Lord of the Sky City

Chapter 497: Chapter 461: Demon Army! Chapter 497: Chapter 461: Demon Army! Just as Rocky was fiercely battling his enemies, suddenly, a swarming mass of demons flew out from within Tulip City!

The main battlefield of the Tulip Battle Zone had always been concentrated in the skies above Tulip City, and more than a year ago, Tulip City had already been conquered by demons, becoming a gathering place for them. This was common knowledge, but nobody had regarded it as a major issue since the demons occupied the land while the battle occurred in the sky, and the two did not interfere with each other.

But today, unexpectedly, trouble arose!

“Demons?!”

Since no one on the battlefield could hinder him, Rocky, compared to others, was relatively at ease, so he was the first to notice something flying out from the city below. When he looked carefully, he realized that what was flying out of Tulip City were indeed demons!

For a moment, he even thought he might have seen it wrong.

Because among the demons, only a very few could fly, apart from some high-level demons. Normal demons with the ability to fly were extremely rare—one might not be able to find one even among a hundred normal demons, and this was precisely the reason why Sky City and Void Magic Armor were invented.

However, this time, Rocky hadn’t seen wrong; the ones flying out from Tulip City indeed were demons!

These demons were not particularly large, roughly about the size of a normal person, their hairless skin was a dark red color resembling congealed blood, but the most eye-catching feature was the pair of wings on these demons’ backs.

Their wings, at first glance resembling those of bats, were very large when spread open, at least two meters across, and their constant flapping quickly carried the demons towards the higher altitudes.

Meanwhile, as the demons flew higher and higher, more and more people on the battlefield noticed this scene, and within moments nearly all the fighting Void Magic Warriors had stopped, even the Fierce Tiger Squad and the Imperial Knight Order did the same. Both of the strongest squads, upon discovering the appearance of the demons, immediately dispersed and looked downwards.

“What, what’s going on?!”

“How can there be so many demons?!”

When everyone paused their fights and looked downwards, they saw a dense mass of demons rapidly approaching higher altitudes. The number of these demons was immense, a rough glance estimated thousands, and even more terrifying was that the demons currently ascending were merely the vanguard; many more demons were continuously flying out from within Tulip City!

“These, could these all be high-level demons?!”

Many Void Magic Warriors panicked upon seeing so many demons flapping their massive fleshy wings as they approached, because in their minds, normal demons nearly lacked the ability to fly; only high-level demons could soar into the skies!

Thousand of high-level demons?!

If this were true, if all these demons before their eyes were high-level demons, that would be terrifying!

While ordinary Void Magic Warriors became somewhat flustered by this, high-ranking warriors like Rocky and Kyle did not panic, but their hearts were even heavier than the soldiers who did.

People like Rocky and Kyle, whether because of their status or because of their strength, had a better understanding of this world.

Thus, they were very clear that the rapidly approaching demons in front of them could not be high-level demons, since high-level demons were inherently scarce and it was impossible for so many to appear in the blink of an eye—it was simply not feasible.

In fact, they even wished these were all high-level demons.

If these were all high-level demons, then that would still make sense and could be explained.

But if these demons were not high-level demons, but ordinary ones, that would be the real trouble!

Suddenly so many Normal Demons capable of flying appeared. What did this mean?

It meant that the Demons had undergone mutations far beyond imagination!

For the people living in the sky, the presence of high-level demons capable of flying was not terrifying, as they were few in number. However, it would be troublesome if ordinary demons were also able to fly!

In an instant, Rocky, the Fierce Tiger Squad, and the Imperial Knight Order, these high-level warriors, all thought of the same issue at the same moment.

It wasn’t just them; at that moment, commanders on both sides had also spotted these demons, and both commanders immediately issued orders to cease the ongoing battle, urgently withdraw their fleets, and then convey new orders to the Fierce Tiger Squad and the Imperial Knight Order at the front.

Find out what was going on with these suddenly emerging demons!

The moment they received this order, others on the battlefield might still have been unclear about the situation or uncertain about what to do, as just a second ago, the sides were engaged in intense combat and then this incident occurred, leaving everyone at a loss. However, Rocky and the other high-level warriors had already sprung into action!

“Capture them alive!”

“Understood!”

“Yes, sir!”

Following Kyle’s command, the Fierce Tiger Squad immediately turned around and began to dive, charging towards the demons flying their way.

At the same time, the Imperial Knight Order performed the exact same maneuver, also diving towards the demons below.

Joining them was naturally Rocky, the City Lord himself, who was far more concerned about the situation with the demons than the average person. So when the Fierce Tiger Squad and the Imperial Knight Order moved, he too charged right into the fray.

And because the speed of the White Demon was so fast, even though he started a step later, he made contact with the demons earlier than everyone else.

During his dive, it only took a moment for Rocky to see a demon flying straight towards him, raising its massive claws as it approached.

Seeing this, Rocky quickly slowed down to avoid hitting the demon at full speed and sending it flying, but even though he had slowed down, only a few blinks later, the demon was already in front of him, swinging its claw at him!

Watching the demon’s claw swing towards him, Rocky could even see the cold light flashing from it, but he neither dodged nor defended but just took the hit without flinching.

After that, there was a swishing sound as the sharp claw grazed past the shoulder armor of the White Demon. The sound was harsh but did not cause any damage; it merely scratched the paint on the armor a bit.

It was over…

But after receiving that rather insignificant claw strike, Rocky’s heart sank suddenly, plummeting to rock bottom…

“Captain, these are all Normal Demons…”

After being struck by the demon’s claw, Rocky reported the situation to Kyle.

The demons before him…

Were indeed Normal Demons…