LORD OF THE SKY CITY

Chapter 537: Chapter 501: Dream Breaker! Chapter 537: Chapter 501: Dream Breaker! “City Lord Rocky, I believe you can win the final victory,”

Athena did not deny Rocky’s confidence; instead, she expressed agreement. But then she posed a question, “But even if you win, what will you gain?”

“…”

This question stumped Rocky. He opened his mouth to respond, but ultimately said nothing.

Only after he closed his mouth did Athena continue, “As far as I know, the wager between you and Bernardo seems to be only advantageous for him, right? So even if you win, you wouldn’t gain anything.”

“At least… if I win, I could make the common people lose confidence in the Mairente Family, couldn’t I?”

After Athena finished speaking, Rocky thought for a moment and then said.

Although he had no advantage in the wager, since the Mairente Family had publicized this duel to all the subjects under their rule, if he could win, then even without tangible benefits, he felt certain he could further undermine the Mairente Family’s prestige.

However, as soon as he finished speaking, Athena laughed, “City Lord Rocky, do you really think so?”

“How many people in the entire sky have not heard of your name? And how many are unaware of the White Demon’s strength? So if you win this duel, wouldn’t it be expected?”

“Why would the people be disappointed in the family because of a defeat that was taken for granted? Moreover, even if they were truly disappointed with the family, the current Mairente Family has already become so desperate that they don’t care anymore.”

“So what exactly are you trying to say?”

Rocky, completely baffled by what Athena had said, straightforwardly asked.

Athena took a sip of tea before speaking, “City Lord Rocky, the reason I arranged this duel was to help you utterly crush the Mairente Family.”

“Oh?”

Upon hearing this, Rocky’s eyes lit up, and Athena continued, “For the current Mairente Family, the Alliance’s compensation has already dealt them a severe blow, but it’s far from enough to bring them down. To crush a family of this caliber, you need to strike not only materially but also psychologically. You have to make every person, from the family members to every commoner within the family, completely lose hope.”

“This duel is the perfect opportunity.”

“Lexington hopes to use this duel to restore confidence in his family and to use it as a foundation for their resurgence. What you must do is not only prevent his wish from coming true but also take this opportunity to utterly break down each person’s psychological defenses within the family, making them lose all hope and confidence.”

“I… can’t do that, can I?”

“You can.”

Gazing at Rocky, Athena revealed an indescribable smile, “If you could pretend to be weak in the duel at first, then achieve a crushing victory, perhaps it could have an unexpected effect.”

“You mean… the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment?”

“Exactly, or rather, the higher you are held, the harder you fall.”

“The entire family is pinning their hopes on this duel. But if you win the fight right from the start, it wouldn’t be much of a blow to the family. As I said, it’s expected that you win. However, if you can let each member of the family gradually build hope during the process, and then personally crush it, only then can you truly hurt the family and destroy their confidence in a resurgence.”

“This…”

After listening to Athena’s words, Rocky furrowed his brow and thought for a long time. He wasn’t considering whether he could do it; he was pondering something else. After a while, he looked at Athena.

“Athena, your idea is just too cruel.”

Cruel.

After pondering for a long time, City Lord Rocky finally found the word “cruel” to describe Athena’s method, she really was too cruel! This was not only because the idea she came up with was too cruel, but also because she resorted to such means against the innocent Mairente Family just to get him to help her. That was simply too cruel!

However, Athena’s retort left City Lord Rocky speechless once again.

All he heard was her laughing and then asking, “City Lord Rocky, don’t you like that about me?”

……

……

The time went back to the day of the duel.

When City Lord Rocky and Athena exchanged glances, he quickly regained his senses and then turned to look at Bernardo.

At this moment, Bernardo had already reacted, not only had he reacted, but he had also moved far away!

There was no helping it, City Lord Rocky had been too fast a moment ago, so fast that Bernardo hadn’t been able to respond at all, which made him feel a hint of unease and quickly created distance between himself and Rocky.

But on this arena, even in mid-air, the distance was limited. Moreover, the White Demon’s fully-powered mode could only last for ten seconds. Even if Bernardo deliberately created distance, City Lord Rocky wouldn’t delay in the slightest.

Indeed, after turning around, Rocky immediately accelerated and once again turned into a white streak of light, replaying the scene from before. He appeared behind Bernardo once again, and another Magic Conduction Machine exploded.

During this process, Bernardo remained as if petrified!

“How, how is this… possible…”

When City Lord Rocky appeared behind him again, the petrified Bernardo had actually already placed his Mana Sword in front of his chest, but it was of no use.

He thought he could grasp City Lord Rocky’s trajectory and stop him, or at least dodge, just like in the previous fights. However, he found he simply couldn’t do it!

To Bernardo, this was completely illogical, because he had boosted the Holy Angel Armor’s mana to the maximum, and all systems were activated. How could he possibly be weaker than City Lord Rocky under these circumstances?

The Holy Angel Armor could achieve a mana peak of twenty thousand! And according to the magic energy detector, the White Demon’s mana was only fifteen thousand, so in theory, the Holy Angel Armor should have been stronger!

Indeed, the Holy Angel Armor was somewhat stronger, but when City Lord Rocky, like lightning, rushed towards him, the armor’s built-in defense system had already raised the alarm, yet Bernardo couldn’t react in time. Faced with Rocky charging at him, he couldn’t make any counter.

The real gap was not the armor, it was the person inside!

That’s why City Lord Rocky was so confident when facing Athena. Although the Holy Angel Armor was strong, Bernardo was too weak. His combination with the Holy Angel Armor was a case of the armor leading the person, not the person commanding the armor.

In fact, during the fight just now, City Lord Rocky had numerous opportunities to defeat Bernardo; to him, Bernardo’s weaknesses were too numerous. The only reason he had let Bernardo seem formidable until now was merely to act according to the strategy Athena had set.

City Lord Rocky needed to first let everyone in the audience see the possibility, then ignite their hope, and finally shatter that hope!

And now, the final moment had arrived!

As the crowd in the square erupted again and again with tsunami-like cheers, as the members of the Mairente Family leapt from their seats to celebrate and encourage time after time, as everyone looked at the arena, no longer worried, just waiting for Bernardo to score the final victory, it was time to wake up from the dream!

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