As the devils made their move, the demons refused to be outdone. They immediately gathered a large number of mid-tier demons and launched a head-on charge. At the same time, acting as wolves driving a flock, they forced the Dretches—whose morale had been badly shaken by the devil army's deployment—back onto the battlefield!
The demons still adhered to their usual tactics: send in the cannon fodder first, and only after most of it had died and the devils had been worn down would they truly engage.
Meanwhile, the undead that had been mixed into the formation began, under the control of the demon commanders, to form simple battle formations. Marching in orderly steps, they attacked the devil army from both flanks!
These days, more and more demon lords preferred using undead over demons. Though low-tier undead were not very intelligent and could only follow simple commands, that was still far better than demons charging forward in a chaotic swarm.
Very soon, as the cannon fodder surrounded the devils, this devil force was naturally pinned down. Yet the main devil formation did not budge in the slightest. First, they had confidence in themselves. Although the opposing demons appeared numerous, whether in fighting spirit or discipline, the devils held an absolute advantage. In Baator, a saying had always circulated among devils.
"We were born to be surrounded."
For devil armies in the Blood War, being surrounded by demons ten times their number was perfectly normal. What lay before them was a trivial scene, nothing worth worrying about.
Second, the demons had not charged forward in a disorderly swarm this time, which made the devils somewhat suspicious, as this differed greatly from an ordinary demon army. To be safe, the devil commander cautiously decided to hold his ground and see what the demons