executor towards the sky and, looking down at the writhing tentacle monster, the Unclean One, said in a low voice.

“Steel Rain.”

At that moment.

A Steel Rain poured down from the sky towards the earth.

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Kwa-kwa-kwa-gwang!

A deafening roar filled the world.

The rain of red aura falling from the dark clouds devastated the ground.

[Kieeeeek!]

[Kiik!]

The Twisted Dark Elves gathered near the tentacle monster, presumably a boss monster, screamed and died.

I smiled with satisfaction as I watched the scene.

‘It’s not quite as powerful as I was in my prime, but considering my low Legacy Level, it’s surprisingly powerful.’

I still had a long way to go to reach my prime, but this was enough to make a name for myself.

That was the conclusion I reached after testing the skill.

As I had sensed from the skill description, it was obvious that the power had actually increased.

I looked towards the center of the city, trying to ignore the warmth of Shin Ha-yeon clinging to me from behind, as the Bone Wyvern descended.

In the center of the city, I could see a disgusting tentacle monster with a huge mass of flesh covered in tentacles and eyeballs – the Unclean One, as the Dark Elves called it – and a massive stone structure shaped like a ‘Gate’ that the monster was guarding like a sacred object.

‘Is that the Gate?’

The Gate!

The goal of this Dark Elf quest!

Confirming the objective, I landed the Bone Wyvern on the ground, now a mess of Twisted Dark Elf blood and flesh.

Kwa-gwang!

The rain of aura blades falling from the sky continued intermittently, taking the lives of the enemies, though not as intensely as when I first activated the skill.

I lightly jumped off the Bone Wyvern, followed by Shin Ha-yeon, then Arch Lich, and finally the elite undead and elite Dark Elves, including the Dark Elf Queen Idun, who were disembarking from their Bone Wyverns.

[Human. Are you behind this?]

The tentacle monster, the Unclean One, questioned me in a voice filled with rage.

But I had no obligation to answer his question.

Looking at the monster, covered in violet blood from being hit by Steel Rain, I scoffed and jumped off the ground, shouting.

“Attack.”

At my command, the Dark Elves and Death Knights instantly sprang from the ground.

[Suffer eternally!]

Tentacles erupted from the Unclean One’s body!

I cut down all the tentacles that rushed towards me with Iron Blood Executor, but no matter how many I cut down, they continued to grow as if the monster’s regenerative power was endless.

쾅!

Just as the last aura blade from the sky pierced the monster’s body.

[Blizzard.]

Arch Lich’s voice echoed coldly, and a blizzard raged in the middle of the hot rainforest.

[Kuaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!]

The Unclean One screamed as its entire body was struck by the Blizzard.

Even the monster’s thick, regenerative skin couldn’t withstand the power of the brutal Blizzard, and a gloomy voice echoed from its mangled body.

[In this case, I must open the Gate even if it means sacrificing my soul!]

The Unclean One’s mournful words, its flesh torn and tattered after being directly hit by the Blizzard!

But I had no intention of letting it happen.

Hearing those words, I quietly activated my second ultimate skill.

“Iron Blood Avatar.”

[Skill ‘Iron Blood Avatar’ activated.]

[Temporarily increases all stats by 50%.]

[Temporarily increases attack power and defense by 50%.]

[Temporarily increases the effect of all skills by 50%.]

[Temporarily increases the stats of nearby allies by 20%.]

[Temporarily decreases the stats of nearby enemies by 20%.]

At that moment, a dark red aura enveloped my entire body, and endless notification windows began to pop up before my eyes.

I felt the surging power and let out a laugh.

Although it didn’t quite match the power of my prime, the skill’s potential itself was higher than in the previous game, just like Steel Rain!

I glanced at the corner of my vision to check the remaining duration.

[Skill ‘Iron Blood Avatar’ duration: 5 minutes]

‘5 minutes is enough.’

5 minutes!

5 minutes was more than enough time to kill that boss monster.

Greeeeeeeeeeek!

The ground trembled.

The ‘Gate’ gradually turned violet, and a terrifying energy began to spread, but I ignored it and jumped off the ground.

“Steel Storm.”

Woo-woo-woo-woong!

As I uttered the skill activation words, a dark red aura gathered around Iron Blood Executor like a storm.

I plunged the storm of aura concentrated on the dark red blade of Iron Blood Executor into the torn flesh of the Unclean One.

Pak!

And an explosion occurred.

The huge mass of flesh exploded with a single blow, sending flesh and blood flying into the sky.

[You have defeated the Unclean One.]

[Level Up.]

[Level Up.]

[Level Up.]

……

[The Dark God is greatly pleased with your performance.]

[The Dark God has sponsored 10000 points.]

……

I wiped the flesh and blood off my face and took a deep breath.

These byproducts would disappear after a certain amount of time, but the excessive realism made it impossible not to feel disgusted.

[The duration of the skill ‘Iron Blood Avatar’ has ended.]

With that message, I waved my hand to erase the translucent windows that appeared before my eyes and approached the Unclean One’s corpse to collect the items.

[You have acquired a Highest Grade Magic Stone.]

……

[You have acquired 100,000 gold.]

‘There are no items that could be clues.’

I had killed a monster that seemed to be related to the mastermind behind the Great Cataclysm, but all I got were material items and gold.

Of course, it wasn’t bad, but it was disappointing that there were no items containing clues about the mastermind behind the Great Cataclysm, the Great Will or whatever it was called.

‘Well, if it was that easy to solve, it wouldn’t be the main story.’

I clicked my tongue and pointed at the ‘Gate’ with my hand.

“Destroy it.”

It didn’t take long for the undead army to destroy the ‘Gate’ at my command.

[Quest ‘The Calamity of the Dark Elf Kingdom’ completed.]

[Level Up.]

[Level Up.]

[Level Up.]

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[All stats increased by 100.]

[New race Dark Elf unlocked.]

[The path of the Dark Elves, the elf race that rejected harmony and chose change, has been opened!]

[Dark Elves are elves who, in the mythical age, chose change instead of harmony and pledged themselves to the Dark God. Elves say that Dark Elves are corrupted by darkness and have even changed their skin color to dark, but the Dark Elves’ change is the result of their own choices, and they do not regret those choices.]

[Dark Elves receive an environment buff bonus in dark places or at night, and have double the proficiency bonus for assassination, stealth, and black magic skills, but have several unique racial characteristics, such as being unable to learn spirit magic.]

[You can now select the new race ‘Dark Elf’ when creating a character.]

[The starting point for Dark Elves is Night Haven in the Dark Elf Kingdom.]

[New possibilities have opened up in Ard World. Participate in the new history.]

As the massive stone structure, the ‘Gate’, crumbled.

As expected, a message appeared stating that the Dark Elf race was now available as a playable race, along with the quest completion notification.

The moment I waved my hand to clear the translucent notification windows that cluttered my vision.

[The Dark God smiles with satisfaction at you for restoring half of the ancient alliance.]

[The Dark God bestows a divine quest upon you.]

[A quest has occurred.]

As I read the contents of the Dark God’s quest that appeared immediately afterward, Shin Ha-yeon’s voice reached my ears.

“Shall we go back now?”

“Yes, we should.”

I nodded at her words.

Now that the quest was over, it was time to return to Lawless Port.