Jones stared at the Titan he had awakened.It was a demon.Its twisted horns curved menacingly from its head, and its enormous body was larger than a military tank. In its hand it gripped a flaming whip nearly five meters long. The creature let out a sinister laugh as its burning eyes locked onto Jones.“Mortal… offer your flesh and blood as tribute and become my servant!”Jones’s gaze turned icy.He recognized the Titan immediately.SS-Rank Titan — Hellfire Demon.It was an incredibly terrifying Titan, possessing overwhelming combat power.But it also carried a fatal flaw.The Hellfire Demon could not be controlled by its hero.And a hero who could not control their Titan was no different from an ordinary person.Yet that wasn’t even the worst part.According to historical records, the Hellfire Demon would continuously devour the flesh and blood of its host. Every hero who had awakened this Titan had died within three months. Not only had they failed to enjoy the strength of an SS-ra

Four-Favored by the Goddess of LuckJones walked down the street toward the trading house.“I’ve got the mithril… but I still need Titan cores and Ice Crystal Marrow,” he muttered to himself.Titan cores came from monsters. You had to fight for them—and even then, there was only about a ten percent chance of harvesting one from a corpse. Each core cost one hundred thousand.One hundred cores meant ten million.And that wasn’t all. To perform the ritual and forge a contract with the Infernal Flame Demon, he would also need Ice Crystal Marrow—another material that would cost roughly ten million.He didn’t have enough money.That was why he hadn’t repaid the five million he owed Norman Academy on the spot. Now that he had made up his mind, Jones was ready to go all in—whatever it took to control the SS-rank Titan, the Infernal Flame Demon.Before he knew it, he had arrived.Under the night sky, a gilded sign gleamed above the entrance, bearing four bold characters—Blackwater Trading Com

The pain in his chest was unbearable.Yet Jones clenched his teeth and remained composed. Even as it felt like his heart was being hammered over and over again, not a single trace of panic showed on his face. He simply reached out and calmly took the black-gold card.Right at that moment—The materials required for the ritual were delivered with utmost care by a beautiful attendant: one hundred Titan cores and an ounce of Frost Crystal Essence.“I need a spacious room. No interruptions.”The contract ritual was extremely dangerous. Any disturbance could trigger a severe backlash.…Inside the room—The one hundred Titan cores were arranged in the shape of a pentagram. A mithril necklace had been crushed into fine powder, linking the energy of each core together. At the very center lay the Frost Crystal Essence.Under the chandelier’s glow, the entire formation shimmered with a cold, ice-blue light.Jones stepped into the center.It was time.Sensing danger, the Hellfire Demon lowered

At the party—A massive crystal chandelier cast shimmering patterns across the pristine marble floor. A jazz band played softly off to one side, while the air carried the sweet scent of champagne. Heirs of the great families, dressed in perfectly tailored suits, exchanged polite smiles and hollow toasts.Yet their attention never strayed from the center of the hall—where beautiful women were displayed like cheap commodities.Among them, Lily stood out the most.The most striking face. The most alluring figure. Naturally, she drew the most attention—and the most discussion. Under the weight of men’s possessive gazes, Lily lowered her head, helpless.Around her neck hung a humiliating silver collar. She wore a revealing black dress, thin and tight, the hem barely reaching mid-thigh. It clung to every curve of her body, radiating a dangerously seductive allure.The other women brought in to “entertain” tonight were dressed the same way, barefoot on the cold marble floor—stripped of even