Bell Cranel always dreamed of becoming a hero, but reality proved far crueler than his fantasies. Left humiliated and on the brink of death after a fateful encounter with a Minotaur and the adventurer Ais, something deep within him awakens-a power u...
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Bell watched in stunned silence as his new army stood before him, their glowing eyes locked onto their master.
Bell surveyed his newly formed army.
[Shadow Infantryman Lv.1] Rank: Standard
[Shadow Mage Lv.1] Rank: Elite
"Alright... twenty-seven infantrymen and three mages. That makes thirty in total, but I can only preserve twenty of them at a time."
[The number of extractable shadows has exceeded the limit.] [Number of extractable shadows: 30/30] [Number of preserved shadows: 0/20]
His gaze shifted toward the fallen knight. "If I extract his shadow..."
[Shadow extraction may be used on this target.]
[In order to extract new shadows, you must use the 'Terminate Extraction' command to return one or more soldiers to the world of nothingness.]
Bell exhaled sharply, then turned to his infantrymen. "I'll terminate extraction for eleven of you. Sorry for calling you here for nothing."
The dismissed shadows flickered before dissolving into the void.
[Shadow Soldiers that have returned to nothingness cannot be summoned again.]
Bell took careful steps toward Igris, the once-mighty knight now lying motionless. "You're up next, big guy." His voice was steady, his hand reaching forward as dark energy pulsed around him.
"Arise."
A dense black fog coiled around Igris's remains, but before the transformation could take hold, an explosive force erupted outward, throwing Bell back.
[You have failed to extract a shadow.]
"...No way." He gritted his teeth.
[You have two chances remaining.]
"Damn it... I only have two tries left." He steadied himself, clenching his fists.
"Arise."
Once again, the dark mist stirred, only to vanish instantly.
