Lord of the Sky City

"Damn it!"

Karlo slammed the intelligence he held heavily onto the ground and cursed viciously.

This intelligence was what he had just purchased from the Shadow Alliance, and it was entirely about Rocky's affairs.

At this moment, Karlo had been staking out outside Eternal City for nearly half a year, waiting for Rocky to come out, especially in the past one or two months because according to his estimation, Rocky, after hiding in Eternal City for so long, should soon be unable to afford the costly protection fee, which means he would have to leave soon, and Karlo had been waiting for this moment!

For half a year, Karlo had been waiting for this moment. His hatred for Rocky had reached an unbearable level. First, Rocky had wiped out his painstakingly-built Air Pirate Group, and then made him suffer a setback in Eternal City, to the extent that he couldn't even enter the city now. These two things combined had caused Karlo immeasurable losses, and he absolutely despised Rocky. Even without Lexington's instigation, he would never let things go.

However, just when Karlo was fully on guard and ready to make Rocky's death certain once he appeared, a piece of big news suddenly reached his ears—naturally, it was about the new technology Aniye and the others had come up with.

After the last assassination attempt had failed, Karlo couldn't enter Eternal City but at least he was still well-informed. So when Aniye and the others finished their press conference, he got the message immediately, and then he was completely confounded...

No matter what, Karlo had not expected Rocky to cause such a big stir!

And after learning this news, Karlo immediately panicked. Having been a City Lord for many years, he was all too aware of the change this would bring about for Rocky. Rocky would inevitably be favored by various major forces, and as long as he wasn't a fool, he would surely join one of them.

This meant that Karlo himself was in trouble!

Because once Rocky joined a force, any action Karlo took against Rocky would face massive risks. No, it wasn't about risk—it would be impossible to lay a hand on him. Rocky was now the center of attention, the darling in everyone's eyes. If Karlo acted against him at this time, it would be tantamount to provoking those beings he couldn't afford to offend.

But Karlo had already wasted half a year in his efforts to deal with Rocky, even offending Eternal City in the process. If he were to just let things go... Honestly, Karlo himself was unwilling.

That wasn't even the most important part. What made Karlo even more vexed was that, once Rocky joined a certain force, he would essentially be under powerful protection, and then it was not just about whether Karlo could touch him, but whether Rocky might retaliate against him! Find more to read at My Virtual Library Empire

The situation had changed so drastically and so suddenly that Karlo was caught off guard, which is why he immediately sent someone to buy intelligence from the Shadow Alliance—the very report he had just thrown on the ground.

And according to the intelligence provided by the Shadow Alliance, the situation was indeed as he had anticipated. Rocky had become a highly sought-after figure. Many top-tier forces, including the Sky Alliance, had extended invitations to him. Although Rocky had not yet made it clear which side he would join, it was only a matter of time.

Honestly, upon seeing this intelligence, Karlo began to think about retreating. As a City Lord, he was no fool. The reason he had been fixated on Rocky was that Karlo was very clear that Rocky was no match for him, that his own fleet could decimate Rocky's fleet with ease, that he could crush Rocky like squashing a bug. Rocky, once targeted by him, was as good as dead.

But now things were different. If Rocky joined a major force, it would be like he had a huge backer. In this situation, Karlo wouldn't provoke him, especially since he had no such backer to support himself.

So at this time, Karlo no longer wanted to continue this grudge with Rocky. It wasn't a vendetta for a murdered father; there was no need for him to invite such trouble.

However, as previously mentioned, a battle between him and Rocky was inevitable. When Rocky didn't want to fight, Karlo wouldn't let him go; conversely, now that Karlo was thinking of withdrawing, Rocky wouldn't let him slip away easily!

Thus, on this day, Karlo sat in his study drinking tea and flipping through a book, but his thoughts were not on its contents. Instead, he was considering whether he should move Wild Horse City out of the way to avoid Rocky's edge.

But just then, just as Karlo was feeling troubled about this matter, the door to the study was suddenly barged open!

"My Lord! My Lord!"

As the door was forced open, a Guard rushed in from outside, panting heavily in front of Karlo.

"You fool! Don't you have any manners?!"

Karlo, startled, immediately scolded the Guard, his face showing instant anger.

"My Lord, no, it's bad!"

However, facing his reprimand, the Guard didn't have time to apologize and hurriedly said, "My Lord, Thunderhawk City's fleet has appeared!"

"What?!"

Upon hearing this, Karlo was at first stunned, then disbelief spread across his expression. He rose from his seat at once, "How many warships?"

"There are..."

As the Guard began to speak, another one burst into the study!