The remaining imps and Ratmen began to move.
They crossed dozens of volcanic peaks and cleared the spoils of war from the valleys.
Hundreds of thousands of imps and one to two hundred thousand devils had died here.
The countless corpses, along with the heart cores of demons and devils, were simply a tremendous tonic for demons and Ratmen.
They swiftly gathered the spoils, devouring everything edible and packing away whatever they could not eat.
Demons could often be seen walking along, only to suddenly stop.
Countless flames, or other evil auras, burst forth from their bodies.
These demons and Ratmen were advancing.
In the original Abyss, such a sight would have sent other demons into a frenzy. Some might even have tried to ambush and kill those advancing demons, then devour their essence.
But now, not a single demon had any interest in that.
Because the ground was covered in heart cores and flesh.
As long as they could swallow it, under the Abyssal Will's favor, they could digest it all.
Many imps began to advance, and the Ratmen were no exception.
At this moment, they were in the Abyss as well, and could be considered a kind of demon Ratman.
After this bloody battle, the Ratmen who had enjoyed the spoils were advancing one after another.
The vast majority became Flame Ratmen. Some even grew wings and tentacles, transforming into unusual Ratmen.
More and more lower and middle demons appeared.
Even the number of Greater Demons was steadily increasing.
Some of the original Greater Demons had died in battle, but newly advanced Greater Demons rose to fill their places.
And while every demon was striving to break through—
At the center of Millstone Fortress, within the core tower—
Charles was preparing to break through as well.
Since the