Titan King: Ascension of the Giant-Chapter 593: Rebirth through fire

"Is Rendall's injury healed?"

Gazing at Rendall fighting his way in and out of the monster hordes in the distance, Torba suddenly asked.

"Healed. The Arch Elder made a trip back to Soraya City and got some healing medicine from Lilith."

Dace finished collecting the spoils, returned to the group, and also looked towards Rendall's battle.

"The Arch Elder fights so hard, he should be close to Alpha peak, right?"

Dace admired the Arch Elder.

"Let's hope so!"

Beyn sighed emotionally. He was currently around the mid-stage of Alpha-level, but he felt like he had hit a bottleneck, as if his potential had been exhausted.

Also guards, his three comrades Dace, Otho, and Torba had all advanced to the late stage of Alpha-level not long ago.

His inability to break through now most likely meant his potential was depleted; his upper limit dictated he could only go this far.

This saddened Beyn greatly, leaving his spirits low.

Therefore, Beyn deeply understood the frustration and anxiety Rendall felt, being unable to break through to Alpha-level peak for so long.

Dace, Otho, and Torba fell silent. Although they had advanced to the late stage of Alpha-level, they too sensed the bottleneck.

That feeling of wanting to progress further, yet being utterly unable to take the step—they had already felt it.

"WAAAGH!"

In the distance, during the guards' brief moment of contemplation, Rendall continued to battle valiantly. His blood shield shattered, and the Arch Elder leaped onto the back of a crustacean parasitic creature.

The spiked club smashed down forcefully. Rendall, as if driven mad, engaged in a life-or-death struggle with the slime mold parasitic creature.

An unknown amount of time passed before Rendall finally stopped his smashing movements, only when his strength was completely depleted.

On the battlefield, this was extremely dangerous, and also irrational.

Conserving some strength and paying attention to the surroundings was the best choice.

Fortunately, Slagor was nearby, silently clearing away the fungal creatures attempting to approach Rendall.

Rendall reached out, extracted the life essence from the crustacean parasitic creature, and consumed it on the spot.

Fifteen minutes later, Rendall's depleted blood and life force recovered, and his combat effectiveness was fully restored once more.

However, Rendall's face, his eyes, were filled with disappointment.

Failed again!

Rendall had not advanced to Alpha-level peak.

This wasn't the first time, but the seventh.

This blow left Rendall instantly dejected.

Not far away, Slagor also sighed inwardly with pity.

Just then, a wave of pressure swept over. Thunder boomed, and Orion, carrying peerless might, appeared in the sky above them.

Battle Will Surge erupted. Centered on Orion, ripples of power spread outwards, clearing the nearby area of fungal creatures entirely.

"The lord has returned!"

"Giant King!"

"Orion..."

Exclamations and cheers erupted. The fighting spirit of the assembled tribesmen soared, and their morale rapidly boosted.

Orion landed beside Rendall, looking at this giant elder whose hair had grown slightly longer and whose armor was slightly fractured.

"Arch Elder!"

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Orion nodded slightly. After scanning the battlefield, he looked into the Arch Elder's somewhat weary eyes.

"That skeleton who supported us on the northern battlefield before... he is Rumbold and Vexis's master, an Arch Lord peak existence."

"He was crippled by enemies, fell into a deep slumber, and it's unknown when he might awaken."

"Some say that when he awakens, he will be able to break through to demigod."

Meeting the Arch Elder's gaze, amidst his surprise, Orion offered no words of comfort but instead recounted the story of Arthas.

"Arch Elder, that skeleton taught me a principle: break then re-establish, rebirth through fire."

After saying this, Orion transformed into lightning and sped off towards the deeper layers of the slime molds.

"Break then re-establish... rebirth through fire..."

Rendall stood stunned, repeatedly muttering the words Orion had just left behind.

In truth, regarding the issue of potential and talent limitations, Orion had no solution either.

He could only use inspiring stories to guide Rendall.

Whether Rendall could break through his self-doubt and talent limitations, Orion didn't know.

However, Orion knew clearly that there would always be some individuals who, for various reasons, shatter the restrictions binding them, breaking free from the cage of potential and talent.

Orion hoped he himself was one of them, and that Rendall was too.

"Arch Elder, Lord Orion has gone far!"

"Shall we continue?"

Slagor came to Rendall's side. He too had reached the late stage of Alpha-level by now, but he hadn't encountered a bottleneck.

Unlike Rendall and other giants, Slagor had advanced to Alpha-level on his own, relying on talent and perseverance.

Slagor was confident that as long as he consumed enough life essence, he could advance to Alpha peak.

"Continue!"

Rendall shouldered his spiked club. Although his spirits were low, there was an added measure of determination.

Orion's words just now had given Rendall a great deal of confidence.

If someone else had said those words, Rendall might not have believed them much.

But since it was Orion speaking, Rendall believed completely.

"Alright then, I'll continue supporting you!"

Slagor smiled. He and Rendall formed a partnership: Rendall focused on offense, while he focused on defense and support.

Through this coordination, they had already killed numerous Alpha-level fungal creatures, and their strength had also increased during this time.

...

In the blink of an eye, a month had passed.

On this day, Human Kingdom, Rose Manor.

The ground trembled. A dull thudding of footsteps approached from afar. Among the roses planted near the manor, many flowers shed their petals amidst the tremors.

Garrett was a guard of Rose Manor. Upon hearing the sound, he immediately closed the manor gate and organized the guards onto the walls, standing ready in formation.

Half an hour later, a troop of about a hundred raptor cavalry arrived outside Rose Manor and halted.

"Captain, it's foreign cavalry! They are enemies!"

"What's going on? Why is foreign cavalry deep inside the kingdom?"

"Did war break out in the north?"

"..."

The cavalry guards on the wall exclaimed, also panicking.

"Quiet!"

"Archers and crossbowmen, prepare! Await orders!"

Garrett raised his lance, his voice like thunder, calming the panicked knights.

From this, it was evident that the knights of the Rose Knight Regiment were still somewhat lacking compared to the kingdom's regular army.

Garrett's voice was also a signal, a signal for Princess Ava, indicating the approach of an external enemy.