Carter wanted to say more, but Chen Mo raised a hand to stop her.
"It's settled, then. The rest of the journey poses no difficulty for us. There's no need to risk getting any closer."
Hearing this, Carter stopped insisting. After all, Chen Mo was the commander of S.H.I.E.L.D. He had always formulated the battle plans, and all combat matters were led by him. Even Colonel Phillips rarely interfered with his operations.
The HYDRA base was only thirty miles from the front line. At the plane's speed, they soon entered the mountains and approached the base.
Chen Mo put on a show of "taking" his weapons and equipment from the cargo hold at the rear of the cabin. He strapped the Vibranium shield and King's Sword to his back, holstered two black M1911 pistols at his thighs, and tucked twenty Adamantium throwing knives into the combat belt around his waist.
After confirming the HYDRA base's location, Chen Mo and Steve parachuted early, two mountain peaks away from the base.
"Be careful!"
Carter shouted at them from the cabin door. Chen Mo was not so full of himself as to think she was speaking to him. Even if she was, he was only an afterthought.
Under the cover of darkness, Chen Mo and Steve landed silently in the woods. After adjusting their gear, they found the right direction and swiftly headed toward the HYDRA base.
They had not been far from the base to begin with. With their extraordinary speed and endurance, they quickly slipped close to the HYDRA base and hid in a patch of woods before its main gate.
The HYDRA base in the distance was like a gigantic beast lurking in the night. The enormous building, dozens of meters tall, stretched across the mountains like a towering dam,