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!

was barely able to hold on. However, this wouldn't continue

Liran transmitted

help me, so why should I help you?" Gravis transmitted

when everyone tried to kill you!" Liran answered. "It is

my Sect,"

Master, I order you to

Gravis didn't answer.

against

if I'm going

in disguise!" Liran

stopped

Masters asked in

Liran shouted. "When I just met him, his Will-Aura hadn't been this strong!

talked to each other

a beast infiltrate their

What did this mean?

change. He had expected that something like this would

Arthur said with a smirk. "I've also seen

even look at me,' he thought. However, Gravis knew

if someone was willing to find it. If someone wasn't

a beast body, he would still be condemned

finish this," Arthur

The other two nodded.

resumed, and 30

Liran was dead…

words had been the name of

It was over.

entire Unrestrained Sect

had completed

his son, so Arthur had

would have expected that it would end like

had believed that we would fight against the Lightning Cleaver 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 freedom to the

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

years on my Laws while the Unrestrained Sect would slowly become bigger and bigger. After

mindset to mine, an organization with enemies that would

some hair that

last thing that

been consumed by Arthur's

be thrown for a loop by reality. Instead of making my temporary home more powerful, I doomed

regret

'No.'

the Sect into the ground. The Sect was already doomed to die.

with a satisfied smirk as he

"Why?" Gravis asked flatly.

here, but he didn't show any nervousness or fear. Anyone in his situation would have

that mean that this was no ploy