Marvel: The Imposter Inventor

Chapter 265 Gene Mutator? Enough!

"Sorry, boss, our mission has failed."

In the video call, Lena and the other two had their heads down, looking somber, and none of them dared to look at Luca's expression.

However, Luca wasn't actually very angry at the moment; his face was full of confusion, as if he hadn't quite grasped the situation.

"They just reported to me that they obtained vibranium, and it hasn't been that long? How come the mission failed again?"

"Tell me what happened first?"

Regardless, he still needed to understand the situation first. Although he could have Hakimi directly access the stored data in the combat personnel's equipment, he still wanted to hear the explanations from Rena and the other two who had experienced it firsthand.

As the three recounted their experiences, Luca gained a general understanding of what had happened after he hung up the call.

In fact, after the initial surprise attack, both sides suffered casualties.

But with Quicksilver's addition, the Orange Squad quickly gained the upper hand.

However, don't forget that the enemy still has three powerful fighter jets hovering over the tanker, while on Orange's side, since this mission doesn't require such aircraft, the planes transporting soldiers have very little firepower.

This disparity naturally led to a situation where the subsequent battles were almost entirely one-sided.

After several rounds of enemy bombing shattered the abandoned oil tanker, the Orange combat squad, which had suffered more than half its casualties, had to abandon its attempt to seize vibranium.

"If Pietro hadn't been injured, which led to Wanda's sudden outburst and the shooting down of an enemy fighter, we might not even have had the chance to retreat alive."

The first mission ended in such a crushing defeat that the three of them, who had just gained superpowers and were full of ambition, were all in a very low mood.

Especially since this was not a particularly difficult task to begin with, such an unexpected incident left the three of them feeling both bewildered and frustrated.

However, after hearing Lena's description, Luca immediately understood where these so-called enemies came from.

'How could it be Wakanda?'

However, Luca frowned slightly at this moment.

He was naturally familiar with the "vibranium land" and the "wealthy country with advanced technology that leads the entire world" from the original work.

He wasn't surprised that Wakanda would suddenly appear and steal the vibranium.

The vibranium in Ulysses Klaue's possession was stolen from Wakanda many years ago, and he has been on Wakanda's wanted list ever since.

As long as they obtain even the slightest clue, Wakanda will definitely mobilize its forces to do everything possible to capture this person and reclaim the leaked vibranium.

However, to Luca's surprise, Wakanda, which is considered a relatively positive force in the original story, would not have made any negotiations and would instead choose to kill right from the start.
Well, okay, as a state-level violent organization, we can put aside the issues of justice and its modus operandi for now.

But if he remembered correctly, Wakanda should still be implementing a policy of 'closed-door policy' at this time.

Why would Wakanda, a country that has always kept its entire nation hidden behind a veil and rarely interacted with the outside world, and is even known internationally as the 'poorest country in the world,' choose to take such a direct and reckless action?
These are fighter jets and high-tech, high-powered weapons. Aren't they afraid of exposing Wakanda's existence because of this?

'At this point in time, the King of Wakanda must be that unlucky guy who consumed the heart-shaped herb, gained a body comparable to a super soldier, and then got killed by a bomb, right?'

'Could it be that Black Panther T'Challa has already ascended to the throne and chosen to open a new kingdom?'

'That doesn't sound like T'Challa either.'

Completely baffled, Luca stopped questioning Rena and the others. Instead, he had Hakimi pull up the surveillance footage captured by the combat personnel's equipment and fast-forwarded through it.

Luca quickly skimmed through the battle, which hadn't lasted very long. The situation was basically the same as what Lena had said; in fact, judging from the video, without Quicksilver's intervention, even the ground combat squads in Orange might not have been able to hold out.

However, Luca did not blame these people for it.

Originally, the target was only Ulysses, the arms smuggler, so the soldiers that Luca assigned to Rena and her team were not considered strong within the Orange Sequence system.

In fact, the Orange Industrial Security Team has long been integrated with the Sokovian army.

Besides the frontline intelligent combat special forces who control drones and intelligent robots, the fighter jets and drone carriers in the air, the heavy firepower assault troops in the ground, and even the 5-meter-tall humanoid mobile armored units are all composed of fearless legions of intelligent robots. The variety of these forces far exceeds the current military level of Earth.

Although most of them only had Luca provide the technology and direction, and his research team refined the design and manufactured them.

If they were to launch a full-scale offensive, given the sheer number of troops, it might be difficult to sweep across the entire world and Europe.

But with special operations alone, Sokovia is now capable of defeating most countries to the point of despair.

The current failure can only be attributed to the fact that we failed to anticipate the unexpected emergence of something as extraordinary as Wakanda.

However, perhaps this mission of Lena and her companions cannot be considered a complete failure.

Fast forward to the end of the video.

When Luca saw that the Wakanda group had failed to take the fighter jet, whose engine had been torn apart by Wanda but which was still relatively intact, with them when they left, he was shocked.

Luca nodded slightly inwardly.

"I'll send someone to meet you right now. You just need to bring that enemy plane back. After that, focus on improving your skills, and don't worry about the rest!"

After saying that, Luca hung up the call again.

This time, however, he did not go back to his previous work. Instead, he had Hakimi keep an eye on the remaining squad over there, and then he called the Spotted Man and asked him to make a trip to bring the people and the items back.

Of course, Luca has never been the type to just sit back and suffer a loss without fighting back.

After making these arrangements, he turned to look at Si Bei, who had also just been summoned.

"Have your men investigate the current situation in Wakanda. I'll have Hakimi allocate some computing power to assist you in processing intelligence."

After saying that, without paying attention to Si Bei who quickly nodded and retreated, Luca asked the computer again.

"Hakimi, how are the gene mutants and mind controllers progressing?"

The artificial intelligence on the screen provided an answer without any hesitation.

"The construction module base vehicle for the gene mutant has been fully manufactured and will only take 5 days to assemble. Including the satellite launch, it is expected to be deployed within a week."

"The Mind Controller's power consumption exceeds the limit, so we need to build more bio-powered generators as energy reserves."

"If all other building material supplies are stopped now, the deployment of the mind controller is expected to be completed within two months."

Luca nodded slightly upon hearing this.

'Just gene mutants? That's enough! I'd like to see how you plan to play this game!'

(End of this chapter)