Lord of the Sky City

Just like that, time passed day by day, and Monte and his companions went punctually to the research institute every day to receive Rocky’s training. On one hand, Rocky conducted combat training and guidance for them; on the other, he adapted to the newly modified New Armor. If the Armor was being modified, he would wear the Blood Pattern Mark II to engage in one-on-one combat with Monte and the others.

Although the Blood Pattern Mark II was at a considerable disadvantage in many respects compared to the Armors of Monte and his comrades, Rocky’s combat experience was enough to compensate for these disadvantages. Thus, even when wearing the Blood Pattern Mark II, Monte and the others could not defeat him in one-on-one battles.

However, while Monte and his companions still could not defeat Rocky, their progress was evident to all. After a long period of continuous and brutal training, the four of them had significantly improved their control over their Armors.

There was no need to mention Monte and Lin Feng; the two of them were experienced warriors and the strongest warriors in Thunderhawk City. Even though they were not very used to the Armors at the beginning, as time went on, they quickly mastered various key points. Their adaptation speed was so fast that it far exceeded Rocky’s expectations. Eventually, they could even manage a near even fight against Rocky clad in the Blood Pattern Mark II.

Dusa, after undergoing intense training from Rocky and being particularly ‘attended to’ by him during sparring sessions, gradually grasped the essentials of aerial combat and avoided direct confrontations.

Once she achieved this, her advantage as a natural Sharpshooter immediately became apparent. With the enhancement of the Armor, her long-range attacks were not only incredibly accurate but also immensely powerful. This allowed her to achieve a remarkable feat—defeating Rocky in one-on-one sparring!

Against Rocky wearing the Blood Pattern Mark II, Dusa fully utilized her speed advantage. Wearing specially modified Armor, Dusa’s speed was such that Rocky, clad in the Blood Pattern Mark II, could not keep up and was forced to take hits passively, to the point where he couldn’t raise his head from the barrage of Magic Energy Arrows and had to surrender.

This victory not only proved Dusa’s potential but also boosted her confidence, making the young girl return to her lively self and start bouncing around in front of everyone again.

All three of them improved remarkably throughout the uninterrupted training, which made Rocky quite relieved because if this trend continued, all three would be fully capable of participating in the battle against Wild Horse City.

The only one Rocky was worried about was Sandro.

In the constant training, Sandro’s performance was not bad. In fact, if effort were measured, he was the most hardworking of all, because Sandro knew that in terms of strength, he was not as good as Monte and Lin Feng, and in terms of talent, he could not compare with Dusa. Thus, he could only rely on constant effort to ensure he didn’t fall behind.

Frankly speaking, Sandro’s improvement was also significant, but his combat style became a stumbling block to his progress. As Rocky had initially stated, Sandro’s cautious character made him very good at defense and counterattack. This style was not wrong in itself, but in battles among Void Magic Warriors, it was very difficult to utilize effectively.

As battles among Void Magic Warriors were extremely dynamic, with offense and defense shifting in an instant, although defense and counterattack were possible, discerning a good opportunity and seizing those fleeting moments demanded high requirements from Void Magic Warriors, which was still somewhat difficult for Sandro.

Because of this, although he improved during training, he always lacked something. Frankly, he had not fully adapted to the combat mode of the Void Magic Armor and had not managed to integrate his style with the Armor’s combat mode, which worried Rocky.

Overall, the training progressed quite smoothly, and Orton and the others also essentially completed the improvements on the White Demon Armor, which meant that for the bout with Xia Nai, Rocky was basically ready, just waiting for the notification from the Arena.

Indeed, during this busy time, the Arena was not idle either; moreover, quite a few things happened there during this period.

At the forefront was Denise competing again!

Although the debut of the Holy Angel Armor was quite perfect and successfully drew attention from many quarters, for Denise and Sigma Corporation, this attention was still not enough to fill others with confidence in Sigma Corporation. Thus, they naturally continued to participate in competitions to further promote the Holy Angel Armor.

During this period, Denise had participated in three consecutive matches, with each opponent gradually getting stronger, and through these matches, Denise further showcased the prowess of the Holy Angel Armor to the world.

Meanwhile, the Arena was actively preparing for the match between Rocky and Xia Nai.

The Arena thought that while the focus of the entire world was indeed on them, if they only let people pay attention to Denise’s matches, wouldn’t they be at a great loss? Therefore, the Arena wanted to seize this opportunity to divert public attention to other events as well, in order to gain more benefits.

So, upon learning Rocky’s request, the Arena immediately realized this was a great opportunity. Both Rocky and Xia Nai were strong and had topics between them that could become highlights worth hyping up. In this context, the Arena immediately placed this match at an extremely important position and made a series of arrangements.

To attract more attention to this match, especially to draw those who focused only on Denise’s matches, the Arena put in a lot of effort. Publicly, they continuously arranged matches for Xia Nai, but the opponents were very weak. Consequently, Xia Nai achieved ten consecutive wins within a month, becoming the rookie with the most consecutive wins of the season.

In the Arena, consecutive wins were always the best gimmick, so as Xia Nai’s winning streak increased, it immediately drew public attention. At the same time, some insider information was also inadvertently leaked by the Arena.

One piece of news was that Rocky’s identity had been exposed, and now everyone knew that the player who had previously performed excellently in the Arena under number 1021 was a City Lord.

Another piece was that with Rocky’s identity exposure, the conflicts between him and Xia Nai also spread. These ranged from a fight the two had in the resting lounge to their tearing at each other at a dance party, and all of these details leaked inadvertently.

Clearly, these insider scoops were not leaked by accident; all of these so-called insider scoops were deliberately spread by the Arena.

Thus, with the foundation of Xia Nai’s consecutive wins and the continuous spread of insider rumors, public emotion and curiosity were stirred up, leading them to discuss the affairs between Rocky and Xia Nai besides focusing on Denise and the Holy Angel Armor.

It was in these circumstances that the Arena announced the schedule for their match!

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On March 15, Rocky and Xia Nai would have a one-on-one rank match!

Due to the extensive pre-match hype, the announcement immediately garnered much attention. Rocky and Xia Nai’s abilities were already highly regarded by many, and with the rumors about their personal grudges, this match became the most attention-grabbing event next to Denise’s.

Regarding the schedule arrangement, both Rocky and Xia Nai naturally knew about it earlier than everyone else. Not only did the audience look forward to this match, but both of them were also very eager for this confrontation. Rocky hoped to use this match to capture the attention of the Sky Alliance and pave his way into the Alliance. As for Xia Nai, he was even more eager for this match, determined to reclaim all the insults Rocky had given him on the stage!