Dragon’s Bloodline

The attack was sudden.

Somewhere out in the Pacific Ocean, a single nuclear missile was launched.

It was aimed to pass through the atmosphere and land somewhere on the Dragon Bone Continent, but disappeared midair without detonating.

Then, aimed at the area that the missile was launched from, a laser-like flame shot out.

A steam explosion occurred as the surface of the sea bulged out and caused a giant wave.

The nuclear submarine that launched the missile was pierced by the flame and sank down.

Well, yeah, that happened.

Ohma informed Ria as though bored. The one who eliminated the missile was Terrew, with Ohma performing the counterattack.

That so?

Both Ria and Guinevere only reacted to that little of an extent. They were currently planning out the migration to the other, non-Dragon Bone Continent continents.

The Demonlands had already transported the goods with large airships, but since Serge had been temporarily teleporting the humans to Manesh, they still had to move them over.

Maybe I shouldve sent them straight to the other continents in the first place.

Serge, whod plopped down on a cushion due to mana exhaustion, had just finished moving tens of thousands of Japanese citizens over without giving them a proper dialogue in the least. In other words, a kidnapping.

There was an archipelago just next to the Dragon Fang Continent, so hed decided to gather the Japanese over there.

Still though, theres so many of them.

Chris, whod be helping him, threw in the towel as well. Japan alone had a population of more than a hundred million. Teleporting that number over was impossible.

The floating continent had already moved over to the Earth and was receiving people who wished to immigrate.

However, even that was a mere drop in the bucket.

Three days had passed since then, and Ars was returning to Earth a second time. However, it wasnt as though he did this because things were progressing promisingly.

Spearheaded by the United States, all of the Earths war potential was aimed at the floating continent. Although they still werent using nuclear weapons, it was being attacked to the point that towns would turn into vacant swaths of land.

Even so, as it was protected by a magic barrier, it received no damage at all.

And despite that happening, Ars still went to the Earth.

The conference ended without anything to show for it.

It didnt take long for Earth to begin resorting to nuclear weapons.

The nuclear warheads used were an order of magnitude stronger than those used on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Yet even so, it was repelled by the magic barrier.

Deciding that it would take time and effort away from accomodating immigration, Shifaka attacked the nuclear powers.

It was a magic attack. Three large areas in the United States, Russia, and China were disintegrated by his attack.

The whole of Earth was thrown into confusion. Nevertheless, there were still countries waging race-based wars. Rather, now that the superpowers were crippled, it could be said that their warring was intensifying.

Prudent countries crossed through the worlds barrier with their own countries aircrafts. Terrew had overlooked them.

Even if it was just a few hundred people, it would increase the amount of immigrants.

Ars said that basically all continents other than Dragon Bone Continent would accept immigrants. However, this country foolishly planned on occupying land that had been developed to some extent.

It was an unfortunate event for both sides.

Beastkin villages were attacked by military forces.

Beastkin were known for their physical abilities, but even they still had bodies of flesh. None of them were a match against Earths modern equipped forces.

The invaders hoisted a red flag in the middle of the village.

It appears that an army from Earth attacked a beastkin village.

A village of beastkin?

Rias emotions immediately began to boil. Unrolling a map on the desk, she asked where the village was. The map wasnt entirely precise, but it was enough.

Thats near Maals village.

She thought about how to get there. Serges teleportation was being used for immigration. If she went any slower than that

Ohma, could you teleport me there?

Huh? Sure.

Possibly pleased by something or another, Fire Dragon Ohma had been hanging around in Maneshs court. She herself said that its because her own bed was a bit hot, though.

Casually waving her hand, Ohma and Ria instantly moved into the skies far away from the court.

Ria went to invoke her Dragon Eyes, but Ohma had already pointed them out.

Right over there.

Not even doubting her, Ria took off flying there. Eventually, she began to see a trail of smoke she couldnt believe would be used for cooking.

Upon seeing it, there was no longer room to doubt.

It was Maals village.

What Ria saw was beastkin lying on the ground with Earthlings casually killing them.

Aah.

No, no more.

Ria descended upon them from the sky, Nagasone Kotetsu in hand.

She sensed herself ending their lives one after another.

Not even the barrage of rifle rounds could break Rias barrier.

Finishing off the final enemy, Ria headed to Maals house.

Her heart felt like it would burst from her chest. She couldnt shake off the bad feeling she had.

No one was in the house.

It was Maal, so maybe she had found a way to escape with her family.

That has to be it.

Did you know who lived here?

There wasnt anyone in the village anymore.

Not living, at least.

There were innumerable corpses in the villages center.

The corpses of both cat beastkin and those that Ria had shredded.

However, there were the corpses of enemies she didnt recall killing there as well.

That had to be Maals work.

They were taken from behind, their necks sliced open. Maal would have no trouble at that.

But there was no living person there.

Maal, its me! Ria! Where are you!?

She has to be somewhere.

She has to!

ThisMaalperson, what do they look like?

Having walked over nonchalantly, Ohma asked a question.

A cat beastkin, her whole body is covered in black fur.

And her levels reasonably high? So then

Ohma pointed her finger out.

Shed pointed to an enemys corpse, but there was something weird about it.

Ria immediately realized whythere was someone under it.

Maal!

Beneath that enemys body, there was a black cat beastkin.

Her entire body was soaked in blood, she wasnt breathing.

A-ah

She didnt make it.

Shes dead.

Ohma spoke in a plain tone, as though to say nothing could be done about it.

Ohma, revi- ve

Impossible. Its not just the Millennium, theres even a Great Collapse going on right now, the Soul Cycle is too violent. Not even Valis could.

Carla

And so, Ria roared.

The red flag that had been planted nearby vaporized.

She couldnt control her anger. The mana within her body circulated like a tempest, running wild.

RAAAAAAAAH!

It was a shout that didnt belong to a human. Rias body exploded outward.

Turning into a black-scaled being, Ria had transformed into a dragon.

Ria flew.

Far into the sky, she broke through the boundary with Earth.

Ria flew.

Her multiple-kilometer long body flew into Earths atmosphere.

Then, arriving at her destination, Ria let out a breath with all her might.

Everything was destroyed by her Darkness Breath. Rias all-out assault destroyed the land. Destroying the crust, it continued on. With all its might, nothing remained.

Like a tsunami, the land swallowed its surroundings.

Creating a huge mushroom cloud, the shock wave traveled through the ground.

Hundreds of millions of people and other animals were wiped outno, erased by Rias breath.

It even caused something similar to tectonic drift, indirectly depriving even more lives.

Rias anger continued to drive her on as she destroyed the land, continuing until she had no choice in the matter.

Ria, drained of strength, returned to her human form and fell due to the pull of gravity. However, during her fall, someone caught her.

Really, what an unreasonable person.

Not wearing his golden mask, Ars shouldered Ria.

The mana heres so agitated that its not even possible to teleport?

Ars returned to the Dragon Bone Continent through flight magic and tried to head to Manesh. However, he stopped and turned toward the existence that called out for him.

Yo.

Ohma.

Fire Dragon Ohma was carrying Maals remains and the four other cat beastkin.

The heck happened with her?

Looks like her friend got caught out by some of Earths soldiers and was killed.

Dragons didnt lament death. It was just a matter of returning to the Soul Cycle.

Japans gone

Upwards of a billion people died due to Rias attack. Even if it wasnt her intention.

Even for Ars, this was an unplanned and unpleasant predicament. However, he would immediately put this to use.

Ohma, can I leave her to you?

I dont mind, but whatre you going to do?

Ill use this for the Earth.

Entrusting the unconscious Ria to Ohma, Ars headed towards the Earth.

His destination was the White House.

Even now, it could still just barely be called the heart of the Earth.

Yo, President. How are you doing?

The President was in his office despite it being so late at night.

And, despite it being so late at night, there was a person in a gold mask standing right in front of him.

What was that!?

The aftermath of Rias attack knocked out the majority of the planets communication systems. Still, the President was able to confirmed that an unreasonable attack had been launched on them.

Sitting down on the sofa, Ars explained it concisely.

What happened just now wasnt due to me nor the God Dragons. It was done by Archduke Ryuke Riana.

It wasnt due to a country, nor due to an organization. It was simply the anger of an individual.

An individual that destroyed a portion of the Eurasian continent.

A foolish country, not wanting to develop lands themselves, invaded and slaughtered the inhabitants of a beastkin village. Normally, she would have ended it at killing all of the soldiers.

Ars shrugged. His manner felt almost ironic.

Unfortunately, the archdukes friend lived in that village. Having lost a friend, the archduke destroyed the country that was responsible for her friends death. The surrounding countries, too.

An individuals anger destroyed a country?

President, I said it before, but you shouldnt be hostile against us. Instead, you should help move more people to immigrate.

Ars continued with a tone that seemed to say that he sympathized.

Theres no going against it. It cant be avoided. Its not your responsibility.

Oh God

Hearing the Presidents unconscious murmurs, Ars responded with sarcasm.

If you think about what the Earths gods have done for humanity, I dont think you should rely on them.

Leaving that statement, Ars vanished from the White House.