Although Gab Newell looked comical, there was no questioning his strength if he could dominate a place like the Forgotten Land.
The Abyss was utterly chaotic, and the Forgotten Land was one of its most chaotic planes. In this place crisscrossed by channels of the River Styx, countless demons arrived from afar every day. Some came seeking opportunities to make a name for themselves, while others were headed for the Blood War.
Such an enormous flow of people brought utterly unpredictable dangers. After all, you could not make a bunch of lunatics obey order. Here, killing was as normal as breathing, and as three of the plane's lords, Gab Newell and his companions had to face challenges at every moment.
Without formidable strength, that would have been impossible.
However, Gab Newell did not like fighting. In fact, he rarely acted personally. He preferred doing business, and all that killing and fighting was simply a waste of time to him. So, to make things easier on himself, Gab Newell made the same decision as Malcanthet.
He built his own core retinue and had them help him deal with those unruly challengers.
Hobgoblin Marauders!
This was the army Gab Newell had personally created, an elite legion made up of tens of thousands of demon goblins! In peacetime, these Hobgoblin Marauders assisted with his business, freely capturing slaves. These goblin-shaped demons were the most notorious slave catchers. Under Gab Newell's arrangements, they frequently entered the Material Plane, infiltrated goblin communities there, led those annoying little green creatures around to capture high-quality slaves, and continuously sent them to the Abyss, adding to Gab Newell's wealth.
And when war came, these well-coordinated Hobgoblin Marauders, capable of carrying out simple military orders, were Gab Newell's finest army!
To build these Hobgoblin Marauders, Gab Newell had poured