Chapter 120: Ashenford’s Army Trembles Before the Nyx Titan
’Does he have that much confidence in the Golden Knight woman?’ and this thought came into his mind, before he turned his gaze toward Aurora, there she was wearing black-silver armour with a white cape that could be seen fluttering.
Her long silver-white hair, flowed gracefully, and she carried one silver sword and a round silver shield with her.
When he was observing her, Aurora’s eyes also turned toward him. There he couldn’t see even a little bit of fear in those eyes as well, which again confused him.
If Aurora would know his thoughts, then she would just laugh at those, because when she was beside her master and was protecting him. Her power increased by a large margin.
Alistair beside Sorin, also saw Aurora, but this time he didn’t react strongly and controlled himself, during that he tried to think how she would soon lose to him, and this somewhat calmed him down.
Luke also observed the Ashenford army and felt, that Sorin was powerful.
’I can use Nyx ascension with this clone, so my power will reach peak Bronze Knight and if I use Nyx ability then killing a Silver Knight is not a big problem, but-’ he did all the calculation in his mind but he couldn’t do anything to a Golden Knight with this clone, even if he summoned more numbers.
Fortunately he doesn’t even need to. As Aurielle, Vaelira and Aurora are more than enough to take care of an early Golden Knight, even if the knight is someone renowned at a time.
"Baron Luke!!" Then Sorin’s loud voice came from the front, on which everyone’s attention turned toward him, and the same for Luke and his armies as well.
Seeing Luke’s attention was on him, Sorin said. "This is the last chance, Baron Luke! Surrender and you will face mercy regarding Roland and Darius Ashenford’s murder!"
His loud voice was heard by everyone, which is a clear tactic to demoralize the enemies, while setting themselves as heroes.
The surrounding nobles and other people also understood this, but Sorin’s words do have a point about Roland and Darius part.
Luke also heard Sorin’s words, but rather than replying, he dismounted from the warhorse. Seeing this everyone got baffled, even Sorin and Alistair felt, ’that’s it??’ because this scene looks like Luke is going to really surrender.
Nyra and Sophia’s faces changed at this, while Damien and Octavia shook their heads and thought. ’This is over.’
While everyone was lost in their own thoughts, they were abruptly snapped out of them the very next second as Luke’s loud voice echoed across the battlefield.
Yet something about it felt... wrong.
"From the darkness beyond the world’s edge... Awaken, Nyx Titan!"
And the next instant a deep darkness began to spread from Luke’s feet. With that the surrounding shadows also stretched unnaturally.
It was as though an invisible mountain had descended upon the battlefield. Every Body Temper Realm, regardless of strength or status, suddenly found it difficult to breathe. Their chests tightened, their legs trembled, and an instinctive fear surged from the depths of their souls.
It didn’t matter who they were. Every single Body Temper Realm expert present felt the same terrifying suffocation.
’W-What’s happening?!’ Panic spread like wildfire as countless frightened gazes turned toward the center of the anomaly, where the endless darkness continued to expand, as though something unimaginably ancient was about to emerge from its depths.
BOOM.
A powerful shockwave erupted from Luke’s body. His muscles expanded along with bone-cracking sounds and it reshaped itself.
CRACK. CRACK. CRACK.
Almost everyone present got goosebumps by this scene, because only a few had even seen Luke’s Nyx Titan, like Nyra, Sophia and Octavia and some more, but even at that time, it was not like this.
And that was true. Luke’s Titan had existed long before creation itself. "So how could its form be so ordinary?"
The answer was simple—Luke had been far too weak at the beginning to withstand its true power, let alone shape or alter its form.
However after reaching Bronze Knight, his body became somewhat capable, though still a very minute level change, but it was there.
That’s why Nyx Titan Ascension was adjusting its power and making Luke the perfect Bronze Realm Nyx Titan.
So perfect that even if the real Nyx was here at Bronze level, then he would feel inferior. And that’s what the system has done to Luke.
Then Luke body began to expand. Six feet... Seven... Eight... And it continued growing with every passing second.
As his physique enlarged, his upper garments slowly retracted until only his pants remained. As he was wearing specially crafted size-changing clothes, which was stretching and adjusting to accommodate his ever-growing frame.
At the same time, his hair lengthened rapidly, cascading past his shoulders before reaching his waist. Its color gradually shifted into a deep, dark blue, flowing unnaturally despite the presence of wind, as though it existed under laws different from the world itself.
Then his eyes transformed.
Twin flames of azure fire ignited within them, burning with an ancient, terrifying brilliance.
Black-blue runic markings spread across his body like living veins, covering his chest, arms, neck, and back. Each rune was incomparably more intricate than the last, pulsing with a mysterious power that seemed capable of distorting reality itself.
The battlefield fell into complete silence.
Every witness stared at the bizarre transformation with widening eyes as an instinctive dread crawled up their spines.
It didn’t matter whether they were Body Temper Realm cultivators or mighty Golden Knights.
Before them stood something that no longer belonged among humans.
Not a hunter...
But a true apex predator.
A forgotten existence that had earned that title through countless ages of bloodshed, leaving behind nothing but fear in the hearts of all who gazed upon it.
"Warden of the Void Path."
Luke slowly swept his gaze across the battlefield. Everyone who was staring back at him, frozen between awe and terror.
Yet he frowned. Because he could feel it.
Something was missing. ’I’m still... incomplete.’
Despite the overwhelming power surging through his veins, he instinctively knew this was not the perfect form of a Bronze Nyx Titan.
’I need more strength... or a body capable of containing all of this power.’ While tightening his fist, Luke took a slow breath.
Just when everyone believed the terrifying transformation had finally come to an end...
Luke spoke once more.
"Descend... Velzareth!"