Lord of the Sky City

Having realized that his side was entirely at a disadvantage in the exchange of main gun fire, Rocky immediately changed strategies and led the entire fleet in a charge!

Under his command, the battleships and cruisers, which should have been protected, became the vanguard of the fleet, while the destroyers and escort ships, with slightly weaker defensive power, hid behind the two larger ships, and then the entire fleet began a full-speed assault.

“Maximize the Defensive Net!”

Standing at the bow of the War Steed, Rocky watched the distant enemy forces as he issued commands. At his order, the power of the War Steed’s Defensive Net was immediately boosted to its maximum, causing a visible layer of light to shine around the warship.

At the same moment, a main gun shell from the enemy struck the Defensive Net! Stay connected via My Virtual Library Empire

With a thunderous boom, the Defensive Net, struck directly by the enemy’s main gun, burst into brilliant light, and the War Steed’s hull also experienced a certain degree of shaking; however, when the light and shaking dissipated in turn, the War Steed had not sustained any damage and continued to close in on the enemy at high speed.

“Roar!!”

“Yoho!!!”

Discovering that the warship was completely undamaged, the crew on deck could not help but burst into cheers. Standing at the bow, Rocky also slightly curled up the corners of his mouth. This was the battleship, not only called an air fortress because of its formidable firepower but also because its defensive power was a strong suit of battleships!

“Gunners ready, attack as soon as the enemy comes into range!”

“Yes!”

Since the main gun attack was completely ineffective, Rocky was relieved and immediately issued a new order; following this, Uncle Wil hurriedly ran to the gun deck, shouting at the gunners:

“Lads! It’s your time to show what you’re made of! Let the enemy see your might!”

“Understood!”

“Don’t worry, Uncle, we’ll sink them all!”

“Finally, we can fire!”

Having played virtually no role in the earlier long-range artillery fire, the gunners on the War Steed were already frustrated, so when they heard the command to prepare to fire, they roared with excitement.

Meanwhile, on the deck of the Hunter, the patrol cruiser, Felly, who was in charge, also kept issuing commands.

“Keep close to War Steed, not too fast!”

Since the speed of the patrol cruiser was faster than that of the battleship, Felly had to slow down the warship a bit to ensure that the War Steed led the vanguard, the Hunter followed, and the rest of the warships trailed behind.

“When we get close to the enemy, ignore the escort ships, stick with the City Lord, and go straight for the enemy’s patrol cruisers; no one is allowed to screw this up!”

“Yes!”

“Yes!”

As the Fleet Commander of Thunderhawk City, Felly also possessed considerable prestige, and after several aerial battles, he had gained considerable experience. His on-the-spot commanding was quite impressive.

Thus, under the leadership of battleships and patrol cruisers, Rocky’s Fleet quickly approached the Third Fleet led by Madison.

During this process, Wild Horse City’s fleet did not cease their attack. Twelve warships heated their main cannons to glowing red, venting their gunfire as much as possible.

However, as previously mentioned, although the firepower of the warship main cannons was immense, their firing rate was too low. Dominator Type 2 battleships needed more than fifteen minutes to recharge their main cannon before firing again. The recharge time for the main cannons of patrol cruisers, destroyers, and escort ships may not have been that long, but it still took several minutes, even five or six, to fire again, making it essentially impossible to form an effective net of firepower.

Therefore, facing the constantly approaching enemy fleet, Wild Horse City’s fleet, despite firing as much as possible and hitting their targets, hardly managed to act as a deterrent because the battleships’ defensive power was too strong. It’s no exaggeration to say that unless all of Wild Horse City’s warships could hit the War Steed with their main cannons simultaneously, causing the War Steed’s Defensive Net to overload and break in an instant, sporadic cannon fire would have no effect.

In this manner, the unstoppable War Steed, like a ship cutting through waves, led the fleet closer to the enemy. In the blink of an eye, they were within firing range, and once within range, the War Steed was bound to strike fiercely!

Similarly, facing the enemy that approached like a ship cutting through waves, Madison did not hurry or panic but quickly issued several orders.

Under his command, Wild Horse City’s fleet quickly began to close ranks, forming a ‘concave’ formation, clearly planning to use the extra two warships’ advantage to surround Rocky once he got closer.

And minutes later, both sides had entered each other’s firing range!

“Fire! Aim at the opponent’s flagship and hit them hard!”

As soon as they entered the shooting range, Rocky issued the command to fire. The eager gunners quickly aimed all cannons at one of the enemy’s patrol cruisers and fired simultaneously!

Not just the War Steed initiated the attack, once in range, Felly’s controlled Hunter also began its barrage!

A battleship and a patrol cruiser, just these two warships alone with their firepower, equated to half a fleet. Therefore, when these two warships fired together, the sky suddenly erupted in gunfire, countless shells raining down like drops of rain toward the enemy warships!

However, just then, as the War Steed and Hunter targeted the enemy’s two main warships and unleashed their firepower, Madison’s ‘concave’ formation began to close.

The escort ships on the wings of the formation quickly moved towards each other and merged successfully in no time. The originally ‘concave’ formation thus transformed into a ‘box’ formation, enclosing Rocky’s fleet within a pocket formation!

As the encirclement was successfully executed, Wild Horse City’s fleet also opened fire in unison, launching a fierce barrage from all around toward Rocky’s fleet. Similarly, Rocky’s destroyers and escort ships counterattacked immediately, plunging the battle into its most brutal phase.

By enclosing the enemy in a pocket formation, Madison’s intentions were clearly to annihilate Rocky completely, but this move puzzled many because it simply wasn’t feasible!

It’s pertinent to note that although Madison’s fleet had more ships, it was only by two destroyers. This advantage was definitely not enough to annihilate the enemy. More importantly, his main warships were not as strong as Rocky’s. The two patrol cruisers in a head-on confrontation surely could not defeat the combination of a battleship and a patrol cruiser. Therefore, even if Madison encircled Rocky in a pocket formation, once his own two patrol cruisers were sunk, the pocket formation would break, and with the silence of the main warships, the outcome of the battle would no longer be in doubt!

Madison, a veteran of many battles, surely hadn’t overlooked this point. How could he make such a mistake?!

Experienced and savvy as he was, Madison certainly did not make this mistake. In fact, he had other plans!

As soon as the pocket formation was formed, Madison waved his hand and issued an order:

“Deploy the Void Magic Squad. Don’t worry about the enemy’s battleships and patrol cruisers, just obliterate their escort fleet!”