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Chapter 88: Inhuman

～Aun’s Perspective～

Just as all the dragons were astonished by the crashing aircraft, Drake swooped down from above.

「I managed to shoot down all the aircrafts!」

「That was amazing, Drake! When did you learn to shoot a Breath like that?」

「I used trial and error to destroy the ice wall in the Ice Dragon Trial. In the end, I used wind magic to give directionality so that I could maximize the effect of my breath. It was crazy difficult but I somehow managed to pull it off!」

「So you acquired this in only three weeks, huh… Even Kinu who learned magic directly from Quereble hasn’t been able to apply it…」

「Because breaking the Ice Wall was the only thing on my mind! More importantly, what should we do now?」

There are also battleships heading to Alraine, so we will have to go there as soon as possible.

The fastest way to get there is to teleport everyone to the Alraine dungeon, join with Kinu and the others, and head to the front lines.

It is also necessary to take measures such as taking prisoners of the surviving Imperial soldiers in the crashed airships.

「Hmm, it seems that there are still three battleships heading for Alraine. Fafnir, is it okay if I leave the situation in this place to you?」

「Yeah, leave it to me. I will take the survivors as prisoners and prevent the airships from flying again.」

「Alright, then. I will contact Kinu with a magic tool and report the battle situation to the village.」

「Thanks. Those who remained in the village will also be relieved.」

“Contact with a magic tool” was a lie that came out on the spur of the moment to hide the fact that we were able to communicate telepathically, but it’s not a big problem.

After that, I contacted Kinu and the others by telepathy, and after moving to a secluded place, I teleported to the Alraine Dungeon and gathered everyone together.

We were able to shorten the travel time considerably, but considering the distance and time, the battleships must have already arrived at Alraine.

I hope there’s not too much damage…

For now, let’s relay the information to Ruzark.

『Ruzark, Drake and the other dragonewts have shot down all the aircrafts. We’re heading for Alraine now and will be arriving soon. What’s the situation over there?』

『Aun! Thank goodness! The front lines were in a stalemate, but the airships appeared and began to destroy the city. What kind of war is the Empire waging…

The Colosseum and the royal castle, where the people are taking refuge, seem to be safe, but part of the city has been destroyed. No casualties have been confirmed yet. I’ll leave the airships to you, Aun!』

『Understood. We’ll be there soon.』

After cutting the call, all of us teleported out of the Alraine dungeon and headed for the city.

Nelfie and I will head to the Colosseum, while Kinu and Shinku will head to the royal castle. We will take all possible defensive measures to prevent human casualties.

Drake transformed into his dragon form outside the city and flew towards the airships.

≪Drake, feel free to shoot them all down. We’ll try to reduce the damage to the city!≫

≪Understood! I’ll destroy them with my full power Breath!≫

The Colosseum was in a state of panic when we arrived. Michael was trying to calm down the panicking and confused citizens with a voice-enhancing magic tool, but it seemed that Michael himself was confused as well.

It’s a natural reaction if airships suddenly came flying and started destroying your city.

Or rather, attacking the city first before anything else… It seems that the Emperor really is being brainwashed by the demons. If the people of the Empire found out that he had committed the outrageous act of targeting non-combatant civilians, a coup d’état would likely occur.

Or perhaps, that’s exactly what the demons are aiming for. They might be trying to destroy both the Arto Kingdom and the Ibrudia Empire in one fell swoop…

Regardless, let’s think about the demons later…The first priority is to settle this chaos.

It is well known that we arrived on dragonback at the ceremony after the Ranking Battle, but Drake’s appearance has changed since then. This may also be a source of the chaos.

I jumped up to the booth where Michael was and conveyed the information.

Michael then adjusted the volume of the magic tools to the maximum and made an announcement in a way that the people could hear clearly.

『People of Arto Kingdom! Our heroes [Star Supremacy] have arrived! !

The dragon, [Incarnation of Destruction] Drake, who is currently heading for the battleships, shot down 3 battleships which were headed for the Dragonewt village all on his own!』

When the announcement was made, the people in the Colosseum were surprised and gradually regained their composure.

『It seems that the airships will be shot down in order to prevent further damages! Beware of falling objects! Also, if you are an adventurer, please do your best to prevent falling objects from falling into the Coliseum!』

Along with the announcement, the atmosphere inside the Colosseum changed.

The adventurers, who were given a clear role, were preparing to guide the people and activated magic. Nelfie was on standby on top of the Colosseum wall, positioning herself so that she could shoot down incoming falling objects with magic and arrows as quickly as possible.

I immediately jumped up on top of the wall and found Drake dodging magic attacks and adjusting his position so as not to destroy the city with his Breath.

Drake then accurately positioned himself where the two battleships were aligned and began accumulating energy in his mouth.

Although several magic attacks landed on him, he fired a laser-like Breath as though the damage landing on him was insignificant. The Breath pierced through the magic defense walls and the armor of the two battleships, causing the aircraft to fall from the sky while emitting black smoke.

However, immediately following that, I saw the main cannon of the last remaining battleship firing at Drake.