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

The Paradise Bird's sudden attack was entirely beyond Heavenly Disaster's expectation.


But he still retreated vigilantly and fearfully, trying to intercept the blade made of fresh blood.


—Though it seemed more like he was intentionally reaching for it.


And as the Paradise Bird was about to penetrate him, the blood blade suddenly began to extend and transform.


The originally slender blood blade, all of a sudden, morphed into a huge and ferocious Blood Long Spear. Its tip pierced directly into Heavenly Disaster's abdomen, penetrating him through!


Yet, Heavenly Disaster's expression suddenly became serene.


Because although his abdomen had been penetrated, not a single drop of blood flowed.


Instead, it was the Paradise Bird's own abdomen that appeared as if it had been pierced by a massive creature... leaving behind a gruesomely gruesome wound.


...Was it a rebound damage type of Spiritual Energy?


Chapter 36: The Demon's 【Destiny】