Lightning Is the Only Way

Shock.

The onlookers were shocked.

Ryan was shocked.

Everyone had believed that Gravis was only putting on an empty show to get some more advantages from Ryan. After all, if Gravis could paint a picture of being entirely in the right, Ryan would have to pay so much more to save his daughter. This was how leaders often dealt with these situations. The more righteous their cause appeared, the more the enemy would have to give them.

Instead, Gravis had just killed Samantha.

Was he tired of living!?

SHING!

Ryan was so shocked and distracted that he didn't stop Gravis from teleporting. In an instant, Gravis had already arrived at the Formation Array and touched it.

'This has been created with a level four Law, which means I only need my normal Law of Freedom. I don't even need to use the power of my Avatar,' Gravis thought with a smirk.

FWOOOMP!

With that, Gravis simply stepped through the Formation Array like it didn't even exist.

The eyes of the onlookers nearly fell out of their heads as they saw Gravis leaving. This was possible? How was this possible!?

Even more, the onlookers' minds started to race with the new dynamic that now existed. Nothing stood between them and Gravis now, which meant that they couldn't find a reason to not intervene anymore. They could bend the rules, but they couldn't directly break them.

The rules stated that every battle in the Formation Arrays was final, but when someone offered others enough resources, they could look away for a bit.

This was also what had happened when Ryan had heard about Gravis' new opponent. The two other Sect Masters beside him stopped him.

Why?

So that Ryan was required to bribe them. If he didn't pay them enough resources, they would have stopped him. The same was true for the ten other Sect Masters looking on. Ryan promised them some resources so that they might look away this time.

outside the Formation Array, and Liran immediately appeared beside Gravis. Now, a Sect

done, Gravis," Liran transmitted to Gravis with an excited smile. "I knew you could do it! Don't

on this mission, he relied on the power of this soldier to escape from someone

a Sect Master, he should be the one that dictated all the actions. He was the

kind person, but his indecisiveness and mental weakness were unfit for his position. If he

was endangering Gravis and

more fearsome than

of Ryan for even a second. The entire situation was

out of the Formation Array, directly at Gravis, who

other Sect Masters looked at each other covertly, narrowed their

SHING! SHING! SHING! SHING!

arrived between Ryan and Gravis. The façade had broken down, forcing them to either directly break the rules or keep them up, and they couldn't possibly break the

create a plan that would result in Gravis' death without anyone knowing that all of this originated from Ryan. The Sect Masters had been paid by Ryan, and they would feel bad if they didn't help Ryan

time! They still had to keep up the façade of the rules

realized that over ten Sect Masters stood between him and his target. Ryan was powerful, but he couldn't fight so many Sect Masters at once. He might be able to fight two at once, but not

allies and that they would protect Gravis with their lives, but in reality, they

of this and scoffed silently. 'All this hypocrisy is

He killed my daughter!"

the rules, Sect Master of the Frost Rapier Sect!" Liran shouted as he stepped forward. "Right now, you have not committed an unforgivable mistake since my disciple is still

to say in the right situation. His words pitted the entire Sect Alliance against Ryan, and his words and cause were righteous

is right!" Another Sect Master shouted. "We can understand your emotional turmoil, but the rules must be upheld! Pay a fine for intervening in a fight, and the matter will be resolved. However, if you continue attacking, the wrath of the entire Sect Alliance will rain down upon you and

this sentiment, and by the end of it, all of them stood in front of Gravis with their

I have to admit that they are pretty good actors,' Gravis thought. 'Without all the context clues from the earlier situation,

as he looked to the side. 'Are all Immortal human Sects like this?' Gravis thought. 'Durian and Lazar hadn't been like this. Those two have never relied on my power to save the Sect's face. Lazar had been incredibly powerful and dealt with everything himself, which was also a major reason

to protect the Sect Master's face. The Sect Master is supposed

to kill Gravis so badly, but he couldn't! If he attacked now, all of his hidden allies would turn on him. The Sect

bad! The murderer of his daughter stood right in front of

threw one righteous sermon after the other at Ryan, dissuading

Ryan seemed to calm down

come for me soon, while every other Sect Master will just happen to look away. They

there a way for me to deal with

some seconds, Gravis got an idea, but he had no idea if this would work. However, even if it didn't