Ultragene Warlord

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One look was sufficient for Zhang Lie to be certain that this was yet another sura king, one that very well could be stronger than the sura king Zhang Lie had defeated.

Zhang Lie frowned.
“For what reason have you come, sura king?”

Zhang Lie didn't think a sura king would deign to make an appearance just to crush a human city.
The incident with the previous sura king had been a fluke, and Zhang Lie certainly didn't want a repeat of what had happened.

“I'm here to claim you for myself, of course,” the sura king replied.

Zhang Lie: ? ? ?

“You were the one who caught the sura king hanging on the wall, weren't you?”

“Yes, I was.
Why? Do you want to try it for yourself?” Zhang Lie retorted.

Zhang Lie knew that trussing up the sura king would bring reprisal from the sura, but that was part of his plan.

“And you were the one who claimed all the enemy races' neighboring territories for Qi, weren't you?”

“Yes, of course,” Zhang Lie replied.
“So what?”

“In that case, I want you.”

Zhang Lie: ! ! !

Zhang Lie folded his arms.
“You want to claim me as a concubine?”

The sura surrounding the king howled in outrage, “What?! How dare you! Who do you think you are to deserve to be one of the sura king's concubines? Even if he were to choose a concubine, it would be a sura female—never a human male!”

Zhang Lie sighed in relief, but the sura king's gaze swept up and down Zhang Lie's body.
“Actually, I wouldn't mind.”

Zhang Lie: ! ! !

“I would,” Zhang Lie clarified.

The sura king spread his arms.
“Fortunately, my main purpose was to recruit you as my subordinate.”

Zhang Lie grimaced.
“Why would I ever accept?”

A sura guard yelled out, “Are you looking down on our liege? He's personally come out here in an attempt to recruit you—you should consider yourself lucky!”

“Right, aren't you thankful? If not for the king refusing to command us to attack the city, we would have leveled it long ago!”

“Can you even imagine how much your status will rise going from a lowly human to the subordinate of our highness himself? You must be addled in the head to not take advantage of this opportunity!”

The sura king continued, “If you're willing to become my subordinate, I will place Qi under my protection, and none shall be able to invade.
If you refuse, on the other hand…”

“No one has the qualifications to make me their subordinate,” Zhang Lie refused flatly.

The sura king raised his head to the skies and began to laugh.
“Haha, it's been quite a few years since anyone dared to speak to me in that manner.
You're a very interesting fellow, but unfortunately, as a member of the sura, I can't countenance the fact that you've hung a sura king on your city wall.
I'll give you one last chance: become my subordinate.”

Zhang Lie refused once again.
“Scram!”

The sura king's eyes gleamed coldly as he waved an arm.
“Very well.
Men, get ready to strike.
Level this city to the ground!”

The sura fighters began to laugh.
“Haha, you ignorant fool! Let the ruins of this city be your grave!”