The demon army was withdrawing.
Most of the Greater Demons under his command were busy as well.
They constantly used Teleportation to appear at settlement after settlement or among the retreating legions, assigning new tasks or arranging withdrawal routes.
Meanwhile, Charles, who had made his decision, found himself with nothing to do.
During this time, Anog and Kolsama had not only failed to join forces and launch a surprise attack on him.
For some unknown reason, they had actually fought each other again.
Charles found this rather puzzling.
In the end, he attributed it to the Abyss Will favoring a lord like Charles, who had gathered vast numbers of demons and reclaimed lost territory.
On second thought, it truly seemed possible.
This entire Abyss World was about to be swallowed whole by the Purgatory World, yet the demon lords within it were still busy fighting among themselves.
At long last, there was a demon lord willing to face outward. If he too were targeted by internal strife, this Abyss World truly would not last much longer.
With no sixth-rank demon lord coming to cause trouble, Charles's thoughts began to stir.
By now, the vanguard of the devil legion had already begun entering the Abyss World.
And apparently, because Charles had pulled back all his troops and demons.
The devil forces advanced extremely smoothly. Their only trouble was the lack of suitable roads; ruins lay everywhere.
But without any battles to fight, their speed was not slow.
At the same time, the lack of resistance caused their army to begin spreading out.
The demons were retreating, after all. At a time like this, seizing more territory at a faster pace was the better choice.
Thus, driven by this line of thinking.
The vanguard of this devil legion continued to disperse.
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