Titan King: Ascension of the Giant

"Dirtclaw, Drakthul, do you two know where our lord has gone?"

Rendall swung his spiked club, sending a Mermen flying that had come too close.

This was the arena, and the audience who had once gathered here to watch the spectacle had long since disappeared, hiding somewhere unknown.

Now, the arena was filled with Mermen warriors, invading Whitecliff City in droves.

Woof! Woof!

Transformed into a Hellhound, Dirtclaw bit down on a Mermen's head, crushing it and swallowing it whole.

"Master flew out, and we don't know where he is!"

Rendall had participated in the arena's duel earlier and hadn't returned in time to see Orion's departure.

"Arch Elder, some of our kin are still in the lower floors of the conference hall. Should we go assist them?"

Drakthul swung his battle axe, creating a whirlwind that cleaved through nearby Mermen.

Arch Elder (Rendall) was a little unsettled. He knew Drakthul was referring to Grulbane and Sylvana, who had gone to negotiate.

After the battle broke out, Rendall had been worried when he hadn't seen Orion immediately.

After a few moments of consideration, Rendall made a decision. Find more chapters on My Virtual Library Empire

"Let's go. We'll meet up with Grulbane and Sylvana and bring the rest of our kin with us."

Dirtclaw and Drakthul nodded, and the three of them led the Stoneheart Horde members forward to the lower floors of the arena.

When the seawater flooded Whitecliff, a large number of Mermen infiltrated from below.

Grulbane and Sylvana were trapped in a meeting room with negotiators from the other four races.

The combatants had already gone to guard the passage to the meeting room, leaving Sylvana and the others—who were non-combatants—behind.

Sylvana took out three beast bones from her storage pouch, one large and two small. Without hesitation, she threw them onto the ground.

With a crack, the smallest bone shattered, while the other two remained intact.

Sylvana crouched down, slowly picking up the pieces of the smallest bone.

When she touched a shard of the shattered bone, she was pricked, and a drop of blood flowed from her finger.

"This is a disaster for the weak."

After saying this, Sylvana fell silent.

She sat quietly, as though the ongoing battle outside the meeting room had nothing to do with her.

Above Whitecliff, the area covered by seawater.

Orion, holding his trident, scanned the surroundings. Bubbles kept rising in the water, and a shadow swam nearby, hard to catch.

Everywhere Orion looked, faint streaks of red blood tainted the water.

Without a doubt, Orion knew that Whitecliff had been in battle, and the blood had been diluted and carried by the seawater.

The strong smell of blood stimulated countless sea creatures, who howled and charged toward Whitecliff.

The faint sounds of their roars were even audible to Orion.

"We can't delay any longer. If Rendall and the others don't get protection from the dragons, they'll be in danger!"

A sense of anxiety filled Orion's heart. Just then, a shadow in the water loomed larger, charging directly at him.

Roar!

In the urgent moment, Orion threw his head back and roared.

This was Titan's Roar, a sonic attack.

The attack, coming unexpectedly, rippled through the water, indiscriminately striking nearby Sea Tribe creatures.

Especially the shadow closest to him, which faltered in its charge.

But due to momentum, the shadow continued its assault, though its speed slowed.

"Come at me!"

This was the opportunity Orion had created himself, a chance to strike for the kill.

He raised his trident, and terrifying lightning, blood energy, and Abyssal energy swirled around it.

Orion stomped through the water and launched a Swift Charge at the shadow.

One thousand meters, eight hundred meters, five hundred meters… and when he was just one hundred meters away from the Reverse Whale, Orion saw it clearly—the whale's body, struggling and swaying, finally came to a stop.

The next moment, the Reverse Whale locked its gaze on Orion, its once blank expression gradually shifting to one of fierce hostility, with murder and coldness growing in its eyes.

"You're not getting away!"

One hundred meters—this distance was too close for both Orion and the Reverse Whale.

But even so, Orion didn't see fear in the whale's eyes. At this critical moment, the Reverse Whale whipped its tail, spewing seawater from its mouth and charging at Orion.

Boom!

The explosion in the water was a heavy, muffled sound.

After the thud came a sizzling sound of electricity, and the surrounding seawater quickly turned red as if dye had been poured into it.

At the same time, a painful scream echoed, horrifically loud.

In the turbulent waters, Orion gripped his trident tightly and drove it into the Reverse Whale's head.

The Reverse Whale writhed in pain, roaring continuously as it shoved Orion and began to swim deeper into the sea.

"Heh heh heh... you can't escape!"

Orion's eyes gleamed with lightning, and he let out a strange, excited laugh, inhaling the scent of fresh blood from the whale's head.

It was as if the primal bloodlust of his giant lineage had been unleashed. Orion held the trident, ignoring the whale's efforts to shove him back.

"Go to hell!"

Sizzling, the overwhelming lightning-element transcendent power surged from Orion's hands, consuming the Reverse Whale through the wound created by the trident.

The Reverse Whale let out a series of sharp, painful screams. At first, the sounds were full of rage and defiance, but they soon turned into sorrowful, tragic cries.

The whale's momentum slowed, and its life force began to drain.

Seeing this, Orion pushed more transcendent power into the attack, channeling Abyssal energy into the Reverse Whale's body, deepening the corruption within.

Just as the whale seemed to be nearing death, something strange happened. It suddenly became more energetic, as if revived.

The Reverse Whale roared, and with renewed vigor, it continued to charge deeper into the sea, bearing Orion's massive form along with it.

Even though Orion had transformed into Titan Form, he still felt the effects. At such a close distance, the sonic attack made his entire body tremble.

Pop! Pop! Pop!

Suddenly, the Reverse Whale's speed increased, as if some innate ability had been triggered. It began to shift through the water, moving with incredible speed while carrying Orion along.

In Orion's eyes, the surrounding sea seemed like a curtain made of countless blades, cutting into his back and leaving a web of deep scars.

Ahhh!

In the agony, Orion's anger only intensified. His transcendent power surged like a flood into the Reverse Whale's body.

WAAAGH!

Orion roared, and the Reverse Whale continued its desperate charge, the sound of slicing water echoing in his ears.