After Meiweng finished howling like a banshee, he discovered he wasn't dead.
He checked himself over. Aside from a black spider mark on the back of his hand, nothing seemed wrong.
"Don't think you've escaped. I can take your life whenever I want."
Meiweng's face fell, but the terror he had felt earlier was gone.
He had a feeling he wouldn't die for now. He was worried about what lay ahead, but being alive was still a good thing.
"Relax. I won't use you as cannon fodder. You have other uses. Apart from a few places you shouldn't go, you're free to move around."
With that, Werther paid Meiweng no more attention.
"Don't try to run. I can sense where you are. If I catch you fleeing, you'll die a very painful death."
Queen sat down beside Werther, then slumped toward him.
Werther was about to push her away when he realized her body had gone limp.
"Protect me for a while. A few hours will do. I've overexerted myself."
Werther could feel from her limp body that she wasn't lying.
"What a hassle."
He carried Queen on his back to a nearby bedroom.
After laying her on the bed, Werther stepped outside and sat cross-legged by her door.
He and Queen had had their differences, but she had just helped him. He wouldn't leave until she recovered.
The front lines in Wano Country.
The two sides were still locked in fierce battle.
After fighting for some time, Kaido's men and the Samurai of Wano Country had formed rudimentary offensive and defensive lines.
Werther's side had taken roughly a fifth of Wano Country, but the Samurai's defenses would not be easy to break.
The fighting became a tug-of-war. Each side pushed the other back from time to time, and the