Penance Isle Part2
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Last published Tue, Aug 19, 2025
In a post-nuclear world, twenty mega-corporations have seized control and established a global government. They rule through AI, which judges all matters.
Gao Xin only wanted to live a peaceful life, but inexplicably became a scapegoat for the powerful elite. Unable to afford prison fees, he was sentenced to ten years' exile on Penance Isle!
On this island, there are no laws, no constraints-the only order comes from the various game arenas established by the authorities.
The criminals can only participate like racehorses, providing entertainment for the privileged elite.
However, on this prison island teeming with irradiated beings, cyborgs, and countless dangerous villains, Gao Xin possesses neither strength, talent, nor connections. Like a sheep thrown into a crocodile pool, it's tantamount to a death sentence.
How can an ordinary person survive under the oppression of those stronger, more gifted, and more ruthless? Unless there exists in this world a path that allows even the weakest person to continuously break through their limitations.
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