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skill
Protective Shell
the Protective Shell spell
Carl's usual answer to an incoming blast, and the first thing he rules out against a god's axe.
Story so far
Watching Grull lift Grull's Axe again, Carl works out that the blow will not hit him but will land close enough to kill him — and that his Protective Shell spell will not help him this time. Ruling it out is what forces him onto his last trick, Mordecai's Special Brew, and thirty seconds of being broken and healed instead of shielded.
Role
Carl's standard defensive spell, insufficient against divine-scale damage.
Relationships
Carl — His spell, and the one he consciously discards here.
Grull — Whose attacks it cannot stop.
Mordecai's Special Brew — The fallback he used instead.
Earlier in this series
Also appears in books you've already read — spoiler-safe to their endings:
- Dungeon Crawler CarlBook 1
Sources — 3 recorded facts, by chapter
Chapter 7
- Carl's short-lived dome shield that repels enemies while letting friendlies act freely.
Chapter 40
- Carl's twenty-second invulnerability field, weaponized so a moving train passes through him while its monsters collide with the barrier.
Chapter 59
- Carl's usual answer to an incoming blast, and the first thing he rules out against a god's axe.