[{"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-625":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},244845,518,"Chapter 625: To cling to it, or not to cling?","titan-king-ascension-of-the-giant-chapter-625",625,"\u003Cp>After a clang, came Hyena King Gravehowl's painful howl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After this collision, Hyena King Gravehowl lost a few more teeth, and its large mouth was already crooked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earthshaker steadied himself and slipped the taming collar onto Hyena King Gravehowl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, Hyena King Gravehowl stopped struggling and recalled its other duplicate, which was fighting separately against the venomous Lesser Dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the duplicate returned to its body, Hyena King Gravehowl's form reverted to its original size, and its injuries had mostly healed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A very impressive ability!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earthshaker reached out to stroke Hyena King Gravehowl's head, then looked up at Gronthar and Drakthul, who were still fighting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Those two hyenas, can you suppress them?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oowooo...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Receiving an affirmative reply, Earthshaker understood that he was about to earn two big favors today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Make them stop!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oowooo...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dawn broke. Where the great fire had raged the night before, thick smoke now rose above ashes and scorched earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Delilah didn't feel the slightest bit of pity or remorse for the scene before her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because after the fire, with the forest collapsed, it was a good opportunity to hunt dark creatures and advance the army to find large tribes and cities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a series of horn blasts, the invading armies, fully prepared, set off again in the direction they had scouted yesterday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This direction had been scouted and was relatively safe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Majesty, last night, many battles took place in the forest.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Many dark creatures were killed. Should we...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Suck their blood and collect taxes.\" This was what Gormathar left unsaid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, to deal with the Hatchery Spiders last night, their Stoneheart Horde had invested heavily, using up a lot of burning oils.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It doesn't matter. This is just the beginning!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was Delilah's response to Gormathar. She knew very well that now was not the time to reap from the mixed armies; instead, it was time to give them some sweeteners.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after tasting the benefits would more greed be bred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And greed, at certain times, was the driving force behind courage and the will to fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To find large dark creature clans, Delilah still had to rely on the mixed armies to share the pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for now, as long as the mixed armies didn't secretly backstab the bloodline warriors of the Black Wilderness Tribe, Delilah didn't want to bother with these major troubles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I hope they are still alive!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Delilah gazed into the distance; at the end of the smoke and ashes, she felt a little worried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the intelligence brought back by the Sentinel Corps last night, several succubus bloodline warriors had fallen into the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the succubi's ability to fly at low altitudes for short periods, those clan members certainly wouldn't have died just like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meaning, those clan members might possess new intelligence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Provided they weren't killed by other dark creatures and weren't burned by the fire on their way back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You all wait here. I'm going up to take a look!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Delilah took out a whistle and blew it three times consecutively. The Four-Winged Blood Bat from high above swooped down and picked her up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regarding the terrain, the fire, and real-time intelligence of the surrounding area, Delilah felt it was more prudent to see it with her own eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The void passage: the conversation resumed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surprisingly, this time the conversation wasn't initiated by Orion, but by Lolth, the Mistress of Dreams, herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Orion, I completely believe what you say.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But, why should I believe that you can lead us out of this disaster?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Based on your strength at the peak of the Legendary level?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's not enough!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orion felt a bit disheartened; Lolth was speaking the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Orion believed he could match an ordinary arch lord, his level wasn't there yet, which lacked any persuasive power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If one of Leonidas, Alexander, or Arthas were standing here, Orion was sure Lolth would immediately bow in submission and willingly sign a contract of fealty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pushing aside those unpleasant thoughts, Orion gazed at Lolth on the other side of the void passage and explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"First, you must understand, you are not surrendering to me, but to the existence behind me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Second, I am more powerful than you imagine. If not for my fear of those beings high above, I could slaughter you right now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Third, we are not cooperating, much less trading. We are giving you an opportunity.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This opportunity is fleeting. Once the void passage disappears, it will be gone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying this, Orion fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes, saying too much was counterproductive. Letting Lolth guess and imagine on her own would yield better results.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, the silent Orion put on an aloof air, psychologically pressuring Lolth and giving her a sense of urgency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then, to whom am I to surrender?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long while, Lolth's voice sounded from the other side. Orion could detect a hint of anticipation and nervousness in her voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To him!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orion took out a glittering golden contract scroll, one given to him by Deputy Commander Edward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Engraved on the scroll was a contract sigil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as Lolth signed the contract, she would become the Deputy Commander's servant, one of their own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, a mere scroll couldn't possibly make a Legendary level powerhouse surrender just like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she truly surrendered based on that alone, it would be a feigned surrender, an attempt to deceive Orion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orion wasn't naive enough to think he possessed such great charm that he could persuade Lolth with just a few words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What Orion relied on was the wisp of a mighty divine power aura on the contract scroll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst Lolth's confusion and surprise, Orion quickly put the contract scroll away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's enough that you know what it is. Don't say it out loud.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orion's voice was cold, still somewhat aloof.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And after saying this, Orion fell silent again, saying nothing, continuing to act cool and detached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side of the void passage, Lolth also fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But silence did not equal calmness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Lolth's heart was in turmoil, like a scene of the impending apocalypse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That aura just now... it wasn't a lord... nor an arch lord... it was a god...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lolth had encountered the aura of an arch lord before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the Shadowcrag Forest that Lolth ruled wasn't the direct territory of an arch lord, nominally, she was subservient to the arch lord of this region.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If there were any orders, Lolth would most likely obey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Precisely because she had witnessed the power of an arch lord and felt their aura, Lolth knew that the aura on that scroll was definitely divine power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether it was a demigod or a god, Lolth wasn't sure, though she leaned towards the former.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regardless of which it was, what lay before Lolth was a truly powerful backer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To cling to it, or not to cling?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, neither Orion nor Lolth knew that true gods possessed their own divine kingdoms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gods would not easily accept a subordinate like Lolth who was not yet a believer.\u003C\u002Fp>",1181,"2026-05-29T15:49:28.616Z","2026-06-01T04:29:39.741Z",1,"novelbin.me","f2c051ab64bb7984539953c4b0133bc2c3ad70229a498a7c342df536c8ddaf49","titan-king-ascension-of-the-giant-chapter-626","titan-king-ascension-of-the-giant-chapter-624",1606,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ftitan-king-ascension-of-the-giant-cover.jpg"]