Chapter 318

In the Presence of the Devil King (魔王の御前) is the 318th Page of Yūki Tabata's Black Clover.

Summary
When Lucifero appears next to Asta, Liebe angrily demands to know if the King of Devils recognizes him as Lucifero was the one who killed Richita. Lucifero claims not to know a devil without any magic power, and then increases the gravity, slamming Asta into the ground, which also collapses from the gravity. Struggling to stand under the phenomenal magic power, Asta worries about everyone else's safety. Liebe admits to Asta that he wants to stop Lucifero by any means, so he and Asta Unite. Nacht Faust, who is moving others to safety through his Shadow Magic, shouts for Asta not to fight.

Asta swings the Demon-Slayer Sword at Lucifero, who bends space in order to warp away, but the Anti Magic allows Asta to track Lucifero's magic power, so he flies over to where the devil is reappearing. The highest-ranking devil from the second level is watching the fight and is surprised that Asta can move around in Lucifero's gravity despite not having any magic power himself. Although Lucifero's magic power is daunting, Asta resolves to stop him in the four remaining minutes in Unite. Asta swings his sword again, but Lucifero catches the blade in his hand. Asta is unable to move it. Lucifero drags a finger across the edge, and a drop of blood wells up, which infuriates the devil. He then punches Asta in the face, sending the boy to crash next to the ruins of the Black Bull base. The second level's highest-ranking devil is amazed by Lucifero's magic power and physical strength despite being in an incomplete manifestation, and notes that Asta has no hope of winning. In the ruins of the base, Vanessa Enoteca has managed to survive thanks to Rouge's power but is running out of magic power. She notices that Yami Sukehiro is getting weaker, and panics when she feels the crushing gravity get stronger as Lucifero approaches where Asta crashlanded. Rattled by the devil's punch, Asta struggles to sit up but pushes himself so he does not waste time. However, the other captains—Mereoleona Vermillion, Nozel Silva, Fuegoleon Vermillion, Rill Boismortier, Dorothy Unsworth, Jack the Ripper, and Charlotte Roselei—rally around Asta to help him take on Lucifero, and Rill repaints Twilight of Valhalla.

Fights

 * Asta and Magic Knight Captains vs. Lucifero