LORD OF THE SKY CITY

Chapter 443: Chapter 408 Encirclement and Interception

In Lexington’s view, no matter what Rocky’s intentions were, he could not possibly let him escape!

Now that he had personally taken action, he naturally could not allow Rocky to continue his rampage, whether for the sake of the war zone or his family; it was out of the question. Therefore, Lexington immediately made a series of arrangements.

He first ordered the reconnaissance troops to continue following Thunderhawk City but to maintain a distance, even if it meant allowing the city to fly away for a day or two before pursuing, the important thing was to keep track of Thunderhawk City’s movements, everything else was irrelevant.

Then, he ordered his own Sky City, Soaring Feather City, to immediately turn around and accelerate at full power, quickly closing in on the war zone from the north.

At the same time, he also got in touch with Chenxiu City, asking Chenxiu City to hand over command of a medium-sized Sky City and two small Sky Cities previously sent by Long Wind.

Originally, after Rocky had led a lone force to raid merchant caravans in the rear of the war zone, due to insufficient intelligence and fear of larger issues, Goth requested support from the front line. Long Wind had therefore reassigned a medium-sized Sky City from the front line and gathered two small Sky Cities from the transport troops, and all three were dispatched to Chenxiu City. Unfortunately, as soon as the three Sky Cities had arrived, Rocky had vanished without a trace.

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However, to prevent similar occurrences and to defend against possible rear attacks from the Sky Alliance in the war zone, Goth used these three Sky Cities to expand the reach of the war zone, greatly strengthening the coordination between the rear and the caravans.

At this moment, the function of these three Sky Cities was no longer as significant. Goth had expanded the war zone with these three Sky Cities primarily to protect against stealth attacks by the Sky Alliance, as the Rebel Army had previously judged that Wilton would act in coordination with the Alliance and thus would surely take further steps.

However, now it seemed that this judgment was somewhat biased. Wilton indeed took further steps, but those actions were hidden in Rocky, who was lying low. Thus, the preventive measures taken by Goth earlier no longer had a place to be utilized.

Under these circumstances, Lexington asked Goth to hand over the three Sky Cities to him, because he was determined not to give Rocky another chance and would not make any more basic mistakes, such as—underestimating the enemy!

In recent days, Lexington had been pondering a question: How could Rocky, the lord of such a small Sky City, cause so much trouble, each time on a grander scale?

After careful consideration of every incident that Rocky had caused in recent years, Lexington discovered the crux of the matter—he realized that all of Rocky’s opponents had made the same mistake: underestimating him.

All those who opposed Rocky and ultimately suffered, from the Mairente Family to Wild Horse City, and then the Rebel Army, all merely saw him as an ordinary small Sky City lord, but they were all wrong!

Rocky truly stood apart from the typical City Lord, especially those of small Sky Cities. His abilities far exceeded those, and it was for this reason that he made all those who looked down on him end up with significant losses.

To be fair, if Lexington knew two years ago about Rocky’s capabilities, knew that he could develop Thunderhawk City to this extent, and stir up so much trouble, he would never have driven him out of the family—because even Lexington had to admit that Rocky’s potential was boundless!

However, the world does not hinge on “ifs”; now Rocky had become an enemy of him and the entire Mairente Family. No matter how much potential or talent he had, this was an unchangeable fact. Therefore, Lexington would not give Rocky any more chances—he intended to completely erase Rocky and Thunderhawk City from this world!

July 4th, 118, Rocky’s whereabouts were discovered by the reconnaissance troops and reported to Lexington.

On July 5, 118, following Lexington’s instructions, the three Sky Cities previously dispatched from the frontlines immediately set sail, heading north towards the warzone to rendezvous with Lexington.

On July 7, 118, scouting troops once again relayed information that Rocky’s Thunderhawk City was hastily making its way northward, showing no signs of altering its course.

This information essentially confirmed Lexington’s speculation that after causing so much trouble, Rocky was indeed planning to flee; he was clearly intending to leave from the northern part of the warzone.

Having confirmed this, Lexington immediately issued a new order, commanding Red Demon City, Guardian Army City, and Rime City—the three Sky Cities that had been called from the frontline—to change their course. Instead of rendezvousing with him, they were to fly along the borders of the warzone to preemptively intercept Rocky!

Since Rocky had set out two days ahead, Lexington could hardly catch up before Rocky left, even if he pursued at top speed with both sides moving concurrently. However, while Lexington might not catch up, the three Sky Cities under his command could!

So, he swiftly issued the order for the three Sky Cities to head to the northern boundary of the warzone ahead of him. That way, even if Rocky reached the warzone border faster than he did, Rocky would be blocked by the three Sky Cities that had arrived in advance, resulting in his being caught in a pincer attack from both front and rear.

But that wasn’t all!

Now that Lexington viewed Rocky as an opponent on his own level, after arranging for blocking troops, he had Goth order the previously deployed scouting troops to regroup and start harassing Thunderhawk City, doing everything possible to slow Rocky’s progress!

Consequently, nearly all the Rebel Army’s rear troops were mobilized, and except for Chenxiu City and the small Sky Cities recovering supplies, all mobile units in the rear began moving out towards the warzone in the north, converging, with all forces directed at Rocky!

And it wasn’t until after arranging all of this that Lexington finally breathed a sigh of relief, convinced that under his arrangement, Rocky wouldn’t be able to fly away even if he had wings!

Indeed, that was the case!

At Lexington’s request, Goth quickly gathered the dispatched troops and immediately launched an attack on Thunderhawk City!

Since Thunderhawk City had been constantly followed, its maneuvers were no longer a secret. Under these circumstances, the troops from Chenxiu City rallied quickly, caught up, and a fierce battle ensued between the two forces!

In this battle, Chenxiu City mobilized hundreds of warships, while Rocky commanded an equally numerous force and personally joined the fight.

The battle raged for an entire day, ultimately ending with a massive victory for Rocky and a disastrous defeat for the troops of Chenxiu City.

In this battle, Rocky once again showcased the formidable strength of his White Demon Armor, single-handedly extinguishing a Void Magic Squad and sinking more than ten large warships, almost single-handedly securing the victory.

However, although he won the battle, he lost the strategy, because… both he and the Thunderhawk were now held back!

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