Lord of the Sky City-Chapter 707 - 670 Suppression

Chapter 707: Chapter 670: Suppression Chapter 707: Chapter 670: Suppression “Last week, three more small Sky Cities were overrun by Demons,”

said Liliya as she sat in Rocky’s study and looked at the intelligence that had just come in.

Reports of Demon attacks had been relentless during this period, with Sky Cities falling almost every week. Perhaps the only relief was that the conquered cities were unknown, small-scale ones; this indicated that although the frequency of Demon attacks was increasing, their intensity wasn’t overly terrifying. As for the small Sky Cities that were overrun… well, to some extent, they had it coming.

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The current year was more than half a century removed from Era 060, when mankind had launched the second counter-offensive; to be exact, it had been a full 60 years. Because so much time had passed, many had forgotten the terror of the Demons, especially some of the City Lords.

As the most exalted class within the skies, the position of City Lord could easily lead to corruption. Indeed, many had become swiftly decayed once they assumed the title, losing their edge and will, and indulging daily in power and pleasure. Thus, once the Demons attacked, these Sky Cities ruled by such Lords stood no chance at all.

And for these individuals, no one would sympathize. If they could not develop anything substantial in the six decades of peace, then indeed they deserved to be eliminated.

Having said this, Liliya stopped paying attention to the matter and turned her gaze to Rocky, “There’s still no news about us.”

“Heh, there won’t be any. Let me guess, it’s all about the Mass-produced Holy Angel Armors in the intelligence report, isn’t it?” Rocky said with a chuckle.

“That’s right.”

“As expected.”

Smiling at this response, Rocky quipped, “The Shadow Alliance is no longer maintaining neutrality over the matter of Mana Runes, so they won’t report anything that favors us.”

“Hmph, even if they don’t report it, it doesn’t change a thing,” Liliya remarked with a rare pouting expression, visibly indignant.

“Indeed, it doesn’t change a thing,” Rocky nodded as he glanced at the pouting Liliya.

What the two of them were discussing was actually related to the Thunderhawk Armor.

After months of manufacturing, the arsenals had completed the first batch of orders for the Thunderhawk Armor, which had all been delivered to various customers and had received feedback.

Just as Rocky had anticipated, in such a chaotic world, the Thunderhawk Armor would find plenty of opportunities to prove its worth; and indeed it did. Many customers sent their newly equipped Thunderhawk Armors into conflict against Demons, especially the Flying Demons, shortly after receiving them.

Following the engagements, the performance of the Thunderhawk Armor was immediately affirmed by all, from City Lords to soldiers. Everyone who witnessed the Thunderhawk Armor in action couldn’t help but give a thumbs up. Its exceptional mobility and unique weapon system gave it a significant advantage over Flying Demons. The mobility combined with the magic energy machine guns completely suppressed the Demons’ offensives.

Therefore, in battles where the numbers were equal, the Thunderhawk Armor could almost always achieve a decisive victory over the Flying Demons. Even in battles where they were outnumbered, as long as the Demons didn’t exceed twice their number, Void Magic Warriors clad in Thunderhawk Armor were capable of holding their ground and ultimately prevailing.

This record was outstanding in the current world because as the attacks of Demons on Sky Cities increased, the performance of the old Fifth-Generation Armors, especially the Fifth Generation Mass-Produced Armor, became increasingly worrisome. Real combat situations made it all too clear how inadequate the Fifth Generation Mass-Produced Armor was against Flying Demons. By contrast, the performance of the Thunderhawk Armor seemed shining bright.

However, just as Liliya mentioned, despite the impressive show of the Thunderhawk Armor, the Shadow Alliance did not mention a word about it in their intelligence reports, which mainly focused on the Mass-produced Holy Angel Armor.

Sigma Corporation was well aware that Fifth Generation Armors could no longer meet combat needs, so they rushed to market with the Mass-produced Version of the Holy Angel Armor. If only combat capability was considered, the Mass-production Holy Angel Armor could indeed be deemed perfect, even surpassing the Thunderhawk Armor, but the cost of this superiority was its high manufacturing price, almost double that of the Thunderhawk Armor.

In such a scenario, it was clear which Armor was more popular in the market. Naturally, the Thunderhawk Armor, with its affordable price and reliable combat prowess, was more favored, especially by mid-sized, Independent Sky Cities. Unfortunately, the Shadow Alliance’s reports focused solely on the Mass-produced Holy Angel Armor and overly praised it while not mentioning the Thunderhawk Armor at all.

This biased reporting from the Shadow Alliance was clearly unfair, and Rocky had his own clear analysis of the reasons—they were trying to suppress his development through various means. Yet, Rocky was not the least bit concerned, because the customers weren’t fools; everyone knew which Armor was more appropriate, and this was evidenced by the second batch of orders that Rocky had already received.

After completing the first batch of orders and successfully delivering them, it didn’t take long for the Apple Tree Corporation to bring in a second batch of orders, larger than before, which was proof enough that even without the Shadow Alliance’s reports, Thunderhawk Armor had made its mark in the market through word-of-mouth. So, Rocky wasn’t worried at all.

He wasn’t just unworried; he was also thinking about competing with the behemoths, Sigma and Uranus, who had always been targeting him.

In light of this, seeing Liliya’s indignation, Rocky chuckled and picked up a blueprint on the table, shaking it, “What do you think this is?”

“What is it?”

Liliya glanced at the blueprint in Rocky’s hand with a puzzled expression, and after she approached, took the design and looked it over before smiling, “You’ve completed the design already?”

“It’s not my design. My teacher and I had already finished it a long time ago; I’ve only added some new technologies and equipment to it now.”

“That’s more than enough! This time we must show Sigma and Uranus corporations just how formidable we are!”

“Don’t worry, they will surely know. And this is just the beginning,” Rocky assured as he placed the blueprint back on the table and thoughtfully took a pen to write down the name—Heavy Tank Armor.

What he had just finished was a blueprint for a new type of Tank Armor, and upon writing down its name, Rocky looked at Liliya, and both shared a look of satisfaction.