Oh, right!

    An idea flashed across Jinwoo’s head .

    ‘I can’t waste another second . ’

    He just saw the power of the new skill . He could turn a slain monster into an undead soldier . If that was the case, there was a monster nearby that he had to quickly turn into his own! Jinwoo went up on the pile of armors that made up the golem . He was able to see the entire room from the top .

    ‘ . . . ’

    His eyes scanned across the room and found his target .

    Found him!

    Jinwoo quickly ran towards the direction .

    step, step, step, step!

    Even without ‘Sprint’, he immediately reached his destination with anticipation .

    gulp

    Jinwoo stared at the extraction target and gulped . The monster’s corpse was exactly where he had left it .

    ‘ . . . Blood-red Ygritte . ’

    Looking at the headless body half buried in the wall, Jinwoo remember just how fierce their battle was .

    He stood before Ygritte .

    Just a few hours ago, he was an enemy that threatened his life . But now, the fallen knight was a top class ingredient for his skill . Thankfully, like the other knights, there was a black smoke coming from Ygritte’s body .

    It’s a possible target for Shadow Extraction .

    Jinwoo’s face brightened .

    ‘Good . ’

    He remembered the command phrase . After taking a breath, Jinwoo quietly spoke the words,

    “Arise . ”

    That was the activation phrase he had chosen . But the skill did not activate .

    ‘ . . . ?’

    Jinwoo tilted his head in confusion and was about to try again when the System rang .

    You’ve exceeded the maximum number of Shadows allowed .

    To extract another Shadow, use ‘Extraction Cancel’ to send one or more Shadow Soldiers to the World of Nothingness . [1]

    The Shadow Soldiers sent to the void cannot be summoned again .

    Oh, right . He did remember that part of the skill,

    Maximum Shadows: 30 / 30

    The ‘Shadow Extraction’’s limit was 30 . That meant the number of soldiers he made was exactly 30… Jinwoo turned around . The Shadow Soldiers had followed him and were standing at attention .

    ‘When did they follow me?’

    As fitting of their name, the Shadow Soldiers had moved without a sound . Anyways, to extract Ygritte’s shadow, he had to get rid of one of them .

    ‘But…’

    Even after meeting them only moments ago, it felt regrettable to get rid of one of his soldiers . Had he gained a familiarity in that short time? With a sorrowful look, Jinwoo scanned each of the Shadow Soldiers . As he moved from one to the next, their names and level appeared .

    Shadow Infantry (Lv . 1)

    Normal Grade

    Shadow Infantry (Lv . 1)

    Normal Grade

    They all had the same name and level .

    ‘Well, I guess their base was all same . ’

    However, he did discover three soldiers that were not infantry .

    ‘Those are…?’

    Unlike the armor-clad infantry, those three wore robes .

    Shadow Mage (Lv . 1)

    Veteran Grade

    “Ah . ”

    He knew where these had come from . The three mages that controlled the iron golem had also risen under his command .

    ‘27 infantry and 3 mages . ’

    He determined that the small number of mages would have to be kept, so Jinwoo selected the nearest infantry .

    . . . I’m sorry .

    “Extraction Cancel . ”

    vanish-

    The soldier turned to smoke and scattered into nothingness . Not a trace of it could be found .

    ‘ . . . ’

    Jinwoo took a moment of silence for it, then turned to Ygritte . He was ready . He had sacrificed a valuable soldier to make room for Ygritte, this better be worth it . Time to strike while the iron’s hot . Jinwoo attempted the skill,

    “Arise . ”

    Compared to his previous attempt, the shadow beneath Ygritte began to quiver and move as if it was live . It was the same phenomenon he saw when extracting the other soldiers .

    ‘It’s working!’

    Jinwoo clenched his fists . He had a good feeling about this .

    Shadow Extraction has been attempted .

    Extracting . . .

    What would Ygritte look like when he rose again? Sweat gathered in Jinwoo’s hands .

    However .

    Crack!

    With a sound of metal breaking, a message appeared,

    Shadow Extraction failed .

    “What?”

    2 attempts remaining .

    “Phew-”

    He sighed in relief after seeing that he still had a chance .

    ‘Now that I think about it…’

    The skill’s description did tell him that the success rate was dependent on the target’s abilities . Seeing that in action was rather surprising . His first extraction failure . It was like being slapped in the face . On top of that, there was a limit on the number of attempts .

    ‘Two attempts remaining…’

    If he failed those 2 attempts, would Ygritte’s shadow return to the void like the sacrificed soldier? Jinwoo shuddered at the worst case scenario . He shook his head,

    ‘Let’s not be pessimistic . ’

    Be optimistic . If he believed, perhaps the universe would help out . Feeling a mix of dread and anticipation, Jinwoo tried the second attempt .

    “Arise . ”

    His expectations were off .

    Crack!

    Shadow Extraction failed .

    1 attempt remaining .

    ‘ . . . ’

    Ygritte was a pain in the ass while living, and he was equally annoying in death . He thought of the worst case scenario again . After the second failure, the outcome looked bleak .

    Whew-

    Jinwoo took a deep breath . There was only one chance left . The last chance . Jinwoo closed his eyes and organized his thoughts .

    ‘It might just be based on a probability, but…’

    He considered that maybe his desire for Ygritte’s shadow was not showing enough . Jinwoo slowly opened his eyes . The black smoke coming from Ygritte looked like it was holding out a hand towards him, asking him to rescue the knight . Jinwoo’s eyes became focused . As if to take the hand in rescue, Jinwoo also held out his right hand .

    “Arise . ”

    Something happened that Jinwoo did not mean to do . Nor did he realize that it happened . But in that moment, the word he spoke echoed and vibrated with power .

    And following his command!

    Waaaaah-!

    A deep scream rang forth from somewhere and a chilling wind followed .

    ‘This is?’

    Jinwoo’s face lit up . He remembered this phenomenon . It was the same as when the soldiers rose earlier .

    Aaaaaah-

    As expected, when the scream ended, a hand rose from Ygritte’s shadow .

    The moment the hand was placed on the ground, a message appeared .

    You’ve succeeded in Shadow Extraction .

    Jinwoo yelled in celebration .

    “Alright!”

    He clenched his fists . Because he had failed twice, the success was all the more sweeter . The good news did not stop there,

    The Monarch’s voice pulled forth the fighting spirit of the fallen one .

    You’ve succeeded in Shadow Strengthening!

    The Shadow’s level will start at 7 .

    ‘Succeeded in strengthening?’

    Did this mean that they did not necessarily start at level 1? Jinwoo’s eyes were wide open . As the message told him, the pitch black knight that rose from the shadow was level 7 .

    “Mhmm!”

    Jinwoo yelped lightly . Ygritte’s form was exactly as he remembered . The plumage that decorated its helmet . The nimble looking body covered from head to toe in armor . It even maintained the classy cape it had taken off before the fight . Only difference was that instead of the blood-red color, it was pitch black all over . Other than that, it was the same boss that he had defeated earlier . You could almost say that Ygritte had come back to life .

    However,

    ‘ . . . ’

    Compared to before, there was not a shred of hostility coming from the reborn Ygritte .

    It stood at attention, waiting for an order .

    ba dum ba dum

    Looking at Ygritte, Jinwoo’s heart beat vigorously . A smile decorated his face . At the same time, a question appeared in his mind . Jinwoo looked above the knight’s head .

    ‘Why doesn’t he have a name?’

    ??? (Lv . 7)

    Knight Grade

    Curiously, question marks appeared where his name should be .

    ‘The grade is different, too . ’

    He had expected it to be stronger because of his level, but there was a few more difference between him and the other soldiers . As if reading his mind,

    ring~

    You may assign a name to soldiers at or above the knight grade .

    The given name will be maintained until the soldier is released .

    Please choose a name for the soldier .

    ‘Name?’

    He was unsure at first, but then realized this soldier did have his own name . It wouldn’t be a problem if he called him by that name .

    Please choose a name for the soldier .

    As if asking him to hurry, the message was blinking rapidly . Jinwoo opened his mouth,

    “Blood-red Ygri- . . . ”

    Wait .

    If he assigned a name, he would have to constantly call it by that name . That meant that if he assigned the name was thinking of, he would always have to start with “Blood-red” something . He shuddered at how lame that sounded .

    ‘ . . . Too lame . ’

    And so, Jinwoo decided to shortened the name a bit .

    “Ygritte . ”

    Would you like to pick “Ygritte”?

    “Yes . ”

    The moment he confirmed, the question marks in the knight’s name disappeared and were replaced with Ygritte .

    Ygritte (Lv . 7)

    Knight Grade

    Even though it was the knight’s original name, seeing his name officially decorate the information box gave Jinwoo a sense of pride . It was as if the idea that the boss was now his soldier had solidified .

    ‘My soldier…’

    Jinwoo turned around .

    The 29 Shadow Soldiers awaited his command . Right now, his army’s numbers were little .

    ‘Only thirty soldiers…’

    It could’ve been because the ‘Shadow Extraction’’s level was too low, or it could’ve been that his intelligence stat was too low . Still, Jinwoo was sure that the number of his army would only increase going forward .

    ‘I really obtained an army . ’

    And contrary to what he had feared earlier, an army made of shadows, not bone and corpses .

    Only one problem remained . How would he walk around with these soldiers? It gave him a headache imagining walking down the road with the pitch black humanoids following .

    ‘Whether it’s skeletons or shadows…’

    He would surely be noticed if these things were surrounding him . Not only noticed… This ability was beyond Reawakening . If he was placed under special surveillance, people may even ask him to cancel the summoning .

    ‘Hunter Association HSD Chief Woo Jincheol…’

    He imagined those military-looking ahjussis swarming him and felt stifled at the headache that would follow . Thankfully, he had another skill .

    ‘Skill . ’

    Jinwoo opened up his skill screen .

    Class-specific Skills

    Active Skills

    -Shadow Extraction (Lv . 1)

    -Shadow Storage (Lv . 1)

    The one that he hadn’t checked yet .

    Shadow Storage .

    It seemed like something that would be used in situations like this .

    Translator’s Notes:

    [1]: “World of Nothingness” (?(無)? ??): “nothing/zero” ?(無) + world (??) .

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    .

    Oh, right!.

    .

    An idea flashed across Jinwoo’s head . .

    .

    ‘I can’t waste another second . ’.

    .

    He just saw the power of the new skill . He could turn a slain monster into an undead soldier . If that was the case, there was a monster nearby that he had to quickly turn into his own! Jinwoo went up on the pile of armors that made up the golem . He was able to see the entire room from the top . .

    .

    ‘ . ’.

    .

    His eyes scanned across the room and found his target . .

    .

    Found him!.

    .

    Jinwoo quickly ran towards the direction . .

    .

    step, step, step, step!.

    .

    Even without ‘Sprint’, he immediately reached his destination with anticipation . .

    .

    gulp.

    .

    Jinwoo stared at the extraction target and gulped . The monster’s corpse was exactly where he had left it . .

    .

    ‘ . Blood-red Ygritte . ’.

    .

    Looking at the headless body half buried in the wall, Jinwoo remember just how fierce their battle was . .

    .

    He stood before Ygritte . .

    .

    Just a few hours ago, he was an enemy that threatened his life . But now, the fallen knight was a top class ingredient for his skill . Thankfully, like the other knights, there was a black smoke coming from Ygritte’s body . .

    .

    It’s a possible target for Shadow Extraction . .

    .

    Jinwoo’s face brightened . .

    .

    ‘Good . ’.

    .

    He remembered the command phrase . After taking a breath, Jinwoo quietly spoke the words,.

    .

    “Arise . ”.

    .

    That was the activation phrase he had chosen . But the skill did not activate . .

    .

    ‘ . ?’.

    .

    Jinwoo tilted his head in confusion and was about to try again when the System rang . .

    .

    You’ve exceeded the maximum number of Shadows allowed . .

    To extract another Shadow, use ‘Extraction Cancel’ to send one or more Shadow Soldiers to the World of Nothingness . [1].

    The Shadow Soldiers sent to the void cannot be summoned again . .

    .

    Oh, right . He did remember that part of the skill,.

    .

    Maximum Shadows: 30 / 30.

    .

    The ‘Shadow Extraction’’s limit was 30 . That meant the number of soldiers he made was exactly 30… Jinwoo turned around . The Shadow Soldiers had followed him and were standing at attention . .

    .

    ‘When did they follow me?’.

    .

    As fitting of their name, the Shadow Soldiers had moved without a sound . Anyways, to extract Ygritte’s shadow, he had to get rid of one of them . .

    .

    ‘But…’.

    .

    Even after meeting them only moments ago, it felt regrettable to get rid of one of his soldiers . Had he gained a familiarity in that short time? With a sorrowful look, Jinwoo scanned each of the Shadow Soldiers . As he moved from one to the next, their names and level appeared . .

    .

    Shadow Infantry (Lv . 1).

    Normal Grade.

    .

    Shadow Infantry (Lv . 1).

    Normal Grade.

    .

    They all had the same name and level . .

    .

    ‘Well, I guess their base was all same . ’.

    .

    However, he did discover three soldiers that were not infantry . .

    .

    ‘Those are…?’.

    .

    Unlike the armor-clad infantry, those three wore robes . .

    .

    Shadow Mage (Lv . 1).

    Veteran Grade.

    .

    “Ah . ”.

    .

    He knew where these had come from . The three mages that controlled the iron golem had also risen under his command . .

    .

    ‘27 infantry and 3 mages . ’.

    .

    He determined that the small number of mages would have to be kept, so Jinwoo selected the nearest infantry . .

    .

    . I’m sorry . .

    .

    “Extraction Cancel . ”.

    .

    vanish-.

    .

    The soldier turned to smoke and scattered into nothingness . Not a trace of it could be found . .

    .

    ‘ . ’.

    .

    Jinwoo took a moment of silence for it, then turned to Ygritte . He was ready . He had sacrificed a valuable soldier to make room for Ygritte, this better be worth it . Time to strike while the iron’s hot . Jinwoo attempted the skill,.

    .

    “Arise . ”.

    .

    Compared to his previous attempt, the shadow beneath Ygritte began to quiver and move as if it was live . It was the same phenomenon he saw when extracting the other soldiers . .

    .

    ‘It’s working!’.

    .

    Jinwoo clenched his fists . He had a good feeling about this . .

    .

    Shadow Extraction has been attempted . .

    Extracting . .

    .

    What would Ygritte look like when he rose again? Sweat gathered in Jinwoo’s hands . .

    .

    However . .

    .

    Crack!.

    .

    With a sound of metal breaking, a message appeared,.

    .

    Shadow Extraction failed . .

    .

    “What?”.

    .

    2 attempts remaining . .

    .

    “Phew-”.

    .

    He sighed in relief after seeing that he still had a chance . .

    .

    ‘Now that I think about it…’.

    .

    The skill’s description did tell him that the success rate was dependent on the target’s abilities . Seeing that in action was rather surprising . His first extraction failure . It was like being slapped in the face . On top of that, there was a limit on the number of attempts . .

    .

    ‘Two attempts remaining…’.

    .

    If he failed those 2 attempts, would Ygritte’s shadow return to the void like the sacrificed soldier? Jinwoo shuddered at the worst case scenario . He shook his head,.

    .

    ‘Let’s not be pessimistic . ’.

    .

    Be optimistic . If he believed, perhaps the universe would help out . Feeling a mix of dread and anticipation, Jinwoo tried the second attempt . .

    .

    “Arise . ”.

    .

    His expectations were off . .

    .

    Crack!.

    .

    Shadow Extraction failed . .

    .

    1 attempt remaining . .

    .

    ‘ . ’.

    .

    Ygritte was a pain in the ass while living, and he was equally annoying in death . He thought of the worst case scenario again . After the second failure, the outcome looked bleak . .

    .

    Whew-.

    .

    Jinwoo took a deep breath . There was only one chance left . The last chance . Jinwoo closed his eyes and organized his thoughts . .

    .

    ‘It might just be based on a probability, but…’.

    .

    He considered that maybe his desire for Ygritte’s shadow was not showing enough . Jinwoo slowly opened his eyes . The black smoke coming from Ygritte looked like it was holding out a hand towards him, asking him to rescue the knight . Jinwoo’s eyes became focused . As if to take the hand in rescue, Jinwoo also held out his right hand . .

    .

    “Arise . ”.

    .

    Something happened that Jinwoo did not mean to do . Nor did he realize that it happened . But in that moment, the word he spoke echoed and vibrated with power . .

    .

    And following his command!.

    .

    Waaaaah-!.

    .

    A deep scream rang forth from somewhere and a chilling wind followed . .

    .

    ‘This is?’.

    .

    Jinwoo’s face lit up . He remembered this phenomenon . It was the same as when the soldiers rose earlier . .

    .

    Aaaaaah-.

    .

    As expected, when the scream ended, a hand rose from Ygritte’s shadow . .

    .

    The moment the hand was placed on the ground, a message appeared . .

    .

    You’ve succeeded in Shadow Extraction . .

    .

    Jinwoo yelled in celebration . .

    .

    “Alright!”.

    .

    He clenched his fists . Because he had failed twice, the success was all the more sweeter . The good news did not stop there,.

    .

    The Monarch’s voice pulled forth the fighting spirit of the fallen one . .

    You’ve succeeded in Shadow Strengthening!.

    The Shadow’s level will start at 7 . .

    .

    ‘Succeeded in strengthening?’.

    .

    Did this mean that they did not necessarily start at level 1? Jinwoo’s eyes were wide open . As the message told him, the pitch black knight that rose from the shadow was level 7 . .

    .

    “Mhmm!”.

    .

    Jinwoo yelped lightly . Ygritte’s form was exactly as he remembered . The plumage that decorated its helmet . The nimble looking body covered from head to toe in armor . It even maintained the classy cape it had taken off before the fight . Only difference was that instead of the blood-red color, it was pitch black all over . Other than that, it was the same boss that he had defeated earlier . You could almost say that Ygritte had come back to life . .

    .

    However,.

    .

    ‘ . ’.

    .

    Compared to before, there was not a shred of hostility coming from the reborn Ygritte . .

    .

    It stood at attention, waiting for an order . .

    .

    ba dum ba dum.

    .

    Looking at Ygritte, Jinwoo’s heart beat vigorously . A smile decorated his face . At the same time, a question appeared in his mind . Jinwoo looked above the knight’s head . .

    .

    ‘Why doesn’t he have a name?’.

    .

    ??? (Lv . 7).

    Knight Grade.

    .

    Curiously, question marks appeared where his name should be . .

    .

    ‘The grade is different, too . ’.

    .

    He had expected it to be stronger because of his level, but there was a few more difference between him and the other soldiers . As if reading his mind,.

    .

    ring~.

    .

    You may assign a name to soldiers at or above the knight grade . .

    The given name will be maintained until the soldier is released . .

    Please choose a name for the soldier . .

    .

    ‘Name?’.

    .

    He was unsure at first, but then realized this soldier did have his own name . It wouldn’t be a problem if he called him by that name . .

    .

    Please choose a name for the soldier . .

    .

    As if asking him to hurry, the message was blinking rapidly . Jinwoo opened his mouth,.

    .

    “Blood-red Ygri- . ”.

    .

    Wait . .

    .

    If he assigned a name, he would have to constantly call it by that name . That meant that if he assigned the name was thinking of, he would always have to start with “Blood-red” something . He shuddered at how lame that sounded . .

    .

    ‘ . Too lame . ’.

    .

    And so, Jinwoo decided to shortened the name a bit . .

    .

    “Ygritte . ”.

    .

    Would you like to pick “Ygritte”?.

    .

    “Yes . ”.

    .

    The moment he confirmed, the question marks in the knight’s name disappeared and were replaced with Ygritte . .

    .

    Ygritte (Lv . 7).

    Knight Grade.

    .

    Even though it was the knight’s original name, seeing his name officially decorate the information box gave Jinwoo a sense of pride . It was as if the idea that the boss was now his soldier had solidified . .

    .

    ‘My soldier…’.

    .

    Jinwoo turned around . .

    .

    The 29 Shadow Soldiers awaited his command . Right now, his army’s numbers were little . .

    .

    ‘Only thirty soldiers…’.

    .

    It could’ve been because the ‘Shadow Extraction’’s level was too low, or it could’ve been that his intelligence stat was too low . Still, Jinwoo was sure that the number of his army would only increase going forward . .

    .

    ‘I really obtained an army . ’.

    .

    And contrary to what he had feared earlier, an army made of shadows, not bone and corpses . .

    .

    Only one problem remained . How would he walk around with these soldiers? It gave him a headache imagining walking down the road with the pitch black humanoids following . .

    .

    ‘Whether it’s skeletons or shadows…’.

    .

    He would surely be noticed if these things were surrounding him . Not only noticed… This ability was beyond Reawakening . If he was placed under special surveillance, people may even ask him to cancel the summoning . .

    .

    ‘Hunter Association HSD Chief Woo Jincheol…’.

    .

    He imagined those military-looking ahjussis swarming him and felt stifled at the headache that would follow . Thankfully, he had another skill . .

    .

    ‘Skill . ’.

    .

    Jinwoo opened up his skill screen . .

    .

    Class-specific Skills.

    Active Skills.

    -Shadow Extraction (Lv . 1).

    -Shadow Storage (Lv . 1).

    .

    The one that he hadn’t checked yet . .

    .

    Shadow Storage . .

    .

    It seemed like something that would be used in situations like this . .

    .

    Translator’s Notes:.

    [1]: “World of Nothingness” (?(無)? ??): “nothing/zero” ?(無) + world (??) . .