Chapter 33: A Total Landing Failure!
"None of us have a penny to our names. Are you going to cover our food, clothing, housing, and transportation?"
After they entered American airspace, Orion Cross suddenly opened his mouth and asked Coulson in the front row.
"Uh, I think the Director will arrange that for you."
Coulson froze for a moment, then answered with a smile.
"That’s fine, then."
Orion Cross continued resting with his eyes closed.
As for how he would obtain wealth in the future, Orion Cross had ten thousand methods. Right now, he only needed to make sure they had a temporary place to stay and arrange things for Pietro and Wanda.
Aside from the fact that they would gain superpowers in the future, they were still children right now.
They were barely over ten years old. If they did not go to school at this age, were they supposed to become illiterate in the future?
Pietro and Wanda seemed to have guessed Orion Cross’s intentions as well. They pressed their lips together and exchanged a glance.
In the suburbs outside New York City, a patch of grass slowly sank, revealing a flat stretch of ground beneath it.
This was a small S.H.I.E.L.D. branch facility, mainly responsible for the takeoff and landing of ordinary fighter jets.
Half an hour earlier, S.H.I.E.L.D. Director Nick Fury had notified the people here that Agent Coulson would be returning with "guests."
On the Quinjet, Orion Cross, who had been resting with his eyes closed, suddenly opened them. "Such a grand display? You even sent people to escort us?"
"Hm?"
Coulson froze when he heard Orion Cross’s words, then looked outside.
Three helicopters were circling around them, and they were even equipped with weapons.
On the ground, fully armed soldiers were constantly appearing, and even armored vehicles had driven over.
"Is that the military? Why are they here?"
Coulson muttered, then stopped paying attention.
It was not like this was the first or second time the military and S.H.I.E.L.D. had cooperated. As long as it did not affect their landing, it was fine.
"There are so many people down there. They’re not here to welcome us, are they?"
Pietro walked over to Coulson’s side and pressed himself against the glass to look down, unable to help crying out in surprise.
This formation was way too exaggerated, right?
Was this a military parade?
"I think you’d better land somewhere else."
Orion Cross picked up Wanda from the seat beside him and held her in his arms as he spoke.
"You think the army will attack us? You’re worrying too much."
Coulson thought Orion Cross was nervous because it was his first time coming to New York, and he could not help smiling.
"I’m not talking about the army. I’m talking about the guy the army is looking for."
Orion Cross curled his lips. Since Coulson did not believe him, there was nothing he could do. He could only hope that guy came out a little later.
Boom!
The Quinjet, which was in the middle of landing, suddenly shook violently. The entire fuselage flipped ninety degrees, and everyone fell to the side.
With Orion Cross protecting her, Wanda naturally was not hurt at all.
As for Coulson, he pitifully ended up being used as Pietro’s cushion, with Pietro landing right on top of him.
"We really were attacked?!"
Coulson lay on the ground, his face filled with shock.
At that moment, Nick Fury’s urgent shout came through his earpiece. "Agent Coulson, evacuate immediately! The military and the Hulk are exchanging fire at Base 303! Evacuate immediately!"
"You could have said that a little earlier, sir."
Coulson revealed an expression that was somewhere between laughter and tears as he replied into the communicator.
"Don’t tell me you already..."
Boom!
Another thunderous explosion rang out, and the call was cut off.
Standing inside a building in New York, Nick Fury helplessly shut off the communication and looked at the sky outside. "I hope you can handle this, just like you handled Heracles back then."
"Hulk!"
The furious green giant leaped into the air, grabbed two helicopters, and smashed them together with a bang.
The soldiers below aimed at the Hulk and kept firing, but all they did was continuously increase his anger.
If this were an online game right now, everyone would be able to see the damage value of [−0] constantly popping up from the Hulk’s body, along with the buff [Rage +1].
"Roar!"
The Hulk let out another furious roar. He stomped down, shattering the ground beneath his feet, then charged into the sky again.
At that moment, only one helicopter remained in the air, along with the Quinjet carrying Orion Cross and the others, which had just been caught in the crossfire.
The Hulk had only been born not long ago. His intelligence was not even at the level of a two-year-old, and he could not distinguish friend from foe at all. He forcefully grabbed the helicopter’s rotor blades and smashed it toward the Quinjet.
Inside the Quinjet, Coulson took a small hammer and smashed the glass with all his strength, then threw several backpacks toward Orion Cross. "Parachutes! Take them and go!"
After saying that, Coulson pressed the button on his backpack, opened the parachute, and jumped out.
"Let me borrow the ring for a moment."
Orion Cross took the Sling Ring he had just given Wanda out of her pants pocket and drew a couple of strokes in the air.
Several arcs of light flickering with sparks appeared, and a portal was completed.
It was just that Orion Cross was using it for the first time, after all. The portal seemed a little small, only big enough for Wanda and Pietro to crawl through.
Orion Cross placed the Sling Ring back into Wanda’s pocket, gently tossed her into the portal, and looked at Pietro. "You should go too."
"Yes!"
Pietro did not hesitate in the slightest. He slid across the floor and passed through the portal.
The other end of the portal was on the ground below. When Coulson, who was descending through the air, saw the siblings arrive on the ground before him, he was instantly dumbfounded.
What made him even more dumbfounded was that the Hulk below seemed to be charging toward them.