An unnamed village appeared deserted from the outside, but only those living there knew that the humans still struggling to survive were hiding in corners even the Abyss Demons could not find, barely clinging to life.
They avoided being captured by the Demons, but surviving only brought them an unsolvable problem.
They still had to come out and find food.
When the Armored Bears arrived at the village, a great fire was consuming the houses. Demons darted through the burning village, while humans fled through it like headless flies.
Borgeld curled her lip. She had no interest in killing these cannon-fodder low-ranking Demons. Any Armored Bear could crush a whole group of them with a single slap.
Several Armored Bear Warriors charged out. Within minutes, not a single Demon remained in the burning village.
ROAR!!!
An Armored Bear roared, thunder howling from its gaping maw. Then the flames consuming the village grew even larger.
Several Armored Bears who witnessed this drew back their heads, unwilling to admit it had been their handiwork.
"Useless things."
Borgeld was deeply dissatisfied. An invisible force field descended, and the crushing pressure thinned even the air. Deprived of oxygen, the flames steadily shrank.
"Round up all those weak mud legs in the village. Your boss is about to give a speech."
The Armored Bear Warriors were each built like bears, not to mention the actual bears standing beside them. And their methods were anything but gentle.
The villagers were violently driven onto an open stretch of land. Facing these fierce and terrifying figures, they were utterly terrified. Some kept kneeling and kowtowing, ignoring the blood pouring from their shattered foreheads.
"Heh heh!"
Borgeld strode out arrogantly. Seeing the few people kneeling on the ground, she frowned.
"What are you doing?"
The mood she had painstakingly