Lord of the Sky City-Chapter 632 - 594 Pressure

Chapter 632: Chapter 594 Pressure Chapter 632: Chapter 594 Pressure Rocky was parrying as attacks came his way, and Rick and his people were not sitting idly by either. They dared to target Rocky and even provoked the Sky Alliance, so naturally they must have made thorough preparations.

In fact, unknown to Rocky, some had already started to pressure the Sky Alliance!

As Rocky’s biggest protection, even though cracks had appeared between him and the Alliance and the trust between them was beginning to wane, the two parties hadn’t completely fallen out yet. As long as Rocky was with the Alliance, they stood to gain an advantage in obtaining Mana Runes before anyone else. Hence, Rick and his associates wanted to snatch the runes from Rocky, making an interaction with the Sky Alliance inevitable.

But as mentioned before, the six forces aligned with Rick had a clear division of labor. Rick was only responsible for dealing with Rocky directly, while the others had their own assignments. Therefore, Rick wasn’t entirely sure what the allies were doing. The only thing he knew was that the Alliance had already felt the pressure!

Not only had Rick received affirmative responses from his allies, but the multiple reactions of the Sky Alliance to date were enough proof of this.

Since Rocky hadn’t actively contacted the Alliance since the emergence of the City of Fury, he was completely unaware of the Alliance’s reaction to the matter. Hence, he didn’t know that when the City of Fury began to blockade Backhill Village, the Alliance had actually sent reinforcements!

Indeed, either out of self-interest or other reasons, the Alliance had reacted swiftly, dispatching two large Sky Cities toward Backhill Village—an action unknown to Rocky but known to Howling Sky.

Unfortunately, the two large Sky Cities dispatched did not arrive at Backhill Village as scheduled, because halfway there the Alliance urgently ordered both Sky Cities to return…

This turn of events took Howling Sky by surprise. In his view, the actions of the City of Fury were not just targeting Rocky; they were practically disregarding the Alliance. So when he learned that reinforcements were en route, he was not surprised but prepared for battle instead.

Yet, the Alliance suddenly changed its mind and withdrew the reinforcements in the middle of their journey, a move that greatly puzzled Howling Sky.

However, Howling Sky, as a City Lord with extensive fighting experience, sensed the gravity of the situation from the Alliance’s behavior. Detecting an unusual scent in the air, he immediately decided to request a transfer from the Alliance.

He had no intention of getting mired in these troubled waters. Although he had a good relationship with Rocky, it wasn’t to the extent that he would risk life and death with him. Moreover, if the Sky Alliance was also involved, the matter must be significant, and Howling Sky didn’t believe he could handle affairs at this level.

Unfortunately, the Alliance immediately rejected his request. The Elders’ Council still ordered him to hold Backhill Village on behalf of the Alliance and continued to forbid him from sending troops to help Rocky on his own initiative.

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This indicated that the Alliance still didn’t want to completely fall out with Rocky. By sending two large Sky Cities for support, they intended to tell Rocky that, as long as he yielded and was willing to hand over everything he controlled to the Alliance, they would still be allies and ensure his safety.

But there was an unexpected twist in the process, which forced the Alliance to change its decision at the last minute and withdraw the two Sky Cities that were prepared to offer support.

It was hard to imagine what kind of pressure the grand Sky Alliance had faced to prompt such a decision. To obtain the Mana Runes controlled by Rocky, the Alliance Elder Council had even held a full meeting—a level of meeting rarely convened within the span of a year—especially for Rocky’s sake. Yet, despite this, the Alliance still withdrew the reinforcement for Backhill Village!

And if one understood these events, they wouldn’t be surprised by the order Rick issued to the City of Fury to intercept any caravan trying to approach Backhill Village to trade with Rocky. He even mandated strict inspections on merchant ships from Sirius City, not sparing any.

Clearly, as Rocky was trying to resolve the current minor crisis, Rick and his accomplices were plotting something much bigger!

Under these circumstances, although Erwin, who had received the orders, didn’t understand the details, he still carried out Rick’s orders and directly dispatched troops to shoot down the Sky Cities sent by the Co-Governing Alliance!

However, as the City of Fury’s Fleet set out, the Fleet sent by the Co-Governing Alliance also promptly deployed their forces!

This was an almost inevitable result. As Erwin saw it, the Co-Governing Alliance was in the ascendant, looking for opportunities to establish their authority. So as soon as the City of Fury deployed troops, the Sky Cities of the Co-Governing Alliance immediately sent reinforcements, and without further ado, the two parties broke into conflict.

When this news reached Rocky’s ears, he was overjoyed, for he had been waiting for such a situation to occur. His reason for completing orders overtime was to make Rick’s forces attract widespread anger, sure enough that someone would step forward first. Now it seemed the Co-Governing Alliance was the one, as it feared neither Heavenly Ancestor City nor the Heavenly Ancestor Church in terms of size and strength.

For this reason, Rocky immediately issued orders to his troops, commanding all the warships and all Void Magic Warriors to ready for battle!

He had already decided that as soon as the Sky Cities of the Co-Governing Alliance and the City of Fury engaged in direct combat, his forces would strike. Although his Fleet might not be considered potent in battle, Rocky himself was a formidable warrior who could take on a hundred alone. Just his presence on the battlefield in White Demon Armor was enough to ensure the decimation of several Void Magic Squads from the City of Fury and even the destruction of dozens of warships.

The only regret he had was that the confrontation between the two sides happened so suddenly—almost instantaneously—that he didn’t have time to deploy. It wasn’t an issue, though. Since the battle had begun, it was unlikely to stop just like that, and he would definitely have a chance to join in.

To Rocky’s utter surprise, the skirmish between the City of Fury and its opponent indeed came to an abrupt halt.

On the second day after the firefight had started, Rocky, who had been poised and ready to enter the fray, found that not only had the battle not escalated, but the Sky City sent by the Co-Governing Alliance had actually left!

Rapidly commanding his Fleet to leave the Skyport, Rocky watched the distant Sky City slowly depart, first pausing in incredulity, then feeling a sinking feeling in his heart!