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!

attacks clashed, and Liran was barely able to hold on. However, this

help me!" Liran transmitted

me, so why should I

in when everyone tried to kill

Sect," Gravis answered. "However, you

you to help me!" he transmitted

Gravis didn't answer.

against some more

I'm going down, you are going

Variant Black Demon in disguise!" Liran suddenly

stopped

Sect Masters

Will-Aura hadn't been this strong! Thus, I was able

talked to each other with voice transmissions. Was this

a beast infiltrate

What did this mean?

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

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

he thought. However, Gravis knew that words

mattered if someone was willing to find it. If

body, he would still be condemned as a beast and killed. It

first finish

The other two nodded.

resumed,

Liran was dead…

words had been the

It was over.

Sect had been

completed

so Arthur had taken everything from

it would

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

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

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

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

at some hair that fluttered to the

last thing that

been consumed by Arthur's

thrown for a loop by reality. Instead of making my temporary home more powerful, I

regret my

'No.'

if I hadn't been there, Liran would have run the Sect into the ground. The

as he turned to Gravis. "Would you

"Why?" Gravis asked flatly.

Gravis' conduct. He was, by far, the weakest person here, but he didn't show any nervousness or fear. Anyone

mean that this was no