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A battlefield surrounded by beautiful girls.

Charles's eyes twitched warily as he reached out to block artillery fire from all directions, while also guarding against alternating gusts of wind and flames.

Arish and Ciel, their weapons blazing with flames, clashed, voicing a question:

"Hey, Joker, aren't you going to use our magic anymore?"

"..." The iron mace of Xia Er vibrated, and in an instant, it sent him flying.

"Or are you saying you can only use two of our spells at a time? Shameless thief!" Kaguya pressed her body down as she sped forward, her spatial-breaking slashes enveloping Ciel from all sides.

Five streaks of cold light paused around Xia Er, whose magically imbued fist slammed into the ground, unleashing an invisible shockwave that annihilated the attack.

"Chance!"

Ryu's figure rushed out from the side, and 72 wind balls collided with Shar's invisible sound armor, instantly turning into light mist.

"Hey, are you kidding me? He didn't chant!" Lyra, who was crawling on the ground, noticed the problem.

Charles suddenly realized.

Limiting his abilities and imitating Alfia's fighting style was a huge challenge for him, who was only level 3.

While [Silent Eden] can nullify external magic, it also suppresses his magical power. Even without the negative effects of [Calamity of Talent].

The recoil from the vibrating sound waves also made him feel uncomfortable.

But this is a necessary procedure.

He caught a glimpse of Rivera's gaze out of the corner of his eye.

'Hurry up and find it. Quickly turn the unknown into the known, and find a tactic to break through Alfia.'

Charles didn't provide much assistance to this battlefield. Although Alfia increased durability, it only prolonged the duration and status of the battle.

If it's a war of attrition, Alfia will eventually be defeated due to the [cost of talent], it's only a matter of time.

His presence here is both a help and a last resort.

After being healed by Maru, Alisha got up again, shattered the attacking fire monsters, and shouted a warning:

"It's not a barrier, it's an added magic! Not only my flames, but even the Sword Maiden's wind will vanish the moment it touches you!"

Using the dissipated magic, a second explosion was performed, blowing Ais and Ryu away. Ciel smiled and said:

"So what if we've been discovered?"

Alexie felt something was off; the excitement of discovering the secret vanished, replaced by drooping eyebrows.

“Maintaining that kind of magic inevitably comes at a price. The mental energy consumption must be severe; if you continue, you will fall into mental exhaustion…”

It felt very strange to her that Charles was deliberately telling Alyssa the truth.

The exposure of this secret will not only benefit them, but also the main battlefield on Alfia's side.

Regarding this…

"So what if you find out? Or have you misunderstood something?" Charles brushed the dust off his clothes and loosened the button on his wrist.

"That armor is merely a shackle binding me. The same applies to Alfia; the 'dispersion' she despises has never been you."

Alexandra fell silent.

so……

Charles turned his back, gathering his strength, his arms bent, his biceps bulging rapidly: "Let me show you the afterglow of [Silence]! Vanish!"

The armor on his body dissipated, and the magic power that had been restraining him erupted instantly.

"Get out of the way!" Alexie roared, her heightened intuition making her scream.

With a punch, even larger cracks spread out like a spiderweb.

boom----

A massive tremor shook everything, ripping up the earth's crust. The ground beneath their feet churned, and the girls standing on the twenty-meter path were all uncontrollably lifted off the ground, floating away.

"The purpose of the earrings... is gone!"

Chapter 217 I'm going to fight twelve of them!

"This is……"

Rivera, who witnessed everything, stopped singing.

They also accepted the spoils of battle from Alexandra and the others, and obtained the intelligence.

Faced with Alfia, who remained completely calm and didn't even break a sweat, she couldn't help but doubt the authenticity of the information.

But her doubts were quickly dispelled by the facts. She stared in disbelief at the battlefield on the other side.

Astrea and her entire crew were thrown into the air by the churning earth; the impact and roar of the rocks severely damaged their internal organs.

Undoubtedly, the earrings' ability to block out sound disappeared, and even the defense of the veil's breath failed.

Does this mean that Alfia is capable of doing the same thing?

Rivera gripped her staff tightly, gritting her teeth as she stared at Alfia: "You weren't going all out from the start?"

Alfia deflected the greatsword with the back of her hand and blew away the incoming giant hammer with her other hand.

She glanced sideways at the battlefield, a slight smile playing on her lips.

"Don't get me wrong, although your analysis of the magic information is correct, I can't do what that child does."

To completely convert sound into vibration, and magical damage into physical damage—this is something only Sharl, with his unique understanding of the concept of sound, could achieve.

"If that weren't the case, I wouldn't have to put up with all this endless noise."

Riveria breathed a slight sigh of relief. If the specialized earrings failed to work, they would have no chance of winning.

Despite this, the suppressive effect of the enchanted spell [Silent Eden] on Alfia remained. Riveria didn't know whether to be thankful that Alfia was still wary of her bombardment and had to limit the power of her own.

"Gospel!"

An invisible shockwave covering a five-meter radius once again blew away the four Yan Jin brothers who had surrounded them.

Du Hualin rolled over, and the instant he landed, he lightly stepped forward, his figure flashing out again as he swung his warhammer: "That kind of impact is just minimum damage. Stop joking!"

Alfia remained unmoved; she had more time to play with the little devils.

What she cared about was whether Charles could replace... no, surpass her.

……

“Gu————”

Lying on the scorching, sulfur-smelling ground, the Astrea Familia all coughed up blood. This unusual situation shattered their long-held confidence.

"The Blade Mastery skill is only level three at most, so why is it so strong?"

Is this the power of silence?

Kaguya and Lyra, who had been brutally violated, knew very well that this was not the full strength of the man before them.

It was a monster that had almost perfectly inherited the magic and talent of [Silence], and had no diseases that hindered its body.

Ryu bit her lip, propped herself up, and loudly questioned, "Why would a strong person like you join the Dark Faction?! Tell me, Joker!"

Charles did not give a direct reply. Instead, he turned his gaze away and raised his iron mace to block the sword of despair that came from the side.

The pupils of gold and chaos locked eyes...

"You probably think the same thing, Arya."

Ais's pupils contracted: "You!?"

A storm of the same kind as hers surged around Ciel: "Because... I want to become the strongest!"

Boom————

The immense force sent Ais flying. Ciel stared at the twelve girls, who had drunk the panacea and recovered, and spread his hands:

"Everything I have now is the result of my hard work and careful planning."

"Come on! Star girls who proclaim victory, come at me together! Now is the time to prove my worth."

As they spoke, not only Ais's wind, but even the flames on Alisha's body ignited on Ciel.

"Red flowers and abundant threads."

"!"

The third magic!

"His armor is gone, Leana! Celty! Ryu! Blast him!" Lyra threw out the bubble bomb first, and Alisha and Ryu appeared on either side of Sharl in alternating flashes.

"Without my armor, I won't just stand still and let you guys attack me anymore... After all, I'm different from Alphia, I'm quite mobile."

With a "thunder" character flashing behind him, Xia Er's figure instantly passed the encircling Fire and Wind duo, dodged the thunder and fire cannon fire, and appeared in the center.

A flash of lightning was followed by a fierce knee strike. The Amazonian girl, responsible for coordination and resupply, clutched her abdomen, was lifted 30cm off the ground, and was then swept off her feet by a sweeping kick.

"Hmph, one!"

"Damn it! Iska!" Noin screamed, his movement of turning his head frozen.

With a flash of lightning, a scalding breath appeared before her, and a sharp pain shot through her abdomen. Then, her neck was gripped by five iron-like fingers and lifted into the air.

"Yan Hua!"

The explosion ripped through Noin's body, and he tumbled to the ground.

"two……"

"Damn it! Stop right now!" Kaguya sped across the shattered earth, tearing through the demons blocking her path. She turned sideways as her sword was sheathed. Lowering her center of gravity, her eyes were fierce as she roared.

Charles swayed his upper body, lightning crackling around him, his figure blurring into a phantom. He then retracted the iron mace in his hand to his waist.

Embodying the same pose as Kaguya: "Five Lights!" x2!

The five slashes landed in one spot in an instant, and the katana shattered into fragments and scattered in Kaguya's contracting pupils.

"Three!"