Lord of the Sky City - Chapter 410 - Chapter 410: Chapter 378: A Desperate Fight!

Chapter 410: Chapter 378: A Desperate Fight!

Depending on the warships’ sufficient numbers, even passive beatings wouldn’t deplete this sole advantage quickly. That’s how Lapaton finally got the fleet to ascend into the high altitudes.

But at that moment, he discovered countless warships rising from the surrounding forests!

Upon seeing so many unidentified warships ascending from the forest simultaneously, Lapaton knew he was surrounded again…

Indeed, he was surrounded.

While Karina led the Void Magic Warriors in an ambush inside the cargo ships, Rocky and Berg arranged for the fleet to ambush from within the forest. Upon seeing Lapaton’s fleet ascend, they led their own fleet to appear.

If one were to map out the situation on the battlefield now, it would be clear to see: More than twenty cargo ships were located at the center of the portrait, Lapaton’s fleet was around the merchant fleet, while Rocky and his troops formed a circle at a greater distance, encompassing Lapaton’s fleet within it.

On the other hand, when Lapaton saw the fleet commanded by Rocky ascend, his heart sank. The first thing that crossed his mind was that his end was coming, but upon taking a closer look at the distant fleet, he suddenly discovered a glimmer of hope!

This glimmer of hope was the fact that although Rocky had encircled them, the distance was great!

Is that so?

Indeed!

Although Rocky and his team had thought of this double-ambush strategy, there was one problem they couldn’t solve: how to hide so many warships in the forest. It wasn’t a problem for the Void Magic Squad to ambush within the cargo ships, but where would they hide all those warships?

They had specifically chosen this location for the ambush, but let’s not forget that the Allied Forces, composed of three cities, had a total of eighty warships. Where could these eighty warships be hidden?

Hiding in the forest was certainly an option, but what if they were discovered?

So, in order not to draw Lapaton’s attention in advance, Rocky had the fleet fly beyond the range of the battlefield before deciding to land. While this approach kept them from being discovered too soon, it also meant that when they did appear, they were quite a distance from Lapaton’s fleet.

That single detail gave Lapaton a glimmer of hope.

“Immediately concentrate all warships and break through!”

Having keenly seized this opportunity, Lapaton instantaneously issued his command, followed swiftly by his flagship charging towards the closest enemy.

With the flagship accelerating at full power, the whole fleet uniformly turned around and began to follow the flagship in a concerted breakthrough.

Ironically, the direction in which Lapaton made his rush was exactly where Rocky was positioned. Thus, upon realizing that the enemy was making a desperate attempt, Rocky immediately issued an order:

“Prepare for battle, and stop the enemy!”

After giving the combat order, Rocky’s War Steed took the lead and led over ten warships toward the enemy to intercept them!

Simultaneously, Karina led the Void Magic Squad to catch up with Lapaton’s troops. She naturally discerned the enemy’s intent, as did Berg from a distance. At this moment, Berg stood at the bow of his flagship, continuously giving orders as well.

“Advance at full speed! Fast! Fast! Fast!”

Yelling at the Captain, Berg rarely displayed such urgency in battle.

No wonder he was anxious, for the situation at hand was one where Lapaton’s forces, though surrounded and attacked by the Void Magic Squad, had a chance to break through due to the overly wide encirclement. Moreover, while Lapaton’s fleet had suffered attacks from the Void Magic Warriors, the main force remained intact, with no fewer than thirty warships remaining. In contrast, the warships at Rocky’s side numbered less than twenty. This meant that, at least until the encirclement tightened, Lapaton actually had an advantage in the number of ships!

Therefore, as Lapaton led his fleet rapidly towards Rocky, Karina also led the Void Magic Squad in pursuit. However, when faced with the Void Magic Squad’s attack, Lapaton paid no heed, just charging ahead relentlessly.

On the other side, although Berg was also rushing to assist as quickly as possible, the expansive encirclement meant that even though he was incredibly anxious, he was still unable to support Rocky immediately.

As minutes ticked by, Lapaton and Rocky collided!

“Fire!”

As the enemy came within range, Rocky, uncharacteristically, personally gave the order to fire. To be honest, even he was not accustomed to this, as in all previous aerial encounters, he was supposed to be in his Void Magic Armor midair. Unfortunately, this time it was not possible. He did not have his White Demon Armor and had to act the role of a Commander faithfully.

“Turn the ship around, don’t let anyone get through!”

Although he rarely commanded battles himself, it did not mean Rocky was inept at it. In fact, he was quite skilled in this respect. So after giving the order to fire, he immediately had the War Steed turn around to face the enemy head-on.

As the enemy bore down directly ahead, the Magic Energy Cannons on board were unable to fire at full capacity. Similarly, Rocky’s War Steed could not unleash the full firepower of a battleship unless it was positioned directly facing the enemy.

“Is the Sky-piercing Cannon ready?”

“Sir! It’s ready!”

“Fire!”

As the War Steed gradually adjusted its position, Rocky shouted to the main cannon’s battery and then without hesitation ordered the gunner to fire!

The War Steed’s greatest advantage lay in its terrifying main cannon. The Sky-piercing Cannon’s power reached 10,000 points of mana, and just one shot was capable of sinking a large warship. It even held the remarkable military feat of destroying two warships with a single shot. Now was the time to showcase its strength–if it could sink the enemy’s flagship with one shot, that would be ideal.

Following Rocky’s command, a moment later a thunderous boom rang out. With this roar, the War Steed shuddered violently, and a thick beam of light shot straight towards Lapaton’s fleet!

The thick beam of light flashed by, and immediately, an explosion was heard within Lapaton’s fleet; a warship was sunk with a single shot.

Unfortunately, the destroyed warship was not Lapaton’s flagship but a destroyer beside it.

Watching the destroyer explode next to Lapaton’s flagship, Rocky had no time for disappointment when he suddenly felt the War Steed shake violently, and a bright light appeared before his eyes.

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They had been hit.

Although sinking a warship with one shot was a great boost to morale, the enemy was not intimidated. Faced with Rocky’s full-on blockade, the enemy didn’t flinch, nor did they slow down. All the while, they fired back, charging like a pack of frenzied beasts at full speed towards the Fleet under Rocky’s command!

“Sir! They, they’re still accelerating!”

Felly had just managed to steady herself in the violent shaking and ran up to his side, yelling, “Sir! The enemy is still accelerating, we’re about to collide!”

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