[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-titan-king-ascension-of-the-giant":3,"chapter-titan-king-ascension-of-the-giant-titan-king-ascension-of-the-giant-chapter-619":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Titan King: Ascension of the Giant",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},244839,518,"Chapter 619 619: Antidote Pill","titan-king-ascension-of-the-giant-chapter-619",619,"\u003Cp>Ragscrape was a gnoll, Dirtclaw's cousin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to Dirtclaw, he was one of the first gnolls to be drafted into the cannon fodder troops and survive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, Ragscrape's strength was nearing Alpha-level, and he had a very good chance of advancing to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, with Dirtclaw's numerous past failures as a precedent, Ragscrape, who had already failed advancement twice, didn't feel ashamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Ragscrape's view, this hardly counted as a setback.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, Ragscrape still had confidence; he firmly believed he too could become a great Alpha-level gnoll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kacha!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ragscrape swung the scimitar in his hand, slicing a small Hatchery Spider lunging at his face in two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These little things don't look like Blind Spiders. Where in the world did so many of them come from?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Responding to Ragscrape was Maldrak, a giant bloodline warrior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like Dirtclaw, after many life-and-death battles, Ragscrape had also gained a group of close comrades, and Maldrak was one of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, with the invasion of the foreign clans, Ragscrape and Maldrak had followed Delilah, both eager to achieve merits here and find an opportunity for advancement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hasn't any intel on these creatures come from the rear yet?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"None!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maldrak swung his spiked club, its rolling motion crushing the small Hatchery Spiders in the vicinity one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ragscrape, I'll hold the front, you cover any that slip through!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having fought together many times, Ragscrape and Maldrak had developed a strong synergy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This formation, one in front and one behind, conserved a lot of stamina and was relatively safe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These disgusting critters don't have dark source crystals in them. Killing them is just a waste of energy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maldrak stood at the front, swinging his spiked club in a defensive arc, furiously smashing the small Hatchery Spiders while complaining about this fruitless battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Keep it up, Maldrak! Based on my experience, there must be some kind of monster in that dark forest directing these little things.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If we kill that monster, it's bound to drop a large, pure dark source crystal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ragscrape had this idea because he had participated in the defense against slime molds in the Valkorath Realm and had encountered similar controlling monsters among them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're dreaming. We definitely won't get a piece of that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look at all these little spiders. Those monsters probably travel in packs, maybe there's even an Alpha-level among them. It's not something just the two of us can handle.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the center of the temporary camp, Delilah sat upright at a simple wooden table, receiving intelligence reports from the Sentinel Corps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Majesty, the surrounding forests are full of these strange spiders.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"According to the scouts' preliminary estimates, at least fifty thousand of these spiders have us surrounded.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These spiders, with their bloated abdomens, can continuously hatch small spiders.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The newborn small spiders are highly aggressive and prefer to move in groups.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After killing them, we don't get any useful loot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fifty thousand Hatchery Spiders posed little threat to the half-million strong mixed armies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, counting the small spiders endlessly crawling out of the forest, the enemy's troop numbers instantly multiplied by more than a hundredfold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the small spiders' combat power wasn't strong, their numbers were vast, and a moment's carelessness could lead to warriors being injured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most importantly, these small spiders were venomous. A bite would induce about two hours of paralysis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the battlefield, being paralyzed was equivalent to laying down your weapons. If no one came to the rescue, it meant waiting for death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are there any good countermeasures?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Letting the distant battle cries drift in with the wind, Delilah calmly inquired about solutions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, the strategists recommend a fire attack. Burn the nearby forest areas to drive out these strange spiders.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The army's logistics personnel brought plenty of burning oils; reserves are sufficient.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Delilah didn't speak. She gazed into the distant darkness, her thoughts unknown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are there any other methods?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the shadows in a corner of the wooden hut, a voice spoke again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, dispatch some vanguard squads to coordinate with the Sentinel Corps hidden in the forest and eliminate those spiders one by one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, this method would result in significant personnel losses.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Delilah withdrew her gaze and glanced at the shadow in the corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Use the fire attack. Have the logistics personnel prepare.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Relay orders to the Sentinel Corps members: have them withdraw to a safe area.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At midnight, set the forest ablaze.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Delilah's voice was cold. Presiding over the command, she issued the orders directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have the squads responsible for terrain reconnaissance returned?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not yet!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Delilah frowned slightly. The Four-Winged Blood Bat and a squad of harpies had flown out, but no news had returned yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to Sentinel Corps protocol, at least two should have returned to deliver messages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, not a single one had returned. What did this imply?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Four-Winged Blood Bat must have run into trouble while carrying out their mission; they've encountered dark creatures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Relay my command: dispatch another reconnaissance squad to search for their traces nearby and prepare for support.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Also, convey the matter and timing of burning the forest to Godfrey, Grum Ironfist, Saelen, and the others.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell them to stabilize the morale of the mixed armies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadow vanished. Delilah looked down and picked up the casualty report from the wooden table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The number of deaths was within projections, even slightly lower than expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the number of wounded paralyzed by bites was several times higher than anticipated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dissolve the antidote powders we brought in water and send it to the wounded.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The antidote powder couldn't truly neutralize the poison, but it could increase a warrior's Resistance and accelerate the metabolism of the venom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a standard supply for armies, nothing unusual; many traveling merchant groups and Mercenary Corps kept it on hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason for the low death toll was that some in the mixed armies carried such medicine, some even more effective than what the Stoneheart Horde had.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the distance, the battle continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maldrak, catch! I got this from Dirtclaw.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's good stuff the Lord awarded to the council, a special supply item!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the front lines, Ragscrape the gnoll took out a pill from his tunic, popped one into his own mouth, and gave one to Maldrak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was an Antidote Pill; it could temporarily boost bodily Resistance and had a detoxifying effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It also had a suppressive effect on some high-tier poisons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orion had many such items, obtained from Aerin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Aerin advanced to Alpha-level, she had access to more resources, and the variety of alchemical items she could concoct had increased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orion had specifically tasked Aerin with concocting many antidotes, supplying a considerable amount to the Stoneheart Horde council.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason for doing so was to reduce the sacrifice of the horde's high-end combat power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This stuff is good!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maldrak hadn't taken an Antidote Pill before, but he had heard of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When we go back this time, with the battle achievements we've accumulated, we can definitely exchange them for another Alpha-level resource.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once we advance to Alpha-level and join the council, we'll also be able to get these special supply items.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maldrak thought to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>",1194,"2026-05-29T15:49:28.616Z","2026-06-01T04:29:39.741Z",1,"novelbin.me","682ec2280a9d30362162ad027ce02a526107df0e55e631556ca11a83012f448a","titan-king-ascension-of-the-giant-chapter-620","titan-king-ascension-of-the-giant-chapter-618",1606,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ftitan-king-ascension-of-the-giant-cover.jpg"]