Chapter 148: Let It End Here
Chapter 148: Let It End Here
The shock!
When the illusion of Luna told Agni to "punch him with flames," it shook the manga fans to their core.
But this shock wasn't one of sheer thrill. Instead, it was a heavy, burdensome feeling... the weight of revenge.
Because this wasn't the real Luna speaking—it was Agni's own emotions manifesting as an illusion of her.
He didn't want to become a god, nor did he want to be the main character. He simply wanted to be himself—Agni.
So, Agni pressed his burning hand against his unburned left cheek, and the flames consumed his entire face. It symbolized the complete obliteration of his rationality by the flames of revenge!
In the next dark scene, Agni's left cheek returned to normal, and the flames receded. Yet, his fist was already swinging, and the fire engulfed the barely recognizable face of Doma.
Doma was in disbelief; Agni had just forgiven him moments ago.
But even Agni, who had regained his sanity, was in disbelief as he surveyed his surroundings, now consumed by fire. Doma and the children he had adopted were all reduced to ashes.
Just then, Ligeta appeared behind Agni, holding a camera. The footage captured Agni, consumed by the flames of revenge, slaughtering everyone in sight.
Not only did he kill Doma and the children, but he also set the buildings ablaze, burning the women and children inside one by one!
Finally, Doma returned to face a furious Agni, who delivered a powerful punch that pierced Doma's chest, and the flames completely devoured him.
It was just like what Doma had done to Agni, Luna, and the villagers in the past. Agni, like Doma before him, unleashed his revenge without mercy.
Yes… the revenge was complete.
After more than forty chapters, far exceeding the length of *Edge Runners*, Agni had finally exacted his revenge.
He had killed the mastermind, just as he had vowed to do at the beginning—to make Doma die a painful, miserable death.
After witnessing Agni slaughter his adopted children and his loved ones, Doma, too, was killed by Agni. Surely, this was no less painful than what Agni had endured.
The villain defeated, vengeance fulfilled—this is usually the part in any story where satisfaction sets in.
However...
Yang Shuzhun watched this scene and felt...
[Translator: sauron]
Pain! So much pain!
Was this revenge truly satisfying?
No, not at all. Although it followed the tropes of a revenge story, it was unbearably painful.
In his emotional frenzy, Agni lost all reason, killed the villain, and slaughtered the innocent.
This was utterly against his sense of justice, his principles.
It was as if he had killed his very self.
Unable to forgive the evil before him, unable to accept the deaths around him... Agni's revenge was tragic from beginning to end.
Choosing not to take revenge was wrong. But choosing to exact revenge on a repentant Doma, who was trying to be a better person, was also wrong.
Realizing this, Yang Shuzhun couldn't smile at all after seeing Agni complete his revenge.
Who could laugh freely after witnessing this?
Anyone who understood Agni's pain, his reasons for revenge, and his character wouldn't find any joy in this scene.
It's too tragic… for Agni.
All the manga fans now had tears welling up in their eyes. They were conflicted, feeling both the satisfaction of seeing Agni finally kill Doma and the pain of knowing this wasn't a joyous event for Agni.
Agni felt the same. He looked around, unable to accept what he had done.
Ahead, he seemed to see Luna again, so he ran towards her.
"Agni!"
Ligeta, seeing this, grew increasingly concerned and shouted anxiously.
But Agni kept running until he reached the frozen river.
Ligeta followed him and saw Agni standing on the ice.
The flames on his body were melting the thick ice, and at this rate… he would fall into the icy river!
"Come back!" Ligeta called out to Agni, stretching out her hand towards him, disregarding the flames on his body.
But Agni, still with his back to her, said, "Ligeta… I finally understand who the villain really is now…"
"Stop talking! Come back here!" Ligeta reached out to him, ignoring the flames.
But Agni continued, "It's me… I'm the real villain."
"The village burned down, Luna died…"
"And I made him go through the same pain I did…"
"How many people have I killed?!"
"I saved a few people and thought I was a hero… But what was I so proud of?!"
"I've been killing ever since I was engulfed in these flames…"
At that moment, he finally turned to Ligeta, and a single tear fell from his left cheek.
"If only I had died with Luna…"
Then, the ice melted completely, and Agni sank into the river.
"Just die!"
Fan Siwei was no longer relaxed or joyful. He trembled as he watched this scene unfold.
"Agni should just die here… Please… don't suffer anymore…"
He felt an unbearable pain, and his voice seemed to squeeze out between his teeth.
Why did he start reading this manga? It was too heartbreaking.
Living was painful, saving people was painful, and even revenge… was painful!
He truly wished that Agni would just die here.
Like David, who was shot to death by Adam, and felt nothing more—not even pain.
But Fan Siwei's rational side reminded him that the story was only halfway through… Agni wouldn't die so easily.
Yet he desperately hoped that this would be the end for Agni.
Just as Agni's rational side told him to give up revenge and forgive Doma, his emotions drove him to complete an act of revenge that was absolutely wrong!
In the manga, Agni sank into the icy river, extinguishing the flames that symbolized his revenge.
But then the scene shifted…
Agni, no longer engulfed in flames, appeared dressed normally… in a cinema.
However, the cinema was empty.
This reminded the fans of what Ligeta had told Agni before—people go to the cinema after they die.
So… had Agni really died now?
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The author reflects on the balance between original plotlines and the desire to satisfy readers who haven't seen the original story or prefer this adaptation. The author encourages readers who are less interested to skip ahead, promising that the continuation of the original storyline is coming soon.