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.

Gravis was outside the Formation Array, and Liran immediately appeared beside Gravis. Now, a Sect Master was protecting Gravis, and if Ryan

knew you could do it! Don't worry about anything

by Liran's words. Instead of directly protecting his disciple, the same one he had sent on this mission, he relied on the power of this soldier to escape from someone much more powerful than them. It was like Liran's actions were

be the one that dictated

unfit for his position. If he

and the remainder of

pig-like teammate was more fearsome than a godlike

Ryan for even a second. The entire situation was in his

of the Formation Array, directly at Gravis, who only

Masters looked at each other covertly, narrowed

SHING! SHING! SHING! SHING!

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 rules

Ryan and 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

They still had to keep up the façade of

his target. Ryan was powerful, but he couldn't fight so many

the Sect Masters showed that they were Gravis' allies and that they would protect Gravis with their lives,

scoffed silently.

He killed my daughter!"

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 alive, so, step back! If you release another attack,

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

emotional turmoil, but the rules must be upheld! Pay a fine for intervening in a fight, and the matter will be

it, all of them stood

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

power to save the Sect's

of his disciples while he is the most powerful. It's not the disciple's job to protect the Sect Master's face. The Sect Master is supposed to protect the disciple from unjust actions. Otherwise, if my superiors don't even protect me

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

to kill Gravis so very bad! The murderer of his daughter stood right in front of

the Sect Masters threw one righteous sermon after the other at Ryan, dissuading him from

while, Ryan seemed to calm down a

his mind quickly started planning. 'All of these Sect Masters have been bought by him. Several assassination squads will probably come for me soon, while every other Sect Master will just happen

there a way for

he had no idea if this