Chapter 102: Fans' Hot Discussions
Chapter 102: Fans' Hot Discussions
"Qwi died, Rebecca died, and David died," Chen Wenrui said as he closed the comic magazine, stunned. "The driver and Lucy survived, but..."
"Isn't that too harsh? Lucy surviving alone... what's the point?"
Now he would have preferred if Lucy had died alongside David.
In this case, being the only survivor is far more painful.
Does Lucy really have to continue living in this cruel, heartless world with the pain of losing her loved one?
For her, going to the moon is no longer relevant.
What she truly wanted was for David to be alive, to live peacefully with him.
But David... he felt the same way.
In that situation, if he didn't sacrifice himself, Lucy would have died.
So he chose to sacrifice himself.
In the end, the world of Cyberpunk is too cruel.
David and Lucy, like all Cyberpunks, had no other choice but to run desperately on a cruel path.
They reached the end and died in a blaze of glory like fireworks.
It's just...
Such a life is truly heartbreaking.
Especially for David, who always lived for others' dreams.
Whether it was attending Arasaka Academy with hopes of joining Arasaka Corporation, promising to take Lucy to the moon, or later becoming the leader of the Maelstrom team to continue the mission.
He lived carrying the dreams of others.
His only and sole dream was perhaps to be an "outstanding Cyberpunk."
But David was destined to be an outstanding Cyberpunk, whether through his unique tolerance for cyberware or his personality.
He would become an outstanding Cyberpunk, a team leader, a legend of Night City.
Once, he was just a naive young man who couldn't even get used to drinking.
Now that young man had become a legend of Night City, truly...
"Great in life, glorious in death," Chen Wenrui muttered.
...
After the final episode of *Edge Runners* was released, it quickly sparked a massive reaction.
Because... the ending of *Edge Runners* was something no one could have anticipated.
It wasn't the traditional storyline of the protagonist and friends working together to defeat the big bad.
Nor was it the expected complete annihilation of the main characters.
Instead... the protagonist David died, popular supporting character Rebecca died, and the traitor Qwi, whom everyone both loved and hated, also died.
And Lucy, who everyone expected to die as well, survived due to David's entrustment to Falco.
But...
Is surviving after losing everything really meaningful?
Especially seeing Lucy alone on the moon, fantasizing about David being with her.
It made everyone think that Lucy's survival was worse than death.
Moreover, the manga creator Aoyama Lao Thief was ruthless, even adding a hallucination of David to further torment Lucy and many fans.
The fans who finished the final episode felt—pain! Too much pain!
[Translator: sauron]
Most importantly, the ending of *Edge Runners* not only delivered a blow but also showcased the despair and helplessness of the Cyberpunk world.
Even with the "Sanvestan" and "Iron Giant," David still wasn't a match for the final boss Adam Smasher—or rather, Arasaka Corporation's opponent.
The final battle wasn't a fight at all.
It was a ruthless slaughter of David by Adam Smasher!
Such a world is truly despairing...
Countless discussions about the *Edge Runners* plot flooded forums and official sites.
"Ugh, I hate you, Aoyama Lao Thief. You might as well have killed Lucy too!"
"David, my David! And Rebecca, my Rebecca, ugh..."
"Rebecca really became Rebecca-chan now..."
"Tears, David, who had already fallen beyond the edge, was restrained by Lucy's call and kiss, suppressing the Cyberpunk madness."
"At that moment, David was beyond saving, not even the strongest immune suppressants could help. Perhaps that's what love is."
"Yes, love is the highest level of immune suppressant."
"Ugh, I thought after David woke up, he and his team could still manage to defeat Adam Smasher, but instead, he was brutally killed."
"Adam Smasher is the real protagonist. David can't compare to him at all."
"Who would have thought that even the protagonist couldn't clear this scenario? How is this supposed to work?"
"Isn't it normal? Think about it, 'Sanvestan' was taken from a Cyberpunk lunatic. It's strong compared to ordinary cyberware but not unique. Even the strongest 'Iron Giant' was developed by Arasaka. How could David possibly beat them?"
"Yes, even if David managed to fight through, would Arasaka let him go? With the 'Iron Giant' so strong, Arasaka would just mass-produce a dozen or twenty and then hunt David down with no chance of winning."
"Sigh, *Edge Runners* is truly a hell-level scenario. The latest and strongest cyberware is all capital's own research. It's really hard to imagine."
"This is the world controlled by capitalism, with no hope at all. No matter how unique you are, even being the protagonist is useless..."
"Aoyama Lao Thief seems to want to show a world completely dominated by capitalism. In this cruel and heartless world, individual effort means nothing. No matter how hard you try, capital will erase your value."
"Yes, perhaps that's why Aoyama Lao Thief created such an ending. Regardless, *Edge Runners* is an excellent story."
"Indeed, the Cyberpunk world is inherently nihilistic, with no individual rights, democracy, or freedom."
"It really resembles the situation in the US... no wonder the story is set there."
"How bold! The US is the beacon of freedom and democracy in the world!"
"Well said, I reward you with a bottle of laundry detergent to develop dangerous weapons!"
"But I'm curious, what does that last part of the comic mean?"
"Not sure, but the line was so fitting: David Martinez! Great in life, glorious in death!"
"David Martinez! Great in life, glorious in death!"
"According to the advertisement, *Edge Runners* will have a same-named anime and a spin-off game 'Cyberpunk 2077'. Is the protagonist of 'Cyberpunk 2077' the same as in the game?"
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