Titan King: Ascension of the Giant

"Slagor, let's go!"

Onyx pulled out his stone axe and charged forward, his target set on the frost giant leader.

"Got it!"

Slagor didn't hesitate. He drew his weapon and followed closely behind.

This was a full-scale battle. While the Stoneheart Horde had two Alpha-level fighters against one Alpha-level opponent, the invaders had countless fearless minions aiding them. It was hard to say which side had the upper hand.

The snowstorm raged on, snowflakes blanketing the battlefield.

Snowlings were everywhere, scattered across the battlefield. Though they weren't particularly strong, their presence always caused chaos wherever they appeared.

Smack!

Delilah cracked her whip, shattering a snowling that had crawled out of a snowdrift into a pile of icy debris.

Suddenly, the snowstorm intensified, and the surrounding air grew noticeably colder.

Delilah felt the oppressive aura of an Alpha-level presence and looked up into the sky.

Descending slowly through the swirling snow was Lumi, dressed in a flowing white gown. She hovered mid-air, gazing down at Delilah with an icy, detached expression.

If Gustalon's mission was to keep Orion and the thunderhawk occupied, Lumi's task was to dismantle the Stoneheart Horde's defenses from within.

Combined with the Wolf King and Chillrend attacking from outside, this was a coordinated assault, striking both inside and out.

"Who are you? What's your purpose here?"

Delilah had never seen Lumi before, but she could sense the same aura from her as Gustalon's.

"My name is Lumi. I'm here to dismantle your internal defenses."

Lumi spoke her name and purpose without hesitation, but the next moment, her expression shifted into a frown.

She stared at Delilah, and a flicker of seriousness flashed in her crystalline, icy eyes.

"You used illusions on me?"

"No… it's hypnosis!"

Delilah smiled but didn't answer. When she had spoken earlier, she had used the hypnotic voice technique from her Nightmare Arts.

Lumi, caught off guard, had fallen for it, revealing both her name and her mission.

Lumi's gaze hardened, her expression turning cold and indifferent. She sealed her mind in ice, locking away any further vulnerabilities.

Raising her hand, Lumi summoned the swirling snowflakes in the air, condensing them into three sharp icicles.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The three icicles shot down in a triangular formation, aiming straight for Delilah.

The whistling sound of the ice projectiles had already alerted Delilah. She dodged swiftly, avoiding the deadly icicles as they struck the ground.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The icicles shattered on impact, their destructive power evident.

"Elementals… such a pain to deal with," Delilah muttered under her breath, frustrated.

She didn't have many options against Lumi.

Lumi hovered in the air, just high enough to stay out of Delilah's attack range.

Though Lumi was only Alpha-level, her mastery of her abilities and the advantage of the current environment made her a formidable opponent.

This was precisely why Soraya of the desert had chosen not to resist Lumi. Winning or losing wasn't the issue—it was the sheer frustration of being constantly suppressed.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Another three icicles rained down, forcing Delilah to keep dodging.

With Delilah tied up, there was no one left to coordinate the defense within Blackstone City. The chaos caused by the snowlings deepened further.

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Outside the city, high in the sky, the thunderhawk continued its pursuit of Gustalon but had yet to gain the upper hand.

Gustalon kept fleeing, slippery as an eel in the void.

"Orion, there's an Alpha-level fighter inside the city. Her name is Lumi!"

Orion turned, surprised, to look at Lilith behind him.

But then he remembered that Lilith and Delilah were twin sisters. They likely had some way of sensing each other, and Orion quickly understood.

"Is she strong?"

"Yes. Lumi is also an elemental. This snowstorm and those snowlings? They're her doing."

Hearing this, Orion's pupils narrowed slightly.

"Rayden, stop the chase. We're heading back to the city!"

Thunderhawk Rayden let out an eagle-like screech, clearly reluctant.

Still, Rayden didn't disobey Orion's command. With a sharp turn, the thunderhawk dove toward Blackstone City.

Seeing the thunderhawk abandon its pursuit and head back to the city, Gustalon immediately realized their intent—to kill Lumi.

Gustalon hesitated.

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He could descend outside the city and assist the Wolf King or Chillrend in killing the Alpha-level fighters of Blackstone City.

Doing so would give the invaders a significant advantage in the siege.

But if Gustalon made that choice, Lumi would undoubtedly be killed by Orion.

Gustalon knew all too well how powerful Orion and the thunderhawk were.

"What should I do? Which choice should I make?"

Gustalon glanced at the battlefield outside the city, then at Lumi, who was suppressing Delilah inside the city.

"Better save Lumi first."

"Those two big guys outside aren't my friends anyway!"

In the end, Gustalon chose to abandon the larger battlefield and save his ally.

Transforming into a tornado, Gustalon chased after the thunderhawk, heading toward Blackstone City.

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Outside the city, the battle raged on.

The combined forces of the icefield snow wolves and frost giants had sacrificed countless lives to clear the traps along their path.

The invaders were now at the city's gates.

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Using the frost giants' massive bodies as springboards, the icefield snow wolves leapt toward the city walls, attacking relentlessly.

At the edge of the walls, rows of spikes and webs stretched out.

Despite the constant emergence of snowlings from the snow, the bloodline warriors and cave spiders defending the walls worked together seamlessly.

The bloodline warriors focused on killing the icefield snow wolves that made it to the walls, while the cave spiders cleared out the snowlings. Their division of labor kept the battle in a tense stalemate.

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In the distance, outside the city.

The howls of wolves and the roars of beasts echoed endlessly.

The Wolf King, accompanied by a hundred elite guards—all hero-level fighters—was locked in combat with the abyssal dragon.

Standing atop the abyssal dragon, Thundar swung his massive twin swords, cutting down any icefield snow wolves that got too close. His efforts allowed the abyssal dragon to focus entirely on the Wolf King.

But with the Wolf King's guards protecting him, neither side could gain the upper hand.

Elsewhere, Onyx clashed repeatedly with Chillrend, his stone axe colliding with the frost giant's enormous bone club.

Boom!

Chillrend swung his bone club again, forcing Onyx to retreat.

It was clear that Chillrend had the upper hand in raw strength.

However, Onyx's body was fully petrified, giving him incredible durability. He hadn't sustained any serious injuries yet.

Meanwhile, Slagor, who had followed Onyx into battle, was constantly harassed by hero-level frost giants.

Their original plan had been for Onyx to hold off Chillrend while Slagor prepared a powerful spell to severely wound or even kill the frost giant.

But with the frost giants' relentless interference, Slagor's casting was repeatedly interrupted, leaving him increasingly frustrated.