Mobile City Travel Guide

Amid a series of piercing alarms, the Tianyou K4 officially entered combat status.

At the top of the airport, a series of fighter jets roared into the sky. The electronic warfare aircraft was the first to taxi from the tarmac, accelerating on the runway with its light fuselage, and took off in a moment.

Next came the fighter jets, which took off even faster, their engines blaring sharp, piercing roars, spewing orange-red exhaust plumes the moment they took off, plunging straight into the sky at a steep angle.

Bombers and gunboats were the last to take off. They were huge and had long takeoff distances. Each one made a dull tremor as it took off, and the various weapons hanging under its wings reflected a cold metallic luster.

Meanwhile, on the side of the Tianyou K4, huge panels opened automatically, revealing warships moored inside the city.

They left their berths one after another and entered the outer airspace, spreading out their lines around the city.

Finally, the main and secondary guns and machine guns on the city deck began to aim and correct themselves, and the launch silos of the missile launchers popped open one by one.

As Li Xin gazed at the scenery, he couldn't help but feel a sense of longing.

"That's amazing!"

This is probably what I envision the future of the Starfire: capable of producing various things and providing living quarters, as well as unleashing powerful firepower whenever necessary.

Not only Tianyou K4, but also all the accompanying mobile cities have entered combat mode at this moment.

Even a wrecked ship has three barrels of nails; although they are all in the same boat, they still have some fighting power. Among them are defensive cities like the Iron Mole, as well as firepower cities with an astonishing number of cannons and heavy machine guns.

Among them, the Starfire was actually the highest-ranked, and was assigned to guard the flank.

Tianyou K4 fired first.

At the same instant, all the main and secondary guns on the deck of this mobile city spewed flames, transforming into a blazing curtain of light. The secondary guns and machine guns followed closely behind, their barrage of ammunition carving visible crimson whips across the sky. Immediately afterward, a series of missiles roared into the air from the launchers, sweeping across the sky like a tidal wave.

At the same time, fighter jets swooped down from high altitude, their rocket pods and cannons firing simultaneously, leaving trails of intense fire in the air. The warships also unleashed their full firepower, bombarding the enemy with all their might.

A host of mobile cities also joined in, launching their own offensives.

In an instant, a dozen Federation warships and dozens of steam fighters were destroyed, exploding in the air and turning into burning scrap metal.

But this was far from enough; the enemy was simply too numerous, lurking on all sides. Their formation remained impenetrable, and the gaps left by destroyed warships were instantly filled by new vessels.

At this moment, they had completed the encirclement and were ready to take aim.

"Everyone! Prepare to maneuver and evade!" Gao Nan roared.

The next second, the enemy opened fire.

Hundreds and thousands of war machines fired simultaneously, illuminating the entire airspace as if it were daytime. The artillery fire poured down like a torrential rain, weaving a giant net of steel and flame in the sky.

At this moment, the entire sky was ablaze, with explosions erupting one after another, illuminating the distant airspace.

The mobile cities quickly dispersed, maneuvering at full speed to evade capture while also using nearby floating islands and mountains as cover. Despite this, two mobile cities were shot down, and several others were damaged.

The most severely damaged was Tianyou K4, which was the largest and therefore the easiest target.

"Maximum firepower!" Li Xin gritted his teeth.

Although the Starfire found a floating mountain as cover in time, the enemy's artillery fire was so intense that it actually blasted the entire mountain to pieces!

If it weren't for the city armor's skeletal coating that withstood the subsequent firepower in time, the Starfire would likely have been in grave danger—all things considered, this evolutionary branch has saved its life multiple times.

As a dozen or so Federation warships and steam-powered aircraft charged forward at full speed, the Tiger Crouching Cannons on its deck unleashed a salvo.

In an instant, a massive shockwave erupted from the enemy ranks, causing all the warships to shake violently and veer off course! The warships closest to the shockwave collided violently with each other.

The situation was even worse for steam-powered aircraft. Their size and weight were far less than those of warships, so they were shaken off balance and tumbled wildly in the air like kites with broken strings.

Taking advantage of the situation, the Starfire activated its city cannons, unleashing a furious barrage on the enemy. Simultaneously, twelve floating cannons ascended at full speed, some accurately piercing through fighter jet after fighter, causing them to explode and disintegrate in succession. Others aimed to destroy the warship's propellers, causing it to suddenly lose balance. Still others directly fired at the fuel tanks and ammunition depots, triggering secondary explosions on the warship.

Other mobile cities were equally formidable. A defensive city rampaged through enemy lines, ramming and destroying two warships in quick succession. A firepower city opened fire at full force, its intense firepower annihilating half the fleet. A mobile city charged into enemy territory, maneuvering at full speed to evade enemy attacks while simultaneously unleashing a barrage of fire, routing enemy warships.

Despite their valiant efforts, they were still overwhelmed by the sheer number of enemies.

Gao Nan, as the commander-in-chief, made a decisive decision.

"Drive straight into the convoys of those mobile provinces!"

The lords were taken aback at first, but then quickly understood what he meant—the mobile province had a large population and buildings, and even a high-level administrative institution, so the enemy dared not open fire with full force.

"They're even killing their own people. Using mobile provinces as hostages in a war is probably not a good idea!" someone warned.

"It doesn't matter!" someone gritted their teeth. "Even if we die, we'll take as many people as possible with us!"

Without hesitation, the mobile cities opened fire while turning at full speed, quickly merging into the ranks of the mobile provinces. The Federation fleet clearly sensed their intentions, but still gritted its teeth and followed.

The moving provinces were caught off guard, their pace instantly disrupted. Some rose in altitude abruptly, some descended rapidly, and some remained stationary, bewildered.

Perhaps out of fear of harming the enemy, the enemy troops did indeed reduce their firepower.

Just as everyone caught their breath, Gao Nan spoke in a deep voice.

"Listen up, everyone. Next, Tianyou K4 will do its best to attract the enemy's attention and hold them back. You all need to find a way to break out on your own."

As soon as he finished speaking, the channel, which had been noisy due to the fierce battle, fell silent instantly.

No one expected that Tianyou K4, with the best configuration and the most likely to break through, would actually propose to sacrifice itself.

Gao Nan then continued speaking.

"Lord of the Starfire, your team is the best. Please cover your comrades as much as possible during the breakout," he said. "Of course, do what you can, but don't get yourself killed, and don't feel guilty for not being able to save more people."

He paused again at this point.

"Although we have fallen behind, our original aspirations have not changed."

The channel remained silent.

Li Xin opened his mouth, hesitated, and ultimately said nothing.

He felt very heavy-hearted, as if he were carrying a stone that he couldn't move.

Tianyou K4, the mobile city I admired so much, is it really gone? Gao Nan told me that it still housed tens of thousands of people, tens of thousands of people with names and lives.

Just then, something unexpected happened!

Suddenly, a series of violent roars came from the sea of ​​clouds high in the sky.

The sound seemed to tremble from the world itself; it was deep, resonant, and continuous, rolling down from the sea of ​​clouds and drowning out all other sounds on the battlefield.

Immediately afterwards, the entire aerial world underwent a sudden and dramatic change!

Whether it's the mobile cities, the federal troops, or even the mobile provinces and surrounding floating islands that have been thrown into chaos, everything is completely out of control and unbalanced!

"Gravity imbalance! This is gravity imbalance!"

Someone was shouting at the top of their lungs over the communication channel.

At this moment, no one cared about fighting anymore. The "atmosphere and ocean" structure of the Sky World still existed, but the gravity had become unbalanced, which directly manifested as the uncontrollable gravity of all objects.

Everyone felt as if the world had been completely turned upside down.

Some mobile cities and Federation warships capsized completely in mid-air, with a series of firearms and items on the deck, along with the contents of the cabins, all spilling out with a crash. The people on deck clung desperately to the railings.

The once lush and bustling floating islands, dotted with towns, now resemble overturned turtles, their bare bottoms facing upwards.

The town situated on top experienced an unimaginable disaster. Houses were stripped from their foundations, falling entirely off the inverted island like ripe fruit falling from a branch. Streets were torn off the island like ripped bandages, and residents and various belongings were uncontrollably detached and fell.

The most shocking sight was the series of shifting provinces, like an unbalanced continent, rolling and collapsing heavily, slowly, and irresistibly.

The speed was slow, even sluggish, but it was precisely this slowness that made it all the more suffocating. These colossal structures, carrying tens of thousands of people and embodying countless hours of hard work, were now slowly and irreversibly tilting down.

During this period, large sections of the buildings on it collapsed, some retaining relatively intact structures, while others disintegrated into fragments the instant they fell. These achievements and creations of the aerial civilization's industry, under the brutal force of gravity, became meaningless wreckage, slowly rotating, drifting, and colliding with each other in the sky, eventually turning into a silent rain of steel and brick.

Even more devastating were the moving provinces that collided with each other during the tumbling process. Like two continents slowly being squeezed together, they clashed, tore apart, and destroyed each other...

Many unbalanced federal warships and aircraft were also caught in the blast, collapsing and exploding one after another.

"Everyone hold on tight!" Li Xin roared.

At this time, the condition of the Starfire was not good either. Its body had already tilted more than halfway and was about to collapse.

In his moment of great anxiety, Li Xin suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

"Fire directly in the opposite direction with the Tiger Crouching Cannon!"

This idea proved remarkably effective; the thrust generated by the air shockwave explosion precisely countered the city's tilting trend.

The entire mobile city jolted abruptly due to the recoil, then straightened out!

Li Xin had just breathed a sigh of relief when he glanced at her and was immediately stunned.

Not far away, the Tianyou K4 was on the verge of capsizing. The angle between this mobile city and the horizontal plane was extremely exaggerated, and its center of gravity had passed the critical point of collapse. Various items on the deck began to slide and fall, and even various buildings showed signs of falling off!

Without thinking twice, he waved his hand and roared.

"Full speed ahead! Let's push straight up!"

The Spark increased its power and rammed directly into the collapsed outer wall!

At the moment of impact, the entire mobile city trembled violently, and alarms blared in unison.

Despite its best efforts, the Tianyou K4 was simply too large, and Li Xin could only watch helplessly as it tilted further and further. Each degree of tilt felt like a dull knife slowly sawing at his nerves.

Worse still, the Starfire is now in dire straits itself.

It was too late to leave; the Tianyou K4 was about to capsize along with it.

Just then, a roaring sound came from not far away.

A defensive mobile city that had just stabilized itself drove straight towards the Starfire, coming right up to it!

The third, the fourth... and then one mobile city after another followed suit!

The sound of gunfire came from afar. It was from several enemy warships and fighter jets that had just stabilized their position. The artillery fire roared in and swept through the mobile city.

Everyone was already badly wounded, and some had even been bombed, but no one escaped.

Everyone gritted their teeth and carried the artillery fire, pushing the engines to their limits and bearing the enormous weight of the Tianyou K4, like travelers supporting each other in a snowstorm.

At the critical moment, the enemy was suddenly attacked, and explosions and collapses began one after another.

It turned out to be a few floating cannons that survived from the battle of the Starfire.

Seeing this, everyone gained confidence.

The mobile cities accelerated to full power, the roar of their engines merging into a deafening roar, and the airflow stirred up by the propellers stirred up layers of white mist on the outer walls.

Sixty degrees, fifty degrees, forty degrees, thirty degrees... As the angle of the city gradually decreased, the stabilization system of Tianyou K4 came into play again, and the city returned to its correct position with the assistance of the power system!

"Thank you so much, everyone." Gao Nan's choked voice came through the channel.

By this time, many Federation fleets had recovered, but they had more important things to do than to wipe out human mobile cities: to work together to rescue the people in the mobile provinces.

These warships, which had just been fighting with Li Xin and the others, suddenly changed direction and rushed towards the capsizing floating islands and mobile provinces.

Some, like them, bravely held up the collapsing floating islands, providing support for the teetering structures. Others, in groups, worked tirelessly to hold up the tilting, moving provinces.

Taking advantage of the gravitational imbalance and the enemy's complete disarray, the surviving mobile cities quickly formed groups and broke out.