Lord of the Sky City

Once the Sky Alliance and the Kafka Empire, these two top-tier forces, began to fully investigate the matter, the ins and outs of the situation were quickly and clearly uncovered.

In fact, there was no need for them to investigate at all; following the cessation of hostilities, the Magic Energy Research Institute took the initiative and approached them!

Everyone in the world knew that currently, there were Three Giants in the sky: the Sky Alliance, the Kafka Empire, and the last being the Magic Energy Research Institute.

Among the Three Giants, the Sky Alliance was the world’s largest alliance, the Kafka Empire was the only state of its time, but the Magic Energy Research Institute was different from both, not an alliance nor a state, but a purely academic institution.

The headquarters of the Magic Energy Research Institute was located in Radiant Divine City, one of the Top Ten Divine Cities, and was the highest academic institution of the time, constantly engaged in the most cutting-edge research in various fields. In addition, the Magic Energy Research Institute had a numerous amount of branches; the cities where these branches were located were members of the institute.

Any Sky City wishing to join the Magic Energy Research Institute must allow the institute to establish a branch within the city. The branch would not interfere with the city’s development, nor could the Sky City interfere with research. At the same time, the Sky City must provide research funding to ensure the smooth progression of research. In return, the Sky City could join the Magic Energy Research Institute, not only gaining its protection but also enjoying earlier and preferential access to the institute’s newly developed technologies compared to other cities.

It was precisely because of this distinctive affiliation system that the Magic Energy Research Institute usually played a neutral role, always immersed in research and hardly ever involved in conquest and struggles for dominance.

This time, with the outbreak of war between the Sky Alliance and the Kafka Empire, a large number of Sky Cities joined the Magic Energy Research Institute because, while the other two great forces were clashing, only the Magic Energy Research Institute, which was on the same level as them, was safe.

Similarly, as the Sky Alliance and the Kafka Empire engaged in battle, the Magic Energy Research Institute was always monitoring the movements of the entire world. Since the fall of Tulip City, the institute had already noticed the anomalies with the demons. Although they had not acted on it, they were observing in secret, which is why this time they were the first to detect the abnormal behavior of the demons.

Originally, upon realizing that something was amiss, the Magic Energy Research Institute planned to immediately contact the Sky Alliance and the Kafka Empire, but before the envoy they dispatched could arrive, Tulip Battle Zone had already succumbed to trouble first.

However, this turned out to be a blessing in disguise, as no explanation could match the effectiveness of witnessing events firsthand. Once the Sky Alliance and the Kafka Empire personally experienced the changes in the demons, some issues became easier to address.

And so, not long after the ceasefire, the Three Giants in the sky—the Sky Alliance, the Kafka Empire, and the Magic Energy Research Institute—gathered in Eternal City.

This was truly a rare sight, for there was nothing in the world that could warrant the simultaneous assembly of these three major forces, except for now!

A hundred years ago, humans were forced to flee to the sky because of a demonic invasion, and they have survived there ever since. While it seemed as if one side lived in the sky and the other underground in apparent peace, in reality, this was not the case.

Perhaps for ordinary people, life in the sky had long become normal, but for those who truly controlled the situation in the sky, the war with the demons never really ended, so there were always people paying attention to the movements of the demons.

Actually, if it weren’t for the Sky Alliance and Kafka Empire being at each other’s throats this time, they might have noticed the anomaly much sooner.

However, even now, it’s not too late. After the Three Great Alliances gathered in Eternal City, the incident quickly became clear.

Based on the investigation by the Magic Energy Research Institute and intelligence collected by the Shadow Alliance, everyone quickly understood the ins and outs of the entire event.

At the end of November in Sky Era Year 118, Wanguai, Spring Rain, Thunder, Matthias, and Choque—five small Sky Cities—encountered a Magic Dragon attack near Demon Extinguish City, followed by a flood of Magic Dragons pouring out from within Demon Extinguish City.

In the five days that followed, Sword Edge City, Giant Que City, Nightglow City, and Pearl City—four small Sky Cities—were successively destroyed by the Magic Dragons.

These nine small Sky Cities were the first to be wiped out by the Magic Dragons. After a brief disappearance, the Magic Dragons resurfaced and attacked Seaside and Flying, two medium-sized Sky Cities, and then moved on to attack the large Sky City, Emperor Flame City.

By that time, both the Magic Energy Research Institute and the Shadow Alliance had taken notice of the situation, and they urgently dispatched people to investigate. They quickly cleared up everything and arrived at a terrifying conclusion, that the ruler of Demon Extinguish City—the Hundred-Headed Giant Dragon Typhon—had emerged!

Typhon, one of The Thirty-three Great Demons, is also said by some to be the leader of The Thirty-three Great Demons. In any case, he is an exceedingly fearsome demon, even among The Thirty-three Great Demons.

This fellow’s true form is a massive dragon nearly a kilometer long with a hundred heads. In the sky, he is nearly invincible. What’s more terrifying is that he can command all the Magic Dragons among the demons.

Originally, the City Lord of Spring Rain City had Kuni investigate the history of Demon Extinguish City, but Kuni’s conclusion was that the history of Demon Extinguish City had disappeared. Of course, this wasn’t the case. The history hadn’t disappeared but was hidden, and the reason for its concealment was Typhon!

In the real history, just like the legend, Demon Extinguish City became a gathering place for demons soon after being the first city to fall. There’s only one discrepancy from the legend; after the city was conquered, it belonged to Typhon and remained his territory for a hundred years. It was precisely for this reason that Demon Extinguish City was always marked as a forbidden zone.

According to investigations by the Shadow Alliance and the Magic Energy Research Institute, the Magic Dragons’ consecutive destruction of multiple Sky Cities was the work of Typhon, this incredibly fearsome being who, for some reason, suddenly left Demon Extinguish City.

The result was terrible, no, downright horrifying.

Because ordinary people might not be aware of The Thirty-three Great Demons, but the true rulers of the sky knew how terrifying these demons were. When the demons attacked the land and were actually able to occupy it, it was inseparably linked to The Thirty-three Great Demons. They were like the leaders of the demons, leading their forces to continuously conquer and drive humans step by step into the heavens.

So it’s no exaggeration to say that these thirty-three demons represent the real threat to this world. Compared to them, Normal Demons and high-level demons are simply well-behaved children. If these creatures took any action, it would be a disaster for the entire world!