LORD OF THE SKY CITY

Chapter 617: Chapter 579: Perilous Situations Chapter 617: Chapter 579: Perilous Situations At the beginning, all tests on the Thunderhawk Armor proceeded smoothly, especially the external flight wings it was equipped with. This accessory could significantly enhance the Armor’s mana and provide ample power during flight.

It had been said before that in all of the Armor’s energy consumption, the mana required for flight made up the vast majority, even surpassing that of weapons and defensive systems. This is precisely where the external flight wings came into play, directing all their mana to assist with flight. This allowed the Armor to allocate more mana to its offensive and defensive capabilities.

However, just as Rocky began to gradually increase the flight speed, intending to proceed with further tests, the external flight wings suddenly malfunctioned!

The instrument tasked with monitoring the flight wings’ data instantly lit up with a red light, which immediately caught Hammerfire’s attention and caused him to rush over to the instrument.

“Mana overload? How could this happen!?”

With Hammerfire’s experience and capability, he glanced at the data displayed by the instrument and immediately identified the problem. Clearly, during acceleration, the external flight wings had somehow entered a state of mana overload.

“Team leader, the Armor’s control system is also malfunctioning!”

At the same time as the flight wings’ issues arose, a nearby researcher also shouted out. Now, the entire Magic Energy Conduction System of the Armor was also experiencing problems.

Clearly, the first issue had triggered the second one, and before a third issue had a chance to arise, Hammerfire quickly contacted Rocky, “Rocky! Slow down immediately, terminate the test!”

After all, it was Rocky who was operating the Thunderhawk Armor! If anything happened to him, everything would be over, so Hammerfire wasn’t thinking about how to resolve the issue with the Armor. Instead, he was adamant about immediately halting the test.

In fact, even without Hammerfire’s warning, Rocky had already noticed the issue. As an experienced Void Magic Warrior who had withstood many battles, he could detect even the slightest problems with the Armor faster than the instruments could, and he had already sensed the abnormality with the Armor.

This anomaly was far more severe than what the instruments indicated because as the external flight wings entered an overload state, the Armor’s mana control system also started to malfunction. The consequence was that the flight wings’ propulsion speed continued to increase uncontrollably!

It was akin to a car that kept accelerating, but with broken brakes. Due to the uncontrollable flight wings, Rocky’s spiraling flight got faster and faster. Of course, this wasn’t the most critical issue; used to operating the White Demon Armor, Rocky could totally handle such speeds. The problem was that as the external flight wings’ mana overload continued, the wings themselves became increasingly unstable, to the point of being on the verge of exploding at any moment!

At this moment, Rocky’s experience came into play. He quickly redirected his flight from a spiraling path to shoot straight upwards, ascending into the high skies. Then, as he reached a certain height, he immediately disconnected the external flight wings from the Armor, and his body began to plummet downwards, while the external flight wings continued to soar upwards.

After that, Rocky, who was falling, activated the flight system of the Armor, and then in midair, he adjusted his posture and speed as much as possible. He managed to land on the ground safely, but no sooner had he landed than a loud explosion sounded from above. Looking up, he could see a burst of flames high in the sky, which was clearly the result of the external wings exploding.

Looking up at the burst of flames caused by the explosion of the external wings, everyone felt a wave of relief mixed with fear. Thankfully, Rocky’s quick reaction and proper response saved him, because if he had kept the wings on, the Thunderhawk Armor would have definitely not withstood the explosion, and that would have been the end of Rocky…

Once everyone regained their composure, they immediately rushed to Rocky’s side to check on him, and fortunately, he was not injured.

Even though Rocky was unhurt, the midair explosion of the external wings undoubtedly marked the test as a failure, revealing some significant flaws in the Thunderhawk Armor.

However, to some extent, this was also a good thing, because the lessons of failure are conversely the experiences of success. After this harrowing test, everyone had a much clearer understanding of the many issues with the Thunderhawk Armor, so they immediately set to work making improvements. In no time at all, a second version of the Test Armor was created.

But this time, when Rocky was ready to continue personally participating in the testing, everyone, including Liliya and Hammerfire, stopped him. There was no helping it, the last incident might not have injured Rocky, but it still left everyone on tenterhooks, so they refused to let him continue participating in the tests no matter what.

Left with no choice, Rocky let Sandro take his place. Sandro not only had rich experience but also was the calmest one of all Rocky’s Void Magic Warriors when facing situations. He was the most suitable candidate for testing the new version of the Thunderhawk Armor.

This way, there was no need for Rocky to intervene too much in the testing of the Thunderhawk Armor. After all, with Sandro replacing him and Hammerfire around, and most importantly, with the experience from the previous failure, it was unlikely that the new version of the Thunderhawk Armor would face such severe problems again. This also conveniently gave him time to personally attend to another matter.

The Moving Fortress!

Since reaching an agreement with Karina, the Moving Fortress had become Rocky’s property, and it was now being modernized under the direct supervision of Pelaya’s team.

As the only symbolic inheritance left by the Wanzhong Kingdom, the Moving Fortress was powerful and held tremendous potential, especially for Rocky, and for one reason alone, he possessed Runes!

The biggest issue with the Moving Fortress, a product of a century ago, was that the technology it was equipped with was completely outdated. No, almost all the technology on it was obsolete by today’s standards; the fortress might still be operational, but it had become a veritable antique.

Under such circumstances, to endow the fortress with genuine combat capabilities, a comprehensive overhaul was necessary, especially in terms of the installed technology, which had to be not only updated but completely replaced with the latest Rune Technology. The reason was that this behemoth’s consumption of Mana was akin to a bottomless pit. Even if it were to adopt the mainstream technology of today, the consumption would remain immense. Only Runes could truly satisfy its voracious appetite.

Therefore, ever since the expansion of the R&D team, Pelaya had shifted her focus onto this project. After studying all the design schemes for the fortress, they started a complete overhaul, inside and out. Once completed, the fortress would transform into a true land monster, an entity even the Demons would fear!

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