Not praying for ten strings

In a world dominated by seven super-corporations, the Longevity Species that always occupied the pinnacle of power didn't allow for the enactment of written laws. The Floating Islands of prisons delimited by lines on the map, where resources would inevitably run out in the future...
People yearned for the birth of a true "Hero," yet they cynically awaited the fall of a Hero from grace.
As long as one was hailed by the media as a Hero, even murder could be forgiven, and every word they said would be adored. Even high and mighty Elves dared not provoke the edge of a Hero.
But if a Hero of the past committed even a minor offense, the moment their image crumbled, the forgiven sins would flare up like an inextinguishable furnace, and the stars of yesterday would instantly become unforgivable criminals...
"—Come become a Hero, Russell."
The most vicious criminal in the world thrust a knife into the boy's hand, whispering a low enticement.
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Solo female lead, Beast Ears, Spiritual Energy, Mechanical Angels, and other elements. Cyber-fantasy. Please refrain if not to your liking.

Tower of Overturn

It required no particular technology, just a huge amount of calculations... like countless math problems that simply needed to be solved layer by layer. Those with the key could directly synchronize and obtain the password generated in sync with the company's server; those without the key had no choice but to blindly compute from the outside, then break in.


But from another perspective, perhaps the absence of technical content was the best technical content...


If, with or without my technical skills, it takes the same time, as we both rely on the Disc Plate to blindly solve it, then what use is my technology?


Later, the "Honey Pot," a more efficient and threatening entity within the Offensive Defense Wall, was preferred. It could conveniently reveal its presence and shake down a nearby mercenary to physically take care of you, which is why Fire Meteor, which caused physical pain, was completely abandoned.


Chapter 47: Fortunately, I Have Not Failed the Mission_2