Chapter 58
He pulled back, his palm throbbing as it started healing. It felt cold and hot at the same time, like acid wrapped in ice.
But the shadow still slithered back into the armor… and the knight got back up again.
Kaizen staggered back, breathing hard.
"They're not soldiers," he muttered. "They're shells."
It was then that he finally realized what was going on.
"They're being controlled."
The system had told me to find the master of this place, which meant...
His eyes slowly moved around the room. Past the scattered knights. Past the broken pillars. And finally, they landed on something far off, at the end of the hall.
It was a massive statue.
It wasn't like the others. It held a greatsword, point down, both hands resting on the hilt. Its helmet design was different from the others.
Kaizen's eyes narrowed.
"…You."
That has to be it. The master of the dungeon. So shadow elements can also be used for puppet control.
But right now, he had a more immediate problem.
