Lord of the Sky City

After intense negotiations, the Sky Alliance and the Kafka Empire finally reached a ceasefire agreement. The Magic Energy Research Institute made it very clear upon signing the agreement that if either side continued to provoke warfare without regard for the bigger picture before the demon issue was definitively resolved, the Institute would form an alliance directly with the opposing side!

It must be said that the only entity capable of restraining both the Sky Alliance and the Kafka Empire was the Magic Energy Research Institute. Thus, under its mediation, the two parties eventually came to a consensus and halted the war.

Of course, the cost of the ceasefire was also enormous, but this burden was not borne by the Sky Alliance or the Kafka Empire; it was borne by the Rebel Army...

According to the agreement between the two parties, the Sky Alliance gave up pursuing any responsibility of the Rebel Army during this war and vowed not to seek revenge afterward. The condition was that the Rebel Army would cover all losses incurred by the Alliance during this war. The compensation methods included Gold Coins, supplies, population, and Sky City.

At the same time, the Alliance added another condition, which was that no member of the Rebel Army would ever join the Kafka Empire, the Magic Energy Research Institute, or the Sky Alliance!

Although Kafka Empire was very dissatisfied with this condition, it ultimately agreed, as, despite the Alliance’s conditions being aimed squarely at the Rebel Army, the Empire itself was not affected. Considering the current situation, the Empire consented.

With this, the two sides formally signed the agreement, which not only ended the great war between the two giants but also threw the Rebel Army under the bus, completely unbeknownst to them...

But this was a clear fact; to halt the conflict between massive entities like the Sky Alliance and Kafka Empire without sacrifice was impossible.

After the agreement was signed, the Empire sent people to notify the Rebel Army of the final resolution. Let’s leave this matter as is and talk about what the Three Giants did next.

Since the ceasefire was in effect, the Three Giants naturally made plans to counter the demons outright.

First, they collaborated with the Shadow Alliance to investigate the mutations of the demons.

The proverb goes, ’Know your enemy and know yourself, and you will never be defeated.’ However, people’s understanding of the demon mutations was practically nonexistent. They only knew that Great Demons were mobilizing and more flying variants were emerging among the Normal Demons; that was all. This information was clearly insufficient, and it was essential to find out what exactly had happened to the demons.

Secondly, the three parties swiftly issued a joint statement, suggesting all Sky City City Lords to unify.

Given the multiple demon attacks and Magic Dragon devastating cities incidents, it was clear that the sky was no longer as safe as before. Even the power of the Three Giants was not enough to protect the entire sky. Therefore, until the demon activities were thoroughly investigated, the three forces advised City Lords to gather together so they could support each other during potential attacks.

To better implement this, the three forces divided the sky into three air zones, in addition to the neutral area of Eternal City, creating four protective zones in total.

For these four protective zones, the three forces and Eternal City would each deploy troops for protection. All Sky City City Lords could enter without any restrictions or fees. This arrangement was simply to ensure mutual support and avoid further incidents like the Magic Dragon devastations and demon attacks.

Finally, the three forces also formed their own expeditionary forces to patrol the sky and land, immediately eliminating any gathering of demons they discovered!

Perhaps because they had been in the sky for too long, many had forgotten the threat of demons, even forgotten their existence, thinking that being in the sky meant they were safe. This mindset led to a long period without any significant offensive against the demons.

Thinking about it, the last counterattack war took place over thirty years ago. During those thirty years, the people in the sky had not organized any expeditions against the demons. The relationship between the two had bizarrely shifted from mortal enemies to neighbors, one above the other. Although this thought seemed unbelievable, it appeared everyone enjoyed this status quo.

However, it now seemed that people had finally tasted the bitter fruits of complacency. Although the people of the sky had been living comfortably for decades, the demons on the ground were clearly not idle, to the point that they were making moves while the sky-dwellers were still blissfully unaware of the situation, which was both sad and pitiful.

Fortunately, the three forces quickly realized this and, determined after reflecting on their pain, immediately took action. They had to deliver a significant strike to the demons; otherwise, these creatures would genuinely ascend to the heavens.

In this way, the entire sky, from the Three Giants to smaller Sky Cities, sprang into action.

The four protective zones were quickly established, and afterwards, most independent Sky Cities surged into them. With the demons already making moves, leaving a Sky City out in the open was indeed too dangerous. Attacks from Normal Demons aside, encountering a Magic Dragon meant obliteration, even for larger Sky Cities. Hence, regardless of their desires, the City Lords of independent Sky Cities knew that gathering together was the safest option.

However, not all Sky Cities chose to enter the protective areas; some independent-minded City Lords opted to stay outside. Meanwhile, a significant number of Alliances and families also stayed out. These groups differed from the typical Sky Cities as they had their own defensive capabilities and thus did not want to rely on others. However, it must be acknowledged that, as the notices stated, the three forces indeed did not compel anyone to enter the protective zones; entry and exit were completely voluntary.

At the same time, the expeditionary forces were also quickly established. Each of the three forces mobilized large troops and began striking at the demons on the land, reducing their numbers as much as possible.

During this process, Rocky was not idle; however, he did not enter the protective zones like the other Sky Cities.

Rocky, after all, was a member of the Sky Alliance, and not just any member—he had achieved considerable feats during the recently concluded war. If a ranking of all the Alliance Army’s soldiers across the Four Great War Zones were to be made, he would certainly be among the top.

In such a situation, he obviously did not need to hide in a protective zone like other smaller Sky Cities. In fact, after the ceasefire, he had been officially promoted to a core member of the Alliance, which meant he now had access to the Alliance’s core areas!

However, Rocky chose not to do so because, although the war had ended, his tasks were far from over. On the contrary, with the end of the war, even more responsibilities were waiting for him to handle.