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Chapter 89: Emperor of Destruction

Immediately after the Breath was fired, a pillar of light was fired at Drake from the black smoke.

「Drake! Dodge!!」

I was so flustered that the thought of telepathy was blown out of my head, and I screamed at the top of my lungs.

Time seemed to flow slowly.

Drake immediately created a wall of ice and took evasive action, but the pillar of energy emitted from the main cannon hit his left wing and caused him to fall from the sky.

≪Drake, teleport! Kinu, please teleport back as well and treat Drake!≫

≪No, bro! I-I can still keep going! Leave it to me!≫

I gave instructions through telepathy while pondering what to do. Even Drake can’t walk away unscathed from the main cannon’s attack.

Drake, however, landed on the ground as clouds of dust kicked up around him. The blue patterns on his body emitted a strong light, and he was enveloped in a bluish-white aura.

He must have activated the [Cloud Steam Dragon Form] skill. To put it the other way around, his Breath up until now has been fired without activating his double buff skills.

A mass of energy had already been accumulated in his mouth.

Even from a distance, I can feel his fiery spirit of wanting to destroy the last airship despite having taken a lot of damage.

After a few seconds, Drake turned his head to the last flying battleship and let out a tremendous Breath.

This Breath was different from any other breath attacks I’ve seen so far. It not only contained a huge amount of energy, but also the mana of both ice and wind.

The Dragon’s Breath shot straight from Drake’s mouth roared as it engulfed the battleship into a torrent of light.

A roar that shook the very air itself and an explosion so huge that it made you turn your eyes away. Shockwaves ran through the city.

When the breath subsided, the battleship, which no longer looked anything close to its original shape, fell into the central plaza.

Perhaps because Drake adjusted his position, no debris fell into the royal castle or the Colosseum. And if all the residents of the city had been evacuated, then the human casualties should be at a minimum.

『GYAROOOOOOOO! ! ! ! 』

Immediately after the roar of victory, the building near Drake collapsed, creating a large cloud of dust that completely obscured Drake.

The people inside the Colosseum were trembling and holding their breath with expressions of fear and anxiety as they watched the monitor, but Drake’s roar completely changed the atmosphere, and their tone of voice changed to surprise, delight, and excitement.

As if pushed by the atmosphere inside the Colosseum, Michael’s announcement spread throughout the city.

『D-Drake’s Breath destroyed all three giant magic airshipssssssss! ! !

Did you see that, Ibrudia Empire!!

The ruler of the sky is this man alone! ! The Emperor of Destruction, Drakeeeee! !』

Voices of astonishment and joy could be heard not only from within the Coliseum, but also from the royal castle.

But for us, it was not the time to feel relieved yet.

Nelfie and I jumped off the wall of the arena and rushed towards Drake’s location.

As we frantically hurled away the rubble, we found a severely burned Drake lying in his human form in the cracks in the outer wall.

「Drake, are you okay!?」

「…Ugh, I’m sorry. I thought it was just a scratch, but I took quite a bit of damage…」

「No, you did well! Just drink this potion for now.」

≪Kinu, Shinku, teleport to Alraine Dungeon as soon as possible.≫

≪Nn. We’re already on standby.≫

「Drake, Nelfie, you two teleport to the Alraine dungeon immediately. Drake, make sure to rest well as well after the treatment. Nelfie, take care of Drake. Shinku and I will take care of the war.」

「Aight, bro, I’ll leave the rest to you.」

「You don’t have to worry about Drake. I’ll take care of him.」

After saying that, the two teleported.

All that’s left is the ground battle near the border…

You hurt my precious friend, Imperial Army… I seriously won’t forgive you.

I suppressed my thoughts away as I was almost dominated by anger, and contacted Ruzark to report the situation and sort the information.

『Ruzark, it’s Aun. Drake shot down all the magic airships in Alraine. Although the city was partially destroyed, I believe that human casualties were kept to a minimum. However, Drake was wounded by the enemy’s main cannon. From here on, Shinku and I will head to the battlefield.』

『Understood. The situation here is evenly matched, but if all the magic airships have been shot down, we can say that we have an overwhelming advantage.』

『…I’ll be there as soon as possible.』

I cut off the communication with Ruzark and headed for the exit of Alraine Dungeon while communicating telepathically with Shinku.

It seems that Shinku is already waiting at the dungeon exit.

I saw Shinku’s expression distorted with rage like I’ve never seen before when I arrived at the exit. She must have seen Drake’s injury before she came here…

I can understand her feelings as if it were my own.

The Ibrudia Empire’s army launched a one-sided war, not only firing its main cannons at the city, but also injuring our precious companion.

Just thinking about it makes my blood boil.

I might lose myself to this anger on the battlefield…

「Aun-sama, if I… go to the battlefield, I won’t be able to control myself…」

「Yeah, me too. But just be careful our allies don’t get caught in the attacks.」

「I understand.」

Arriving at the battlefield near the border, I told Ruzark to retreat his army. There was no other emotion in my head other than anger. I don’t even remember how I arrived before Ruzark.

The blood in our heads was boiling to the point that if we didn’t vent our anger, we’d go crazy.

Looking to the side, I saw Shinku’s eyes were bloodshot, not being able to hide her anger.

「Aun-sama, is it not time yet… Please give the order so that I can quickly crush those worthless bugs.」

I myself would like to go on a rampage right away, but if I do that right now, our allies will get caught up in the attacks.

My head was boiling with anger, but I managed to do my job with the faint amount of reason left.

「Just a little bit more. Hold it, Shinku.」

When I looked at Ruzark, although his expression hadn’t changed, sweat was dripping from his forehead.

He could probably tell that Shinku and I were enraged.

Sensing the atmosphere, he instructed Legenda to retreat, which you usually wouldn’t do when you are in an advantageous situation. I guess he was doing his best not to let his men get caught up in our attacks.

Upon receiving the order, Legenda immediately sent instructions to the commanders of each unit.

「Shinku, go around to the left and wait on standby. I will start the annihilation from the right. Ruzark, give the order with the voice-expansion magic tool. Shinku and I can’t hold back much longer.」

「O-Ok… But don’t massacre them all. We still need war prisoners… Allow me to give them an ultimatum.」

「I can’t make any promises… but I’ll try. Finish it in 10 minutes.」

After saying that, Shinku and I split left and right and waited for Ruzark’s order.

A few minutes later, Ruzark gave an ultimatum to the Ibrudia Empire army with a voice expansion magic tool.

『This is an announcement to the Ibrudia Empire Army. I am the second prince of the Arto Kingdom, Ruzark Arto.

All eight of your magic airships have already been shot down.

In addition, two of Arto Kingdom’s strongest forces have arrived on the battlefield.

I don’t think there’s any point in fighting any further, but if you don’t withdraw, we won’t go easy on you either.

From here on… I genuinely recommend pulling back. …If there is no response, the attack will recommence after 10 minutes. That’s all.』

A commotion can be heard from both armies.

Although Ibrudia’s army has reorganized its formation, it has not shown any movement to withdraw.

And the 10 minutes of waiting for a reply felt so bloody long.

Damn it! How many more minutes until the recommencement!!