This fully demonstrated that what General Kopofiel had said earlier was true—Lord Gaven and his allies had closed the Demon Portal, rendering the demons rootless and in disarray.
Following closely behind the Hobgoblins, the Flank Pioneer Army charged out without actually using the flank chariots but rather advancing on foot in the wake of the Hobgoblins.
Their casualty rate was only second to that of the Hobgoblins; they formed the second line of defense behind the chariot formations to stop the demons that broke through using unconventional means—invisibility, leaping, teleportation, shape-shifting were all possibilities.
Although there weren't many of these types of demons, not a single one was easy to deal with; before they were killed, they had already caused a certain degree of destruction.
At the same time, thunderous battle cries resonated from outside Blood Gorge.
