Karman's actions were not particularly cruel, but there was a terrifying sense of desperation.
It wasn't just the injured who felt desperate, even those nearby could feel a chilling wave emanating from the scene.
Watching people clutch their bellies as they walked and then seeing their intestines spill out wasn't exactly pleasant.
However, Joe Ga didn't have time to focus on these matters. He called Sanderson and the others to haul a barrel of fuel from the jungle and pour it into the mass grave, then piled a considerable amount of wood on top, doused it with fuel again, and lit the wood on fire.
Watching the blaze begin to burn fiercely, Joe Ga gathered everyone at the riverbank and pointed to a cargo ship, saying, "Boykin's camp is 25 kilometers upstream, already within the territory of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
If this cargo ship doesn't return to Boykin's camp by tomorrow morning, he'll realize there's trouble at the diamond mine, so we can't rest yet."