Chapter 604: The New Plan

Nighttime, in the hiding spot near the Glacial Fortress.

Comrades sat around the campfire, listening to the flames crackle as they consumed the hard, dry firewood. That sound easily reminded one of the battle that had occurred during the day when the bones of Frost Giants were broken by their mutated kin, producing a similar noise.

Other sounds carried from afar, such as the agonized screams of prisoners undergoing brutal torture. Some Frost Giants, wavering in the face of death, attempted to flee amid their allies' struggle, but soon they discovered that death was not the most terrible thing. It was well-known that Demons delighted in killing—given the chance to snap necks, rip out hearts, and tear out bowels without their victims fighting back, they always acted without hesitation. So why bother capturing prisoners?

Because once all enemies were dead, the joy ended, whereas torturing prisoners provided a more enduring entertainment.