Marvel: The Imposter Inventor

Chapter 254: Made a killing!
"Swish~ Swish swish~"

Inside Yuri's main base, rows of lights turned on one after another, as if someone was deliberately toggling switches, and all the lights flashed rhythmically.

Then, a powerful surge of mental energy instantly enveloped the base.

Luca felt as if his brain had been struck by a heavy hammer, and he was jolted awake from his wildly diverging thoughts.

Upon regaining his senses, Luca was startled and instinctively dropped the Mind Stone on the ground.

"Ding Ding Dong~"

With the crisp sound of the gem falling to the ground, the flickering lights inside Yuri's base stabilized again.

At this moment, Luca could clearly feel that his thinking seemed to have slowed down considerably.

'No! It's not that my thinking has become sluggish, but rather that my previous divergent thinking was too active, creating an illusion!'

Looking at the still-shining Mind Gem on the ground, Luca felt a chill run down his spine, and cold sweat broke out on his back.

"That's still a bit too overconfident."

He thought that his transformation into a half-dragon form had enhanced his physique, and since he had indirectly accessed the Mind Stone through a mechanical arm, it shouldn't have any effect on him.

However, now that I think about it, the Mind Stone has always affected the mind, but the half-dragon form didn't really improve that aspect much.

What makes me think that I can ignore the effects of the Infinity Stones with this half-baked dragon form?

'Thankfully, it was just the indirect contact with the robotic arm. The original story misled me!'

Since the Mind Stone didn't seem to show any signs of 'devouring its master' in the movies Luca had seen, although Luca remained somewhat wary, he still subconsciously underestimated the stone.

But in reality, each Infinity Stone possesses infinite energy.

However, the Power Stone is particularly noticeable in this regard, and people with insufficient physical strength will be torn apart the moment they come into contact with it. This makes the Mind Stone's subtle backlash seem rather mild.

In fact, what Luca didn't know was that when Hydra used the Mind Stone in their experiments in the original story, everyone who came into direct contact with the outer shell of the gem, except for the Maximov siblings, died a violent death.

The Mind Stone is definitely not some harmless little lamb.

'Even though it's enhancement, does it still require meeting certain thresholds? No wonder each gem has its own outer shell.'

Luca replayed his thoughts in his mind.

When holding the Mind Gem, one's thoughts, or rather, one's mental power, seem to be constantly amplified under the influence of the gem.

However, perhaps because his original mental strength was too weak, his divergent thoughts were clearly beyond his control.

As his mental energy became extremely active, all sorts of random associations also began to emerge. If he hadn't been in Yuri Base, a base with strong mental defenses, he might have been completely immersed in this active world of thoughts and never woken up again.

"If I were to directly contact the gem, the enhancement of my mental power would undoubtedly be even stronger. However, whether my original mental strength could be preserved in the face of this torrent would be uncertain."

"but."

Although he had almost gotten himself killed just now, after the initial shock subsided, Luca's eyes lit up and a hint of excitement appeared on his face.

After his experience, he was completely certain that although the Mind Stone did not directly bring about an unlimited increase in wisdom like the legendary 'Wisdom Stone'.

However, strengthening the mind and spirit can also make the owner's thinking and brain more active.

This is something Luca values ​​more than abilities like illusions, telekinesis, or mind control.

'If we were to recreate a unique artifact for the Mind Gem...' In fact, with Luca's current technological capabilities, the core of many items in the Devil May Cry series is to stably draw upon exotic energy through various means.

And having just acquired Yuri Technology, he happens to be an expert in mental abilities.

It might be a bit difficult for Luca to create an Infinity Gauntlet on his own.

Luca was quite confident that he could create a separate 'Mind Glove' to limit the enhancement of the Mind Gem to a safe range.

Besides
'Isn't there an even safer way?'

Luca glanced at the gems on the ground and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

In that instant, Luca thought of the absolute control that came with his cheat-like ability when he created the item.

'If Vision is created later, and the Mind Stone is removed separately, will the mark of absolute control also remain on the Mind Stone?'

Although losing the gem would significantly weaken Vision's power.

But if one could truly obtain an Infinity Stone imprinted with the 'mark of loyalty'...
"Wouldn't that be a huge profit?!"

Luca was completely confident that his cheat ability could 'suppress' the Infinity Stones.

Although the idea of ​​a 'personal gem' is still just Luca's speculation and may not come true, when he looks at the Mind Gem now, he no longer has the disdain he had for its synthesis recipe.

It's important to know that the items Luca synthesizes, such as the [Pterodactyl Drone] and [Tracking Glasses], are never owned by anyone; anyone can use them normally.

'Synthesizing intelligent life forms is great! If you're just synthesizing ordinary items, you might not even get the loyalty mark that comes with them~'

"It seems we need to gather all the materials on Vision as soon as possible!"

If things really go according to plan.

By then, one will have the Mind Stone protecting one's mind, the Devil Fruit and the Blacklight Virus enhancing one's body, and Devil Technology and Hextech advancing in tandem on the mystical side.

Add to that an endless army of machines, and the future might be...
'I don't eat beef?'

Luca narrowed his eyes, forcefully suppressing the fantasies in his heart.

Although it was already confirmed that there was no problem with briefly touching the gem with the robotic arm, Luca did not rashly pick it up himself this time.

Without hesitation, he immediately called over his dearest orange Hello.

"Hello, you can keep this gem for safekeeping."

"Safe! Safe!"

Luca nodded in satisfaction as he watched the little gadget put the Mind Stone into its mouth.

The previous failure to 'compress' the Gates of Hell has convinced Luca that the [Dehydration Gun]'s compressed blocks can be destroyed by dimensional forces of the same level.

However, Haro himself possesses near-invincible defensive power, as certified by a cheat code, and his concept-level loyalty is unlikely to be affected by the Mind Stone. Placing him with the little guy would actually make Luca feel more at ease.

However, even Luca himself didn't realize it.

Nowadays, he seems to have never had any worries about whether he would be "sinned for possessing a treasure" or be targeted by Thanos because he holds the Mind Stone.

(End of this chapter)