Ultragene Warlord

are these women?”

Sun Xiaowu frowned.
“The sura king has regular human concubines too?”

Li Feng commented, “If I recall correctly, the sura king was only interested in human men.
Why would he keep these women?”

Xia Na motioned for her men to remove their gags.
“Let's hear what they have to say, shall we?”

As they did so, they could hear one of the women shouting furiously, “What are all of you doing?! How could you assault our lands just like that? You're all demons and devils—unhand the sura you've kept prisoner and scram! You'll receive retribution for what you've done, this I swear!”

Zhang Lie and his retinue were shocked by the woman's surprising reaction.

She continued, “Both the humans and the sura are capable of negotiating with each other, and any violence like what you've displayed should be met with harsh censure.
Given how magnificent the sura are, it's only natural that they would rule over the humans.
What right do you have to attack them senselessly, to beat and kill them? Who gave you that authority?!”

Instead of listening to her harangue, Zhang Lie sent a punch in her direction, causing her head to burst open like a ripe watermelon.

Blood sprayed the nearby hunters as they jerked, not expecting that Zhang Lie would kill a fellow human so easily.

“They've all been brainwashed, and it's far too late for them.
End their misery,” Zhang Lie commanded.

Hong Xi rubbed her temples.
“Are we really going to kill our own kind?”

Xia Na folded her arms.
“These women are a blight to us all.”

Li Feng asked, “Why would these women behave in this manner? Surely they can't stand the atrocities done to their fellow captives?”

Instead of replying, Xia Na asked, “Are you familiar with kobe beef?”

Li Feng nodded.
“Allegedly, their pastures are the greenest, their grass is the freshest, they drink spring water from deep in the mountains, and they listen to music and get specialized massages as part of their daily routine.

“There are specialists that plan out every aspect of their life, and they're apparently even more expensive to rear than a human.
They're killed when their meat is the tastiest, and beef from these cows sell for an astronomical price.”

Xia Na nodded.
“In principle, you could easily do the same to humans—have them drink water infused with spiritual energy, the flesh of superior- or higher-grade lifeforms prepared by the best chefs, and let them enjoy all measure of pleasant activities.
Give them whatever they want, and when they grow into their prime, kill them in their sleep.
Their flesh will be tastier than that of any other human.”

Simultaneously wanting and not wanting to confirm her suspicions, Hong Xi asked, “In that case, these women are…”

“Nothing more than livestock reared by the sura king, yes.
In order to enhance the taste of their flesh even further, they're free to roam within the lands of the sura and able to eat whatever they want.
As long as their demands aren't too extreme, the sura will do all they can to satisfy them.

“They're treated as VIP guests wherever they go, allowed to buy whatever they want, and protected by the emperor's own guards.
In the end, however, their fate is one and the same: to be consumed like kobe beef. 

“In some sense, they're no better than the sura.
They've been brainwashed their entire life, and it's only natural that they would despise us like the sura themselves.”

Li Feng nodded his head, convinced.
“In that case, it really doesn't make sense to let them live.”