Now, You Are the Food!

Big Tooth has always believed that, apart from the great Devourer Imperium, all other civilizations should be their food, their domesticated poultry!

But... until this very moment!

That enormous bronze cauldron was moved from the museum by the Dark Angels and placed in front of the United Nations in less than half an hour!

Mike and the others were stunned.

If they remember correctly, this thing should be a national treasure of the Xia Kingdom, right?

Are you kidding me? You're really going to cook a national treasure like that?

Mike and others, including many UN parliamentarians, thought Alvin was joking; at most, he'd just slaughter those bastards.

But Fangfang never expected that this guy was serious!

He truly intended to cook and kill the devourer!

"Teacher, are we really not going to try and persuade Mr. Alvin?"

Hao Xiaoxi's eyelids twitched wildly as she looked at the Black Armored Warrior who seemed like Daemon, having slaughtered the high and mighty Devourers and ravaged an entire nation, now carrying felled timber and lining up to add firewood to the cauldron.

This scene is truly... hard to accept.

"Why try to persuade them?" To the student's question, Zhou Zhezhi, usually so amiable, revealed a hint of coldness on his face. "This great cauldron carries our civilization and history; isn't it perfect for cooking and killing the messengers who devour us?"

This bronze cauldron is a genuine historical artifact. In his view, cooking this damned beast was only letting it off too easily!

"I... I didn't mean that—" Hao Xiaoxi, somewhat bewildered, "I meant, we should do this..."

Isn't this a bit unethical?

To cook and kill a living being from a highly civilized society—if such behavior is allowed to continue, it will have a profound impact on human society.

This caused a huge uproar!

She could already imagine the public opinion that the Xia Kingdom, which had contributed the great cauldron, would face once the news of what happened here spread!

Humans are always like this; this is not surprising at all.

Even when facing enemies, there are plenty of idiots or people with ulterior motives who will take the opportunity to stir up public opinion and plunge the Xia Kingdom into turmoil!

"Morality?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Zhezhi expressionless, a cold glint in his eyes. "Xiaoxi, morality is a vague concept built upon universally accepted notions of good and evil. It is both a form of self-restraint and a concept for evaluating social civilization, but—it lacks a moral compass."

At this point, Zhou Zhezhi turned his gaze to the Devourer Empire's envoy, Big Tooth, who was trembling with fear and tears streaming down his face, and said coldly, "We have always treated people with courtesy, but don't forget—we also adhere to another principle."

"An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth!"

Zhou Zhezhi's voice wasn't loud, but it contained an unwavering and resolute will!

This is a belief ingrained in their bones: since you treat humans as poultry and food, then don't blame humans for treating you as food in return!

"Make it burn brighter!"

The hot oil in the cauldron emitted billowing smoke, and the intense heat wave hit them, giving Big Tooth a profound sense of fear.

"No, you can't do this to me!" Big Tooth cried out hoarsely, its eyes filled with terror. "I am an envoy of the Devourer Empire, a highly advanced civilization in the universe! You can't treat me like this!"

It's not afraid of death!

But it fears becoming like that, reduced to a domesticated animal it despises, and food in its mouth!

This is nothing short of an insult to the proud predator, tearing away its disguise and trampling its self-esteem into the dust!

"No need to rush. As an envoy of the Devourer Imperium, I can grant you a privilege: you will be the last to die." Alvin was smiling, but in Big Tooth's eyes, his smile was no different from that of Daemon.

After saying that, Alvin turned to Zhou Zhezhi, "Mr. Zhou, I have long heard that Xia Country has extraordinary cuisine and amazing culinary skills. Why don't you demonstrate them for me today?"

Hao Xiaoxi's pupils contracted slightly, and she subconsciously gripped Zhou Zhezhi's shoulders, wanting to refuse.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Zhezhi smiled and said, "Alright, I'll introduce Mr. Alvin to a few 'master chefs' with excellent knife skills."

"Teacher!" Hao Xiaoxi exclaimed anxiously. Anyone with eyes could see that this was something she shouldn't get involved in, so how could the teacher have agreed so readily?

Zhou Zhezhi smiled and turned to Hao Xiaoxi: "Xiaoxi, look at Mike and the others?"

Hao Xiaoxi was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Mike and the others, only to see their faces full of jealousy.

France Ambassador Isabelle stepped forward, cleared her throat, and said, "Mr. Alvin, I must say I cannot agree with you. French cuisine is also an insurmountable pearl in human civilization, and we can provide chefs!"

"Mr. Alvin, I think American food is also good!" Mike stepped forward without batting an eye. "Especially American Texas barbecue, it's a must-try!"

"Well, actually, we in the United Kingdom can do that too."

Arthur reluctantly stepped forward. He really wanted to boast a bit, but unfortunately, Old England really didn't have much to offer when it came to food!

Watching this scene, Hao Xiaoxi was deeply confused. She couldn't understand why representatives from various countries would risk being criticized to do this.

"Xiaoxi, you're still young. You should observe more, learn more, and think more." Zhou Zhezhi chuckled and explained, "We're doing this not only to shock the Devourers, but more importantly—to give all of humanity confidence, to let them understand that in the face of the Devourer Civilization, humanity has no choice but to resist!"

Hao Xiaoxi suddenly realized.

Cooking and killing predators may seem like a cruel act that violates human morality and values, but behind this act lies the desire to make humanity see that there is no possibility of peace with predators, and it also ignites the confidence of all mankind to fight against predators!

Next, Big Tooth witnessed its life's dream, a cruel and extremely brutal form of torture!

Its kin were skinned, tendons removed, and bones taken out, just like animals, and then fried, roasted, and made into exquisite dishes that were served on the dining table!

Yes, there's also a dining table!

Hundreds of United Nations members of parliament, dressed in suits and ties like gentlemen, gathered around a table to savor the flavors of their own kind.

This scene left Big Tooth in a daze.

They became food for humans, transforming from a great Devourer Civilization into lowly and inferior poultry!

Among these "chefs," the most terrifying are none other than the chefs of the Xia Kingdom!

They can slice the flesh of the "devourers" into tens or hundreds of thousands of pieces while they are still alive. Even the most brutal methods of cutting them into pieces cannot describe the exquisite culinary skills of these Daemons!

Even Alvin was stunned. He seriously suspected that Zhou Zhezhi a chef at all, but rather a family of torturers who had switched professions!

"No, kill me!" Big Tooth roared furiously, his voice filled with savage fury.

However, the Dark Angels Chapter, Ollsen, seemed to have been triggered by some special psychology, and after he frantically punched it dozens of times, Big Tooth was beaten unconscious.

Alvin approached the large cauldron, dipped his bare hand into the boiling oil, and after feeling the temperature, said calmly, "

That's about it, throw it in.

Ollsen grinned maliciously, then beckoned a few people over, who skinned the Big Tooth alive and, amidst its pitiful screams, threw it into a vat of boiling oil!

"Aaaaaah--."

It must be said that the Devourer's vitality is truly tenacious; even a boiling cauldron could not kill it.

But this also caused my Big Tooth a lot of pain.

He wouldn't die, but the intense heat combined with his skinned, bloody muscles caused Big Tooth excruciating pain, and his screams echoed in front of the empty United Nations building!

Alvin swirled his wine glass, glanced at the table, and smiled, "Gentlemen, please enjoy your meal!"

Big Tooth's screams were like a piano piece.

Humanity, having completely broken its facade, and its united representatives, sat before a pristine white dining table, listening to the screams of the Devourer's messenger and enjoying various delicacies cooked from the flesh and blood of its own kind.

"It tastes good."

Alvin swallowed a mouthful of meat, and with a nonchalant smile, he looked at the charred but still barely breathing Big Tooth and said, "Sorry, the roles have reversed. Now—you're the food!"

He has decided to stockpile the Devourers as food, can them, and sell them to the Imperium Ministry of the Interior.

I believe the Astra Militarum will be grateful to him.