Lord of the Sky City

Chapter 393: Chapter 362: The Four Great War Zones

After reviewing the intelligence provided by the Shadow Alliance, Rocky fell into deep contemplation.

It really seems to be the case as the old saying goes, “A starving camel is still larger than a horse.”

Now, the Mairente Family not only has to face a formidable enemy like the Sky Alliance, but also unprecedented internal strife. One could say the family is at its most vulnerable, and there couldn’t be a better time to make a move against them.

Even so, after reading the intelligence sent by the Shadow Alliance, Rocky’s heart still sank, unable to find an opportunity to strike. Despite facing troubles both internally and externally, the Mairente Family was still not to be easily shaken.

To make a move against such a powerful enemy, meticulous preparation was indeed needed, or else it would truly be a suicide mission.

In such a situation, Rocky did not rush to consider the next steps but instead picked up the second set of intelligence.

This was the latest intelligence concerning the state of the war.

Opening this report, Rocky read it carefully, his brows furrowing tighter as he went along.

Because according to the information in the report, facing this sudden outbreak of war, the Sky Alliance was actually at a disadvantage!

It may seem unbelievable if said aloud, but it was true…

The current date was May 15th of the year 118, meaning that twenty days had passed since the war began. In these twenty days, the war had moved from its initial chaos and random skirmishes to some degree of order,

The report indicated that after the initial conflicts, both sides of the battle had made various responses and changes.

On the side of the Sky Alliance, just as Glan had mentioned before, following the initial confusion, members dispersed across the world had gradually gathered over this period and formed a unified force of considerable scale.

And since the Sky Alliance had undergone changes, the enemy naturally had made corresponding responses. The more than a dozen families attacking the Alliance had also gathered their previously scattered forces to continue their assault.

That is to say, as the war progressed to this stage, isolated skirmishes had become less frequent, while large-scale battles had become more common.

According to the intelligence, the areas where both sides were primarily engaged were mainly concentrated in four locations: Oakwood Forest Airspace, Wanghai Lake Airspace, Sunflame Desert Airspace, and Tulip City Airspace. These four airspaces constituted the main battle zones, forming what was referred to as the Four Great War Zones. Aside from these, although there were sporadic battles elsewhere, they were minor conflicts between cities and couldn’t determine the direction of the war.

In the aforementioned four war zones, the majority of the forces from both sides were concentrated. Interestingly, if these four battle zones were marked on a map, they would form a perfect square, and right in the middle of that square was Nut God City, the headquarters of the Sky Alliance!

With this perspective, the situation of the war suddenly became much clearer. The enemy’s concentration on the above four zones was obviously to target the core area of the Sky Alliance, namely the location of Nut God City.

There lies the foundation of the Sky Alliance. Not only is the Alliance’s headquarters located there, but most of the core members are also within that airspace. Hence, penetrating this airspace would mean reaching the core of the Alliance.

However, the enemy’s intentions were clearly known to the Alliance as well, so they decisively would not allow easy access, leading to the current tactical situation. Outer defenses had been established in the four major battle zones, aiming to keep the enemy out.

Unfortunately, based on the current circumstances, the situation in all four war zones looks quite grim.

Among the four great war zones, the conflict in Oakwood Forest War Zone is the worst of all. Up until now, this war zone has suffered the greatest loss of Sky Cities, with more than ten small Sky Cities lost and even two medium-sized ones gone. It could be said that the casualties have been severe.

Besides the Oakwood Forest War Zone, Wanghai Lake War Zone and Sunflame Desert War Zone also face grim situations. Each has endured coordinated assaults by at least three major forces or families, and while their losses are not as devastating as in the Oakwood Forest War Zone, they are merely holding on by a thread. Without effective reinforcements, they might well end up like the Oakwood Forest War Zone.

Of the four great war zones, if there is one that has somehow managed to maintain a bit of form, one that still somewhat resembles the dominance befitting the Sky Alliance, then it would only be to Tulip City War Zone, for the commander there is none other than Holy Knight Wilton!

Long before Rocky had even participated in combat skills tournaments, Wil had already led the Alliance Army to begin the campaign, aiming to reclaim Tulip City from the clutches of the demons. Unfortunately, the outcomes were never ideal. The battles continued incessantly, yet Tulip City remained unretrieved; eventually, even news about Wil began to dwindle.

And when war erupted, Wil and his Alliance Army just happened to be near Tulip City. Thus, they quickly established an independent war zone, and Wil, truly befitting an Alliance general, led this zone to be the best-performing in all war zones.

However, even with the renowned Wil personally spearheading it, the Tulip City War Zone only managed a satisfactory performance—essentially, at best, a stalemate with the enemy and far from gaining any advantage.

Why?

Because although the Tulip City War Zone is personally overseen by Wil, it is specifically because of him that the enemies besieging this zone are the most numerous!

The families and forces declaring war on the Sky Alliance total sixteen, yet in the Tulip City War Zone alone, there are fully seven families and forces gathered, along with dozens of independent Sky Cities!

So, despite Tulip City War Zone performing the best under Wil’s leadership, its situation remains the most precarious of all.

Therefore, all things considered, since the outbreak of this epochal war, the Sky Alliance has consistently been on the defensive. Although it has actively responded and established the four great war zones, the results show that these measures have been largely ineffective. Far from reversing the disadvantage, they haven’t even succeeded in halting the enemy’s offensive.@@novelbin@@

It didn’t take long for Rocky to finish reading all the intelligence in his hand, after which he furrowed his brows in thought.

Though he was puzzled by the current situation of the Alliance, he wasn’t surprised.

He felt that the Alliance being at a disadvantage was clearly not due to a lack of strength; it was very likely an intentional move by the Alliance.

Even Rocky could see that the numerous families now attacking the Alliance, despite seeming to have the upper hand, could not possibly overthrow the Alliance with their strength alone. There must be larger forces behind them that had yet to act, such as the Kafka Empire, such as the Magic Energy Research Institute, and the Alliance was apparently waiting for these real threats to make their move before commencing the counterattack.

Thus, regarding the Alliance’s grand strategy, Rocky was not worried. What he was considering was what he should do himself.

After furrowing his brows in thought for a while, he asked Liliya to bring the world map. As soon as he got the map, he marked four spots representing the four great war zones that were currently engaged in conflict.

Looking at the four marks he had drawn on the map, Rocky thought for a moment, then quickly circled Tulip City War Zone with his pen.

“This place…”

Sitting beside Rocky, Liliya looked at the circle he had drawn on the map, somewhat puzzled.

“The Sky Cities of the Mairente Family are concentrated in the Tulip City War Zone, so that’s where we’re heading!”

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