Lord of the Sky City-Chapter 668 - 630 Encircle the Large with the Small

Chapter 668: Chapter 630: Encircle the Large with the Small Chapter 668: Chapter 630: Encircle the Large with the Small The patrol fleet composed of old-style warships was quickly annihilated in the bombardment, but this bought time for the main forces of the City of Fury to gather. As Rocky devoted all his efforts to bombard the fleet outside the city, the real main force had successively filled the Skyport and formed a square formation outside the Skyport.

This time, the commander of the City of Fury was still Su De. However, when he came onto the deck and looked outside the city, he couldn’t help but gasp in shock.

In his field of vision, more than a hundred Rune Battleships were neatly lined up in a straight line, bombarding the Defensive Net of the City of Fury fiercely. Clearly, Rocky was going all out this time, bringing all his main forces to the battlefield, undoubtedly planning to fight a decisive battle with the City of Fury.

Having instantly grasped this, Su De found himself in a dilemma.

Should he charge out of the Defensive Net and battle Rocky decisively?

But now Rocky’s fleet had already reached more than a hundred and fifty warships, whereas his own main force had only a little more than four hundred left. This disparity in forces was not significant at all, and Su De had no confidence in defeating Rocky with a numerical advantage.

At the same time, don’t forget, Rocky had already taken the initiative to set up his formation outside the city. Coupled with his troops’ advantages in firepower and range, Su De could fully imagine that once he led his troops out of the Defensive Net, they would lose half their number before even getting close to range—something he had experienced just ten days ago.

What should he do?

As he watched the last few warships of the patrol fleet sink, Rocky turned to bombard the Defensive Net. Su De found himself in a difficult position, and as he hesitated, the Defensive Net of Sky City was shining brightly, clearly taking heavy hits.

Since Rocky had gone all out this time, doubling the number of warships from before, the damage caused by his command to bombard the Defensive Net of the City of Fury was significantly higher than before.

Over four hundred main guns fired simultaneously, causing the Defensive Net to light up in swathes, and amidst this light, the entire Defensive Net shook incessantly, undoubtedly indicating that the power of the bombardment had begun to shake the Defensive Net!

However, the City of Fury, after all, was a large Sky City, and the strength of its Defensive Net was far beyond that of any small or medium Sky City. The Mana contained in the Super Crystal that supported the city’s operations was unimaginable. Therefore, although Rocky’s attack was fierce, the Defensive Net couldn’t be broken for the time being, and could still hold on for quite a long time.

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This was the only good news for the City of Fury. The longer the Defensive Net held, the more time they had to figure out a solution, and the situation became more favorable for them.

Of course, conversely, Rocky wasn’t in a hurry either. He knew well that even if the decisive battle lasted all day or even a few days, the opponent couldn’t expect any reinforcements. As long as he had time, even the strongest Defensive Net of the City of Fury would eventually be breached, and by then, the City of Fury would have no chance.

Under these circumstances, both sides quickly entered a standoff. Rocky had ‘surrounded’ the City of Fury and begun a fierce assault, while the City of Fury, protected by the Defensive Net, remained stationary, plotting some plan. But one thing was certain, they were definitely trying to find a way. After all, everyone understood that the Defensive Net would eventually be breached. If they couldn’t repel Rocky before it broke, the City of Fury would fall into an irretrievable situation.

The decisive battle had started around two o’clock in the morning. In the blink of an eye, five or six hours had passed, and by the time the first rays of sunlight illuminated the sky the next day, the bombardment was still continuing…

After a night of bombardment, the Defensive Net of the City of Fury had noticeably weakened compared to before, a result that greatly exceeded the expectations of the City of Fury. The citizens of the city had originally thought that the Defensive Net could last at least two full days before showing signs of collapse, but who could have expected it to weaken just halfway through the night?

It must be said that upon discovering the condition of the Defensive Net was far worse than imagined, not just Su De, but even Erwin, who had been closely monitoring the battle from the Skyport, couldn’t help but sigh. He thought he had already witnessed the power of the Rune, but it turned out what he saw was just the tip of the iceberg.

At that moment, Erwin finally understood why forces like Rick and the Magic Energy Research Institute, the most top-tier in the world, had been so relentless in their pursuit of the Mana Rune for Rocky—they truly could change the world!

However, while introspective, upon realizing the Defensive Net would hold for much less time than anticipated, Erwin immediately contacted Su De, ordering him to launch an attack no matter what before the Defensive Net was completely breached, and he must repel Rocky, or else it would be too late.

In fact, there was no need for Erwin to personally issue the command, as Su De was already considering a solution and had come up with one!

Soon after, under his command, the two fleets he led promptly began to accelerate and quickly broke out from the protection of the Defensive Net!

Upon seeing the enemy initiating an attack, Rocky immediately ordered his troops to swing their cannons around, shifting their targeting from the Defensive Net to the Fleet, and quickly began bombarding them, making use of their range advantage.

All of this was exactly as Su De had anticipated. He knew that venturing out would definitely bring a direct and painful strike, but amid the precarious state of the Defensive Net, he had no choice but to come out, yet he similarly had a backup plan!

Since he didn’t have the advantage in range and formation, as soon as Su De led the troops into the attack, they faced a fierce counterattack. Almost immediately, dozens of warships were sunk, and this was just the beginning. More were undoubtedly destined to sink, but Su De didn’t care about those losses, instead ordering the Fleet to accelerate and break through the 500-meter distance no matter what, as only then could they engage Rocky in a true battle of attack and defense.

However, although 500 meters did not seem a long distance for warships, trying to breach it under intense bombardment was easier said than done. The losses were naturally enormous, and it was unknown how much combat power would remain after they made it through.

As for Rocky, when he saw that the enemy had desperately begun a charge, he knew he had already won half of the battle. The large-scale Fleet was clearly the main force of the City of Fury, but the opposing commander had chosen such a reckless method of attack, which was practically suicidal. If he could destroy this batch of warships, then only the Defensive Net would be left for the City of Fury, and he would have won the decisive battle.

But just at that moment, just as Rocky had confused the opposing commander and was almost assured of his victory in this decisive battle, suddenly, a fleet emerged from his flank!

This fleet, also numbering over four hundred warships, appeared from the flank and headed straight for Rocky’s forces, clearly prepared in advance.

“Damn it…!”

Upon spotting another huge fleet emerging from the flank, Rocky suddenly felt a sinking feeling in his heart, realizing this time it was his turn to be tricked…