Titan King: Ascension of the Giant-Chapter 620: Burial ground

"The ice and snow will melt, the seas will surge back, and all creatures in the Emerald Dream Realm will be submerged."

Orion took the spider silk bag(pouch) Lolth sent over and spoke towards the void passage.

That's right, Orion was just fearmongering.

Just when Lolth wanted to continue trading intelligence with him, Orion began to prophesy a great disaster for the Emerald Dream Realm.

"Giant King Orion, do you take me for a fool?"

Lolth's voice was calm, betraying no anger.

Orion put away the spider silk bag; inside was another bag of spider silk.

"Lolth, you are very clever. How could you possibly be a fool?"

Orion shook his head. For the sake of a bag of materials, his attitude towards Lolth softened considerably.

"Giant King, you might as well say our Emerald Dream Realm is about to face a great flood or a massive tsunami. That would be more direct."

His lie exposed, Orion didn't feel awkward at all.

Instead, he continued to gaze at Lolth on the other side of the void passage, his eyes filled with even more anticipation.

A moment later, another spider silk bag was teleported over, and Orion immediately broke into a smile.

"Giant King, I am sincere, but I also have the ability to discern lies."

After a brief silence, Orion continued his spiel.

"Perhaps it will be a tsunami, or maybe an earthquake, or it could be endless darkness and evil."

"You are too insignificant to resist it at all."

These words were now half-truth, half-falsehood.

However, they were still somewhat vague.

Dream Queen Lolth, after hearing this, fell silent.

Soon, the other end of the void passage was once again shrouded in mist, and supernatural energies surged frequently.

Evidently, Lolth had cut off the conversation with Orion.

"Endless darkness… impossible to resist…"

"He doesn't seem to be lying. He must know something."

"I heard that the distant arch lord was conscripted and hasn't appeared since."

"The arch lord's people have become more subdued... Could it be...?"

To be able to advance to the legendary level, and with rare dream-based supernatural powers at that, Lolth possessed wisdom.

To exchange for even a tiny bit of potentially useful information, she continuously sent out large quantities of materials.

Perhaps, in the eyes of many, Lolth was just a big fool.

However, Lolth herself didn't think so.

At the very least, these materials had allowed her to confirm one thing: the Emerald Dream Realm might truly be on the verge of a massive change.

"What should I do?"

"Where does my future lie?"

"..."

Shadowcrag Forest, unknown region.

Along the way, there were constant battles, and the small scorpions armies they brought had suffered considerable losses.

Fortunately, what these small scorpions were exchanged for was a troop of tireless skeleton warriors.

In the pitch-dark forest, a bonfire suddenly blazed up, illuminating a large, simple tent beside it.

The tent was made of leather, supported by three thick wooden poles, with animal hides draped over it, serving as a temporary resting place for everyone.

"I thought you'd died on some battlefield!"

Earthshaker raised his waterskin and took a large gulp.

He was talking about Arden, who was currently sitting to one side, huddled in his cloak, only the faint firelight barely illuminating his drawn face.

"These past few years, I've been wandering the southern territory, and I've learned a lot."

"I've been to Buffalofolk City. Is that your fiefdom?"

Arden explained briefly, not elaborating on his experiences.

After numerous battles, Earthshaker, Gronthar, Drakthul, Arden, and Selenis had developed some camaraderie and gotten to know each other a bit, especially the latter two.

"Not exactly, it's more like the fiefdom of all buffalofolk."

"But it doesn't make much difference; we buffalofolk already consider it our homeland."

Speaking of Buffalofolk City, Earthshaker was very proud and felt a great sense of honor.

Currently, in the Stoneheart Horde, only a few tribes have their own cities.

"You don't need to worry, and there's no need to make yourself uncomfortable over it."

"Our lord isn't as petty as you think. Orion's magnanimity is vaster than the sky."

Everyone was somewhat aware of Arden's worries.

In fact, Earthshaker knew a bit about it; he had personally witnessed Arden's several visits to Blackstone City.

"Me, Gronthar, Drakthul, and the High Priestess—we were in the same boat as you."

"Look, aren't we doing fine now? Not only has our strength increased, but we also hold high positions and wield power within the horde."

Earthshaker took the roasted meat Drakthul handed him, tore off a piece, and stuffed it into his mouth.

After a few rough chews, Earthshaker continued to reassure Arden.

"If you could be the messenger for the Lord of the Four Domains, you can be the messenger for the Giant King."

"Speaking of which, Orion doesn't really have a public messenger, does he?"

Gronthar and Drakthul both shook their heads; the Stoneheart Horde truly didn't have a messenger.

Most intelligence transmission was handled entirely by Delilah and the Sentinel Corps.

"Has any news come back from the Storm Vulture?"

Mentioning messengers made everyone think of Arden's Storm Vulture, and also of their current situation.

"No, it's dark out. The Storm Vulture's vision is reduced, so its patrol speed will be slower."

Everyone shifted the topic from messengers to intelligence, allowing Arden to breathe a sigh of relief.

Arden took Earthshaker's recent suggestion to heart.

You see, back then, in Arden's eyes, Earthshaker was still an unknown entity.

And now?

Earthshaker's strength was practically the greatest among the five of them.

Arden was originally an Alpha-level being; he too wanted to become stronger, even advance to the legendary level and attain the status of a lord.

Thus, Arden began to have some thoughts.

"To the south, about 17.5 miles away, a large valley has been discovered. A pack of hyenas inhabits it."

Just then, a hoarse and lifeless voice sounded in their ears, causing Earthshaker, Gronthar, Drakthul, Arden, and Selenis to all stand up.

In the darkness, a necromancer, leaning upon a staff, slowly approached them.

"Mr. Mortimer, good to see you!"

Drakthul the giant spoke. In this team, he was the leader; the decision-making power rested with him.

"A pack of hyenas has been found to the south. Most of them are in a deep sleep. That valley... it's a pretty good burial ground."

When Necromancer Mortimer mentioned 'burial ground,' the expressions of Earthshaker, Gronthar, and Drakthul turned serious. frёeωebɳovel.com

Before setting out, Orion had given them some instructions, and an important one concerned burial grounds.

Burial grounds were dead lands for summoning and nurturing skeleton warriors, crucial for their invading contingent.

Of course, Orion hadn't told the three that the burial grounds were also being prepared for subsequent invasion operations.

"Wake up the men! We move out now and raid the hyenas' lair."

Drakthul issued the command, and soon, the sleeping bloodline warriors were all awakened.

Under the cover of three venomous Lesser Dragons and one Storm Vulture, the group advanced in the darkness towards the valley where the hyena pack dwelled.