Marvel: The Imposter Inventor

Chapter 149 Successfully Taken (Third Update)
"Hahaha, God help me!"

"This time, fate is on my side! This time, I wield the scepter! Such a powerful ability user!"

Strucker, who had been suppressing his excitement ever since the blond man appeared, finally shouted out loud.

However.
"Clang!"

A crisp metallic clang rang out.

Baron Strucker's maniacal laughter abruptly stopped.

He looked at the spot where the tip of the staff had struck, his head full of questions.

'Something seems a little different than before?'

The blond man remained silent and his expression did not change after he appeared.

Strucker was also unsure whether he had actually controlled the other party.

The scepter struck again, producing another crisp 'clang'.

This time, Strucker spoke with some hesitation.

"I command you."

Before he could finish speaking, the blond man in front of him started moving.

He snatched the Loki scepter from Strucker's hand and struck him on the chest with his other hand.

Blue light flowed across the scepter, instantly penetrating Baron Strucker's body. His eyes, which had been stained black, turned blue again. Strucker, who had been about to retaliate, slowly lowered his hands and stood quietly in place.

"That's right, this is what it should look like when you're being controlled."

Um, those words were spoken by Baron Strucker.

The blond man remained silent, but walked up to the two terrified pilots and tapped his scepter repeatedly.

"Fly the plane carefully and fly to the intended destination."

At this moment, the man finally 'spoke,' but the sound did not come from his mouth. He didn't even open his mouth; it was as if a speaker had been installed inside his chest.

However, for the few people who were already controlled by Loki's scepter, these things did not make them want to investigate. They simply followed their instincts and obediently carried out the orders of the person in front of them.

Well, okay, it can't really be considered human.

The blond man in front of me, cosplaying as Homelander, is naturally the 'Husky Mech' sent by Luca.

Out of caution, Luca had him wear the [Transformation Watch] and temporarily transform into Homelander's appearance.

In fact, it wasn't just Homelander; Luca also uploaded a whole bunch of random character images to the [Transformation Watch] database using data modeling. However, since he recently added a head laser to the Husky mech, he mischievously chose Homelander to fight the enemy.

Unfortunately, since the Husky mech itself doesn't have a mouth, a useless feature, the transformed Homelander doesn't have any facial expressions, and even when he speaks, his lips remain tightly closed.

Of course, none of this changes the fact that Loki's scepter has already fallen into Luca's hands.

After ordering the husky mech to subdue the previously knocked-out Hydra soldiers one by one, it randomly picked out the unlucky ones and threw them off the plane.

The husky mech then transformed back into its original form, taking the place of the Hydra soldier who had willingly sacrificed himself.

The Hydra Airbus continued its steady journey toward the designated Sokovia base.

"Hakimi, you're in charge of the situation with Erha."

"Oh, and don't forget to record Strucker's behavior patterns and make him reveal all his hidden secrets. Report any new developments to me immediately." After briefly reviewing the information transmitted back from the husky mech, Luca removed the remote control device, leaned back comfortably in his seat.

"Phew~ This seems pretty easy!"

Of course, the so-called 'simple' is just lip service.

If Luca hadn't accurately pinpointed the location of Loki's scepter, he wouldn't have risked a Hydra attack to do something like this.

"However, controlling Loki's scepter is ultimately just a temporary measure. We should just get a talking robot to replace Strucker."

In Luca's memory, while Loki's scepter had a powerful ability to control people's minds, it was also very easy to break free from it.

Once the controlled person suffers a severe head injury and falls into a brief coma, they will break free from the scepter's control.

Relying solely on the scepter to control the entire Hydra European branch is risky. If any of the controlled individuals were to accidentally stumble and fall, Luca's control would be exposed.

It would be more reliable to use mind control to extract all of Strucker's information and then replace him.

'Furthermore, Loki's scepter is definitely a core component; it will be retrieved and combined sooner or later. The question is, are the scepter and the gem two separate core components, or are they considered one combined?'

Luca would always feel uneasy if he didn't actually have such a good thing in his own hands.

'Looks like I'll need to make a trip to Sokovia sometime soon. Hmm, I can also take care of things at the branch office.'

Yes, although he has successfully taken control of Strucker, Luca is not prepared to completely break off the previous cooperation.

The testing of the Eye of Insight project in Sokovia was not originally Baron Strucker's affair. It was a core plan jointly promoted by multiple factions within Hydra, which was related to Hydra's future control of the world.

Although Luca felt that it was unreliable to think that three European space carriers could eliminate all those who posed a threat to Hydra, he couldn't openly allow the European faction led by Strucker to obstruct the plan.

Luca even knew from the intelligence that Strucker had just sent back.

This so-called testing is not just to ensure the plan runs smoothly.

Hydra's actions were more about using this method to maintain a so-called 'stable order' for a long time after they came to control the world.

Well, in short, he's quite arrogant.

In fact, Strucker has already begun contacting political figures controlled by various Hydra factions in the past two days to lobby for the promotion of the 'Orderer Pistol'. He has even sent Luca a cooperation proposal from a new company in Sokovia.

His execution was undeniably strong, although there were some shady schemes mixed in, but that was no longer important to Luca at the moment.

'It's a pity that Wanda and Pietro haven't been recruited by Strucker yet, otherwise he could have two more capable subordinates.'

Luca was pondering how to mediate between Hydra so as not to get too deeply involved and end up sinking with the wrecked ship.

In the future, could the company's development direction be shifted more towards Europe?

However, it was Sherry's somewhat cold voice that came through the lab's intercom.

"Luca, Samira wants you to come up for dinner."

"Okay, coming right away!"

"Samira said school starts tomorrow, and she specially asked the chef to prepare a nutritious meal for you. Hurry up, you need to go to bed early tonight."

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(End of this chapter)