The Intermediary chose to withhold information because it found things troublesome, disregarding the bigger picture. That alone showed just how terrible its current condition was—it was only one step away from going insane.
Andrew had carefully laid plans across two worlds, which was how he achieved his current results. As for the Intermediary's precautions, Andrew had known about them long ago and prepared in advance.
That said, the Intermediary did not think it had done anything wrong. After all, it had already told Demon and the others the information. What happened next was their business; it had to pursue its own truth.
Demon did not know that much. Upon hearing that the King of Abilities would not arrive in Detroit for another dozen days or so, he headed to the Gathering Place with peace of mind.
As for the King of Abilities massacring Monsters along the way, that was the King of Negativity's problem. Demon had no interest in dealing with it.
The King of Negativity had a massive headache over this and could only order the Communication Birds to tell the Monsters along the route to avoid the King of Abilities. They were to reduce the King of Abilities' achievements—or rather, "experience"—as much as possible, keeping him from leveling up too quickly while preserving the Monster Legion's remaining strength.
The King of Negativity had not considered ambushes or traps because they were meaningless. Even if they gathered the Monster Legion of an entire city, they still could not defeat the King of Abilities.
If the King of Abilities had been so easy to deal with, why would the King of Negativity, Demon, and the others be this troubled?
Besides, making too big a scene might cause the King of Abilities to rush to Detroit ahead of schedule. That would