"In the name of God, I shall bring divine punishment down upon you bastards!"
"Get the hell out of my..."
Before this Diego fellow could finish, Meruem's tail shot toward him. Its sharp barb plunged straight into his cheek and sliced his head open like a knife.
Meruem had long since lost patience with the idiot's rambling. He flicked the blood from his tail, and Neferpitou suddenly spoke up beside him.
"Your Majesty, please allow me to take this man's corpse. I will use it to help you better rule humanity."
Meruem headed toward the window, barely concerned by Neferpitou's request. What became of a single human was hardly worth his attention.
Just as Meruem was about to approach the window, one of the beautiful young women who had been driven off the stage seemed to realize that he was in charge.
Fighting back her terror, she clutched her now-motionless companion and begged for mercy in a trembling voice.
"Your feud with him has nothing to do with us. We only came here to dance. Please have mercy and don't kill us."
Her words stopped Meruem in his tracks. After hearing what the woman said, he slowly turned his head toward her terror-stricken face.
Disbelief covered his face.
It was as though he had never imagined anyone could say such a thing.
But a moment later, Meruem's face broke into an unusually broad smile. Seeing him smile, the woman felt some of the tension leave her heart.
Just as she thought her pleas had worked...
Meruem grinned and pointed at his own head, a mocking smile on his face. When he looked back at the woman, his purple eyes regarded her as though she were an idiot.
"Try using those dim little brains of yours. Do you feel even a