Lord of the Sky City-Chapter 663 - 625 Coming Out in Full Force

Chapter 663: Chapter 625: Coming Out in Full Force Chapter 663: Chapter 625: Coming Out in Full Force To fight or to wait, that was the critical choice laid before Erwin, but it was a dilemma that didn’t confound him for long. After a brief hesitation, he made his decision immediately.

Fight!

He absolutely couldn’t give Rocky any chances!

Although Rick had clearly informed Erwin that reinforcements would certainly arrive in half a month, theoretically, all Erwin had to do was to hold out for that half-month until the good times rolled in. It sounded fine in theory, and the time wasn’t perceived to be very long, but only Erwin, who stood on the front line, knew that it was practically impossible.

In half a month’s time, who knew what new form of advanced technology Rocky could come up with? If Rocky introduced some new technology during this period or even if he merely expanded his current forces, Erwin wouldn’t be able to wait for the reinforcements—he would be wiped out by Rocky directly. Hence, Erwin was resolute in not giving Rocky any opportunity whatsoever.

Therefore, Erwin made the most correct and wisest decision, which was to reorganize his troops as quickly as possible and launch a proactive attack on Thunderhawk City the very next day, allowing no chances for Rocky to adjust or expand his forces.

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As a result, the City of Fury did not rest that night; the entire army began to regroup. The units that had been dispersed in the previous clashes were immediately reorganized, then everyone prepared to go into battle.

Just like that, the night quickly passed, and in the blink of an eye, it was the next day.

At dawn, with the first rays of sunlight spreading across the sky, the grand army of the City of Fury set out. Hundreds of warships formed a massive fleet that majestically soared out of the Defensive Net, fully equipped and heading towards Thunderhawk City.

At this time, Thunderhawk City was very, very close to the City of Fury; the two Sky Cities could see each other with the naked eye. So when the forces of the City of Fury departed, Rocky’s side was immediately alerted.

Upon receiving Felly’s urgent briefing, Rocky naturally rushed to the Skyport right away. On one hand, he ordered the Fleet to prepare for launch; on the other hand, he flew into mid-air himself to look in the direction of the City of Fury.

Within his sight, he could see an incredibly vast Fleet gathering outside the City of Fury. Although it was too far to see clearly, he could at least make out the rough number. And on this occasion, it seemed like the City of Fury had come out in full force!

As mentioned before, the City of Fury had a total of seven Fleets under its command. The First through Fifth Fleets were the main forces, each consisting of two hundred warships and ten Void Magic Squads. The Sixth and Seventh Fleets were reserves, mostly made up of older warships in disuse, generally not deployed to battle.

That is to say, the main force of the City of Fury was composed of roughly one thousand warships, supplemented by about four hundred reserve vessels, along with fifty Void Magic Squads. However, because of a previous battle with the Apple Tree Corporation’s Escort Fleet, the City of Fury had lost over a hundred warships. The Fifth Fleet, which was in charge of the battle, had suffered more than half its strength in casualties and was practically crippled; moreover, after yesterday’s two battles, the First and Second Fleets were annihilated by Rocky, so now the primary fighting forces of the City of Fury were limited to the Third, Fourth, and Fifth Fleets. With the Fifth Fleet being decimated, they had to call up over a hundred old-fashioned warships from the reserve to replenish their ranks.

Now, these three main Fleets had all assembled. Over six hundred warships plus thirty Void Magic Squads were stirringly flying towards Thunderhawk City after completing their assembly.

Witnessing this scene, Rocky knew Erwin was going all in. He wasn’t just going all in; he also had already assessed his own weaknesses. Clearly, Erwin intended to use his absolute advantage in military strength to crush him before he was at full strength.

Indeed, not one of the big Sky City Lords was incompetent—they were all formidable opponents.

But fortunately, he had prepared for this moment; at this time, Rocky’s warships had also flown out of the Defensive Net, emerging behind him.

The number of warships that appeared behind him was still around seventy, the same Rune Battleships that participated in the battle yesterday. When his own troops arrived, Rocky flew back to the deck of War Steed and immediately issued the command, “Pass the order, once the enemy enters range, begin the attack immediately.”

“Yes!”

With his acknowledgment, Uncle Wil immediately ran to the bridge to convey Rocky’s order to the entire fleet. Upon receiving his order, the fleet’s main cannons began to charge and aimed.

In this way, time ticked away second by second, and the vast fleet of the City of Fury continued to approach Thunderhawk City, bringing them ever closer to each other.

Five thousand meters.

Four thousand meters.

Three thousand meters.

Two thousand meters.

One thousand five hundred meters.

When the troops of the City of Fury were about one thousand five hundred meters away from Rocky’s troops, the main cannon of the War Steed where Rocky was suddenly fired, emitting an immensely thick beam of light!

As the main cannon of the War Steed fired first, the main cannons of the seventy-odd warships behind it also unfolded their designs, and one thick beam after another streaked across the sky at this moment, heading straight for the troops of the City of Fury.

“Evade, evade immediately!”

Seeing the enemy open fire from such a distance, Su De, who was in charge of commanding the entire army, was initially stunned. For main cannons, one thousand five hundred meters was simply too far. Normally, the firing range of main cannons was around one thousand meters. Beyond that distance, Mana Cannonballs would disintegrate on their own and couldn’t hit the target at all.

So when Su De realized that the enemy had begun to fire from such a far distance, he was completely taken aback. However, Su De’s reaction was quite fast, and he immediately understood what was going on. Rocky must have used new technology to extend the range of the main cannons, which is why he instantly ordered all troops to perform evasive maneuvers.

Regrettably, no matter how fast Su De’s reaction was, it was of no use, because he was now leading a huge army formed of three entire fleets. Where was there any space for such a colossal force to evade?

In fact, if this were a regular battle, the troops of the City of Fury wouldn’t even need to evade the artillery fire; they would just need to deploy the Defensive Net. The main cannons’ firepower was indeed formidable, but considering hit rate issues and other problems, only a few cannonballs would actually hit the targets, and the warships’ Defensive Net could withstand such sporadic main cannon attacks.

But this time, the City of Fury’s troops faced an attack from Rune Battleships, whose power far exceeded their imagination. Therefore, with no space to evade, the warships could only deploy their Defensive Net, but to no avail. The Defensive Net of any warship was incapable of blocking the attack of the Rune Main Cannons, and this was true for both regular warships and flagships alike.

What’s more, the accuracy of the artillery fire coming from Rocky’s side was unexpectedly high. Despite a distance of over one thousand five hundred meters between the two, the main cannons’ hit rate was close to fifty percent, meaning that at least half of the main cannons struck their targets accurately!