Lightning Is the Only Way

Gravis looked at all of this with an even expression. 'The Sect Alliance is truly beyond saving. The minority of disgusting, selfish people have the entire Sect Alliance in control. Even if I wanted to waste my time by slowly investigating the entire Sect Alliance, I still wouldn't be able to root out all of them.'

'The fact that Arthur was able to influence the entire Sect Alliance with such a flimsy reason showed as much. What protecting the Sect Alliance? What playing favorites? All of this is nonsense that has no bearing on the greater picture. This entire reasoning only relies on status and on feeling superior to others.'

Liran slowly lifted his head and looked at the three Sect Masters in front of him.

He didn't care anymore.

He had lost everything.

So what if he died today?

Liran didn't resist.

"One life is not enough to pay for your crimes," one of the three said. "You will pay for your crimes in your next life too. However, I'm not a monster. I still wish you peace on your journey."

Then, that Sect Master flew closer and unleashed a wave of darkness with his two daggers.

The wave closed in on Liran, and Liran only looked at it.

CLANK!

"How dare you resist your just punishment!?" the other Sect Master shouted.

Liran had taken out his bow and had blocked the attack.

Liran's expression had changed.

He no longer had a weak and self-loathing expression on his face.

What expression did he wear now?

Rage? Hatred?

No.

It was fear.

Liran was deathly afraid.

"I… I can't die!" he said more to himself than to others.

Liran had wanted to give up his life, but as soon as the enemy had attacked, his survival instincts kicked in.

He didn't want to die!

He wanted to live!

He was afraid of dying!

Arthur only sneered and also shot forward with his saber. "There's no saving a sinner like him. Just get it over with."

BANG! BANG! BANG!

barely able to hold on. However,

me!" Liran transmitted

help me, so why should I help

took you in when everyone tried to kill you!" Liran

Sect," Gravis answered.

your Sect Master, I order you to help me!" he transmitted back in

Gravis didn't answer.

against some

with hatred. "Then, if I'm

Demon in disguise!" Liran suddenly shouted

stopped

Black Demon?" One of the watching Sect Masters asked in

him, his Will-Aura hadn't been this strong! Thus, I was able to see through

talked to each other with voice

beast

What did this mean?

expression didn't change. He had expected that something like this

with a smirk.

snorted. 'Bullshit! You didn't even look at me,' he thought. However, Gravis knew

The truth only mattered if someone was willing to find it. If someone wasn't interested in the truth, they wouldn't care about

didn't have a beast body, he would still be condemned as a beast and

finish

The other two nodded.

fight resumed, and 30 seconds

Liran was dead…

words had been the name of his

It was over.

entire Unrestrained Sect

completed his

his son, so Arthur

have expected that it would

Unrestrained Sect, I had believed that we would fight against the Lightning Cleaver Sect in a soft war. I thought we would slowly suppress them and kill

when I joined the Unrestrained Sect, I was thinking about making them become more powerful, maybe help Liran along the way. As the most powerful member of the Sect Alliance, I would have had protection and an endless

could have spent thousands of years on my Laws while the Unrestrained Sect would slowly become bigger and bigger. After that, we could have gone to the Core Regions. Get new people,

organization with enemies that would serve as tempering, and a place to go back to if I

at some hair

was the last thing that

been consumed

again. 'So often do we have plans for the future just to be thrown

I regret my

'No.'

Liran would have run the Sect into the ground. The Sect was already doomed to die. The only difference is the

Arthur said with a satisfied smirk as he turned to Gravis. "Would

"Why?" Gravis asked flatly.

Masters were surprised by Gravis' conduct. He was, by far, the weakest person here, but he didn't show any nervousness or fear. Anyone in his situation would have talked

mean that this was