Lord of the Sky City

"Quick, ascend now! It's a high-level demon! It's a high-level demon!"

After detecting unusual movements in the forest, the other crew members were still confused about what was happening, but the captain of the Escort Ship reacted first and immediately ordered the crew to ascend because such a disturbance sure signified a high-level demon!

Indeed, one does not become captain of a ship by being mediocre; from reactions to judgments, this captain was spot on.

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Though the captain reacted quickly, the warship could not move as fast as he did; even as the crew immediately started to lift the warship upon receiving the orders, the trees that had collapsed in swathes had already spread close by, followed by a dark shadow leaping from the forest into midair, heading straight for the Escort Ship!

Although the Escort Ship had descended fairly low, it was still about fifty or sixty meters above the ground, yet that height seemed insubstantial for the shadow as it swooped up with a speed that no one could clearly see and landed on the deck!

Only when this shadow landed on the deck did the crew see clearly what it was...

Demons!

The shadow before them was undoubtedly a demon; however, unlike the tremendous commotion it caused, its stature was not particularly large, roughly the same as an average human's height. Its body was covered in shiny black fur, its head resembling that of a large fox, eyes curved like crescents, and most strikingly, the pair of huge scythes in its hands.

This demon's hands, where a pair of huge scythes grew, no, it should be said that this demon had no hands, just scythes at the ends of its forearms.

These two scythes were as shiny as steel, enormous in size, almost as tall as the demon itself, and merely by hanging motionless to the ground, they had already sliced through the deck, proving their sharpness!

High-level demon!

This was clearly a high-level demon!

The ability to jump from the ground onto the deck in one leap, along with its bizarre appearance, made it clear that this demon was not a normal demon, but the most fearsome type of high-level demon!

"Help, help... help..."

Seeing the appearance of the high-level demon, the crew member nearest to it immediately went weak at the knees, terrified, and thudded down onto the deck, but in the moment he collapsed, the high-level demon suddenly moved!

In a blur of motion, the demon vanished from its spot, appearing behind the collapsed crew member in the blink of an eye, even before he had fully settled onto the ground.

Fast!

It was unbelievably fast!

The speed of this demon was astoundingly unreal!

But that wasn't what made the high-level demon terrifying, because in the blink of an eye after that, as the crew member who fell from weak legs was just touching the deck with his buttocks, his entire body was reduced to countless chunks of flesh... scattered all over the deck...

In that instant, the high-level demon had not merely moved from in front of the crew member to behind him but had also used the scythes in its hands to slice the man to pieces.

With a crew member dead, the high-level demon then screamed into the sky and immediately charged at the other crew members...

"Guild President! Guild President! We've lost contact with Escort Ship Number Five!"

"What?!"

While the other warships went to attract the demons, Leopold did not proceed, he merely ordered the flagship to hover mid-air, waiting for the rest of the warships to complete their mission and return.

However, during the wait, a crew member suddenly reported to him that an Escort Ship had unexpectedly lost contact with the fleet.

Upon hearing this report, Leopold's first reaction was to think that Rocky had discovered his intentions and was obstructing them, but he quickly dismissed this thought since even if the warships he had sent were sunk by Rocky, they would at least be able to send back some message.

"This is bad...!"

After dismissing his first thought, Leopold immediately realized a much graver issue and, without time to explain, he grabbed a nearby crew member and shouted, "Quick! Order the warships to ascend, all warships must retreat immediately!"

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While Leopold was stirring up hornets nests and finally poked a hornets nest he couldn't handle, Rocky had already led the fleet back to Backhill Village.

This return to Backhill Village uplifted his spirits greatly compared to before and brought much relaxation because, although the handling of the situation with the Proud Dragon Commerce Guild turned out differently from what he had anticipated, the outcome was still good—the trouble had finally been resolved.

Although Glan's approach was somewhat irrational, he ultimately scared the opponents away, and for this alone, regardless of whether Rocky liked the method or not, he had to thank Glan. Therefore, on the way back, the two of them had an enjoyable conversation; however, since Backhill Village had just been occupied, Rocky really did not have much time, and Glan, understanding this, parted ways upon their arrival at the village—Rocky staying within the village while Glan returned to Thunderhawk City.

Once he had left, Rocky began arranging for people to enter the mine for exploration.

Although Backhill Village had the potential to become a terrestrial base and had even started to take shape, Rocky did not yet have the capability to develop it in that direction. His current focus regarding the development of Backhill Village still centered on mining; once the mining revenue started coming in, he would have the capability to consider turning it into a real terrestrial base.

And since the focus was on mining, it was critical to clarify how much production the village's mines had and their reserves, so Rocky had long ago asked Old Jack to bring back those who had been responsible for the mines in the village. With these professionals around, figuring all this out was not a difficult task.

However, just when he had arranged everything and was preparing to visit the mine with everyone, Monte and Felly both arrived.

"My lord, the reconnaissance ship has reported a situation, a large number of demons are approaching the village!"

When they met with Rocky in the mansion, Felly relayed the latest situation from the reconnaissance ship.

"Oh, how many?"

"It seems not just a few; the reconnaissance ship says approximately dozens."

"Oh."

Hearing this number, Rocky did not get too anxious but merely looked at Monte, "Can the Guard Corps handle it?"

"Rest assured, my lord, leave it to the Guard Corps!"

Monte, without any fear, patted his chest and declared.