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

Even if someone were to make such an announcement, it was destined that not many would join them.


The remaining people either lacked courage, wisdom, vision, or hatred.


From the perspective of the head office, this might seem like a risky decision, but in reality, it was even more insidious and reliable.


Just like those who attacked the Tartaros Hotel this time… in the blink of an eye, they were annihilated outside the field of vision. And such might of thunder would make those who opposed the company timid, choosing an easier enemy to conquer.


Or rather, the "low-level leaders," "corporate executives," "hated neighbors," and "those who cuckolded them" that people despised were exactly the scarecrows introduced by Mental Heavy Industry, bearing the brunt of the hatred.


Compared to the invincible and utterly unbeatable Mental Heavy Industry, it was easier to kill an individual bearing hatred.


——And this also meant another thing.


Chapter 43 Hell, Abyss, and Prison