Deep Sea Hunter, but Deep Sea Titan

The arena has been sealed off, and the spectators inside cannot leave, nor can those waiting outside enter. Television broadcasts have also been temporarily cut off, but the number of spectators present is still enormous.

“Your most trusted assassin has been defeated by me. Your shortbows and daggers have been broken by me—”

Suddenly, a wild and powerful battle cry interrupted Lotin's announcement. At this moment, the exclusive passive effect of the [Light Knight] skin began to stack.

The battle cries came from the audience.

Loting found it strange that which competitive knight dared to provoke them after witnessing the fate of the Bronze Rust Knight and the Black Iron Knight?

The black-clad knight leaped down from the stands and walked towards Lotin.

"Are you the Golden-Blooded Pegasus?"

The Nightmare Knight, "the Last Kheshig," after witnessing the golden radiance of the Light Knight Nautilus, could not suppress his inner impulse and stepped forward fearlessly.

Nightmares feed on fear; overwhelming power cannot instill fear in them.

He was not a gladiator—at least he didn’t consider himself one—but rather a descendant of an ancient and terrible race whose behavior defied common sense.

He came down a path to certain death.

Chapter 83: Top Lane Titan vs. Top Lane Hecarim

Luo Ting placed the black iron on the ground. His injuries were not too serious, but his weapon was destroyed and his hands were burned, so he could no longer be a threat.

When a master of stealth sniping can no longer launch long-range sniping attacks from his concealed position, his greatest advantage is lost.

After landing, Lotin discovered this problem in the frequent battles. The biggest threat to him was never the glass cannons, but heavy warriors such as "Patriot" Bozokasti.

Of course, the passive ability of the [Light Knight] skin is particularly effective against stealth units, making it a natural counter to assassins.

If Loting is still only able to fight with the default skin, then he can only use the [Oracle Lens] to scan little by little, just like when he dealt with Faust. Perhaps during this opportunity, Xuan Tie will have a chance to inflict more serious damage on him.

Now, facing off against Lotin is Tora, a notorious hothead and stubborn character in the entire Arknights storyline.

Within Kuranta exists a formidable bloodline known as "Nightmare," which once embarked on a grand feat of conquering this land.

Their fate was related to a correct decision by Kal'tsit—their Khan was led to the edge of the world to fight against the demons of the scorching lands.

The knight in black armor and red crown before us is a descendant of the Kuranta tribe, a nightmare descendant who calls himself the "last Kheshig." He is a young man lost in the past history, hoping to find the meaning of his life by retracing the ancient tribal coming-of-age ceremony, "The Path of Heaven."

The search for the legendary Golden Blood Heavenly Horse is part of his journey to complete his celestial path, following in the footsteps of his ancestors.

At the other extreme, in contrast to the Casimirians' revelry in modern times, the Tora completely binds themselves to the shadow of their past history.

"I am not the Golden Blood Pegasus."

"Descendants of nightmares, open your eyes wide!"

From Loting's perspective, he had no reason to fight them; these merchants who betrayed history and knights who betrayed their duties were the ones Loting was hostile to.

But he was well aware of the stubbornness of this young nightmare, and that the nightmare's iron hooves needed to find their meaning in victory and conquest.

"No, you are indeed not the Golden Blood Pegasus."

Tora stood closer to observe the knight, whom he had to look up at.

He came up with a more fitting analogy from the ancient traditions of the tribe: the color and texture of the armor could be changed, but the most prominent features of the other person remained the same.

"huge".

Even though the giant knight described in the tribe's inscription was much more imposing, the sheer size of the opponent still made the Nightmare blood in Tora's veins boil.

"When the knights who fought against the sea and the city discovered his existence, he regarded him as a magnificent and imposing thing that needed to be conquered."

"The giant shattered his charge, so he turned his spear again and charged into the sea."

In Tora's view, the fact that the other party did not mock his statement already indicated that his judgment was not seriously flawed.

The Qasimir people living in the city always mocked his words and actions for no reason.

"You are real."

The confirmation of the legend thrilled Tora, adding another layer of glory and brilliance to his quest for heaven.

Black mist swirled around him, his halberd was drawn, and the young Nightmare launched his charge.

Golden ripples spread across the ground as Lotin stomped, and three scorching pillars of light spread throughout the arena. The mist disappeared and reformed, and finally, after the Nightmare Knight broke through the first two pillars of light, the mist could not regroup in a short time. The last pillar of light pushed Tora back to the starting point of his charge.

Although the damage from the three hits of the E skill decreases with each hit, the intense burning sensation still forced Tora to regroup.

"nightmare."

Before you embark on your heavenly journey, have you ever asked yourself this question?

"Where is your Khan? I have not been able to find him in present-day Qazimir."

Although both Lotin and Tora were unhappy with Kazimierz's forgetting of the past, Tora's remembrance of history was clearly more extreme.

In Loting's eyes, if the history passed down from the past is forgotten, it is enough to remind them. Moreover, Loting's actions are largely driven by the practical goal of strengthening his own power.

Tora is clearly still indulging in the illusions of the past; the nightmare's iron hooves will not stop until he is defeated.

The Kasimir people chose to forget the past, while the Tora rejected the present and the future.

"Why is it that only you are real?!"

Nightmare's halberd was once again aimed at Lottin, and as Lottin fought in the center of the arena, the layers of his skin's passive ability were stacking up, his resistance was increasing, and the gold and silver golem was transforming into a fortress.

After the initial joy, Tora was left with envy and doubt.

Titan-like giant knights have emerged from the shadows of history and now stand before him, while the nightmares and Khans that Tora speaks of are nothing more than distorted product gimmicks, or the ravings of country bumpkins in the eyes of these city dwellers.

The fulfillment of the legend, while giving him a moment of satisfaction, brought even greater doubts to his "heavenly path".

He could not avoid this question: the legendary giant had already appeared, but where was the Great Khan whom the Kheshig followed?

Tuola raised his halberd once more, just like his ancestors who galloped across the vast grasslands, vowing to trample and conquer everything with the iron hooves of nightmares.

Heavy armor warriors like Tora, who possess a certain degree of resilience, obviously have more opportunities to deal damage than glass cannons.

[Titan's Wrath] was still on cooldown, so a fierce melee that had been absent from Lothing for a long time broke out once again.

The young Nightmare was clearly no match for that fearsome Wendigo warrior, and Lothing's power was even greater than before. The combat healing abilities granted to hero units by the Staff of Time and Riftmaker allowed Lothing to engage in melee combat with impunity, even when his combat skills were far inferior to his opponent's.

Skill? It's nothing but impurities!

The black mist surrounding Tora pushed out the chaotic energy that should have been injected into the opponent's body, so the stun effect of the passive skill did not take significant effect.

However, his use of the tribe's ancient magic to resist the immobilization effect of [Overwhelming Force] means that he cannot simultaneously drive the black mist to protect himself and condense it onto the weapon's blade again in a short period of time.

The charged attack of [Heart Steel] triggered Tora's halberd at this moment, leaving considerable cracks in the opponent's armor - this is the effect of multiple hits in a short period of time, and he was lucky, unlike Xuan Tie's attack, which collided with the shield of the W skill.

However, due to the increased resistance and the fact that Tora's attack power was far less than that of Xuan Tie's heavy arrows, Loting did not actually suffer any obvious damage. These cracks were probably just a visual effect in front of Loting, who was similar to a data stream template.

The silver shield once again surrounded Lotin, and the hammer and axe burst forth with golden light. The surging, scorching holy light devoured the young nightmare's armor with each strike of the hammer and axe, scorching the powerful flesh of the divine bloodline.

The spell vamp amplification from [Rift Creator] caused the cracks in the armor to disappear at an extremely fast speed.

"The name of the Giant Knight does indeed appear in the history of your dream."

“Answer me, Kheshig, in the history written by the Khan with his scimitar and iron hooves, are the giant knights merely a monument to display military might?”

He calls himself Nightmare and has never acknowledged his knighthood. Cities and civilizations are merely obstacles on his path of conquest. Now, all the meaning that Kazimierz has given to knights is a complete desecration of the history he devoutly believes in.

On the desecration of history, at least on this point, the two reached a rare consensus. Without words or communication, simply standing in front of each other, they already knew the truth.

Time was running out for Nightmare. Although his divine bloodline had given him an exceptionally powerful physique, the magical damage from Loting's high spell power had indeed accumulated on his opponent's body.

His attack had little effect, and he could no longer withstand the burning light.

Chapter 84: Online Solo Kill

The history of the Khan is over a thousand years old.

The modern-day Qazimirs can only find him in history books; his profound influence on all of Terra is enough to warrant his history being recorded in various versions.

Of course, those who are indifferent to his choice are another matter entirely.

Kheshig? Those men are the Khan's attendants; they are the most valiant warriors on this land.

The Khan conquered many places, but he also did many things that harmed others.

Spreading fear is the nature of nightmares, and the desire to conquer is almost the Khan's sustenance.

The Giant Knight was a peak that even the Khan could not conquer, and now he stood before him.

“My family is dead. My people are lost.”

The black mist expanded and released like never before, and an eerie red glow burst forth from it.

The stranded spectators trapped in the arena were also drawn to this strange duel. In their anxiety, they tried to numb themselves with familiar paths, viewing the Nightmare Knight's quest for enlightenment as another spectacular performance.

But all they can see now is the black fog that shrouds the entire arena.

"I will cross the peaks that my ancestors could not conquer!"

"I am my own Khan. Do not underestimate me, Giant Knight. Do not become complacent just because time has favored you!"

"Come!"

Long flags flutter, bugles sound, an army... a nation, a history.

The Khan's banner flutters in the wind. The Nightmare Knight tramples through armies.

The former Knight of Light, Nautilus, also faced such an army.

The vibrations and pain made him realize that these summoned creatures were not illusory or hallucinations.

Lotin remained standing still, waiting for Nightmare himself to attack. During the W skill's activation, the shield could absorb the damage caused by these "soldiers."

Laurentina used Originium Arts to dispel some of the black mist, protecting herself and Skadi from its effects.

A thousand years ago, the Khan's army also charged against these giant knights who were as tall as mountains.

"You're not seeking something, you're seeking death."

Loting issued a final warning: this nightmare was not someone Loting believed had to kill.

"Fall down, giant!"

The nightmare used an ancient language, the ancient Kazimierz script, exactly the same as the ancient Kazimierz script carved on the stone walls of his own "tomb".

He didn't come with a competitive or contest-oriented mindset; he was genuinely trying to conquer this peak that his ancestors had failed to reach, and he used only dangerous and deadly moves.

A beam of light bursts out; this is the special effect of the skill [Deep Sea Impact] under the [Light Knight] skin.

Wherever the death ray touched, everything was scorched, the nightmare's magic was brutally dismantled and scattered, and the black mist was driven away by the death ray.

The light of the Radiant Knight can illuminate and guide others, but the light of [Light Knight Nautilus] is a deadly, scorching death ray, signifying merciless judgment and annihilation.

The black mist dissipated, leaving only Nightmare kneeling on the ground, his body covered in rising, scalding smoke.

Loting walked up to the other party. If we disregard the intensity of the battle, this would only be a minor incident.

"Your journey to heaven is not yet over."

It is a great pity to let this young nightmare die in the Grand Knights' Territory; this decaying city is not worthy of welcoming his death.

His life has a better purpose; he will spend it fighting the demons of the North.

But that was his choice; he chose to die beneath the mountains that even his ancestors had failed to conquer.

"Did you also arrogantly bestow gifts upon the Khan's warriors a thousand years ago?"

He believed that Lotin's regret was a form of charity.

The ancestor's magic coalesced into black mist, barely weakening the death ray to the point that it couldn't immediately evaporate him.

The only difference from now is whether or not there is a complete corpse.

He was a man loyal to his own path, and Loting did not see the other party as someone who had to be killed.

Nightmare doesn't want to find something missing; his path to heaven has always been a path of proving his path through death.

He doesn't need to prove anything to others; he only needs to prove it to himself.

Loting could only respect the other party's choice.

Meanwhile, for a joint medical project, Rhodes Island's Doctor and Amiya, along with a medical field team, arrived in the Great Knight Territory with the return of the Radiant Knights.

The person who contacted the Doctor and Amiya was a very reasonable old knight. Although she was old, the sharp edge of a warrior knight was not diminished at all.

"I never expected that the leader of Rhodes Island would be such a young and lovely girl named Carter. She is truly young and promising."