A heavy tremor rumbled across the dungeon floor.
The massive form of the Black Goliath stomped forward, each of its thunderous steps shaking the very ground. Cracks spread like veins across the floor beneath its feet.
"A target this huge… seems like the perfect chance to test that technique," Akira muttered calmly. "Shadowkhan forces, rge and ascend."
Srrrt— srrrt— srrrt—
The mont his voice echoed, the surrounding shadow ninjas moved in unison.
Without hesitation, they raced toward one another, converging like a wave of living ink. In re seconds, the ocean of shadows rged into a single pulsating mass—growing, rising, reshaping.
From that churning abyss, colossal figures began to take form.
The towering shapes of:
Giant Razor Khan,
Giant Samurai Khan,
Giant Bat Khan,
Giant Sumo Khan,
and Giant Squid Khan.
All but the Mini Khan and Ninja Khan had fused into towering colossi of pure shadow—massive, humanoid monsters built in the image of elite Shadowkhan warriors.
[Shadow Fusion]
This was the technique—allowing one hundred Ninja Khan to fuse into a single, colossal combat unit.
And this wasn't even the final stage. With more units, even greater titans could be born.
Rooooaaaar!!!
The Goliath let out an earth-shaking bellow.
Its eyes locked onto the five towering shadows now surrounding it. For a brief mont, the beast hesitated—taken aback by enemies even larger than itself.
But instinct quickly reclaid control.
As a monster born of the Dungeon, it had no intelligence, no strategy.
Only one command echoed within its core:
Destroy the enemy.
Without a hint of fear, it swung its enormous fist toward the nearest Shadowkhan giant.
Thooom!!
The blow landed squarely on the ninja's chest… but nothing happened.
No injury. No stagger. The giant didn't even flinch.
An awkward silence fell over the battlefield.
Then—
Craack!!
The giant Shadowkhan retaliated.
With a single thunderous punch, it smashed into Goliath's side, launching the massive monster across the chamber. Goliath crashed into the crystal walls with explosive force, shattering stone and collapsing in a heap.
Akira narrowed his eyes at the sight.
"This is starting to look like a kaiju battle…"
"If I ever end up in the Ultraman world, I wonder if I could summon Shadowkhan monsters to fight him too…" he mused inwardly with a smirk.
Thud!
Crash!
Smash!
But this wasn't the world of Ultraman.
And this wasn't a one-on-one duel.
It was a coordinated assault.
A brutal five-on-one punishnt by five titanic Shadowkhan warriors.
They moved in.
Giant Razor Khan tore into Goliath's flesh with vicious claws, carving deep gashes across its regenerating body.
The monster healed rapidly—but not fast enough.
Fists rained down. Blades flashed. Tentacles cracked through the air.
Goliath couldn't even stand. He was pinned, beaten, driven to his knees.
Samurai, Bat, Squid, and Sumo—each used their unique style to deliver relentless, coordinated strikes. A massacre in slow motion.
Akira raised an eyebrow.
"…Am I bullying this poor thing?" he muttered to himself.
Then answered his own question:
"Kill it."
His voice rang like a death sentence.
The five Shadowkhan titans surged with killing intent.
Srrrt!
The Giant Samurai Khan drew its oversized blade, and in a single, clean motion—
—delivered a finishing slash worthy of a monster this powerful.
Goliath fell.
And with his fall, the system chid.
[Ding!]
[Legacy Progress 5%!]
[Ding!]
[Congratulations, Host has unlocked a new unit: Mantis Khan!]
[Ding!]
[New Skill Acquired: Shadowkhan Contract!]
> [Shadowkhan Contract]
Forge a pact with the Shadowkhan to gain the authority to command their legions.
In exchange, the soul of the contractor becos eternally bound—never to be freed.
Power surged through Akira's body.
He had unlocked an additional Shadow Legion slot… and gained the legendary skill—Shadowkhan Contract.
The sa contract once seen in the world of Jackie Chan Adventures.
A pact like the one that bound Jade when she was branded by the black dragon mark of Shendu, granting her dominion over the Shadowkhan…
…only to beco their Queen, and lose herself to darkness.
Now Akira held that sa authority.
He could grant others the ability to summon Shadowkhan—but in doing so, their souls would belong to him.
He could let them live freely… or drown them in shadow, transforming them into eternal slaves.
Just like Jade.
Corrupted, consud, erased.
That was the curse of the Shadowkhan Contract.
— — —
With the 17th Floor Boss defeated, Akira was only 20% away from completing the template.
Each Floor Boss granted 5% progress.
He needed just four more.
By Dungeon structure, a Boss appeared every ten floors. So far, exploration had reached Floor 58.
That ant at least five known Bosses remained.
True, the deeper the floor, the longer it took for a Boss to respawn…
But Akira had a trump card: divine essence.
With fragnts of divine power in hand, he could provoke the Dungeon directly—forcing it to spawn enhanced variants.
More Black Bosses.
Stronger prey. More rewards.
Even if the gods' blessing no longer applied to him…
Even if he couldn't level up via Falna…
Magic Stones and rare drop items were still worth a fortune.
He made his decision.
Before leaping to the next world, I'll collect at least a few billion valis.
Preferably in gold coins.
After all, no matter what world he ended up in, gold was universal.
Valis minted in Orario were especially pure—easily mistaken for legendary ancient coins elsewhere.
Their value would skyrocket.
Srrrt—
The five Giant Shadowkhan slowly dissolved, returning to their original forms and numbers.
Akira crossed his arms, satisfied.
The 17th Floor Boss was down.
Next target: Floor 27.
Surrounded by waves of dark shadows, his army began to march once again.
— — —
But in the far corner of the dungeon, nestled in a crack between crystal walls…
A small figure watched.
Wide-eyed. Breathless.
They had seen it all.
The terrifying Black Goliath—feared by all—was defeated… effortlessly… by a man and his army of living shadows.
Their worldview shattered.
"Humans… can beco that strong…?"
If only they had that kind of power… they wouldn't need to live like a rat. Wouldn't need to fear adventurers. Wouldn't need to fake smiles in front of old enemies.
Quickly, they pulled out a worn parchnt and a charcoal pen.
Before the image faded, they began to sketch—drawing the man from mory.
Even from a distance, his presence had burned itself into their mind.
A few minutes later, on that paper, a rough but handso sketch of Akira appeared.
"Alright… Once I get back, I'll find out who he is."
"An adventurer that powerful? No way soone like that doesn't have a na. If I sell this intel… the payout will be huge."
They grinned to themselves.
But as they moved their hand, so wet ink sared onto their sleeve.
And faintly—barely visible—a thin mist of black shadow began to curl up from the blot.
A silent whisper from the darkness.
The first thread of fate… had already begun to tighten.
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