The dragons don't fit in the tunnels, we'd have to lure the monsters out somehow. And who's to say that the monsters aren't the last of their kind and should be saved as well?

[ He grabs one of the towels in the kitchen and starts wiping soot from his face, leaning heavily on the counter. ]

I'm not comfortable 'just killing' anything but I just spent most of the day searching rubble for survivors. The guard's chased them away from the housing, at least. Maybe they'll stay away.