Titan King: Ascension of the Giant-Chapter 217 Plague

The beast tide did not cease its assault on Blackstone City even after Ridi's death.

That alluring scent, irresistible to the beasts, continued to drive them into a frenzy, compelling them to charge at the city walls without regard for their lives.

Orion, riding his thunderhawk, surveyed the battlefield from above and was quite satisfied with what he saw.

Even in his absence, Delilah had commanded the defenses skillfully, holding the beast tide firmly at bay.

However, the absence of Onyx and Lilith's auras left Orion feeling uneasy.

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The battle in the underground fissure had reached its critical moment.

With Onyx and Rockwell working together, the smaller male millipede centipede was finally slain.

Now, only the larger female millipede centipede remained, making its last desperate stand.

"Rockwell, I'll take the front, you take the rear—let's finish it off!"

With the male centipede dead, the situation was no longer as dire.

Countless small spiders swarmed the battlefield, constantly harassing the female centipede. Spider Queen Lorelia launched sneak attacks from time to time, and Lilith's illusions disrupted the centipede at critical moments.

This allowed Onyx and Rockwell to fight without worry, fully focused on the task at hand.

"Prophet, be careful!"

Beasts in their final moments of life were often the most dangerous, their counterattacks the most ferocious.

Rockwell gave Onyx a word of caution before circling around to the centipede's rear.

Boom! Boom!

In a coordinated assault, Onyx and Rockwell attacked the female millipede centipede from the front and back, their strikes wide and powerful.

Lilith cast Mind Illusions again, causing the centipede to momentarily freeze in confusion.

However, the intense pain and sense of danger from the stone axes embedded in its body snapped the centipede out of the illusion.

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The next second, the female millipede centipede thrashed wildly, trying to shake Onyx and Rockwell off its body.

After a series of violent rolls, Onyx and Rockwell were forced to abandon their stone axes and leap off the centipede.

"Lorelia, this is its final struggle!"

"It's your turn!"

Spider Queen Lorelia snapped her fingers, and countless small spiders emerged from nearby tunnels, swarming toward the female millipede centipede without hesitation.

What followed was a gruesome scene: thousands of small spiders climbed onto the centipede, biting and tearing at its flesh.

Only when the centipede stopped moving did Lilith call off the spiders.

"Stop! Make sure you don't damage the crystal cores inside!"

"Mistress, don't worry—I've already instructed them!"

Lorelia snapped her fingers again, and two larger spiders emerged, each carrying a pitch-black crystal core in its jaws.

"Mistress, here are their crystal cores!"

Lorelia presented the cores to Lilith as if offering a treasure.

With the battle over, Lilith turned to look at Rockwell. After a moment of thought, she made a decision.

"Prophet, Rockwell is injured and needs rest. You'll stay here for now to guard the Bottomless Abyss."

Onyx nodded without hesitation.

Even if Lilith hadn't said anything, he had already planned to stay and watch over Rockwell.

If more monsters emerged from the Bottomless Abyss, Rockwell might not survive another encounter.

"In that case, I'll head outside to assist the others!"

With that, Lilith secured the crystal cores and left the underground fissure with a team of small spiders.

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As Lilith exited the underground fissure, she was greeted by the sight of green bird droppings covering the entire city and the nauseating stench that filled the air.

"This… this…"

"Plague!"

Yes, it was a plague.

The broadskull ravens, also known as plague ravens, had unleashed their most infamous weapon.

The reason plague ravens were considered untouchable in the Mist Bay region wasn't just because of the dangers of the bay itself—it was because no lord had ever found a way to deal with the ravens' droppings.

The earlier attack by the broadskull ravens wasn't the joke Orion had imagined it to be.

Their true purpose had been to spread the plague.

Lilith knew this because of her recent interactions with the captured broadskull ravens in the cave. Through her communication with them, she had learned about this unique attack method.

However, she hadn't expected the ravens to launch their attack while she was busy supporting the underground fissure.

"This must be reported to Orion immediately!"

"If the plague spreads, the elderly and children in the horde will be the first to suffer!"

Without wasting a moment, Lilith sprinted toward the southern city wall at full speed.

Upon reaching the southern gate, she relayed the news about the plague to Delilah, who was horrified.

Delilah, after a brief moment of panic, began organizing the tribe to clean up the raven droppings throughout the city.

"Orion just flew past here on his mount. He's headed toward the rear of the beast tide."

"Wait here—I'll have a Wind Eagle take you to him!"

Lilith nodded. In a situation like this, finding Orion quickly required the help of a flying mount like the Wind Eagle.

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Half an Hour Later

The thunderhawk and Wind Eagle returned one after the other.

Orion dismounted and helped Lilith down, his expression grim.

"Has the cleanup of the droppings begun?"

"It's already underway!"

Orion nodded silently and headed toward the chieftain's tent.

The plague attack by the broadskull ravens had caught him completely off guard.

Even if he had anticipated it, there would have been no way to stop it—the sheer number of ravens had made it impossible.

"Orion, what do we do now?"

Lilith's voice was filled with worry. The word "plague" was a disaster for any community.

If a solution could be found, they might survive. If not, the horde would lose a significant portion of its members, especially the elderly and children.

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Inside the Chieftain's Tent

"Dace, Otho, Beyn, Torba—come in!"

After a long period of thought, Orion summoned his guards into the tent.

"Dace, I have a task for you. From now on, isolate any members of the horde who show signs of illness or plague symptoms. Separate them by severity and confine them to the caves in Moonshadow Valley."

"Remember, keep the elderly and children in separate areas, and isolate the bloodline warriors as well."

Isolation was the first solution Orion could think of.

"As you command!"

Understanding the gravity of the situation, Dace left immediately to carry out the order.

"Otho, go to Elder of Stewardship Delilah and tell her to gather all the magical plants in the horde's reserves that can repel or kill insects."

"Sort the plants and use them to make soups or fumigate the air. Administer them to the elderly and children as a preventive measure against the plague."

This was Orion's second solution. Nature always had plants that could resist plagues.

"Beyn, monitor the horde's water sources. Identify any that have been contaminated by the raven droppings and seal them off."

"At the same time, find Thundar and have him lead a team outside the western walls to collect fresh water from the river."

Controlling the water supply and securing clean water was Orion's way of preventing the plague from spreading further.

Finally, Orion turned to Torba.

"Torba, gather firewood and fire stones. Light bonfires in the square and steam every piece of beast hide worn by the tribe members. This includes the bloodline warriors rotating off the walls."

This simple disinfection method was another measure Orion implemented to minimize casualties.

As a survivor, Orion had one last option: entering the Survivor's Platform to purchase methods or medicines to eradicate the plague.