Lord of the Sky City-Chapter 643 - 605 Incorrect Judgement

Chapter 643: Chapter 605: Incorrect Judgement Chapter 643: Chapter 605: Incorrect Judgement The result of the Apple Tree Corporation’s entire staff leaving led Rick to make a clearly erroneous judgment; he believed that the Corporation’s stance towards Rocky had already weakened.

Of course, this wasn’t Rick’s fault, in reality, the vast majority of people thought the same way and believed their thoughts were justifiable and well-founded.

Firstly, the Apple Tree Corporation’s choice to side with Rocky had already caused them significant losses—more than two hundred warships and dozens of merchant vessels were completely destroyed by the City of Fury, with losses far exceeding tens of millions of Gold Coins.

Secondly, it was clear to any discerning observer that someone was deliberately targeting Rocky. Perhaps not many knew that the Magic Energy Research Institute was involved, but at least it could be seen that Rick and the Sky Alliance were certainly embroiled in this conspiracy against Rocky. In such circumstances, the Apple Tree Corporation’s best decision would be to quickly abandon Rocky and extricate itself, otherwise, they would inevitably face even greater repercussions—by then, it wouldn’t just be a matter of losing a few hundred warships.

This line of thinking led everyone to believe that there were tensions between Rocky and the Apple Tree Corporation, and the Corporation’s conspicuous departure to Backhill Village was merely to transport those few hundred units of Tank Armor out, which could at least mitigate some of the losses and allow the Corporation to cut its losses in time.

Like everyone else, Rick made the same judgment and, as a result, made a hugely mistaken decision—retracting the reinforcements previously dispatched to Backhill Village.

In his view, this was a very normal course of action, since if even the Apple Tree Corporation wasn’t willing to aid Rocky anymore, then Rocky’s situation would naturally worsen, and without the Corporation’s support, Rick was confident that a single Sky City from the City of Fury would be enough to trap Rocky, without the need to send more troops or Sky Cities.

After all, Rick was also a City Lord, with his own forces to manage, and so he had to consider his own interests. He thus made what he thought was the most correct decision based on his judgment, blissfully unaware of just how disastrously wrong it was.

Because on the day of May 16th, Sky Era 119, something he could never have dreamt of occurred!

To many, this day seemed extraordinarily mundane—neither a holiday nor with any significant news—but for the City of Fury, it was far from ordinary. That morning, City Lord Erwin received a report that informed him Rocky had deployed troops.

“Oh?”

Upon hearing the news while finishing his breakfast, Erwin raised his head to glance at his subordinate and then laughed out loud, “Finally deciding to make a desperate move? That’s very much in Rocky’s style.”

Being on the front line, Erwin naturally paid closer attention to each of Rocky’s moves than anyone else and thought more deeply about the situation. At least, he always believed the relationship between Rocky and the Apple Tree Corporation was not as simple as outsiders imagined.

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In Erwin’s view, there might be some behind-the-scenes maneuvers between Rocky and the Apple Tree, like, to outsiders, it seemed the Corporation’s main force had withdrawn; but what if this was a smokescreen?

What if the Corporation had left a considerable number of warships in Thunderhawk City?

These were possibilities that outsiders may not consider, since they don’t know the specifics, but Erwin, who was on the front lines, had to think comprehensively, as he was the one at war, where the slightest carelessness could cost him his life.

So, while others may think that Rocky was finished, Erwin did not underestimate him in the slightest and always maintained the highest level of vigilance. With this extreme caution, he wasn’t at all surprised when he learned that Rocky had deployed troops, because everything was within his expectations.

“How many forces were dispatched?”

He nodded his head, took a sip from his water cup, and then asked.

“Sir, only one Sky City, Thunderhawk City, has been deployed, sending out a total of eighty warships. It has been confirmed that Rocky’s flagship, the War Steed, is among them, and the rest of the troops are primarily Escort Ships.”

“So few?”

Upon hearing the number of eighty warships, Erwin laughed, “It seems that the Apple Tree Corporation really did leave a part of their warships behind, but it’s impossible that they left only fifty behind. There must be more.”

As Rocky’s opponent, Erwin had long since investigated his real and deceptive moves and knew that he originally possessed more than thirty warships, so it was easy for him to calculate which of the eighty warships were Rocky’s original forces and which were left behind by the Apple Tree Corporation.

However, in his opinion, it was impossible for the Apple Tree Corporation to have left merely fifty warships—that was too few. He believed that the Corporation would either leave none at all, indicating a complete rift between the two parties, or they must have left several hundred, suggesting they were up to something. Now it seemed more likely that the latter was the case, and therefore Rocky sending so few troops for the attack must be a trick to feign weakness, to lull him into a false sense of security before launching a surprise attack.

With a dismissive laugh, Erwin immediately issued a command, “Send the First Fleet to meet the enemy first, then have the Second and Third Fleets prepare for battle. Leave the specifics to Kexif to handle. These petty tricks won’t fool him.”

“Yes!”

After an affirming response, the subordinate standing by his side immediately turned and left, swiftly relaying Erwin’s orders to Kexif who was already outside the city.

Over forty years old, Kexif was the commander of the First Fleet of City of Fury, and his position as fleet commander naturally spoke of his abilities. The scale of the fleet he commanded was no trifle matter.

Being a large Sky City and one of the holy cities of the Heavenly Ancestor Church, the military strength of City of Fury was naturally formidable. The city housed seven fleets, each comprising two hundred warships of the large class!

Therefore, following Erwin’s orders, which seemed casual, he actually dispatched two hundred search warships to tackle Rocky! Likewise, as Erwin had anticipated, Kexif, upon learning of Rocky’s forces, immediately deduced that they were deliberately showing weakness and also believed that Rocky must be hiding a much larger force.

In such a situation, Kexif naturally wouldn’t let his guard down and promptly led his subordinate fleets to fly past the Defensive Net and head straight towards Rocky.

Standing on the deck of the flagship, it didn’t take long for Kexif to spot the enemy. In his field of vision, Rocky’s forces were already in full formation, but not far from Thunderhawk City behind them.

“It seems the outside world has overestimated Rocky, hailing him as undefeated in all his battles, but in reality, he is nothing special.”

Seeing the stance that Rocky had taken, Kexif sneered because, in his view, it was clear that Rocky was luring him to take the offensive. But once he launched an attack, that would mean falling into the trap, and it would be followed by a massive sally of warships from Thunderhawk City.

Face-to-face with such an obvious trap, Kexif wouldn’t be fooled. So he subsequently gave an order, “Command the fleet to halt the advance. If Rocky doesn’t come out, we won’t attack. Let’s see what he plans to do.”