Lord of the Sky City

As Wild Horse City gradually demonstrated the strength and foundation of a midsize Sky City, everyone knew… Thunderhawk City was doomed.

After all, a small Sky City is just that—small. No matter how powerful it was among its peers, the gap between it and a midsize Sky City was enormous. This disparity wasn’t something that could be bridged overnight, nor could it be leveled by monopolizing certain technology alone. It was precisely this gap that plunged Thunderhawk City into a crisis of potential obliteration!

Just then, at the moment when Thunderhawk City was barely holding on, an even larger third-party fleet suddenly appeared!

As this fleet arrived, Karlo was attacking Thunderhawk City with his forces as usual, and Rocky was also stationed on the War Steed, leading his fleet in a tenacious resistance.

A whole week had passed since the first skirmish between the two sides. During this week of continuous assaults, Wild Horse City had lost seven warships one after another. However, Thunderhawk City’s mana had been nearly depleted. If the battle were to continue like this, Rocky was doomed to fail!

Yet, on this day, an immensely large fleet suddenly appeared, and its arrival captured everyone’s attention.

The size of this fleet surpassed the combined forces of both Thunderhawk City and Wild Horse City! Over fifty large warships, all of which were the latest Fifth Generation, when such a large fleet grandly appeared on the battlefield, it shocked everyone present!

You must know that at this time, two Sky Cities were engaged in battle. Even though the battle site was on the outskirts of Eternal City, and even though there were many other Sky Cities, big and small, around, no one dared to send out even one skyship. This was because everybody understood that whoever dared to dispatch a warship at such a time was effectively declaring their participation in the conflict. So, all the surrounding Sky Cities were watching the battle from a safe distance, not daring to provoke either side.

It was because of this that when such a massive fleet suddenly emerged, everyone was perplexed, not understanding what was going on.

A third party, perhaps?

Was someone planning to take advantage of the fight, hoping to benefit as an opportunistic bystander? No one knew what this suddenly appearing fleet intended to do.

But unlike these people, when Rocky and Karlo saw this fleet, they had completely different reactions.

When Karlo saw this incredibly large fleet appear, his heart sank, because he knew that his last chance had slipped away.

In contrast, when Rocky saw this fleet, his heart finally settled down.

Not long afterward, as the large, suddenly appearing fleet slowly approached Thunderhawk City, everyone finally understood where this fleet hailed from. As the fleet drew nearer, people could clearly see a large and distinct insignia on each warship, a triangle formed by three Sky Cities as its points.

This insignia was that of the Sky Alliance!

The fleet bearing this insignia was none other than the Alliance Army of the Sky Alliance!

Just when Thunderhawk City was faltering in the face of the assault, the Sky Alliance sent out its Alliance Army to intervene in the battle!

Such a turn of events surprised everyone, yet upon reflection, it seemed to make perfect sense.

Everyone knew that even before this battle, Rocky had been a highly coveted figure by all the major alliances, who were vying for him to join their ranks. Therefore, the appearance of the Alliance Army at this juncture seemed baffling at first, but upon further thought, it felt logical and justified.

Because of the appearance of the Alliance Army, it naturally represented another matter—that Rocky had already joined the Sky Alliance!

Is that so?

It’s exactly like that!

The outsiders were never quite clear about Rocky’s purpose in launching this war. The reason he fought with Wild Horse City was partly due to the deep-seated enmity between them, but a more important reason was that Rocky needed to prove to the Sky Alliance that he had strength—specifically, the strength to hold onto a city with mineral resources.

Therefore, whether he won or lost, triumphed or failed, in the war with Wild Horse City was not important. What was crucial was whether his performance in the battle was up to standard.

And now, it appeared that Farey, who had always been watching this war, had indeed approved of his performance and thus dispatched the Alliance Army.

The reality was indeed so. As soon as Rocky won the first battle, Farey was already very pleased. With the scarce resources owned by a small Sky City, yet managing to win a head-to-head confrontation with a medium-sized Sky City, the performance could be described as exceptional. In addition, with the impressive performance of technologies such as the Armor, including the White Demon, in the battles, the potential of new technologies was once again proven. All these factors combined naturally made Farey hesitate no longer, immediately agreeing to all of Rocky’s demands and allowing him to join the Sky Alliance!

So, a few days earlier, Farey had already sent someone to call in a large Sky City, planning to end this war forcefully in the name of the Sky Alliance. However, the Shadow Alliance got wind of this news and sold it to Karlo.

This was why Karlo had suddenly accelerated his offensive in the latter stages, initiating fierce attacks day and night. He, too, had his own calculations.

Although he did not know why Rocky had initiated the conflict, since the war had already broken out, he might as well go all in. He planned to capture Thunderhawk City before the Alliance Army arrived. That way, even if he couldn’t completely destroy Thunderhawk City, Karlo could still gain some advantages, and might even lay his hands on Rocky’s new technologies, right?

But he didn’t manage to do that. Rocky ultimately withstood the fierce attacks and successfully awaited the Alliance Army.

The Alliance Army descended from the sky, and the great battle between Thunderhawk City and Wild Horse City thus came to an end. Even if Karlo was hot-headed, he wouldn’t dare to directly confront a behemoth like the Sky Alliance. So without the need for the other side to make a real move, he stopped the week-long offensive and led his fleet back to Wild Horse City.

With Karlo leading the fleet back to Wild Horse City, Thunderhawk City could finally breathe a sigh of relief. Following this, the entire city erupted in overwhelmingly joyful cheers, celebrating the victory of this battle.

“We won! The City Lord has won!”

“Mom, the cannon fire has stopped, the City Lord has won!”

“Yes, the City Lord has won, he chased away the bad guys!”

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As the fleet from Wild Horse City retreated and the cannon fire that continued for a week finally ceased, all the residents of Thunderhawk City rushed out of their homes, celebrating this victory in the streets.

Indeed, no matter how outsiders viewed this great war, at least in the eyes of everyone in Thunderhawk City, they were the definite winners. This belief was not Thunderhawk City’s populace deluding themselves, because even in the eyes of outsiders, the battle between Thunderhawk City and Wild Horse City was a victory for them.

Perhaps some might dispute this, asserting that if the Alliance Army had not appeared in time, it would have taken only two to three days, at most five to six days, for Thunderhawk City to be captured by Wild Horse City. Hence, they would argue that the battle can’t be counted as a victory for Thunderhawk City.

Although that sounds reasonable, one must not forget that the appearance of the Alliance Army wasn’t an accident or a coincidence; it was within Rocky’s expectations from the start. Furthermore, when the war came to an end, all of Rocky’s objectives were also achieved. If one were to consider this, the battlefield victory between Thunderhawk City and Wild Horse City was indeed won by Thunderhawk City!