Lord of the Sky City

"All warships, take off!"

Within the Skyport of Matu City, Baron Wolin, clad in the fourth-generation Eagle Claw Type 3 Armor, stood on his flagship and issued the command to set sail to the entire fleet!

With his order, dozens of Floating Warships within the Skyport all took off, majestically flying out from the defense network of the Skyport towards the distant Thunderhawk City!

As soon as Thunderhawk City discovered Matu City, Matu City likewise spotted Thunderhawk City. The eager Baron Wolin immediately set off, leading his entire fleet to sail straight for the city that belonged to "himself."

The information that Cyril had given to Rocky previously had not been exaggerated in the slightest; Baron Wolin's private fleet indeed comprised more than thirty Floating Warships, exactly thirty-two to be precise, including thirty-one third-generation Cheetah Type 2 Reconnaissance Ships and one flagship version of a third-generation Watcher-type Escort Ship!

Yes, within Baron Wolin's fleet there was also a flagship, and it was the same class as Rocky's Scavenger Type 1 Flagship, which Baron Wolin had named the Baron Number!

"This Wolin... is indeed strong..."

Also within the Skyport, City Lord Matu watched as Baron Wolin led his fleet to slowly ascend, a sense of admiration welling up within him. Was this the power of the great families? To think that a noble serving a great family possessed such a formidable private army, which left Matu, himself a City Lord, utterly impressed.

His admiration was not a sign of undue humility; in fact, Matu, as the City Lord, could see even more clearly than most. The scale and quality of Baron Wolin's fleet were more formidable than the air forces of some small Sky Cities, to say nothing of others. Even Matu's own Sky City, though it had a fleet, could not compare in scale or quality to Baron Wolin's private army!

Every time he considered that his own military forces, despite his status as City Lord, were not as strong as Wolin's private army, Matu felt quite bitter—that was also why he treated Baron Wolin with such enthusiasm.

Meanwhile, after moving beyond the defense network of Matu City, Baron Wolin quickly vanished into the thick cloud layer. Although the clouds in this airspace were heavy, they did not impede the fleet's voyage, and under full-speed acceleration, the fleet soon approached Thunderhawk City.

When within a dozen miles of Thunderhawk City, Baron Wolin ordered the fleet to halt its advance, and then spoke a few words to his deputy. The deputy quickly went below deck and, within moments, a Reconnaissance Ship detached from the fleet, flying solo through the clouds towards Thunderhawk City.

On board the departing Reconnaissance Ship was the emissary sent by Baron Wolin to Thunderhawk City to call on Rocky to leave!

Although he had led his fleet mightily close to Thunderhawk City, Baron Wolin still believed it best to avoid battle if possible, and this line of thought naturally had nothing to do with Rocky. The reason for his consideration was that he had already come to view Thunderhawk City as his own.

In Baron Wolin's view, engaging in a grand sky battle near the vicinity of Thunderhawk City posed a risk; what if it affected Thunderhawk City? That was his own city. Even if all of Rocky's resistance were futile, any damage to the city from the battle would ultimately be his loss. Therefore, Baron Wolin still hoped to take over Thunderhawk City peacefully.

A dozen miles was a mere blink for a Skyship, especially a Reconnaissance Ship, so within about fifteen minutes, the Reconnaissance Ship sent by Baron Wolin approached Thunderhawk City and landed in its Skyport without any obstruction.

Once the ship landed smoothly, the Guards escorted a middle-aged man down from the Skyship.

"This Rocky, still unaware of the calamity upon him... Truly foolish..."

Escorted by several guards, the middle-aged man stood in the Skyport and looked around.

Being one of Baron Wolin's subordinates, he had long regarded Thunderhawk City as his own and immediately began to survey his surroundings upon disembarking, nodding his head as if quite pleased with what he saw.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

While he surveyed his territory with the eyes of an owner, one of the Guards approached him, but before the Guard could speak, the middle-aged man stated with righteous indignation, "I am an emissary from the Mairente Family. The family commands that Rocky see me immediately."

With his head held high, almost looking at the Guard with his chin, the middle-aged man declared in a loud voice.

It was clear that the man had never seen Rocky as someone worth considering; he even called him by name without appending the title 'City Lord.' It was as if, in his eyes, the moment the Mairente Family issued an order, Rocky was expected to obediently comply and pack his things to leave immediately.

However, no sooner had he spoken than the soldier opposite not only did not show the slightest surprise but actually smiled!

"My lord, our City Lord was hoping to see you as well."

"You say what..."

The soldier's reply stupefied the middle-aged man, but before he could grasp what was happening, several figures suddenly dashed out from around him!

The middle-aged man's guards reacted quickly, protecting him by placing him in the center as they turned to draw their swords.

Unfortunately, they were still half a step too slow. The moment they went to draw their swords, they felt a burning sensation in their chests. Looking down, they saw long swords had pierced through their torsos!

"My lord...quick...ambush..."

A guard managed to squeeze out a few strained words through clenched teeth before collapsing, making the middle-aged man realize he had fallen into an ambush. He immediately tried to run back to the Reconnaissance Ship, but it was too late. The guard he had looked down upon with his chin thrust out had stepped forward and grabbed his collar, pressing him to the ground without ado!

Meanwhile, the remaining soldiers aboard the Reconnaissance Ship noticed something was amiss. These men reacted somewhat swiftly, attempting to make the ship take off immediately, only for a fiery red figure to descend from the sky, rendering their escape plans futile.

"Nobody move!"

As she spoke, Liliya, clad in her flaming red Armor, fired a Magic Bullet that blasted a huge hole through a soldier's chest, stunning everyone aboard the ship!

In an instant, really just a split second, the Reconnaissance Ship that had come to drive Rocky away was subdued. All the soldiers on board, controlled by Liliya in her Void Magic Armor, gave up resisting and laid down on the ground, while the middle-aged man, who had been so arrogant just moments ago, was now dragged in front of Rocky by two Guards.

Having discovered Matu City a step ahead, Rocky had been well-prepared. Hence, after the middle-aged man was subdued, Rocky appeared at the Skyport, flanked by Monte and Lin Feng, directly in front of the middle-aged man.

"Rocky! Do you know what you're doing!"

Pinned firmly on the ground by the Guards, the middle-aged man was still roaring incessantly. He strenuously lifted his head to look at Rocky and shouted, "Rocky! I am here to deliver an order from the Family! How dare you treat me like this—do you wish to rebel?"

But to his roaring, Rocky responded with just a cold smile, followed by a slow hand gesture. Monte, understanding the signal, stepped forward towards the middle-aged man, all the while revealing his Broadaxe!

"What are you going to do! What...what do you want!"

The chill from the axe's gleam struck the middle-aged man's eyes, and he panicked. He looked at Monte in disbelief, then turned his gaze to Rocky's emotionless face, feeling completely undone.

"Rocky...you... don't be rash...we can talk things over..."

The middle-aged man's plea was cut short as Monte's axe came crashing down!

PS: Second update! Three more to go!