Chapter 82: The Ant King × Treatment × Deduction
Why wouldn't Neferpitou treat Komugi? Why insist on finding him instead?
The situation in the tower was difficult to describe.
Meruem, who should have regarded human lives as worthless, was down on one knee beside the girl whose abdomen was stained with blood, watching her intently.
His gaze was filled with a puzzling tenderness.
As Pitou and the others returned, Meruem raised his head. His expression was calm, but after a brief pause, his gaze settled on Joey.
"Are you the one? The person who can use a healing ability! I'm leaving Komugi in your hands. Yours too, Pitou."
"Your Majesty!"
Meruem's expression was utterly calm, but that very calmness made Neferpitou tremble uncontrollably.
Netero gave Joey a slight nod, signaling that he could begin treatment.
Joey frowned slightly. He wasn't at all surprised that Netero knew he could heal.
He carefully took a few steps forward to Komugi's side and cautiously tore open the clothing over her abdomen. Looking at the wound that pierced right through her, he couldn't help swallowing.
"Can you heal her?" Meruem's voice was very patient.
"Someone needs to keep her alive and make sure she can breathe freely while I treat the wound."
Joey made his assessment. If he fully entered Wallet Nen mode, he could quickly fill in Komugi's wound, but his ability couldn't stop the other damage caused by the injury from spreading and taking her life, such as the damage the massive blood loss had already done around the wound.
So someone had to keep Komugi alive before he could truly begin replacing the various components of her body.
"I can." A large puppet instantly appeared above Neferpitou's head.
This was precisely the ability she had created for Meruem: [King's Medical Assistant].