Lord of the Sky City

Although the Proud Dragon Commerce Guild's Fleet had retreated, Rocky did not recall the Reconnaissance Ships that had been scattered about. First, it was to prevent the enemy from playing any tricks, such as a surprise counterattack, and second, it was to surveil the movement of the Demons, so that Backhill Village could be prepared when the Demons attacked.

This experience was something Rocky had learned during his time defending Backhill Village, and now it seemed to be truly effective. The Reconnaissance Ships had indeed brought news about the movements of the Demons.

However, for Rocky, a few dozen Demons were still child's play. With the current Guard Corps, the walls of Backhill Village, and the power of the warships at their disposal, a few dozen Demons could not pose any threat at all.

Therefore, he did not pay too much attention to this matter and simply handed it over to Monte and the Guard Corps to deal with. After Monte and Felly had left, he continued to lead his people towards the mines.

But before they had taken a few steps, Felly came running back again.

"My lord! The Reconnaissance Ships have spotted another group of Demons!"

"..."

Seeing Felly once more, and hearing the same report again, Rocky furrowed his brow, "How many this time?"

"Still looks like several dozens."

"Hmm... have the Thunderhawk take off to assist Monte in defense."

Frowning in thought, Rocky made the arrangements.

"Yes!"

After acknowledging the order, Felly immediately turned and left, but Rocky did not hurry to depart. Instead, he told the others to go ahead to the mine while he stayed put, with Liliya accompanying him.

At this time, Rocky also felt that something was amiss. Although he still didn't know what was happening, he had a vague sense of foreboding. After all, the land-based Demons were stirring—a fact known to everyone—so it was impossible for him, who was also on land, not to remain vigilant about the movement of the Demons.

And his intuition was correct because, not long after Felly had turned to leave, barely out of Rocky's sight, a messenger hurried to intercept him. After hearing a few words, Felly quickly turned back and ran to Rocky once more.

"My lord..."

"Just say it, how many this time?"

Rocky interrupted Felly before he could finish speaking, asking directly.

"At least a hundred Demons are approaching Backhill Village!"

Standing before Rocky, Felly spoke with a distressed expression, revealing the latest intelligence that at least a hundred Demons were rapidly closing in on Backhill Village!

"Have all Guardian Unit Four take off, and conduct a preemptive bombardment of the Demons together with the Thunderhawk."

Hearing this number, Rocky immediately issued a response. Your adventure continues at My Virtual Library Empire

If it had been just a few dozen demons, there would have been no need for warships to move out; Monte could have defended with just the Guard Corps and the city walls. However, the number of demons now attacking far exceeded a few dozen. Even if we don't count those that the reconnaissance ship failed to spot, the three waves we did see may combine to over two hundred demons. If so many demons were to charge at the walls together, even the sturdy walls of Backhill Village wouldn't hold up.

Therefore, Rocky acted very quickly, dispatching the fleet right away and having the warship bombard the incoming demons first. This greatly reduced the pressure on both the Guard Corps and the city walls.

After making these arrangements, he called for Liliya to bring the White Demon Armor and went to the city walls himself, still somewhat uneasy.

When he arrived on the city walls, the Archer Troops and Mage Troops were already in position, while Monte had long since led the Guard Corps outside the walls to form a square formation. At the same time, Sandro and Dusa had donned the Void Magic Armor and were floating above the heads of the Guard Corps. Everything was ready, just waiting for the demons to arrive.

This wait did not last long, only about a dozen minutes later, the first wave of demons arrived!

Standing on the city walls, Rocky quickly saw a cloud of dust rising in the distance and faintly heard the rumble of the earth. He then saw groups of demons appearing in his line of sight!

The number of demons in the first wave was just as the reconnaissance ship had reported: around twenty or so, and they were all Black-eyed Demons.

Black-eyed Demons were the most common types around Backhill Village and were numerous and extremely sensitive to sound, which meant they were often attracted in large numbers whenever the village started mining operations.

Although these demons were numerous and easily disturbed, their strength was on the weaker side among demons. The Guard Corps had already defeated them in the past when manpower and resources were scarce. Now, with both a greater number of guards and better equipped than before, dealing with these Black-eyed Demons should be a piece of cake.

The actual result was just as Rocky had expected: when the twenty-odd Black-eyed Demons charged towards Backhill Village, they first encountered a barrage from the warships overhead. Although the bombardment only lasted for one round, it still killed at least half of the demons, and the survivors were scattered due to the bombing.

Then as these demons broke through the bombardment of the warship and continued to advance toward the Guard Corps, Dusa and Sandro took the lead and charged out. The two of them, taking advantage of the Void Magic Armor, tangled with several demons.

By the time the Black-eyed Demons actually reached the vicinity of the Guard Corps, there were only a few left from the original twenty. The Guard Corps, which had already arranged themselves into a square formation, quickly eliminated these few remaining demons without much effort.

The twenty-odd Black-eyed Demons, from appearance to annihilation, took only about a dozen minutes, posing no threat to Backhill Village whatsoever, just as Rocky had anticipated.

But this was merely an appetizer, as the number of demons now surging toward Backhill Village was far more than just the twenty-odd. In fact, shortly after the first wave was wiped out, dust rose again in the distance, and the second wave of demons arrived quickly.

"All hands, be ready to fight!"

Monte shouted as he reformed the ranks, then looked towards the distance. The dust cloud that had risen was clearly much larger than before, indicating that the second wave of demons was significantly more numerous.

Indeed, it wasn't long before the news came from the warships above the battlefield that they had spotted a second wave of demons numbering over a hundred!

Obviously, the report from the reconnaissance ship had been off: the second wave of demons was much larger than what had been seen. Of course, this wasn't a big deal; after all, the demons detected by the reconnaissance ships were likely to have joined forces with others on their way to the village, multiplying their numbers several times over.

Facing hundreds of demons, no one dared to take it lightly now. The five warships in the air started a ferocious bombardment as soon as the demons came within range. Nearly a hundred Magic Cannons from the five warships fired simultaneously, devastating the approaching demons almost instantly.

"Hmm..."

Standing on the city walls, Rocky watched this scene from afar and felt a great relief. It seemed that the Fleet and the Guard Corps could fully withstand the demon attack, and perhaps his earlier concerns had been somewhat unfounded...