Although these caverns were extremely dangerous, Solam had never intended to push in normally. This was the Forgotten Land, and thanks to its dense tributaries of the River Styx, cannon fodder was everywhere! The Forgotten Land had one of the greatest numbers of blood pools in the entire Abyss, so there were more Dretches here than anyone could count. In fact, the Forgotten Land was also one of the Plain of Infinite Portals' primary suppliers of Dretches. Every year, millions of Dretches traveled from the Forgotten Land to the Blood War battlefield.
Otherwise, relying solely on the Dretch production of the Plain of Infinite Portals itself and the annual contributions of the various demon lords would never be enough to sustain the Blood War's consumption of Dretches! This time, Solam alone had captured at least two hundred thousand Dretches, with an endless supply still to come. As for the Blood War... no demon would bother specifically counting such things anyway. At most, the demons on the battlefield might wonder why there had been fewer Dretches lately. They would never waste their brains thinking any further.
So he could freely pile Dretches into the Perforated Hive!
Perhaps because the Perforated Hive's master, the Noisy Prince Talzax, was an Obyrith demon, there were no Tanar'ri demons anywhere in the Perforated Hive, and Tanar'ri visitors were especially unwelcome. Once those Dretches were thrown inside, they had no choice but to carve out a bloody path. Thus, Solam was not worried about their combat strength at all. In order to survive, even Dretches could unleash astonishing power.
The battle began the moment the first Dretch approached the caverns. At first, the demon insects dwelling deep within thought that the incoming Dretches were merely reckless, stupid food. They paid them no mind and only thought