Lord of the Sky City

Facing the high-level demon that descended from the sky, no one was prepared.

In the midst of piercing screams, everyone suffered severe damage; the guards in heavy armor were struck down en masse, and even Dusa and Sandro, hovering mid-air, couldn’t withstand the screech and started to falter, plummeting to the ground…

This was the power of a high-level demon—just a single scream was enough to paralyze an entire troop!

After the proclamation-like scream ended, the Knife Fox Demon slowly turned its head, its crescent-like eyes directly fixating on Dusa, who had fallen from the sky!

Towards this target who had attempted to attack it, the Knife Fox Demon clearly hadn’t forgotten, so within the next second, it vanished from its original spot!

In an instant, Dusa could only sense a streak of black light speeding toward her, its velocity so fast that she couldn’t dodge it, nor could she react in time, so after merely a moment of distraction, a figure appeared before her eyes.

However, this figure was not black but white!

In the nick of time, Rocky threw himself in front of Dusa. At the same moment he appeared, a loud clang sounded, and the scythe that was mid-swing struck heavily upon the Mana Sword that Rocky held above his head!

The scene unfolded so quickly that to onlookers, Rocky and the Knife Fox Demon almost seemed to appear in front of Dusa simultaneously, and from the moment they emerged, it was a clash of offense and defense, with nobody able to discern how they had made their moves.

“Retreat! Everyone retreat!”

After blocking the Knife Fox Demon’s scythe, Rocky roared, commanding everyone to immediately retreat.

Although he didn’t know the Knife Fox Demon’s name at this point, he understood that this was certainly one of the high-level demons of legend, capable of destroying a destroyer single-handedly, a fearsome being that could lay low the strongest warrior of Thunderhawk City in an encounter.

Facing such an extreme menace, the Guard Corps could not stand against it. With the strength of a high-level demon, it could potentially slaughter the entire Guard Corps in passing. Dusa, Sandro, Liliya, and Lin Feng also couldn’t stand against it, for Monte had already tried and in a mere encounter, the Knife Fox Demon had managed to cripple him, despite Monte’s experience as a Demon Hunter. Otherwise, had it been any other Void Magic Warrior, they might have perished in an encounter.

Thus, the only one left who could stand against this monstrous creature was Rocky.

So, after thwarting the Knife Fox Demon’s ambush, Rocky immediately yelled, instructing everyone to flee at once; otherwise, he had no ability to protect them.

Hearing his shout, Liliya reacted the fastest. She practically didn’t think before she dragged Dusa and Sandro back toward the city wall. Lin Feng, who had been with the guards, also realized what was happening and quickly ordered all the guards to retreat immediately.

In the blink of an eye, a scene of total rout erupted in front of Backhill Village’s wall. Liliya, with Dusa and Sandro in tow, flew towards the wall, while all members of the Guard Corps, led by Lin Feng, frantically fled in the direction of the wall. The originally intact formation disintegrated instantly amidst the panic, and all anyone could think about was making a dash back to the village.

From an observer’s perspective, the behavior of the Guard Corps and the likes of Liliya would seem disgraceful, with phrases like a headless flight and disorganized retreat not being an exaggeration. However, only Liliya and the guards knew they had to flee as swiftly as possible, for this was the only chance Rocky had secured for them. If they dared waste any time now, the opportunity that Rocky, the City Lord, had risked his life to win for them, would be lost.

In such circumstances, their headlong flight was nothing to be ashamed of!

Indeed, that was the case. This moment was Liliya’s, the guards’, and her only chance to escape because as they fled, Rocky, who had been holding back the Knife Fox Demon, suddenly knelt on one knee to the ground with a thud!

In the struggle against the Knife Fox Demon, he was defeated, forced to his knees by the opponent’s scythe!

“Damn it…”

Clutching the Mana Sword with both hands, Rocky exerted all his strength to ward off the Knife Fox Demon’s Scythe, but even so, his arms still bent slowly under the pressure, with the scythe raised above his head inching down bit by bit. He could clearly see the sharp blade nearing, about to fall upon his head…

I can’t hold on anymore…

As the Scythe descended bit by bit, Rocky knew he couldn’t hold on any longer. So when the tip of the Scythe was less than an inch from his head, he violently cranked his Armor’s propulsion system to its maximum, and then, like a compressed spring, shot backwards!

With a bang, as Rocky flashed back over ten meters, the Scythe, losing its leverage, heavily struck the ground. The sharp blade not only plunged into the earth instantly, but the immense force also created a large crater in the ground!

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This was the power of a high-level demon, the Knife Fox Demon, not known for its strength, could still, with just a one-handed strike, cause such destruction to the landscape…

Staring intensely at the large crater made by the Knife Fox Demon on the ground, Rocky gasped for air while suspended midair in his Armor, already drenched in sweat, but he had no chance or time to wipe it off because at that moment, the Knife Fox Demon had already raised its head, looking over with crescent-moon-like eyes!

In an instant, Rocky and the Knife Fox Demon locked eyes.

Looking into the Knife Fox Demon’s eyes, Rocky suddenly felt a wave of ill omen, an untraceable sense of crisis enveloping him, causing every single hair on his head to stand in terror in the blink of an eye.

Danger.

The danger of death!

The moment Rocky saw the Knife Fox Demon’s crescent eyes, he had the illusion that he had died, that he was already slain by the opponent’s Scythe!

Such feeling was so real, real enough to make Rocky feel as though he truly had died, and that he was now merely a soul. Of course, this was impossible. Rocky knew this very well, he even understood why he was having such an illusion.

The gap between them was too great!

The disparity between him and the Knife Fox Demon was so vast that just being glanced at by the opponent almost scared him to death.

Although these thoughts felt long, they actually transpired in just a fleeting moment. If it had to be measured in time, it probably wasn’t even a second, no, not even half a second. Therefore, Rocky snapped out of his illusion quickly. But when he regained his senses, he noticed something immensely terrifying—the Knife Fox Demon on the ground… had disappeared…