Marvel: The Imposter Inventor

Chapter 230: Fake
Let's put aside Luca's expectations for upgrading counterfeit goods for now.

Anyway, Tony's lips twitched when he heard Luca say very 'modestly' that he had just made this novel weapon on a whim.

However, Tony also knew that now was not the time to dwell on these things.

The priority is to deal with this seemingly endless tide of demons as soon as possible.

However, after a few simple battles, Tony also discovered that this seemingly overwhelming demon army was actually ridiculously weak in individual combat.

During these days of experimentation with the Demon Gate, Tony has also fought against some demons that accidentally escaped.

Even among the current demon tide, there are many that look exactly like the demons he captured himself, but their strength is worlds apart.

'So, is it because the number of splits is too large that the individual strength is weakened?'

Tony, suspended in mid-air, thought to himself.

However, seeing two more demons with the ability to fly rush out of the building, trying to escape, Tony immediately stopped thinking and turned to charge towards the two demons.

However, just as the thruster in his palm turned, the two demons in front of him exploded without warning.

Tony was startled and instinctively turned around to look.

The optical lens inside the visor immediately locked onto the figure holding an oversized sniper rifle on the adjacent building.

'A sniper attack without any warning or warning? That Luca kid really knows what he's got up his sleeve!'

That's what he thought, but having such a sniper to cover him was naturally a good thing. Tony immediately stopped paying attention to the scattered demons in the air and turned to clear out the other enemies.

Under the attack of his specially enhanced Mark armor, large numbers of demons screamed and turned to ashes.

In fact, it wasn't just Tony who felt that these demons were somewhat weak; even the Oran security team, led by Samira, who had initially been somewhat apprehensive while intercepting the demon army, were now becoming more and more confident as the battle progressed.

Initially, when they received the order and learned that they were to fight against the legendary creatures called demons, many people were disheartened and only wanted to escape.

In fact, the composition of Luca's Orange Industrial Security Corps is quite complex.

Apart from a few retired special forces soldiers who were actually recruited through interviews, a significant portion of the members are actually regular soldiers from Sokovia.

There were even quite a few who were originally Hydra warriors who, after being disguised, were sent to Luca's side by their own 'leader' in a daze.

Sokovia experienced a period of minor turmoil after Hydra was removed some time ago.

However, thanks to the suppression by Luca's mechanized forces and the local armed forces led by Baron Zemo, several armed warlords were wiped out, and Sokovia is now completely peaceful and stable.

After the peace was restored, some of the surplus armed personnel, and even prisoners of war, were incorporated into the military, while others were selectively brought to the United States by Luka.

However, even such an elite security team would still be somewhat hesitant and timid when facing a demon for the first time.

However, it was only after they actually fought that these people were surprised to find out.

Not only is it that Shamira, the team leader, can kill demons like slaughtering dogs, but even the ion beam guns issued by the company to them can effectively kill demons.

With continuous fire, taking down a demon in three to five shots is no problem at all.

Even more remarkably, when a small number of demons got close, thanks to the amplification provided by their 'high-tech battle suits,' they were actually able to fight these seemingly ferocious and terrifying monsters to a standstill.

However, the reality is that the Oran security team's 'simplified muscle-enhancing armor,' designed for ease of wear in daily security work, is not full armor but rather more of a composite combat suit. While its defensive capabilities are significantly weakened, its muscle strength enhancement is only one to two times that of an average person.

Even such an 'ultimately weakened super soldier' ​​could wipe out the demons, which shows just how much these demons have been weakened.

The monitoring room on the fifteenth floor.

Luca, who could barely be considered the overall commander, narrowed his eyes as he looked at the battle videos transmitted by the drones, and then asked softly on the communication channel.

"Sibei, how's the collection of demon blood going?"

Upon hearing Luca's question, Si Bei, who was moving like lightning and swiftly passing by demons on the third floor, suddenly stopped in his tracks.

Immediately afterwards, all the demons within a radius of several meters turned to ashes with a 'click' as Sibei sheathed his sword.

However, when he saw that after all the demons had died, only a few drops of demon blood, no bigger than a fist, drifted out and flowed into the [Faust Hat] in his hand, even Sibei, who usually had a poker face, couldn't help but let a not-so-pleasant expression appear on his lips.

“Lord Luca, these demons are indeed abnormal; the demon blood in their bodies is less than one percent of normal.”

Yes, faced with such a sudden influx of adorable 'supplies', even though he didn't intend to personally go to the front lines, how could Luca let go of such a good opportunity to replenish the 'Ammunition' for [Faust Hat]?
After dispatching the Shield Mountain Squad, Luca immediately arranged for a drone to deliver the universal capsule containing the [Faust Hat] to Sibei, his strongest subordinate, so that he could collect demon blood for him.

However, it's clear that the actual results did not satisfy Luca.

"Less than one percent?"

Luca, on the other end of the communication line, muttered to himself.

A dozen or so demons of various kinds; if they were multiplied a hundredfold, that would be over a thousand.

However, the current demonic tide, though seemingly endless, is at most only a few hundred in number.

The reason their numbers seem so overwhelming is simply because they have fewer combat personnel on their side.

So, where did the extra demon blood go?

Thinking of this, a serious look appeared on Luca's face.

But at that moment, Robbie, the Ghost Rider, who was covered in flames, suddenly appeared in front of Sibei, carrying a dying demon.

Before he could even steady himself, he spoke in that hoarse, deep voice, like a skeleton.

"It's not just demon blood; these are all just soulless demon shells."

While speaking, it seemed as if he was trying to prove the truth of his words.

Robbie raised the demon in his hand and turned its eyes toward his own empty skull eye sockets.

However, no matter how the hellfire flickered in Robbie's eyes, the demon before him seemed to be 'innocent', showing no sign of being scorched by his 'judgment eyes'.

In the end, it was because of its severe injuries that it died completely, turning into ashes.

"These are nothing more than fakes created with a small amount of demonic power!"

(End of this chapter)