The Shadow Monarch Izuku Midoriya

Ch 38: Class Advancement Part 8

"Talk"

'Thought'

[System]

An idea flashed across Izuku's head.

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! Izuku 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! Izuku quickly ran towards the direction. Even without 'Sprint', or One For All he immediately reached his destination with anticipation. Izuku stared at the extraction target and gulped. The monster's corpse was exactly where he had left it.

'...Blood-red Igris.'

Looking at the headless body half buried in the wall, Izuku remember just how fierce their battle was. 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 black smoke coming from Igris's body.

[It's a possible target for Shadow Extraction.]

Izuku 's face brightened. He remembered the command phrase. After taking a breath, Izuku quietly spoke the words,

"Arise."

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

Izuku 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.]

[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... Izuku turned around. The Shadow Soldiers had followed him and were standing at attention.

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

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, Izuku 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]

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

[Shadow Mage (Lv. 1)]

[Veteran Grade]

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

He determined that the small number of mages would have to be kept, so Izuku selected the nearest infantry. Izuku said, "Extraction Cancel."

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