Lord of the Sky City

Standing before the Magic Energy Image, Rocky turned to look at everyone and noticed that all the eyes in the room were fixed on him. He cleared his throat and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, this is the New Armor that Master Hammerfire and I are co-developing." "The main purpose of this armor is to combat Flying Demons, which is to say, it is a Special Armor designed specifically for aerial combat." "Aerial combat...specific?" Upon hearing this term, everyone in front of Rocky was stunned. The people present were all from the Apple Tree Corporation, which, though best at warships, had been eager to break into the Armor Domain. Thus, they were quite knowledgeable about armor. It was precisely because of this that everyone was filled with confusion and incomprehension when they heard the term "aerial combat specific." Rocky had obviously anticipated this reaction, so he immediately went on to explain: "I know what you all are thinking, but I can tell you that aerial combat-specific armor will become the mainstream in the fight against Flying Demons in the future." "Ladies and gentlemen, you must be well aware that the evolution of Demons is no longer a hypothesis but a fact. The emergence of Flying Demons is the best proof. That is to say, Flying Demons are a new species in the demon clan designed to counter us, and to combat these Demons, we must create armor specifically for them," Rocky continued, looking around at everyone with his eyes. Everyone listened intently to what he said, except for one person—Liliya. Only Liliya knew that Rocky had only told half the truth. No, it could even be said that he had not told the truth at all! The New Armor that Rocky was now showing everyone was indeed designed to combat Flying Demons, but only Liliya knew that the original intention in designing this armor was not to make money but because of a secret, a secret that only a few in the Sky Alliance were aware of! This secret was that the newly born Flying Demons had already surpassed most of the current Void Magic Armors in combat strength! Archimonde and most people in the world did not know this because they were not warriors. They might have heard of the appearance of Flying Demons, but their understanding of them was merely on paper. They still believed that the difference between these new species of Demons and Normal Demons was merely in their ability to fly, nothing more than that. Only a few knew that this was not so. Flying Demons were indeed a new species. These Demons not only had the ability to fly but, more terrifyingly, they had already far surpassed Normal Demons in combat strength! To clarify this, one must go back to before the war ended. After the Alliance Army first encountered an attack by Flying Demons, some surviving Void Magic Warriors reported to the Top Level, feeling that these new species of Demons seemed much stronger than Normal Demons. Those who reported this included not only ordinary Void Magic Warriors but also Rocky, and even the members of the Fierce Tiger Squad had the same sentiment—that the strength of Flying Demons was clearly superior to Normal Demons. The warriors' feelings were soon confirmed by the Alliance, for after capturing several Flying Demons and conducting preliminary research, the Sky Alliance concluded that these new species of Flying Demons were indeed significantly stronger than ordinary Demons! Having reached this conclusion and shared it with The Three Great Alliances, they together decided to keep the results as a research secret and store it away, prohibiting public disclosure. Unfortunately, the emergence of Flying Demons had already caused chaos in the sky at the time, and to contain this chaos, The Three Great Alliances had to intervene simultaneously with various measures to barely stabilize the situation. In such circumstances, publicly disclosing this information could cause untold panic; hence, this research finding was not known even to the Sky Alliance members, let alone the general public. As for why Rocky was one of the few who knew about this, it was entirely because of the White Demon Armor. Once the Sky Alliance had reached this conclusion, they immediately sent someone to find Aniye, who was then staying with Thunderhawk City in the Nut Airspace, to inquire whether the new technology he was developing could combat these Demons. It was precisely because Aniye was aware of this that Rocky found out through him. When he had learned of this, his reaction could be described as shock. He had not anticipated the Demons evolving to such an extent. These creatures had not only evolved wings that allowed them to fly in the sky but had also become stronger than before? Even now, Rocky could still remember the words Aniye had said at the time: "When we think we can rest easy, the Demons are actually always watching the sky." "When we think we have the weapons to counter Demons, they are actually continuously evolving themselves." "The time this world has left for us is running out..." Rocky was deeply impressed by Aniye's words because even he could clearly feel that the Demons were leaving less and less time for humanity! And that was precisely why, after deciding to cooperate with the Apple Tree Corporation, he and Hammerfire worked together to develop this New Armor. So now, facing people like Archimonde, there were many things Rocky had not said, such as about this New Armor. In order to combat the stronger Flying Demons, he had racked his brains to design this New Armor. Its biggest difference from regular armor lay in the wings attached to its back. These wings, called "external power wings" by Rocky, were naturally his own concept. Inspired by the Holy Angel's external Magic Conduction System, he came up with these detachable external wings. Once equipped with these external wings, the armor could take advantage of the additional Mana provided to produce more powerful thrust, allowing for more effective maneuvers against Flying Demons in aerial combat. At the same time, he also designed entirely new weapons for this New Armor. After all, the combat strength of Flying Demons was now a great deal higher than that of Normal Demons. If traditional weapons were still used to counter them, they would undoubtedly be inadequate, so he specifically designed new weapons. This was why Archimonde was puzzled when he saw the New Armor's weapons—they were something he had never seen before—firearms! Yes, Rocky designed firearms for the New Armor—Mana-powered firearms using Magic Energy as ammunition!