Torture

Varian opened his eyes and sighed.

In the vibrant cities, beautiful forests, and serene rivers, there was a horrifying silence.

The cities, more or less, remained intact. But they had no abyssals inside them. Not even their clothes were left behind. It was as if all the abyssals just vanished.

But their traces remained. In some places where the killing hadn't been complete, there were body parts scattered around. And in many, many places, there was blood pooling into lakes.

And then there were a few…survivors. These were the high awakeners. Even though Varian's all-encompassing light beam was strong, it was spread too much and wasn't able to end them.

However, the survivors didn't exceed even 100,000. They made no attempt to escape or even retaliation.