Titan King: Ascension of the Giant - Chapter 542

Chapter 542: Beast armies
“Hahaha… Bro Hulk, if you’d shown up any later, you might not have been able to see me at all in a few days.”

Leonidas, who had shrunk to the size of a teddy bear dog, was half-squatting on a raised platform in the plaza of Giant Beast Mountain. The moment Orion arrived via teleportation, Leonidas leaped onto Orion’s shoulder.

Orion ignored the strange looks from his subordinates behind him, turned his head, and looked at Leonidas. It seemed Leonidas had a small quirk of enjoying sitting on other people’s shoulders, but that didn’t really matter.

“Bro, are you leaving Valkorath Realm?”

Leonidas nodded. With a slime molds broodmother of the same level gone, the crisis in Valkorath Realm had been resolved. There were still large numbers of slime molds mutants left that looked troublesome, but they posed no real threat to a Valkorath Realm guarded by demigod-level powerhouses.

Leonidas, Alexander, and Arthas had already gained plenty of resources during the previous conflict. As for the remaining fungal creatures, they would be left for the two new members of the Champions Alliance.

Of course, they couldn’t completely wipe out the fungal creatures. The plan was to drive part of them toward the ocean, domesticate them, and make them useful in the end.

“Everyone’s busy. I’d better find something to do, right?”

Leonidas, stuck at arch lord peak, desired nothing more than to advance to demigod level—but that wasn’t something that could simply be achieved by wishing.

“Come on. Before I leave, I’ll show you the beast armies I’m giving you.”

Roar!

Leonidas tilted his head back and roared, his voice echoing far into the distance. That roar conveyed his might and also seemed to serve as a signal.

Soon, from a cave in Giant Beast Mountain, waves of intermingling bestial roars sounded. The ground trembled as dinosaur-like beasts—roughly similar to triceratops—charged out and raced toward the distant plains.

“There are two hundred thousand Tail-Swing Behemoths here. I’m handing over their command to you.”

Following Leonidas’s roar, two figures flew out of the beast herd and landed in front of him.

“From now on, they’ll all take your orders.”

Two individuals appeared before Orion: a skeleton general and a werewolf draped in animal hide.

The skeleton general was Rumbold, someone Orion recognized. They had a strong connection—Rumbold had once assisted Orion in the invasion of Godforsaken Land.

“Lupin greets the Beast King and the Giant King here!”

The werewolf—Lupin—bowed toward Leonidas and Orion.

Leonidas nodded, adopting a regal bearing. Orion responded with a giant’s gesture of respect, confirming their acquaintance.

“I was planning to support you with an additional two hundred thousand flying beasts, but since I’m leaving Valkorath Realm, I’ll be taking them back with me.”

“So this is all I can do for you now.”

Leonidas shot Orion an apologetic look. Orion responded with a wry smile.

Truth be told, two hundred thousand Tail-Swing Behemoths were already a formidable reinforcement force. These behemoths resembled a combination of rhinoceros and triceratops, each with a sharp horn atop its head and a massive swinging tail at the back.

As a result, their charge was incredibly fast. Even in the slime molds layer, they could charge in and wreak havoc a few times.

“Rendall, Dace, Otho, Beyn, Torba, Ursa—take your forces and get familiar with these Tail-Swing Behemoths. We’ll be riding them to the front lines soon.”

At Orion’s command, several of his subordinates set off with the werewolf Lupin to get acquainted with the behemoths. Only Rumbold remained by Leonidas and Orion’s side, quietly listening in on their conversation.

“Sigh, Arthas has fallen into a deep slumber. Who knows when he’ll wake up!”

Having taken care of business, Leonidas led Orion toward the peak of Giant Beast Mountain. At the thought of his old friend Arthas, Leonidas’s steps on the mountaintop grew noticeably more solemn.

“Is Arthas going to be okay?”

Orion glanced at the skeleton general, Rumbold, who just shook his head, indicating his own lack of knowledge.

“Arthas is doing fine. According to the Deputy Commander, once he wakes up, he might already be at demigod level!”

“Demigod… Are you serious?”

“I’m not sure if it’s certain, but the Deputy Commander has never been one to boast or lie.”

Orion fell silent, but a spark of excitement flickered in his eyes. If Arthas truly became a demigod, that meant Orion could rely on an exceptionally powerful ally in the future.

“As for me, I still have no clue how to touch that threshold of demigod level.”

By the time he finished speaking, Leonidas had led Orion to the summit of the mountain.

“Even though the fungal creatures have been retreating south, remember that the number of slime molds mutants hasn’t decreased much.”

“Driving them out requires that you have a solid plan in mind. If you get ambushed by multiple Legendary-level beings at once, you could still wind up in danger.”

Leonidas’s advice was similar to what he had told Kraken earlier.

Orion nodded quietly. If he hadn’t fought a broodmother counterpart before, he would have heeded Leonidas’s warning without hesitation, because at that time, his strength wasn’t enough to crush every Legendary creature in his path.

But now, Orion’s power had soared. He had also obtained the Legendary gear “Titan Emblem.” Confident and well-prepared, he believed that as long as there was no slime molds broodmother or broodmother counterpart present, he could roam freely in the slime molds layer on his own. Such was the pride that came from his newfound might.

“Don’t worry, I’ll be careful.”

“Yes, better safe than sorry! My situation here is different from Arthas’s. There happen to be more Rotting Flowers and Vine Splitters among the slime molds mutants on this side.”

Orion frowned at the mention.

Individually, Rotting Flowers and Vine Splitters weren’t too strong, but their group combat and support abilities could be terrifying. Supposedly, they had been capable of suppressing even Leonidas’s beast armies, so they were definitely not pushovers.

“But don’t worry too much. The fungal creatures have lost the broodmother’s leadership, so their organizational ability and efficiency in forming encirclements have taken a big hit.”

“You’ll find them easier to deal with now than I did back then.”

Heeding Leonidas’s reminder, Orion now had a clearer understanding of the situation in the southern war zone.

Half an hour later, Orion headed down from the peak alone, leading Rumbold toward the distant battlefield.

…

Stoneheart City, Outer District.

With the arrival of the dwarves and dragon envoys, the mysterious tavern was seeing more foot traffic than before.

On the tavern’s first floor, it was no longer just a few customers scattered in the corners. Now, with a succubus dancer twisting her hips on the stage, the air inside was filled with cheers and the clinking of glasses.

In contrast, the second floor of the tavern was much quieter. At the moment, no customers were upstairs, and Delilah had simply turned it into her temporary office.

“Your Majesty, that important figure from the dwarven clan left Stoneheart City with two attendants. They departed in the direction of the blood elves’ territory.”

A Sentinel Corps warrior with succubus blood stood in the shadow behind the curtain, reporting the latest information to Delilah.