Jones had no idea that an ambush and manhunt were already closing in around him.He stepped straight through the gates of Iron Sentinel Academy.The scene before him was even more run-down than he had imagined.The brick walls were cracked and weathered, with large patches of paint peeling away. The iron fences on both sides of the entrance were covered in rust, several of the bars bent completely out of shape.A growing doubt surfaced in Jones’ mind.Could an academy that looked barely capable of maintaining daily operations really afford to participate in the graduation examination?More importantly, would they truly be willing to accept a student expelled by Norman Academy—a student who had awakened a so-called worthless Titan?Would the people here despise his slum origins?Would they mock him the same way Norman Academy had mocked his “trash Titan”?Could this academy genuinely accept him?And why had Blazing Fist specifically sent him here?Countless questions swirled in his min