Lord of the Sky City

Chapter 862: Chapter 844: Meeting Again

The performance of the Thunderhawk Armor was as stunning as ever. This armor, specifically designed to combat Flying Demons, indeed offered an advantage in aerial battles. However, the recurring issue remained—the number of Void Magic Warriors was too limited.

Although the five hundred Void Magic Warriors formed a sturdy defensive formation in the air, the coverage was ultimately insufficient. It was impossible to block all the Flying Demons, which were several times their number. In fact, not long after the battle began, over a thousand Flying Demons slipped through the gaps in the skirmish and headed straight for the fleet in the rear.

This scene made the members of the Mairente Family sigh in frustration, especially the fleet’s commander. He knew better than anyone what would happen if the fleet were approached by Flying Demons without the escort of Void Magic Warriors—it would have absolutely no means of resistance.

Rocky.

Thunderhawk City’s fleet still had Rocky!

Seeing large swarms of Flying Demons rushing toward the Rune Fleet, nearly everyone in the Mairente Family thought of Rocky and his elite forces. If these troops were deployed, they might be able to minimize the fleet’s losses.

Unfortunately, they didn’t see Rocky appear. Not only did Rocky not show up, but no other Void Magic Warriors did either. But even without their arrival, they couldn’t contain their shock.

Because as the Flying Demons charged into the fleet’s formation, all of the warships under Rocky’s command activated their Defensive Nets. Soon, the continuous sound of explosions could be heard. The Flying Demons, originally intent on wreaking havoc aboard the warships, were entirely stopped outside the Defensive Nets!

Advanced Defensive Nets!

Witnessing this, many in the Mairente Family immediately understood. Rocky’s fleet must have adopted the most cutting-edge dual-directional Defensive Nets, which were powerful enough to keep the Flying Demons at bay.

Truly formidable…

Watching over five hundred warships deploy the most advanced Defensive Nets left the members of the Mairente Family marveling in awe. Rocky was no longer the same as before. Despite having few Sky Cities under his command and appearing to have limited influence, his strength had now surpassed some families and even alliances.

What shocked them even more was this: After the Flying Demons reached the fleet’s formation, they mysteriously began dropping out of the sky, one after another.

“Quick! Bring the binoculars!”

Noticing the abnormal downfall of the Flying Demons, the captains of the Mairente Family’s fleet temporarily ignored their own battle and quickly grabbed binoculars to peer into the scene. What they saw left them utterly speechless.

On the decks of the Rune Battleships, rows of mounted Gatling Guns were firing wildly. Streams of Magic Energy Bullets continuously shot toward the surrounding Flying Demons. Though the Flying Demons were as agile in the air as the Void Magic Warriors, the firepower of the Gatling Guns was simply too overwhelming. Additionally, every Rune Battleship was equipped with dozens of Gatling Guns firing in unison. The resulting crossfire created by the warships left the Flying Demons with absolutely no place to hide, even given their flexibility.

As a result, despite the intrusion of over a thousand Demons into the fleet’s formation, not only were Rocky’s warships untouched, but the Demons were annihilated in an exceedingly short amount of time.

This outcome stunned everyone present. No one had expected Rocky’s Rune Battleships to possess such exceptional close-range combat capabilities.

Indeed, Rocky’s fleet had now been equipped with anti-air capabilities. This fact was not only beyond the imagination of the Mairente Family but also unbeknownst to even the Apple Tree Corporation!

As one of the first warriors in this world to engage in battle with Flying Demons, Rocky deeply understood that unless humanity could suppress Flying Demons in the air, the war between humanity and Demons was doomed to fail. This understanding led him to design the Thunderhawk Armor and continually seek ways to equip warships with anti-air capabilities.

However, this was a long-standing issue. Current warships only had long-range strike capabilities, and once the targets got too close, warships lost their ability to resist. Despite attempts to solve this problem, no weapon had been found that could balance range, fire rate, and power.

Now, this problem had finally been resolved. The Gatling Gun developed by Rocky could perfectly assume the anti-air role for warships, and because it didn’t have to account for the constraints of Armor, the ship-mounted version of the Gatling Gun achieved increased range, faster fire rates, and greater power.

As a result, Rune Battleships equipped with ship-mounted Gatling Guns could maintain self-defense against Flying Demons, at least when their numbers weren’t overwhelmingly large, even without the escort of Void Magic Corps. For instance, in the current situation, despite facing a harassment of over a thousand Flying Demons, the fleet formed by Rune Battleships was utterly fearless and swiftly wiped out the Demons.

After clearing out the obstructing Flying Demons, Rocky’s fleet finally approached Qingyuan City!

Seeing the fleet drawing near, Cyril immediately flew toward the War Steed.

“Rocky… You…”

Landing on the deck of the War Steed, Cyril saw Rocky clad in his Void Magic Armor, accompanied by Liliya in her Red Flame Goddess armor, Lin Feng, and of course, Athena.

“We’re here to help you.”

Athena, quick to observe the complex relationships between Rocky, Cyril, and the entire Mairente Family, smiled gently at Cyril before Rocky could speak. “Don’t worry, we’ll handle everything.”

Having uttered this, she glanced at Rocky, who said nothing but gave Cyril a light nod. He then issued his command: “Send the Void Magic Corps to support the Mairente Family fleet.”

“Yes!”

Saluting, Lin Feng soared into the sky, and the Void Magic Corps escorting the fleet immediately flew toward the units still engaged in battle with the Flying Demons.

“Have the fleet establish a defensive formation over Qingyuan City and commence bombardment on the ground.”

“Understood!”

Receiving Rocky’s orders, Felly led the majority of the fleet to form a defensive configuration in the airspace above Qingyuan City, fully taking over the Mairente Family fleet’s defensive duties and starting ground bombardments.

Rocky then turned to Liliya and said, “Deploy ground forces. Clear out the Demons within and surrounding the city walls.”

“Got it.”

With a quick acknowledgment, Liliya headed toward the ship’s bridge. Shortly after, the War Steed and several other warships not involved in defensive operations began descending, seemingly preparing to deploy their troops to the ground.

“Rocky, there are high-level demons on the ground, and there are many of them!”

Seeing Rocky ready to deploy troops to the ground, Cyril immediately voiced her concerns—perhaps even hoping to stop him. The area wasn’t just swarming with ordinary Demons that had breached Qingyuan City’s walls; it also had high-level demons present, making ground deployment extremely precarious.

Yet Rocky responded with nothing but a subtle smile.

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