Arthur maintained his protective barrier while analysing the situation. Portal closure suggested either mission completion or strategic cancellation.
Either we eliminated enough demons to satisfy their objectives, or something bigger is being planned.
Everyone around him turned expectantly, waiting for direction. With Detroit's only dimensional rift now closed, they had no clear purpose.
They were like lost sheep seeking a shepherd.
Arthur opened his mouth to address the assembled forces when distant rotor blades caught his attention. A military helicopter approached from the southeast, its cargo bay clearly loaded with a few passengers.
Jax's recruitment mission bearing fruit.
He immediately unsummoned his demon legion from Gates's headquarters roof, the sixteen superior and epic-rank entities dissolving back into summoning storage.
No need for unnecessary complications.