Lord of the Sky City-Chapter 418 - 386: Good Luck Comes to an End...

Chapter 418: Chapter 386: Good Luck Comes to an End…

No matter how meticulous the plan, accidents can still come knocking at the door.

The ambushing group, led by Rocky, now faced an unforeseen emergency — a reconnaissance ship sent from Chenxiu City to search for them had arrived at their hiding spot!

Rocky was not unprepared for such a surprise. They were well aware that at this stage, it was impossible for Chenxiu City to send a large army to encircle them; at most, a few scattered reconnaissance ships would be deployed to track them down. Therefore, Rocky had already decided that if they encountered an enemy reconnaissance ship, they would immediately shoot it down and then make their escape.

But now, Rocky was faced with an awkward choice. They had been lying in ambush in the small woods for an entire day, yet the Blue Sky Chamber of Commerce they were preparing to attack had not shown up. In this situation, being discovered by the enemy’s reconnaissance ship was not a problem in itself, but wouldn’t it be too much of a pity to flee?

It was known that before Chenxiu City could muster a large army to besiege them, this period was their best opportunity to strike at the supply lines. Once this chance passed, Chenxiu City would surely send out a massive fleet to pursue and blockade them. If they wanted to attack the merchant convoys then, it would be extremely difficult.

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So if they left now, even if they succeeded in shooting down the reconnaissance ship and escaping smoothly, they would still lose the opportunity to attack the Blue Sky Chamber of Commerce.

In light of this, Rocky decided to take a gamble. If the reconnaissance ship discovered them, they would retreat immediately; however, if the enemy did not notice them, they would continue to lie in wait here.

Rocky then issued his orders. On one hand, he commanded all the crew members to enter the cabin, forbidding any noise and preparing to set sail at a moment’s notice. On the other hand, he ordered the Void Magic Squad to be on standby, ready to sink the reconnaissance ship immediately if the fleet were to be discovered.

After delivering this string of commands, Rocky made his way to the deck.

The time had already passed midnight, around 1 AM.

At this hour, the night was at its darkest, with not a single cloud in the sky. Rocky stood on the deck, looking up through the branches camouflaging the warship, clearly seeing the stars in the night sky.

“The early warning team just sent a message. The enemy’s reconnaissance ship has entered this airspace and is less than a thousand meters from us.”

Standing beside Rocky, Liliya guarded him while reporting the latest information.

“Let’s wait…”

Sighing, Rocky said resignedly.

The two of them then stood silently on the deck, gazing at the starry sky overhead, waiting.

Before long, new information came in — the enemy reconnaissance ship had spotted the small woods where the fleet was hidden and was flying towards the woods.

Upon hearing this news, Rocky and Liliya entered the bridge together. Soon after, they saw through the bridge windows two reconnaissance ships flying overhead!

These two reconnaissance ships flew very low, about fifty to sixty meters above the ground, and since it was deep into the night, the large lights on the reconnaissance ships were on. The most powerful mana searchlight was aimed directly at the ground.

The two reconnaissance ships approached the airspace above the small woods, visibly slowed down, and then began to aim the largest searchlights on the ships at the woods.

As the lights swept past him, Rocky held his breath, tense. It was clear to him that these two reconnaissance ships were taking their job seriously. Even faced with just a small woods, they did not let down their guard, and were carefully inspecting the area, not just going through the motions.

More importantly, the reconnaissance ships were flying too low.

As previously mentioned, the hiding place that Rocky and his group had chosen was not ideal; the forest was too small. Thus, when Rocky noticed that the reconnaissance ships were flying at a low altitude with their searchlights on, he couldn’t help but feel his heart jump to his throat.

Now, the only thing he could do was pray, pray that their camouflage would be somewhat effective, pray that the crew on the reconnaissance ship wouldn’t check too closely, and even pray that they were all nearsighted… In short, he was praying that they would all avoid this calamity.

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As he continued to pray, the two reconnaissance ships circled endlessly above the forest, and the beams from their searchlights scrutinized the woods below, like a pair of eyes, as if determined to find something within this stretch of trees.

As time ticked by, second by second, the two reconnaissance ships slowly circled the forest from above and then gradually drifted off into the distance…

They had fooled them!

Watching as the two reconnaissance ships finally left, Rocky could finally breathe a sigh of relief!

But at that moment, just as he was barely letting out his breath and hadn’t even begun to feel joy, Rocky suddenly noticed that the two reconnaissance ships, which were slowly flying away from the forest, suddenly picked up speed!

They had been discovered after all!

Noticing that the ships had suddenly accelerated, Rocky immediately realized something was wrong!

“Quick! Take down those reconnaissance ships!”

Hearing his command, Liliya quickly snapped to attention, sprinted from the bridge into the sky, and headed straight for the escaping reconnaissance ships.

At the same time, Rocky rushed onto the deck and then shouted to the Void Magic Squad ambushed in the forest, “Quick! Take down the reconnaissance ships! Don’t let them get away!”

Hearing his voice, the already prepared Void Magic Warriors immediately sprang into action, with an entire squad appearing above the forest and chasing the two reconnaissance ships at top speed.

Simultaneously, Rocky immediately issued an order to the fleet, commanding all the warships hidden in the small forest to take off at once.

Clearly, the two reconnaissance ships had discovered them. They had been cunning, not showing any immediate reaction upon spotting them and instead pretending as if nothing had happened, turning around and leaving. If Rocky hadn’t noticed them accelerating in an attempt to flee at the last moment, the Tri-City Allied Forces might have been ensnared by this small forest this time!

And since they had been spotted, they could not stay here any longer, because the reconnaissance ships would have definitely reported back to Chenxiu City the moment they found them. Right now, Chenxiu City might have already dispatched its troops.

Is that so?

Indeed, that was the case!

After the two reconnaissance ships noticed something unusual in the forest, they immediately reported back to Chenxiu City, not only informing about the location of Rocky and the others but also reporting the scale of their fleet.

Upon receiving the message, Chenxiu City immediately analyzed various trade routes and quickly determined that Rocky’s target this time was the Blue Sky Chamber of Commerce, and confirmed that the discovery was made by Rocky.

Thus, by the time Rocky commanded the fleet to ascend, Goth had indeed deployed troops, sending out all the warships in the city!

A fleet comprised of over a hundred warships departed Chenxiu City in the dead of night, then swiftly advanced northward!