With a fierce shout from Clark, the pale-blue magic array surrounding his body suddenly surged—and then, to the crowd's astonishment, a second, smaller array emerged from within the first one.
Compared to the outer layer, this inner array was clearly denser, more focused, and brimming with concentrated mana.
"Wait… is that—?! A double-layer magic array?!"
"Unbelievable! That's an extremely advanced technique, even among array mages!"
"Clark, sir, have you been hiding your true strength all this time?"
Voices of awe rippled through the crowd. All around, envious eyes began to gather, locking onto Clark with admiration and disbelief.
Clark drank in the praise, feeling a swell of pride wash over him.
As one of the top students at Pearl Array Academy, he had already achieved a mana affinity level of 5 in the most recent assessment.
In fact, his instructors had hinted that he was close—very close—to reaching level 6.
