Lord of the Sky City-Chapter 669 - 631 The Final Showdown
Chapter 669: Chapter 631: The Final Showdown! Chapter 669: Chapter 631: The Final Showdown! Throughout the entire night, Su De was actually engaged in doing one thing, which was to pull off a bait-and-switch.
As a battle-hardened commander, he had already thought of a countermeasure as soon as he realized Rocky had “surrounded” City of Fury, which was to divide his troops. Therefore, he gathered all the reserve forces in the city at night, and under the cover of darkness and the bombardment of artillery fire with the Defensive Net’s luminescence for concealment, he switched the reserve forces with the main force in stages. So, the troops that charged out of City of Fury under his command were not the main force, but the reserves after the bait-and-switch!
Just as City of Fury was unaware of the internal situation of Thunderhawk City, Rocky’s knowledge of the forces of City of Fury was also very limited, which made it impossible for him to distinguish between the enemy’s main force and reserves. That’s why he focused all his attention on the emergence of the enemy forces, not knowing that the real main force had already secretly left from the back of Sky City, had already detoured around his flank, and suddenly struck!
With this, Su De’s tactics were complete. He had used the weaker reserve forces to distract Rocky’s attention. Although many warships were lost in the process, they were all outdated, and their impact on the overall battle was negligible. More importantly, those outdated warships completely occupied Rocky’s attention, leading to the main force erupting from the flank without a scratch and successfully arriving at a very close distance to Rocky, even close enough to open fire on him directly!
In such a situation, it was natural for City of Fury not to waste such an excellent opportunity, as this might be their only chance. Thus, as the main fleet of City of Fury emerged from the flank, they immediately began their artillery barrage. At the same time, the reserve troops led by Su De, although reduced by more than half, finally got close enough to open fire after such tremendous losses and did so without hesitation.
As a result, Rocky was immediately put in a situation of being caught in a two-front attack. More importantly, the two fleets, both from the front and the side, were firing while closing in rapidly. Once they approached, the battle would turn into an all-out melee, where the enemy would certainly face fiercer attacks, but Rocky’s forces would also suffer. If his more than 150 warships were completely encircled by the enemy, even the rune-enhanced Defensive Net, no matter how strong, would not hold out.
Such an outcome was certainly not what Rocky wanted to see, so he immediately issued new orders.
“Continue targeting the forces in front!”
Years of countless battles had honed Rocky’s calm demeanor on the battlefield. Even though the enemy’s tactics were complete and launched quite abruptly, he quickly collected himself and instantaneously assessed the situation.
Being trapped in an encirclement was definitely not an option. Once his forces fell into an encirclement, they would completely lose their advantage. Therefore, what he needed to do now was to destroy the enemy’s encirclement before it was completed, so he firmly ordered all warships to continue firing at the forces in front.
At this moment, the enemies, both in front and at the side, were at least a kilometer away from Rocky’s forces. At this distance, both sides could only attack with their main guns. It was only when they closed to within five hundred meters that the secondary guns could effectively engage. And this process was Rocky’s opportunity to turn the tide.
As long as he could eradicate one of the two enemy forces, whether in front or on the side, the enemy would not be able to surround him. Then, even if the enemy’s numbers were still significant, Rocky was not afraid of a head-on confrontation.
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So he didn’t hesitate to continue targeting the reserve force led by Su De, unaware that the force was just a reserve; he knew only that he had already wiped out more than half of them, and with a bit more effort, he could completely annihilate them.
Following his orders, the Fleet of Thunderhawk City deployed the Defensive Net while maintaining a high-frequency, uninterrupted barrage, and not a single warship turned to face the enemy flanking them; all warships aimed at the forces ahead.
In such a situation, the reserve force led by Su De naturally suffered rapid losses, and after about two rounds of artillery fire, the number of warships had dwindled to just over a hundred. By the time the third round came, there were only a few dozen left, and seeing the ships around him continuously decrease until only a pitiful few dozen remained, Su De sighed helplessly, as he seemed to have foreseen the outcome of this battle.
No, Su De held onto a glimmer of hope because, as Rocky pressed his full attack, the main force had already moved very close to him, with some of the leading warships beginning to fire both primary and secondary guns. If the main force could prevail in the close-range firefight against Rocky, even just gain the upper hand, they would still have a hope for victory.
Indeed, this was the case, but don’t forget, after Su De’s reserve force was crippled, Rocky’s Fleet also began to turn, setting their sights on the main force of City of Fury. Since City of Fury’s main force could now engage with secondary guns, it meant they too had entered firing range, allowing Rocky’s forces to return fire with their secondary guns.
More importantly, as the Fleet turned, Rocky took the lead in launching from the deck and then leading his Void Magic Squad towards the enemy.
The decisive battle between the two main forces began.
On Rocky’s side, having just weathered the enemy’s main attack, over twenty warships had been sunk, leaving the Fleet with around one hundred and thirty vessels and six squads of Void Magic Warriors. In contrast, the enemy had more than four hundred warships and thirty squads of the Void Magic Corps.
Such a disparity might seem to the uninformed that the decisive battle was pointless, but only those who were truly part of it understood the reality was far from it. At least City of Fury never thought so. There’s no need to say much about the comparison between the Fleets; despite being outnumbered four to one, City of Fury was very aware that victory was not guaranteed.
Then there was the engagement of the Void Magic Corps; compared to the Fleet, the difference in numbers between the Void Magic Corps was even greater. In theory, City of Fury should have no worries on this front and could even anticipate their Void Magic Corps dominating to turn the tide of battle, but the actual situation was not so. Compared to the clash between Fleets, City of Fury was even more worried about their Void Magic Corps, for the enemy’s Void Magic Corps included a true Demon!
The White Demon—Rocky!
This time, after leading the Void Magic Corps into the sky, Rocky did not venture deep alone; it was the final showdown, and there was no longer any need for him to rely on his personal abilities to distract the enemy. The only thing he needed to do was lead his Void Magic Corps to utterly destroy his opponents!
