Lord of the Sky City-Chapter 807 - 789: The Battle Begins!

Chapter 807 -789: The Battle Begins!

There is no one who dares to underestimate Rocky anymore, the same goes for Goodley. Not only does he not dare to belittle Rocky, but he also quite admires this young City Lord who is at least twenty years younger than himself.

For this attack, Goodley had carefully studied every air battle Rocky participated in and commanded, and he admires him considerably.

In his view, every battle commanded by Rocky was well thought out. Although there were still some minor weaknesses, he never made fatal mistakes in any aspect. More importantly, Rocky himself possesses an extraordinary strength capable of changing the course of a battle, which is incredibly rare.

In the vast majority of air battles Rocky participated in, his command ability could only be described as passable, but his ability to influence the outcome of the battle was too strong. As a Commander, he clearly knew how to win the battle, and as the main force, he had the power to impact the entire situation, which is terrifying. It was for this reason that, after Goodley closely studied all the air battles Rocky commanded, he had to admit it was indeed challenging to defeat him.

But at this very moment, there’s no Rocky in Backhill Village!

According to Goodley, the most capable fighter under Rocky is himself, and the best commander is also himself. So, Backhill Village is indeed hard to break into with him around, but without him, the village is without its backbone, and even advanced warships are not enough to rely on.

“Order the First Fleet and Second Fleet to attack from the left flank, the Third Fleet and Fourth Fleet to attack from the right flank, and the remaining troops to press from the front.”

Looking at the forces led by Felly, Goodley smiled slightly and issued several commands, and under his command, the large force immediately changed. Four hundred warships, after detaching from the main force, drew an arc in the air and approached the enemy from the left, another equally numbered force approached from the right, and then the remaining army slowly advanced from the front.

It could be seen that Goodley intended to fully use the numerical advantage of his troops to encircle Felly. He indeed had the capital to do so because the small force he sent out alone had a warship count reaching four hundred, exceeding Felly’s total forces.

And Felly, who had been keeping a close eye on enemy moves, naturally saw all of this and responded accordingly.

“Deploy War God Escort Ships to intercept from the left flank.”

Contrary to what others imagined, Felly did not choose to concentrate forces on defense, nor did he choose to huddle. Instead, he made what seemed to outsiders to be the most erroneous decision: splitting the forces.

He sent out one hundred War God Escort Ships, sending this force directly towards the flank, clearly intending to engage them head-on.

To others, this decision seemed incredibly wrong. The friendly force was already at an absolute disadvantage, yet he divided it further; wasn’t this courting death? More than one person had this thought, including Goodley.

But they were all wrong!

Felly dared to split his forces not because he couldn’t command but because he had absolute confidence in the War God Escort Ships. In fact, as the enemy began to move, Felly not only realized the enemy intended to encircle him but also noticed their speed.

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In his view, the enemy seemed to be playing it safe; therefore, the encircling forces from both wings were heavy warships, primarily battleships and patrol cruisers. These classes of warships were naturally formidable, but their speed was not advantageous, at least not compared to smaller Escort Ships, let alone Rune-driven Rune Escort Ships. So Felly chose to split his forces, aiming to disrupt the encirclement before it was completed!

Thus, under his command, a hundred War God Escort Ships immediately turned and flew towards the flank, showcasing immense speed as they started and proactively approached the enemy.

“So fast…”

Leading the main forces slowly to press forward, Goodley put down his telescope. He also saw the enemy’s division move and sneered at such an act before. However, noticing the enemy’s speed being much faster than expected, he couldn’t help but frown.

After some thought, Goodley chose to trust the flank troops. This trust wasn’t merely out of faith but also based on judgment.

First, the numerical gap between the two sides was significant. Felly’s deployed warship count was only a hundred, compared to the four hundred sent by Goodley. In a four-to-one gap, it certainly wouldn’t be disadvantageous.

Secondly, although Goodley was well aware of Rocky’s rune technology as the trump card, which destroyed both the Fury and Sky Might Sky Cities, the fleet he led had also undergone modifications, using the most advanced technology from the Magic Energy Research Institute. Thus, the gap in technology between the two sides wouldn’t be significant.

Lastly, in a scenario where they held numerical superiority and the technological gap wasn’t large, the fleet he sent consisted entirely of major battleships and patrol cruisers. Facing merely Escort Ships of the enemy, there was no reason to lose.

It was due to such judgments that Goodley did not reinforce the flank troops.

And shortly afterward, the two forces located on the battlefield’s flank officially exchanged fire!

The first to open fire were naturally the War God Escort Ships. As newly developed warships based on Rune technology, the War God Escort Ships had an extremely long range for their main guns, reaching an astonishing two thousand meters, and their main gun’s power was tremendous, up to 15,000 points. Thus, upon approaching the enemy, they commenced their attack without hesitation.

In an instant, hundreds of main guns fired simultaneously, and the thick Magic Energy Beams easily shattered the obstructive clouds as they flew towards the enemy, igniting a series of fiery explosions among the enemy forces.

Undoubtedly, the advantage of main gun range coupled with immense power allowed the War God Escort Ships to achieve quite commendable results in this round of shelling. Dozens of enemy ships were destroyed even before they could fire back.

Yet such an outcome made Felly, who was focusing on the battlefield, frown. To outsiders, these results seemed satisfactory, but to him, it was disappointing because the War God Escort Ships were cutting-edge and unparalleled in all aspects today, including not just range and power but also targeting systems.

Therefore, in Felly’s view, after this round of shelling, at least a hundred enemy warships should have been sunk. Why were only a few dozen sunk?

Something’s not right, something’s very wrong!

Upon realizing the unsatisfactory results of the long-range attack, a tight feeling gripped Felly’s heart, giving him a foreboding sense of unease.