Chat Group: Anime Girls are Moist-Chapter 234 - : Orc Lord

The "Starved" skill also has an indirect effect.

It keeps the Orc Army in a constant state of hunger.

Under this condition, they no longer fear death.

All they do is act on their urge to fill their stomachs.

To them, the death of an ally or an enemy just means a fresh source of meat.

But devouring this "food" does not sate their hunger; it only makes them stronger.

This is one of the reasons the Orc Army has been so overwhelmingly powerful in the Jura Great Forest.

Not only does "Starved" allow the Orc Lord to recover instantly from injuries, but it also grants the same ability to his 200,000-strong army.

In other words, the Orc Lord and his forces are practically immortal in battle—so long as they're still breathing, they can rapidly regenerate.

The skill "Corrode-and-Consume" is what drives the Orc Lord to devour the Majin.

This ability enables him to consume anything, including his own kin.

Not only does it boost his strength, it also allows his army to grow without limit.

During combat, the Orc Lord can keep devouring enemies or his own fallen allies to continually enhance his own power.

After Rei Ao explained these two abilities, the chat group was stunned.

Frieren: "My assessment is that this is a fearsome war machine."

Just those two skills can transform hundreds of thousands of troops into an invincible engine of war—truly staggering.

If the Demon Lord in her own world possessed such power, humanity would likely stand no chance against the demons.

Yukinoshita Yukino: "Aren't you going to stop him? He looks like he's getting bigger."

Saeko Busujima: "That's quick—he's already starting to evolve?"

Izawa Shizue: "...I've never seen a monster like this, either."

Rei Ao: "Don't worry. I know what I'm doing."

He didn't mind waiting for that creature to complete its evolution.

Once it had fully powered up, defeating it would yield even more experience.

As long as it couldn't surpass him or Velzard and Velgrynd, it was just a big sack of XP.

A High Majin's body contains enormous stores of magic energy.

At the instant the Orc Lord consumed his prey,

Boom!!!

A massive surge of black-red magic energy engulfed him completely.

Thump, thump, thump!

A thunderous heartbeat echoed.

That black-red aura radiated outward, assimilating the Orc Army.

In an instant, the once-still Orc warriors went berserk, eyes gleaming blood-red, saliva dripping from their mouths in ravenous hunger.

"Urrgh!!!"

With a frenzied roar, the Orc Lord emerged from the swirling magic energy, his body further refined and radiating an even more oppressive aura.

He had evolved.

Now, the Orc Lord had truly become a Demon Lord-type—the Orc Demon Lord.

[Monster]: Orc Demon Lord "Geld"

[Level]: 38

[Abilities]: "Starved," "Corrode-and-Consume," ...

"How interesting— the servant has eaten its master," murmured Velgrynd and Velzard from midair, clearly intrigued by this turn of events. Even she was surprised that the 'pawn' had, because of a poorly phrased order, killed and devoured its own 'master' to evolve. What a dramatic reversal.

"..."

Futaba and Rio were both dumbfounded at the sight of tens of thousands of these inhuman monsters below.

It was their first time seeing a completely non-human creature, and they couldn't tell if they felt fear or curiosity.

"It seems...stronger now," Treyni said worriedly.

"That's right. After devouring a High Majin, it's become a true Demon Lord-type," Rei Ao replied, eyes gleaming.

This world's concept of evolution really did have its merits. Of course, one needed special opportunities or abilities to achieve it.

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In the original sense, the subordinates who gained Rimuru's blessing kept evolving as Rimuru grew stronger, each one eventually surpassing or nearing the 'Calamity Level.'

Now, this Orc Demon Lord was indeed Demon Lord-class—but only a newly ascended one, putting its power at roughly Calamity Level.

In this world, power levels tend to follow certain standards, broadly determined by strength and magic energy. They range from F-rank up to Special-S-rank in ascending order:

F-rank: Nearly no combat ability.

E-rank: Weaker than an ordinary adult.

D-rank: Could threaten multiple people's lives at once.

C-rank: Stronger than a typical trained soldier.

B-rank: Capable of destroying a village alone.

Beyond that, there are specific threat designations:

Disaster Class (A-rank?): Poses a severe danger level, potentially causing catastrophic damage to towns.

Catastrophe Class (Special A-rank?): Due to the secret manipulations of High Majins or high-ranking demons, entire nations may face collapse.

Calamity Class (S-rank?): Typically refers to Demon Lords. Small countries cannot handle this threat; great nations must commit all resources.

??? "Super-Calamity" (Special-S-rank?) ???: Refers to certain extremely powerful Demon Lords and Dragonkind. A single kingdom cannot withstand them alone; the survival of an entire race may be at stake, requiring total isolation or joint alliances.

Humans, demons, monsters, and dragons each have their own progression:

Humans: Immortal-grade, Saint-grade, Divine-grade.

Monsters: Monster, Demon Lord-type, Awakened Demon Lord.

Demons: Lesser Demon, High Demon General, Demon Duke.

The Orc Demon Lord's power was at Calamity Level, basically the weakest sort of Demon Lord—he had only just evolved, after all.

"Want me to wipe this thing out with a single breath of dragonfire?" Velgrynd offered eagerly. She felt a mere 'calamity-level' threat wasn't even worthy to tie her shoes—she was a dragon, after all.

"No need. I'll go deal with it myself. You just keep an eye on these two," Rei Ao said, gesturing toward Futaba and Rio.

With that, he descended straight down. In the blink of an eye, he stood before the Orc Demon Lord.

"..."

The Orc Demon Lord, upon seeing Rei Ao, made no immediate move—but the surrounding Orcs quickly closed ranks around their leader.

"Huff—"

Hot breath hissed from his nostrils. The Orc Demon Lord's eyes were a bloody red.

It was incredibly difficult for him to maintain any semblance of reason while grappling with this sudden surge of power.

He raised his hand.

A mass of blackish-green magic energy coalesced above it.

"So he's past the point of conversation?"

Rei Ao sighed softly.

Personally, he had no real grudge against this Demon Lord who pushed himself to such extremes for the sake of his race.

But if there was no point in talking, he wouldn't waste words.

Whoosh!!!

Before the Orc Demon Lord could even unleash his attack, a red dragon's tail ripped straight through his heart.

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