As the demons revived once more, the situation on the devils' side worsened accordingly. Fortunately, Bel had long held a clear understanding of this situation. He would never arrogantly believe that his deterrence could suppress the demons forever, so he had prepared for it long ago.
All of the Dark Eight under his command had been dispatched. Leading the devil legions that had originally been stationed on the Plain of Infinite Portals, they began resisting the demons' invasion. Although the Five Giants' strength made them difficult for many devils to withstand, the armies of the other demon lords were not so fortunate.
Though the devils were at a disadvantage in certain areas, when the entire Blood War battlefield was taken into account, they were still coming out ahead. They remained victorious and had even begun subtly encircling and intercepting the five giants. Overall, the devils still held the advantage.
However, in war, it was difficult to say who would win or lose before the very end. For now, it could only be said that the devils and demons were evenly matched, with both sides having a chance of victory. This was especially true of demons, a race that was always full of surprises—anything could happen with them.
But this was precisely what Solam most wanted to see. As demons and devils began fighting each other, Solam became increasingly low-profile. Even when Malcanthet invited him to join her in attacking the devils, Solam brushed her off with other excuses. This caused the upper echelons of both demons and devils to subconsciously overlook the fact that there was still a massive force in the Blood War that had not participated.
So what was Solam doing?
He was waiting!
Waiting for the cooperation of the Material Plane!
Toril World, Trackless Sea, Ocasuan,