Female Novel
Chapter 266
Gravis looked at them with unamused eyes. "Are you actually for real with that question?" Gravis asked.
Back when he had first seen his new look, he had expected that a lot of people would question his vision, but that surprisinglydidn't happen as often. It actually made sense. After all, the chances of a blind person reaching such power were low. Having novision was a severe detriment in the Body Tempering and Energy Gathering Realm.
The younger of the two Sapling Stage cultivators continued narrowing his eyes. "Just answer the question!" he shouted.Apparently, he was quite serious about this question.
Gravis snorted. "No, I'm not fucking blind," he said with an annoyed tone.
All the people's eyes narrowed, yet the sadness in their eyes also reappeared, confusing Gravis. ‘What's up with them?’ heasked himself.
The older person took a step forward. "Then, you must be Gravis, right?" he asked.Gravis lifted his brows in surprise. "You know my name?" he asked in surprise.
The older person closed his eyes and then sighed in melancholy. Their unfitting display of emotions towards the current situationmade Gravis think that he was under an illusion again. He looked through his whole body and also his belongings. Of course,that was unnecessary. After all, he wore nothing that could be considered an artifact or something similar. Even his weapon hadbeen destroyed.
The older person looked at the other cultivators and nodded severely. The others also sighed but then opened their eyes withdetermination.
Whooosh!Shields, pikes, clubs, and spears appeared in all their hands, making Gravis lift an eyebrow."Then, we must fight to the death!" shouted the older of the two Sapling Stage cultivators.novelbin
It took a couple of seconds to process this new development. After seconds of calculating every eventuality, Gravis answeredonly one word.
"What?""Today, either you or us will die! There is no other way!" the younger of the Sapling Stage cultivators said with battle intent."Why?" Gravis asked, trying to understand the situation. The fuck was going on?
The cultivators shot forward, but they were still about 20 kilometers away. It would probably take another couple of minutes toreach him. Their slow speed made for an interesting contrast to their motivation to kill him. The rather wide distance also didn'thelp.
Seeing that no one answered him, Gravis asked again. "So, could you explain why we are suddenly supposed to fight to thedeath after | killed the beast that made problems for you for the last couple of decades? | don't get it," he said.
“We are thankful that you took down the Ogre," said the younger person, "but you have disrespected the Earth Sect, and there isno redemption from that! You must die today!" he shouted threateningly.
Sadly, Gravis felt no threat from them. First of all, even while not being at his peak condition, killing them wouldn't even be anissue. On top of that, in comparison to him, they were moving about as fast as slugs. This was about as unthreatening as theycould get.
Gravis blinked a couple of times. "When did that happen?" he asked.
The cultivators charged with all their speed. "You have invaded the Earth Guild in the Middle-Continent and destroyed all thehouses! This is a humiliation to the entire Earth Sect! Therefore, you must die!" the older person shouted with power and battleintent.
Gravis looked like he remembered something. "Oh, that," he said. "| was only paying the Earth Guild back for what they havedone. They disrespected me first, so | just repaid that favor." Gravis shrugged and shook his head. "I really don’t get how thissuddenly became a life and death enmity."
“Your reasons for doing that are irrelevant!" shouted the older person aggressively. "We are one entity, one organization, oneSect, one family! Anyone or anything that hurts our family must die!"
By now, the earth cultivators managed to close in by another kilometer. Only 19 more to go!
Gravis sighed and rubbed the bridge of his nose. "So, let me get this straight. Hypothetically, if the Guild Master of the EarthGuild wanted to kill or suppress me for absolutely no reason, you still wouldn't allow me to take revenge?" Gravis asked.
"No!" the younger person shouted. "We are one family, and no matter what someone in our family has done, we will stand bytheir side! Even if they become a monster or become the enemy of the entire world, we will always stand by our family!"
Gravis rubbed his chin in thought. "Loyalty, huh?" he muttered. "Loyalty is a good trait, | suppose, but don't you think you aretaking it a bit too far? Unwavering loyalty can become injustice and unfairness."
The cultivators were still very motivated and angry. "Justice and fairness don't exist! The bigger fist is always right, and as longas we all stay and hold together, nothing will break us apart! With this, we have the biggest fist, and are therefore right!" theyounger person shouted, still charging with all his speed.
Gravis hummed a little. "| guess that makes, at least, some sense," he said, "but | think you are oversimplifying a complexsituation. Say, are you actually just using all these excuses to temper yourself?" Gravis asked with interest.
“Of course not!" shouted the older one in anger. "This is what we believe, and masking our beliefs like this would dishonor them!Earth doesn't give, and there is no reason to hide our beliefs! Today, either you or us will die!"
Gravis looked evenly at the "charging" disciples. They still had around 17 kilometers to go. "You do realize that you have nochance of victory, right?" Gravis asked. "| am fast enough to evade the Ogre, and my attacks are strong enough to kill it. Yourdefenses mean nothing in front of me."
For the first time, the older man gnashed his teeth. "We know that! We know that we are running into our deaths, but we can'tbetray our beliefs! Our beliefs are what defines us!" he shouted with battle intent, anxiety, sadness, and a little bit of fear.
Gravis’ eyes widened. 'So that's whythey were so sad when they saw me,he concluded. 'They saw me and mypower and knew Laws hadi |Cc neewdaaist ne he wholeelancholy and sadness they feltwas for the loss of their own lives.The question about me being blindwas probably just a shot in the dark,hoping that | was someone else thatjust looked similar to... well, myself.Fuck, this situation is so surreal.’ Thecontent is on NovelDrama.Org! Readthe latest chapter there!
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Suddenly, Gravis thought of something. "Did you tell me all this from such a great distance so that | could flee from all of you?"Gravis asked.
The Spirits of some of the cultivatorsshook. They didn't need to answer astheir Spirit already told Gravis; onteverything. Ves athaxvla’ preciselytheif plan. They needed to defendtheir beliefs, which forced them toattack him at full force, but they alsodidn't want to lose their lives. Only byforcing Gravis to flee would they beable to keep both. The content is onNovelDrama.Org! Read the latestchapter there!The cultivators didn't answer anymore as they continued charging. Now, this situation finally made some kind of sense. Gravisrubbed his chin in interest and a slight bit of anusement. '| wonder if their beliefs or their lives are more important to them.’"No worries," Gravis said with a smile. "I'll stay right here! Take as long as you need."
Like this, the disciples started becoming nervous again.