But before long, the devil noble frowned.
He sniffed the air around him and said, "I didn't expect there to be a Greater Demon inside!"
"But why isn't this Greater Demon coming out to fight me?"
From what devils knew of demons, generally speaking, unless they were in an especially disadvantageous position,
demons would never hunker down inside a fortress. They would take the initiative and lead their armies out to attack.
Sometimes, before they even reached the halfway point, their own army would break into infighting, only to be easily routed by the devil forces.
A Pit Fiend officer flying nearby said, "My lord, could this Greater Demon be wounded and afraid to come out and face us?"
Hearing this, the devil baron nodded slightly. "That is indeed very possible!"
"Otherwise, I truly can't imagine any demon willing to cower inside a fortress!"
He extended his slender tongue and licked the fangs filling his mouth, saying with a savage grin, "It seems that this time, not only will I claim such a magnificent fortress, I'll also kill a Greater Demon!"
"Today truly is my lucky day!"
"Order the troops to begin the assault!"
"Yes, my lord!"
Before long, the devils sounded one enormous horn after another.
Wooooo!
The thunderous sound rolled through the surrounding valleys.
All the devil soldiers cheered madly, then began preparing for the attack.
But when the assault began, the devils discovered the difficulty of this fortress.
Millstone Fortress occupied terrain that was simply too favorable. To take it would require casualties beyond imagination.
First, the mountain itself was solid, covered everywhere in hardened volcanic rock.
The mountain rose several hundred meters high, and Millstone Fortress had been built directly upon its summit.
From the foot of the mountain, they had to climb at least three