Titan King: Ascension of the Giant-Chapter 507: Giant-horned whale

"Looks like I have no choice but to use my trump card!"

Boom!

Lightning thundered overhead, electricity crackling with a sharp hiss as Orion rocketed skyward.

Meanwhile, he clutched a magic scroll in his hand—the one Deputy Commander Edward had given him as a welcome gift when he joined the Champions Alliance.

The scroll had already been torn open, releasing an ominous magical disturbance. Orion had no idea what would happen next.

Ever since obtaining this scroll, he had treated it as a lifesaving hidden ace.

"Gahaha!"

A tremor-like sound burst forth from the ancient giant-horned whale, its jaws clacking excitedly, blending with its deep screech to form a dirge of death.

Resembling a grim funeral lament, that deadly sound was abruptly cut short in the next instant.

Crack… Sizzle…

This was the sound of compressing space grinding and scraping against itself.

Right in front of the ancient giant-horned whale, a spatial fissure nearly 2,000 ft long suddenly ripped open.

It tore violently across, severing the whale's horn while unleashing a staggering force that tried to drag it into the unknown void.

But behind the ancient giant-horned whale, a potent golden radiance flared into view—a colossal golden net that swiftly enveloped the fissure, gradually sealing it back up.

In roughly three seconds, the spatial rupture vanished, the golden net faded, and space stabilized once more.

Orion looked crestfallen. He hadn't expected the demigod-level trump card left by Deputy Commander Edward to be neutralized so easily.

He was also a little terrified.

The mere thought of how he'd faced down the ancient giant-horned whale, which had demigod-tier moves at its disposal, sent chills through his body.

"On the bright side, the demigod trick the ancient giant-horned whale had is now gone!"

Even as dread lingered, Orion knew this was good news. Next, he'd be battling an arch lord being without demigod support—although he wasn't entirely sure if the whale had more secrets up its sleeve.

"Damn giant, you have enraged me!"

The ancient giant-horned whale let out a furious cry. Being forced to use a demigod-level countermeasure against an opponent who hadn't even attained arch lord status was not only a setback but also a traumatic blow to its pride.

Its voice was complicated—seething anger laced with a long, mournful tone.

Yet after that clash of trump cards, Orion felt less of the fear he'd had earlier.

In fact, thanks to Battle Craving and Titan Form, his thirst for blood was growing, his fighting spirit unquenchable, and his combat senses more acute.

"You've made me angry, too!"

Orion's words were emotionless, but facing a foe one tier above him only made him calmer.

"This sensation... feels so familiar!"

He felt simultaneous fear and excitement, dread and eagerness.

He'd only had this feeling once before—back when he was Alpha-level, preparing to challenge Lord Ariel.

And now, that same feeling had returned.

"Arch lord or not, I'm going to kill you!"

Raising his trident, Orion aimed it at the ancient giant-horned whale.

But as an arch lord, the whale was faster.

Ooooo...

A cry, like the lamentation of the ages, resonated from the ancient giant-horned whale—deep, solitary, and indescribably forlorn.

Yet the moment Orion heard it, he realized he could no longer move.

This was different from the earlier sonic pulse. It was a sonar binding technique.

Orion's body was now shackled by an unfathomable force.

In the next second, his eyes went wide at the sight unfolding before him.

Bursts of slime molds layer from every direction converged upon the ancient giant-horned whale like waters surging into the sea, pouring furiously into its body.

Unbeknownst to Orion, this was the whale's skill, Gigantic Form.

Upon activating it, the ancient giant-horned whale absorbed massive amounts of surrounding slime molds, inflating its body a hundredfold.

Once transformed, its power and abilities soared dramatically—similar to Orion's Titan Form, but under completely different conditions.

The problem was, the whale was already at Arch Lord level, and its Gigantic Form was far more devastating.

Helpless under the sonar binding, Orion could only watch as the whale's body ballooned into an enormous monstrosity.

Nothing could stop it. In one swift motion, the colossal creature opened its maw—a swirling vortex of a mouth—and swallowed Orion whole.

…

Champions Alliance, public channel.

Fungal creatures had launched a surprise attack, teleporting four broodmother counterparts to the northern region.

Their goal was to eliminate Arthas and Orion.

Fungal creatures targeted Arthas because, compared to Leonidas, Alexander, or Storm Avatar (the Deputy Commander), Arthas was the most formidable.

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By tying up Leonidas, Alexander, and Stormavatar in three separate directions, the other slime molds broodmothers could operate more freely and safely.

If their objective had been anyone else, there was a high chance the northern Arthas, with Orion's help, would have taken down the slime molds broodmother and its counterparts.

Therefore, the northern front became the crucial breach point for the slime molds.

At that moment, everyone realized something was off, not just Leonidas.

Leonidas: "Something's wrong. The broodmother counterpart's aura near me vanished, it's left its main nest."

Leonidas: "Alexander, here's our chance!"

Alexander: "This isn't an opportunity; it's a trap!"

Alexander: "The slime molds broodmother has come for me. If I leave my post, the western front I'm guarding falls instantly."

Alexander was also entangled with the broodmother in his area. The moment Leonidas spoke, he understood the fungal creatures were up to no good.

Seeing that he couldn't count on Alexander's backup, Leonidas focused on Arthas.

Leonidas: "Arthas, where are you? Say something!"

Edward: "He hasn't spoken on the Alliance channel for fifteen minutes."

Edward: "All broodmother counterparts in your areas have teleported north. Their target is Arthas."

The one answering Leonidas was Deputy Commander Edward, and his voice sounded grave, tinged with worry.

Leonidas: "Damn it, they're ganging up on Arthas? Deputy Commander, please get over there and help him!"

Leonidas had a strong bond with Arthas, so his first thought was to send reinforcements.

Edward: "I'm currently holding off a demigod-level slime mold, and my storm avatar is also locked down by a slime molds broodmother."

Edward: "This time, Arthas is on his own!"