Marvel: The Imposter Inventor

Chapter 270 The Mind Gem, Mastered~
Inside the lab, Shirley, who had made a wasted trip, didn't have any particularly urgent work to do at the moment.

She simply grabbed Vision, who intrigued her, and bombarded him with questions.

Perhaps it was rare for Big White to encounter a similar cyborg life form, so he shuffled along beside them, sneakily eavesdropping on their conversation.

Only Luca, who had already accepted reality, was silently contemplating, toying with the Mind Stone that had fallen from Vision's head.

'Wow, it actually works! Does that mean I'm taking off?'

Yes, at this moment, the Mind Stone, which had been 'transformed' by Vision, was indeed no longer so uncontrollable, just as Luca had previously guessed.

While it wasn't quite to the point where it felt as heavy as an arm or index finger, it also wouldn't inexplicably cause a backlash, making Luca afraid to even touch the gem.

Now, it seems that the 'ownership' of this gem of the soul has been reassigned.

Luca can use all of these abilities normally: mind control, creating illusions, absorbing energy, and amplifying mental power.

However, how much it can actually manifest depends on Luca's subsequent development of the Mind Stone.

'Unfortunately, this Mind Stone doesn't seem to have its own consciousness. If it were the Soul Stone, perhaps it could unleash its full power the instant ownership transfers.'

'Huh? But what exactly are the abilities of the Soul Stone?'

Holding the Mind Stone, Luca's mental power and agility were enhanced, causing his thoughts to stray once again.

This time, however, his active thinking remained within a controllable range.

If Luca wanted to concentrate, he could achieve a level of focus far exceeding that of anyone else.

There is no longer any risk of the endless spread of spiritual power leading to the destruction of the soul.

However.
"Boom~"

"Ouch~"

Seeing Luca's thoughts drifting off course, he was just standing there blankly, lost in thought.

The orange Haro in front of him didn't care whether it was under Luca's control or not.

He used the momentum to launch himself forward and slammed his head into Luca's wide-open stomach.

The little guy always remembered that before Luca picked up the gem, he had asked it to pay attention to its mental state and to interrupt it as soon as possible if there were any signs of danger.

"Hiss~ No, no, no, I'm awake, I'm awake!"

"Protect them, protect them!"

"Praise, praise!"

Seeing the little thing bouncing around and showing off its accomplishment, while Luca was still grimacing and rubbing his belly, he could only helplessly reach out and grab it, giving it a good rub for a while.

"Okay, you're the best. I'll make another cat-eared Haro for you to be your wife later."

"Boom~"

Another impact.

This time it's directly the chin.

"Stupid Luca, stupid Luca!"

Too lazy to pay attention to Luca, the little guy simply jumped off his arms and rolled away on his own.

"Seriously, there isn't a single normal person around me!"

"Sherry, come here~ I want to try out my mind control and illusion abilities~"

After 4 days.

"I didn't expect these guys would actually dare to come?"

Inside the hangar next to the laboratory.

Looking at the group of people lying haphazardly on the ground, and the last one, Blackie, who was being forcibly forced to kneel by Vision's chokehold but still trying to struggle, Luca was speechless.

Despite his current appearance as a seven-year-old, Vision can reduce his density and become intangible when defending, making him immune to physical attacks. When attacking, he can increase his density by tens or even hundreds of times to increase his power. Even without using his current energy-intensive laser beams, his combat strength is still considerable.

'Don't even mention choking me, I could crush you to death, and you're still struggling? You have absolutely no common sense!'

Needless to say, these dark-skinned men in front of us are spies sent by Wakanda to steal back the vibranium plane.

In fact, Luca had already suspected something when he noticed someone attempting to remotely locate the vibranium fighter jet during its disassembly.

Will these Wakanda guys come knocking on our door first?

What he didn't expect was that a week had already passed.

These guys finally arrived, belatedly, just as their own gene mutants were almost fully deployed.

However, these spies sent by Wakanda were actually quite capable.

Sokovia's surveillance coverage, aided by "drone police," is now unparalleled globally.

Even so, they were still able to sneak into the vicinity of the industrial park without anyone noticing.

Unfortunately, no matter how skilled the Wakandas were at infiltration, they couldn't evade the mind detectors.

Although current mind detectors cannot yet distinguish between 'enemies of war' and 'opposition elements'.

But this group of large red dots is clearly trying to get closer to the industrial park and government office buildings.

No matter what, the security system cannot choose to ignore it.

This is why Luca placed the only mind detector at the center of these core buildings.

"Alright, Vision, just hold this one down, don't knock him out. I need him if he's awake."

As he spoke, Luca slowly walked towards the guy whose throat Vision was holding.

But as soon as he got close, the person suddenly stopped struggling.

He quickly turned his head, opened his mouth, and spat.

Suddenly, a dull, metallic needle shot out of his mouth and struck Luca in the face.

However, Luca made no move the next moment.

A series of blue spherical force fields instantly appeared around him.

Everything around Luca, including the rapidly flying needle, Vision, and the Wakanda spies, fell into an eerie stillness in that instant.

Gear and clock symbols appeared alternately.

Within the entire blue deceleration field, only Luca maintained his previous forward speed and strolled to the flying needle.

"Wow, it's a vibranium needle! Typical Wakanda tradition!"

Faced with this sudden sneak attack, Luca showed no sign of nervousness, as if he had expected it all along.

At this moment, he simply raised his right hand casually, intending to grasp the vibranium in front of him.

However, upon realizing that the flying needles came from the black-skinned man's mouth, Luca decisively withdrew his hand in disgust, merely turning his head slightly as he brushed past the needles.

However, it is only in this simple act of lifting and placing that the damage becomes clear.

On the back of his original mechanical metal right hand, the Mind Gem, emitting a pale yellow glow, was now embedded.

The static force field disappeared the next moment.

A sharp whooshing sound whistled past Luca's ears.

The vibranium needle maintained its original trajectory and swiftly disappeared into the distant wall.

Luca, who appeared in front of the attacker as if by teleportation, flashed a yellow light in his eyes and smiled as he spoke to the guy whose gaze had quickly become dazed.

"Now, I'll ask you a question, and you'll answer it."

(End of this chapter)