Titan King: Ascension of the Giant

Orion lifted his trident, aiming it right at Sophia, unmoved by her seductive act.

"I get what I want, you get what you want. Citizens, subordinates, blood, slaughter…they're nothing but cannon fodder. This is a grand feast just for us, wouldn't you agree?"

Hearing those words made Orion's eye twitch.

He had a guess about what she might mean, and that guess was so brutal it practically made his skin crawl. It was a path of no return—sacrificing anything and everything for personal gain.

Sophia stepped forward and stared at Orion with gentle, liquid eyes, projecting such a soft, vulnerable facade that it was as though she'd let him do anything to her. She was completely ready; all Orion had to do was give her a single look, and she'd willingly spread her legs to let his big cock slip inside her pussy.

"Sorry," Orion replied, "I'm selfish, sure. But your values and mine just don't line up at all."

Boom!

Lightning crackled, and the trident charged with its fierce electric power impaled Sophia's body. Even so, she continued gazing at Orion with the same serene smile.

"Orion, if we don't see eye to eye, we can talk things out… find some common ground, or even—"

Zzzzt!

Before Sophia could finish, arcs of electricity erupted from the trident, wiping her out completely. Orion frowned as he stared at the stardust-like motes that once again spread through the surrounding void, looking even more grim than before.

"You've got some serious resilience—and a pretty damn tough willpower."

A hazy figure reappeared from the void passage and merged into Sophia's body. She fixed her eyes on Orion, speaking in that same tender, almost motherly voice.

"Orion, you've shattered both my dream illusion and dreamy world, which is mighty impressive!

If it's possible, Orion, I'm willing to bear your child."

Her actions, her words, her whole worldview clashed hard with everything Orion thought he knew about Legendary-level beings. And from the tone of her voice, Orion could tell she was completely serious—she genuinely longed to have his offspring.

"What sort of place is this Emerald Dream Realm?

What kind of environment molds someone into a person who thinks power reigns over all?"

Standing guard at the other end of the passage, Orion studied Sophia. He realized that what he'd been seeing so far was still just an illusion. Sophia hadn't truly crossed over from the far side of the void passage. But that bizarre dream-trickery, which had snared him twice now, put Orion on high alert.

Without bothering to reply to Sophia, he brandished his trident again, unleashing more lightning to swirl around the passage's entrance and block the Dark Creatures attempting to invade.

During the moment Orion had been trapped in her illusion, yet another wave of Dark Creatures had slipped into his territory—among them, three Alpha-level dark creatures. Sophia's mind-bending tactics truly were tough to guard against.

"There are more than enough Dark Creatures running loose already. I can't let them keep coming. If they do, Blackstone City is in for a world of trouble."

With the last wave included, that totaled seven Alpha-level Dark Creatures. That was already enough to make the warriors of Blackstone City break a sweat. Any further invasion would only cost the Stoneheart Horde dearly, even if they eventually won.
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So Orion made a decision. He slowly shut his eyes and steadied his mind, pushing his senses outward. This should make it harder for Sophia to confuse him again.

On the other side of the passage, Sophia studied Orion, her thoughts deepening.

"He's only just hit Legendary level, yet he's already this powerful?

Thank goodness the void passage is opening in my favor here. Otherwise, it'd be a pain to handle him."

Even as she mulled things over, Sophia never took her eyes off Orion. His caution was obvious.

"So, those two waves of Dark Creatures that got through are probably enough to threaten his territory.

That must be why he's so wary now.

Hmm… Looks like I need to send another wave of my people through so I can really get the upper hand."

At some point, the smile had faded from Sophia's face. The bewitchingly beautiful woman now wore a more severe expression, any hint of motherly warmth gone.

Meanwhile, at Blackstone City's outer walls:

Delilah stood at the helm, with Lilith right by her side. Earthshaker, Lysinthia, and Slagor had gathered there as well, ready for action at a moment's notice.

"Lorelia's just sent word that outside Blackstone City—about 2 miles away—countless Dark Creatures have congregated.

We don't know their exact numbers yet, but several Alpha-level auras are coming from the horde.

Strangely enough, even though they've gathered, they're not attacking right away… It's like they're waiting for something."

It was Lilith who gave the report. She often got the first intel from outside Blackstone City, even before Delilah, the Elder of Stewardship. Delilah didn't seem to mind, but she was frowning, pondering what the Dark Creatures might be waiting for.

Just then, a Broadskull Ravens returned from the darkness beyond the city walls, its body streaked with blood. A Succubus-bloodline warrior strode along the rampart and whispered a quick update into Delilah's ear. Delilah's brow furrowed, her face darkening slightly.

"The Sentinel Corps sent out a scouting squad of Broadskull Ravens, and only this one made it back.

It looks like there are flying-type Dark Creatures hidden among that army."

Delilah relayed the news to Lilith, Earthshaker, Lysinthia, and Slagor, each of whom wore a worried look.

"Elder of Stewardship, did the Broadskull Ravens manage to identify what kind of creatures they are?"

"And how many are out there?" Slagor asked.

Delilah merely shook her head, admitting she didn't know.

With the enemy situation unclear, attack timing unknown, and an army outside that declined to strike, the whole scenario seemed to favor the other side.

"Don't worry," Delilah finally said into the silence. Though her heart might be uneasy, she couldn't just stand by and let morale slip before the battle even began.

"Our lord is wise!"

She invoked Orion's name, hoping to rally the gathered elders.

"He made sure we built these outer walls in advance, plus four extremely potent arrow towers that're also fitted to defend against aerial assaults."

Delilah pointed toward the distant towers, sounding downright confident.

"With these towers standing, even if flying-type Dark Creatures launch an attack, we'll spot them before they can do much damage.

Besides, the skies above the Horde belong to Thunderhawk Rayden, who's patrolling right now.

So, as long as we hold the walls and the towers, we will win this fight!

"How much cultivation resource you can grab from this all depends on how hard we're willing to push ourselves!"