Marvel: The Imposter Inventor

Chapter 211 Artificial Holy Spirit

"How is it? What did you see?"

In the same familiar hospital room, after learning that Gina was Luca with a problem in her soul, he decisively recalled the Si Cup, who was integrating Hydra.

For some time now, Hydra has been in a state of leaderlessness.

Even though the Avengers and S.H.I.E.L.D. are now focusing their main efforts on stabilizing the domestic unrest in the United States, quite a few Hydra agents that were abandoned by the Avengers have been exposed and were easily eliminated by the Avengers.

However, compared to integrating and preserving more Hydras, Luca's own safety is clearly more important.

If Mephisto really sets his sights on them, no matter how many Hydras there are, they'll just be providing more food for him.

However, it seems that the cup is also somewhat powerless to help Gina in her current situation.

"My lord, the essence of Impure World Reincarnation is to communicate with the Pure Land through the connection between the body and the soul, and then seal the soul that has been drawn back into the body of the sacrifice."

"But in this world, it seems I cannot connect to the Pure Land through ninjutsu, let alone draw souls together through the bond of flesh and blood."

"Moreover, Lady Gina's own soul still exists within her, even if it is being drawn in."

Sibei paused slightly at this point, seemingly unsure how to explain it to Luca.

"I understand, the Impure World Reincarnation technique cannot be used on living people, right?"

Luca wasn't too disappointed by the answer to the question about the cup, but instead asked a different question.

"So, you can be certain that the soul inside Gina's body is her original soul, right?"

Yes, that is the main reason why Luca hurriedly called the cup back.

Although these people in the Naruto world are called ninjas, in reality, apart from using chakra to fight, they are not much different from mages.

Orochimaru, in particular, is a scientist in the ninja world. In addition to his research on ninjutsu and biological science, he also has remarkable expertise in the study of the ethereal existence of the soul.

As Orochimaru's creation and experimental assistant, Luca also hopes to offer a different answer from the King's perspective, from the perspective of the Si Cup.

However, Luca originally planned to have Sibei try to summon Gina's soul directly using the Impure World Reincarnation technique, in order to confirm whether the infant-like soul currently inside Gina's body truly belonged to her.

It seems that although this intuitive method cannot be used to confirm it, there is another way.

Upon hearing Luca's question, Si Bei nodded decisively.

"Yes, I can confirm."

"In fact, Lady Gina's current situation is very similar to Lord Orochimaru's soul after multiple reincarnations. However, Lord Orochimaru's soul was partially worn away due to multiple reincarnations, while Lady Gina's soul seems to have been deliberately extracted from its original state."

Luca frowned slightly upon hearing this.

"The soul is damaged?"

The result given by the cup was exactly the opposite of the result after Wang's examination.

"It's not damage."

Seeing that Luca seemed not to understand what he meant, Si Bei carefully considered his words and began to explain in detail.

According to him, the soul damage was similar to Orochimaru's hands being harvested by the Grim Reaper, resulting in his hands being completely useless.

The attrition, on the other hand, is more like a comprehensive loss. For example, Orochimaru, who used the "Reanimation Jutsu" multiple times, did not experience functional loss or amnesia. Instead, his mental strength was weakened, his resistance to genjutsu decreased, and his humanity became cold.

Gina's current state is somewhat similar; all aspects of her soul are complete, but she lacks desire.

"It's like someone, while trying their best to preserve the integrity of her soul, made her voluntarily remove the evil part of her humanity—somewhat like something artificial."

Sibei originally wanted to say artificial soul or mechanical soul, but felt that the description was not quite accurate.

However, upon hearing his words, Luca instantly recalled the King's description of Gina's state: a pure soul, like a blank sheet of paper. "An artificial Holy Spirit?!"

For some reason, the thought flashed through Luca's mind instantly.

However, this speculation, which had no theoretical basis, was quickly suppressed by Luca.

However, the situation is becoming increasingly confusing, and it seems that no more clues can be found from Gina, so Luca can only temporarily put aside the idea of ​​continuing to investigate.

"After that, we can only see if Wang can provide any new clues, or wait until that old guy, the Ancient One, returns to Earth."

"Sibei, send your clone to deal with Hydra first. For the time being, you stay here in the building and protect Gina at all times."

"understand!"

Si Bei bowed respectfully, then formed a hand seal and instantly disappeared into the shadows.

Seeing this, Luca shook his head helplessly.

Unfortunately, Luca only has Sibei as a subordinate who can be considered part of the mystical side.

It seems that Mephisto's target isn't actually himself; by placing the cup next to Gina, he might discover something else later.

Of course, Luca, who was already on high alert, also had no intention of sitting idly by and waiting to be killed.

His gaze swept over the robotic arm in his right hand once more.

'Looks like this thing can't be kept.'

Luca, who had been very busy, originally planned to first create a mechanical arm that could replace [Overture] before destroying it.

This way, if a new robotic arm is needed and the materials are difficult to find, you might face a situation where you have no "hands" to use.

However, it seems that entering the world of Devil May Cry is now somewhat urgent.

After all, although I had never played Devil May Cry in my previous life, both what I heard and what the cheat codes said all pointed to one thing: the story of this world was about fighting against demons.

'Hmm, judging by the style of the robotic arm, it might still be a world where technology fights demons. If that's the case, it might bring back a lot of useful knowledge.'

'Sigh, I hope it's a world with a higher ceiling and more systematic technological knowledge.'

Since his previous experience confirmed that he had traveled to a dream-like world, Luca wasn't worried about the other world being too dangerous or about his personal safety.

The problem is that the world's power level is too low, so you won't be able to learn anything useful.

After all, Mephisto is no ordinary demon.

Composing himself, Luca slowly walked towards the laboratory.

Although the plan was to continuously 'explode' the arm and complete the game on 'Devil May Cry 5/5', it was still necessary to get a temporary mechanical arm to use for the time being.

'Luckily, the mechanical arm that was severed from the husky is still here. With a new shell and some minor adjustments, it should be usable for a couple of days.'

Thinking about all this, Luca arrived at the laboratory door and pushed it open.

However, it was at this moment that...

He suddenly felt a heat in his waist.

Looking down, he saw that the talismans that Wang had given him earlier were now lighting up at the same time.

"grass!"

(End of this chapter)