Carl

A warrior who is part of Port Atwood's military force (**Chapter 639**). He later becomes an instructor presumably at Atwood Academy but he signs up to join the incursion as a lieutenant of the second wave (**Chapter 839**).

He was convinced to join Port Atwood because of the high base salary, clear advancement opportunities, and access to unique encounters.

He is tormented by a demoness but this seems to be simply a culture clash and he seems to rise to the challenge and try harder as a result. **Chapter 639**

Said Demoness is likely **Lissa** who he later goes on to marry (**Chapter 839**).

## Personality

* He believes Zachary Atwood is a trouble magnet and is probably somewhat crazy. **Chapter 639**
* Carl would settle for something simple. He'd help clean up the messes and keep things nice and tidy while staying out of the boss's way. Then he'd take his paycheck and go home to his wife and daughter. He'd be the Atwood Empire's janitor. **Ch 1,103**

## History

* Surprisingly, the archer was actually among the earliest humans to join Port Atwood, but it wasn't from one of the standard recruitment drives. He'd operated independently close to one of the first Incursions Zac closed, using sneak attacks and ambushes to take out invaders and free enslaved humans. After the incursion was closed, Carl chose to join his army, where he'd performed valiantly in every engagement they'd encountered. His ascent had been slow and steady, going from a decent talent who couldn't quite make Earth's ladder into a top powerhouse of his empire. **Chapter 1,096**
* The first time Carl spotted Zac in the distance, he'd seen the madness in the boss's eyes. Carl still remembered his emotionless visage as he cleaned up the stragglers of the incursion by old Toronto. He found himself pulled ever closer to the malignant star that was Zachary Atwood. Some joked that it was Lissa who had tricked him into greatness, but Carl knew it was deeper than that. He could almost feel like his road into the future had been tied to the chariot of the Deviant Asura. And try as he might, he wasn't able to extricate himself. **Ch 1,103**
* If not for his still-incomprehensible choice to approach one of the Valkyries all those years ago, he would probably be puttering around in Early E-grade by this point—and he'd seen how those people fared on the battlefronts. **Ch 1,103**

## Cultivation

### Dao

* Branches
	+ Inferno **Ch 1,103**
	+ Apostle's Arrow **Ch 1,103**
* Fragments
	+ Inferno **Chapter 839**
* Seeds
	+ Lightness (High) **Chapter 639**

### Grade

* The archer was the fourth native to become a Hegemon, and his Sealbearer-quest and designation were similar to Joanna's. **Chapter 1,096**
* With the energy of a Cosmic Core to power his skills and bow, his range and lethality had become simply terrifying. He was like a humanoid War Machine, one who could freely move about while avoiding detection. **Chapter 1,096**

### Skills

* **[Energy Trace] -** appears to be a kind of enemy scan that can reveal enemies based on how their energy signatures compare to yours, Carl used it at F-grade. **Chapter 639**
* **[Bough of Apollo]** Chapter 839
* **[Erebus Step]** Chapter 839
* **[Apollo's End]** Ch 1,103

## Gear

Spirit Tool Cloak

* The bright yellow runes across its green fabric shimmered, and Carl felt some of his anxiety give in as his presence was muted by its illusory effect. **Ch 1,103**

1. ↑ Ch 1,103