Merchant Crab - Chapter 228: Colossal Responsibility

In the neon of blue and purple, under the thick steel sky, at the forefront of this surge of data, lies the world post-tech revolution.It’s also the dividing line between reality and illusion.Steel and flesh, past and future.In this place, the world outside and inside coexist. Everything in front of us feels like a wall of time within reach.The darkness is slowly creeping in.But hey, my friend, you gotta know, we can’t just counter darkness with softness.Gotta use fire.

Raylo, the second son of a Duke, successfully awakens the Daily Intelligence System upon becoming a Pioneer Knight.[1: Within the family's Knight Order, there is a discontented Great Knight named Ed. Ed has been stuck in the position of a squad leader for many years and has not been promoted due to his lack of worldly wisdom. If you promote Ed to Personal Guard Captain, he will realize his ambitions and break through to become an Earth Knight.][2: The Guard Captain of Thunder Dragon City's east gate has hidden his embezzled funds under a water vat in front of a thatched hut next to the east gate. This is a considerable sum of ill-gotten gains.][3: In three days, there will be a blizzard in the Black Stone Mountain Range. A Space Rift will appear along with it, and a 'foreign object' may fall through.][4: In a river valley south of the Black Stone Mountain Range, a flock of Gray-headed Geese resides. The Gray-headed Goose is a Tier One Demon Bird. Its meat is tender and delicious, and its liver is a delicacy favored by nobles.][5: In the eastern part of the Black Stone Territory, there is an abandoned mine. A young Silver Dragon, abandoned by its parents, is hiding here and will spend its fledgling years in this place. This hiding Silver Dragon is a Mutated Silver Dragon. As a Metal Dragon known for its sturdy physique, this little one unexpectedly possesses a talent for Magic that surpasses even Elemental Dragons.]

Shi Yuhan is the most heartless and evil human Song Qinghuan has ever met. He's arrogant, sharp-tongued, ruthless, and heartless towards her. Yet, he asks (read threaten) her to marry him and she has no choice but to agree. She needs to get into the Era Group to investigate her elder brother's whereabouts.Will her sacrifice be worth it? Will she be able to find the truth of her elder brother's disappearance? Will Shi Yuhan continue tormenting her? What's his motive?

When struggling actor Liam Cross is gunned down during a bar robbery, he expects the lights to fade for good.Instead, he opens his eyes in a throne room surrounded by demons – standing inside a summoning circle meant to call forth an ancient Demon God.Only, the god never came.Just him.With no magic, no divinity, and no clue how he got there, Liam is mistaken for Azrakul, the Primordial Demon: a being of infinite power the Demon Queen desperately sought to save her crumbling empire.But when a mysterious System awakens, Liam learns the truth:He’s not a god… yet.[Designation: “Infernal Sovereign” — Activated.][Requirement: Subjugate the Realm of Demons.][Power Source: Fear. Faith. Belief.]The System doesn’t just grant strength.Instead, it feeds on the belief of others – turning fear, faith, and lies into real, tangible power.And as an actor who’s spent his whole life pretending to be something greater, Liam finally finds the role he was born to play.Now trapped among ancient monsters and scheming demon nobles, he must perform the part of a god convincingly enough to survive.Because if the demons ever discover he’s a fraud…He’ll die as the man he’s always been—or ascend as the monster he pretended to be.