Three-Attribute Attack, Charlotte's Shock...

Carl immediately smiled.

"Then come take it yourself."

Asta's expression turned extremely grave, filled with pain.

"Carl, watch out!!"

Yuno was tightly bound and surrounded by chains, unable to make a sound at all. But his expression was ice-cold.

From that look alone, one could see just how much he hated his own powerlessness.

Farther away.

The green thorns of the Blue Rose tangled endlessly around a large tree, nearly merging with it.

Charlotte's gaze burned as she stared fixedly at the three youths in the distance and the thief named Revchi.

Her eyes were filled with icy killing intent.

"Just as I thought..."

"That guy has his sights set on those three newly awakened boys."

Magic power continuously gathered in Charlotte's hand. Long thorns grew wildly, gradually forming into a thorned longsword that gleamed green.

Just as she was about to pounce and kill the thief named Revchi on the spot, Carl's words made Charlotte pause slightly.

"Could it be... Carl still has another trump card?"

She had already noticed Carl's changes earlier.

But she truly had no idea what Carl was capable of.

At that moment, Charlotte felt a strong curiosity toward the boy who had once "held" her.

Endless thorny vines silently crept across the ground, gradually closing in on Revchi's battlefield.

Charlotte watched everything with blazing eyes.

Yet Carl merely sneered.

"Then let's see whether you have what it takes."

Endless silver chains whipped around Revchi, raining down upon Carl like a storm.

Steel Creation Magic, Chain Snake!

Yet Carl merely snorted inwardly.

"Eight Gates Formation—First Gate, Gate of Opening, open!"

The power within his body surged instantly.

Carl's speed had nearly surpassed the limit of what the human eye could perceive.

Asta, sprawled on the ground, gaped.

His eyes were full of shock.

"C-Carl..."

"He trains his body too?!"

And his physical strength was actually even greater than Asta's!

Asta looked as if he had found a true kindred spirit, his eyes shining with boundless excitement.

"If only I could have a real fight with Carl..."

Unable to stand at all, Asta could only cheer madly from the side.

But Revchi's face gradually turned livid.

"Kid, every last one of you is so damn strange..."

"You, and that white-haired little runt—what kind of monsters are you?"

In this world where magic reigned supreme, encountering two monsters who trained their bodies in succession was simply indescribably bizarre.

Revchi snorted coldly.

"Your limit ends here, doesn't it?"

The chains trembled wildly.

Two chains suddenly shot forward like silver arrows, aiming straight for Carl's body.

Asta immediately cried out. He had lost to that very sneak attack just moments ago.

Yet Carl shifted his position in an instant.

He suddenly reached out and grabbed both chains at once! The magical glow blooming from the chain-arrow tips was sharp and menacing.

But Carl merely gave them a violent tug.

Crack!

The chains were forcibly torn apart!

Before Asta and Yuno's shocked eyes, Carl flicked his hand.

The chain hooked around Yuno's Magic Stone necklace was flung back directly. The Magic Stone necklace landed precisely in Carl's hand.

Carl sensed the aura within it, and a faint smile appeared at the corner of his lips.

At the same time, a system notification suddenly rang out in his mind.

"Ding!"

"Congratulations, Host. Mission 3 has been activated. You have obtained a Magic Stone Fragment."

"Current skill cannot awaken the Eight Gates innate technique."

"A purple special skill has been awakened for the Host."

Boom!!

Carl's damaged Four-leaf Grimoire suddenly erupted with intense radiance the next moment.

Meanwhile, Revchi flew into a furious rage.

"One after another, none of you can make things easy for me!"

"Why don't you just let me catch you and hand over your Grimoire?"

"Why do you have to force me to go all out?!"

At that moment, a trace of blood seeped from Revchi's mouth.

The next instant, the magic power within his body seemed to ignite completely.

Clatter—

Endless brilliance burst forth. The silver-white chains seemed to have been thoroughly enraged, exploding with two or three times their previous power—or perhaps even more.

Asta's eyes revealed intense unwillingness.

"That damn thief..."

"He was still hiding power this strong!"

Despair also appeared in Yuno's eyes.

In the distance, Charlotte's heart nearly leaped into her throat. In the shadows, countless thorns had already condensed into incomparably hard spikes.

The slightest sign that Carl could not hold on, and she would strike instantly to save his life.

Yet Carl merely revealed a disdainful smile.

Then he cast an apologetic look toward Yuno in the distance.

"I'll take this Magic Stone necklace as payment for saving your life."

"Sorry for the trouble, Yuno."

In Carl's hand, the Magic Stone slowly faded away.

In the end, only the necklace itself remained.

Yet the corner of Carl's mouth curved upward slightly.

The cover of the Grimoire slowly floated before him, continuously expanding.

The magical pattern of the Four-leaf Clover seemed to be completely illuminated, becoming like an indestructible shield.

Countless magical patterns gathered wildly upon it.

Revchi's eyes showed undisguised contempt.

"What kind of junk is that?"

"You really think you can use a Grimoire as a shield?"

"Pierce through him!"

Endless silver chains twisted together madly, eventually forming a gigantic spinning spear that stabbed forward with terrifying magic power.

Steel Creation Magic—Chain Overlord Spear!

Yet Carl slammed a fist hard against his own Grimoire.

With a smile on his lips, he shouted in a low voice:

"Fire Creation—Dragon Fist!"

In an instant.

The Grimoire seemed to receive some sort of stimulation, and the magic power in the air shook violently.

The instant Carl threw his punch, blazing flames erupted!

The flames surged along his fist, eventually condensing into a huge flaming dragon head three or four times the size of a human head. Roaring, it lunged directly at the silver spear!

Boom—!

A terrifying explosion rang out.

The intense magical shock filled Revchi's eyes with disbelief.

"You..."

"Besides physical combat, you can actually use Fire Creation Magic too?!"

"Ahhh! So what if you can?!"

"I'm going to kill you!"

But before his words had even faded.

Carl kicked his own Grimoire hard once more.

"Earth Creation Magic—Dragon Claw!"

Immediately afterward, without pausing in the slightest, Carl delivered another powerful kick and roared:

"Water Creation—Divine Dragon Tail!"

Dragon Fist!

Dragon Claw!

Divine Dragon Tail!

Three massive attacks flew forth almost simultaneously.

What terrified everyone most was that these three attacks each contained a completely different magical attribute: fire, earth, and water!

The three Creation Magics erupted at once, as if perfectly fused together.

Amid the thunderous roar.

The intertwining silver spear shattered instantly!

Revchi's eyes were filled with disbelief.

"No... impossible!"

"How could this happen?!"

At that moment, every chain collapsed.

The magical aura around them seemed to have completely lost its source.

Charlotte, who had already been ready to strike, froze with her hand in midair. Her expression was somewhat complicated.

Her gaze remained fixed on Carl in the distance. Bathed in magical radiance, Carl's figure seemed almost towering.

A full three magical attributes.

They had actually appeared simultaneously within Carl alone!

What else was special about that damaged Four-leaf Grimoire?

And Carl's terrifying physical ability was even more shocking.

He was perhaps even slightly stronger than Asta, whose "muscles had practically grown into his brain."

Charlotte stood in the darkness, her expression utterly bewildered.

After a long while.

She gently bit her lip.

"The Royal Capital's Magic Knight selection... perhaps it really will be interesting."

"Maybe I can give him a chance to join the Blue Rose then."

The moment that thought surfaced, Charlotte startled herself.

She shook her head sharply.

"No, absolutely not!"

"What would the other sisters think if they found out?"

But once that thought had appeared, it could no longer be driven away.

Charlotte fiercely patted her slightly burning cheeks.

"Calm down, Charlotte."

"Don't do something like that."

"It would be so embarrassing!"

"My magic power is running out again, damn curse!"