When Wales and his men hurried to the city wall, it was already late at night. In the distance, two shining bright spots were making their way towards the fortress.
"What the hell is that?"
Wales and the others looked at each other when they saw the bright spots in the distance. As a legendary being, although Wales looked to be in his seventies or eighties, his body was still strong. Even in the dark, he could tell that it was some kind of strange magic vehicle. But it was different from the carriage-shaped magic vehicles that Wales had seen in the White Tower before. This strange magic vehicle was flat like a waffle, and it had six huge wheels … What kind of design was that? What the hell did the White Tower mages come up with this time?
The strange magic vehicle was not slow. While Wales was puzzled, the vehicle had already sped down the road. Then, with a screech of friction, the magic vehicle slid to a stop not far from the fortress gate. The doors on both sides opened, and a young man in noble attire got out of the vehicle and waved at them.
"Who are you?!"
Wales asked in a low voice as he looked at the young man under the city wall. The young man waved his hand and immediately answered, "My name is Fangzheng.
"My name is Fangzheng. I was invited by the Holy Cathedral to assist the Northern Fortress … Can you open the door?"
"… Fangzheng?"
Wales frowned when he heard Fangzheng's answer. He felt that the name was familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had heard it before. But since he had an impression of the other party's name, it meant that he should be someone who had a close relationship with the Holy Cathedral. After all, Wales was a knight captain. The names of ordinary nobles and soldiers were definitely not qualified to reach his ears.
"Do you have a document from the Holy Cathedral?"
"Of course."
Hearing Wales' question, Fangzheng took out a letter from his chest. With a light flick of his finger, the letter whizzed out like a bullet, flying over the city walls that were tens of meters tall towards Wales.
"Oh?"
This move made Wales somewhat interested in the young man in front of him. It should be known that ordinary people didn't have this kind of ability. To be able to casually deliver a letter to him from such a distance, it meant that this young man's strength wasn't weak. At least with his age, it was enough for Wales to look up to him.
As this thought flashed through Wales's mind, the old holy knight stretched out his hand and caught the incoming letter. Then, he casually opened it and carefully read the contents inside. Just as Wales had expected, it was the proof of the Holy Cathedral. However, the contents were slightly unexpected. Because it was written that Wales and the Northern Fortress had to work together with this young man named Fangzheng to stop the incoming wave of magical beasts.
A joint operation?
At this point, the old Holy Knight even suspected that his eyes were failing him or that he was looking at fake documents. His regiment had been guarding the Northern Stronghold for decades, and now he had to work together with this young man? If not for the seals of His Holiness the Pope and the Supreme Bishop, he would have suspected that the document was forged.
But then again, even if it was a forged document, it wasn't possible to forge such ridiculous content. After all, this document didn't treat the other party as a subordinate, but as an existence that could stand on equal footing with the Holy Cathedral. But in the old holy knight's memory, there was no such force other than the Country of Magic. Could it be the Country of Fire and the Country of Wealth? That was really strange.
"Open the door!"
After confirming that there were no mistakes in the documents, Wales immediately gave an order. After hearing the old holy knight's order, the originally tightly shut door slowly opened. On the other hand, Fangzheng got back into the car. Soon after, everyone heard the strange magic car start up instantly. Then, it spun on the spot and with a whoosh, it sped into the fortress.
Who is this young man?
With such doubts in mind, everyone hurried down the city wall. They were quite curious about this. It must be noted that the Northern Fortress was currently quite dangerous. Without the permission of the Holy Cathedral, ordinary people couldn't even come here. And this young man was driving this strange magic car … What was he doing here?
"Hmm, so this is the Northern Fortress … The air is really fresh."
After getting off the car and looking at the Northern Fortress in front of him, Fangzheng couldn't help but stretch his waist. He had been "friends" with the Northern Fortress for a long time. After all, the reason why they went to Dark Swamp was because the cultists destroyed the logistics base of the Northern Fortress, and Fangzheng and Fina caught them.
But because of that, Fangzheng hadn't been to the Northern Fortress since then. He only heard about it from others. Now that he looked at it, there didn't seem to be anything special about it. It was just that the walls were a little higher, there were more soldiers around, and there seemed to be a few magic cannons on top … Hmm, that's all?
"Ugh …"
At that moment, on the other side, the other girls also stumbled out of the car. Xia Shi looked a little better. When he got down from the passenger seat, his footsteps were unsteady. Hina and Bushcui, on the other hand, were pale. They leaned against the window as if they were about to die.
As for Yan Zhu, she was even more unlucky. She tried to get out of the car, but she tripped on the car door and fell head first to the ground. She didn't get up again.
"Sigh, these kids are really bad at adapting."
Looking at Bushcui, Xia Shi, and the others behind him, Fangzheng shook his head helplessly. As expected, kids were still too inexperienced to understand the fun of car racing.
"Hello, Mr. Fangzheng."
At that moment, Wales walked down the wall with his subordinates and came to Fangzheng. He glanced at Fangzheng, then at the girls behind him who were still out of breath. His brows furrowed imperceptibly, but he still opened his mouth to speak.
"Welcome to the Northern Fortress."
"Ah, you must be Lord Wales. I've heard of you for a long time …"
Fangzheng hurriedly shook hands with the old Paladin in front of him. Before he came to the Northern Fortress, he had heard of Wales' reputation. He was a rather old-fashioned Paladin, but he had a strong sense of honour. Not to mention, Wales was one of the few Paladins of the Holy Cathedral. He was not the kind of loser who was sent to the border because of political struggles.
As long as Wales said the word, he could return to the prosperous Holy City to enjoy his life. But this old man was able to resist the temptation and stay here for so many years. His character was indeed very noble. As long as Wales said the word, he could return to the prosperous Holy City to enjoy his life. However, this old man could resist the temptation and waited here for so many years. Not to mention anything else, his sentiment was indeed very noble.
"Mr. Fangzheng, I've seen the documents from the Holy Cathedral …. Frankly speaking, our current situation isn't that great, but …."
As he spoke, Wales glanced at Fangzheng and the car behind him.
"…. I'd like to ask, the reinforcements mentioned in the letter …. Are there only the few of you?"
"Of course not."
Fangzheng shook his head.
"We heard that the frontline is in an emergency, so we came here in advance to help stabilize the position. I don't want this place to be in ruins by the time our reinforcements arrive …. Hmm, it seems like we can still make it …. "
"I see."
Wales heaved a sigh of relief when he heard Fangzheng's answer. He originally thought that the reinforcements mentioned by the Holy Cathedral were only a few people, but after thinking about it carefully, how could an order signed by the Supreme Bishop and His Holiness the Pope be so childish?
"Although it's a little late now, you don't mind if I ask about the current situation, right?"
"Of course."
Wales was obviously not a person to waste time. Every second was a race against time, so he didn't have the time to hold a welcoming ceremony for the other party. Therefore, when Fangzheng asked, he immediately nodded and turned to walk towards the fortress.
"Please come with me."
"Okay."
Upon hearing Wales's words, Fangzheng hurriedly followed. At the same time, he did not forget to signal to the girls beside him.
"Have a good rest. Follow my orders later."
"Yes …. Big brother …."
After following Wales to the command center, Fangzheng quickly understood the current situation with the old Holy Knight's explanation.
"So, you plan to completely abandon the first line of defense?"
Looking at the map in front of him, Fangzheng frowned. Wales also nodded.
"Currently, we don't have enough manpower …. And …. the first line of defense is about to be breached. We don't have enough time to repair it."
"But if we abandon the first line of defense, the beast horde will swarm in …. Can this line of defense hold them off?"
"It's going to be tough, but it's not like we don't have …."
* Knock knock knock! *
Before Wales could finish, there was a sudden hurried knock on the door. Before Wales could answer, a soldier hurriedly pushed the door open and rushed into the command center.
"Reporting, Lord Wales! There's a report from the frontlines. The beasts have gathered again and will launch an attack soon! Not only that, according to the report, there seems to be a lord-level beast in the beast horde this time! "
"What!?"
Hearing this, Wales couldn't help but widen his eyes, then his expression changed.
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