Marvel: The Imposter Inventor

Chapter 177 The Rampaging Hydra
"By the way, that Ten Rings stronghold you destroyed last time, um, it's Pioneer Technology Company. Dr. Maya Hansen has disappeared; he probably received a tip and ran away."

Tony was still rambling on and on.

However, Luca in front of him had already gone completely blank, with only one thought remaining in his mind.

'We're doomed.'

At this moment, Luca's heart, which had relaxed because of the ease Tony exuded, jumped into his throat again.

'If a paranoid guy like Nick Fury finds out about this, he'll definitely get nervous and suspicious. And if he gets nervous, Hydra will get nervous too, and if Hydra gets nervous…'

'What else can those idiots do besides flip tables?'

The reason for this thought is not that Luca doubted Nick Fury's abilities as the "King of Spies".
Okay, Luca is just questioning the abilities of this black savory egg.

This guy is always so arrogant, threatening this and demanding oversight of that.

In reality, he had spent most of his life clocking in and out of work under the watchful eyes of a group of Hydra agents.

If he makes a move, Hydra will have no chance of noticing!

'No, I need to think back carefully again to see if I left any incriminating evidence during my previous contact with Hydra.'

'The Orange family probably only had limited cooperation with Hydra before, and they probably didn't even have a clear understanding of Hydra's existence. There are countless companies around the world that have such cooperation; the key is still on my side.'

"Damn it, if it really turns out like in the comics, with Black Widow dragging S.H.I.E.L.D. and Hydra into a self-destruction, then when all the information is released, I hope I don't get dragged into it too."

At this moment, Luca's brain began to work at lightning speed, sorting through all the details of his previous contact with Hydra.

He had absolutely no belief that Hydra would ultimately prevail.

Leaving aside the success rate of Hydra's idiotic "Eye of Insight" project, and whether the three space carriers have been completed or not.

Even if they do gain the upper hand for a time...

But Thor wasn't even on Earth at that time.

If Hydra dares to kill a few Avengers members, Thor, in a fit of rage, will probably lead the Asgardian army to Midgard to quell the rebellion.

Now all Luca needs to do is avoid being dragged down by those Hydra bastards and do his best to ensure the safety of himself and those around him in the event of any potential unrest.

'No, we have to contact the Sokovia base first, and use Strucker's identity to find out what the S.H.I.E.L.D. team is up to right now!'

Just as Luca was thinking this.

Tony, who was standing next to him, suddenly patted him on the shoulder and looked at Luca with a strange expression, asking him a question.

"Kid, asleep? Didn't you hear the phone ringing?"

Luca, still lost in his own thoughts, immediately snapped out of it and realized that the phone on the coffee table in front of him had been ringing incessantly.

The image displayed on the phone screen was a Hello cat with a cat's head.

'Hakimi?'

Luca picked up his phone, but instead of answering immediately, he glanced sideways at Tony beside him.

Seeing the look in his eyes, Tony immediately chuckled.

"Hey~ Still trying to keep trade secrets, huh? Fine, fine, I'm leaving~"

After saying that, Tony picked up his glass and went to the ice bucket, but when he looked at Luca, he had a look that said, "This kid is pretty funny."

Luca didn't say anything at this point. After all, it wasn't him who asked Tony to leave; it was just the guy making things up.

He raised his hand to answer the phone and held it to his ear, but after hearing what Hakimi reported, Luca was actually somewhat glad that Tony had taken the initiative to avoid the conversation.

“Sir, Alexander Pierce, the leader of Hydra in the Americas, contacted his Double Number One, reminding him that Hydra has been exposed and they need to start the final plan ahead of schedule.” Luca was stunned when he heard Hakimi’s words.

'Well, then there's no need to contact the Sokovia base anymore. Looks like Hydra is ready to flip the table.'

Yes, the 'Number One Double' that Hakimi mentioned is the robot that Luca used to replace Baron Strucker. Now that Alexander Pierce has contacted him about the final plan, it's clear that he doesn't intend to let Hydra remain hidden underwater any longer.

However, just as Luca was about to continue with Hakimi using Strucker's tone to confirm with Pierce how SHIELD would proceed,

During the phone call, Hakimi, the AI, suddenly started speaking rapidly.

"Warning! Alexander Pierce has dispatched two Hydra fighter jets, ready to launch missiles to destroy Stark's private plane! At the same time, he is reminding Strucker to take over Orange Group's factory in Sokovia as soon as possible."

Upon hearing Hakimi's reminder, Luca felt a buzzing in his head.

Hakimi completely ignored the second half of his sentence, his mind only focused on 'missiles destroying private planes'!
"grass!!!"

Luca's angry outburst immediately caught the attention of Tony, who was adding ice to his whiskey.

They immediately cast questioning glances their way.

"Kid, what's wrong with you?"

However, Luca was in no mood to answer Tony's question at this moment and yelled at Stark instead.

"Tony! Put on your armor now!!"

At this moment, Tony, who was still unaware of what had happened, became a bit more serious because of Luca's anxious appearance. He put down his wine glass, but still asked in confusion.

"What's wrong? Why are you wearing battle armor? Besides, who would put battle armor on a private jet?"

He had barely uttered those words when...

The next moment, red lights suddenly flashed inside the cabin of the private jet, and a series of alarms sounded.

At this moment, the pilot in the cockpit ahead also shouted with some tension.

"Mr. Stark! Radar indicates that two fighter jets are rapidly approaching us!"

At the same time, Jarvis's voice also appeared in the cabin speakers.

"Two F-35Bs, the same type of fighter jets from the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicopter, without identification numbers, both carrying supersonic missiles."

At this moment, Tony Stark's expression changed, and he rushed to a tablet computer to check the situation with Jarvis.

However, let alone placing the Mark armor, his private plane was completely unarmed.

But just then.

Two loud bangs came from behind Tony.

In fact, just as Luca was reminding Tony to put on his armor, he had already taken out the Capsule Collection box and retrieved two capsules from it.

At that moment, as the smoke burst open, the two mechs, Erha and Wuha, appeared directly in the aircraft cabin.

'Damn, I should really build some armor to protect myself!'

While Luca was thinking about these things, he didn't stop moving. He put on the remote control glasses and yelled at Tony next to him.

"Tony! Open the hatch!"

However, no sooner had he shouted these words than Jarvis gave him another new prompt.

"Sir, the enemy aircraft has launched a missile!"

(End of this chapter)