Lord of the Sky City

For this battle, the Imperial Army took nothing lightly and sent out the renowned Armored Ship Troops right from the start!

A total of four hundred Heavy Armored Ships formed into front and rear rows, charging towards the Alliance Army's formation like a moving wall of bronze and iron.

Facing the onrush of the steel behemoths, even the Alliance Army, prepared for a great battle, found itself somewhat at a loss, with many of the warship Captains and even the fleet Commanders displaying extremely grim expressions.

Prior to this, the Sky Alliance and the Kafka Empire might not have had major conflicts, but with occasional frictions between the two great forces, the Alliance Army was well aware of the terror of the Heavy Armored Ships.

In small-scale combats, these steel giants were nearly invincible, as battleships of the same class stood no chance one-on-one, often requiring three to five of the same class to sink one.

And now, charging towards the Alliance Army were not just one, but hundreds of Heavy Armored Ships!

Hundreds of Heavy Armored Ships charging at once; probably even the battleship fleet commanded by Wilton himself would not be able to stop them, right?

If so many Heavy Armored Ships could get close to—or even break through—the Alliance's formation, the consequences would be unimaginable!

They must respond immediately, or it would be too late!

Realizing the enemy's first wave of attack was so fearsome, all Alliance officers anxiously awaited Wilton's command; they had to strike quickly, even knowing they couldn't stop these Heavy Armored Ships, they had to try to intercept, or the battle would be unwinnable!

The thing that everyone realized, Wilton, as the overall commander, of course realized as well, so just minutes later he made his countermove!

Following Wilton's order, the battleship fleet he commanded began moving, detaching from the allied forces on the flanks and heading straight towards the ferocious enemy.

It was evident that Wilton intended to rely on the fleet he commanded to block the enemy.

This was obviously the best course of action, as the fleet he commanded was composed mostly of battleships, the most powerful among the three Alliance Armies' fleets. Also, in facing the Heavy Armored Ships, known for their defensive power, only same-class battleships could contend with them.

Moreover, although individual Alliance battleships might not match Heavy Armored Ships in strength, the Alliance had more warships. Wilton deployed a total of three thousand warships this battle, divided into three formations, each consisting of a thousand warships, giving the Alliance battleships a numerical advantage; they could practically manage a two-to-one ratio against Heavy Armored Ships.

And let's not forget, the Heavy Armored Ships were exclusive to the Imperial Army, but the Alliance's warships were equally no ordinary vessels!

Take for example the battleship fleet personally led by Wilton, the Alliance's battleships were also specially designed, but their focus was not defensive power, but on range. The Alliance battleships generally had a range about thirty percent greater than average, and as is well known, the longer the range, the sooner one can hit the enemy, and potentially sink them before they even open fire.

So as Wilton led the battleship fleet toward the Imperial forces, the whole formation moved forward while adjusting the formation, quickly spreading out to the sides and then splitting into three layers: upper, middle, and lower.

Rocky was stationed on one of the battleships at the time, but to be honest, when he discovered the entire formation was divided into three layers – upper, middle, and lower, he was quite surprised; he had never seen such a scene before.

That wasn't strange, for he had never commanded or participated in a large-scale battle involving thousands of warships. In fact, once a battle reached a certain scale, the sheer number of warships would seriously test the capabilities of the captains, fleet commanders, and even the supreme commander. To take a simple example, how could thousands of warships fire at the same time and attack the same area? That was a big problem. Continue your journey at My Virtual Library Empire

But this problem was nothing for Wilton and the Alliance Army. As the formation advanced, it gradually spread out, creating space for the individual warships to adjust. Dividing into three layers — upper, middle, and lower — made full use of aerial combat characteristics, ensuring the warships of the allies wouldn't interfere with each other. In this way, the vast fleet could fire simultaneously without affecting one another and still ensure concentrated firepower on the same target area.

During the adjustment process, the Alliance Army once again demonstrated their high quality. In just a few minutes, the formation was adjusted, followed by deafening cannon fire that filled the sky.

Thousands of cannons fired at once!

Rocky had been in quite a few aerial battles, but this was the first time he heard such intense cannon fire. The main cannons of hundreds of battleships roaring at the same time were loud enough to deafen a person's ears in an instant, and the wave of sound produced by the simultaneous detonations was visible to the naked eye.

In that instant, even with the protection of his White Demon Armor Helmet, Rocky's head throbbed with pain.

Unlike him, the others on the ship were clearly more adapted to this. Not to mention the other Void Magic Warriors, even the ordinary crew members carried on without any trouble after the cannons fired because each of them had specialized earplugs, designed specifically to protect their ears.

At the same time as the cannon fire began, a glow lit up thousands of meters away, clearly indicating the Imperial Heavy Armored Ships coming head-on had been hit.

When hundreds of battleships fired at the same target area simultaneously, even with primary cannons shooting over several thousand kilometers of distance, it was impossible to miss.

So the second the cannon fire sounded, the Defensive Nets on the Imperial Heavy Armored Ships lit up, and some nets shattered instantly after lighting up, followed promptly by subsequent shells that brutally hit the decks and hulls of the Heavy Armored Ships. After several continuous hits, one Heavy Armored Ship disintegrated and exploded in mid-air.

Against the primary cannon attack from hundreds of battleships, not even the Kafka Empire's Heavy Armored Ships, known as steel behemoths, could withstand. After a round of shelling, several warships were sunk.

However, such results were not satisfying for Wilton and the Alliance Army. This was a volley from hundreds of battleships! Facing an assault of such scale and intensity, only about a dozen Imperial Heavy Armored Ships were sunk, a percentage too small to accept.

Indeed, such a low casualty rate was far too minimal, so much so that the Imperial Army could almost disregard it as inconsequential.

In fact, after one round of shelling, the formation of the Heavy Armored Ships was basically undisturbed, and their speed had not slowed at all; they were still charging toward the Alliance's formation!

This situation was definitely not sustainable, so Wilton immediately made another adjustment, turning to his adjutant and saying:

"Send the order, let the Void Magic Corps take off!"