Titan King: Ascension of the Giant-Chapter 254 Second title

"By the Titan God above, is this a miracle?"

"Look—Horde Hall is changing!"

"This has to be supernatural… definitely our lord's power!"

…

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

In Blackstone City, a crowd of elders and clanspeople hurried over after hearing the news, and they could only stare in astonishment at the scene unfolding before their eyes.

"So this is the supernatural construction Lord Orion was talking about?"

"This is unbelievable!"

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Delilah gazed at the grand Horde Hall, watching the flickers of mysterious patterns and symbols ripple across its walls. Her beautiful eyes widened in awe.

"This kind of power is beyond incomprehensible!"

After some time, the changes in the Horde Hall slowed and finally stabilized, becoming almost imperceptible. But for mages like Delilah and Lilith, who were highly attuned to magical elements, they saw the entire Horde Hall shrouded in an enormous magical formation.

Now, the Hall was saturated with magic. The walls and main building shimmered with faintly glowing runes. Nobody could tell how much time had passed, but when the magical energy finally merged into the Horde Hall, the entire structure shifted toward a deeper, darker style.

The dark red fortress complemented the look of Blackstone City, and behind the castle was Moonshadow Valley, home of the horde's army. Its somber red hue suggested an unyielding resolve—of blood spilled by warriors on the battlefield.

Inside the forbidden area of the inner fortress, Orion opened his eyes once again. This time, they shone with delight and excitement.

He reached into his robes and withdrew four miniature arrow towers, then fused them into the territory core. Unlike the fusion of the tribal relics from various races, this process went unbelievably smoothly, with no signs of destruction.

Outside, at the main gates of the Horde Hall and on the towers to the east and west, something unexpected happened. In the eyes of the clanspeople, those towers shot up even taller, sealing off their former lookout spaces.

One by one, waves of supernatural power built in the tower interiors, radiating terrifying energy. After a while, the transformations stabilized, leaving the four towers looking even more grim and menacing.

Whish!

Just when everyone thought things had returned to normal, a fresh surge of supernatural energy pulsed from the right-side arrow tower near the main gate. A lightning-fast arrow, trailed by rainbow light, tore into a nearby mountain slope.

Boom—rumble!

The mountainside exploded, sending rubble flying everywhere. That was the power of the arrow towers: Orion had performed a casual test shot, to devastating effect. Everyone outside the Horde Hall saw it clearly and found themselves too stunned for words.

In the forbidden zone, Orion opened his eyes yet again, a smile curling his lips.

"Not bad."

He was pleased by the power of the arrow towers. From the day he'd arrived in this world, he had killed countless enemies and collected seven arrow towers in total.

Recently, while browsing for materials to build the altar in the forbidden zone, Orion spotted a bargain on the Survivor's Platform. He bought an additional arrow tower outright from another survivor. That meant he now had eight in all, one of which was purchased.

Horde Hall was the most important construction of his territory—home to the territory core. Orion expended four arrow towers on this fortress in total; one could say he'd spared no effort.

At long last, Orion walked out of the inner fortress and met Onyx, who had been waiting near the gate.

"Surprised?" Orion's mood was bright now that the territory had officially settled, and he couldn't resist teasing Onyx.

"Such supernatural power is beyond imagination," Onyx replied, voice full of sincerity.

Legendary-level transcendent power, compared to an Alpha-level fighter, was simply on another plane of existence.

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As Orion spoke, the arrow towers at the east and west corners each fired a solitary arrow, blasting the summits of those two slopes. The mountains collapsed with a roar.

"For the city walls in these two spots, push them outward and build taller towers to defend the Horde Hall from the outer edge—and guard Moonshadow Valley, too."

This was Orion's latest plan: those slopes flanking the Hall had to go, since they blocked the arrow towers' line of sight and limited their firing range.

"Yes, my lord!"

Onyx gazed at the collapsed mountains a moment longer, then glanced back at the arrow towers by the main gate, catching on right away.

"We'll wrap up the thoroughfares on both sides of the Hall as soon as possible, and seal off the buildings inside Moonshadow Valley."

He nodded, agreeing to Orion's instructions.

"My lord, besides building the towers on each side, how about including two hidden passages?" Onyx added after a moment's thought.

Orion's eyes lit up at that suggestion. If they built hidden passages at the same time, the warriors training in Moonshadow Valley could exit the valley more swiftly, and they'd have a chance to flank enemies assaulting the city gates.

"Prophet, that makes sense. Use the little spiders for the hidden passages."

"Understood!"

Onyx was pleased that Orion recognized his idea—the two of them were clearly on the same wavelength.

"Oh, by the way, go let Delilah know the Horde Hall is ready for use. Have her station some of our troops in the outer fortress."

The moment the territory core became rooted in the Horde Hall, the supernatural properties of this place took hold. From now on, the Horde Hall would be the heart and soul of Orion's territory.

Onyx nodded and prepared to carry out Orion's request as they exited the Hall. Outside, Orion and Onyx's arrival caused an inevitable stir among the crowd.

Without offering any explanation, Orion transformed into a bolt of lightning and vanished from sight. Onyx sighed quietly; he would have to handle the crowd's questions himself.

Returning to his tent, Orion half-lay on a pile of furs, eyes half-closed as though drifting off. His thoughts, however, were fixed on his status panel. Ever since the territory core had successfully merged with the Horde Hall, something had changed.

Beyond a new territory-building interface, Orion's data panel now featured a brand-new title:

Giant King: The king's dignity and roar will intimidate all giants. Any giant whose rank is lower than the Giant King's stands a high chance of submitting unconditionally to his authority and obeying his commands.

This was Orion's second title, an identity he had established within this world. His first title, Survivor, remained as a reminder of the old world he had left behind.