The heroes each used their own abilities, trying to ensure Nautilus landed safely. Shields of wind, webs of vines, sand soldier walls – finally, Alexstrasza caught him with her foreclaws.
"This fist… is a bit heavy…"
Nautilus struggled to get up, but his armor was too damaged, making it difficult for him to move.
The Titan undead continued to advance. The group looked at each other – even Nautilus, with his steel body, couldn't withstand it. Who else could hold back this giant?
The molten giant Malphite stepped forward again, shouting, "Metal giant, come at me!"
He wasn't shorter than Nautilus, and although he didn't have a steel body, his rock body was much harder than those of ordinary people. However, he knew that even so, if he took a direct punch from the Titan undead, he definitely wouldn't be able to withstand it.
Usually, others called him "big guy," but standing in front of this Titan undead, he couldn't even be considered small. His height when standing was only level with the opponent's ankles.
How could such an enemy be stalled? No one saw any hope.
Although Malphite knew this, he still prepared to rush forward and fulfill his duty.
At this moment, a voice came from beside him: "Together!"
Nasus, the Curator of the Sands, killed his opponent—a Faceless One—with a staff and came to Malphite's side.
"Together!" Zac, the green "rubber man," also jumped to their side, "I'll try to bind it!"
"Together!" Renekton waved the curved blade in his hand, beheading a giant, then stood beside them.
"Together!" Liam also stood beside them.
Aiden was at a critical juncture, injecting energy. He could see that the lines of the law executing the Shatter command had begun to cut into Yogg-Saron's brain. The brain of this evil god was covered with dense wounds everywhere. Although the damage was still only superficial, due to the special nature of the brain, Yogg-Saron's spirit and soul would soon be greatly affected until it completely died.
He couldn't withdraw yet.
He gritted his teeth and continued. If these heroes still couldn't hold back the Titan undead, he would abandon what he was doing and deal with this big guy first!
Everyone was buying him time; he had to prove that doing so was worthwhile.
Malphite suddenly charged towards the Titan, crashing unstoppably into the opponent's ankles. It had to be said that his timing was excellent. At this time, the Titan had just lifted one foot to step forward, and its center of gravity was unstable—if the Titan wasn't made of metal and its weight wasn't calculated in tons, this would definitely be a classic demonstration of using a small force to move a large one.
But in reality, it only made the opponent sway slightly. The Titan didn't suffer any damage; instead, the rock armor on Malphite, who launched the attack, shattered all over the ground.
Zac pounced up next. He used his rubbery body, which could be stretched and contracted at will, to wrap around the Titan's feet.
"How are you, Rock Man?" Zac used his hands and feet to wrap around the Titan's legs three times, then stretched out his almost flat head to greet Malphite.
"I'm alright… I mean, my head is a little dizzy…" The Rock Man shook his head and punched the Titan's toe again.
"Wither!" Nasus, the Curator of the Sands, cast a curse on the Titan.
If the enemy were anyone other than a Titan, this spell would definitely make the enemy feel like they were walking in the sticky mud of a swamp, making it nearly impossible to move. Unfortunately, it had almost no effect on the Titan. The opponent seemed to be slowed down a bit, but the giant hammer swung down still brought a huge whistling sound, like thunder.
Liam and Renekton were both targets of the attack. The latter directly pounced away, dodging it. Liam quickly rolled over. Although he successfully avoided the direct attack, the force of the wind caused by the giant hammer swept him away in mid-air, and he finally slammed heavily into a hard bone.
This battle was simply despairing. The strength of the two sides was not on the same level at all. No matter how hard they tried, it was difficult to hurt this Titan in the slightest.
A resurrected undead Titan was so powerful; one could imagine how terrifying it was when it was alive. But the Old Gods could also contend with the Titans head-on; they were certainly not to be trifled with.
Although Malphite and the others were beaten very badly, they also bought enough time for the mages. Under Malygos's guidance, the Focusing Iris finally absorbed enough energy to cast a Disintegration Beam.
A pale ray shot towards the Titan under the guidance of the Blue Dragon Aspect. It was impossible for the opponent to dodge with its huge body, and it didn't intend to dodge.
The ray directly hit the Titan's left leg. A layer of white frost immediately appeared there and gradually spread.
The undead Titan didn't feel pain. It raised its foot, preparing to step on the little bugs that were trying to stop it from advancing. However, as soon as it moved, the power of the Disintegration Beam burst out.
The area covered by the white frost made a crisp sound like glass breaking, then the Titan's skin began to crack, and then countless fragments fell from its thigh. After a breath, a huge hole suddenly appeared in the Titan's left leg.
Its huge body swayed, somewhat tottering.
"It's effective!"
"Quick, continue with the second shot!"
Everyone was greatly encouraged.
The heroes responsible for stalling felt a bit of confidence at this moment. Just now, they were simply like lambs to the slaughter, unable to contend with this giant monster at all. Now, they only needed to protect themselves, avoid being killed by the Titan, and let the mages take care of the attack!
The Titan undead had no pain. It quickly regained its balance. However, its master did—Yogg-Saron let out a scream, because the lines of the law were cutting into its brain. No one could see that the brain tissue hidden in the black mist was bleeding everywhere. Although the wounds were still superficial, the brain was too important to it, so important that even though it was only a "slight" injury, it was almost unable to maintain itself.
The continuous pain prevented Yogg-Saron from maintaining control over the heroes in the lair. It was forced to withdraw its mental power and concentrate on fighting the enemy in front of it.
"Ignore these insects, attack that barrier, kill that mortal holding the scepter and gem!" Yogg-Saron issued an order to its most powerful servant.
The Titan was very obedient. It had no soul; all that remained was a shell implanted with a parasite by the Old God and controlled by it. Hearing its master's order, the parasite inside the Titan's shell immediately controlled the body and strode towards the protective barrier, completely ignoring the insects that were distracting it.
Murphet and the others were safe, but their mission had failed because they found that no matter what they did, they couldn't stop the Titan's advance. Even if they made very dangerous moves or revealed obvious flaws, they couldn't attract its attacks. This big guy was determined to head towards the barrier.
"Holy Light be praised, it's heading for the barrier!"
"Stop it, stop it!"
"Magic, quick, Disintegration Ray!"
The second Disintegration Ray hit the Titan's left leg again, this time striking a more critical target, hitting its knee joint. When the Titan moved its foot, the knee shattered instantly, and the internal mechanical device was destroyed. It staggered and fell to the ground, the weight of millions of tons shaking everyone around.
"Great, it worked!"
"Quick, quick, intensify, give it another shot at its head!"
However, after the Titan fell, it shook its head, supported itself with its wings, knelt on one knee, and got up again, continuing towards the barrier.
And now it was less than a hundred meters away from the barrier, only two steps away.
When it fell just now, its head almost touched the barrier. And the remaining time might not even be enough for the mages to release another Disintegration Ray.
"We must stop it!" Liam roared. He held the Order Guardian's Sword in both hands, rushed towards the Titan from behind, and then leaped, slashing the sword at the Titan's heel.
The Order Guardian's Sword bloomed with intense light in his hands, illuminating almost everything nearby in that instant.
The Titan's skin texture was undoubtedly very hard, and many artifacts could not harm it at all, but the Order Guardian's Sword still cut into it. The holy light power emanating from the sword was gradually melting the bronze-colored metal near the Titan's heel.
"This, this!" Liam was dumbfounded.
After he chopped down with this sword, he didn't pour any more energy into it, but the sword in his hand was still shining, looking like it was attacking on its own.
"Well done, Liam!" Uther's praise came from the side. The old Paladin could feel the pure and powerful holy light power just now, which undoubtedly proved that the user, Liam, was a Paladin with unwavering faith.
Thinking of everything that this Gilnean prince had experienced in recent years, Uther felt even more that his achievements today were hard-won.
"I—Ah—" Liam wanted to explain, but the Titan, who was attacked, didn't give him this chance. The other party just flicked his heel slightly, and he was thrown away. And the Order Guardian's Sword was still stuck in the Titan's heel, continuing to emit holy light.
The other heroes looked at each other. They could see that Liam's sword was undergoing a transformation, and it seemed that this transformation should be good.
The four guardians in the barrier looked at each other.
"Did you feel it?"
"That's right, it's him!"
"It's Tyr's power—he's returning."
"Titans be praised, thank goodness!"
The four guardians were all sure that they felt the aura of their companion from that sword. This was simply the best news they wanted to hear right now!
The injuries to both feet made the parasite inside the Titan's shell become anxious. It wanted to continue to execute the order and attack the barrier, but its right foot was weak, and its left knee was injured, so it fell down again.
However, it quickly found a way to move forward—crawling!
It used its two forearms forcefully, cooperating with its leg kicks, and crawled towards the barrier.
After falling down, the distance between it and the barrier was greatly reduced. It could even attack the barrier directly by raising its hand, but in order to better wield its weapon, it decided to move forward a little more.
The Order Guardian's Sword stuck in the Titan's heel emitted more and more scorching light. The bronze alloy near the sword gradually turned into liquid under the light, constantly flowing down along the heel.
The light emitted by the holy sword gradually condensed into a human form. Suddenly, the light converged, condensing into a human figure.
Liam saw the man in the light—he was wearing a cloak, one arm was silver-white, and his face looked very majestic, especially his eyes, which bloomed with a terrifying golden light. Although not tall, he exuded an aura stronger than a dragon.
This was the person who gave him the Order Guardian's Sword in the first place, the King of Order, Tyr!
Tyr walked up to Liam, handed him the long sword shining with holy light, "Take it!"
"Yes!" Liam replied solemnly.
Tyr cast an admiring look, which was an affirmation of what this person he had chosen had done. Then he turned and walked towards the barrier. With each step he took, his body became larger, and soon he became as tall as the other guardians.
He stepped into the barrier and looked at the others, "I'm back!"
"Tyr, my brother!"
"Welcome back—it's just in time!"
"Quick, join us!"
"alright!" Tyr didn't say anything more, because the undead Titan had almost crawled to the place, and it was groping for the warhammer in its hand, preparing to attack the barrier.
Tyr's joining made the guardian's formation complete. Although a guardian leader was missing, this actually had little impact, after all, they were the real executors, and Loken was actually the commander.
"Your Excellency Aiden, those people in the cave have regained consciousness." Tyr specifically reminded Aiden.
"Thank you for the reminder!" Aiden nodded gratefully.
He gestured to the heroes outside the barrier, and they immediately knew what to do.
Now was the time when manpower was lacking, and those left in the cave were the "Eternal One" Nozdormu and dozens of the most powerful heroes of Azeroth and Valoran.
The undead Titan raised the warhammer, and just as it was about to swing it down, the third Disintegration Ray was ready. This time, the big guy had no way to dodge. The ray directly hit the wrist of his hammer-wielding hand, completely piercing it when it actually launched the attack, and the device controlling the fingers suddenly malfunctioned.
With a "clang", the giant hammer in the Titan's hand fell down.
It let out an angry roar, propped its body forward with its left arm, preparing to attack the barrier with its head and hands!
After receiving Tyr's reminder, the Void Walker Kassadin temporarily withdrew from the battle. He placed a teleport beacon inside the barrier and created a Void Gate connecting the two sides.
The Monkey King was the first to come over. He was so angry that his fur stood on end—he was actually tricked by the enemy and was a puppet for a while. This was simply a great humiliation for Sun Wukong!
"Hey, monster, let Old Sun meet you!" He somersaulted to the outside of the barrier, and saw the undead Titan in his eyes.
"Huh? A bit like the Buddha's golden body? Copper skin and iron bones? Old Sun doesn't believe it!" He suddenly rushed to the Titan and slammed down with the stick in his hand.