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 members of the Execution Department who had been crowding the room vanished in the blink of an eye.


Aside from Russell and Lin Qin, there wasn't even a living person in the room.


Even the corpse of the dust gap wasn't collected... The Moose Man with the bent neck continued to be stuck in the bathtub, practicing breath-holding, his face submerged in the dark red bloodied water.


Being in the same room with the bizarrely posed "suicide" corpse, Lin Qin couldn't help but feel a bit scared.


She moved closer to Russell, looking around nervously as if sensing the gaze of the underworld, "Do we still need to... continue the investigation?"


"The Execution Department says... Mr. Dust Gap committed suicide. I feel like even if we find something, it's meaningless..."


"They clearly just don't want to deal with it! Shot eight times in the back, two in the back of the head, how could that possibly be suicide—are you listening?"


Chapter 54: Perhaps It Really Was Suicide