Lord of the Sky City

“Too stiff!”

With Rocky’s shout, Monte felt his abdomen tighten, a punch sent him tumbling to the ground, and as he lay there, unable to get up, all members of the newly formed Void Magic Squad were sprawled on the ground as well.

“How long do you plan to lie there!”

Glancing at the others he had sequentially knocked down, Rocky chided them, and under his scolding, Monte, Lin Feng, Dusa, and Sandro had no choice but to stagger to their feet and stand before Rocky once more.

Ten minutes ago, Rocky had asked the four of them to attack together, to fight him simultaneously, but just after ten minutes, all four were knocked to the ground, utterly defeated.

This was, of course, to be expected; Rocky had been a qualified Void Magic Warrior all along, and his strength had significantly increased after competing in the Arena, not to mention the enhancement provided by the White Demon Armor, which made his combat power extremely formidable.

In contrast, Monte and the others were fighting in Void Magic Armor for the first time, not accustomed to many aspects, thus they were swiftly brought down by Rocky.

Logically, Rocky shouldn’t have engaged Monte and the others in combat right from the start, due to the substantial disparity between them; their falling down was an inevitable outcome. However, he had to do this.

Rocky did want them to gradually adapt to the Armor, starting with operating it, then learning to fly, and after mastering these fundamental elements, to slowly adapt to the Armor’s combat mode. Unfortunately, he didn’t have the time!

After his match with Xia Nai, he was set to leave Eternal City and then face a battle against Wild Horse City. At that time, Monte and the others would be the main force in battle, their strategic position even more critical than the Fleet’s.

Under such circumstances, they had to adapt to their Armor quickly, no, not just adapt, but learn to wield it effectively. To achieve this as soon as possible, Rocky could only be harsh on them, employing the strictest and even the most uncompassionate and unreasonable methods of training.

“Monte, Lin Feng, you need to quickly adapt to the pace of aerial combat. Remember, the strength of Void Magic Armor always lies in the sky. You must learn to harness your advantage and develop your own style of fighting in the air,”

“And Sandro…”

After addressing Monte and Lin Feng, Rocky glanced at Sandro, “Your style is defensive counter-attacking, which isn’t wrong, but you must realize that combat between Void Magic Warriors changes in the blink of an eye, and the enemy won’t cooperate with you to slowly find opportunities. Give it some serious thought.”

“Dusa! Come here!”

After addressing the other three, Rocky looked at Dusa, who was avoiding him from a distance, and sternly called her over.

“What were you doing just now, did you even shoot an arrow? Why did you rush up to engage me in hand-to-hand combat right off the bat!”

Looking at Dusa, Rocky was extremely serious, even a bit angry as he rebuked her for a long time, causing Dusa to almost lower her head to her chest, not daring to talk back.

Rocky’s anger towards Dusa was very rare since after Monte joined Thunderhawk City, Dusa had become very close to Rocky and the others. Plus, they were of similar age, so Rocky always treated her like a sister. But this time, he was truly angry.

This was because, in the practice fight just now, Dusa was the first to be knocked down. She rushed up to Rocky’s face straight away, which even surprised Rocky.

You must understand that Dusa was an archer, meant to strike from a distance, and to enable her to do so, Hammerfire had put the most effort into her Armor,w nearly revamping the entire set. Yet Dusa, in her excitement, forgot to make use of this advantage, how could this be acceptable?

If this had been on the battlefield, Dusa would have been dead long ago, which is why Rocky was the hardest on her.

“I’m giving you an hour to adapt. If you have any questions, ask Liliya. We’ll train again in an hour, and this time I won’t be holding back,”

Having said this, Rocky turned and walked away towards Orton and the others who had been watching the skirmish.

“Kid, how do you feel?”

As Rocky approached, Orton asked.

“Not bad, the speed has indeed increased noticeably.”

While speaking, Rocky removed his helmet and then said to Orton and the others, “But I feel like the propulsion system is a bit clunky when turning, and the Magic Energy Conduction doesn’t seem to be that smooth.”

As he finished speaking, Pelaya thought for a moment, then commented:

“This could be due to the installation of new Runes, causing an overload of Magic Energy and overburdening the conduction system.”

While Rocky was training Monte and the others, he was also testing the White Demon Armor because Orton and his team had made new modifications to the Armor in preparation for the upcoming match with Xia Nai. They loaded new Runes onto the White Demon to maximally increase the Mana limit, thus comprehensively enhancing the Armor’s reinforcement for Rocky.

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However, these improvements required ongoing detection and tweaking to achieve optimal performance, so when Rocky’s training session was over, he immediately shared his personal experience with Orton and the others.

And regarding everything he said, Orton and his team took notes, preparing to make further adjustments when the time came.

The hour passed swiftly, and when the time was up, Rocky did as he said, returning to Monte and the others and began another round of live combat with them.