The envoy didn't deny the sura king's words. "Indeed, your majesty! We bring this suit to you with an agenda in mind, but we have been nothing but truthful in our recounting of the events that have transpired."

The sura king clutched his armrest. "From your description, it looks like the humans of Qi really do have an inflated opinion of themselves."

"Exactly right, your highness! The most arrogant among them slaughtered us and took over our territory without paying any heed to the sura. Furthermore, he apparently caught a sura king alive and is hanging him from the city walls. According to the humans we've interrogated, his name is Zhang Lie, and the humans are calling him the champion of mankind!"

The gathered sura elders all began to laugh. "Champion of mankind? You must be joking—no...