163: Chapter 163 Mutual Killing

Chapter 163

Five Heaven-Earth Realm martial artists from the Baiou Empire were actually kneeling together, begging for mercy from the Great Xia martial artists.

To be honest, this was somewhat unexpected for Li Mo.

Although it was true that people from the Baiou Empire were afraid of death, cherished their lives, and surrendered very easily...

...but these were Heaven-Earth Realm martial artists!

They were the highest combat power below the Martial God!

It was no exaggeration to say that they represented the face of a country.

Even if they died in battle, they shouldn't surrender.

Moreover, the higher the level of a martial artist, the higher their state of mind; otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to reach such a high realm.

Seeing this, even General Mo Yi couldn't help but sigh: "No wonder the Baiou Empire has had fewer and fewer high-level martial artists in recent years, to the point that even Heaven-Earth Realm martial artists have become such spineless cowards!"

Li Mo also chimed in: "A country like this probably has no future!"

The entire Baiou Empire's military was rotten to the core from top to bottom, relying only on those old generals to hold it up.

However, the current situation put the Great Xia martial artists in a difficult spot.

Although the international convention had an agreement to treat prisoners of war humanely, and Li Mo had captured many Baiou Empire prisoners before, there had never been a precedent among nations for taking Heaven-Earth Realm martial artists as prisoners.

Heaven-Earth Realm martial artists often held very important positions in The Military, basically at the level of a group army commander, and without exception, they all held the rank of general.

From a long-term interest perspective, it was definitely better to kill them.

After all, once a military lost five group army commanders, the consequences were self-evident.

Back then, the Baiou Empire used nuclear weapons to kill a large number of Great Xia's mid-level officers, which left Zhao Zhenyuan frazzled, even forcing him to use a massive amount of resources to train new soldiers, snatching resources from the Martial Arts University.

These were five top-tier officers!

Who knew how many resources the Baiou Empire would need to cultivate them.

It was no exaggeration to say that they could directly determine the outcome of this battle for the Alien Ruins.

But not killing them had its benefits too; five top-tier officers could be traded for many good things from the Baiou Empire, and it wasn't impossible to even demand an exorbitant price.

General Mo Yi couldn't decide, so he looked at Li Mo and asked: "Li Mo, what do you think?"

Li Mo looked at General Mo Yi in surprise. Although he had been exceptionally promoted to general, this wasn't a matter he could decide.

Obviously, how to execute these five people could only be decided by Zhao Zhenyuan!

"Why are you asking me? Go ask Marshal Zhao!"

General Mo Yi gave a bitter smile: "I would like to ask, but earlier we used an electromagnetic pulse bomb, and all communication equipment has failed. I don't dare to lift the Seven-Pulse Locking Yang Array to take them back, for fear that they might revolt! So I'm in a real bind!"

Originally, for General Mo Yi, the best case would have been for the five to resist stubbornly, and then they would kill them.

No one expected that Heaven-Earth Realm martial artists would actually surrender!

But General Mo Yi didn't trust these people from the Baiou Empire; they were considered the most untrustworthy in the world, so now, killing them wasn't right, and not killing them wasn't right either.

"Don't worry! I'm not asking you to make the final decision, just asking for a suggestion!"

Even General Mo Yi, as a general, didn't dare to make such a big decision easily, which is why he asked Li Mo.

Since that was the case, Li Mo gave his suggestion.

"Fine! This matter is indeed quite difficult. I'll be blunt: it's best to kill half and keep half!"

Baiou Empire martial artists were never known for their integrity. Once the Seven-Pulse Locking Yang Array was lifted, these five Heaven-Earth Realm martial artists would recover their cultivation. At that point, if they revolted, even with seven Heaven-Earth Realm martial artists on the Great Xia side, it wouldn't be easy to deal with them, and the result would only be mutual destruction.

But if Heaven-Earth Realm martial artists were kept as prisoners, that would indeed be a huge bargaining chip against the enemy country.

Therefore, Li Mo gave the suggestion to kill half and keep half.

Killing two and keeping three, or killing three and keeping two, either would work.

On one hand, even if only half were killed, it was equivalent to killing two of the enemy's group army commanders, eliminating two huge threats for the country.

On the other hand, it could also deter the others who survived, making them afraid to act rashly.

Even if there was a chance the enemy revolted, it would be easier for the seven Heaven-Earth Realm martial artists on our side to deal with them.

Looking at it now, Li Mo's suggestion was indeed the best course of action.

General Mo Yi nodded, then praised him: "Hmm! No wonder Marshal Zhao praised you for having a depth of character unlike a twenty-year-old youth! It is truly so!"

Li Mo's mouth twitched: "Is that a compliment or an insult!"

What Li Mo didn't expect was that what General Mo Yi did next was even crueler than his suggestion.

General Mo Yi walked up to the five people and said slowly: "We have already discussed how to deal with you."

"You also know that your positions are very important, so it is impossible for all of you to surrender and become prisoners!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the Baiou Empire martial artists' faces turned dark.

"What do you mean by that? General Mo Yi! Once we surrender, our country will definitely pay a huge price to get us back! What else do you want?"

"Exactly! This is already letting you Great Xia off easy!"

Once the Baiou Empire martial artists became prisoners, they became very tough instead.

They seemed very certain that the people of Great Xia would not execute prisoners.

Even if it were Heaven-Earth Realm martial artists, it was the same.

But General Mo Yi didn't indulge them, instead saying with a cold face: "Our plan is very simple: only half of you can live! Either two live, or three live. We won't do it; you decide for yourselves!"

"I will only give you three minutes. If you still haven't made up your minds after three minutes, I will do it and kill you all!"

After saying this, General Mo Yi walked to the side and quietly watched the reaction of these five Heaven-Earth Realm martial artists from the Baiou Empire.

Obviously, General Mo Yi wanted them to kill each other!

Killing the person and punishing the heart!

For the people of the Baiou Empire who had always cherished their lives, mutual slaughter was not impossible.

If they could kneel to the enemy without hesitation for their own lives, then killing their own teammates was even less of an issue.

Therefore, just as General Mo Yi finished speaking, the five Heaven-Earth Realm martial artists, who had appeared to be united, instantly began to have their own ulterior motives.

The next moment, the five people inside the Seven-Pulse Locking Yang Array attacked their own people without hesitation!

They hadn't even attacked their enemies this ruthlessly!

Because they knew each other quite well, all five of them attacked the other's weaknesses...

This allowed Li Mo and the others to watch a good show right on the spot!

One had to know that the status of these five people was extraordinary. Zheng Jiahao even shook his head and sighed: "It's a pity, because the electromagnetic pulse bomb caused the electronic equipment to break. Otherwise, if this scene could be recorded and sent to the Baiou Empire, the Baiou Empire would collapse immediately!"

Zheng Jiahao was right; a country's general actually killing each other to survive and then becoming an enemy's prisoner—how heartbreaking that would be for the people.