Chapter 143: Not Wanting to Lose to This World

Chapter 143: Not Wanting to Lose to This World

"Really strange..."

Yang Shuzhun looked at the following scenes and couldn't understand what Lin Qingshan was thinking.

Why suddenly... a movie project? What's more, Agni actually agreed to it.

Li He Tian had taken the head of Yuda, who looked just like Agni's sister Luna—though Yuda, being a powerful regenerating blessing bearer, wasn't truly dead.

Li He Tian was seen frolicking in the sea with Yuda's head, nearly drowning it. Agni was in a panic.

Yuda pretended to be Agni's sister Luna, and Agni began to believe that perhaps Yuda was indeed Luna, brought back to life by some resurrection blessing.

This self-deception was truly heartbreaking.

Li He Tian even asked, "If your sister were still alive, would you give up your revenge?"

Agni truly had such thoughts, but he denied it under Li He Tian's provocation, insisting on his vengeance against De Ma.

Li He Tian was pleased with Agni's response and struck a deal: Agni would help Li He Tian complete the movie "Flame Fist," and Li He Tian would help Agni kill De Ma.

At the same time, Nanate transformed into Li He Tian's camerawoman.

So, the story abruptly turned into a movie-making manga...

Yang Shuzhun was utterly puzzled by Lin Qingshan's plot twists. The manga had started as a tale of joining Be Xim De Lu Ke to fight the Ice Witch, then shifted to a revenge story, and now, it had suddenly turned into a film project...

[Translator: sauron]

Was there any logic to this?

There seemed to be none at all!

Yet the movie filming commenced. Li He Tian even trained Agni's acting skills and made the blessing bearers condemned to be "firewood" in the movie.

Li He Tian, being a powerful regenerating blessing bearer herself, had lived for three centuries and used her influence to make Agni a part of Be Xim De Lu Ke's base for the film's shooting. The high-ups of Be Xim De Lu Ke planned to execute Agni in front of everyone after the movie was done to serve as a deterrent.

San, now a firewood bearer, had entered the place where the firewood bearers were held.

In this grim place, the firewood bearers worked non-stop, contributing their special abilities without rest or food, slowly waiting for death.

San didn't lose hope, though. He constantly spoke of Agni's impending rescue, kindling hope among the firewood bearers.

Agni, meanwhile, entered Be Xim De Lu Ke's base under the guise of filming the movie. He even donned a fireproof suit prepared by Li He Tian.

At this moment, he fantasized about killing De Ma after the film and then meeting his parents and Luna in the afterlife.

However, as he walked through the corridor of the prison where the slaves were held, he was suddenly confronted with illusions of people he once knew.

"Even if I endure all the pain, I won't bow to death."

The village chief from his past appeared behind Agni.

"If I die, please live on in my place."

This was San's illusion.

"Live on!"

This was Luna's illusion!

Yet, Agni still felt a joy of impending liberation, thinking, "If I die, it will all be over, and I can finally be reunited."

But at that moment, a voice from the real world seemed to pull Agni out of his inner fantasy.

"Help me…"

It was the cry of a slave in the prison. Despite the calm and resigned expression, there was a cry for help.

But why would a despairing person ask for help?

This plea weighed heavily on the manga readers, including Yang Shuzhun.

"What are you doing? Flame Fist!"

Li He Tian questioned Agni, who was lost in thought.

Agni, however, stared at the prison gate where a young boy was desperately hitting the bars.

That boy was Agni before the flames covered him!

Li He Tian, confused, said, "The firewood bearers are of no significance. After you kill De Ma, you can do whatever you want."

Faced with Li He Tian's questions, Agni hesitated and began introspecting, "Since just now… I think… I saw illusions."

"I also often lie… Hmm? What kind of lies?"

"What kind of lies?"

"To avoid seeing Luna's worried face, I said that cutting off my arm didn't hurt…"

"I even lied about swimming in the frozen river…"

"I wanted to see Luna's smile…"

Agni introspected, "I'm quite good at acting."

"To live, Luna's last wish was for me to live, but I can't fulfill it…"

The young Agni from his past appeared, reminding him of his original resolve to fight against this cruel world.

"So I can only let De Ma suffer and die, using that as my motivation to live."

Agni continued to reflect on who he really was. "I think bad people deserve to die, but I hate seeing anyone die before me…"

"I cannot forgive the evil in front of me, nor accept the deaths around me…"

"This is my justice!"

The young Agni in the flames was urging him, and in the fiery blaze, Agni's childhood self was consumed, but still shouted—"Strike!"

This was one of the most touching moments in "Flame Fist," which is why it was detailed here.

(End of this chapter)