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

Upon seeing the message from Russell, Cui Que only felt a buzzing in her head... as if something had exploded violently.


She stumbled and almost lost her balance.


Only by reaching out to steady herself against the wall could she alleviate that sense of dizziness welling up from the depths of her mind and continuously expanding.


Her experience as a minister made her acutely aware of the kind of ordeal Russell had encountered.


The terrifying criminals who had taken an entire street's populace hostage were impossible to snipe at or knock unconscious due to the triggering mechanism of the explosives...


—This was basically an unsolvable situation.


The Execution Department had never faced such a thorny problem since its establishment.


Cui Que's professional judgement told her that the only option, in this case, was to tentatively comply with the kidnapper's demands.


Chapter 33 Spiritual Energy Hacker Cui Que