Lord of the Sky City-Chapter 686 - 648 Disaster
Chapter 686: Chapter 648 Disaster Chapter 686: Chapter 648 Disaster Disaster struck!
The world was in crisis!
On July 3rd of the Sky Epoch Year 119, hundreds of Sky Cities scattered across the world were simultaneously attacked by Flying Demons. Tens of thousands of Flying Demons surged toward the skies on that day, formally initiating an assault on the heavens, plunging the entire world into utter chaos.
Following the attack, The Three Great Alliances received the news simultaneously, as not only were the external Sky Cities under attack, but even the four safe zones planned half a year ago were assaulted by Demons. In light of this, The Three Great Alliances, along with the Shadow Alliance, immediately commenced an investigation, and the results caused everyone to gasp in shock.
The investigation revealed that, on the day of July 3rd, a total of one hundred and thirty-five Sky Cities suffered various degrees of attacks from Flying Demons. This included isolated Sky Cities such as Heavenly Ancestor City, as well as those nestled within the safe zones, indicating that no region was truly spared from the Demonic invasion.
Updat𝓮d from frёewebnoѵēl.com.
This was just the count from the first day after the attack. In actuality, the Demonic onslaught continued for a full half-month. During this half-month period, the number of attacked Sky Cities kept rising, quickly escalating from over a hundred on the first day to more than five hundred. And as the skies turned chaotic, industries and bases on the land also fell prey to the Demons’ attacks!
Indeed, this time the Demons launched a comprehensive attack on humanity, sparing neither the skies above nor the depths below.
Disaster.
This was undoubtedly a disaster, an unprecedented catastrophe since the dawn of the Sky Epoch. If one had to find a similar precedent… perhaps… it would only be the disaster that unfolded during the Land Era, when Demons had overrun the land…
To prevent such a disaster from recurring, The Three Great Alliances immediately mobilized a massive force, hundreds of Sky Cities, countless warships armed to the teeth, and tens of thousands of elite Void Magic Warriors. These forces rapidly advanced to varioys parts of the world, commencing the elimination and expulsion of Demons.
As a result, the sudden outbreak of war raged for an entire month before finally concluding. The eventual outcome was, of course, a victory for the skies. Hundreds of thousands of Demons were successfully slain, and the surviving Demons retreated back to the land. Humanity had ultimately defended the skies.
“Pfft, who would actually believe these reports.”
“The Shadow Alliance has fallen too.”
Rocky tossed the newspaper aside with a curl of his lip, then reached out for the teacup, only to suddenly wince in pain, his face contorting as he lay back down on the hospital bed.
“I told you not to move.”
Looking at Rocky lying in pain on the bed, Liliya shook her head, then handed him the teacup.
This was precisely why Rocky didn’t believe those reports. Backhill Village was not spared in the Demons’ latest assault—he too had come under attack, and because the village housed both a base and a Sky City, Demons had launched their assault from both the sky and the land.
To hold back the Demon Army, Rocky had used all his strength, employing every means at his disposal. Leveraging his mastery of various cutting-edge technologies, he successfully repelled the Demons. Yet, despite this, Backhill Village and the two Sky Cities had suffered heavy losses. The recently formed Void Magic Corps was nearly wiped out, the newly refurbished warship fleet was almost entirely destroyed, and the Moving Fortress was paralyzed multiple times during the battle. Rocky himself had narrowly escaped death.
The Shadow Alliance’s reports only mentioned Flying Demons and Normal Demons but made no mention of high-level demons. However, at least in the defense of Backhill Village, high-level demons had appeared, and not just one—there were as many as three!
In order to eliminate these three high-level demons, Rocky and Liliya, along with others, had given it their all, each facing life-threatening dangers multiple times. Ultimately, it was Rocky who killed two of them, and the last one fled under their combined assault, barely enabling them to hold onto Backhill Village.
“`
So, in Rocky’s view, the reports from the Shadow Alliance were a typical case of sharing only good news and not the bad. He believed that if even he, who had access to and was equipped with Rune Armor and warships, had suffered heavy casualties, then other battles of Sky City would be even more difficult. Yet, the Shadow Alliance’s reports did not mention a word of that.
“You can’t blame them; they don’t want to cause a panic.”
As Rocky took the teacup, Athena, who was next to him, spoke up. She obviously had a clearer understanding of the current situation. Thus, as she said, the Shadow Alliance’s practice of only sharing good news was, evidently, the right approach. Now, only positive news could stabilize people’s emotions.
“Tch, you sure like to speak up for them.” Unfortunately, when Rocky heard this, he once again curled his lip and then asked, “Has your channel sent any news? How extensive are the losses from this attack on the sky?”
Athena was best at analyzing intelligence for reasoning and judgment, so she had her own channels for intelligence gathering. Her ability to collect information was so strong that it was second only to the Shadow Alliance. No, sometimes even the Shadow Alliance had to ask her for information.
Therefore, since the Shadow Alliance was not telling the whole truth this time, Rocky thought of Athena and wanted to see if she had any definite news.
Upon hearing this question, Athena simply nodded and then glanced at Rocky: “I have received news.”
“How is it? Are the losses significant?”
“Very significant.”
Athena nodded, her expression slightly helpless: “It’s said that we lost over a hundred Sky Cities this time, with millions of casualties. The losses of the Allied Forces are even greater. The first batch of joint forces sent out by The Three Great Alliances was entirely wiped out. If it weren’t for the immediate deployment of their main forces, the losses might have been even greater. Of course, the land suffered the most damage.”
“Now, half of the industries on the land have been destroyed by the Demons. Demons even climbed onto the walls of two Saint Cities. To save those Saint Cities, it’s heard that The Three Great Alliances eventually had no choice but to drop small Sky Cities like bombs onto the ground, cutting off the Demons’ reinforcements and thus preserving the two Saint Cities. Compared to that, Backhill Village got off easy; the Demons we faced were just a small troop.”
“It’s that serious?”
“Not an exaggeration at all. It’s a true disaster.”
After looking at Rocky, Athena helplessly stated, the sudden attack launched by the Demons was indeed a disaster!
“But there’s some good news.”
After a resigned sigh, Athena suddenly changed the subject and showed a smile to Rocky.
“What’s the good news?”
“Rick.”
“What about him?”
“He now has no time to trouble us because he too suffered an attack from the Demons and his losses are quite severe.”
