Lord of the Sky City-Chapter 642 - 604 Poised to Strike

Chapter 642: Chapter 604: Poised to Strike Chapter 642: Chapter 604: Poised to Strike Time flew by swiftly, and two months had passed in the blink of an eye since Rocky displayed the Rune to Archimonde, thereby forming a substantial alliance with the Apple Tree Corporation.

In the eyes of outsiders, Rocky had a terrible time during these two months. Backhill Village was completely encircled by the enemy, which severed his contact with the outside world. More importantly, outsiders had noticed the issues arising between him and the Sky Alliance, as the Alliance did nothing to help him despite watching him being besieged for such a long time. Meanwhile, those friends whom Rocky had made before had also disappeared; not a single one dared to step forward to help him at this time.

In the view of many, not only was Rocky in a difficult situation, but he was also abandoned by all, left alone to fend for himself. Some even doubted if he could fill his stomach because being blockaded meant he couldn’t receive any supplies from outside. Even if the two Sky Cities under his control had some surplus food, it would have been nearly depleted after these two months. And once the stocks were exhausted, he would truly be doomed.

Rocky was finished.

That was everyone’s judgment of him. Everyone believed that his only way out was to surrender; otherwise, he would be waiting for death. There was no second path for him to take.

Many felt pity about this because Rocky could be said to have been the most rapidly rising and attention-grabbing newcomer in recent years. But before he could fully develop, his end seemed imminent. This made everyone lament that powerful forces really were not to be provoked, as they could easily bring about your demise without shedding any blood!

But… was that really the case?

Of course not.

During these two months, Rocky’s days indeed weren’t as good as before, which was certain, but his situation wasn’t as dire as outsiders had imagined.

First of all, he was far from starvation. Although the blockade of the City of Fury put him in a tough spot, with the secret support of Sirius City in smuggling supplies, his situation was at most a bit tense. Of course, he did pay a considerable price, such as Gold Coins, spending several million of them just like that.

However, Rocky didn’t care about this money at all.

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After the Apple Tree Corporation completed the transfer of materials and warships, they took away the pre-produced Tank Armors with them, allowing him to receive the final payment for his orders. This payment ended up in Rocky’s hands, immediately adding tens of millions of Gold Coins to his coffers. With this money, Sirius City would continue to smuggle supplies for him, so he was far from running out of resources.

Next, he was far from being completely abandoned. Since the blockade began, it’s true that some, including the City Lord and various Chambers of Commerce, cut ties with him, but those who left were all dispensable to Rocky. As long as key partners like the Ruby Chamber of Commerce and Apple Tree Corporation remained firm in supporting him, that was enough. As for friends, one didn’t need to mention them. Upon learning about the blockade of Backhill Village, both Karina and Berg had contacted Rocky, indicating that they would provide money or soldiers immediately if needed. That kind of support was what truly counted as friendship.

As for the point where everyone was most mistaken, it was the notion that he had no way out.

To outsiders, Rocky had only two options: either surrender or die, with no other choices. But Rocky did not choose either of these paths. He chose a third way.

So, while the outside world thought he was as good as dead, Rocky had already prepared everything during this time!

Two months had passed, and a hundred sets of Thunderhawk Armors had been fully assembled. Not only that, but after such an extended period of training, a hundred Void Magic Warriors were also battle-ready, and had already been training in the newly rolled out Thunderhawk Armors for a week. Although the majority of the warriors were still somewhat unfamiliar with the Armors due to the indeed very tight schedule, they were indeed capable of real combat, and that was sufficient.

At the same time, all the warships under his command had been fully retrofitted. Now, his fleet might look more or less the same as before, at most with some inexplicable equipment added to the ships. But in fact, these warships had been completely renewed from the inside out. Their hidden combat power had long been immeasurable by previous standards.

In such a state, Rocky was all set, ready at any moment to engage in a decisive battle with City of Fury outside.

However, Rocky did not rush. Even though everything was ready, he wanted to give everyone a final bit of time, which might only amount to a few days but was enough for everyone to make their last preparations.

And these few days, seemingly indistinguishable from the previous two months, were in fact the calm before the storm.

This calmness was even perceived by City of Fury, which was under lockdown.

As Rocky had anticipated, the reason City of Fury hadn’t interfered with the Apple Tree Chamber of Commerce before was indeed because they had noticed his actions, and this wasn’t because there was another traitor within the ranks. It was simply a conclusion Rick had drawn from the actions of the Apple Tree Chamber of Commerce.

The relationship between the Apple Tree Chamber of Commerce and Rocky was common knowledge, and the Chamber’s stance had been clear throughout—they firmly supported Rocky and had even engaged in a massive conflict with City of Fury. Although they had lost more than two hundred warships in the altercation, their resolute stance was something that Rick and his people had to take seriously.

Therefore, ever since the last conflict ended, Rick and the Magic Energy Research Institute had been carefully monitoring the Chamber’s movements. So when the Chamber was conspicuously preparing an Escort Fleet, Rick and the others knew that the Chamber and Rocky were up to something big.

It was this judgment that led City of Fury to let them pass, but the subsequent actions of the Chamber and Rocky puzzled Rick and his team.

Based on everyone’s assessment, everyone thought that after meeting with Rocky, the Apple Tree Chamber of Commerce would leave its huge Escort Fleet in Backhill Village, and that Rocky would take this support to battle City of Fury and thereby break the blockade. This was the opinion of many, including Rick, which is why on the one hand he allowed City of Fury to let them pass, while on the other hand he had City of Fury prepare for a decisive battle and sent reinforcements.

But the eventual outcome was a complete surprise to everyone. The Apple Tree Chamber of Commerce did not leave the Escort Fleet in Backhill Village; instead, they came and went as they had arrived. This outcome left everyone baffled, and more importantly, led to a misjudgment!

In Rick’s view, such an outcome was because the Apple Tree Chamber of Commerce had abandoned Rocky, leading him to believe that the Chamber’s entire departure was not because Rocky didn’t want them to stay, but because the Chamber simply didn’t want to stay!

It was precisely because of this misjudgment that Rick made a grave mistake with significant impact. He recalled the reinforcements that had been sent to Backhill Village, which directly led to a great disaster that followed!