Chapter 75 - M.D.B 75: Speculate and Infiltrate… (1/2)
Chapter 75: Speculate and Infiltrate…
”How could it be free?” Saint looked at Coulson, as if saying 'You don't say!', and then added: ”I'll be spending my time and effort; of course I should get paid. However, this will not be for you to deal with; I'm saving Tony Stark, and he could pay far more than you ever could afford!”
”…”
Coulson's eyes were screaming: 'I knew it!', before he turned around saying to Melinda: ”May, find a suitable place for us to land, and I will contact the military.”
Ten minutes later, the Quinjet, still invisible, landed in a terrain surrounded by small mountains tens of kilometers away. Later, Coulson entered the passenger and cargo compartment of the aircraft, where a hammock was set up between the walls. Before lying down to prepare for a break, he asked Saint empathetically: ”We will have to wait for at least six hours. Do you need a break?”
”Alright.”
Hearing Saint's answer, Coulson thought of giving him the hammock and arranging another spot for himself to sleep, as Saint was the one about to do all the heavy work. But just as he thought of that, he saw Saint floating in midair, and then laying back in a supine position as if an invisible bed was behind him!
”…”
Coulson stepped forwards and asked curiously: ”If you fall asleep, wouldn't you fall?”
”If you fall asleep, would you stop breathing?” After responding with his own question, Saint added a warning: ”Oh yeah, after I fall asleep, don't get over 2 meters close to me. You don't want to deal with my sleeping reflexes!”
”…”
...…..
Six hours later, Coulson, in a half squatting stance, and hiding behind a large cargo box, cautiously shouted: ”Saint? SAINT!”
”…”
Saint yawned, and his feet fell to the ground, and then he said to Coulson: ”You don't have to be so nervous; I don't really hit people when asleep….”
”The military has arrived within ten kilometers of the target location. We should go meet them and discuss the battle plan.”
”Why should I care about that?” Saint forced himself into full awakening, and then said: ”I am going to protect Tony Stark; you attack like you want!”
”It's not as simple as you're saying!” Coulson came out from behind the cargo box: ”We are talking about THE Tony Stark here. If something happens to him during our raid, no one would be able to afford taking responsibility for such a thing. Every step we would take will have to be well planned, and then re-examined. Only then can we reduce the risks involved enough to start the operation.”
”That is your problem.” Saint kept looking away, and turned around without hesitation and headed out of the cabin: ”I'm going to go into the cave first, and I'll contact you when I find Stark!”
”Hold on!” Coulson chased Saint, taking out a black cuboid from his pocket: a high-frequency communication device. He reached out and handed it to Saint: ”How were you planning to contact us? Even if those terrorists aren't using a signal blocked, you won't be having cell phone reception in that cave!”