Titan King: Ascension of the Giant - Chapter 548

Chapter 548: I’m the real danger to watch out for
Aldous let out a grunt of acknowledgment, still gnawing on his roast without looking up.

Orion’s will projection took the form of a spark of electricity, darting back into the space between Delilah’s eyebrows in a flash.

“Make sure he’s well-fed and comfortable until I get back!”

That was Orion’s message to Delilah. For the ogre Aldous to come all the way to Stoneheart City in search of aid, he must have been truly enraged. Typically, Aldous never asked anyone for help. But this time, he had.

Orion had readily agreed to assist, without demanding anything in return.

Across this continent, the only equal who got along with Orion was this ogre chieftain. Aldous was one of Orion’s few friends, and Orion treasured that.

As for Lokiviria and that lizardfolk lord, well, they’d simply be out of luck.

Moreover, uniting ogres and giants was the only real way to intimidate the nearby blood elf race. Stoneheart Horde, having initially secured a foothold in the south, needed allies and a stable environment around their territory—an environment where they could develop without disturbance.

From the perspective of the Horde’s future plans alone, Orion had every reason to help. Bringing the ogres into the Stoneheart Horde’s circle of influence was an essential move to maintain stability in the territory and its surroundings.

…

Valkorath Realm, deep-sea region.

In the waters muddied by blood and slime molds, a massive octopus darted forward, stirring wave after wave in its wake.

Run for it!

That was Kraken’s first and only thought. At the moment, most of his rear tentacles had been severed. His huge eyes were shot with blood, and a flicker of fear shone within them.

Luckily, the broodmother evolution behind him had decided not to pursue. Kraken was absolutely certain that creature already possessed arch lord-level power—otherwise, he wouldn’t have been so thoroughly outmatched.

Kraken had tracked down the broodmother evolution in the slime molds sea, triggering a fierce battle. But it lasted less than half an hour before Kraken fled in disarray.

Half a day later, on the Champions Alliance public channel.

Kraken: “I failed in my hunt! I can confirm that broodmother evolution has truly become an arch lord being.”

Kraken shared the results and details of his attempted pursuit, asserting that the broodmother evolution had ascended to arch lord status.

Leonidas: “The moment you started fighting it, I got a lock on its position!”

Leonidas: “Hulk, shall I take it out myself, or do you want a crack at that broodmother evolution?”

Leonidas’s words carried a teasing tone; it was hardly surprising Kraken couldn’t kill an arch lord-level broodmother evolution.

The gap between an arch lord and a mere Legendary lord was huge. Clearly, when the slime molds demigod took the slime molds broodmother away, she left behind certain fail-safes. Not necessarily because she wanted to keep invading Valkorath Realm, but to give the fungal creatures some chance of survival.

Hulk: “I came here specifically to hunt it—how could I miss this opportunity?”

Orion sounded confident. He knew Kraken’s strength at Legendary level was formidable. Yet the broodmother evolution, having entered the deeper sea, had apparently gained even more raw power.

Even so, Orion considered himself stronger still.

Leonidas: “Fine, I’d like to see which of you, you or Squiddy, can last the longest. Heh heh heh!”

Kraken: “I may have lost, but I placed a special marker on it. Finding it again will be much easier.”

Kraken: “Hulk, are you sure you want to go after it? That thing is genuinely dangerous!”

Hulk: “Relax. I’m the real danger to watch out for!”

Leonidas: “I like your confidence—I’m starting to warm up to you!”

Kraken: “…”

Since Orion had made his decision, Kraken gave up on talking him out of it.

In private, Kraken messaged Orion:

“This is the ocean region where that broodmother evolution last appeared.”

He passed Orion coordinates of the spot where he had clashed with the broodmother evolution. Then Kraken initiated a trade, sending over a small piece of octopus tentacle.

“This is one of my tentacles. Keep it with you; within a certain range, it’ll resonate with the special marker I left behind, letting you track down the broodmother evolution. Also, it’ll allow you to move freely underwater—think of it as a water-repelling charm.”

The tentacle was tiny, about the size of Orion’s pinky.

“Thank you!”

Orion stashed away the tentacle, then, with a quick word of thanks, burst into motion and headed straight into the depths of the sea.

…

Titanion Realm, City of Lysinthia.

On the third day after the Tidefang Clan’s first appearance, Mist Bay was suddenly packed with all sorts of marine life from the Sea Race. Every Merfolk warrior arrived bearing harpoons or anchors, their gills flaring in and out as they breathed and cried out, a strange sight indeed.

Lysinthia stood atop the city wall, watching Merfolk warriors slowly surface below. Though she kept a calm expression, she was quietly relieved.

No Legendary-level threat had shown up—this was the best news possible.

Lysinthia City had merged with Orion’s Lord’s Stone, along with a fair number of arrow towers. Coupled with the tidecrab shield warriors, swamp water pythons, swamp crocodiles, and other units stationed here, she was confident in her ability to defend Lysinthia.

“This is Lord Vorluk’s territory!”

“For the honor of the Tidefang Clan, drive out the invaders!”

“Destroy their city!”

“…”

As an Alpha-level Merfolk shrieked those words, waves gathered, and a tidal surge of Tidefang Clan Merfolk rushed Mist Bay, charging toward Lysinthia City.

Whoosh!

Whoosh! Whoosh!

The arrow towers along the wall launched their first wave of bolts, and the battle began.

Standing on the ramparts with her hair whipping about, Gorgon Lysinthia let her tresses twist and writhe, morphing into huge black serpents that slithered down the walls into the water, colliding head-on with the oncoming Merfolk warriors.

Her hair seemed limitless, growing back again and again like some otherworldly plant, each wave thicker and more vicious than the last. Soon, churning currents brought seawater right up to Lysinthia’s walls.

Raising her sword, Lysinthia let out a piercing cry. At once, all the gorgons, plague crows, and a few land-based troops atop the ramparts leapt into action. Bows, crossbows, spears, and even giant stones smeared with plague-ridden dung all rained down. The all-out battle had begun.

…

Human kingdom, Soaring Bird City.

In last year’s dark beast tides, the freshly built walls of Soaring Bird City suffered partial destruction.

However, Alpha-level powers Henrik and Mateo stepped up, stabilizing the situation and promptly taking control of Soaring Bird City themselves. With the dark beast tides having abated, the city plunged back into intense reconstruction.

A few months later, the walls had been fully rebuilt, and the beginnings of new fortresses and structures could be seen sprouting here and there within the city limits.