Lord of the Sky City-Chapter 667 - 629 Night Raid

Chapter 667: Chapter 629: Night Raid! Chapter 667: Chapter 629: Night Raid! In the dead of night, around one in the morning, this is when normal people are most exhausted. Usually, at this hour, everyone has gone to sleep, especially soldiers.

And Rocky chose exactly this time to strike!

Since he and his troops had rested for the entire day, they were alert at this time. But despite their alertness, Rocky didn’t lead his troops out with a flourish. Instead, he instructed them to move as quietly as possible, without even lighting a single lamp, and they left the Skyport in batches.

Clearly, he was planning a night attack!

At this hour, when normal people are most fatigued, the impact of an attack on the enemy was unknown to Rocky, but he at least knew that such an assault would catch them off guard, and that was enough for him.

Under his command, the Fleet silently gathered in the air and then flew towards the City of Fury under the cover of darkness.

Since the entire Fleet wasn’t using any lights, the night became their best cover. Although this meant the Fleet could not move too fast to avoid accidents, Rocky was not in a hurry. What was more important is that the City of Fury was not too far away from them.

In this silent approach, Rocky led the Fleet closer to the enemy and then spotted the City of Fury’s Fleet.

Although there had been no incidents between the two sides for ten days, neither Rocky nor Erwin had dared to let down their guard. Especially Erwin, who had organized a patrol fleet outside of the city from start to finish. Although the fleet was entirely composed of reservists, meaning it consisted of outdated warships, its sizeable number still looked quite intimidating. Erwin was clearly trying to warn Rocky with this, cautioning him against rash actions, since the City of Fury had plenty of troops waiting for him inside.

But such warnings obviously couldn’t scare Rocky. Not because he had fully grasped Erwin’s capabilities, but because, for Rocky, no matter how many enemy troops remained, it was necessary to engage in a decisive battle; otherwise, he would never have another chance.

So Rocky actually didn’t know that the patrol Fleet outside was not the main force of the City of Fury. Therefore, when he saw this fleet under the cover of darkness, he immediately felt overjoyed, thinking that if he could see this Fleet, then the Fleet was as good as dead. Being able to annihilate an entire enemy Fleet before the start of the battle was of course excellent news for him.

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In this situation, he quickly issued an order for the entire army to turn on their lights!

As soon as this order was given, the entire Fleet understood Rocky’s intentions, and immediately the warships’ lights lit up. In an instant, the night sky was illuminated by the lights from more than a hundred and fifty warships, instantly brightening the darkness.

“Enemy attack!”

With the lights on, the position of the Fleet was naturally revealed, and as soon as the Fleet’s position was exposed, the patrolling Fleet around the City of Fury immediately became alert. The sentries on deck, using their binoculars to take just one glance, started yelling at the top of their lungs, and this shout startled the tranquil night sky.

However, it was all too late.

As soon as Rocky’s fleet revealed its position, it also began to accelerate, quickly closing the distance to within 1,500 meters of the enemy. The moment they entered the main cannon range, 150 neatly arranged warships fired simultaneously!

Accompanied by deafening sounds of cannon fire, hundreds of thick Magic Energy Beams tore through the night sky like slashes, then plummeted towards the enemy like a meteor shower.

Because the attack was so sudden, the City of Fury’s fleet was completely unprepared for this onslaught. By the time the first round of cannon fire arrived, the majority of the warships had not even deployed their Defensive Nets, and this spelled disaster. Countless Magic Energy Beams tore through the night sky and plunged into the fleet, followed by a series of explosions.

As previously mentioned, these warships were not the main force of the City of Fury, but rather obsolete vessels on the verge of being phased out. They were caught off guard by the surprise attack, and without their Defensive Nets deployed, how could they withstand such a pounding? Of course, with the power of the Rune Main Cannons, even if the warships had activated their Defensive Nets, it would have been futile.

Consequently, just after a single round of firing, hundreds of warships lay buried in flames.

How could there be so many?

First, naturally, because these warships were indeed fragile, and secondly because Rocky’s attack was too fierce. You see, the number of warships he led this time had reached over 150. What did that mean? Averaging three main cannons per warship, 150 warships would have 450 main cannons. Even with a low hit rate, firing all at once was enough to annihilate a large number of enemies. Moreover, Rocky’s fleet was equipped with Pelaya’s new aiming systems, so it was not only normal but even fewer than expected to eliminate more than a hundred warships after one round of firing.

However, these hundred-plus warships did not meet their demise in vain, because as they exploded one after another, the main forces inside the City of Fury were finally stirred!

Erwin, who had been sound asleep, sat up from his bed at the sound of the cannons and explosions, didn’t bother waiting for reports from his subordinates, and dashed out of his room as he quickly dressed. Su De and the other Commanders did the same, each hurrying to the Skyport as fast as they could, followed by the quick assembly of the main forces.

In an instant, the troops within the City of Fury were urgently gathered. Each soldier assembled could hear the sounds of cannon fire from outside, and judging by the intensity of the cannonade, it felt as if hundreds or even thousands of warships were firing upon each other.

How could there be so many cannon sounds?

It definitely wasn’t because there were actually hundreds or thousands of warships outside. Rather, after the first strike, the patrolling unit’s Commander panicked. Without clarifying the situation or even how far the enemy was, he gave the order to counterattack, causing the remaining warships to fire all their main and secondary cannons in a frenzied barrage.

Although the patrolling unit had lost over half of its ships after one round of cannon fire, there were still over a hundred warships left, and they fired both their main and secondary cannons at once. For a time, the sound was tremendous, as if countless warships were engaging in battle.

However, this continuous, ear-splitting barrage of cannon fire quickly ceased, because shortly thereafter, Rocky’s forces launched a second round of firing. By the time it passed, the patrol fleet, comprised of old warships, was almost entirely eradicated, leaving hardly anything behind…