Lord of the Scourge: Become the Demon Archduke In the Beginning

In the year 6120 of the Norr calendar, May 11th.

The morning mist rises from Huiyue Lake with a bit of coolness, covering the busy city with a layer of tulle.

Lauren, who was wearing a black robe, stood with his hands behind his back, looking calmly at the smoky lake.

The elegant figure and the wonderful scenery complement each other, which is refreshing.

But beside him, a figure with scarlet eyes exuding an evil aura destroyed this perfect scene.

"Master, there are only frogmen in Huiyue Lake, and they are always at your disposal..."

The first-born demon warlord with curved horns and gray skin covered with evil inscriptions——Ancarus spoke solemnly.

This demon transformed from a frogman chieftain is a natural commander and has superb skills in commanding an army.

Its attribute skills are all bonuses to command operations.

Lauren looked sideways at the demon frogman and nodded slightly.

"What is the overall strength of the Frogman Legion?"

"Master, there are two squadrons of frogmen with silver-level combat strength, the number of them is in the early 200s, and the remaining 2,000 people are all bronze-level..."

10 to 1 ratio of bronze to silver?

In this way, the power of the frogman army is still very impressive.

The only pity is that, as an amphibious life, frogmen will not have any impact on fighting on land for a short period of time, but their status will still decline significantly if they leave the water for a long time.

There is no way to conduct long-distance raids.

Lauren's dark eyes looked directly at Ancaros's.

"The city of Huiyue is about to use troops against the lizardmen, and the whole army will be dispatched at that time.

The safety of Glorious Moon City will be entrusted to you after the army leaves. "

Ancaros put his right hand on his chest and bowed deeply.

"I will defend your glory with my life!

As long as one frogman survives,

No one will be able to trample on the city of Huiyue! "

Lauren nodded slightly.

For this golden mid-level demon hero, he is quite at ease.

In the battle against the sneak attack of the lizardmen a few days ago, under the command of Ancaros, a single frogman whose combat power was weaker than that of the lizardmen defeated the lizardmen with only minor casualties.

After a few more exhortations, he directly changed the topic that he had always kept in mind.

"The mad bee hunters commanded by the devil bee queen Eringo are becoming demons at the moment. At the beginning of next month, we may see the birth of a new batch of demons."

"Can a frogman transform into a demon like a bee hunter?"

The demonization of the Blackthorn Hornet was influenced by the Demon Queen, and the irreversible process of demonization also affected the new unit of the Blackthorn Hornet after the job change—the Bumblebee Hunter.

But at present, it seems that there is no similar situation with the frogmen, which makes him wonder why.

Ancarus shook his head.

"Master, the queen bee is the master of the hive, controlling the fate of all the wasps, and has the connection between life and even soul with her subordinates.

And the frogman was born from the mother's womb, so it has nothing to do with me..."

Lauren narrowed his eyes slightly.

In this way, the demonization of the black thorn hornet is indeed due to the queen bee.

In the Zerg race, beings such as queen bee and ant queen often have a very special status in the entire group, and it is not difficult to understand this phenomenon.

After figuring it out, he didn't pay much attention.

This was an accidental situation. It would be best if the frogman could be as demonized as the black sting hornet. If not, we will figure out a way later.

Without Butcher Zhang, it would be impossible to eat pork with hair.

After suppressing this question, Lauren's thoughts returned to Eringo.

Now that the black thorn hornet has a new queen, is it possible to breed the black thorn hornet?

No, at this time the queen bee has become a demon bee queen, will the bred wasps directly become demon soldiers?

Thinking of this possibility, Lauren's interest surged.

I will have to check with his Wasp Lady later.

If this is true, it will mean that City of Glory Moon will be able to directly train the air force in the future, and the significance of this is not insignificant.

Withdrawing his thoughts, he looked at the demon frogman in front of him.

"Do you know of any way to transform a frogman into a demon?"

There are too many frogmen over 2,000, and it is unrealistic to simply rely on the power of the soul to transform.

After pondering, Ancaros said in a concentrated voice.

"If you want to transform demons on a large scale, there is only blood sacrifice, using a large number of life sacrifices to transform the frogmen..."

Bloody sacrifice?

Lauren glanced at his attribute panel, isn't this the evil priest?

He had just transformed 60 dark blood knights from the lizardman's corpse.

The evil priest needs a lot of life as a sacrifice, but if there are so many spoils, why should he transform the frogman while leaving other arms untransformed?

"Frogmen are of great value to City of Glorious Moon, but they are not ranked first. Are there other ways?"

The horned demon frogman fell silent. After a while, he seemed to think of something, and his eyes lit up.

"Master, I know from my blood that there used to be an ancient secret technique that could transform non-demon life into demons, but it has been used for a long time, and I don't know if it is feasible..."

"Oh? Let's hear it..."

"Demons are born in the midst of killing and death. Put these frogmen into a closed environment, draw them with evil techniques, make them kill each other, and let them use the blood and soul of their companions as sacrifices to undergo transformation... ..”

Cannibalism?

The corner of Lauren's mouth twitched, it was indeed the evil camp, and the methods of acting were so direct and bloody.

But he didn't have a good impression of frogmen. These ugly amphibious beings were pure aliens. They backstabbed him on the last bloody day, even if they did so, there was no psychological pressure.

Ci does not command soldiers, and he is not an angel, so there are so many considerations.

After pondering for a moment, he said slowly.

"Let's discuss this matter after we have resolved the threat of the lizardmen."

Compared to the weaker frogmen, he would rather sacrifice more than half of the number in exchange for an elite soldier.

But this matter has to wait for the external environment to stabilize before starting.

It's still not sure how effective this evil secret technique is. If it fails, isn't it self-defeating martial arts?

"As you wish..."

Ancarus bowed deeply.

As a demon whose soul is controlled by Roren, Roren's will is his direction, and he will not hesitate even if he sacrifices his life.

Just when Lauren was about to end the conversation, Ancaros seemed to remember something, and quickly took out a few scrolls exuding magical fluctuations from his arms and handed them to him.

"Master, this is the magic scroll I found from their treasure house after I conquered the frogmen."

"Oh?"

Lauren immediately became interested.

Reaching out to take it, he opened it and took a few glances.

Because of being soaked in water for a long time, the magic lines of these magic scrolls have faded, and even two of them have been corroded by half...

"Only these 5?"

Ancarus shook his head and nodded again.

"These magic scrolls were found in an oak box, and there were hundreds of them...but most of them were eroded by the lake water and turned into waste paper.

These five are the only ones I have picked out of them..."

Lauren couldn't help feeling distressed.

These prodigal sons, why don't you take the magic scroll and soak it in the lake? Shouldn't it be stored in a dry place?

Frowning, he opened the properties panel.

meteorite fall

Level: Four Rings Magic Scroll

Status: Broken, unusable

 …

Earthquake

Level: Four Rings Magic Scroll

Status: Damaged by 40%, power reduced by 60%

 …

Berserk

Level: Three-ring magic scroll

Status: 20% damaged, 30% less effective

Of the five magic scrolls, only three can be checked for attributes, and the remaining two are completely useless.

What made Lauren even more distressed was that one of the remaining three cards had failed, and the power of the remaining two cards was also greatly reduced due to partial damage.

There is a magic scroll with four rings in it... It turned into this picture.

His heart was bleeding.

"Are you sure you've searched the bottom of the lake? There are so many frogmen, and this is the only loot?"

"Master, the frogmen don't know magic, and I'm afraid they got these magic scrolls from other places.

When I discovered these magic scrolls, even the boxes in which they were stored were decayed and broken, and it is already a miracle that these few can be preserved..."

Lauren gave up.

At the same time, he also made a decision in his heart, he must transform these prodigal sons into demons when they come back.

Frogmen have no future, and only by becoming demons can they make a fortune.

"Search the lake again. Since the magic scroll can be found, there may not be any missing treasures..."

"Yes, master."

Lauren's face eased a little this time, and after giving Ancaros a few more instructions, he turned and left with a few magic scrolls distressed.

There are too many things these days, and I don't have time to stay here.

The white bear who was playing in the distance saw that his master was about to leave, and rushed towards him.

bang bang~

The ground is shaking.

After running for a distance, the white bear slammed on the brakes and slammed a trail several meters long on the grass, splashing dirt and grass clippings.

Then, he just slid to the front of Lauren, lay down on his feet in a dog-licking attitude, stretched out his head, looked at him flatteringly, and wagged his short tail.

Seeing this scene, the corner of Lauren's mouth twitched, this idiot.

Without talking nonsense, he turned over and sat on the soft back of the white bear.

Roar~

The white bear being ridden ran wildly excitedly. Lauren hadn't ridden it for several days. Under the excitement, the speed was much faster than before.

Under the attention of the passing residents, Lauren rode a white bear back to the manor of the castellan.

Not long after, the Demon Queen Iringo, who had just directed the Blackthorn Hornet to transport the materials used to build the city wall, flew over flapping her wings.

"Good day, master..."

Wasp Lady is wearing black and yellow bone armor, which perfectly complements Miaoman's figure.

The two tentacles on the head sway slightly, making it look a little more playful and cute.

Lauren smiled.

He is still very satisfied with the Devil Queen Bee.

This wasp girl can not only command her subordinates to fight, but her talent can also improve various attributes of the black thorn wasp. She is even more powerful in combat, and she can also ride!

Such a versatile subordinate is simply rare.

After organizing the language, Lauren fully explained the idea of ​​letting the queen bee reproduce the devil wasp.

Yi Lingo's expression was a little subtle after hearing this.

"Master, the queen bee is the master of the bee colony, the most powerful fighting force, not a reproductive machine..."

Lauren was slightly taken aback.

"Then how did you reproduce?"

The wasp girl said softly, "We will let a specific bee colony breed instead of me personally...

After the bee colony finishes breeding and laying eggs, I will use the power of blood to connect the bee eggs to me, so that after the bee colony is born, it will be firmly bound to me..."

Only then did Lauren understand.

It seems that we can't apply all the experience on Earth to Noel's world in the future. After all, this is a fantasy world with extraordinary power.

"If the bee colony responsible for reproduction is transformed into a demon, will the newly born hornets become a demon army?"

Eringo nodded.

"This is inevitable, but the black thorn hornet is becoming a demon, and it needs to completely transform into a demon to reproduce..."

Lauren felt better.

"Approximately how long does it take for a new wasp to reach maturity from egg laying?"

"It takes one month for bee eggs to hatch, and it takes two months for the bee eggs to grow from larvae to adults, but this process requires sufficient food, otherwise the maturity period will be delayed.

Once an adult, a wasp will have a lifespan of 5 years..."

It only takes three months to enter maturity?

Lauren nodded in satisfaction. The Blackthorn Hornet is indeed a powerful unit of the Dungeon Clan, and the speed of this violent unit is really impressive.

The only pity is that the lifespan of ordinary wasps is only 5 years.

Demons are notoriously long-lived species, and low-level demons can live for thousands of years. I don't know if the lifespan of the black thorn hornet can be improved after being demonized?

"Eringo, write this down. After all the bee hunters have transformed into demons, leave 50 of them to reproduce...I need to create a powerful army of demon hornets."

He was somewhat looking forward to the scene of tens of thousands of demonized black sting hornets flying in the sky of Huiyue City.

At that time, even in the face of the Golden Griffin Legion in Decker City, the City of Glory Moon would have no fear at all.

A powerful air force is a force that cannot be ignored by anyone.

"Follow your orders, master..."

After Lauren completed the task, Yi Lingo left.

The wasp girl walked forward, and a Miaoman figure in a black mage robe followed and entered the hall.

"Good day, Lord Laurent..."

With slight sweat on her forehead, Winnie Guerra held her chest in salute.

She had just come down from the construction site at this time, and the Element Tower and the Arrow Tower required her to supervise at all times.

Lauren nodded slightly, not talking nonsense, and reached out to indicate the magic scroll on the table.

"This is the magic scroll that Ancarus found from Huiyue Lake. Some of them are damaged, and some of them are barely usable. See if there is a way to restore them..."

Winnie's eyes lit up, and she picked up the magic scroll with some curiosity and observed it carefully.

After flipping through it a few times, a bit of distress flashed across his face.

"These are high-level magic scrolls...it's a pity."

"After the magic scroll is damaged, it cannot be repaired, because the material made is different from the way of drawing the magic lines, and there is almost no way to repair it—unless the caster who drew the magic scroll himself comes here."

When Lauren was a little disappointed, the girl's next words made his eyes light up instantly.

"These two partially damaged magic scrolls can still be used. Perhaps, they will be of great help to our attack on the lizardmen!"

"Oh? Tell me..."

"The lizard people have a strong military force, but the biggest obstacle is that they have a solid city wall, and our siege methods are extremely short, which is the weak point of the city of Huiyue.

You have been standing still and not rushing to attack the lizardmen, presumably a large part of the reason is because of this. "

Seeing the sparkle in Winnie's eyes, Lauren nodded slightly. He had already seen the intelligence of this girl.

"I have observed that the Weapons Department is casting siege weapons these days, but the progress is slow due to the lack of sufficient material talents."

"According to the current speed, the city of Huiyue may still need a week of preparation time, but this will undoubtedly add many unknown variables."

"But now, we no longer need those crude siege weapons."

As he spoke, he held up the magic scroll with four rings in his hand - the earth shook and the mountains shook.

"A great mage is required to craft the scroll of earth-shaking magic, which has the effect of causing an earthquake to destroy enemy forts and cities."

"The production of the four-ring magic scroll is extremely difficult. Once it appears in the outside world, it will often be sold at a high price of tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of poke..."

"The full version is very powerful, but at the same time, almost impossible to find,"

"Although the power of this magic scroll has been reduced by at least half due to damage, it is still powerful beyond the reach of three-ring magic."

"This magic scroll is enough to destroy the walls of the Lizardmen and turn their shields into bubbles!"

Winnie analyzed the information of this magic scroll in detail with her rich knowledge of magic.

Lauren looked at the two-slap-long scroll full of emotion, which had been severely stained due to being soaked in water for too long.

It is amazing that such a small scroll can carry such powerful power.

The power of magic is really extraordinary.

It's not for nothing that bad spellcasters can be called lords.

Then he was a little curious.

"Can this magic scroll destroy the walls of Decker City?"

Winnie had a weird expression on her face.

"Lord Lauren, the walls of Decker City have added countless anti-magic materials, and also engraved formations to resist magic.

Not to mention the four-ring magic scroll, even the five-ring magic scroll cannot be shaken..."

Just revealing the tip of the iceberg in this big city in the north can make people feel amazing.

Lauren didn't have any other emotions, he just asked casually.

This time, the enemy of Glorious Moon City is the Lizardman, not the giant dragon occupying the northern border.

"Since we already have the power of the Broken Lizardmen, tomorrow is the time for us to crush them!"

The development of Huiyue City requires a quiet external environment, and the lizardmen have seriously threatened the safety of Huiyue City.

No matter from which aspect, it must be eradicated.

At this point, there is no doubt that the time has come.

"Order to prepare the army for war."