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

help me!" Liran transmitted

help me, so why should I help

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

did protect my Sect," Gravis answered. "However, you

you to help me!" he transmitted back in

Gravis didn't answer.

defended against some more

if I'm going down, you are going down

Variant Black Demon in disguise!" Liran suddenly shouted

attacks stopped

Sect Masters asked in

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

each other with voice transmissions.

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

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

matter. The truth only mattered if someone was willing to

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

finish

The other two nodded.

resumed, and 30 seconds

Liran was dead…

words had been the name of

It was over.

Unrestrained Sect had

had completed his

killed his son, so Arthur had taken

have expected that it would end like this?' Gravis

that we would fight against the Lightning Cleaver Sect in a soft war. I thought we

when I joined the Unrestrained Sect, I was thinking about making them become more powerful, maybe help Liran along the way. As the

spent thousands of years on my Laws while the Unrestrained Sect would slowly become bigger and bigger. After that,

to mine, an organization with enemies that would

hair

last thing that

been consumed by

just to be thrown for a loop by reality. Instead of

regret

'No.'

there, Liran would have run the Sect into the ground. The Sect was already doomed to die.

as he

"Why?" Gravis asked flatly.

Sect 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

this was no