Titan King: Ascension of the Giant-Chapter 484: Summoning of skeleton knights

As soon as Clymene's faintly mysterious voice rang out, the others joined in the chant.

In this low, resonant prayer, the underworld's deathly aura both gathered and diminished.

At the center of the cross-realm teleportation array, a massive summoning circle for Skeleton Knights took form. Swirling clouds of deathly aura merged into the fallen corpses on the ground below.

A moment later, those fallen bodies began to rot, their flesh twisting. One after another, newly formed skeletons emerged from the remains. Wielding sharp white bone blades, they joined the battle.

This was Shade Valkyrie's skill—the Summoning of Skeleton Knights! To awaken newly born Skeletal Knights required a large amount of sacrificial offerings and deathly aura. In the past, Clymene could never attempt this spell. But now, with the cross-realm war underway, it was the perfect moment to cast the summoning.

However, these newborn skeletons were still too fragile. If they survived this war, they would need to absorb plenty of deathly aura before they could advance into true Skeletal Knights. Still, it was hard to imagine a more suitable force for the current battlefield than these fresh undead.

Seeing the countless skeletons rise from corpses and charge the enemy, a small smile formed on Clymene's face. The successful summoning of the Skeleton Knights reinforced her side, reducing casualties among the cave spiders.

Near the cross-realm teleportation array, hidden within the swarm, Loska's will projection let out a mental howl upon witnessing the multitude of skeletons crawling from the wreckage.

"Damn it. That woman warrior even knows summoning spells!"

"No, this won't do. She must be slain, or my people will keep dying in vain!"

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"Curse it all!"

With large numbers of skeletons joining the fight, the area around the cross-realm teleportation array bristled with renewed activity. Countless brutal and vicious insects(bugs) surged into the front lines, looking to expand the theater of war.

Meanwhile, the remaining eight Alpha-level oversized bugs of the Red Thread Clan slipped into the insect swarm, launching an assault on the skeletons and cave spiders' defensive formation.

Forced to respond, Vargrum, Mordak, Zorn, Balgor, Grendel, Desdemona, and several others reentered the fray.

This wave of attacks saw the Red Thread Clan truly display its formidable strength. Behind the front line, many insects of the same type began gathering, unleashing their first assault—a barrage of toxic gas.

The gas spewed from their abdomens, coalescing into poisonous clouds. Wherever the clouds passed, they left the skeleton warriors and knights unaffected, but the cave spiders died in droves.

Right after that came the poisonous liquid. The skeleton warriors and knights were affected by this as well: acid sizzled on their bones, corroding both bone and any remaining bits of rotted flesh. In the worst cases, the poison invaded their bodies and dissolved them entirely within moments.

Faced with such a ruthless onslaught, Clymene had no recourse but to command the skeletons and cave spiders to throw themselves forward, hoping to exhaust the insects' supply of poison gas and venom through sheer sacrifice.

The battle shifted rapidly. In mere moments, the Stoneheart Horde's defensive perimeter was forced back another 200 feet.

"Command them to push forward!"

"We absolutely cannot let the enemy near the arrow tower, or the consequences will be unimaginable!"

These were the orders Clymene conveyed to Vargrum, Mordak, Zorn, Balgor, Grendel, and Desdemona.

In truth, the reason Loska's will projection launched such a violent assault was to destroy the three arrow towers surrounding the cross-realm teleportation array. Those towers, unlike the cave spiders or skeleton warriors on the front lines, were immensely powerful. Each arrow that left a tower exploded within the dense insect swarm, inflicting massive damage.

Of course, the arrow towers were only the first target for Loska's will projection. Hiding deep among the attacking swarm, Loska sought to push back the battle lines and ultimately kill Clymene atop the arrow tower.

Three hundred feet… two hundred… one hundred… until only fifty feet remained between the swarm and the tower. Then, from within the swarm, a dark red ray of light suddenly shot out, aimed straight at Clymene's head.

Zzzzzz!

Just then, a bolt of lightning leapt from Clymene's brow, transforming into a brilliant lightning trident. In the blink of an eye, the red beam collided with the trident, flooding the underworld with a flash like daylight.

A deafening boom followed, shaking the entire underworld. Massive slabs of rock tumbled down from the cavern's ceiling, raining onto the battlefield and crushing large swaths of expendable fighters on both sides.

Fortunately, the collapse halted after a minute or two, spurred by a mysterious radiance emanating from the cross-realm teleportation array—otherwise, the destruction would have been catastrophic for both Stoneheart Horde and the Red Thread Clan.

Closer to the front lines, the collision of the crimson beam and the lightning trident packed an enormous punch. That singular strike obliterated the red beam, but the trident shrank significantly, crackling with arcs of electricity, before returning to Clymene's brow.

"Kill them—close in and annihilate the enemy!"

With the hidden will projection dispersed, Clymene raised her warhammer and bellowed, leaping down from the arrow tower and charging into the fight. Immediately, the skeletons and cave spiders mounted a frenzied counterattack.

In the forefront of the swarm, the once-fearsome Alpha-level oversized bugs from the Red Thread Clan flickered out of sight, retreating into the masses to avoid direct confrontation with the Skeletal Knights.

After multiple bouts of engagement, these insects understood that unless they completely crushed the bones, the Skeletal Knights would eventually regenerate and continue fighting.

Moreover, Loska's will projection, before vanishing, left them with hidden commands.

In the Emerald Dream Realm, within Red Moon Valley, the Red Thread Clan's leader Loska opened his eyes, a glint of excitement flashing in them.

Moments ago, he had manipulated his will projection in an attempt to kill Clymene. Though the plan failed after a series of maneuvers, it was still a kind of success. Loska had drawn out Orion's will projection, forcing Clymene to use one of her trump cards.

"I can't teleport over yet. I must be careful—my survival is critical to the clan's future."

Loska was not supremely clever, but he was exceedingly cautious.

A pained look flickered across his face as he deployed another will projection from his body. It fused with a Dark Worm, which then transported it to the underworld.