Lord of the Sky City - Chapter 157 Pursuit!
The sinking of his flagship threw Baron Wolin into complete disarray, and without further regard for whether Rocky continued to entangle him, he immediately returned to his fleet.
However, at this time, Rocky did not relentlessly pursue; although he was not one to easily let Baron Wolin escape, he also understood that if he continued to tangle with the enemy, they would truly be forced into a desperate fight. Hence, he too chose to return to his fleet.
The situation could now be said to be highly advantageous to Rocky; the destruction of “Baron Number” meant the enemy had lost their linchpin, and the remaining seven or eight reconnaissance ships could hardly cause any stir. On Rocky’s side, the number of reconnaissance ships had also dwindled to seven or eight, but two large warships remained intact and preserved considerable combat capacity.
This, in fact, represented Rocky’s victory in this space battle!
With this outcome, it was only natural for him to return to his “Thunderhawk,” after which he ordered the “Thunderhawk” and the escort ship with Felly aboard to converge and jointly eliminate Baron Wolin’s remaining warships.
Under such circumstances, although Baron Wolin had returned to a reconnaissance ship and finally took command, it was too late: his fleet, which had once grandly numbered over thirty ships, was decimated after an intense battle to a mere seven or eight, leaving Baron Wolin powerless, even as he resumed command.
Therefore, he had no choice but to flee…
Back aboard the reconnaissance ship, despite his heartache, Baron Wolin made a decisive retreat order, and the remaining reconnaissance ships immediately fled towards Matu City.
“Damn it!”
Standing on the deck of the reconnaissance ship, Baron Wolin’s eyes were filled with nothing but unwillingness, because even now, even with his fleet decimated, he still couldn’t understand how he could possibly have lost! Even when the “Thunderhawk” and “Baron Number” began their duel, he had always believed that he would ultimately be the one seated on the City Lord’s throne.
Who could have imagined it would end up like this, with him having to beat a hasty retreat?
Such an outcome, Baron Wolin could not accept.
But whether he accepted it or not, the result couldn’t be changed. He had no chance of a comeback, and in reality, this defeat had been predetermined.
Because in this battle, Baron Wolin had committed nearly every cardinal sin in warfare!
Firstly, he was overconfident. From the moment he received the family’s orders, Baron Wolin never considered that Rocky might resist. In his view, Rocky should have simply fled upon seeing him, or rather, he should have fled immediately upon hearing the news. This belief persisted in his mind even as the two fleets faced off against each other.
Secondly, he was unprepared.
Due to his overconfidence, Baron Wolin had made no preparations for combat, both mentally and in his actions. Despite bringing his fleet, it was more akin to moving house; he transferred all his belongings to Thunderhawk City, turning the battle with Rocky into a classic case of the unprepared against the prepared.
Lastly, Baron Wolin made critical errors in his battlefield decisions.
To be fair, he had countless opportunities to win the battle because in terms of fleet size and quality, he was not inferior to Rocky. Moreover, in personal combat ability and command skills, he was far superior to Rocky, which should have been the basis for his victory.
But what happened? From beginning to end, he never truly exploited these opportunities. Retreating ten thousand steps, even if he had avoided this space battle and returned to Matu City upon realizing that Rocky was prepared, waiting until he was ready to settle the score with Rocky, he would not have lost as miserably as now.
But he did not do that.
So, Baron Wolin lost with no sense of injustice, for his underestimation led to lack of preparedness, and that caused a series of mistakes. These factors compounded, ultimately leading to his defeat.
However, it’s useless to talk about this now since Baron Wolin has already lost. All he could do now was to try and save his own life! Because Rocky wasn’t planning to let him go!
As Baron Wolin commanded the remaining Reconnaissance Ships to retreat to Matu City, the Thunderhawk had already met up with the Escort Ships and then began a ferocious pursuit.
The principle of not pursuing a defeated foe was no longer applicable. With two large warships at his disposal, Rocky held the absolute advantage. Even if Baron Wolin counterattacked, it would be futile. As a Void Magic Warrior himself, it was impossible for Baron Wolin to resist an entire fleet with his own strength. His Armor wasn’t formidable enough to take down a flagship.
Moreover, Rocky and Liliya were also forces to be reckoned with.
With no other choice, Baron Wolin was forced to flee desperately.
Yet, Rocky didn’t want to let him live to fight another day. Firstly, he didn’t want to release the tiger back to its mountain, and secondly, he believed that only by killing Baron Wolin would the Mairente Family truly feel the pain and understand the consequences of bullying him, making them think twice before targeting him in the future.
In such circumstances, Baron Wolin’s predicament was indescribably perilous. Throughout the ordeal, cannonballs exploded around his Reconnaissance Ship, leaving him terrified. But he was also somewhat lucky. Although his ship was continuously bombarded with main and secondary cannons from the two warships, it never got hit, allowing him to finally escape back to Matu City safely.
“Quick! Open the Defensive Net!”
Upon returning to Matu City, Baron Wolin, without waiting for the Reconnaissance Ship to land, flew ahead to the Skyport, then shouted at the soldiers there.
“My lord, what, what are you talking about…?”
The soldiers of Matu City were completely baffled by his words and did not react at all.
“Enemies! Enemies are coming, open the Defensive Net quickly!”
Grabbing the soldier’s collar in a grip, Baron Wolin bellowed, and at this point, the soldier finally understood and immediately ran off in haste.
After a few minutes had passed, the Defensive Net of Matu City was deployed, a faintly visible shield slowly enveloping the entire floating city.
Meanwhile, the Lord of Matu City, who had heard the news, also met Baron Wolin and was just as perplexed as the soldier had been.
“City Lord Wolin, what, what’s happened to you?”
Staring at the disheveled Baron Wolin, the Lord of Matu City gaped, dumbfounded for a moment, before managing to voice a rather inconsequential question.
It wasn’t that Matu was too slow, but he simply couldn’t fathom Baron Wolin losing!
But as soon as he asked the question, and before Baron Wolin could answer, one of the guards exclaimed: “City Lord! Enemies!”
“What!”
Hearing this, Matu abruptly looked up to find Rocky already positioning his fleet outside Matu City’s Defensive Net!
