Meruem walked up to the little girl, a trace of puzzlement in his eyes.
"Is this a human cub? So weak. Even adult humans can't withstand a single blow from me."
As he spoke, Meruem crouched down, dabbed his finger in some flesh clinging to the necks of the two people he had just killed, and put it in his mouth to chew.
A look of disgust soon crossed his face.
He spat out the mouthful of flesh and complained, "Disgusting."
Just then, Neferpitou, who had been following behind Meruem, suddenly said, "The tastiest part of a human is the brain, you know. That's why it's best to kill them without damaging it."
Meruem lowered his head and considered this for a moment. "Is that so?"
As he spoke, Meruem slowly walked toward the girl. She had naturally heard their conversation and stood frozen in place for a moment.
Fortunately, she soon came to her senses and hurriedly ran in the opposite direction, crying as she fled.
Meruem did not chase the fleeing girl. He merely extended his tail, and an explosive crack rang out as it sliced through the air.
The girl collapsed at the sound.
The three behind him could not help looking pleased at how decisively Meruem had acted.
"Magnificent! My king!" Shaiapouf suddenly spread his arms and began shouting in excitement.
Meruem ignored Shaiapouf's sudden outburst. He crouched down in front of the girl and dipped his finger into her split-open skull.
Then he put it in his mouth and nodded, seemingly satisfied.
"Much better indeed."
But soon, Meruem spat again, sending bits of flesh onto the ground.
"But it's nothing compared to those rare specimens."
At this, Neferpitou suddenly dropped to one knee and said respectfully, "Please forgive my boldness, but there is actually a