If this group of guys is truly beyond saving, then he must remind himself not to waste time saying: "Don't make me repeat myself."
In that case, these guys here have no reason to exist at all.
The death of the Turtle Chimera Ant put great pressure on the Squadron Leaders present.
Colt, who was asked, could feel it even more clearly; if he dared to show even the slightest defiance or fail to meet the expectations of the Ant King, he would suffer the same fate as the now-dead turtle.
At that moment, he glanced at the fallen ant Queen lying in a pool of blood. Then he clenched his fists, but in the end, all he could do was powerlessly take the handkerchief from the lifeless hands of the headless Turtle Chimera Ant.
He walked forward and knelt on one knee, humbly wiping the tail of the Ant King.
When the other squadron leaders saw this scene, they dared not breathe.
While ensuring that he wiped it carefully, Colt looked at the Chimera Ant Queen, who was almost dead…
At this time, he hated his incompetence so much.
If only he were strong enough... strong enough to protect the Queen... she wouldn't have to suffer like this…
"So disgusting."
Suddenly, the words of the Ant King brought Colt back to reality, and he subconsciously raised his head.
Then, what he saw next made his eyes widen in shock and cold sweat trickling down his back.
At this moment, the Ant King had grabbed the Turtle Chimera Ant's corpse and was casually gnawing on it.
"Pah."
Then he casually spat out a chunk of turtle flesh, clearly displeased with the taste.
All the squadron leaders, including Colt, stared in shock, their pupils trembling.
"Where is my food?"
Still unsatisfied, the Ant King asked again.
"Your Majesty, right here."
At this moment, the three royal guards appeared at the right time.
At the entrance of the palace, the three royal guards, Shaiapouf, Neferpitou, and Menthuthuyoupi, knelt on one knee, bowing their heads with utmost reverence.
"Your subordinates have prepared food for you, your majesty."
Shaiapouf said with faith: "From now on, the three of us shall serve as Your Majesty's hands and feet."
Neferpitou said seriously: "We will obtain whatever Your Majesty desires."
Menthuthuyoupi grinned: "And we will fulfill all of your majesty's wishes!"
"Whatever you command, we shall obey without question!"
The three royal guards shouted in unison.
"Hmm..."
The Ant King merely nodded slightly in response.
Then, under the protection of his three royal guards, he left the chamber, which he found unnecessarily chaotic.
He paid no attention to the remaining squadron leaders or their reactions.
Only after the Ant King and his three royal guards disappeared from sight did the squadron leaders finally exhale, as though they had just been pardoned from a death sentence.
"Hurry up and save the Queen!!"
Colt was the first to react, urgently calling on the others to tend to the Queen.
The other Squadron Leaders finally snapped out of their daze and rushed forward to check on the Queen's condition.
They pushed the elderly Octopus-like Chimera Ant, a doctor and the only medical expert among them, to the front.
However, after examining her injuries…
"Her internal organs have suffered massive damage. With our medical skills alone..."
After checking the Queen's status, the elderly octopus Chimera Ant shook his head gravely. "There is nothing we can do."
The Queen's condition was dire. The severe external wounds had caused catastrophic internal damage far beyond his ability to heal.
"Is there no way to save her...?"
Colt clenched his fists tightly, then gritted his teeth, and resolutely turned around and ran in the direction where the Ant King and his Royal Guards left.
"Neferpitou-sama!!"
Colt risked his life to follow behind Neferpitou: "Please use your Nen ability to save the Queen!!"
Over the past few days, Colt and the others had noticed Neferpitou experimenting with her Nen ability.
Now, for the Queen's sake, Colt ignored the horrifying sight of the Turtle Chimera Ant having his head crushed moments ago.
While following behind Neferpitou, he begged him earnestly to save the Chimera Ant Queen.
But in response to his desperate plea, Neferpitou's expression remained utterly indifferent.
"I use my healing ability only when I choose to."
Neferpitou turned her face, still with the same unchanging smile: "But now the king has been born, so the queen has nothing to do with the royal guards."
"We don't need her anymore.'
Under Colt's despairing gaze, Neferpitou raised a single finger and gently waved it.
The smile on her face was so cold and ruthless at this moment.
They did not care about the kindness that they were once nurtured by the Chimera Ant Queen and chose to abandon and disregard her.
As the figures of the Royal Guards completely disappeared, Colt returned to the palace in despair.
"What's the matter?!"
The Bull Chimera Ant, Bihorn, and the Octopus Chimera Ant rushed forward anxiously.
One was driven by the unwavering loyalty of a bovine nature.
The other, as a doctor, was bound by duty to save lives.
They couldn't just stand by and watch the Queen die.
But the answer they received...
It chilled them to their cores.
The very Ant King and Royal Guards that the Queen had nurtured with such dedication… was nothing more than a cold-blooded beast.
Their rejection had sealed the Queen's fate.
Now, there was almost no one left who could save the Queen.
Colt's pupils gradually became bloodshot, and he absolutely could not accept such a result.
But in such a desperate situation, if he wants to break the situation, he can only do something beyond common sense…
"Perhaps... The only ones who can save the Queen now..."
Colt raised his head and looked around at the squadron leaders present, and the confusion in his eyes gradually disappeared.
Instead, there was an extremely crazy determination and… a bold decision that went against common sense: "Only them!!"
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