Rong Zhan and the other members of the Hunting Mercenary Group, however, were all smiling.
These madmen, who had experienced countless brushes with death, seemed to be looking forward to this as well.
A small-framed mercenary stepped out from the Hunting Mercenary Group.
His codename was Shouhou, and he was exceptionally skilled at scouting the surrounding area.
"Young Master, let me do it! Let me! I love doing this," Shouhou volunteered.
The mercenaries of the Hunting Mercenary Group burst into laughter.
Li Haobo seemed to have found a kindred spirit and hurriedly said, "You're the one."
With his order received, Shouhou grinned and picked up the key from the large table.
First, he opened the large iron cage holding the women.
Strangely, even though the cage was open, the women didn't dare to run out.
Next, Shouhou used a leash to lead the zombie into the cage.
First, Shouhou removed the seal over the zombie's mouth.
The zombie immediately opened its mouth wide, trying to bite Shouhou, who stood before it.
Shouhou stayed well out of reach, giving the zombie no chance to bite him.
"Thump!"
Suddenly, one of the bodyguards behind Li Haobo couldn't stand it anymore. He walked up to Li Haobo and dropped to his knees.
"Young Master Li, this is too cruel. Why don't you spare them?" The bodyguard kowtowed three times to Li Haobo as he begged.
He simply couldn't bear to watch the cruel scene that was about to unfold.
He remembered his mother telling him that people should be kind.
Li Haobo, who had been enjoying himself, immediately darkened his expression.
One of the bodyguards behind him stepped forward at once, intending to pull the kneeling man up.
"I'm sorry, Young Master. His name is Wang Dahu. He was brought in last night after that other man died. He was born with incredible strength, but he really does have a few screws loose. Please don't hold it against him." The man tugged desperately at Wang Dahu, but Wang Dahu remained kneeling, unmoving.
"Oh? Are you telling me what to do?" Li Haobo looked at the bodyguard, his gaze turning as cold as a snake's.
"Young Master, I wouldn't dare. I was wrong." The bodyguard apologized quickly. He didn't dare interfere with Wang Dahu again and returned to the line of bodyguards.
Wang Dahu remained kneeling, his gaze unwavering as he murmured, "Please, Young Master, spare them."
"Ha ha ha! It's been a long time since anyone dared challenge my authority." Li Haobo trembled, his anger producing a terrifying laugh.
"So your name's Wang Dahu, and you're strong, huh? Someone, hold him down!" Li Haobo ordered.
A member of the Hunting Mercenary Group immediately stepped forward, furious that Wang Dahu had interrupted their entertainment.
Heixing was renowned for his strength. He could carry the Hunting Mercenary Group's heavy weapons all by himself.
Heixing, his face twisted into a grimace, swung a punch at Wang Dahu's head.
Unexpectedly, Wang Dahu, still kneeling on the ground, caught Heixing's fist with one hand and shoved him away.
"Oh." Rong Zhan, who had been watching the show, was a little surprised.
Heixing, shoved aside, immediately felt humiliated.
He had actually lost a contest of strength.
But he'd also seen how strong Wang Dahu was, and didn't charge forward again.
Instead, he called out to the Hunting Mercenary Group, "Two of you, come help me take him down."
"Hey, Heixing, have you been spending too much time with women lately? How'd an untrained bodyguard manage to shove you over?" Two burly men stepped out from the Hunting Mercenary Group.
Baoxiong had an extremely short temper and liked to torture his enemies in the most inhumane ways before killing them.
Eyu was skilled in hand-to-hand combat, and liked to bite off pieces of his enemies and swallow them during a fight.
Though they joked, Baoxiong and Eyu still stepped forward.
The members of the Hunting Mercenary Group knew what they were looking at. They could tell that Wang Dahu really was strong.
Rong Zhan sighed. He thought Wang Dahu had plenty of potential, but he was going to die.
But what did potential matter?
The Li Family never lacked people with potential.
All they needed were obedient dogs.
The three men surrounded Wang Dahu.
Wang Dahu kept begging, "Please, Young Master, spare them. Please let them go."
The three men suddenly sprang into action, using combat-tested holds to pin down Wang Dahu's limbs and head.
Even with his immense strength, Wang Dahu had no way to break free from three mercenaries of the highest caliber.
They forced him to the ground, and all his struggling was useless.
Heixing hammered Wang Dahu's face three times.
Heixing's vengeful punches landed with dull thuds.
Wang Dahu's face was left bloodied and battered, his flesh torn open.
"Don't kill him," Li Haobo suddenly said.
Everyone present looked at him in surprise. That didn't sound like something Young Master Li would say.
"Doesn't he want to protect those women? Then let him watch them die." Li Haobo's face twisted into another perverse smile.
Heixing couldn't help admiring Li Haobo. "Young Master, you really know how to have fun."
Then Heixing forcibly turned Wang Dahu's face toward the large iron cage and held his eyelids open with his fingers, not letting him close his eyes.
Wang Dahu let out a pained wail, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't shut his eyes. All he could do was watch the horror about to unfold inside the cage.
"Shouhou! What are you waiting for? Close the door and let the zombie in!" Li Haobo urged.
At his command, Shouhou quickly began removing the restraints from the zombie.
As the restraints came off, the zombie grew restless.
Finally, when the shackles around its feet were removed, the zombie pounced on Shouhou.
Shouhou nimbly dodged the attack, escaped the cage, and locked it from the outside.
The zombie was furious.
Its anger at being brought there and locked up, combined with a whole day of provocation, erupted all at once.
It slammed itself against the iron cage again and again.
But the cage was exceptionally sturdy, and it couldn't break through.
If it couldn't break through, where could it vent its fury?
The answer was the dozen or so women still inside the cage.
Even with such a vicious zombie inside the cage, the women remained perfectly still, as if they couldn't see it.
The zombie pounced on the nearest woman and sank its teeth into her neck.
The woman didn't resist at all, letting the zombie tear at her body.
She seemed to have lost her sense of pain—and all awareness. She had no attachment to life.
Before long, the poor woman had been eaten down to her lower half.
Wang Dahu watched helplessly as the zombie devoured her.
He let out a pained howl and tried to close his eyes.
But it was no use.
Heixing held his eyelids open, forcing him to keep watching.
The zombie quickly pounced on another woman and began devouring her.
One, two, three.
Every time the zombie bit a woman to death,
the mercenaries around them and Li Haobo on the sofa would let out shrill laughter.
How thrilling!
The bloody scene excited them.
After the zombie had bitten the last woman to death, Li Haobo even trembled all over and wet himself.
With all the women gone, the zombie began slamming itself against the iron cage.
Having gained a great deal of energy, it made the cage rattle with every impact.
Li Haobo was startled at first.
But when he saw that the zombie still couldn't break through, he breathed a sigh of relief.
The sight also gave him an idea.
"Shove this man called Wang Dahu into the cage. Doesn't he have incredible strength? I want to see which one of him and the zombie is stronger!"