On the Plain of Infinite Portals, war never ceased, and now a new one was about to begin. But this time, it was not demons fighting devils from Baator. Instead, it was the army of Yeenoghu, the Gnoll King and lord of the 422nd layer of the Abyss, against the army of another demon lord. Demon legions were always tearing each other apart. The struggles between the many demon lords had never stopped, and naturally, friction between the demon armies under their command was constant as well. For example, deep within the Abyss, clashes between the Succubus Queen's army and the Gnoll King's army would also spill over onto the Plain of Infinite Portals, with the generals of these two sides causing trouble for each other from time to time.
For instance, right now, Mang'er Gu, an infernal gnoll and commander of Yeenoghu the Gnoll King's fortress on the Plain of Infinite Portals, viewed the enemy before him in exactly that light. According to intelligence reports, this group of demons had come from a Malcanthet-controlled stronghold roughly a hundred miles away.
Mang'er Gu knew the demon legions under Malcanthet very well. He could identify the opposing commander by scent alone, without even looking. There was no helping it—they met at least a hundred times a year. It would have been hard not to become familiar with each other.
So Mang'er Gu did not pay much attention to it. He simply handled things as usual. In his mind, those women on the other side had gone crazy again. They clearly knew neither side could do anything to the other, yet they still insisted on wasting time pointlessly.
Mang'er Gu could understand their desire to earn merit. After all, Malcanthet's standing was no longer what it had once been. She was now