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!

and Liran was barely able to hold

me!" Liran transmitted

so why should I help you?"

tried to kill you!" Liran answered. "It is your duty to

did protect my Sect," Gravis answered.

I order you to

Gravis didn't answer.

against some more

with hatred. "Then, if I'm going

Variant Black Demon in disguise!" Liran

stopped for a

One of the watching Sect Masters asked in shock as he

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

Sect Masters talked to each other with

beast infiltrate their

What did this mean?

He had expected

a smirk. "I've also seen it back

at me,' he thought. However, Gravis knew that words wouldn't help

it didn't matter. The truth only mattered if someone was willing to find it. If someone wasn't interested

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

first finish this," Arthur

The other two nodded.

fight resumed,

Liran was dead…

had been the name of

It was over.

Unrestrained Sect had

completed his

son, so

that it would end like

Sect in a soft war. I thought we would slowly suppress them and kill Arthur. I also thought that I would be able to teach

way. As the most powerful member of the Sect Alliance, I would have had protection and an endless amount of

while the Unrestrained Sect would slowly become bigger and bigger. After that, we could have gone to the Core Regions. Get new people,

similar mindset to mine, an organization with enemies that would serve as tempering, and a place to

at some hair that fluttered to the

thing that remained

else had been consumed by Arthur's

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

I regret

'No.'

would have run the Sect into the ground. The

smirk as he turned to Gravis. "Would you mind explaining

"Why?" Gravis asked flatly.

didn't show any nervousness or fear. Anyone in his situation would have talked

this was no ploy from