Chapter 687: Chapter 649: A Blessing in Disguise Chapter 687: Chapter 649: A Blessing in Disguise The catastrophe that happened in Sky Epoch Year 119 July was significant enough to go down in history, although people only knew that the demons were eventually repelled, the actual losses caused by the catastrophe far exceeded people’s imaginations.

Of course, every loss involves some gain; the catastrophe did lead to enormous losses and even had profound effects on the future, but at least for Rocky, the catastrophe brought some good news. Rick and others who were furious and planned to seek revenge on him no longer had the time to bother him, as they too were affected by this disaster that swept across the entire world, and the extent of their involvement was unclear.

According to the intelligence obtained by Athena, the losses Rick suffered in the demon attack were much greater than those suffered by Rocky. Although Backhill Village, where Rocky was located, was attacked by demons from both above and below, it was after all his main base which, after more than a year of development, had drastically evolved to possess the capability to defend against demons. As for the troops under Rocky’s command, there was even less need to mention them; the Rune Troops’ combat effectiveness was fully demonstrated during the attack, enabling them to eventually endure this ordeal.

The same circumstances fell differently on Rick, however.

Firstly, he was fighting in a foreign location; when the attack occurred, the whole sky was in chaos, and being deep in foreign territory, he simply could not receive any supplies.

Secondly, their target was too large. This time, Rick, determined to completely defeat Rocky, had gathered thirteen large Sky Cities together, heading to Backhill Village, but this turned into the catalyst for their misfortune.

It seemed that the bigger the target, the more demons it attracted, and thus Rick and the thirteen Sky Cities he brought with him almost turned into bright lamps in the sky, attracting the vast majority of flying demons near Skybreaker Peak.

This directly led to the destruction of one of the thirteen large Sky Cities. While the ratio might not seem high, the fleets of the thirteen Sky Cities were almost completely destroyed, especially Rick himself. As the City Lord of Heavenly Ancestor City, and also as a tax collector for the Heavenly Ancestor Church, he held significant power but also had to bear the most responsibility. Ten of the thirteen Sky Cities had been summoned by him, and he had to fulfill the responsibilities of a Sect Hierarch in front of these people by leading by example.

Thus, the three Sky Cities under Rick’s command had almost used up all of their fleets, including specially drafted fleets and even reserve forces that were sent to the battlefield. And when the demons finally retreated, Rick was left with no strength left to continue his campaign against Rocky, even though he was only a step away from Backhill Village.

Having no other choice, Rick had to return to his territory and then had to put the matter of Rocky aside, starting to replenish his forces to prepare for a possible next attack.

In fact, after this attack ended, the six major forces targeting Rocky all had to temporarily put their plans against Rocky aside once again. Rick’s reason has already been stated — with his heavy losses, he no longer had the strength to trouble Rocky, and the others were the same.

The Magic Energy Research Institute and Kafka Empire, as two of The Three Great Alliances, along with the Shadow Alliance, were no longer concerned with Rocky at this time. The three of them had too many issues to deal with and found themselves in the awkward position of needing to cooperate with the Sky Alliance, which had been pressuring them before.

Similarly, Sigma and Uranus companies also got busy afterwards. On one hand, after the attack ended, the whole world needed a large supply of Armor, and the two giants were so overwhelmed with orders that their hands were literally full. On the other hand, they had to shift time to research new Armor to address the new situation.

After the demon attack ended, the feedback received by both companies was quite uniform; the old Armor models struggled against the attacks of the flying demons…

It had been noted that, as a new breed, flying demons were significantly stronger than normal demons, a fact known to those who had been the first to encounter flying demons, including Rocky. That’s why he had designed the Thunderhawk Armor, but others were unaware of this.

Thus, in this confrontation with the flying demons, due to a lack of understanding of the true strength of flying demons and because the Armor configurations were not advanced enough, Void Magic Warriors, who should have dominated the aerial battlefield, suffered greatly. There is no need to mention the Fourth Squadron’s Third Generation Armors; many of the Fifth Generation Mass-Produced Armors were not capable of directly confronting flying demons, resulting in a situation on the battlefield where unless one wore Special Armor, it often required two to three Wearers of Mass-Produced Armors working together to kill a single flying demon. This ratio was alarmingly low.

And if one on one exchanges with demons on the battlefield were not possible, how could the already numerically inferior Void Magic Warriors possibly defeat the demons?

This situation put tremendous pressure on the two Armor giants, and also made them realize that a stronger Sixth Generation Armor needed to be prioritized immediately; otherwise, people would have a hard time fighting against demons!

In these circumstances, all of Rocky’s enemies were distracted by various reasons, thereby granting him ample time.

It must be said, this sudden appearance of demons truly did Rocky a huge favor; otherwise facing the ferocity of Rick and the overwhelming opposition from the six forces alone, he himself didn’t know how long he could have lasted.

But now, he finally had a chance to breathe.

“Rocky, you should think about what to do next.”

“What do you mean?”

Hearing this, the Rocky lying on the bed glanced at Athena.

“The Third Counteroffensive War is about to begin.”

“Oh?”

Upon hearing this, a gleam suddenly appeared in Rocky’s eyes, “Are you sure?”

“There’s no need for certainty.” Athena said, shaking her head with a smile, “The demons have already started their advance into the sky. If The Three Great Alliances don’t want to repeat the fate of the land, they will definitely gather everyone to launch the Third Counteroffensive War.”

“And if I’m not mistaken, this war will inevitably erupt within a short span of half a year to a year, so we need to think about what to do. This war will be a disaster for everyone, as it will be a major purge, both against the demons and the aerial configuration, but it’s also an opportunity we must seize.”

“……”

Having listened to Athena’s words, Rocky furrowed his brow, clearly pondering this matter deeply. If the Third Counteroffensive War really did erupt, it would undoubtedly be a whirlwind sweeping through both the sky and land, and he had to consider where he would stand.