The Final Boss Has Returned 90

Chapter 90

“I hereby declare.”

The moment Drakan’s low voice flowed out from his mouth as he sat on the ice throne.

[Dark Sanctuary has been declared in the North.]

[The power of darkness spreads throughout the North.]

Notification windows popped up for all users connected to Ard Saga Second.

Dark Sanctuary!

The foundation for the reconstruction of the Dark Empire and the land where the influence of the Transcendent Beings of Darkness, belonging to the Demon Court, reaches!

That land of darkness, after more than two thousand years, had finally been implemented in the Ard World.

Rumble!

Snow Castle, the central city of the North.

A black pillar of light descended from the dark clouds gathered above it.

The black pillar of light enveloped none other than the Winter Palace!

The color of the outer walls of the Winter Palace, enveloped in the pillar of light, instantly turned black.

Sitting on the ice throne, which was gradually turning black, Drakan watched the once pure white Hall of Glory being dyed pitch black, and looked at the notification window that appeared before him with an indifferent expression.

[You have completed the quest ‘Dark Sanctuary’.]

[Level Up!]

[Level Up!]

……

[Level Up!]

[All stats increased by 340.]

[The Dark God is greatly pleased.]

[The Dark God wishes to impart the Contract Skill ‘Dark Chains’ as a quest completion reward.]

[Would you like to acquire the Contract Skill ‘Dark Chains’?]

As soon as the declaration of the Dark Sanctuary was complete, the first thing that popped up was the quest completion notification!

After the always sweet level and stat increase notifications, what caught Drakan’s eye was the skill impartation notification.

Contract Skill!

Looking at the skill that appeared after the Seal Skill, which proved him to be the contractor of the Dark God, Drakan nodded.

“Acquire.”

[You have acquired the skill ‘Dark Chains’.]

[Dark Chains]

[Grade: Legendary]

[Proficiency: Beginner Level 1]

[Summons chains made of the power of darkness. The summoned chains can be used to bind enemies or for other purposes.]

After reading the skill description, Drakan immediately realized the usefulness of this skill.

‘It’s a CC skill.’

Dark Chains!

As Drakan guessed, this skill was a CC skill, a crowd control skill.

‘I needed a CC skill anyway, so this is good.’

The moment Drakan closed the skill description window with a satisfied smile.

Another notification window blinked before his eyes.

[The Undead answer your call.]

[The Merfolk answer your call.]

[The Dark Elves answer your call.]

[The Orcs answer your call.]

[The Vampires answer your call.]

Drakan’s eyebrows twitched as he looked at the messages saying that not only the three races that had already joined the alliance, but also the two races that had not yet joined, were answering the call.

This was because there were a total of six races of darkness that had to be recognized in the ‘Apostle’s Path’ quest.

One race was still missing.

As if aware of Drakan’s thoughts, the final notification window blinked before his eyes.

[No response from the Lycansrope.]

No response!

Looking at the notification window that said “No response,” neither refusal nor acceptance, as if he had to force quit a program, Drakan clicked his tongue.

‘Aren’t Lycansrope werewolves? Why are they doing this?’

While Drakan was pondering the “No response” notification, five spatial rifts appeared simultaneously in the Hall of Glory, now completely dyed black.

Signs of life arose from the rifts, pierced black like an abyss, as if symbolizing the color of the Dark God.

The first to appear was the Merfolk King!

Nereus, the Merfolk King with golden scales, paid his respects to Drakan as soon as he emerged from the rift.

“I greet the Apostle.”

Following the Merfolk King, the next being to walk out of the rift was the Arch Lich, attending in place of the Undead King sealed in the skeletal throne!

However, seeing as the Arch Lich’s entire body was engulfed in blue flames, it was clear that the Undead King had descended upon the Arch Lich’s body.

[Dark Sanctuary, a nostalgic name.]

Following the Undead King who appeared through the Arch Lich’s body, the Dark Elf Queen Idun emerged.

“I heed the Apostle’s call.”

The Dark Elf Queen, with her silver hair fluttering, greeted Drakan politely with an expressionless face.

As Drakan received their greetings, he looked at the two rifts where no NPCs had yet appeared.

At that moment.

An Orc appeared from beyond the rift.

An impressive Orc with exploding green muscles, a height of over three meters, fierce eyes, and scars all over his body walked out of the rift, carrying a glaive on his back, and looked at Drakan.

“Did you call for me?”

“Yes.”

“I am Bortan, the honorable High Chieftain of the Orcs!”

High Chieftain Bortan!

The pinnacle and leader of all Orcs living in the Skyreach Mountains, the towering mountain range that stretches between the North and Central regions, and the most powerful Orc Warlord!

He had appeared at Drakan’s call.

“High Chieftain Bortan, will you recognize me as the Apostle and join the ancient alliance?”

Upon hearing Drakan’s words, Bortan knelt on one knee.

“According to the legends passed down from our ancestors, from our ancestors’ ancestors, and from our ancestors’ ancestors’ ancestors, now that the Dark Sanctuary has manifested in reality, all Orcs, including myself, will recognize you as the Apostle and join the ancient alliance.”

As soon as Bortan finished speaking, a series of notification windows popped up before Drakan’s eyes.

[The Orcs join the ancient alliance.]

[New race ‘Orc’ unlocked.]

[Orc]

[A strong warrior race that has survived without losing their belligerence even amongst the monsters of the Skyreach Mountains.]

Orcs are belligerent warmongers who value honor, struggle, and glory in battle. Their basic physical abilities, excluding magic power, are more than double that of the human race, and they receive additional job bonuses and growth bonuses for warrior-type classes and the Shaman class.

Orcs grow centered around their tribes and revere the strong. The more you become a strong warrior and display your bravery, the more Orcs will gather under your command.

Become the leader of the tribe. Ascend to the position of Warlord. Furthermore, become the conqueror of the Skyreach Mountains. The war cry of the Orcs who rule the Skyreach Mountains will follow you.

You can now select Orc when creating a character.

The starting point for the Orc race is Karakorum Fortress in the Skyreach Mountains.

[New class ‘Shaman’ unlocked.]

[Shaman]

The Shamans of the Orc race have traditionally foreseen the future of the tribe and served as their spiritual pillars. They carve tattoos with shamanistic meanings on those who go to battle, communicate with the spirits of their ancestors, and use catalysts to borrow their power to fight.

It is a different class from the Druid, and it is a hybrid class that is both a warrior and a magician, such as casting buffs on themselves and jumping into battle.

This is a class exclusive to the Orc race. Only characters with the ‘Orc’ race can change to this class.

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

The addition of a playable race and a race-specific class!

As Drakan was reading the information window, expecting this result.

A handsome man with pale skin, red eyes, and a black tuxedo appeared from the last rift, along with a gloomy aura.

“Nosferatu, the Blood King, greets the Apostle.”

The ruler of the Vampires and the overlord of all Vampire clans!

Blood King Nosferatu!

He appeared and bowed his head before Drakan.

[The Vampires join the ancient alliance.]

[The Vampire clan has lived in the shadows of human society for a long time, hiding and moving their base every certain period to avoid the pursuit of hunters and the Inquisitors of the Church, so they do not have a fixed base.]

Drakan’s eyebrows twitched at the message that appeared along with him.

This was because an unexpected message appeared when he thought the Vampire race would be unlocked as a playable race.

‘It seems like an additional quest is required.’

After a brief moment, Drakan realized, through his accumulated game experience and intuition, that an additional quest was necessary to unlock the Vampire race.

[The objective of the quest ‘Apostle’s Path’ has been updated.]

A notification appeared before Drakan’s eyes.

Drakan opened the quest window.

Five out of the six races listed in the quest objective had been recognized!

The only one left was the Lycansrope, who had not responded.

“Does anyone know the whereabouts of the Lycansrope?”

A brief silence fell over the Hall of Glory at Drakan’s words as he sat on the blackened ice throne, and then Blood King Nosferatu spoke in a respectful voice.

“Those wolves…… contact with them was lost after the Great Cataclysm. Their whereabouts are unknown, as if they ascended to the heavens or sank into the earth. However……”

“However?”

“During the Great Cataclysm over a decade ago, the dimensional barrier temporarily collapsed, and through that gap, a dimensional overlap phenomenon occurred between other dimensions and the Ard World. Monsters from other dimensions poured into the Ard World, but the opposite also happened.”

The opposite case.

Upon hearing that keyword, Drakan clicked his tongue.

This was because he was certain of what Nosferatu would say next.

“So, you’re saying the Lycansrope crossed over to another dimension?”

“That is correct.”

Another dimension!

A world different from the Ard World!

The existence of other dimensions or other worlds had already been confirmed through the existence of various anomalies, including dungeon gates and rifts.

In such a situation, some users, including ‘Analysis King,’ the famous issue creator and analyst of Ard Saga Second, were already almost certain of the existence of ‘otherworld content.’

The speculation that a world equal to or greater than the Ard World would be implemented, not just a small subspace like a dungeon gate.

And today, through Nosferatu’s words, Drakan realized that this speculation was true.

Otherworld content!

No one knew what form this content would take, but it did exist.

And to receive the recognition of the Lycansrope, complete the Apostle’s Path quest, and ascend to the position of Apostle of Darkness, he had to cross over to that other dimension.

“Any clues about the other dimension they crossed over to?”

“This is all I have.”

In response to Drakan’s question, Nosferatu took something out of his pocket and respectfully offered it to Drakan with both hands.

Drakan rose from his seat, descended the stairs, and received the item that Nosferatu presented.

It was a necklace.

An ominous aura emanated from the necklace imbued with a violet aura.

[Tainted Moonstone Necklace]

[Grade: Legendary]

[The symbol of the royal family, passed down through generations in the royal family of the Wolf King, the ruler of the Lycansrope. It contains the power of the full moon, strengthening the abilities of the Lycansrope race and allowing them to return to their best condition by borrowing the power of the moon in any situation.]

[Currently, it is in a tainted state after being exposed to an unknown force following the Great Cataclysm.]

[The unknown force and the power of the full moon contained within the moonstone are clashing, resulting in an unstable state.]

[Item Effects]

[Magic Power +100] [Strength -100] [Agility -100]

[Unusable Effect.]

[Unusable Effect.]

[Unusable Effect.]

Item effects that were as good as trash for a Legendary grade item!

But that wasn’t important right now.

‘It’s a quest item.’

Drakan realized the moment he saw the item.

This item wasn’t meant to be worn.

It was a kind of key item needed to clear a future quest.

If his guess was correct, he would be able to purify the taint during or after the quest.

As Drakan was thinking this, a notification window popped up before his eyes.

[A quest has occurred.]