Chapter 28 - 11. War Camp

As they get closer and closer to the passage, Toji could feel more and more demons beginning to surround them. In the distance, they can hear loud chaotic noises, most likely coming from the war camp ahead of them. Sneaking past the camp is no longer an option and the whole team knows it.

"Supergirl, can you fly up there and do some recon?", asks Nightwing.

Kara shakes her head with a glum face. "Can't. I don't know what's in this place but it's been sapping my powers ever since I got here". 

"It's the way of things", says Raven. "Nothing but demons are meant to prosper in hell. We need to get out of this place before the effects of this place becomes permanent". 

Nightwing looks at the compass again but there's nothing there to show how close they are to their objective. The team continues on their way, walking through a rocky path. They then climb a small hill and finally get a good view of what they're about to face.

Just below the hills, Toji can see the camp filled with chaos. Various demonic creatures roar as they do work around the camp. Bloodletters roam around the camp with flaming weapons in hand. Other more humanoid creatures do various tasks. Some sharpen weapons, others butcher lesser demons for their meat, while the rest of them give guttural cheers as a group of greater demons rip each other apart in the middle of an arena. 

"Alright", says Nightwing. "Where's the passage?"

To answer his question, Raven points at the center of the camp. The group follows and looks at where she points her finger. Toji scans the area and finally sees two massive open doors leading to what Toji guessed to be a mineshaft. The area around it is far too open and watch towers were placed all over the camp which will make sneaking in nearly impossible. What's worse, looking at the mechanism in the gate, the only way to open those massive slabs would be to go through the fortress and get past an army of demons. 

Then, Toji feels someone stand next to him. "So, what do you think?" asks Supergirl. 

"We can't fight through all of that horde", says Toji plainly. "But opening those gates will make too much of a noise". 

Behind him, Toji hears Nightwing and Kid Flash sigh. "Alright, so who's gonna be the distraction?"

"Well, looks like you're not that dumb after all", says Toji with a teasing smile. 

Kid Flash huffs. "Oh, come on dude. We're not amateurs".

"Fine. All of you make some noise on the eastern part of the camp. You see that arena over there? That should be a good place to hold them off. When I give the signal, run for the passage". 

"And you?"

Toji points at the fortress. "I'll handle the rest". 

The rest of the team looks at each other and shrugs. 

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Supergirl follows the rest of the team as they sneak towards the east side of the camp, taking care of any lesser demons that came their way. Although, she was meant to be the team's muscle, hell has been having far too much of an effect on the Kryptonian. She can feel her every breath sap away her strength. 

"Are you sure we can just leave Toji on his own?" she asks. 

"Relax. He'll be just fine", answers Kid Flash. "Plus, I bet that magic worm of his has some secret weapon that'll zap anything that gets in his way. If anything, I'm worried about us". Then, a lesser demon crawls out of a hole in the wall and Supergirl breaks its neck before it could make any noise. 

As they finally reach a good spot on the east side of the camp, Nightwing stops the group and reaches inside his utility belt. "Dude, what are you even trying to get from there?" asks Kid Flash. 

"Something loud", says Nightwing with a grin. 

The group watches as he pulls a bunch of items from his belt, assembling them until he finally has something resembling a bomb. Nightwing places it on the ground and gives each of them a serious look. "Everyone ready?"

Supergirl, along with everyone else, gives the man a nod. Nightwing starts the timer and throws the explosive in the middle of the demon crowd. The team counts down from ten but as they say zero, disappointment washes over the group. 

"Dude, it's a dud", whispers Kid Flash. 

Nightwing glares at him but couldn't say anything. 

Suddenly, a loud bang echoes throughout the whole camp. Supergirl quickly steps forward to shield the rest of the team from any large rubble. Instead, her and the rest of the team was showered by blood and gore. 

The group wanted to puke. However, the bomb did its job too well and now every other creature is staring at Supergirl and her friends. The Kryptonian screams a loud guttural roar marking the beginning to some hellish battle. 

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The next thing Toji hears is a loud bang followed by inhuman roars and screeching as creatures from all over the camp rush towards the center of the chaos. Toji quietly walks in the shadows as the demons far too focused on the heroes to notice the lone intruder in their midst. 

As he turns the corner, he sees two hellhounds lying next to the entrance to the fortress. His scent must have travelled to them as well since both beasts suddenly raise their heads. However, before they could even do anything else, Toji immediately leaps next to them cutting their heads off. He quietly opens the door and heads inside with a grin, ready to start some chaos of his own. 

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A. N.

Hi all. Another chapter here. 

Really thankful that this story is still very much active even with the lack of consistency with my updates. This story still has a long way to go and I intend to throw stronger opponents at Toji as a "training montage" for the big fight at the end. 

As always, thanks again for reading and feel free to review and give out comments on things that I can improve. 

Cheers.