Word is quickly brought to Phra Rain that the demons have taken up their positions.  The royal brothers mount their chariot, and, having assigned Ongkot to the rear guard, Hanuman to the van and Sukreep to the the main force of the army, they give the order to advance.

The monkeys march to the battlefield in high spirits and good order, but the moment they see the hideous Sahatsadccha at the head of his demons, they are so terror stricken that they turn tail with one accord and flee into a wood on their flank.  Here they take to the trees, peering from the upper branches at the fearsome demon host, chattering and gibbering among themselves in the last extremity of terror.  Of the entire army, only the royal brothers, commander in chief Sukreep, Hanuman, Ongkot, Chompooparn and the other royal generals stand their ground.

Sahatsadecha is astonished when he sees only this tiny band opposing him.  He rides over to consult with his brother Mulplam, protesting that if he joins battle with this handful of humans and monkeys he will become,  great warrior that he is, the laughing stock of the Three Worlds.  Deciding that Totsagan has enormously exaggerated the monkeys' number and power, he orders Mulplam to deal with the situation himself.  Very disappointed that he has had no chance to slake his thirst for blood, Sahatsadecha marches all but a fraction of his army back to Longka.