Titan King: Ascension of the Giant

Nightfall.

After the council meeting concluded, Orion used the excuse of a patrol to make his way to the underground fissure.

The information Lorelia had shared was something Orion had kept to himself, revealing it only to Lilith. Not even the four senior elders were informed.

"Master, you've arrived!"

Sensing Orion's presence, Lorelia crawled out of the fissure to personally greet him.

Orion nodded, his expression calm. With Lorelia accompanying him, he descended into the underground fissure, heading toward the sealed passage leading to the Bottomless Abyss.

"Spread the word: from now on, no one is allowed to enter the Bottomless Abyss passage without my explicit orders."

"As you command!"

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Near the Bottomless Abyss Passage.

When Orion arrived, a hero-level spiderling was already waiting there.

"Master, this is the spiderling that crawled back from the Bottomless Abyss."

Orion stepped forward, carefully examining the spiderling.

The creature before him was noticeably different from a typical cave spider.

First, its skin had turned white, a stark contrast to the usual black or grayish-black of cave spiders.

Second, its once-bright green eyes had turned blood-red, and its entire body exuded an aura of death.

Finally, although it was still at hero level, its energy fluctuated erratically, flickering on and off like a dying flame.

"Can you still communicate with it?"

"Yes, Master. It hasn't lost its mind—it's still my child."

"Then what's wrong with it?"

Orion frowned, turning to Lorelia for an explanation. Lorelia lowered her head in thought before attempting to clarify.

"Master, this spiderling is similar to the rare mutations that occasionally appear among my kind."

"However, it's not exactly the same. It has transformed into a new type of cave spider. Its life hasn't ended, and my connection to it remains intact."

"It's different from the others—its life force is… unique."

Lorelia explained the spiderling's changes from her perspective.

Orion listened, his frown deepening as he stared at the spiderling, lost in thought.

"A new type of cave spider?"

After a long pause, Orion finally spoke again, his tone uncertain.

"Yes, Master. I call it a Death Spider. Its aura feels as though it's already dead."

Orion lowered his gaze once more, studying the motionless spiderling that resembled a lifeless corpse.

"You said it transformed, not died?"

"Yes, Master. It's a transformation."

Orion fell silent again, his mind racing. After a while, a plausible theory began to take shape, and he continued his questioning.

"What about the other spiderlings that went down to explore? Are they all dead?"n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

"Master, how did you know?"

Lorelia's eyes widened in surprise, staring at Orion as if he had just read her mind. She couldn't understand how he had guessed.

Orion didn't explain or share his suspicions.

"Lorelia, tell me what this spiderling saw. Be as detailed as possible."

"Understood!"

Lorelia lowered her head, organizing her thoughts before speaking in an uncertain tone.

"Darkness… desolation… bones. It's a vast area."

This was Lorelia's description, though it was actually the Death Spider's account, translated through her.

"So, it's a deadlands down there, isn't it?"

Lorelia nodded, her eyes lighting up. She felt that Orion's description of the Bottomless Abyss as a "Deadlands" was spot on.

"Yes, Master. It's the deadlands."

"And the spiderling said the deadlands are enormous—so vast that it couldn't see the end. It crawled for several days, and the environment remained the same."

Orion fell silent once more, his brows furrowed and his expression shifting unpredictably as he pondered.

"Master, what should we do now?"

Lorelia waited for a long time, but Orion didn't speak. She became somewhat bored, her many legs moving idly.

"Send another batch of spiderlings down to explore. Report to me immediately if there's any new development."

Orion stood up, issuing his orders before turning to leave the passage.

Lorelia, now with a new task, seemed delighted to have something to do.

"Oh, and that Death Spider—don't send it out for now."

Before leaving the passage, Orion added one final instruction.

"As you wish, Master!"

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Later that night.

Orion, accompanied by his guards, continued his patrol around the ridge before returning to the chieftain's tent at midnight.

Inside the tent, the three women—Lilith, Lysinthia, and Violet—were all exceptionally proactive. They took turns having sex with Orion, continuing throughout the entire night without pause. It was as if they feared Orion might disappear, striving to drain every bit of his semen.

It wasn't until the latter half of the night, when all three women had fallen into a deep sleep, that Orion, half-closing his eyes, began opening the survivor's chests he had accumulated from the recent battle.

There were a total of eleven chests, two of which had been dropped by the Wolf King and Chillrend, making them the most anticipated.

Following his usual practice, Orion started with the nine chests dropped by lower-level beasts.

Initially, he expected the usual haul of elite-grade weapons or items.

To his surprise, one of the chests contained another arrow tower mini-structure.

"This makes four now!"

Orion was delighted, carefully storing the arrow tower before turning his attention to the next item—a skill scroll.

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[Aura of the Wild]

- Type: Aura Scroll

- Quality: Elite

- Description: You embody the spirit of a wild beast, fighting with relentless determination and fearless abandon.

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Orion tore the scroll apart, learning the new skill.

While [Aura of the Wild] wasn't particularly impressive, it was better than nothing.

The skill was an aura that affected wolf pets and mounts, making the icefield snow wolves in the horde more prone to berserk states, increasing their agility and fearlessness in battle.

The other items were mostly elite-grade weapons, which Orion stored for future use as rewards for the horde's brave bloodline warriors.

Although Orion didn't think much of elite-grade weapons, they were considered top-tier by the other elders.

In truth, the Stoneheart Horde lacked a race skilled in forging, making it impossible to mass-produce high-quality weapons.

Finally, Orion turned his attention to the last two chests.

With great anticipation, he opened them.

Two items appeared in his hands, and after examining their properties, Orion's lips curled into a satisfied smile.

The first item was an egg—a frost giant pet egg. Stay updated via empire

Orion hadn't expected frost giants to be oviparous creatures.

It became clear that frost giants lacked true giant bloodlines. Despite their large size, they were more akin to beasts than humanoids.

Orion glanced at Lilith, who was lying naked on his chest, her breathing steady and even.

In that moment, he decided where the frost giant pet egg would go.