Titan King: Ascension of the Giant-Chapter 625: To cling to it, or not to cling?

After a clang, came Hyena King Gravehowl's painful howl.

After this collision, Hyena King Gravehowl lost a few more teeth, and its large mouth was already crooked.

Earthshaker steadied himself and slipped the taming collar onto Hyena King Gravehowl.

The next moment, Hyena King Gravehowl stopped struggling and recalled its other duplicate, which was fighting separately against the venomous Lesser Dragon.

After the duplicate returned to its body, Hyena King Gravehowl's form reverted to its original size, and its injuries had mostly healed.

"A very impressive ability!"

Earthshaker reached out to stroke Hyena King Gravehowl's head, then looked up at Gronthar and Drakthul, who were still fighting.

"Those two hyenas, can you suppress them?"

"Oowooo..."

Receiving an affirmative reply, Earthshaker understood that he was about to earn two big favors today.

"Make them stop!"

"Oowooo..."

...

Dawn broke. Where the great fire had raged the night before, thick smoke now rose above ashes and scorched earth.

Delilah didn't feel the slightest bit of pity or remorse for the scene before her.

Because after the fire, with the forest collapsed, it was a good opportunity to hunt dark creatures and advance the army to find large tribes and cities.

After a series of horn blasts, the invading armies, fully prepared, set off again in the direction they had scouted yesterday.

This direction had been scouted and was relatively safe.

"Your Majesty, last night, many battles took place in the forest."

"Many dark creatures were killed. Should we..."

"Suck their blood and collect taxes." This was what Gormathar left unsaid.

After all, to deal with the Hatchery Spiders last night, their Stoneheart Horde had invested heavily, using up a lot of burning oils.

"It doesn't matter. This is just the beginning!"

This was Delilah's response to Gormathar. She knew very well that now was not the time to reap from the mixed armies; instead, it was time to give them some sweeteners.

Only after tasting the benefits would more greed be bred.

And greed, at certain times, was the driving force behind courage and the will to fight.

To find large dark creature clans, Delilah still had to rely on the mixed armies to share the pressure.

As for now, as long as the mixed armies didn't secretly backstab the bloodline warriors of the Black Wilderness Tribe, Delilah didn't want to bother with these major troubles.

"I hope they are still alive!"

Delilah gazed into the distance; at the end of the smoke and ashes, she felt a little worried.

In the intelligence brought back by the Sentinel Corps last night, several succubus bloodline warriors had fallen into the forest.

With the succubi's ability to fly at low altitudes for short periods, those clan members certainly wouldn't have died just like that.

Meaning, those clan members might possess new intelligence.

Provided they weren't killed by other dark creatures and weren't burned by the fire on their way back.

"You all wait here. I'm going up to take a look!"

Delilah took out a whistle and blew it three times consecutively. The Four-Winged Blood Bat from high above swooped down and picked her up.

Regarding the terrain, the fire, and real-time intelligence of the surrounding area, Delilah felt it was more prudent to see it with her own eyes.

...

The void passage: the conversation resumed.

Surprisingly, this time the conversation wasn't initiated by Orion, but by Lolth, the Mistress of Dreams, herself.

"Orion, I completely believe what you say."

"But, why should I believe that you can lead us out of this disaster?"

"Based on your strength at the peak of the Legendary level?"

"That's not enough!"

Orion felt a bit disheartened; Lolth was speaking the truth.

Although Orion believed he could match an ordinary arch lord, his level wasn't there yet, which lacked any persuasive power.

If one of Leonidas, Alexander, or Arthas were standing here, Orion was sure Lolth would immediately bow in submission and willingly sign a contract of fealty.

Pushing aside those unpleasant thoughts, Orion gazed at Lolth on the other side of the void passage and explained.

"First, you must understand, you are not surrendering to me, but to the existence behind me."

"Second, I am more powerful than you imagine. If not for my fear of those beings high above, I could slaughter you right now."

"Third, we are not cooperating, much less trading. We are giving you an opportunity."

"This opportunity is fleeting. Once the void passage disappears, it will be gone."

After saying this, Orion fell silent.

Sometimes, saying too much was counterproductive. Letting Lolth guess and imagine on her own would yield better results.

At the same time, the silent Orion put on an aloof air, psychologically pressuring Lolth and giving her a sense of urgency.

"Then, to whom am I to surrender?"

After a long while, Lolth's voice sounded from the other side. Orion could detect a hint of anticipation and nervousness in her voice.

"To him!"

Orion took out a glittering golden contract scroll, one given to him by Deputy Commander Edward.

Engraved on the scroll was a contract sigil.

As long as Lolth signed the contract, she would become the Deputy Commander's servant, one of their own.

Of course, a mere scroll couldn't possibly make a Legendary level powerhouse surrender just like that.

If she truly surrendered based on that alone, it would be a feigned surrender, an attempt to deceive Orion.

Orion wasn't naive enough to think he possessed such great charm that he could persuade Lolth with just a few words.

What Orion relied on was the wisp of a mighty divine power aura on the contract scroll.

"This is..."

Amidst Lolth's confusion and surprise, Orion quickly put the contract scroll away.

"It's enough that you know what it is. Don't say it out loud."

Orion's voice was cold, still somewhat aloof.

And after saying this, Orion fell silent again, saying nothing, continuing to act cool and detached.

On the other side of the void passage, Lolth also fell silent.

But silence did not equal calmness.

At this moment, Lolth's heart was in turmoil, like a scene of the impending apocalypse.

"That aura just now... it wasn't a lord... nor an arch lord... it was a god..."

Lolth had encountered the aura of an arch lord before.

Although the Shadowcrag Forest that Lolth ruled wasn't the direct territory of an arch lord, nominally, she was subservient to the arch lord of this region.

If there were any orders, Lolth would most likely obey.

Precisely because she had witnessed the power of an arch lord and felt their aura, Lolth knew that the aura on that scroll was definitely divine power.

Whether it was a demigod or a god, Lolth wasn't sure, though she leaned towards the former.

Regardless of which it was, what lay before Lolth was a truly powerful backer.

To cling to it, or not to cling?

In fact, neither Orion nor Lolth knew that true gods possessed their own divine kingdoms.

Gods would not easily accept a subordinate like Lolth who was not yet a believer.