Ruling over a glowing wasteland is somehow preferable to leaving people alone.
They're not worried about the fighters. They're trying to make sure that no one who opposes them will have food, shelter, or anonymity. The NPCs wouldn't keep us safe when their goons go looking, feed us when we're hungry, or keep silent when they're looking to step some more.
But they want us dead and our children mutilated and molested. I guess we’re the bad guys... somehow?
"When we win, remember: they want you broke and dead, your children raped and brainwashed, and they think it's funny".
They're not worried about the fighters. They're trying to make sure that no one who opposes them will have food, shelter, or anonymity. The NPCs wouldn't keep us safe when their goons go looking, feed us when we're hungry, or keep silent when they're looking to step some more.
"When we win, remember: they want you broke and dead, your children raped and brainwashed, and they think it's funny".