Lord of the Sky City

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The time had now reached the end of November, Sky Era Year 117. With just a little over a month left, the year 117 was drawing to a close. Unfortunately, as the year-end approached, the world became increasingly unsettled, and several significant events occurred from the end of November to December of Year 117!

First and foremost was the much-watched Sky Alliance Army.

Commanded by Holy Knight Wilton, the Sky Alliance Army had long since reached Tulip City and engaged the demons in a fierce battle, which they ultimately won. However, as time progressed, the victories led by Wilton and his Sky Alliance Army against the demons were minimal, and they failed to reclaim the fallen Tulip City.

In this situation, Wilton had no choice but to slow down the offensive. He had to hold his ground against the demons who occupied Tulip City and simultaneously call for continued reinforcements from the Sky Alliance.

As many 'informed individuals' had anticipated, Tulip City was not easy to recapture. Even though the revered hero Wilton personally led the army, they only won a few battles, and Tulip City remained in the hands of the demons, hardly a significant victory.

In fact, to many, even the few victories Wilton claimed were seen as inflated. It's not that Wilton was lying about his achievements—he definitely won those battles—that was not in question. However, what was the cost of these minor victories for the Sky Alliance Army?

Regarding this, the Shadow Alliance did not mention any numbers, but for some battle-hardened bigwigs, even without these figures, just by estimating the demons' casualties, one could gauge the Sky Alliance Army's losses.

According to their estimates, the losses the Sky Alliance Army incurred for these few victories must have been substantial! This speculation was evident from Wilton halting his offensive by the end of November and allowing the Alliance to continue sending more troops to Sky City.

And this was precisely what puzzled people.

As the saying goes, outsiders see the spectacle, experts see the path. While ordinary residents of Sky City might be excited about these victories, for some of the real power figures, the actions of the Sky Alliance and Wilton were baffling. Was it worth it to deploy such a massive force and suffer such heavy losses for a few inconsequential victories?

Clearly, the Sky Alliance had another plan. Otherwise, with the astuteness of the Alliance's think-tank and Wilton's experience, they would never have made such a foolish move. However, what exactly the Sky Alliance was calculating remained a mystery to everyone.

While everyone was speculating about the deep meaning behind the actions of the Sky Alliance, another significant event occurred in early December of Year 117!

The Three Great Saint Cities—no, now it should be said, two, as Gesya City, one of the remaining Saint Cities on the land, came under siege by demons!

Following the sudden fall of Tulip City, Gesya City, one of the last two Saint Cities on land, also faced an attack by demons. And with the assault on Gesya City, the world finally understood the mystery behind the fall of Tulip City.

It had been said before that Tulip City had fallen suddenly without any signs. The only hint was when it suddenly lost contact with the Sky Alliance. Right after Wilton immediately went to Tulip City to investigate, the city had already fallen. Everyone found it unbelievable and completely unclear how a city that stood for nearly a century could fall in just a few days.

This question had puzzled people for months, but with the attack on Gesya City, the puzzle was finally solved.

Sneak attack.

This was the real reason behind the fall of Tulip City—simple, brutal, and unbelievable.

When the Shadow Alliance broadcast this news to the whole world, many people found it unbelievable that Saint City, which had stood for less than a century, had fallen due to a surprise attack. Was this a joke?

However, after carefully reviewing the materials provided by the Shadow Alliance, they suddenly realized and finally understood what had happened.

On December 1 of Sky Era Year 117, the first day of the last month of the year, a massive horde of demons, numbering in the millions, suddenly appeared around Gesya City!

The millions of demons appeared out of nowhere and immediately surrounded the swamps encircling Gesya City, layering them inside and out. The demons then paved a road with their bodies, one after another jumping into the swamp. At the cost of the lives of hundreds of thousands of demons, they managed to pave a 'road of corpses' across the swamp in less than two days!

Following this road of corpses, countless demons launched a fierce attack on Gesya City!

The sudden emergence of millions of demons to launch an attack, sacrificing hundreds of thousands of their own, was the demons' surprise attack!

Once the people of the world witnessed how the demons attacked Gesya City, they also understood the mystery behind the fall of Tulip City. Clearly, the demons used the same method when they attacked Tulip City. Millions of demons appeared at once and then launched a relentless assault on Tulip City, which, unprepared, couldn't hold out for even a few days and fell immediately.

But fortunately, Gesya City did not repeat Tulip City's fate and withstood the demons' assault.

All this was thanks to the timely response of The Three Great Alliances after the fall of Tulip City. Apart from the Sky Alliance, the other two alliances, the Kafka Empire and the Magic Energy Research Institute, reinforced the remaining two holy cities as soon as they received the news of the fall of Tulip City. It was precisely because of this significant reinforcement that Gesya City managed to escape catastrophe.

And it was the Kafka Empire that helped Gesya City withstand the demons' attack.

As the name suggests, the Kafka Empire is not an alliance or federation, but a nation, the only true nation still existing in the skies.

With the emergence of Sky City, the concepts of local and central became increasingly blurred. The idea that all must centralize and follow sage governance ceased to exist. With Sky City in hand, every City Lord had the capital to declare themselves king, effectively making each holder of a city a ruler. In such conditions, the concept of nationhood quickly vanished.

However, there was one exception—the Kafka Empire.

The history of this empire dates back to the Land Era. When the era transitioned to the Sky Era, other nations quickly disintegrated under the tides of time, but the Kafka Empire persisted. Not only that, but it also gradually developed into one of the most powerful forces in the skies, owning over a thousand different Sky Cities. In terms of the number of Sky Cities, the Kafka Empire possesses the most among the three major forces!

It was precisely because of the strong backing from the Kafka Empire that Gesya City was able to withstand the assault from the millions of demons.

Of course, the intensity of this battle was also considered the most horrific in the last decade. Both Kafka Empire and Gesya City, although they withstood the demons' attack, suffered tremendous losses. Gesya City as a battlefield goes without saying, but even the supporting Kafka Empire lost tens of thousands of warships and several times more Void Magic Warriors!

As the news of this battle was spread by the Shadow Alliance to the whole world, a shadow enveloped the entire sky, because by this time, even the most dim-witted could see that this world was no longer at peace...

Thus, with heavy hearts, bewilderment, and worry, December of Sky Era Year 117 passed, and a new year arrived...