The System's Shadow: My Clone Army in The New World
by wlkh
Sixteen years ago, 82,060,701 people vanished from Earth. Nine years later, only about 12 million returned, armed with devastating powers acquired in a brutal, magic-filled parallel world. These "Returners" brought chaos and conflict, forcing global powers to implement the strict Returner Laws.
Lee Jun-Ho is just an overworked, underpaid Korean man trapped in a dead-end 9-to-5 job, his life made harder by the Returners’ existence. His opportunity arrives not on the battlefield, but on his phone screen: "Congratulations! You have been chosen to become a Traveler."
The System grants him one powerful ability: Clones. These five initial proxies are 100% loyal, 100% connected, and crucially, they transfer all gains, skills, levels, and items directly to Jun-Ho. Facing forced teleportation and terrified by the 70% million-person death toll, Jun-Ho finds a loophole. He sends his first clone, Lore, through the portal as his disposable proxy and decides to stay behind on Earth.
While Lore navigates the deadly New World, a realm of monstrous beasts, dark magic, and warring races, Jun-Ho sits safely at home, doom-scrolling and reaping the rewards. As his clone faces gruesome trials, gains experience, and masters the arts of the sword, Jun-Ho secretly accrues staggering power. He will become an overpowered force on Earth, utilizing the bloody sacrifices of his clone army, ready to enforce his own rules when the New World finally comes knocking.
