Titan King: Ascension of the Giant
Chapter 702 - 702: Let's fuck 'em up

This was what Isabella truly thought, and she shared it with Alexander, hoping for his insight.

In her mind, most people would keep good things to themselves, to savor them privately.

Isabella wasn't necessarily against sharing good things, but this particular situation struck her as odd.

"You'll understand eventually!"

Alexander glanced at Isabella but didn't elaborate.

In Alexander's mind, Isabella would find the best answer when she figured it out herself.

Orion had shared the Emerald Dream Realm partly because he wasn't strong enough on his own, and partly because he faced powerful enemies.

Another reason was to strengthen his bonds with the members of the Champions Alliance.

Alexander imagined that after the war in the Emerald Dream Realm, Orion would be fully accepted into their circle—into the Champions Alliance.

Orion's vision for a shared world won the respect of Commander Edward, Leonidas, and Alexander.

This group, a mix of the righteous and the nefarious, had all slaughtered countless beings and possessed a wealth of experience.

The members of the Champions Alliance had come together because they all recognized a certain truth:

True allies were those who looked out for each other's interests and offered mutual support.

Orion would integrate fully into their circle even before Kraken.

At that point, Orion would become the closest of friends with Leonidas, Alexander, and Edward.

This was unlike Kraken and Isabella, whose interactions remained reserved.

Isabella didn't understand this principle.

Only when Isabella understood this and began to contribute meaningfully to her allies would she gradually earn her place among Leonidas, Edward, Arthas, and the others.

For now, everyone was polite to Isabella out of respect for Alexander and because she was a potential teammate.

Joining the Champions Alliance didn't automatically make one a core member.

The principle was just that simple!

Three days later, at Red Moon Valley.

Leonidas returned, and Orion went out of the city to greet him.

"Orion, this is your share!"

Leonidas landed on the city wall and tossed a storage pouch to Orion, which was filled with dark source crystals.

"Thanks!"

Orion didn't stand on ceremony. He took the storage pouch, glanced inside, then handed it to Lorelia, who was behind him.

The cave spiders were slated to be the main ground invasion force, so no amount of resources given to her would be excessive.

"This trip was quite fruitful. Besides some dark source crystals and special ores, we gained nearly two hundred thousand more aerial units."

Leonidas beamed; Vexis and her subordinates had converted all two hundred thousand aerial units—they were all undead.

Orion glanced at the Aarakocra sleeping on the mountain peaks within Red Moon Valley. With these undead troops assisting, his spiders would suffer fewer losses.

Orion led Leonidas into the cavern beneath the castle, then took out the map of Gloomwood Forest to share the intelligence Dirtclaw had gathered.

"Bro, Gloomwood Forest is south of us. We'll be invading from north to south this time."

"Once we take this area, everything south of Red Moon Valley will be secured as our rear."

"This battle must not fail. We can't give the dark creatures a chance to pincer us."

Invading Gloomwood Forest, slaughtering the dark creatures, and preventing any intelligence leaks in the short term—this was what Orion and his forces needed to accomplish.

"Bro, things might not be as simple as we think."

Leonidas frowned, picking up where Orion left off, and shared his own perspective.

"If my senses aren't mistaken, there are two Arch Lords on this half of the continent."

"Their auras are a bit strange. They might be avatars, or perhaps some other kind of hidden entity."

"Invading the dark creatures' territory might not attract their attention, but slaughtering the races within that territory definitely will."

"Think about it. If you were one of the rulers of this half-continent, wouldn't you plant scouts and spies among the races under your jurisdiction?"

"If the subjects in your territory are being slaughtered, wouldn't you sense the change in faith energy?"

Hearing this, Orion's face suddenly darkened. This was something he hadn't considered.

What Leonidas mentioned was inevitable.

Just like with the Stoneheart Horde, Delilah, who controlled the Sentinel Corps, had surely planted countless spies among the major races within their territory.

"Bro, so what you're saying is...?"

"This southern war needs to be fast. We must quickly occupy Gloomwood Forest, then turn our forces north and kill as many as we can before those natives react and unite."

Leonidas was very serious, but his mood wasn't as heavy as Orion's.

"Bro, you need to understand, this world is definitely divided among those demigods and Arch Lords."

"We are now treading on the turf of some Arch Lord or demigod. To put it bluntly, our enemies will react very soon."

"Fortunately, our apparent strength is only at the peak Legendary level, so it won't attract the real heavy hitters."

"But even so, we'll definitely encounter entities like avatars with the strength of Arch Lords."

Leonidas transformed back into his dragon form. He stretched out a dragon claw, patted Orion's shoulder, and declared with bold confidence:

"Two Arch Lord avatars, bro. One for each of us. Let's fuck 'em up."

"If we really stir up trouble, we'll just let Deputy Commander Edward clean up our mess, right?"

"Hehehe..."

Orion gave a wry smile, his thoughts involuntarily turning to Bloodreaver, who resided in the Ashenfang Traverse.

One of those two powerful auras Leonidas mentioned might just be the entity within the sarcophagus.

"No time to lose. Shall we set off now?"

"Alright!"

Some things, once decided, should be done immediately.

Besides, Orion had already made the necessary arrangements.

Days earlier, he had ordered Lorelia's cave spider armies and Thundar's cavalry regiment to move south. The invasion could begin at any moment.

In a flash of electricity, Orion appeared high in the sky, landing on a wyvern. His sheer weight caused the mount to dip momentarily before it soared upwards again.

Leonidas, transformed into a fire dragon, flew alongside, teasing Orion in a booming voice.

"Bro, no offense, but you really need a Legendary-level flying mount. Otherwise, you're looking a bit déclassé."

"Look at that Isabella chick—her colossal dragon is so damn cool, right? Why can't your abyssal dragon fly?"

"Worst case, get an avatar like mine, one that can fight and fly."

"Preferably a dragon type, too. Then we could team up and unleash a synchronized dragon roar."

"Awoooo..."

Leonidas let out a howl, and hundreds of thousands of wyverns echoed him in unison. The scene possessed a strangely beautiful quality.

Orion nodded, then shook his head, a faint, bitter smile on his face.

Legendary-level flying mounts—were they really that easy to obtain?

His abyssal dragon hadn't yet evolved wings, and it was unclear when it would. He did have another flying mount, Thunderhawk Rayden, but it was only Alpha-level.

Thunderhawk Rayden was currently following Orion's orders to assemble the thunderhawk armies. Once successful, Orion would bring them into the Emerald Dream Realm.

"Then, I'll have to train Rayden properly!"

"Hopefully, he can also advance to Legendary level!"

Orion silently planned his future. Some things couldn't be rushed, but they also couldn't be delayed indefinitely.

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