LORD OF THE SKY CITY

Chapter 598: Chapter 561: Return! Chapter 598: Chapter 561: Return! Rocky and his companions struggled intensely on the land, but Orton was equally busy underground, and what he did was far more complex than anything Rocky had undertaken.

Think about what Orton did; he first had to figure out the principle of the Moving Fortress in the shortest possible time, then figure out how to get the massive structure moving. Once the Magic Stones were delivered, he had to organize workers, who knew nothing, to charge the Moving Fortress. After all that was done, he had to select a few people and teach them how to pilot the Moving Fortress.

All of this was done by Orton alone! Except for manual labor, essentially no one could help him at all. More importantly, he had to complete everything in an extremely short amount of time; otherwise, Rocky, fighting above ground, would not be able to hold on.

In such a situation, the difficulties Orton faced were imaginable. He even had a harder time than Rocky. Thus, he had no choice but to resort to some compromises. For example, to quickly end the battle, he had to shorten the charging time of the fortress. So, despite the Moving Fortress moving quickly now, its energy was actually not sufficient. According to Orton’s calculations, it could only reach the outskirts of the ruins. From there, how to transport this behemoth would depend on Rocky and Karina to figure out.

Upon hearing this, Karina, who had just relaxed, tensed up again.

Now, they had driven the fortress from underground. Not only was the fortress in their hands, but all related design materials were also acquired. The next step was simply to transport the fortress back to Backhill Village, and at this critical moment, nothing could go wrong; otherwise, all their efforts would have been in vain.

Therefore, the two of them along with Orton immediately held a strategy meeting and after some discussion, finally came up with a plan. That was to use the fleet to lift the fortress from the ground and transport it back to Backhill Village!

The Moving Fortress was a true behemoth. It was impossible to move it with a Skyship, even a battleship wouldn’t suffice unless they transported it to Sky City. But for Sky City to descend to the land was a huge ordeal. Neither Mary’s Rose City nor Rocky’s Carltos City could afford to descend casually, so they had no choice but to rely on the fleet’s power to move the Moving Fortress.

Having made their decision, they immediately sprang into action. Rocky and Orton continued to command from within the fortress, striving to keep it as far from the ruins as possible. As for Karina, she returned to the Fleet to arrange the lifting of the fortress.

Half an hour swiftly passed, and under full speed, the Moving Fortress finally moved out of the ruins of Kasin City. Once they were out, the number of pursuing Demons noticeably decreased, though they were merely reduced in number; about a hundred Demons relentlessly followed the Moving Fortress.

This was naturally a good sign, for compared to the incalculable number of Demons before, a hundred or so were not considered a threat.

However, as they moved further from the ruins of Kasin City, the fortress’s energy source also dried up, and eventually, it slowly came to a halt.

Luckily, by then, Karina’s Fleet was ready. So, as soon as the Moving Fortress stopped, dozens of warships slowly descended and dropped countless iron chains. Simultaneously, the Void Magic Warriors began attaching these chains to the fortress’s various cannon ports.

The Demons, naturally, did not remain idle. The hundred or so following Demons kept harassing, but faced with this level of nuisance, the steel fortress remained completely indifferent, allowing the Demons to launch attacks without being affected in the slightest.

Thus, once all the chains were secured to the fortress, the dozens of warships rose together, and the fortress, mountain-like, was gradually pulled up and soon hung midair!

Because the fortress was so large and made of steel, it was incredibly heavy. Even with the combined effort of dozens of warships, they could only lift it just over ten meters off the ground, any higher was impossible.

But that was enough. Ten meters might not be much for the warships and Void Magic Warriors, but it was sufficient to ensure that ground-level Demons were no longer a threat. Consequently, the Fleet continued pulling the fortress along, flying toward Backhill Village.

It had taken Rocky and his company three full days to travel to Backhill Village initially. The return journey to the village would take the same amount of time. Fortunately, during this process, they encountered no dangers. The Flying Demons Rocky and others feared most did not appear, so after three days, the group safely returned to the vicinity of Backhill Village.

Upon their return to Backhill Village, the Sirius City, responsible for defending the village, sent troops to welcome them. Shortly thereafter, even Sirius City Lord Howling Sky personally came. He had no choice; the object Rocky had brought back was beyond any expectations, and Howling Sky had to see it for himself.

Indeed, Sirius City Lord Howling Sky was aware of Rocky and Karina’s expedition. He even knew what the duo was up to, but howling Sky knew how to conduct himself well; he understood this wasn’t something he should inquire about. Let alone himself, even the Sky Alliance would not interfere. Thus, he simply did his duty in defending Backhill Village. However, what Howling Sky never expected was that within such a short time, Rocky had brought back such a colossal object, and this compelled him to become involved, partly out of curiosity and partly to explain to the Alliance.

Rocky and Karina were well aware of Howling Sky’s thoughts. Neither avoided or hid anything, for there was no need. Besides, the Moving Fortress was so huge it simply couldn’t be concealed.

So, when Howling Sky received the news and hurried over, the two did not disguise anything. Instead, they warmly invited him onto the Moving Fortress.

“My goodness… this thing… how on earth was this built?”

As the Moving Fortress was placed just outside Backhill Village, and Howling Sky, upon Rocky’s and the others’ invitation, came down to the land and approached the fortress. Even the well-informed Sirius City Lord could not help but open his mouth wide. He stared blankly up at the fortress for a good while before turning to Rocky and Karina, “Is this the lost technology you discovered?”

“Yes.”

Faced with this question, Rocky and Karina simultaneously nodded non-committally, after which Howling Sky turned his gaze back to the fortress, his expression growing even more solemn.

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