Marvel: The Imposter Inventor

Prelude to Chapter 287: Don't Go Seeking Death

"Sixth Cup, try the Hextech Cross Seal! Use Stabilizer #2!"

After several unsuccessful attempts to seal it, and seeing the Bagua sealing runes on the Hell Gate rift in front of him being rapidly corroded into ashes, Luca immediately offered a new suggestion.

The so-called 'Hextech Cross Seal' was something Luca created after discovering that he could use Hextech energy, and then tried to apply that knowledge to ninjutsu.

However, he failed to learn ninjutsu, and his only achievement was this sealing technique that still required the use of technological equipment, so Luca did not continue to invest his energy in it.

However, this time Si Bei did not obey orders, but turned to Luca and explained.

"Lord Luca, it's no use. That Bagua seal just now consumed most of my chakra, and it could only last for two minutes."

"Even with Hextech Seal, the energy supplied by the HN capacitor alone cannot completely counteract the energy overflowing from this Gate of Hell."

"Unless the instantaneous energy is sufficient to destroy this portal, or the continuous energy can stably cancel it out, no matter what kind of seal is used, it will be continuously corrupted by this portal!"

Luca felt a headache coming on when he heard the advice given by the cup.

His maximum energy output right now is naturally the full-power 'Quelling Dragon Arrow', but sealing or destroying the portal doesn't just require brute force.

Even if the 'Quelling Dragon Arrow' were used, unless its power was increased to the point of tearing space, the arrow would either fly directly into the portal or level the surrounding area, and would have no effect on closing this gate to hell.

'Could it be that a single Hextech Solar Furnace is the only energy source available to seal this portal?'

As Luca pondered a solution, two more roars echoed from the crimson portal.

Two demons, each several sizes larger than the portal, shoved and pushed their way out.

However, the moment the two demons showed themselves, a blade flashed, followed by the firing of four particle arrows.

The two demons, who had just caught a whiff of Earth's air, were instantly killed.

Si Bei skillfully dragged the two demon corpses out of the portal and tossed them aside.

"This is the fifth wave."

On the other side, Dr. Banner, who was calculating data among a bunch of instruments, didn't even look up, but calmly repeated the fact.

At this point, three hours had passed since the previous explosion and the appearance of the Gates of Hell.

Although a way to close the portal has not yet been found, people are no longer surprised by the demons that escape from it.

However, Stark temporarily brought in a lot of equipment to find a way to close the portal.

To avoid damaging the equipment, apart from Luca and a few other researchers involved in the study, everyone else could only wait anxiously outside.

At this point, outside the room—well, since all the surrounding glass curtain walls were shattered—it was practically impossible to tell the difference between inside and outside.

In short, Natasha walked in with her phone.

Seeing that Luca and the others were busy, she didn't think about having anyone answer the phone, but instead relayed the message directly.

"Fury and the aircraft carrier are currently suppressing riots in New Jersey, where a large number of troops are under the control of an unknown enemy, and he is temporarily unable to leave."

"However, if you need, he can send a plane to bring Dr. Jane Foster and Ghost Rider over to help."

Upon hearing this, the three of them looked up and stared at each other.

Apart from Luca's slightly different expression, Tony and Banner were not surprised.

Although a gate to hell has been created here, it looks quite terrifying.

In reality, there were no casualties, and the demons inside were dealt with one by one as they came out. Apart from researchers and professionals like Ghost Rider who could offer some assistance, the aircraft carrier troops, at most, would be responsible for establishing a buffer zone and maintaining order on the perimeter, much like the captain and his team.

"Come on, maybe we can come up with some new ideas if there are more people."

This is Dr. Banner's opinion.

Tony didn't stop him when he heard this, but then he stood up and looked at the others with a serious expression.

"I want to go into the other side of the portal and take a look!"

Upon hearing this, even Natasha, who was about to turn and leave, stopped in her tracks.

Dr. Banner exclaimed in surprise.

"Are you crazy?! Tony! Don't be impulsive!"

Luca also frowned slightly. Since the Gates of Hell were a portal, if the demons on the other side could come through, then they could naturally go in as well.

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"All the drones and armors we sent into the portal have lost contact. You still want to go in? Have you had enough of living? Do you want to atone with your death?!"

Luca's words were quite blunt, but he couldn't just watch Tony die like that.

However, Tony's expression remained completely calm in the face of their objections.

"There is no energy facility on Earth to maintain the portal. Even the seal of the Si Cup will be offset by the continuous energy. The energy isolation field I designed is also useless."

"Clearly, the thing that keeps the Gates of Hell alive is on the other side. If we don't go in and see for ourselves, when will we be able to close these Gates of Hell?"

"Since the problem lies with my research, then let me fix it!"

By the end, Tony's eyes had hardened.

But to Luca, his words were no different from saying, "I'm going to take a nuclear bomb to the other side and destroy the teleportation device."

"Stop talking nonsense. We don't even know what the situation is like on the other side. If you go there yourself, you might just fall into the enemy's hands."

Luca didn't say the second half of his sentence.

If this incident at the Gates of Hell was just an accident, that would be fine. But if the opposing force was a well-prepared army of hell, Tony would likely be captured or controlled.

With his intelligence and skills, if he can create one portal, he could probably create hundreds more for the other side in no time.

That's when things will truly be over.

Stopping Tony from speaking further, Luca rubbed his temples with a headache and said helplessly.

"I have a suitable person to go there, don't worry, it's not me."

"Natasha, go and call the captain and the others over. We need to make some preparations first."

"If they go in and come out safely, who knows what kind of horde of demons might come out of the way and follow them?"

Natasha nodded upon hearing this.

Soon, Steve and his fully armed men regrouped there.

Meanwhile, Luca had already finished calling his 'driver', Spot.

A dark portal opened rapidly.

The child who emerged from the portal was a red-faced boy with a long string of Buddhist prayer beads around his neck.
(End of this chapter)