Lord of the Sky City

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"Liliya!"

Rocky suddenly awoke to find himself lying on a large bed, and as he looked around, he realized he was in a hospital room.

Having just regained consciousness, he was clearly perplexed for a moment before attempting to sit up from the bed; however, the moment he tried to exert force, he felt a pain in his chest and back that made it impossible for him to rise.

"Don't move, your wounds haven't healed."

It was then that Liliya's voice reached him. Rocky quickly looked in the direction of the sound and saw Liliya sitting by his side, keeping vigil.

It was not until then that he noticed not only Liliya, but Monte, Aileen, and others were also present in the room.

"Where is this? What has happened since I passed out?"

Relieved to see everyone safe, Rocky exhaled deeply before turning to Liliya and asking.

By now, he had fully come to his senses but had no idea where he was, as Rocky's memory stopped at the moment the carriage overturned and several assassins emerged to try to kill him. Beyond that point, he knew nothing.

"This is the hospital in Eternal City..."

Noticing that Rocky was still confused, Liliya recounted what had transpired after he lost consciousness.

The present time was four days after Rocky's assassination attempt, meaning he had been unconscious for a whole four days!

In the assassination attempt four days prior, after Rocky collapsed due to severe injuries, Liliya, who was also severely injured, was unable to stop the assassins. Despite her condition, Liliya managed to kill two of the five assailants. However, the remaining three went straight for Rocky, slashing him brutally several times.

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Logically, Rocky's fate should have been sealed. He had already lost consciousness, and Liliya, wounded as she was, could not possibly eliminate all the assailants on her own. Even one surviving assassin would have sufficed to seal Rocky's doom.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

But at that critical juncture, the Guard Corps of Eternal City arrived!

In Eternal City, even the most common Guard is equipped with Fifth Generation mass-produced Armors. So when the Guard Corps arrived, they instantly killed the remaining three assassins. The situation was certainly one of them being saved by a hair's breadth, and thus the lives of both Rocky and Liliya were spared.

Subsequently, they were rushed to the hospital, and when the Guard Corps identified Rocky's status as a City Lord, they promptly transferred him, taking him and Liliya to the best, largest, and most exclusive hospital in Eternal City, accessible only to the nobility.

Meanwhile, Aileen and Monte, who had been operating separately, quickly received the news. On one hand, they went to the hospital, and on the other, they notified Thunderhawk City, and Master Orton arrived shortly afterwards.

"I see..."

After listening to Liliya's account of the events that transpired during his unconsciousness, Rocky nodded on his hospital bed and then asked, "Have the culprits been apprehended?"

Although the event had taken Rocky by surprise, he was no fool. Not only did he realize that he had been the target of an assassination, but he even had an idea who had orchestrated it—Karlo! Besides him, nobody else would want Rocky dead.

"No..."

To his disappointment, as soon as he finished speaking, Liliya helplessly shook her head: "After Master Orton arrived, he immediately contacted Eternal City. Eternal City did not shy away from the incident, launching an investigation on the same day, but they found no useful leads."

Liliya's words were true; the assassination of Rocky was taken very seriously by Eternal City. Once they learned of Rocky's status as a City Lord, they initiated an investigation without a minute's delay.

As a neutral trading city, Eternal City attracts countless dignitaries every day. The number of City Lords residing there was in the hundreds. Thus, how to ensure the safety of these City Lords had always been one of the most important concerns for Eternal City.

The skies were beautiful but far from peaceful. Conflicts, frictions, and wars among Sky Cities never ceased, making it common for City Lords to have grudges against each other. Hence, if someone's neighbor in the Star of the Sky happened to be their archenemy, it would not be at all surprising; it was quite normal.

Therefore, Eternal City placed high importance on the safety of City Lords. After all, as a trading city, every City Lord was a major client. If City Lords could not trade and spend safely in the city, wouldn't Eternal City suffer losses?

For this reason, Eternal City had strict regulations: no private fights were allowed within the God City. Violators, including the City Lord and their cities, would be expelled from the God City's airspace at once and barred from entering again for a certain period.

Under such stringent rules, the City Lords within Eternal City generally behaved, maintaining etiquette. If there were any grievances, the antagonists would at most avoid each other, or if they did meet, it would result in minor scuffles—all well within controllable limits.

But Eternal City could never have anticipated that someone would dare to assassinate a City Lord under such strict regulations.

The city viewed the incident as not only a blow to its own reputation, but once word spread, it could also negatively impact the reputation of the God City. After all, even if Rocky was just a small Sky City's City Lord, he was still a City Lord with the potential to make an impact!

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