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

help me!" Liran transmitted to

didn't help me, so why should I

in when everyone tried to kill you!" Liran answered. "It is your duty to protect

protect my Sect,"

order you to help me!" he transmitted

Gravis didn't answer.

against some

hatred. "Then, if I'm going down, you are going down

in disguise!" Liran

stopped for

the watching Sect Masters asked in

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

Sect Masters talked to each other with voice transmissions. Was

a beast

What did this mean?

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

with a smirk. "I've also seen

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

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

still be condemned as a beast and killed. It

first finish this," Arthur

The other two nodded.

resumed, and

Liran was dead…

last words had been the name of

It was over.

Sect had been

completed

his son, so

have expected that it

the 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 Arthur. I also thought that I would be able

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

become bigger and bigger. After that, we could have gone to the Core Regions. Get new people, new disciples, more resources, and so

home, friends that have a similar mindset to mine, an organization with

hair that fluttered to

last thing

else had been consumed by

have plans for the future just to be thrown for a loop by reality. Instead of making my temporary home more

regret

'No.'

I hadn't been there, Liran would have run the Sect into the ground. The Sect was already doomed to die. The only

smirk as he turned to Gravis.

"Why?" Gravis asked flatly.

weakest person here, but he didn't show any nervousness

that mean that this