Lord of the Sky City

Chapter 383: Chapter 354: Hostage!

“Don’t forget, Cyril is still in the city.”

After pondering for a moment, Rocky glanced at everyone and spoke slowly.

“Let’s talk about this tomorrow, you go and inform Glan right away, and have him relay the matter to the Alliance as soon as possible.”

On the matter of Backhill Village, Rocky clearly had his own ideas, but he still planned to follow Liliya’s suggestion and inform the Alliance first.

After that, he dismissed everyone, not even keeping Liliya, remaining alone in the City Lord’s Hall.

A day passed quickly, and before long, it was the next day.

The next day, Te Nong brought the latest news.

According to Te Nong, the Mairente Family had completely surrounded them, but in Rocky’s absence, they seemed hesitant to launch an attack on the village, so Backhill Village was still under the control of the Alliance Army.

Upon hearing this news, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Monte’s speculation the day before had come true—the Mairente Family, although determined to annihilate Rocky and Thunderhawk City, would not dare to attack the Alliance Army without his presence.

This allowed Rocky to breathe a sigh of relief, but it was a small comfort, seeing as no one knew how the situation might develop next.

On the same day, Rocky went to see Cyril again.

Earlier, under his arrangement, Cyril had already moved into the guestroom of the City Lord’s Mansion, but with heavy guards stationed outside, it was essentially house arrest. Cyril, as though having anticipated this, did not resist at all. She didn’t even utter unnecessary words, completely resigned to her fate.

In fact, when Rocky saw her again, she appeared untroubled, quietly reading a book in her room.

Seeing Rocky at the door, Cyril casually put aside the book and then smiled at him.

“I thought you would have come back yesterday.”

With a slight smile, Cyril said casually.

Yet her words weighed heavily on Rocky’s heart…

“Did you know I was coming to find you?”

Walking into the room, Rocky took a chair and sat opposite Cyril, looking into her eyes as he asked.

“Of course I knew, but don’t bother, it’s not going to happen.”

“What?”

Her unexpected remark left Rocky frozen on the spot.

While he was stunned, Cyril chuckled and shook her head, “You came to tell me that you plan to use me as a hostage, to force my family to withdraw their troops, didn’t you?”

Looking into Rocky’s eyes, Cyril spoke word by word.

“…….”

Her remark not only brought Rocky back to his senses but also plunged him into silence… because Cyril was absolutely right!

Rocky indeed planned to use her as a hostage to pressure the Mairente family to retreat!

He had spent the entire previous night considering how to resolve the crisis, but the options he could think of were very few.

The vast disparity in strength left Rocky completely at a loss. This time the Mairente Family had sent not just a few or a dozen warships; they had dispatched two medium-sized Sky Cities and several hundred warships!

Such formidable military power gave Rocky no chance of retaliation in the face of his foes. It remained the same resolute fact—if it weren’t for Cyril luring him away in advance, both he and Thunderhawk City would have been annihilated amidst such an overwhelming force. This vast difference in strength had entrapped Rocky in a dilemma, leaving him with only one option.

That option was Cyril.

Cyril was a member of the Mairente family, but not just any member—her father was the Clan Leader of the entire family, and she herself was a key figure, already involved in the management of her family’s affairs. Therefore, for the Mairente family, Cyril carried significant weight.

Now that Cyril was in his hands, Rocky naturally thought of leveraging her as a hostage to threaten the Mairente family into withdrawing their troops.

In Rocky’s view, even if other members of the family did not care about Cyril, like Lexington and others, surely Cyril’s father, who was also the Clan Leader Atted, had to care about his own daughter, right? And don’t forget, Cyril was not alone; she had also brought her own Sky City, which further increased the value of the bargaining chip in Rocky’s hand. He believed that Cyril and her medium-sized Sky City were enough to sway the Mairente Family, at least to sway Atted.

This was the only method Rocky could think of, but it left him conflicted all night long.

Cyril was not just anybody; she was Rocky’s cousin and had helped him more than once. Thus, using her as a hostage to threaten the Mairente Family was something Rocky ultimately found difficult to bear; he couldn’t get it over this emotional hurdle.

However, in the end, he made up his mind because this was the only method he could think of.

To everyone’s surprise, before Rocky could even express this idea, Cyril guessed it herself…

This outcome somewhat disoriented Rocky; it felt as if someone had preempted his move in a chess game.

But his reaction was fairly quick. After a brief moment of bewilderment, he immediately regained his composure and looked at Cyril.

“You mean to say, your father will not compromise for you?”

With a bitter smile and a shake of her head, Cyril glanced at Rocky and did not answer his question. Instead, she countered, “Rocky, if my father does not agree to your demands, would you kill me?”

“……”

This counter-question once again plunged Rocky into silence.

Because he had never considered this question; in his view, as long as he kept Cyril under house arrest and presented his demands to the Mairente Family, would Atted actually gamble with his daughter’s life?

Obviously not. If not, Rocky naturally did not have to contemplate the necessity of actually killing Cyril, because there was simply no need.

“Rocky, don’t underestimate the family.”

Seeing Rocky fall silent, Cyril sighed, “In front of the family, no individual is worth compromising for, neither you nor I; even my father can’t change that.”

As she spoke, her gaze grew dimmer, evidently thinking about other matters.

Yet, her words made Rocky frown.

“Cyril, I’m not joking with you!”

After looking at Cyril for quite some time, Rocky suddenly shouted out loud!

“Contact your father immediately, tell him to withdraw his troops, or I will really kill you! To save Thunderhawk City, I will not be soft-hearted!”

His eyes wide, perhaps because he hadn’t slept all night or because his eyes were truly bloodshot, Rocky’s eyes had turned red at that moment, looking extremely frightening.

However, facing his anger, Cyril remained unmoved and even turned her head away.

“Cyril! Don’t push me!”

Seeing that Cyril still displayed no reaction, Rocky shouted again, truly appearing angry this time; his temples ballooned and veins bulged on his forehead.

With this furious shout, Cyril slowly turned around, her eyes devoid of any sparkle as she looked at him.

“It’s useless…”

“If you contact the family now, they will only be too pleased to have you kill me…”

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“Severed ties with the family…”

With lifeless eyes, Cyril said these words haltingly, and by the end of it, her eyes were completely red, a tear after whirling around her eyes uncontrollably flowed down.

“What…”

Upon hearing these words, Rocky was stunned, standing still as if turned to wood…

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