Titan King: Ascension of the Giant
Chapter 681 - 681: Half a million wyverns

Three days later.

In Red Moon Valley's largest square, Orion took out a sphere and tossed it to the ground.

As soon as it landed, the sphere began to spin rapidly.

Then, dazzling beams of light erupted from within.

The glare was so overwhelming that Onyx, Dirtclaw, and the others with Orion squeezed their eyes shut.

Only Orion and Lumi stared at the sphere, their faces alight with curiosity.

Soon, the light faded. The sphere vanished, revealing a large, mysterious magical formation etched onto the ground.

"A teleportation formation!" Orion muttered. Just as he'd suspected.

He realized Leonidas must have given him the sphere as a means of teleportation.

Just then, runes on the ground began to flicker—the magical formation had activated.

"Hahaha, Hulk, I'm here!"

Leonidas's hearty laughter boomed out, his voice echoing from the teleportation formation just before he emerged.

As his laughter died down, another flash of light erupted. The first figure to appear from the formation was a dragonkin, his aura strikingly similar to Leonidas's.

"Leonidas?"

Orion stepped forward, staring at the dragonkin who radiated a potent aura, a hint of surprised uncertainty in his eyes.

"Hehe, peak Legendary. Feeling the pressure?"

A smile touched Orion's lips. He nodded, then shook his head and pointed at the tail trailing behind Leonidas.

Leonidas's current appearance lacked any of a dragon's imposing majesty; instead, he looked rather comical, like a bipedal lizard.

Even compared to a half-dragon, Leonidas looked somewhat bizarre.

Right now, he seemed more like a human merely wearing a draconic form, quite distinct from a true half-dragon.

"Ahem, it's just an appearance. Don't mind it too much."

Truth be told, Leonidas couldn't quite voice his private frustrations.

He'd partly chosen a dragon form for this avatar because most dragons could assume a human guise after reaching the Legendary level.

However, Leonidas didn't know what had gone wrong; this avatar stubbornly refused to shift into human form, resulting in its peculiar appearance.

Because of this, he had only developed this avatar to peak Legendary level before halting any further investment of resources into it.

Unexpectedly, for this invasion of the Emerald Dream Realm, this avatar's power level was the most suitable.

"Hahaha, long time no see! Give me a hug!"

Leonidas was overjoyed. Though his current appearance was somewhat comical, the sturdiness of this body was hardly inferior to Orion's own.

Orion was also quite happy to see Leonidas.

"Come, come, look at the troops I've brought!"

Leonidas pulled Orion aside, a smug grin on his face. Never one to build suspense, he was eager to show off to his friend.

Roar!

Roar! Roar!

Roar! Roar! Roar!

Waves of draconic roars surged from the teleportation formation, startling everyone in Red Moon Valley—and all the little spiders dwelling there.

"Draconic beasts?" Orion asked.

"Hehehe..." Leonidas merely chuckled, offering no direct answer.

The answer, however, was already emerging from the teleportation formation.

Swarms of wyverns streamed from the portal, soaring into the skies above Red Moon Valley.

In the blink of an eye, the entire sky above the valley was blotted out by their countless forms.

The dense host of aerial units created an overwhelming spectacle.

It was an exciting and awe-inspiring sight!

For the Stoneheart Horde, which lacked any aerial units, the shock of witnessing such an organized flying army was unparalleled.

"Hehehe, what do you think? Your big brother here brought five hundred thousand wyverns this time, all adult specimens over 300 feet in length."

"Wyverns may not be high-ranking dragons, but my army is certainly numerous enough."

"You've got your little spiders on the ground, and I've got my wyverns in the sky. Wherever we brothers go, we'll conquer, right? How's that sound?"

Orion nodded emphatically. Damn, it was satisfying cooperating with a Big Boss.

Clearly, Leonidas's arrival in the Emerald Dream Realm was well-considered.

He knew what kind of troops Orion commanded, understood their weaknesses, and had chosen his own forces to complement them perfectly.

That was the style of a Big Boss!

With these five hundred thousand wyverns, Orion's ambitions could truly take flight.

"Bro, what supplies are needed for these wyverns? And where would be a suitable place to build their Nests?" Orion asked, voicing a practical concern. If Leonidas hadn't made preparations, he'd have to consider it now.

"Little brother, underestimating your big brother, are you?"

Light flashed in Leonidas's hand, and a honeycomb-like Nest materialized.

"This is a Dragon Nest. With this, we don't need to worry about supplies or a roost."

"Wherever we go, the Dragon Nest goes with us, hehe!" Leonidas bounced the object in his palm, showing it off smugly to Orion.

Orion was naturally curious and couldn't help but desire such a fine item.

However, someone desired it even more than Orion.

Behind him, Lorelia swallowed hard. For a broodmother like her, the advanced Nest in Leonidas's hand was irresistibly attractive.

Lorelia's current Nest was Alpha-level, and it too had been a gift from Leonidas some time ago.

If Lorelia joined them on campaigns, her Nest needed a whole squad of cave spiders just to move it.

Compared to the Dragon Nest in Leonidas's hand, hers was a whole tier lower.

"The teleportation will continue for a while longer. Come on, show your big brother around this otherworld."

Orion nodded and led Leonidas towards the cave that hid the cross-realm teleportation array.

"This is Lumi, my woman!" Orion declared inside the cave, introducing her to Leonidas.

This elicited a series of lewd 'hehehe' chuckles from Leonidas.

He gave Orion an envious look, as if to say: Hulk, you old dog! How many women is that now?

Arriving at the cross-realm teleportation array, Leonidas stopped laughing and circled it several times, his expression turning serious.

"It's indeed a cross-realm teleportation array, just a bit crude. Far inferior to the ones made by the Deputy Commander."

"This thing wasted a lot of good materials!" Leonidas came to Orion's side and pointed at the array.

"Little brother, when we leave, remember to dismantle this array. You can salvage a good amount of high-tier materials from it."

Orion nodded, making a mental note.

"This leads to my territory," Orion said. "I'll have Lumi and some of her kin guard this place. What do you think, bro?"

The cross-realm teleportation array in Red Moon Valley led directly to the Stoneheart Horde. This connection was too important; Orion didn't dare leave it completely unguarded.

In his mind, Lumi would be the 'gatekeeper' here.

"Mm, can't be too careful," Leonidas agreed. "We don't want to succeed with our invasion only to find our own base has been raided."

"If that really happened, we brothers would be too ashamed to show our faces again."

Orion smiled and led Leonidas to a nearby stone table, placing a very detailed map on it.

"This is?" Leonidas leaned in.

He glanced at it, and his expression immediately turned serious.

"A map of the continent we're on," Orion explained. "However, right now, it's only half a map."