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!

Liran was barely able to hold on.

Liran

so why should I

talking about!? I took you in when everyone tried to kill you!" Liran answered. "It is your

my Sect," Gravis answered. "However,

Master, I order you to

Gravis didn't answer.

against

I'm going down, you are going down

Demon in

stopped

Demon?" One of the watching Sect Masters asked in shock as he

him, his Will-Aura hadn't been this strong! Thus,

Sect Masters talked to each other with voice transmissions. Was this

a beast

What did this mean?

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

smirk. "I've also seen it

at me,' he thought. However, Gravis

if someone was willing to find it. If someone wasn't interested in the truth, they

would still be condemned as a beast

finish

The other two nodded.

fight resumed, and 30

Liran was dead…

words had been

It was over.

Unrestrained Sect had

had completed

his son, so Arthur had

would have expected that it

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 to teach freedom to

powerful, maybe help Liran along the way. As the most powerful member of the Sect Alliance,

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

similar mindset to mine, an organization with enemies

hair that

was the last thing that remained of

else had been consumed

'So often do we have plans for the future just to be thrown for a loop by reality. Instead of making my temporary home more powerful,

regret

'No.'

if I hadn't been there, Liran would have run the Sect into the ground. The Sect was already doomed to die. The only difference is the number of casualties and

as he

"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

that this was no