Titan King: Ascension of the Giant-Chapter 503: Bone beast

"Is this some kind of resurrection array?"

"Heh heh!"

Orion's inquiry did not receive a straightforward response from Bone Blue. The mysterious gem on Bone Blue's forehead flickered twice, followed by a low chuckle. Within that laughter lay a hint of smugness and secrecy.

The skeletal swordsman Bone Blue showed no intention of explaining further, and Orion, understanding the situation, decided not to press him. Instead, Orion continued guarding the other three skeletal swordsmen.

Bone White, Bone Red, Bone Green, and Bone Blue were able to teleport over and provide Orion with much-needed support, which was a great help. After all, if it weren't for them, Orion would likely still be stuck in the slime molds layer.

Because Orion and Bone Blue were not very familiar with each other, they both kept their conversations to a minimum.

It wasn't until Bone White, Bone Red, and Bone Green finished their rebirth rites that the atmosphere eased slightly.

"Thanks to Lord Orion's help, we were able to score a great bargain!"

"No need to be polite. If you all hadn't come to assist me, I'd still be trapped in the slime molds layer."

Orion raised his hand and offered the giant's salute to the skeletal swordsman Bone White, who returned the gesture. Compared to Bone Blue, Bone White's demeanor was much more open and forthright; he seemed to be the leader among them.

"Apologies, but now that the crisis is resolved, we have to leave immediately."

"The other fronts need our support at once!"

This was wartime, so Bone White didn't overexplain. Given the four brothers' strength, they clearly had important duties elsewhere. Especially now that they also had four large shark mounts, their threat to the slime molds mutants would grow exponentially.

Orion did not try to make them stay. He simply gestured for them to go, and they took the teleportation array to another city.

Once the skeletal swordsmen left, Orion ascended into the sky again, surveying the battlefield from above while boosting the morale and confidence of the Stoneheart Horde bloodline warriors stationed on the walls.

"Lady Vexis, is there a difference between monsters that have been reborn and those that have been summoned?"

Before long, Orion could no longer contain his curiosity and used telepathy to ask lich Vexis.

"Summoned creatures have a time limit. Reborn creatures are permanent."

Vexis's answer was succinct, going straight to the point.

"For instance, these undead that I summon—if I don't control them or feed them, they'll die off naturally in a matter of months."

"What Bone White and the others just performed was a rebirth ritual, permanently converting those parasitic sharks into undead beings."

A trace of envy colored Vexis's tone as her voice echoed again.

"Summoning and rebirth are two different things. Rebirth has a higher cost and greater consumption."

"In most cases, reborn creatures come with restrictions: sometimes there's a limit on how many can exist, other times there are limits to their rank or strength."

"For example, after Bone White and the others performed the rebirth for those bone beasts, their power dropped by a minor rank."

"At the same time, they burned through a substantial amount of their own intrinsic rune power to make it happen."

"In general, the summoned undead can't compare to reborn creatures in terms of quality. But when it comes to numbers, summoning far surpasses rebirth."

Vexis's explanation gave Orion a clear understanding of the difference between summoning and rebirth. He was particularly intrigued because when Clymene had transformed into Shade Valkyrie, that too was a form of rebirth.

"Lord Orion, there's no way we can replicate what Bone White and his brothers did, turning a powerful parasitic creature into a bone-type lifeform."

Vexis sensed Orion's interest in that rebirth ritual since it clearly offered a shortcut to rapidly bolster one's strength.

"Bone White and his kind are the same race as my master. Signing a rebirth contract with beasts is their innate talent, a unique ability no other race can replicate."

All right, upon hearing this, Orion gave up on the idea of asking Arthas for a resurrection array. It followed, then, that Arthas's mount—an ice-bone dragon roughly equivalent to an arch lord—must have been one of Arthas's own reborn bone beasts.

There was no denying that, as his power grew and he encountered more individuals, Orion's understanding of the world also expanded, fueling his curiosity about it.

With a swing of his trident, Orion blasted away the approaching slime molds mutants and slime molds layer from the city walls. Meanwhile, he kept a close watch on the battlefield and pondered the horde's future development.

At that moment, a colossal boom echoed from above, shaking the entire Valkorath Realm.

Orion looked up, gazing at the heavens. Above the realm formation, there were suddenly two vortexes that resembled black holes, hanging in the sky and tearing the firmament in half. The resounding crash had come from the collision of these two swirling black holes.

From Orion's vantage point, one vortex contained various magical elements like earth, water, fire, wind, and lightning. Even from a distance, the terrifying magical aura was palpable. The other vortex glowed gold, with web-like strands of mysterious power woven through it, shimmering brilliantly now and then.

"So this is the might of a demigod…"

Orion murmured as he looked skyward. In that instant, he witnessed two demigod-level powerhouses exchanging blows in midair, unleashing clashing storms and lightning. In the midst of thunder and lightning, the realm formation continuously surged upward, while clusters of meteors fell incessantly from the skies.

Suddenly, countless runes flared across the realm formation, sending a barrage of magical energy that obliterated any nearby meteorites, reducing them to dust.

"WAAAGH!"

This spectacular scene sparked the latent thirst for battle inside Orion. It was as if it had been awakened all at once. Roaring toward the sky, Orion suddenly shifted into his Titan Form, plunging into the slime molds layer like a falling star.

"Lord Orion, you—"

Before lich Vexis could finish speaking, Orion was already deep within the slime molds layer.

Beneath Soraya City, Soraya was tirelessly hatching small scorpions while monitoring the battlefield in real time. She noticed Orion's abrupt move.

"What on earth is going on with Orion?"

He had vanished into the slime molds layer without a word or any explanation. Under any other circumstances, Soraya would have left the Nest at once to pursue him—were it not for the fact that Soraya City needed both her and Vexis to remain on guard.

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Yes, Soraya was worried about Orion. In the Valkorath Realm right now, aside from Orion, she had no other confidant.