Chapter 59 - M.D.B 59: The Aftermath (2/2)
”Tsk!”
On the other side, Saint had already carried Colleen for a while, when he saw Danny and Matt running their way to the scene. He could not help but mock them: ”These two are brain-dead! They're actually going to run for over ten Kilometers?”
Colleen's head left Saint's shoulder as she frowned and asked: ”Off course they'll run! What else could they do?”
”They could borrow a car.”
”What car could they borrow?”
”There are cars on the road you know!”
”That's theft!”
”It's not called theft! It's just borrowing!”
”…What are you getting all defensive about? How you stolen a car before?”
”I just said! It's just borrowing!”
”You really did it!”
”…”
Saint had no way to answer, and just continued to fly silently. After a short while, he suddenly heard gunshots.
”Gunshots?” Saint frowned. The Hand and Chaste were all martial artists linked to Kunlun. They weren't just martial arts masters, they were also masterful ȧssassins. They never resort to anything besides blades. Even if they wanted to use a ranged weapon, they would just go to things such as arrows. Gunshots could only mean one thing: SHIELD had finally interfered!
”Colleen!”
As Saint adjusted his flying posture, he shouted: ”The situation has changed. Hold on tight, and hide your head behind me! I'm going to pick up the pace!”
With Saint's transformation, because he had doubled his power, he could resist a lot more air pressure, and his maximum speed became much higher. Even if he didn't shroud his body in Ki, he could take flying at the speed of a sports car. However, things were different with Colleen. While he did seem to go very fast to her, he was only going at a fraction of his max speed.
In no time, the two arrived at the battle scene. They were only 200 yards away, and Saint found the area to be construction site of an unfinished building. He looked down, to see blood all over the place, flowing between dead bodies. It was a literal war-zone, with no one left alive in the entire building.
For some reason, the brutal scenes did not repulse Saint. Instead, he actually felt excited, which felt so strange to him. Obviously, these were his Saiyan genes acting. Nevertheless, this was no time to analyze his new attitude to battle. He went down to the ground, and said to Colleen: ”With SHIELD coming to the battlefield, the three strong Ki have now spread out and are new fleeing in three different directions.
He pointed to the three directions, and then said: ”Sorry, Colleen, I can't take you to chase them.”
Hearing the sound of gunshots and the screams from far away, Colleen sighed, and then asked Saint with firm eyes: ”Do you want to help the innocent civilians who are being caught in crossfire?”
”Well, SHIELD has already defeated Hand's little army. Perhaps they're actually… smart? Maybe professional? Anyway, the Hand's men have ran into the residential area, but SHIELD don't seem to be about to let them go, and they don't seem to care about collateral damage either!”
Saint nodded. While he wasn't the type that would get out of his way just to save lives, he wasn't the type that would let innocents die while he watches either. He respected life, and now, he had the ability to save it!
”Go ahead.” Colleen seemed to be delighted by his answer, and she smiled while gently pushing Saint: ”I'll follow you later! I actually was going to try saving them no matter what your answer was!”