The purer the bloodline, the more easily it becomes locked under the power of the "Monarch of Annihilation."
In order to survive safely in this new world, the Dragon Race had no choice but to proactively lower their bloodline purity, using generations of propagation to blur identity markers.
"Those who dilute their bloodline do so not to integrate into human society... but to... survive..."
The captain finally understood the hardships and motivations behind the choices of the ancestors labeled as "traitors" in clan history books.
They didn't betray the race's honor; instead, they were protecting the future of their descendants in the most painful way.
This cognitive upheaval proved deadlier than any physical attack.
The captain felt his entire worldview collapsing, transforming once firmly believed convictions into laughable illusions.
At that moment, Baroque rushed in just in time to hear these desperate confessions:
"What are you talking about?!"
