Lord of the Sky City

Facing the warships of the Proud Dragon Commerce Guild, Rocky didn’t hesitate and ordered to fire as soon as the enemy came within range!

This action terrified Nelson!

Though the Proud Dragon Commerce Guild had stationed troops in Backhill Village, how many troops can a commerce guild have? Therefore, Backhill Village only had a dozen reconnaissance ships and three escort ships, which might suffice against Demons but were clearly not enough for a large-scale aerial battle.

In this situation, Nelson immediately ordered the warship to turn around, then led the fleet back to Backhill Village as if he were mad.

Luckily, they had just come into range when Rocky ordered to fire, and the distance was still great; the hit rate of the Magic Cannons wasn’t very high. So, when Nelson ordered the retreat, although the fleet looked ragged, they ultimately made it back to Backhill Village without harm. If they had been any closer, Nelson’s small fleet wouldn’t have sufficed for even a single volley from Rocky’s side.

As for the fleeing Nelson, Rocky didn’t order a pursuit. The enemy had only two choices, either to flee back to Backhill Village or to escape directly; if they fled back to Backhill Village, they would be trapped like turtles in a jar, and escaping directly would actually save trouble. Rocky didn’t care about the outcome either way.

Thus, after this, Rocky calmly ordered the fleet to slowly advance, slowly flying towards Backhill Village.

About an hour later, the outline of Backhill Village gradually became clear, and Rocky’s fleet finally reached the village.

“Hmm…”

Standing at the bow of the War Steed, Rocky looked carefully through a telescope for a while, then said to Liliya beside him, “The Proud Dragon Commerce Guild has done a nice job with the village; it now seems even stronger than it was before.”

“Really?”

Curiously taking the telescope, Liliya also looked towards Backhill Village and found, just as Rocky had said, that the village had not only remained undestroyed but had actually improved under the auspices of the Proud Dragon Commerce Guild!

The most distinctive feature of Backhill Village was the tall wall at the village entrance. Since the village was located in a fissure at Skybreaker Peak, Old Jack and others had originally built a huge wall at the entrance. The wall was connected to Skybreaker Peak on both sides, relying on the terrain to form a semi-natural shield that protected the entire village within it.

However, during a previous attack by the Demons, the wall was severely damaged and was no longer usable. But now that the Proud Dragon Commerce Guild had occupied the village, they had rebuilt the wall not only stronger but also wider and thicker, and had also installed several Magic Cannons on it. It looked not only defensively robust but also significantly strong in offense.

Although the tall wall obstructed the view, Liliya couldn’t see inside the village, but just from this wall alone, the current Backhill Village was certainly better than before, at least stronger in terms of defensive power.

“Monte, Lin Feng, come take a look.”

After Liliya put down the telescope, Rocky casually called Monte and Lin Feng over, asking them to take a look through the telescope as well.

“Sir, leave it to us!”

Holding the telescope and observing for a while, after putting it down, Monte slapped his chest and said, “Sir, this wall won’t stop the Guard Corps. Just let the fleet blast an opening in the wall, and we can lead the Guard Corps…”

“Nonsense, such a good wall, what a waste it would be to destroy it!”

Not waiting for Monte to finish, Rocky glared at him.

The wall built by the Proud Dragon Commerce Guild was indeed solid, but with the firepower of Rocky’s fleet under his command, destroying such a wall would be too easy. After all, no matter how thick, a wall is just stones stacked together, not requiring a barrage of all cannons; a shot from the Sky-piercing Cannon would obliterate it.

But what a waste that would be!

Rocky’s purpose in coming here was not to destroy Backhill Village, but to occupy it. That is, he planned to take control of the village after driving out the Proud Dragon Commerce Guild.

Rocky had been worried about how to defend the village after its capture, and he even prepared to spend months building fortifications. But now, although the Proud Dragon Commerce Guild got there first and occupied Backhill Village, they also did him a favor by constructing the defense works.

In this case, why would Rocky let the fleet bombard it?

So, after glaring at Monte, he issued a direct command, “Do not destroy the city walls. Two Tank Type 1 Armors, along with Dusa and Sandro, are at your disposal. As for how to break in and occupy the village, the Guard Corps will figure out their own way.”

After issuing such an order, Rocky had the War Steed slowly descend about three to four hundred meters away from Backhill Village and deployed the Guard Corps to the ground. Then, he ordered the War Steed to fly back into the sky.

Clearly, although Rocky held command over a massive fleet and possessed an absolute advantage in the air, he did not plan to use it. Otherwise, once the fleet began to bombard, the Proud Dragon Commerce Guild’s painstakingly built Backhill Village, along with its numerous defensive fortifications, would be destroyed, which was definitely not the outcome he wished to see.

Thus, he planned to deploy the Guard Corps to capture Backhill Village with minimal destruction.

However, this time he did not personally command the Guard Corps. He felt it was time to let Monte and Lin Feng gain some experience because there would be frequent battles with the Demons in the future. He could not possibly command every battle personally, so he let Monte and Lin Feng figure out how to occupy Backhill Village on their own. He would not intervene.

In this situation, Monte and Lingfeng quickly gathered the Guard Corps, and soon began advancing towards Backhill Village.

Although the number of over three hundred guards might not seem large, each one either wore brand-new Mana Armor Suits or wielded brand-new weapons, making them look quite imposing and formidable.

“Stop!”

When they were a little over a hundred meters away from the city walls of Backhill Village, Monte shouted loudly, halting the guards in their tracks.

“Stand by! All squad leaders, assemble here!”

While ordering the soldiers to wait on the spot, Monte called all the squad leaders of the Guard Corps to his side, including Lin Feng, Dusa, Sandro, Caryus, and Raphael.

“Tell me, how should we approach this battle? Any ideas?”

After gathering everyone, Monte directly asked.

Just when Monte had the Guard Corps stop and began discussing how to attack Backhill Village, Nelson, who had already returned to the village ahead of them, climbed the city walls and was now watching the Guard Corps from afar.

“Chief, what should we do now?”

Seeing Nelson on the city walls, an officer asked with a pale face.

No wonder the officer was pale. Outside of Backhill Village, there was not only a not-so-large but superbly equipped Guard Corps but also a more frighteningly large and high-quality fleet in the sky. Such an imposing enemy made not just this officer but all the soldiers responsible for defending Backhill Village feel terrified!

Unlike these terrified soldiers, Nelson, although looking a bit grim, remained relatively calm. After observing the movements of the Guard Corps for a while, he spoke:

“It seems that they don’t want to destroy the city walls, which is why the fleet hasn’t attacked. This is our opportunity!”

“Opportunity?”

Upon hearing this, the officer beside him was stunned.

“Yes, opportunity!”

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Glancing at the officer, Nelson, slightly excited, said, “I’ve already contacted the Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber will soon send troops to reinforce us. All we need to do is hold out until the reinforcements from the Chamber arrive.”

“But can we hold them off? With so many warships…”

“What is there to fear?!” Glaring at the officer, Nelson said, “Since they don’t wish to destroy the city walls and the village, the fleet is just for show. Our defenses are so solid, the enemy definitely won’t be able to break through. If the enemy dares to charge, just blast them with the Magic Cannon!”