The Crown Prince That Sells Medicine

The Crown Prince That Sells Medicine Chapter 112

Episode 112 Unexpected Windfall (1)

…Queereouh?

Queen Vesparos’ compound eyes twitched. The antennae began to tremble without hesitation. Even though I didn’t intend to, my legs twitched. Even the poisonous sting hidden in my stomach was shaking.

Why on earth is this like this?

I couldn’t understand.

Quorauk? Quiiik!

There was no significant damage. I was only stabbed four or five times by a man holding a sword. Just a small scratch. A minor blow that you don’t need to worry about.

But the world seemed shaken. All my senses were running wild. It felt like the top and bottom were mixed and the front and back were reversed. In short, I was dizzy. At the same time, the strength drained from my entire body.

Qiyaaaak!

I shook my head roughly.

I can’t fall down here.

It was a hunt that brought the entire colony together. Only if this hunt is successful can the nutrients be used to lay healthy eggs. We will be able to feed the next generation of larvae to our fill and raise them successfully. So we can’t give up here.

Queen Vesparus’ whole body convulsed and she raised her blurred eyes to glare at the humans. There was Rachiel, smiling in remorse.

‘bingo!’

Rakiel cheered and shouted. It was a success. It was a huge success beyond expectations.

Queen Vesparus, who had been running wild just a moment ago, was now trembling all over like a mosquito that had been hit squarely by Ephquila!

‘I wondered if this would really happen…’

The movement of Queen Vesparos’ energy and blood was clearly visible through acupuncture point scanning. Placement and flow of acupuncture points. Thanks to this, I was able to predict the queen’s intentions and movements. I was able to shout out to Damien and give him appropriate action instructions.

But I thought there was no chance of victory if I just avoided it like that. So it was. Damian counterattacked.

With minimal force.

With no wasteful movement.

The risk was reduced as much as possible. He selected only the queen’s acupuncture points and had them pricked. Of course, I didn’t just prick any acupuncture point.

‘The queen’s leg joints, the back of the chest, the bottom of the abdomen, and finally the point below the compound eyes…’

In human terms, it was the location corresponding to the main acupoints of the poisonous and impulsive veins. The place where breathing energy goes out and comes in. A place where energy spreads and converges. beginning and end. End and beginning. Places where the process is intertwined, circulates, and exchanges. I chose only those places and had them poke at them.

As for people?

Dokmaek Baekhoehyeol (百會穴) on the top of the head. And the perineal blood vessel between the anus and genitals. It was the same situation as if two places had been destroyed(!).

Of course, I wasn’t sure about this method. It was my first time handling the acupoints of such a large insect. I couldn’t be 100% sure of the effect just by briefly understanding it through acupoint scanning. There was a good chance that a completely different effect would occur than in humans.

But I did it.

Because that was the only best thing. Because it was the most likely method. It seemed worth a try, so I gave it a try, and it ended up being a much bigger success than I expected.

Like right now.

“…What happened to that?”

Damian’s awkward question was heard. Rakiel woke up from his thoughts and got off Damian’s back with a grin.

“well. “I think it’s thanks to accurately targeting weaknesses.”

“You mean weakness?”

“uh.”

“no way.”

“Did you notice?”

“yes.”

Damian nodded slowly.

“All the places you instructed me to stab were weaknesses that you had detected in advance. Is that correct?”

“of course.” “But how on earth

did you figure out

those weaknesses ?”

“yes.”

Damian nodded.

I couldn’t understand.

It must have been Vesparus that the crown prince had also seen for the first time. I couldn’t believe I had seen that weakness. However, the crown prince’s answer on his return was shameless.

“I just saw it? “Didn’t you see it?”

“…yes?”

“no. You can see it if you look. Oh, he must be in pain if he hits that guy. If you stab me that way, you’ll die. Something like that. “Can’t you see that?”

“….”

“It’s so strange. “I don’t understand.”

“….”

“Let’s try. Make some effort. huh?”

“….”

What I don’t understand is this. What do you see? What is so natural about it?

But Damian was not completely lost in doubt. He blocked the crown prince’s path with his body.

“Anyway, please step aside. “It’s still dangerous.”

Has your weakness been exploited?

It took a big hit.

Anyway, Queen Vesparus was still alive. Even though my whole body was shaking, I couldn’t tell when or how it would suddenly change and attack me.

Damian tightened his whole body again. I aimed my sword and watched Queen Vesparos’ movements. However, the crown prince behind him seemed to have a slightly different idea.

“no. “I think he’s the one who’s become dangerous now.”

“You shouldn’t lose your mind easily.”

“Really.”

“But we don’t have the means to easily break its strong shell. It’s too much for other knights. Even if I do my best… I have to cut the same spot several times before I can finally land a proper hit.”

“aha. So you want me to tell you about other weaknesses as soon as possible?”

“yes. “We will finish it as quickly and safely as possible.”

“no. I don’t think it’s necessary. Look up.”

“…yes?”

What does that mean?

I wanted to ask.

But it was the moment to ask a question.

Bubbubbubuuung-!

Suddenly, a loud sound was heard from above the forest. It was the sound of a huge number of wings flapping.

“…!”

Could it be that the rest of the Vesparos survived? To save their queen? Damian grabbed the sword, feeling shocked and in danger. I glared upward. And found it.

Bubb bubb!

A flock of dozens of Apiros were flying. Through the forest fires and acrid smoke. It was descending sharply towards this place.

By targeting this area?

It wasn’t.

‘Queen Vesparos.’

The moment Damian realized it.

A flock of dozens of Apiros attacked Queen Vesparus. covered in black.

Qiaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

The queen let out a fierce roar.

However, the group of Apiros, which was much smaller than the queen, paid no attention. It clung to the queen’s entire body even more tenaciously. However, it did not bite the queen or sting her with a poisonous needle. Instead, it vibrated its wings with tremendous force.

Bubb bubb bubb!

“…!”

At that moment, all the air in the area resonated and vibrated. Even the ground trembled as if it had encountered a local earthquake. It was a resonant sound that seemed to destroy the eardrums, a flutter of wings with a frequency that went beyond common sense.

Apyroth’s muscles that caused him to flap his wings became hot in an instant. The body temperature rose sharply. In that state, he clung to Queen Vesparus even more persistently.

One guy clings to me. The two guys covered it up. The five guys covered it again. roundly. Like a ball. Without even a chance to escape. So that no air can pass through. So that the soaring body temperature does not escape. Surrounded by several layers. Even more desperately.

Bvvvvvb-!

The heat of body temperature turned into a terrible inferno. Apiros’ entire body, which was directly attached to the innermost queen, was cooked by the heat and began to melt. However, the wings did not stop vibrating until the last moment.

Queen Vesparos, who was exhausted, struggled. But I couldn’t shake off the Apiros swarm. It was because of the acupuncture I received from Rachiel.

Because my entire body temporarily lost strength. All my senses have become dull. I couldn’t use my strength as if I was relieved from anesthesia. So, I was trapped in a swarm of Apiros that I would have easily brushed off under normal circumstances, and I was left struggling helplessly.

…!

There was no scream. Even the terminal was buried by the ultra-tremor of the Apiros swarm.

The queen’s wings and antennae melted. The skin was charred. The antennae were cut off. My compound eyes were crushed. Soon, the inner flesh and muscle tissue were cooked entirely. It was the vain end of the queen and the heart of the Vesparus colony that ruled the deep forest.

However, the group of Apiros that finished off the queen was not unharmed.

Buz… Buzuz….

The heat was so great that the queen’s entire body was cooked. The group of Apiros inside met their end together with the queen. The Apiros herd outside also died one after another from exhaustion.

Just like that, all the bees disappeared.

Even Vesparus went on a rampage.

Apiros was also resisting.

The corpses of bees were all over the burning forest. Tears from the sky poured down over him.

Shoot…!

A shower of rain suppressed the flames. The spreading forest fire slowed down. It soon faded away. There was silence in the forest, filled with only burnt remains and pure white smoke. Meanwhile, Amboise’s knights and guide soldiers cheered.

I lived. Thank goodness. We hugged each other and burst out laughing in relief.

On the other hand, what about Rachiel?

‘…Whew. I survived, but I was ruined.’

He let out a deep sigh of regret. It had to be that way.

‘Queen Vesparos? What do you do if you catch it? I couldn’t even get the Queen Apiros larva that I was trying to get.’

I raised my gloomy gaze.

Where his eyes were directed, there was a half-crushed Apyros nest. Due to the attack and massacre of Vesparus and the fire in the forest, many places were collapsed and crushed by the heat.

There was no sign or sound from inside the nest. They must have been massacred. The sad certainty made Rachiel’s sigh deepen.

‘Tsk. It’s ruined. ‘It’s ruined.’

Originally, I was going to kidnap the Queen Apiros caterpillar. I was trying to treat injured soldiers by obtaining an antibiotic secreted by queen larvae.

‘That’s how you can get a lot of bonus life here.’

The plan went awry due to an untimely attack by Vesparus. However, I couldn’t even think of finding another Apyroth nest now.

‘To do that, we would have to move to another forest and find a new nest, and it would take several days. Meanwhile, all the wounded soldiers will die.’

So this plan was completely ruined. The more I measured the angle, the more sad I felt.

“Whew. Damien?”

“yes.”

“Let’s take what’s left of the nest.”

“What do you mean it’s leftover?”

“Isn’t there going to be honey?”

Because Apyrus is a giant bee. At least there will be honey left in the nest. Wouldn’t it be helpful to recover energy if we took some of this and fed it to the wounded soldiers? With those thoughts in mind, Rachiel entered the nest with Damian.

It was dark inside the nest. Fortunately, it was easy to move thanks to the large passage.

‘As expected, they’re all dead.’

The bodies of Apyrus, with their bodies and heads cut off, were seen everywhere. Very occasionally, we saw Vesparos who had been steamed alive and then died. Of course, there were dozens of Apiros around it that died to create heat.

‘So honey. Where’s the honey?’

Rakiel went deeper into the nest. It’s like wandering from aisle to aisle looking for a specific item at a local supermarket along a winding aisle. As we went deeper and deeper, we expanded the scope of our search.

How many dark passages have I wandered through?

Whoop… whoop….

An unfamiliar sound came from inside. It sounded like something scratching the wall.

‘Is there anyone alive?’

Apiros?

Or Vesparos?

“majesty. “I go first.”

We moved forward with Damien taking the lead. I walked towards the sound. I turned the last corner. And I was able to find it.

What’s there is…

“Queen Apiros?”

The queen bee was curled up. However, he was already dead. But that was then.

Wow…! Cheer up!

The body of the dead queen bee was shaking. A voice came from within my arms. At the same time, something suddenly appeared, barely pushing the queen’s body away.

Rakiel was surprised.

“uh?”

It was an unfamiliar creature.

A round face and plump body. Bright eyes and bright mouth. White fluffy fur covers the entire body. The creature that looks like a baby seal is…

“…Queen Apiros larva?”

Rachiel muttered with a feeling of uncertainty. The caterpillar nodded brightly.

“Kukkya!”