Gladiator Arena!

The second day at Gurumba Arena.

When Soran stepped out of Magma Tavern, he could clearly feel the tension in the air. Many demons were leaving in a panic, and he occasionally saw caravans of Rutterkin and night hags hurrying away. There was a place inside the tavern where he could ask for information. After tossing a few disaster coins to a hideous hag, Soran soon learned what he wanted to know.

The demons had been defeated again!

The Hell Generals had launched a surprise attack on the rear of the Plains of Infinite Portals, the First Floor of The Abyss. The devils' true elite forces had taken out several demonic military fortresses in succession.

Even more unsettling was the fact that the devils had transformed the Blood War Fortress into a land of order!

At present.

Two of the Eight Generals of Hell were stationed inside the Blood War Fortress.

Under normal circumstances, the many Demon Lords should have been unable to sit still in the face of something like this. Whether it was the Succubus Queen—Malignant, the Gnoll King—Yeenoghu, the Minotaur King—Baphomet, the Undead Monarch, the Fire Demon King, the Sleepless, or the others, these Demon Lords should have been frantically reinforcing the front lines. They might even have sent their elite main forces to reclaim their lost territory. Yet the situation now was precisely the opposite. None of the Demon Lords had made a move, and none showed the slightest intention of sending reinforcements to the First Floor of The Abyss.

Even stranger!

The devils had actually begun searching the defensive lines as well. They clearly held an overwhelming advantage, yet they had not pressed their victory to wipe out these demons.

Instead, they had hunkered down around the Blood War Fortress.

It was said that the