Lord of the Sky City-Chapter 625 - 587 Right into His Trap

Chapter 625: Chapter 587: Right into His Trap Chapter 625: Chapter 587: Right into His Trap “I feel somewhat… sorry for Brother Howling Sky…”

Sitting in his own study, Rocky couldn’t help but speak out after finding out that Howling Sky had finally decided to send troops, considering his good relationship with him made it hard to see him in such an awkward situation.

“Don’t worry, they won’t actually fight.”

However, upon hearing this, Athena merely smiled and showed a face of indifference, “City of Fury didn’t intend to destroy us anyway, forcing Howling Sky to send troops was just meant to embarrass the Sky Alliance.

“Do you have a vendetta against the Sky Alliance?”

“No.”

“Then why target the Alliance?”

“Nothing can be established without first breaking the old.”

“What do you mean?”

“You will understand in time.”

After giving Rocky a glance, Athena smiled and no longer spoke; Rocky shook his head and didn’t ask further, knowing that he wouldn’t get more out of her anyway. He simply turned to Felly, who had come to report: “Keep a close watch on the movements of the City of Fury and Sirius City, and report back to me at any moment.”

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“Yes!”

With that, Felly quickly vanished from the study, and once he was gone, only three people were left in the room: Rocky, Liliya, and Athena. None of them spoke, seemingly busy with their own thoughts, but actually, all were considering the current situation.

Meanwhile, the fleets sent from Sirius City and the City of Fury remained in a standoff, but the commanders of both sides had already had a brief communication.

Naturally, Howling Sky didn’t want to confront the other party directly; he rather intended to intimidate them, and so did Erwin from the City of Fury. His target was only Rocky; he likewise didn’t want friction with a peer like Howling Sky. But with two large Sky Cities and nearly a thousand warships facing off in the air, even if neither side wanted to truly open fire, a slight misfire could still escalate into a large battle. Thus, both sides were exceedingly cautious.

In this context, the commanders had a conversation immediately and clarified their intentions.

The intention of Sirius City was straightforward—Backhill Village belonged to the Sky Alliance, so they ordered the City of Fury to immediately withdraw from the Backhill Village area.

But the intent of the City of Fury was also clear—they didn’t want to engage Backhill Village, they merely wanted to take Zuluo from Rocky, promising to leave immediately once he was handed over.

This conversation, on one hand, was basically pointless as everyone was already aware of these matters; however, it also held significant meaning, at least avoiding any misjudgments between Sirius City and the City of Fury.

After having this conversation, though neither side withdrew their troops, both returned to the fronts of their respective Sky Cities, adopting a defensive stance. Following this, Howling Sky personally visited Thunderhawk City to meet with Rocky.

In a pressed situation, Howling Sky planned to act as a mediator and persuade Rocky to release Zuluo.

Some might find it odd—was Howling Sky so inclined to meddle? This was, after all, a feud between Rocky and Heavenly Ancestor City; why was he involving himself more and more?

This reminded one of an old saying: you don’t know the cost of fuel until you run a household; not being in Howling Sky’s position, one couldn’t really understand his predicament.

His motivation was actually quite simple to explain—aside from his friendship with Rocky and his duty to defend Backhill Village, just consider the current situation.

A non-ally large Sky City was glaringly before him, claiming to come for Zuluo, but as a fellow city lord, would Howling Sky not guard against the City of Fury, just watching the other party set up their posture right in front of him?

Of course not, even if not for Rocky or even the Sky Alliance, Howling Sky would still guard against the City of Fury for his own sake, always maintaining the highest level of vigilance, since he couldn’t guarantee that the City of Fury wouldn’t involve him too if they indeed attacked Rocky.

This was actually why Howling Sky reluctantly became involved in this matter; if a fight really broke out, being stuck in Backhill Village and unable to leave, he would find it impossible to remain neutral.

Thus, he went to see Rocky immediately, hoping to mediate.

But the outcome of his visit was foreseeable—Rocky simply wouldn’t hand over Zuluo, because the very situation Howling Sky intended to avoid and stop was exactly what Rocky wanted to see!

For Rocky, the situation he faced involved not wanting to be controlled by the Sky Alliance while dealing with conspiracies from the shadows, forcing him to use Sirius City as his shield. Thus, the awkward situation Howling Sky so desperately wished to avoid was precisely what Rocky was keen to maintain, albeit somewhat underhandedly.

Luckily, as Athena had said, don’t look at the aggressive posture of the City of Fury, poised as if they intended to obliterate Rocky. In fact, they wouldn’t actually take action. Firstly, Rick would not dare; otherwise, Athena wouldn’t mind cutting something off Zuluo and sending it to his father. Secondly, as Athena saw it, the City of Fury was merely a vanguard; their real plot was yet to come. So although Howling Sky might be used as a shield, no bullets would really hit him.

Because of this, when Howling Sky met with Rocky, Rocky didn’t even wait for him to speak before starting to protest his innocence, almost bursting into tears right before him, utterly baffling Howling Sky.

Though Howling Sky hadn’t been present when Rocky captured Zuluo, he had heard the details afterward. He remembered Rocky capturing Zuluo quite impressively; how could he be softening now, and especially softening toward him—what did this have to do with him!

In such a scenario, Howling Sky naturally returned empty-handed. Of course, with Howling Sky’s discerning eyes, he could see that Rocky was just putting on an act. If Rocky was truly scared, he would have softened toward Rick instead—what use was there in tearfully appealing to him? But here, the importance of personal relationships was evident; although Howling Sky clearly knew he was being used by Rocky as a shield, considering their previous relationship and more importantly, Rocky’s potential for growth, he let it slide, deciding to help Rocky just this once since he was sure Rocky would remember this favor.

So when Howling Sky returned to his own Sirius City, though he came back empty-handed, he still didn’t withdraw the troops stationed outside; he simply left them there.

This way, Rocky was completely safe. As long as Howling Sky’s troops were outside, the City of Fury wouldn’t likely do anything to him, but just as Athena thought, the City of Fury hadn’t planned on doing anything to him anyway. In reality, far from obstructing their plans, Howling Sky’s actions actually aligned with Rick’s intentions!