Marvel: The Imposter Inventor

Chapter 256 Equipment Upgrade
"Look here."

"This is a laser lock. When you pull the bow, locking it will cause a laser arrow to condense on the bowstring for attack. However, be careful when using it yourself; the laser arrow can also cause damage, and touching it carelessly might cut off your finger!"

Inside the weapons testing grounds, Luca was holding a high-tech black longbow, explaining to Hawkeye Clint Barton beside him in a calm and unhurried tone.

As he introduced himself, Luca raised his bow, aimed at the distant target, and drew back the bowstring.

Suddenly, with a 'hum,' a deep red arrow of light materialized out of thin air between the empty bowstring.

Then, a soft 'thump' was heard.

Release the arrow, and it flies.

The red arrow shot out like lightning, and in an instant, the distant target was pierced through by the arrow.

No, it wasn't just the target; even the gray stone wall behind it was pierced by the laser arrow, leaving a deep, dark hole.

But Luca continued talking without stopping.

"You've seen the power, and as for the range, the maximum distance of this bow's laser arrows is about 500 meters. Depending on the air density, this figure may vary slightly, but I estimate that you generally won't need such a long range."

"In addition, a full charge of the bow's battery can fire about five or six hundred of these light arrows, so you won't have to worry about running out of arrows halfway through a battle anymore~"

As he spoke, Luca twirled the longbow in his hand.

However, just as Clint, his eyes shining, reached out to take the longbow, Luca chuckled and withdrew his hand again.

"Wait, I haven't finished introducing it yet~"

Clint was taken aback at first, his hand pausing in mid-air, but a look of joy immediately appeared on his face.

"Does this bow have other functions?"

The original intention was that it was already quite remarkable that this seemingly light and flimsy longbow could produce such a powerful and infinite number of arrows.

However, seeing Luca's expression, Clint became even more excited.

Seeing this, Luca didn't keep them in suspense any longer.

“I know you like to use various functional arrows to surprise people. As you just saw, this bow can also use regular arrows, and the bowstring tension can be adjusted. You should have quite a few commonly used arrows yourself, so I won’t worry about that.”

As he spoke, Luca opened the lower compartment of the briefcase on the table where the longbow had been stored, revealing neatly stacked metal arrowheads inside.

"But since we've already designed this bow, it would be quite pointless not to equip it with some dedicated arrows."

Then, Luca took out an arrow, installed it manually, and nocked an arrow again.

Immediately afterwards, Clint saw that red light suddenly gathered rapidly on the silvery metal arrowhead.

"Charged arrow, well, it's basically about continuously charging the arrowhead with the energy of a laser arrow."

"If this arrow is fired instantly, it's roughly equivalent to the power of a regular hand grenade, but I don't recommend you do it; it's a bit wasteful."

"If you charge up for 2 seconds..."

At this point, Luca immediately let go.

The arrow, glowing red, flew out with a 'whoosh' and struck the target in the distance once again.

next moment.

"boom----"

There was a loud bang.

A crimson flame shot into the sky, and a violent shockwave whipped up dust and smoke from the ground, instantly forming a small cloud of explosion. A strong wind whipped up the sand, and Clint stared blankly at the distant, vanished metal target and the dark, circular crater in the ground.

Amid the explosion, he could still faintly hear the latter part of Luca's words.

"Two seconds~ That's about the power of a regular RPG."

"Theoretically, the maximum charging time for this arrow should be 8 seconds, but under normal circumstances, I don't recommend charging it for more than 5 seconds."

Clint, who had finally recovered from the shock of the explosion, turned to look at Luca again, his eyes filled with simple confusion.

Seeing this, Luca casually shrugged and, after considering his words, said...

Have you heard of the Fat Man Launcher?

"What??"

"Um, okay, you must know about Hammer Industries' ex-wife, right?"

In that instant, Hawkeye, whose brain was already somewhat sluggish, actually thought first about whether Justin Hammer had been married before.

However, thanks to War Machine Rhodes's frequent complaints to others about the unreliability of Hammer Industries' weapons, he immediately realized that the 'ex-wife' Luca mentioned was actually the nickname of the missile.

"Hammer Industries' ex-wife has such a large kill radius that it will lock into explosion and become a dud before it reaches a sufficient distance after launch."

"Although the design is a bit silly, it does ensure safety."

"However, I think that actual battlefield situations require specific analysis, so I didn't make it that complicated. But under normal testing, the kill radius of a 5-second charge is already close to 100 meters, so... you know~"

"A hundred meters??"

Upon hearing Luca's words, Clint instinctively swallowed, his Adam's apple bobbing.

It should be noted that the effective kill radius of ordinary tactical missiles is only between 50 and 100 meters.

And this is only the power of the 'charged arrow' after a 5-second charge; what if it were charged for 8 seconds...?
At that moment, even looking at the huge pile of arrows in the briefcase made Clint's heart tremble slightly.

However, Luca didn't seem to care at all about his exaggerated reaction. He casually pulled out a tablet and continued speaking.

"There are also some laser-scattering arrows, laser-cutting arrows, and other special arrows designed specifically for this bow. The instruction manual and test data are here; you can take a look at them yourself later."

After saying that, Luca ignored Clint's expression and shoved the tablet into his hand.

However, as Luca handed the longbow to Hawkeye, he seemed to remember something, turned the longbow to face Hawkeye, and added.

"Don't forget to leave your fingerprint here, so this bow will be yours alone!"

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw that after Clint pressed his fingerprint, Luca didn't bother to tidy up the things on the table. Instead, he looked at Natasha, who was watching the show with great interest.

"How about it, Black Widow? The captain's really protecting his shield, he won't trade it with me. Your Widow's Sting isn't some hero-exclusive weapon, I'll upgrade it for you, I guarantee you won't lose out~"

Yes, the reason Luca took the time to design this brand new bow for Hawkeye was because he had a good relationship with Clint and had jokingly promised him before.

Additionally, Luca also happened to have his eye on the 'gadgets' in the hands of these superheroes, and under the pretext of 'collecting', he launched a 'trade-in promotion'.

Whether you're herding one sheep or two, it's the same thing.

It wouldn't be appropriate for Hulk to ask for his shorts and Captain America's shield, so his next target was naturally Natasha's widow sting.

Unfortunately, Natasha completely ignored Luca's words, seemingly unconcerned about the strength of the equipment. She simply rolled her eyes at him and then swayed her hips as she walked out of the testing ground.

Seeing this, Luca could only shake his head helplessly and casually pick up the glowing longbow that Hawkeye had replaced.

(End of this chapter)