Under the fierce sunlight, another fleet of a similar scale, even larger than that of Rocky's side, slowly appeared!
Facing the fierce sunlight, Rocky looked afar and saw a dense mass of warships appearing on the southeastern horizon. Although they were still far away, the sheer size of this mass suggested that the number of ships was not only more than ten but could possibly reach as many as twenty!
The enemy had appeared!
"Bring the telescope."
Upon noticing the enemy on the distant horizon, Rocky extended his hand while speaking, and imdiately a crew mber handed him the telescope, which he then used to peer at the enemy.
Cruisers...
Looking through the telescope at the enemy, Rocky's first glimpse was of the opposing flagship, a cruiser, and judging by its size and specifications, it was a Fifth Generation cruiser!
Surrounding this cruiser were nurous large warships.
Thirteen Fifth Generation destroyers.
Eight Fifth Generation escort ships.
Along with one flagship, the enemy's warship count totaled twenty-two!
"Not a small number..."
Slowly putting down the telescope, Rocky couldn't help but mutter.
Although the Proud Dragon Comrce Guild was just a comrce guild, it had to be acknowledged that its ard forces were by no ans weak. Of course, this was normal, as the skies were not very peaceful nowadays, and threats such as air pirate groups, who mainly targeted the rchant ships of comrce guilds, were common.
In such circumstances, unless they were particularly small, comrce guilds had to rely on rcenaries to protect their rchant ships. However, slightly larger guilds had their own ard forces. Moreover, don't forget, the Proud Dragon Comrce Guild planned to turn Backhill Village into a terrestrial base. To achieve this, ard force was a fundantal assurance. Furthermore, the guild was wealthy, so assembling such a large fleet was not difficult.
"Command the fleet to move closer to the enemy."
Seeing so many warships before him, Rocky squinted after putting down the telescope, and then he ordered the fleet to close in on the enemy!
Faced with so many enemies, and with an aggressive approach, he did not show the slightest fear. Rocky was no longer the inexperienced naïve man he once was; he had not only witnessed many grand scenes but had also personally experienced countless major encounters. For instance, the battle with Wild Horse City had greatly contributed to Rocky's growth.
Although the war with Wild Horse City had lasted only a week, during that ti, Rocky had seen firsthand the potential of a dium-sized sky city. A huge fleet composed of forty to fifty large warships launched continuous attacks on Thunderhawk City twenty-four hours a day. Such scenes were not ordinary, but for Rocky, they had beco commonplace.
It was precisely because of his experience in battling Wild Horse City that when Rocky saw the more than twenty warships before him, although he acknowledged that the enemy had many ships, he did not feel overly concerned. In his view, a fleet of this size was nothing special, and they might not even be a match for his fleet in a real combat situation!
Thus, he did not hesitate to order his fleet to press towards the enemy!
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Just as Rocky saw the Proud Dragon Comrce Guild's fleet and began to slowly approach them, the Proud Dragon Comrce Guild, coming majestically from the southeast, also spotted them.
"Guild President! It's them! They are the fleet from Thunderhawk City!"
From afar, Nelson on the deck quickly spoke to a middle-aged man beside him, his words tinged with a hint of gritting his teeth.
The middle-aged man standing beside him looked quite young, about in his thirties. His physique and appearance were ordinary, even a bit corpulent, clearly not a soldier or crew mber. Indeed, he was neither—a soldier nor a crew mber, this middle-aged man was none other than the Guild President of the Proud Dragon Comrce Guild—Leopold.
As the Guild President of the Proud Dragon Comrce Guild, Leopold had, upon receiving Nelson's ssage, imdiately led all the ard forces of the guild to co here. Moreover, he even borrowed a significant part of the battle fleet from the Proud Dragon City, where the guild's headquarters were located, to increase his own strength, all for the sake of recapturing Backhill Village.
Because, just as Rocky had previously thought, the investnt of the Proud Dragon Comrce Guild in Backhill Village was really enormous. To rebuild Backhill Village from ruins, the guild not only invested millions of Gold Coins but even lost hundreds to thousands of lives!
You must know that Backhill Village was not built in a day. In fact, to pick the village up again, the Proud Dragon Comrce Guild spent a full half-year. During this ti of rebuilding, they were attacked by Demons countless tis, resulting in innurable deaths and injuries. Hundreds to thousands of soldiers and laborers were killed by Demons in this half-year, finally managing to give so scale to the reconstruction of Backhill Village.
In such a situation, the investnt of the Proud Dragon Comrce Guild in Backhill Village really couldn't be asured rely in Gold Coins anymore. The guild's investnt in the village was so imnse that it simply couldn't be asured, so how could they possibly let Backhill Village easily fall into others' hands? If that were the case, the loss the guild would need to bear could cripple the entire Chamber of Comrce!
"Is this the fleet from Thunderhawk City?"
Turning to look at Nelson, Leopold asked.
"Guild President, it's them!"
"Indeed, just like the rumors... Hand the telescope."
Seeing Nelson nod, Leopold muttered and took the telescope from a crew mber's hand, then he carefully looked in Rocky's direction. When he finally put down the telescope, his brows were tightly furrowed.
"Guild President, we must show Thunderhawk City the strength of our guild! A re small Sky City dares to be so brazen; we absolutely cannot let these people go!"
When Leopold put down the telescope, Nelson spoke again, clearly harboring deep hatred towards Rocky.
Indeed, Nelson had truly co to despise Rocky. The reason was obvious—it was because Rocky had stolen Backhill Village. Although the money for constructing Backhill Village was provided by the Proud Dragon Comrce Guild, Nelson personally managed all the specifics, so in his view, Rocky taking Backhill Village was like stealing his own ho, making Nelson's hatred towards Rocky bone-deep!
Unexpectedly, just as he finished speaking, Leopold turned and gave him a stern look, and with hardly suppressed anger, he chided, "Shut up!"
After giving Nelson a look, Leopold chided him again with hardly suppressed anger, leaving Nelson completely bewildered.
He subconsciously thought that it was because he had failed to defend Backhill Village that Leopold treated him this way, which made Nelson secretly feel wronged, as the enemy's strength was there, he simply couldn't defend it.
But in reality, he was mistaken. Leopold was indeed dissatisfied with him, but it was not because he had lost Backhill Village. Rather, after seeing the scale of Rocky's fleet, Leopold also knew that with only the fleet Nelson had, defending Backhill Village against such a powerful enemy was simply impossible, so he did not bla him for that.
The real reason Leopold was dissatisfied with Nelson was because he had delayed military intelligence!
When Nelson initially reported the occupation of Backhill Village to Leopold, he did not ntion who the enemy was, making Leopold believe the enemy was rely so naless nobody. It was not until he encountered Nelson en route that Leopold learned the occupier of Backhill Village was Rocky, which was what truly dissatisfied him!
Because, unlike Nelson, Leopold was very aware of who Rocky was!
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