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

help me!" Liran transmitted

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

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

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

Master, I order you to help me!" he transmitted

Gravis didn't answer.

against some

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

Black Demon in disguise!" Liran

stopped for

the watching Sect Masters asked in shock as he looked at

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

other

beast infiltrate their

What did this mean?

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

a smirk. "I've

didn't even look at me,' he thought. However, Gravis knew that words wouldn't help

explain everything, it didn't matter. The truth only mattered if someone was willing to find it.

have a beast body, he would still be condemned as a beast and killed. It literally made no

finish

The other two nodded.

fight resumed, and 30

Liran was dead…

words had been the name

It was over.

Unrestrained Sect

had completed

his son, so Arthur had taken everything from

would have expected that it would end like this?'

soft war. I thought we would slowly suppress them and kill Arthur. I also thought that I would be

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

my Laws while the Unrestrained Sect would slowly become bigger and bigger. After that, we could have gone to

mindset to mine, an organization with enemies that would serve as tempering, and a place to go back to if

at some hair that

was the last thing that remained of

had been consumed

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

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 only difference is the number of casualties and

with a satisfied smirk as he turned to Gravis. "Would you mind explaining

"Why?" Gravis asked flatly.

he didn't show any nervousness or fear. Anyone in his situation

that mean that this was no ploy