The situation flipped so fast that suddenly things turned to the Demon Horde's favour. Despite his affected mentality under the Crown's influence, King Baal wasn't stupid. As soon as the news had reached him that Moloch had released the barrier one day before the deadline, he had recognised what his former tactician was up to.
As a Dungeon Core owner himself, he knew about the city-wide magical barrier that could be activated. He had used his magic outside what could be covered by the barrier to make the enemy less wary, and once all attention was on him, he had used mass teleportation as a loophole. What use would the giant shield be now, where his troops were already inside?
Counterattacking this late also meant that the enemy could not afford to hold out much longer. Their situation must be getting bleak if they had gambled on assembling their elites for a last-ditch counterattack assault.
