But what happened in the end?
The moment they reached the Plain of Infinite Portals, that impression went completely out the window. The demons were all giving them godlike assists, while the devils had turned into utterly useless teammates, constantly handing Solam all kinds of wonderful opportunities.
Was this still the Blood War? This was way too friendly, wasn't it?
It felt like Solam's protagonist aura had been working especially well ever since he arrived at the Plain of Infinite Portals.
"Forget it. Don't bother with him. Have the Forgotten keep a closer watch on him. Don't let Graz'zt get a chance to interfere with us," Solam said to Alphaarius before him. Then he continued reading through the intelligence summary Alphaarius had delivered.
When he saw one report stating that Queen of Chaos's forces had finished their preparations, Solam became interested.
"Queen of Chaos's people are ready already?"
"Yes. As soon as you gave her your answer, she immediately sent people to take over the fortress. And in order to secure greater benefits, she has invested heavily this time. She sent nearly a hundred thousand mid-ranking demons, seven lesser demon lords, three demon lords, plus an uncountable number of Dretches. The people she sent are currently hounding Horus nonstop, demanding that he cooperate with them and launch an offensive. Horus is practically being driven to death by them."
Alphaarius looked like a very dull, gloomy person. Perhaps everyone who did this kind of underground work was like that, keeping their emotions tightly concealed. Despite saying so much, his tone and expression barely fluctuated, as though he were discussing something entirely insignificant.
Solam had long since grown used to it. At the same time, he knew that Alphaarius was only putting on an act. His real personality was nothing like this—in