Swa stepped out of the evacuation tunnel and onto the main logistics plaza of Bitter Maja, his gait heavy with exhaustion. When Goku had decided to face the entire Demon army alone, Swa had nearly defied his orders. However, the General had used his authority as supreme commander to force him retreat. As a result, the crushing burden of clearing out the Old Battlefield as quickly as possible had fallen entirely onto his shoulders.
The number of Asuras in the Old Battlefield reached into the hundreds of thousands, not to mention the Hobgoblins and other monster races that outnumbered them four to one. Recalling them from the field took more than a day. Packing up war reserves, supplies, and armaments took more than three. Furthermore, the procedures for dismantling the established defensive lines were incredibly complex.
