It was already late at night when Wells and his men hurried to the city wall. In the distance, they saw two shining lights turning left and right and heading towards the fortress.

"What on earth is that?"

Wells and the others looked at each other in bewilderment at the bright spot swaying in the distance. As a legendary warrior, Wells looked to be in his seventies or eighties, but his body was still strong. Even in the dark, he could tell at a glance that it seemed to be some kind of strange magical vehicle. However, it was different from the carriage-shaped magical vehicle Wells had seen in the White Tower before. This strange-looking magical vehicle had a flat body like a waffle, and it actually had six huge wheels... What kind of design was this? What kind of weird things did the mages in the White Tower come up with again?

The strangely shaped magic car was moving quite fast. Just when Wells was puzzled, he saw the car whizzing down the road. Then, accompanied by a "squeak" of friction, everyone saw the magic car slide sideways and stop not far in front of the fortress gate. Then the doors on both sides of it opened (and opened upwards), and a young man in aristocratic clothes got out of the car and waved at them.

"Who are you?!"

Wells asked in a low voice while looking at the young man under the city wall. The young man waved his hand and immediately answered.

"My name is Fang Zheng. I was invited by the Holy Temple to come and help the Northern Fortress... Can you open the door?"

"...Fang Zheng?"

After hearing Fang Zheng's answer, Wells frowned and recalled for a moment. He felt that the name sounded familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had heard it. However, since he had an impression of the other party's name, it meant that he should be someone with a close relationship with the Temple. After all, Wells was the Knight Commander, and the names of ordinary nobles and soldiers were definitely not qualified to reach his ears.

"Do you have the Temple documents?"

"certainly."

Hearing Wells' question, Fang Zheng took out an envelope from his arms. He flicked his fingers lightly, and the next moment the letter whizzed out like a bullet, flying over the dozens of meters high city wall and rushing towards Wells.

"oh?"

This move made Wells a little interested in the young man in front of him. You know, most people don't have this ability. Being able to send a letter to him at such a long distance means that the young man's strength is not weak. At least for his age, it is enough for Wells to look up to him.

This thought flashed through Wells' mind, and the old paladin reached out and grabbed the letter, then opened it and carefully checked the contents. Just as Wells thought, it was the certificate from the temple, but the contents were a little unexpected. It was written on it, asking Wells and the Northland Fortress to work together with the young man named Fang Zheng to stop the incoming tide of monsters.

Joint action?

Seeing this, the old paladin began to wonder if he was old and had lost his sight or if he had seen a fake document. His legion had guarded the Northern Fortress for decades, and now he was asked to join forces with such a young man? If it hadn't been stamped with the seals of His Holiness the Pope and the Supreme Bishop, he would have suspected that the document was a forgery.

But then again, even if the document was forged, it would be impossible to forge such outrageous content. After all, this kind of document does not regard the other party as one's subordinate, but as an existence that can be on an equal footing with the Temple. However, in the memory of the old paladin, there is no such force except the Kingdom of Magic. Could it be the Kingdom of Fire and the Kingdom of Wealth? This is really strange.

"Open the gate!"

After confirming that the document was correct, Wells immediately gave the order, and soon, the closed door slowly opened after hearing the order from the old paladin. Fang Zheng got back into the car, and soon everyone heard the strange magic car start instantly, then turned around in place, and then "whoosh" sped into the fortress.

Who is this young man?

With such doubts, everyone hurried down the city wall. They were quite curious about this. You know, the Northland Fortress is quite dangerous now. Without the permission of the Temple, ordinary people can't even come here. And this young man is driving this strange magic car... What is he doing here?

"Well, this is the Northern Fortress... the air is fresh."

After getting off the landing vehicle and looking at the Northland Fortress in front of him, Fang Zheng couldn't help but stretch his waist. He had known the Northland Fortress for a long time. After all, the reason they went to the Dark Swamp was because the cultists destroyed the logistics base of the Northland Fortress, and then they were caught by Fang Zheng and Fina.

But because of this, Fang Zheng has never been to the Northland Fortress since then, and has only heard about it from others. Now it seems that there is nothing special about this place from the outside, except that the wall is a little higher, there are a little more soldiers around, and there seem to be a few magic turrets on it... Well, it seems that's it?

“Woo…”

At this time, on the other side, several other girls also stumbled out of the car. Xia Shi looked better, and her steps were floating when she got out of the passenger seat. Tina and Bushicui in the back looked pale, leaning against the window, looking like they were about to die.

As for Yanzhu, she was even more unlucky. She staggered and tried to get out of the car, but her foot tripped on the car door and she fell to the ground with a thump on her head - and she never got up again.

"Oh, these kids have such poor adaptability."

Looking at Bushicui, Xia Shi and others behind him, Fang Zheng shook his head helplessly. As expected, the children were still too young and did not understand the fun of racing.

"Hello, Mr. Fang Zheng."

At this time, Wells and his men walked down the wall and came to Fang Zheng. He glanced at Fang Zheng in front of him, then looked at the girls behind him who were still out of breath, frowned slightly, and then the old paladin spoke.

"Welcome to the Northland Fortress."

"Ah, you must be Lord Wells, I have heard of your great name for a long time..."

Looking at the old Paladin in front of him, Fang Zheng also hurriedly shook hands with him. Before he came to the Northland Fortress, he had heard of Wells's reputation. He was a rather old-fashioned Paladin with a strong sense of honor. Apart from anything else, he was able to guard the border order in the Northland, a place with no shit, for decades. This was something that most people could not do at all.

Not to mention that Wells was one of the Knights General of the Temple, and he was not the kind of loser who was exiled to the border because of political struggles. With just one word from Wells, he could return to the prosperous Holy City to enjoy a peaceful life, but this old man was able to hold back his anger and stay here for so many years. Apart from anything else, this sentiment was indeed extremely noble.

"Mr. Fang Zheng, I have seen the documents of the Temple... Frankly speaking, our current situation is indeed not very good, but..."

As he spoke, Wells glanced at Fang Zheng and the car behind him.

"...I would like to ask, the reinforcements mentioned in the letter...are they just you and your guys?"

"Of course not."

Fang Zheng shook his head.

"It's just that we heard that the situation on the front line is urgent, so we came here early to help stabilize the position. I don't want this place to become a ruin by the time our people arrive... Well, it seems that we still have time..."

"I see."

Wells heaved a sigh of relief after hearing Fang Zheng's answer. He originally thought that the reinforcements mentioned by the Temple were only these few people. But when he thought about it carefully, how could an order that could be signed by the Supreme Bishop and His Holiness the Pope at the same time be so frivolous?

"Although it seems a little late now, do you mind if I ask about the current situation?"

"certainly."

Wells obviously wasn't one to waste time. Every second counted, and he didn't have time to hold a welcoming ceremony for the other party. So after Fang Zheng asked, he immediately nodded and turned to walk towards the fortress.

"Please come with me."

"OK."

Hearing Wells' words, Fang Zheng hurriedly followed, and at the same time he did not forget to make a gesture to the little girls around him.

"Have a good rest and follow my orders later."

"Yes... Big Brother..."

After following Wells to the headquarters, Fang Zheng quickly understood the current situation with the introduction of the old paladin.

"So, you plan to completely abandon the first line of defense?"

Looking at the map in front of him, Fang Zheng frowned, and Wells nodded.

"At the moment, we don't have enough manpower... and... the first line of defense is about to be breached, and we don't have enough time to repair it."

"But if we abandon the first line of defense, the beast tide will swarm in... Can we stop them with just this line of defense?"

"It's really hard, but it's not like we don't have any..."

“Boom boom boom!”

Before Wells could finish his words, there was a hurried knock on the door. Without waiting for Wells to answer, a soldier hurriedly pushed open the door and rushed into the headquarters.

"Report to Lord Wells! Reports have come in from the front lines that the monsters have gathered again and will soon launch an attack! Not only that, according to the report, there seem to be lord-level monsters among the herd this time!"

"What!?"

Hearing this, Wells' eyes widened, and then his expression changed.

"not good!"