Lord of the Sky City

Chapter 388: Chapter 358: A Change in the Sky…_2

Unlike the previous few days, Rocky seemed much more interested in this intelligence report. Early in the morning, he had sent people to the port to await the delivery from the Shadow Alliance.

Normally, the Shadow Alliance would send someone to deliver the intelligence to Thunderhawk City’s port early in the morning, but there was a problem today. The delivery was exceptionally late. It did not arrive in the morning, nor by noon, and only in the evening did the Shadow Alliance finally get the intelligence to Thunderhawk City.

Having waited the entire day, Rocky began to read the report as soon as he received it.

“Hmm…”

Holding the report, Rocky read through it, furrowing his brows tighter and tighter. After going over it back and forth three times, he finally handed it to Liliya.

“What does it say?” Receiving the report, Liliya glanced at Rocky and began to unfold it, “It says here that Backhill Village…”

She was only halfway through her sentence when Liliya froze. Then, her eyes widened as she continued to read, and by the time she had finished, her mouth had formed a perfect ‘O’ shape.

“They’ve, they’ve started a war…?”

Slowly lifting her gaze from the report, Liliya turned to look at Rocky,

The information provided by the Shadow Alliance contained only one main point: during the past week, numerous forces had launched an attack on the Sky Alliance!

On April 25, 118, the Mairente Family approached Backhill Village, taking the initiative to trouble the Alliance.

On April 26, 118, the Xiso Family sent troops to launch a surprise attack on Alliance member Windwalker City, resulting in fierce battle.

On April 27, 118, the War Alliance and Domination Alliance declared war on the Sky Alliance together, and attacked Alliance members on the same day.

On April 28, 118, Alliance member Windwalker City was destroyed by the Xiso Family. On the same day, the Racial Alliance declared war on the Sky Alliance and dispatched troops to attack the nearest Alliance member.

On April 29, 118, the Sky Alliance urgently sent troops to support the various battlefronts but were ambushed by scattered Independent Sky Cities along the way.

As of April 30, 118, a total of the Seven Great Alliances, the Nine Great Families, as well as a large number of large and medium-sized Independent Sky Cities had declared war on the Sky Alliance!

This was the main content of the intelligence report sent by the Shadow Alliance.

After reading through this, Liliya was shocked. She could never have imagined such a situation occurring, with so many forces launching an attack on the Sky Alliance in just a few days. It was simply beyond belief.

Indeed, a sudden storm had swept across the entire sky. Not just Liliya, but almost everyone in the sky, including most of the cunning and shrewd City Lords, had not anticipated such a terrifying turn of events. With the Demons on the land already restless in these troubled times, who would have thought that such a severe conflict would be stirred up in the sky!?

Once Liliya had finally recovered from her shock, she immediately looked to Rocky.

“Rocky, did you already know about this?”

Looking at Rocky, Liliya asked with furrowed brows. She remembered clearly that over the past few days, no matter what she reported to Rocky, he had responded indifferently, replying with the same phrase every time: “In a few days, we will know.” She had always used this phrase.

Initially, Liliya thought he was merely fobbing everyone off, but looking at it now, it seemed that might not be the case, as Rocky was no longer the same as he had been a few days ago.

At this moment, he was no longer listless as he had been a few days ago; instead, his expression was serious, his brows tightly furrowed, as if he was deeply in thought. He didn’t snap out of it until Liliya addressed him.

“Yes, I’ve thought of something.”

Nodding to Liliya, Rocky didn’t deny it; indeed, he had anticipated that such a situation might arise!

These past few days, Rocky had been doing more than just wallowing in despair. He had been reflecting on the entire course of events. No, to put it more accurately, it was precisely because he had understood the ins and outs of the whole situation that he had ended up in that state of utter despondency.

Actually, ever since Cyril had left, he had been pondering one question: why was the Mairente Family so relentlessly pursuing him?

According to Cyril’s explanation, it was the fear of him seeking revenge on the family once he gained full strength. At first glance, this reason might seem plausible. After all, with Rune technology in his grasp and the backing of the Sky Alliance, Rocky certainly had the potential to grow stronger. And once he did, the Mairente Family would have reason to fear.

But was that really it?

Would the Mairente Family really risk alienating the Sky Alliance just to preemptively eliminate him as a threat? Rocky was well aware that his relationship with the Sky Alliance was in its honeymoon phase. Reasonably, the Sky Alliance couldn’t possibly neglect him; thus, for the Mairente Family to attack him was akin to provoking the Alliance’s bottom line. Were they truly willing to take such a risk?

Rocky felt there were only two possibilities that could lead the Mairente Family to take such an action.

The first possibility was that every member of this family had gone mad! In his view, only if the Mairente clanspeople were insane, would they offend the Sky Alliance because of him.

Rocky had always known his worth but also possessed self-awareness. He never thought his potential was so significant that the Mairente Family would antagonize the Sky Alliance and subject their entire clan to catastrophe, just because of him. He wasn’t that important.

The second possibility was that the Mairente Family’s campaign against him hid some ulterior motive!

Upon considering this possibility, Rocky immediately realized he might have found the right direction. After delving deeper into this thought, he conjectured the Mairente Family’s real target might not even be him but the Sky Alliance itself.

When this idea first came to him, even he found it hard to believe. After all, the disparity in strength between the Mairente Family and the Sky Alliance was clear as day. How could the Mairente Family possibly dare to act against the Sky Alliance? Did they not value their lives?

But soon, he recognized his thoughts were too narrow and one-sided. Expanding his perspective, he realized that while the Mairente Family alone might not be able to shake the Sky Alliance, what would the situation be like if forces similar to the Mairente Family united against the Alliance?

With that realization, Rocky understood the gravity of the situation; he suddenly found that the sky was about to change!

He had unwittingly been sucked into an immense storm!

That was precisely why he had been so despondent recently. Though he had understood the situation, he was equally unsure of where to go or what to do next, because the more clarity he gained about the entire situation, the more powerlessness he felt.

Until now, he had always thought the Mairente Family’s actions were solely targeting him, yet even with that assumption, Rocky felt helpless. And now, he realized the situation was far more exaggerated than he had imagined. He wasn’t merely tangled in a small squabble between a family or a Sky City; he was caught in a storm that could engulf the entire sky!@@novelbin@@

In such a scenario, what could he do? Where should he go?

He hadn’t found an answer to that question, which had troubled him for several days.

Now, with the latest intelligence disclosed by the Shadow Alliance, it had been proven that Rocky’s previous speculations were correct. Over a dozen great families and alliances, plus a significant number of independent Sky Cities, had launched an assault on the Alliance. Given these circumstances, the Alliance couldn’t even think about protecting Thunderhawk City or Backhill Village; the Sky Alliance was struggling to manage itself!

And now that his speculation had been confirmed, Rocky was forced to confront the question he had never found an answer to: what should he do, where should he go?

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