After the fierce battle, the warriors of Goodness spent nearly half a month recovering.
Through prayers offered by Holy Servants, word of the battle in Andralina was delivered to the Beastlands as a divine oracle.
When the good peoples of the Beastlands learned that a war begun before the Tanar'ri Demons had even come to dominate the Abyss had finally seen the dawn of victory, they erupted in celebration.
Portal after portal appeared in the Badibinjian Forest—the forest guarded by Couatls where Pan Long had first arrived. Many warriors of Goodness and beings from the Upper Planes came through, carrying vast quantities of supplies to Andralina.
Now that they had seen hope, they would never let it slip away!
Enormous Magic Circles were drawn across the earth, great sacrificial rites were held one after another, and stretch after stretch of land was purified.
Before that could happen, of course, horde after horde of demons had to be slain or driven out.
Pan Long spearheaded the preparations. He was incredibly fast and formidable in battle; often, he could sweep through more than a hundred demon bands, large and small, in a single day.
For the forces of Goodness, that half month was a time of celebration. For Pan Long, it was a feast of Experience Points.
He had long since earned enough Experience Points to advance to a level-ten Favored Soul. He even had enough for level eleven.
But he had no intention of passing up such a fine chance to gain more.
Thanks to his efforts and those of the warriors of Goodness, Andralina's demons endured days so miserable they never saw the light of day.
They woke to find the enemy at their door.
They fled in panic and, after finally finding somewhere to hide, had barely caught their