Lord of the Sky City

Rocky had just dealt with the Void Magic Squad from Wild Horse City and was preparing to leverage his advantage in Void Magic Warriors to end the battle when Felly suddenly reported that the enemy had begun to retreat!

Up until this point, Rocky and the others had been engaged in combat and were unaware of the overall progress of the battle; in fact, as they fought the enemy, neither of the fleets had been idle, exchanging continuous artillery fire.

However, since both fleets were composed of large warships, the continuous barrage had resulted in relatively few casualties.

Rocky’s fleet had suffered more severe casualties because it was surrounded, losing an escort ship and two destroyers which had their defensive nets shattered and subsequently sustained heavy damage.

As for the fleet from Wild Horse City, although none of its warships were directly sunk, three of them had their defensive nets broken and were severely damaged in the bombardment, leading them to retreat from the battlefield early.

In principle, the losses on both sides could be considered even, with Wild Horse City even having a slight advantage as they originally had more warships. Even though four of their heavily damaged warships had left the battlefield early, the fact that Rocky’s side also had one warship sunk and two others rendered combat-ineffective meant the advantage was even clearer on their side.

Yet, under these circumstances, Madison ordered a retreat.

The reason for the retreat was simple: Wild Horse City had already lost the battle!

Madison’s original plan was to rely on the Void Magic Squad’s trump card to secure victory. If the Void Magic Squad could destroy the enemy’s escort fleet, Wild Horse City would win.

But to his utter surprise, the Void Magic Squad he had dispatched not only failed to clinch victory but was completely obliterated after Rocky executed Schneider in midair; thus, what reason did Madison have to continue the fight?

Now, Wild Horse City’s fleet seemed to hold a slight advantage, but once Rocky’s Void Magic Squad joined the fight, the situation on the battlefield would be instantly reversed. Moreover, as time passed, the interference smoke cloaking the battleships was about to dissipate, meaning the previously ineffective battleships were soon to join the combat. Adding these two factors together, Wild Horse City’s defeat was inevitable, leaving Madison with no hesitation in issuing the retreat command!

Upon the issuance of the retreat order, the first to withdraw were the two patrol cruisers, which were the fleet’s main force. The loss of even one, let alone damage to the entire fleet, would be devastating not just for the fleet but also for Wild Horse City, as the cost of over a million for a single patrol cruiser was a burden for Wild Horse City.

And after the patrol cruisers withdrew first from the battlefield, the remaining destroyers and escort ships also began retreating towards Wild Horse City while continuing to fire.

“Chase them! Chase them immediately!”

However, Rocky was not willing to let the enemy withdraw so easily. He knew that this battle was not only the first confrontation with Wild Horse City but also possibly the only chance to win against them. After all, the overall strength difference between the two cities was too great—if a full-scale war broke out, he was bound to lose.

So Rocky would not let this opportunity slip. He had to inflict severe damage on Wild Horse City in this battle and thus immediately issued the order to chase to Felly. He then sped up, charging directly towards the nearest enemy warship.

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Felly reacted swiftly to the chase order, commanding the War Steed and the Hunter, which he was aboard, to accelerate. The goal was not to catch up to the enemy’s patrol cruisers but to position the two warships, already at the forefront, to block the escape routes of the remaining enemy warships!

Previously, it was mentioned that Madison had encircled Rocky’s fleet with a pocket formation. While this formation held an advantage in offense, it made retreat difficult—although the two patrol cruisers nearer to Wild Horse City could leave easily, it was not the same for the other warships.

Felly seized on this difficulty of the enemy’s retreat, sending both the War Steed and the Hunter to strike first, blocking the path between the battlefield and Wild Horse City. Thus, aside from the two patrol cruisers that had escaped early, any other warships attempting to retreat towards Wild Horse City had to face the War Steed and the Hunter!

The actual situation was almost exactly as Felly had anticipated. No sooner had the War Steed and the Hunter taken position than the retreating enemy warships came directly towards them.

“Fire! Fire fiercely! No one is allowed to hold back!!”

On the deck of the War Steed, Wil kept urging the gunners, who, spurred by his encouragement, fired relentlessly, turning the surroundings of the warship into a blaze of artillery fire. In particular, the ship’s twenty rapid-fire cannons—the rapid-fire cannons that could shoot twice a minute—stood out prominently at this time when firepower needed to be unleashed, spewing projectiles in a continuous stream that turned the War Steed into a veritable aerial artillery platform.

The Hunter, though slightly inferior in firepower, leveraged its speed advantage, which allowed for more convenient pursuit of the enemy. Its greater maneuverability made it easier to intercept any fleeing enemy ships.

Therefore, in just a short while, two retreating enemy destroyers were successively sunk. Meanwhile, Rocky’s other warships had also engaged the enemy, and more importantly, Rocky, Liliya, and other Void Magic Warriors had joined the fight.

As a result, the battle did not last long. With the War Steed and the Hunter blocking the escape route, and aided by Rocky and Liliya’s Void Magic Warriors, Wild Horse City’s remaining fleet was quickly annihilated, sinking some and capturing others who surrendered. The great battle, which had drawn the eyes of dozens of Sky Cities, gradually came to a close.