Lord of the Sky City-Chapter 721 - 684 Lake East Shore

Red Water Lake… There is indeed something mysterious about this place!

As He Nan’s voice faded, Rocky involuntarily turned his head to look into the distance; although he was within the Beastmen Tribe at the moment, his gaze seemed to penetrate the forest and fall upon the vast, crimson lake in the distance.

When he first laid eyes on Red Water Lake, he had already taken notice of the lake’s strangeness, with its blood-red waters and the piercing stench that made it hard to ignore.

But at that time, Rocky hadn’t cared much, since his purpose in coming here had little to do with the eerie lake—he merely wanted to take advantage of the local terrain to facilitate the upgrade of Thunderhawk City.

But now, the situation had taken a drastic turn for the worse.

He Nan’s warning made it clear that Thunderhawk City must not stay here, otherwise, they would suffer numerous high-level attacks, the horror of which did not require firsthand experience to understand, an opposition that Rocky and his troops were absolutely unable to withstand.

What was more severe was that the oddity of Red Water Lake had threatened the safety of his main base on land, Backhill Village. Therefore, he had to figure out what was going on here, otherwise, even if he returned to Backhill Village, he would not have peace of mind.

“Chief He Nan, take us to the cave you mentioned,” Rocky said, shifting his gaze back from the distance and looking directly at He Nan.

He had to see for himself what was so peculiar about Red Water Lake!

“Are you insane?” However, upon hearing his words, He Nan furrowed his brows, “City Lord Rocky, the place I’m talking about is not an ordinary cave. No one knows what’s in there. We’ve sent people to scout it out, but they all died inside. I don’t think it’s a good place to go.”

It was very considerate of He Nan to speak so candidly, and he was telling the truth. Compared to Backhill Village, which was several days’ travel away, He Nan and his Fireteng Tribe were actually more fearful of Red Water Lake. This is why they had long tried to explore the secrets of the lake. But, as He Nan stated, all their explorations had ended in failure, with hundreds of elite Beastman Warriors never returning, eventually forcing He Nan to declare the cave a forbidden area and ban all members of his tribe from going there.

So, in his view, Rocky’s approach was pure suicide; he should not even have asked the question.

“Chief He Nan, you must tell me, or I will not allow the troops to leave,” Rocky stated unyieldingly in the face of He Nan’s obstruction. He needed to understand what was truly unusual about Red Water Lake, and this was not merely a matter of curiosity but also crucial for the future development of Backhill Village.

To that end, he even used the withdrawal of his troops as leverage against He Nan, insisting that if He Nan did not tell him where the cave was, he would not allow the troops to retreat.

At those words, He Nan’s brows instantly furrowed and his expression darkened.

Beastmen do not react well to threats, especially those who are traditional dwellers of the land. Thus, when Rocky spoke such words, even the other Beastman Warriors around became restless.

Luckily, He Nan was not so impulsive; after all, he was the tribe’s Chief, and he knew better than any other Beastman how to deal with humans. He could even understand that Rocky was merely trying to intimidate him, or rather, demonstrate his resolve. After brooding with a somber face for a good moment, He Nan eventually nodded his head.

“I can take you there, but you must stop the bombardment,” He Nan stipulated.

“No problem,” Rocky agreed.

“Also, if you die in there, your successor cannot take their anger out on my tribe,” He Nan added.

“I won’t die,” Rocky assured.

“Hmph.”

Watching Rocky snort coldly, He Nan walked towards his people, gave them a few instructions, and then picked out several individuals.

A total of five Beastman Warriors were chosen by him, each towering and muscular as if their bodies had been carved out by axe and chisel, an elite sight to behold, and after selecting these five, He Nan approached Rocky.

“You’d better contact your people to send over a warship, the Demons have been stirred up too severely, the land is no longer traversable.”

Nodding his head, Rocky glanced at Liliya, who immediately contacted the Fleet, and then their group followed He Nan out of the Tribe and began walking towards the forest periphery.

The forest was still enveloped in darkness as before, a black mist surrounding the whole woods, making it impossible for outsiders like Rocky to discern any sense of direction. As soon as they left the Tribe’s area, they were essentially lost. Thankfully, with He Nan leading them, they managed to exit the forest without much time despite the darkness.

As soon as they left the forest and looked up, they saw the hovering War Steed in the sky, accompanied by five squads of Void Magic Warriors.

These Void Magic Warriors, led by Monte, had rushed over upon receiving Liliya’s message. They had been on alert above the forest this whole time. So, as soon as they saw Rocky emerge, they immediately landed beside him.

“My Lord, this is…?”

Monte was quite surprised to see He Nan since Liliya hadn’t explained the situation in detail; he hadn’t expected to encounter one of his kin in such a place.

“This is Chief He Nan of the Fireteng Tribe, he’s going to help us figure out what’s going on at Red Water Lake.”

“Chief.”

After listening to Rocky’s brief introduction, Monte crossed his arms over his chest and saluted He Nan, a gesture of respect among the Beastmen. Following Monte’s gesture, He Nan and the five other Beastman Warriors behind him also saluted back.

“City Lord Rocky, let’s board the ship.”

“Alright.”

Rocky nodded to Liliya then Uncle Wil made the War Steed descend slowly. Once the massive warship touched down, the group, especially the Beastmen without Void Magic Armor, boarded the War Steed.

Having boarded the War Steed, Rocky said to Liliya, “Tell Felly to halt the bombardment, and have all the Armors assemble and wait for instructions.”

“Monte, Lin Feng and Dusa, Liliya, Sandro, the four of us will explore the Red Water Lake to understand the anomalies, the rest of the Void Magic Warriors are under your command, protect the Fleet, and be prepared to assist at any moment.”

“Yes.”

Having received the command, Liliya and Monte immediately went to convey the orders, only then did Rocky turn to He Nan.

“The place I mentioned is on the east shore of Red Water Lake.”

Without waiting for Rocky to ask, He Nan stated the location of the cave.

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“Understood.”

Hearing this, Rocky looked to Uncle Wil, “Change the course of the warship to the east shore of Red Water Lake.”