Marvel: The Imposter Inventor

Chapter 295 1129
"Zi~"

A pale blue compressed ray shot out.

Luca already knew what the Ancient One had asked the King to convey—the method for closing the gates of Hell.

After all, the 'fusion rift' created by the collision between the Gate of Hell on the roof of their own New York building and the Hextech Dimension still hasn't been able to be closed.

Sealing, transferring, destroying—no matter what methods were used, they could not change the state of the fusion rift itself, let alone allow a demon to travel through it.

However.
Just as Luca felt he had grasped the Ancient One's thoughts, the beam of light shot from the [dehydration gun] on Gundam's forehead, upon contact with the Gates of Hell before him, pierced straight through without hesitation.

Even a moment later, another demon with a blue compressed cube on its forehead rushed out of the Gates of Hell.

"Ah? This"

He crushed the bewildered little devil who had just run out, then struggled to pick up the energy cube that had fallen on the convenience store roof with his mecha's large hand.

Look at the block in your hand, then look at the still intact Gates of Hell.

"Oh, right, compressed rays can't hit things that have no physical form!"

Now, even Luca, who had been so confident just moments before, was somewhat dumbfounded.

In fact, this characteristic has always existed for [dehydration guns].

Similar to projections, flames, energy substances, and even most types of smoke, the [dehydration gun] has never been able to hit the compression target.

Moreover, this judgment is rather mystical, as it is not based on the density or energy level of an object, and is somewhat similar to the cognitive concept of 'intangible matter'.

Otherwise, the [dehydration gun] would be impossible to use in an air environment; the first things to collide and be compressed would be molecules or dust in the air.

In fact, similar vague cognitive judgments are not uncommon with the [dehydration gun] item.

For example, a backpack full of books will be considered as a whole, rather than just a compressed backpack, while a tree planted on the ground will be considered as an individual, rather than disappearing along with the entire Earth.

At this moment, Luca also recalled that the reason why the dimensional collision and fusion occurred last time was due to the compression ray.

That's because, as the one that opens the gates of hell, Earth has its own black stone monument as its base.

The [dehydration gun] caused a dimensional collision because it hit the base itself.

"Does this mean we have to go deep into Hell and destroy their portal base?"

However, just as Luca had this thought, Tony Stark's voice came through the communication channel.

"Kid, you forgot something!"

As they spoke, Tony, piloting the Veronica armor, hurtled past the Gundam.

More importantly, Luca could clearly see from the left-side secondary sensor lens of the Gundam that Veronica, who was flying in the air at this moment, was actually carrying a large, dark red container!

"Boom~"

There was a loud bang.

Tony, who had already flown directly above the Gates of Hell, suddenly threw the container in his hand, so that it landed squarely on the crack in the Gates of Hell.

Without the slightest hesitation, Luca immediately understood Tony's idea, and a flash of joy crossed his face.

Without saying a word, he pressed the fire button again.

"Zi~"

Another compressed ray shot out at high speed.

Unlike last time, the blue ray passed directly through the gates of hell and entered the other side.

This time, the container that was hit was instantly enveloped in blue light and shrank inward, along with the Gates of Hell, which turned into an energy cube and fell to the ground.

Then, just like before, the energy from the Hextech Dimension collided with the energy from the Nether Dimension within the cube. Immediately following, a loud 'boom' erupted, and red and blue flames exploded, blasting Veronica's armor back two steps.

All that remained was a red and blue interwoven energy rift, surrounded by some iron pieces and demonic remains.

'It seemed like another demon was trying to break out, but it didn't seem to affect the compression.'

With the final scene in mind, Luca didn't forget to control the Gundam and give Tony a thumbs up.

"Tony, you're really something!"

"You little rascal, you're not even that good at using your own invention!"

Although it sounded like a complaint, Luca could clearly hear that Tony's previously low spirits had improved after the Gates of Hell were destroyed.

As he spoke, he also piloted the Veronica mecha into the air and bumped fists with the giant hand of the Gundam.

Nothing more.

Just then, Rhodes, who was being pinned down by a flying demon, slammed down in front of the two of them with a 'bang'.

Holding the demon's head in one hand, he fired several shots with the palm of his other hand, finally blasting the demon to death.

Rhodes, covered in demonic flesh, glanced at the two men exchanging fist bumps and then lay down helplessly.

"Hey! You two, this is a battlefield! Can't we chat after this is over?!"

Seeing this, Luca and the other man awkwardly withdrew their fists.

Tony flew straight to Rhodes' side, helping him up again while secretly giving him a punch as well.

At the same time, Steve and the other 'ground troops' who arrived later also saw the red and blue cracks in front of them and looked at Luca with anticipation, asking questions.

"It's... turned off?"

"That's right!"

Hearing Luca's resolute answer, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Although this is only '1/129', seeing the hope of completely closing all the gates of hell is much better than being able to watch in despair as New York becomes a permanent battlefield.

"Captain, we need to split up now. There are too many gates to hell right now. If they close one by one, who knows how many more demons will pour out!"

"But isn't your dehydration gun made of special materials, so only one unit is available?"

Hearing Luca's words, Tony asked hesitantly.

"No need to worry!"

Before Tony could finish speaking, one of Luca's bodyguard mechs suddenly broke away from the formation and flew in front of a demon.

Immediately afterwards, the bodyguard mech raised its arm, and a small dark portal appeared simultaneously in front of the arm and at the muzzle of the [dehydration gun] on the Gundam's head.

The compressed beam shot out from the Gundam's head, passing directly through the portal and hitting the demon, turning it into an energy cube.

"These mechs are equipped with precise positioning devices that can assist in opening long-distance teleportation portals. I will send them to accompany you on your separate operations later!"

Luca was well aware that there was only one [dehydration gun], and with the addition of mechs equipped with remote positioning to assist in opening the door, each of these mechs could be regarded as a long-range shooting window.

In fact, the ability of Spot to remotely and precisely open doors in Sokovia today is largely due to similar devices.

Next, the Avengers need to clear out the demons near the various Hell Gates, find suitable 'boxes' to trap the spatial rifts, and finally contact Luca to fire a compressed beam to destroy the Hell Gates.

"Alright, everyone! Let's begin!"

"Roar--"

(End of this chapter)