Lord of the Sky City

Early the next morning, Rocky had just woken up when Liliya, clad in her Void Magic Armor, hurried over to him.

“The enemy is here!”

“How many?”

Upon hearing this, Rocky immediately asked. He had anticipated that Wild Horse City would certainly attack today, but he hadn’t expected them to come so early.

“Two main fleets, at least thirty large warships,”

Liliya said, her face looking troubled as she regarded Rocky.

At this figure, Rocky couldn’t help but take a sharp breath. They had sent so many fleets?

Before waging war on Wild Horse City, Rocky had naturally conducted investigations through the Shadow Alliance. Although his estimates weren’t particularly detailed, he at least knew that Karlo commanded four major fleets. The First Fleet of Wild Horse City had the strongest configuration, boasting over twenty large warships, while the other three fleets were similar in strength to his own fleet.

So, knowing that Karlo had dispatched more than thirty warships to attack, Rocky realized that the enemy must have been driven mad by yesterday’s battle. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have emptied the nest and sent out two fleets at once.

After that, he immediately suited up in his White Demon Armor and, along with Liliya, he hurriedly flew towards the Skyport, asking in mid-air, “Has the Defensive Net been deployed?”

“It’s been up for a while. Felly has already led the fleet into the sky, and Monte and Lin Feng have gone with them too,”

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“Good.”

After hearing Liliya’s report, Rocky felt slightly relieved. He had long suspected that Karlo wouldn’t let matters rest. Karlo would either launch a night raid or mount a fierce attack the next day, so Rocky had prepared in advance.

Thunderhawk City wasn’t very large; it didn’t take long for Rocky, flying in his armor to the Skyport, to arrive. However, before he could even land, he heard the sound of cannons firing!

Clearly, the fleet from Wild Horse City had already begun its attack!

In such circumstances, he immediately accelerated. Moments later, he arrived above the Skyport and flew directly onto the deck of the already-ascended War Steed without touching the ground.

After landing on the deck of the War Steed with Liliya, Rocky looked into the distance. Through the faintly shimmering Defensive Net, he quickly saw a dark mass of enemy ships firing furiously!

Just as Liliya had reported, Wild Horse City had dispatched over thirty warships for the attack, all large warships, including even three battleships!

As a mid-sized Sky City, Wild Horse City’s fleet naturally had battleships, but not many. Two were part of the First Fleet, one in the Second Fleet, and the other two fleets were not equipped with any.

Just as Rocky had previously thought, Karlo had been infuriated by the previous day’s battle; he could neither fathom nor accept the outcome where Rocky had defeated him in a head-to-head combat. Such a result was both unexpected and unacceptable to him.

Therefore, after yesterday’s battle ended, Madison, who was in charge of the command, was demoted. The Third Fleet had already been crippled, and as the commander, he couldn’t escape the blame. Following some preparation, Karlo personally led the First and Second Fleets of Wild Horse City to launch an attack on Thunderhawk City!

Wild Horse City’s First Fleet, totaling twenty warships.

Wild Horse City’s Second Fleet, totaling eleven warships.

Plus the two patrol cruisers of the Third Fleet.

Altogether, there were thirty-three large warships outside the Defensive Net of Thunderhawk City at this moment!

An army consisting of over thirty warships could already be described as quite a substantial force. Without overstating, it was at least more than enough to flatten a small-sized Sky City, such as Thunderhawk City!

Indeed, Karlo who pressed on to Thunderhawk City did not give Rocky a chance to come out and engage in battle. Directly beneath the city, he ordered an attack on the Defensive Net, and the thirty-odd large warships fired simultaneously. The chief and auxiliary guns took turns shooting. This spectacle was enough to be described as magnificent – not only was it impressive, but the firepower created was so intense that it made the Defensive Net of Thunderhawk City surge and wave, as if it would shatter at any moment.

When Rocky arrived, this was exactly the scene he witnessed.

“Return fire immediately.”

Descending to the deck, Rocky looked through the Defensive Net at the size of the opposing fleet and especially after seeing the reaction of the Defensive Net, he immediately issued an order for his fleet to strike back!

The Defensive Net of Sky City was strong, undoubtedly, but facing the continuous bombardment of over thirty large warships, even the strongest Defense Net would one day be breached, so Rocky simply could not let the bombardment continue without retaliation; he had to fight back.

And this was precisely the defensive side’s advantage in a siege, because the Defensive Net provided one-way protection. It could block enemy fire from outside, but not impede attacks from within. This meant that during a siege, those on defense could counter-attack from within the Defensive Net, gaining a significant defensive advantage.

With Rocky’s command, the War Steed, already on standby, was the first to power up the Sky-piercing Cannon, and then fired a shot. Amidst the thunderous blast, a massive column of light passed through the Defensive Net and sped directly toward the enemy battleship!

Unfortunately, this shot did not hit its target. Instead, it brushed past the hull of the battleship, but even so, it easily shattered the Defensive Net of the vessel!

This sudden heavy cannon shot instantly caused everyone from Wild Horse City to break into a cold sweat, especially Karlo because the battleship targeted by the War Steed was the one he was aboard!

As the Sky-piercing Cannon flew past in front of him, Karlo felt as if all other sounds had vanished, and all he could hear was his own heartbeat. By the time he snapped back to reality, he found that his clothes had been soaked with cold sweat in that brief moment.

Meanwhile, as Karlo was taken aback by the War Steed’s cannon shot, more intense cannon fire reached his ears because, following the main gun of the War Steed, the rest of Thunderhawk City’s warships also fired their cannons, launching their counter-attack without restraint from within the Defensive Net.

Both sides’ warships fired at the same time, turning the skies around Thunderhawk City into a barrage of artillery fire. Under these circumstances, Karlo had no choice but to order his fleet to begin falling back. With the Defensive Net blocking their shots, no matter how much his fleet fired, they hit the Defensive Net, while Rocky’s side could directly hit them. Even though Karlo had numerous ships at his disposal, it was not a viable option to simply take hits passively, so he had to temporarily halt the offensive and have his fleet emergency retreat.

The Wild Horse City fleet retreated until they were outside the range of Thunderhawk City Fleet’s ordinary magic cannons, then they resumed their attack.

Thereafter, both sides began to exchange cannon fire over the Defensive Net. The main guns of the two fleets fired relentlessly, and incredibly powerful Mana Cannonballs crisscrossed in midair. A battle of offense and defense revolving around Thunderhawk City thus began!

PS: Taking a day off, there will only be one update today.