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!

to hold on. However, this wouldn't continue

Liran transmitted

so why should I help you?"

took you in when everyone tried to kill

protect my Sect," Gravis answered. "However,

you to

Gravis didn't answer.

defended against

I'm going down, you are going down

Demon in disguise!" Liran

attacks stopped for

of the watching Sect Masters asked in shock as he looked at

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

talked to each other with voice transmissions.

a beast infiltrate their

What did this mean?

didn't change. He had expected that

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

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

beast body, he would still be condemned as a beast

finish this,"

The other two nodded.

this, the fight resumed,

Liran was dead…

words had been the

It was over.

entire Unrestrained Sect had been

completed

his son, so Arthur had taken

it would end like

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

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

have spent thousands of years on my Laws while the Unrestrained Sect would slowly become bigger and bigger. After that, we could have gone to the Core Regions.

with enemies

at some hair that fluttered to

the last thing that remained of

else had been

sighed once 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 more powerful, I

I regret my

'No.'

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

as he turned to Gravis. "Would you mind explaining

"Why?" Gravis asked flatly.

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 situation

this was no