Complex sentence: The Crossed are consumed by a pervasive bloodlust and constantly try to rape anyone or anything they can chase down, before they kill them-though this is just a matter of preference, as others will kill their victims first and then rape their corpses.
Split into simpler sentences: The Crossed are consumed by a pervasive bloodlust and constantly try to rape anyone or anything they can chase down. This is just a matter of preference, however, as other Crossed will kill their victims first and then rape their corpses.