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

In fact, from Hua Mingshu's perspective, his plan had been very successful.


After he hid his identity, the Church indeed did not send pursuers to kill or hunt him down, and they did not even reclaim his Angel Halo. They merely locked his access to the angel system and then seemed to forget about him.


Before today, Russell had thought it was because the old pigeon was too insignificant.


After all, he was just a "healer," a subordinate angel of the lowest rank. Perhaps the Church, harboring an attitude of "let it be lost," did not bother to pursue the matter—but from this perspective, there should be quite a few deserting angels elsewhere as well.


But thinking back now... perhaps Hua Mingshu was the special one.


After all, Russell had come into contact with so many Sky Islands, so many secrets, yet he had never encountered another deserting angel. Hua Mingshu hadn't come into contact with his own kind either.


Chapter 57: The Sacred Cemetery of Chongguang Island