Bell

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Bell (贝尔)
Species/Race	Pure-blood Wizard of the Crawford Family, inheritor of its Dark-Attribute bloodline 129
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Crawford Family; formerly associated with Thorn Holy Tower; Knight Hall 124 201 214
Occupation/Role	Wizard; Knight Hall representative who distributes basic Breathing Methods 205
Status	Deceased; died in the Void Corridor after extreme rage, humiliation, and despair 314
First Appearance	Chapter 124

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
First-Grade Wizard Apprentice	128	Challenges Second-Grade Wizard Apprentice Duke to a Wizard Colosseum spar despite the nominal grade advantage.
Crawford Family Bloodline Power	130 131	Transforms to gain flight, enhanced physical ability, greatly increased magic power, and nearly 50 mental power; his immature form lasts about an hour and is shortened by heavy magic consumption.
Crystallized / Level 1 Wizard	284 308	Duke judges Bell to have likely become a Crystallized Wizard; Bell later enters the Void Corridor as a Level 1 Wizard, accompanied by Reed.

Background

Bell was born into the Crawford Family, an ancient pure-blood wizard family renowned for its inherited affinity for Dark-Attribute spells. The family preserves its bloodline by refusing marriages outside wizard circles, treating that bloodline as the foundation of its status and power. 129

He was a Wizard Apprentice of Thorn Holy Tower when he encountered Vivian Acosta and Duke. Bell reacted poorly upon learning that Vivian regarded Duke as her fiancé, initiating the hostility that defined his later actions toward Duke. 124

Appearance

Bell presents himself as an impeccably groomed young noble, with distinctive blond hair, expensive tailored robes, and an aristocratic manner even in hostile environments. 201 308

• Blond hair, kept meticulously groomed. 201 308
• Noble-looking and consciously elegant in bearing. 201 291
• Wears expensive, tailored wizard robes. 308
• His bloodline transformation manifests darkened hair, altered skin, a vertical third eye, fangs, and shadowy bat-like wings. 130 309

Personality

Bell is intensely proud, status-conscious, and protective of his appearance. He considers his bloodline-transformed form ugly, and being forced to reveal it before Vivian greatly worsens his anger during his duel with Duke. 130

His resentment toward Duke becomes obsessive after his public defeat and humiliation. He spends heavily to deny Duke the Heart of the Deep Sea, monitors Duke through spies, and enters the Void Corridor hoping for another opportunity to punish him. 285 286 291

Bell's confidence rests heavily on his family resources, inherited power, and servant Reed's protection. The hardships of the Void Corridor expose his impatience and difficulty adapting when those advantages cannot immediately solve his problems. 308

Abilities & Skills

Dark-Attribute Magic

Bell wields the Crawford Family's rare Dark-Attribute spells, which are difficult for ordinary wizards to learn or sustain without a special talent or bloodline. 129

• Forms multiple black spheres and attacks with Dark Orbs. 129 130
• Can concentrate a Dark Orb powerful enough to break through multiple Water Shields. 130 131
• Uses Dark-Attribute magic more effectively after activating his bloodline. 130

Crawford Family Bloodline Power

Bell can awaken a portion of the Crawford Family's inherited power, transforming his body into a dark, winged form. 130 309

• Gains bat-like wings and aerial mobility. 130
• Develops a vertical eye on his forehead and markedly enhanced magical and physical capabilities. 130 309
• Raises his mental power to nearly 50 during his Wizard Apprentice-era duel with Duke. 130
• Suffers from unstable emotions and an approximately one-hour duration limit due to immature control. 131
• Dislikes the form because of its appearance. 130

Witch Array Invocation

While pursuing Darkborn Blood in the Everdark Corridor, Bell activates his bloodline and operates a witch array to resonate with the altar seal and summon the bronze box containing the blood. 309 310

• Uses bloodline power to invoke the “glory of the darkborn.” 309
• Maintains the array through sustained focus and magic power expenditure. 310
• Was left vulnerable while concentrating on the ritual, allowing Samuel to ambush him. 310

Life Guardian

An emerald, vine-like life mark within Bell activates when Samuel attempts to deliver a killing blow. 312

• Produces a guardian membrane capable of stopping Samuel's shadow blade. 312
• Protects Bell from direct physical damage while he is incapacitated. 313 314
• Does not prevent the psychological torment that ultimately drives him to death. 314

Equipment & Items

• Enchanted Items — Bell uses at least three defensive items in succession against Duke's enhanced Water Arrows. 130
• Spatial Ring — A Crawford Family-crested ring containing magic stones, potions, witch artifacts, enchanted items, and Void Corridor intelligence. 315
• Crystal Compass — A specialized compass and coordinate record used to locate regions within the shifting Void Corridor. 315
• Heart of the Deep Sea — A Water-Attribute Crystal Core Bell buys at auction specifically to keep it from Duke; it remains in his spatial ring after his death. 285 315
• Darkborn Blood objective — Bell seeks a drop of Darkborn Blood to transform and strengthen his bloodline, but Duke takes it before Bell can claim it. 310 313

Relationships

• Duke — Rival and target of Bell's long-running hatred. Bell loses their Wizard Colosseum duel, later interferes with Duke's auction bid, spies on him, and seeks revenge in the Void Corridor. 128 132 285 286 291
• Vivian Acosta — A fellow Thorn Holy Tower apprentice whom Bell is visibly interested in; her declaration that Duke is her fiancé intensifies his hostility toward Duke. 124 130
• Merrick — Antagonistic acquaintance. Merrick publicly calls out Bell's cowardice and offers to challenge him after Bell provokes Duke. 128
• Samuel — Bell's younger brother and internal family rival. Samuel ambushes Bell while he invokes the witch array for Darkborn Blood. 310 311
• Reed — Crawford Family servant and Bell's Level 1 Crystallization Peak protector. Reed's loyalty is conditioned by a life devoted solely to family service. 291 308
• Crawford Family — Bell's ancient wizard family. Its posthumous curse on Duke and subsequent Void Corridor investigation demonstrate the family's resources and concern over Bell's death. 314 352

Story Role / Major Arcs

Wizard Colosseum Duel

Bell provokes Duke into a spar at the Wizard Colosseum, expecting his First-Grade Wizard Apprentice status and pure-blood heritage to ensure victory. Duke withstands Bell's Dark Orbs and Bloodline Power, then uses Gravity Suppression to pull Bell from the air and win the fight. 128 130 132

The defeat becomes a lasting humiliation for Bell. Duke's Rock Spikes shatter Bell's “egg” during their battle, an injury and public embarrassment Duke later invokes to provoke him again. 284 285

Knight Hall Contact

By the time Duke becomes a Formal Wizard, Bell is working through the Knight Hall. He receives Duke politely, discusses the relationship between knight and bloodline advancement, and makes an exception to provide Duke with two Basic Breathing Methods. 201 205 214

Flower Sea Plane Feud

Bell secretly learns that Duke intends to bid for the Heart of the Deep Sea and outbids him solely to deny him the Water-Attribute Crystal Core. When Bell tries to gloat afterward, Duke publicly dismisses him with a reference to the earlier injury, deepening Bell's resentment. 285

Bell subsequently places spies around Duke's residence in Dream Manor, confirming that he is still waiting for a chance to act against him. 286

Void Corridor and Death

Bell enters the Void Corridor with Reed to obtain Darkborn Blood, a resource intended to elevate his bloodline and place him beyond Samuel's reach. 308 310

Samuel ambushes Bell during the witch-array ritual, critically injuring both Bell and Reed. Bell's Life Guardian prevents Samuel's finishing strike, but Duke later takes the Darkborn Blood and orders his kobold servant Reed to repeatedly strike Bell's protective membrane. 310 312 313

Unable to retaliate and overwhelmed by rage, humiliation, resentment, and despair, Bell dies despite suffering no decisive physical injury from the blows. His death triggers a hidden Crawford Family curse on Duke. 314

Notable Quotes

“Duke! Do you think this is over?” 285

“Mine! It’s mine!” 310

Trivia

• Bell's Bloodline Power is powerful but is a source of personal shame because of its monstrous appearance. 130
• He maintains noble composure even while preparing for a lethal Void Corridor expedition, adjusting his collar before thinking of Duke. 291
• The Crawford Family's investigation ultimately finds no corpse or soul trace, while rumors later attribute Bell's death to internal family conflict. 352 366