The Day She Became the Malevolent Demon Lord

Chapter 24

After the carriage makes its way to its designated spot, Nadia decided to look into the matters of the Central Colony by conjuring several spider familiars from her hand and scattering them across the streets.

They would give her a scope of every street, alley, and home of every ant and underling that lives within this colony. Also, their size is similar to the average spider and is harder to detect with simple detection magic.

Though as the Familiars left, Nadia glanced around once more and witnessed the mistreatment of these ants under Astranul's Men. Even the young and elderly are subjected to such treatment and it greatly detests righteous people.

But Nadia doesn't get affected by it as helping a small number of ants won't aid the operation. Although, she would take advantage of the situation once the plan unfolds.

As the carriage reached its designated area, Nadia mentally orders the underlings to do some work under Astranul's officers while she drops the disguise in favor of invisibility and do some damage for the next three days.

The first task on the list was the colony's food and water supply. Once she located it, she sprinkles a concoction that Altan made. Whether the consumer is an ant or an underling, the effects will take effect on the former than the latter.

But she doesn't stop there as she searched every square inch of the colony for the rest of the food supply and sprinkle the same concoction there as well. This was to ensure that the entire colony is affected.

The second task on the list was information gathering. Her actions vary from eavesdropping, tailing, infiltration, and kidnapping under the guise of night. Though this information was minor, it connected several dots that regards the weapons, soldiers, logistics, and even Astranul's treasure hold.

On the second day, Nadia went below ground and investigate the workers enslaved by some of Astranul's stronger forces. She paid no attention to the slavery treatment the workers received on a daily basis, but it did give her some insight into how they operate below ground.

There were several tunnels to be found below ground and Nadia resorted to making more spider familiars to scout every path she can find. When they something noteworthy, she investigates and passes the information to the forces below ground.

Eventually, a few of those familiars end up finding the holding area of the Ant Queens and Heiresses. As she anticipated, the entire place was guarded by several bodies of Astranul's elite guard and heavily armed.

But that wouldn't matter as they lacked the means to detect infiltrators such as herself and snuck into the room. There, she saw how rough the conditions the Queens and Heiresses had put through.

Apparently, the Queens were changed and give birth to the eggs while the Heiresses worked to the bone as nursery ants.

'I want to talk to them,' Nadia requested,

[You could, but you risk triggering the teleportation trap below your feet]

'Can you disable it?' Nadia questioned,

[Only if you want Astranul to know what you're doing]

'Then how about we reconfigure it? Somewhere favorable for them to be in?' Nadia suggested,

[Then you'll have to be quick. Otherwise, you'll be discovered]

'Fair enough,' Nadia accepted and makes quick work of the trap at the very center,