The commotion at the city gate naturally alerted the many infernal creatures inside the castle, who then began to assemble squads and head towards the gate.
Before the gargoyles were even cleared out, a large demon patrol descended from the city walls and joined the battlefield.
As if that wasn't enough, many more demon patrols appeared inside the castle, beginning to surround and besiege the freshmen.
Compared to the gargoyles, which were considered cannon fodder among puppet creatures, the demon patrols were several notches stronger, especially because every squad was accompanied by a hellhound.
Gargoyles and demon patrols were both rare minor monsters, but hellhounds were rare BOSS templates.
Having just dealt with 12 hellfires, now dozens of hellhounds arrived, indicating the monstrous strength within Abyssal Castle was exceptionally formidable.