Episode 26

Wounded Beasts (手負いの獣) is the 26th Page of Yūki Tabata's Black Clover.

Summary
Asta blocks all of the mages' attacks. Leopold Vermillion joins in and helps Asta fight the mages. Noelle Silva puts a protective barrier around the two of them, but one of the terrorists uses a spell to absorb the magic. Asta and Leopold get struck by Piercing Tornado Needles and fall down. George is about to strike again when the Magic Knights return. Mimosa Vermillion starts to heal Fuegoleon Vermillion. Valtos tells the mages that they should retreat now that the other knights have returned. Sally captures Asta in Gel Magic, and as the terrorists retreat, they say that the Eye of the Midnight Sun will take down the Clover Kingdom. Noelle wants to go after them but Nozel Silva says that their priority is to strengthen the capital's defenses.

Asta is taken to the Eye of the Midnight Sun's hideout. Sally wants to study him because of his use of Anti Magic. Suddenly, Julius Novachrono appears. He uses his Time Magic to kill and restrain the mages and to free Asta. He tells Asta to watch him because he is what Asta needs to surpass if Asta wants to become the Wizard King. Julius asks the mages about the stone slab and jewels embedded in it. Julius says that he will ask them back in Clover Kingdom when he senses that something is coming. Suddenly, another mage appears in a blinding white light.

Fights

 * Asta and Leopold Vermillion vs. Eye of the Midnight Sun
 * Julius Novachrono vs. Eye of the Midnight Sun

Events

 * Assassination of Fuegoleon Vermillion

Items used

 * Special Properties +α, Absorption

Petit Clover
Salamander on Rice: So Nice! (さらまんだのどんぶりでどんびき～): Sally summons Sticky Salamander, which Mimosa calls cute. Noelle says Nero is cuter. Sally then suggests that they should try Sticky Salamander on rice.