Lord of the Sky City

By the time Baron Wolin had set out, Rocky had already brought Thunderhawk City to a halt, otherwise Baron Wolin wouldn't have been able to locate Thunderhawk City with such precision.

However, Rocky's choice of where to stop Thunderhawk City was not ideal. He positioned the city above a dead lake, which caused the airspace to be shrouded in thick clouds all year round due to the lake below. Consequently, Thunderhawk City was always enveloped in these clouds.

And the clouds that shrouded Thunderhawk City resembled the shadow of war, casting a repressive atmosphere over the entire city.

"Felly, how is the fleet's training going?"

In the City Lord's Hall, Rocky surveyed the crowd below and eventually fixed his gaze on Felly.

Since Felly had been promoted by Rocky to command the First Fleet of Thunderhawk City and reported directly to him, he was eligible to enter the City Lord's Hall to discuss matters.

"City Lord, the fleet has conducted four large-scale training exercises, and the crew members are all ready for battle. Please be assured!"

Facing Rocky, Felly spoke with meticulous precision.

He was clever and knew that even though he had made it into the City Lord's Hall and could be considered a senior officer of Thunderhawk City, Felly was aware that he had the least seniority among those there and therefore conducted himself with utmost caution.

"Have the reconnaissance ships been dispatched?"

"Lord, in accordance with your instructions, five reconnaissance ships are sent out daily to scout."

"Very good."

After asking Felly a few more questions, Rocky then turned to Old Jack, "Lord Jack, I don't want any incidents in Thunderhawk City during the war, so please, take extra care."

With the impending battle, Rocky intended to focus all his energy on the war, firmly unwilling to allow any problems within Thunderhawk City itself during this process, nor would he permit any issues to arise.

"Rest assured, Lord. I will strengthen the guard with Captain Liliya, and there will definitely be no troubles."

"Very good..."

Nodding, Rocky let out a sigh and then addressed everyone, "Gentlemen, Baron Wolin should be arriving soon, so please be extra cautious. We cannot afford any mistakes in this battle."

"Yes!"

"Please be assured, Lord!"

After giving some instructions, Rocky dismissed everyone and returned to his room with Liliya's company, but even back in his room, there was no smile on his face.

He couldn't smile.

Just as Rocky mentioned earlier, they had left Eternal City almost a month ago, meaning Baron Wolin could arrive at any moment or might even already be on his way. Thus, Rocky grew more anxious by the day.

He had to be anxious. The looming battle with Baron Wolin would directly determine the fate of Thunderhawk City. If he won, he would remain the City Lord of Thunderhawk City; but if he lost, he would have to relinquish his position as City Lord.

Therefore, to win this battle, Rocky did everything he could to prepare. Not only did he have the fleet conduct several training exercises, but he also had Orton enhance all the magic cannons on the third-generation reconnaissance ships and the two escort ships with rune enhancement.

At the same time, he and Liliya also practiced every day wearing their Void Magic Armor, aiming to be as fully prepared as possible.

Yet, even so, Rocky's nervousness grew, for as time ticked by, he felt an inexplicable and yet increasingly intense premonition: Baron Wolin was coming soon!

This ominous hunch led him to dispatch at least five reconnaissance ships daily to patrol around Thunderhawk City, striving to detect Baron Wolin's movements at the earliest opportunity.

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Time passed, day by day, and Thunderhawk City had long been prepared for war. Everything was ready, they were just waiting for Baron Wolin's arrival.

And this wait did not last too long!

One day, on a reconnaissance ship patrolling around Thunderhawk City, several crew members were chatting on the deck, appearing quite relaxed.

But this relaxation was actually a facade, after all, everyone knew that a great battle was imminent, having prepared for it for a month. How could they really be relaxed?

"Uncle Wil, what exactly is air combat like?"

A young sailor standing on the deck casually asked an older sailor.

The elder sailor chuckled in response, "Air combat is certainly intense, Floating Warships blasting each other with Magic Cannons. You've definitely never seen anything like it."

"Tch! Uncle, don't underestimate us. We've fought against hundreds of Demons while accompanying the City Lord to the land!"

Another young man on the deck spoke up, seeming a little unconvinced.

The elder sailor, Uncle Wil, was an old sailor hired from Eternal City by Rocky. He had been through several air battles, while the young men around him were Thunderhawk City's own sailors, who had all participated in the mission at Backhill Village.

"You youngsters don't understand anything, hehe," Wil, who was in his forties or fifties, responded with a chuckle, "The battle on land is different from the battle in the sky. Only those who have truly experienced air combat can understand what it's like. There's no way to make you understand right now."

"Uncle, didn't you say you've been through several air battles? Tell us about it."

"Hehe, you've asked the right person. I'm not bragging, but in those air battles I participated in..."

As Wil started to speak about his experiences, his face full of pride, he suddenly froze in mid-sentence, his triumphant expression solidifying on his face!

"Uncle, go on and tell us!"

"Yeah, come on, keep talking!"

Seeing him stop talking halfway through, the young sailors around became particularly anxious, urging him on.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

But at that moment, Wil's eyes widened as he pointed towards the bow of the ship and suddenly shouted, "It's Sky City!"

Following his shout, everyone immediately turned their heads, and their eyes, passing over the bow, saw through the thick clouds a colossal structure slowly approaching...

Sky City!

A Sky City!

Seeing this massive structure appear before them, they all immediately realized what it was, Sky City! The sudden appearance of a Sky City at such a remote location, clearly heading in the direction of Thunderhawk City, even a fool could understand what that meant.

So, after a moment of stunned silence, Uncle Wil proved himself as an elder sailor, taking the lead to respond!

"Quick! Contact Thunderhawk City, inform them of the enemy sighting!"

After yelling at a young man close by, he then instructed the others, "Turn the ship around immediately, don't let the enemy spot us, we need to get back to Thunderhawk City right away!"

PS: This is the first release, bursting out today, five chapters!

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