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.

Liran transmitted

should I help

in when everyone tried to

protect my Sect,"

to help me!" he transmitted back

Gravis didn't answer.

defended against some more

if I'm going down, you are going down with

in

stopped

of the watching Sect Masters asked in shock

hadn't been this strong! Thus, I was

talked to each other with voice transmissions.

a beast infiltrate

What did this mean?

had expected that something

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

didn't even look at me,' he thought. However, Gravis

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

Gravis didn't have a beast body, he would still be condemned as a beast and killed. It literally made no

first finish this," Arthur

The other two nodded.

fight resumed, and 30

Liran was dead…

been the name

It was over.

entire Unrestrained Sect

completed his

killed his son, so Arthur had

that it would

Sect in a soft war. I thought we

making them become more powerful, maybe help Liran along the way. As the most powerful member of the Sect Alliance, I would

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

organization with enemies that

some hair that fluttered to

was the last thing that remained of

else had been consumed by Arthur's

have plans for the future just to be thrown for a loop

I regret my

'No.'

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

he turned to Gravis. "Would you mind explaining yourself,

"Why?" Gravis asked flatly.

the weakest person here, but he didn't show any nervousness or fear. Anyone in his situation would have talked on and on about being wrongfully

that this was no ploy from