Chapter 154: I Kill Myself

Chapter 154: I Kill Myself

But just then, the owners of the building arrived.

However, these women, who were once students of Dema, were led by Dema's daughter, Tena.

They forced Agni and Yuda, who had obtained clothes, out of the building, but when refugees attacked, they let Yuda back inside to hide.

At this point, Agni fought the refugees barehanded. Although he didn't fully transform into "Flame Fist," he relied on the powerful muscles continuously regenerated by the flames and his immunity to bullets due to his regenerative abilities. None of the refugees were a match for him.

But Agni collapsed from severe injuries and was rescued by Dema's students.

Yuda held Agni's hand and once again told him to "keep living." Stimulated by her words, Agni screamed wildly before fainting.

After this, Agni formally met Lian, Tena, and the others.

However, during this sequence, his mental state seemed to deteriorate even further.

Perhaps out of fear of losing "Luna" again, he became inexplicably anxious. Even when facing a wild deer, he chose to kill the innocent creature, showing a terrifying expression.

"Luna... can't live without me!"

He had completely lost his mind.

All the manga fans who saw this scene felt that Agni was terrifying.

And then, more refugees appeared, and they threatened "Luna" in front of Agni.

This was something that the current Agni could not tolerate. He ignited himself again, transforming into "Flame Fist."

He directly confronted the refugees, and just like before when he killed Dema, it was over in a single panel.

Agni was surrounded by corpses, but then...

Among the bodies, he saw a familiar figure.

It was one of the twin girls he knew—Eya!

He had accidentally killed her too.

But despite this, he still pretended nothing had happened, chopping off his own right arm so that it would not regenerate.

All to maintain the facade that he was still the "brother."

"He's completely lost his mind."

Yang Shuzhun, watching this, shook his head.

His expression was complex. At first, he thought Lin Qingshan had run out of ideas.

But after reading *Fire Punch*, he didn't even need to finish it.

He already sensed the immense talent Lin Qingshan displayed in the work, although... it was a bit mad.

Yet, it was undeniably powerful and made one involuntarily admire his talent.

*Fire Punch* was no longer just a manga.

It had transcended the limitations of its medium, becoming a work as great as a philosophical masterpiece.

But... *Fire Punch* was perhaps too mad.

Like those unspeakable ancient gods, it left one feeling as if they were teetering on the edge of madness.

"*Chainsaw Man* is actually a more restrained work," Yang Shuzhun suddenly thought, "But... that really limits his talent."

However, the story of *Fire Punch* wasn't over yet, and he didn't have time to think about anything else. He just wanted to finish reading it.

He was very curious about how *Fire Punch* would end.

The manga's plot continued.

At this point, Tena, Dema's daughter, after witnessing Agni's abilities, asked him to kill her enemy—Flame Fist.

She did not know that Agni was Flame Fist.

After all, Agni no longer had flames burning on him.

But Agni knew. He knew that the one who had done all this—Flame Fist—was him.

So... she was asking him to kill himself?

Listening to Tena recount all those events, Agni felt a deep sense of guilt.

Because...

*"When I woke up."*

*"I had become... the very thing Agni used to hate—Dema."*

Scenes from his past flashed before Agni's eyes.

Liegata and Besim Druck, who had been burned by his flames.

*"Because of me, Liegata died."*

*"Because of me, many people died."*

He then looked at the sleeping "Luna."

*"This person is not Luna."*

*"I am not her brother."*

Agni looked at his only remaining intact left hand.

*"I am no longer Agni."*

*"Not the protagonist... not a god..."*

*"All this time, others have been deciding who I am."*

*"So now I am..."*

*"Flame Fist."*

"I understand," Agni said, looking at Tena's hopeful eyes. "I will kill Flame Fist."

But in the next scene, Agni was seen holding a knife in the forest.

Agni... slit his own wrist, and blood spilled everywhere.

*"Die!"*

*"Die!"*

He wanted to kill himself, to kill the person he had become—someone the original Agni had despised.

But suddenly, Agni had a vision of Luna telling him to "keep living."

So, his powerful regenerative abilities kicked in again, healing his wounds instantly.

He was about to bite open his wounds again, but just then...

The young "Agni" appeared before him once more.

With a look of disgust on his face.

"No, it's not like that..."

Agni said, "I'll die. I'll die properly!"

In the next moment, the young Agni vanished.

"So... don't look at me like that..."

Agni finally pleaded.

But in the end, he couldn't go through with his suicide.

He returned to the house, looking at the food in front of him and the people around him, who were laughing and talking.

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He suddenly thought, "These people lost loved ones just yesterday, and now they're laughing."

Agni looked at each person: Lian, Tena, Ranu...

"Your family..."

"Your family too..."

"Your family too."

"They were all killed by me."

"And yet you're all laughing in front of me."

As this thought crossed his mind, Agni's stomach churned.

It had been so long since he had eaten anything that his stomach couldn't accept anything anymore.

Agni looked at the people around him, and suddenly a strange thought came to his mind:

*"Someone who isn't my sister became my sister."*

*"A woman who believed in my lie ate the deer I hunted."*

*"The child of those who died by my fire begged me to kill myself."*

*"And because of my mistake, a pair of twins was reduced to one, yet they smile at me."*

When Agni's thoughts came to this point, everyone felt a peculiar sense of absurdity.

Yes, this was absurdity at its peak, wasn't it?

At this point, Agni's final thought was, "When covered by anger, pain, madness, and lies, it feels so... good."

But when he woke up, the vision of the young Agni kept finding him, continually shouting, "Die!"

"Kill... Flame Fist."

Seeing this, Agni slowly walked toward the sea, seemingly intent on ending his life.

Agni... is truly pitiful.

Burdened by pain and suffering, crushed by it all, he desperately seeks death, only to live on for the sake of others.

And so... he was finally driven mad.

(End of Chapter)