Lord of the Sky City

The fleets of both sides were completely engaged in an intense battle, exactly the opportunity that Rocky had been waiting for, so he immediately ordered the Thunderhawk and the Escort Ship to make a full-speed advance straight towards the ruins of Hongcheng.

The two large warships accelerated at full power and soon flew beneath the battlefield, approaching Hongcheng at a high speed while maintaining only tens of meters above the ground, and due to the fierce air battle, no one in the Wild Horse Air Pirate Group's fleet even noticed their presence.

This oversight was clearly fatal for the Wild Horse Air Pirate Group, but for Rocky, it was a good thing, as the Thunderhawk and the Escort Ship almost encountered no obstacles as they approached the ruins of Hongcheng.

"Descend! Prepare the Guard Corps!"

As they neared the ruins of Hongcheng, Rocky ordered the Thunderhawk and the Escort Ship to further decrease their altitude and prepared for the Guard Corps to land.

But just as the Thunderhawk was about to descend, and the guards who had been waiting aboard for a long time had just reached the deck, the sound of the Magic Cannon suddenly erupted! Your next journey awaits at empire

The unexpected booming of cannons was shockingly close, as if right by one's ear, and right after the sound appeared, the Thunderhawk's Defensive Net lit up.

They've been hit?!

Upon realizing that the Thunderhawk had been hit, Rocky, who was at the bow of the ship, quickly looked outside and then saw that on the broken walls and ruins of Hongcheng, there were more than a dozen Magic Cannons firing at them!

As mentioned before, the base of the Air Pirate Group is like these bandits' home; they would fortify their base just like they're constructing their own home. In a sense, it's just like how Rocky constructed Thunderhawk City, so even though the base of the Wild Horse Air Pirate Group was nothing but ruins, it was quite well built from the inside.

In this situation, Rocky had no choice but to halt the Thunderhawk's descent, and the Guard Corps, which had been ready to land, also had to wait, because forcibly descending at this time and insisting on landing would certainly not be a wise choice.

Confronted with the dozens of Magic Cannons on the city walls, half of the Guard Corps would be dead before they even could rush into the ruins!

Honestly, Rocky hadn't expected that the Wild Horse Air Pirate Group would have installed dozens of Magic Cannons in the ruins, so he immediately issued a new order:

"Old Jack, blast those walls for me!"

"Got it!"

With a shout, Old Jack on the deck immediately bellowed at the gunners: "Lads! Did you hear the City Lord's command? Let these bandits witness our might!"

Under his command, more than twenty Magic Cannons, main and secondary, on the Thunderhawk all aimed at the walls, and with that came deafening cannon roars.

The walls were immobile like a Skyship, consequently, the barrage from the Thunderhawk hit almost all the targets, and although the Wild Horse Air Pirate Group had repaired the walls, the main cannon's power on the Thunderhawk was too great; thus, after just one round of firing, the entire stretch of the wall had collapsed, and the Magic Cannons on them were also destroyed along with the falling walls.

"Quick! Quick! Descend!"

Seeing that all the Magic Cannons on the walls were destroyed, Rocky gave the command for the Thunderhawk to descend once more.

Their time was actually very tight. The battle in the sky was still raging, and no victor had been decided yet, so this was the best opportunity for them to attack the base. If they missed this chance and the Wild Horse Air Pirate Group's fleet reacted and dispatched warships for support, it could be a catastrophic blow for the Guard Corps.

Under Rocky's constant urging, the Thunderhawk and its escort ships finally landed on the ground. Once they had landed, the Guard Corps leaped off the ship and formed up their ranks within minutes.

But at the same time, a large number of bandits surged out from the ruins of Hongcheng!

"Ascend immediately, Felly is in charge of command, cover the Guard Corps!"

Having handed over command of Thunderhawk's escort ships to Felly, Rocky and Liliya jumped from the bow, and as they left, the Thunderhawk and the escort ships immediately took off, preparing to cover the Guard Corps as Rocky had instructed.

However, as soon as the two warships had just taken off, several reconnaissance ships and one escort ship broke away from the formation of the Wild Horse Air Pirate Group, which was engaged in the aerial battle, and flew at high speed towards the direction of the Hongcheng Ruins!

They had still been discovered...

Upon realizing that warships were approaching overhead, Rocky sighed to himself, though it seemed that the Wild Horse Air Pirate Group had indeed discovered their presence and sent warships in response.

This wasn't surprising, since Rocky's target was the enemy's base after all. Moreover, they had made quite a commotion in blowing up the city walls, so being discovered was to be expected. However, this meant that the Thunderhawk and its escort ships could no longer cover the Guard Corps; the two warships had to intercept the enemy's warships in the sky.

But fortunately, the Guard Corps had already successfully landed, which allowed the two large warships to disengage and tangle with the enemy. Otherwise, if they had been a bit later, Rocky and the Guard Corps might not even have disembarked before being entangled by the enemy, which would have been the worst-case scenario.

So, after that, Rocky waved to Felly at the bow and pointed at the approaching enemy ships. Felly immediately understood his intent, and the Thunderhawk and its escort ships increased their altitude and flew towards the incoming enemy ships.

"Guards! It's your time to shine!"

As the Thunderhawk gradually moved away, Rocky turned to look at the Guard Corps. Without any need for a pep talk, he could already see the excitement and desire in the eyes of the guards, so he wasted no words and flew into the air. After that, the Guard Corps, already lined up in neat squares, started to advance towards the Hongcheng Ruins!

"Brothers, slaughter them all!"

It was at the same time Rocky led the Guard Corps closer to the Hongcheng Ruins that the bandits, who had been waiting for a long time within the ruins, also charged out!

The Wild Horse Air Pirate Group was an extremely large bandit group with numerous members. Unlike regular troops, with their clear divisions of labor—crew for sailing, soldiers for fighting—the bandits differed: on a ship, they were crew members, and with a blade in hand, they were butchers who slaughtered without blinking. They might be a bunch of scoundrels, but they were also versatile fighters.

So, as soon as the Guard Corps landed, the bandits of the Wild Horse Air Pirate Group were ready to fight. They had not dared to burst out earlier due to fear of bombardment from the Thunderhawk and escort ships.

But now, with the Thunderhawk and escort ships ascending to high altitudes to intercept the enemy ships dispatched by the Wild Horse Air Pirate Group, the ground battle was entirely in the hands of the soldiers.

Under these circumstances, the bandits of the Wild Horse Air Pirate Group no longer had any reservations. Each wielding their weapons, they surged over the destroyed city wall like a horde of wild beasts, crazily breaking out from the ruins of Hongcheng!Nôv(el)B\\jnn

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