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!

able to hold on. However, this wouldn't continue

Liran

help me, so why should I help you?"

in when everyone tried to

protect my Sect," Gravis answered. "However,

Sect Master, I order you to help

Gravis didn't answer.

defended against

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

in disguise!"

stopped for

of the watching Sect Masters asked in shock

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

talked to each other with voice transmissions. Was

a beast infiltrate their

What did this mean?

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

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

he thought. However, Gravis knew that words wouldn't help

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

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

first finish this," Arthur

The other two nodded.

fight resumed, and 30

Liran was dead…

last words had been

It was over.

entire Unrestrained Sect had

had completed his

son, so Arthur had

expected that it would end like

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

maybe help Liran along the way. As the most powerful member of the Sect Alliance, I would have had protection and an

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

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

hair that fluttered

the last thing

been consumed by

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

regret

'No.'

Liran would have run the Sect into the ground. The Sect was already doomed

then," Arthur said with a satisfied smirk as he turned to Gravis.

"Why?" Gravis asked flatly.

surprised by Gravis' conduct. He was, by far, 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

mean that this was no ploy