Lower and Upper Hadar were very straightforward, but Taron Mines and Ardan Peaks seemed much harder. I noticed a LOT of enemy heroes running around, many of whom were listed as Overwhelming. Never a good sign. It looked like my strategy that had served me so well up until level 15 would need to change.
So I snuck into Demonis.
Sneaking is fun in this game. It's actually a 'clickfest' in that you have to run away from and dart around sometimes impossible stacks, but it can be done. Sometimes there is a hero guarding the demon gate, but this time there was just a normal stack that could JUST be gotten around.
You can get around Demonis easily too without fighting anything. Heaps of enemy stacks here, most Impossible. At least 5 heroes. I will have my work cut out here later, I can see. But instead of fighting, I went shopping.
I managed to find:
Armageddon (actually this was inside the big fish's belly)
Hypnosis
Demon Portals (which I hadn't used in earlier games).
The only thing I couldn't find that I wanted was Fire Rain, but no matter.
The only quest you can complete in Demonis without fighting anyone is the Isharra's love quest. With a bit of running around and dodging dragons you can complete the quest and get yourself Isshara's Whip. (+2 attack, +20 attack to Demonesses) Time to get myself a stack of Demonesses and equip Anga's Ring. With this done, here are the Demonesses' stats:
Attack 52
Defense 60
Initiative 9
Movement 5
Plus the Demoness has a 2 square attack like Royal Snakes, and can also Charm human enemies.
What unit can beat that?
So now I move onto the rest of Kordar with beefed up Demonesses, Demon Portals and Armageddon if I need it.