Under these circumstances, the devils' fighting spirit atop the walls began to visibly fade. The situation on the walls grew increasingly tense, leaving the devil commander aware of the unrest within the city but unwilling to pull troops from the walls to suppress the riot. Instead, he had to keep drawing reserve forces from the city and sending them up onto the walls to hold the line.
The riot in the city might have been serious, but losing the walls would have been fatal! His thinking was simple: as long as the walls held, he would have plenty of time to clean up the mess inside the city. Besides, they were devils! As creatures who worshipped order to an extreme degree, quelling unrest was hardly difficult for them.
Of course, it was a fine plan. Unfortunately, he had overlooked one thing: Queen of Chaos's forces!
As a typical demon army, Queen of Chaos's troops might have been terrible in many respects, but do not forget—they were demons!
Never underestimate demons!
With the devils falling into a disadvantage on the walls and chaos erupting inside the demon fortress, Queen of Chaos's troops immediately became frenzied! By this point in the Blood War, demons rarely managed to defeat devils. But precisely because such victories were rare, every demon took pride in defeating a devil!
Do not underestimate that. Demons might not care much about honor, but it was different when that honor could bring them tangible benefits! Defeating devils not only earned them a reputation, but also real rewards! Not merely the power gained from killing devils, but rewards from their superiors as well! If they truly won, then no matter how stingy Queen of Chaos was, she would not skimp on rewarding them!
Driven by profit, all the demons went mad.