Marvel: The Imposter Inventor

Chapter 305 The Ancient One's Stockpile, Dimensional Battlefield
"Huh? Are there still star systems around here?"

At first, Luca, who was moving rapidly within the dimensional space, only noticed an inconspicuous point of light in his field of vision.

However, its own forward speed was simply too fast.

In the blink of an eye, the spot of light seemed to zoom in and out as if skipping through frames.

By the time Luca finished speaking, the original ball of light had rapidly expanded into a complete 'galaxy'.

Dozens of 'stars' of various sizes and colors are intertwined and surrounded by them.

Although the fact that it exists in dimensional space makes it extremely difficult to judge the size of objects.

But Luca could also roughly sense that the white cluster of light in the very center of this 'galaxy,' which meant a star, was probably not much smaller than the sun.

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"How come all the planets in this galaxy are so much larger than the stars themselves?"

Indeed, in Luca's view, the planets orbiting the star were all ridiculously large.

The largest, pitch-black planet is more than a hundred times larger in diameter than the white sun.

No matter how Luca looked at it, he felt that the gravitational composition between these celestial bodies was extremely illogical.

Perhaps noticing Luca's confusion, the blue streak of light that had been rapidly retreating beside him immediately slowed down.

Then Luca himself floated above the entire galaxy.

And in his mind, the voice of the Ancient One echoed once again.

"You mean these spheres?"

"This is not a galaxy, it's just that I'm temporarily using your place to store the energy I borrowed from other dimensions."

"Oh, it's just borrowed. Huh?? Huh??"

Because the Ancient One's tone was so nonchalant, Luca didn't even realize what she had said at first.

However, when Luca finally realized what was happening, his mouth gaped open, his pupils dilated, and he stammered "Eh" for a long time without being able to utter a complete sentence.

"You mean, these planets are all made of dimensional energy? Energy from other dimensions?!"

Staring blankly at the distant 'galaxy', Luca was now only filled with shock.

It should be noted that the white energy sphere in the very center, which acts as the 'sun,' forms the dividing line.

Among the dozens of celestial bodies, the largest has a diameter that is more than a hundred times that of the Sun, or ten thousand times its volume, while the smallest celestial body appears to be larger than the Moon.

And yet, the Ancient One claims that she 'borrowed' energy from other dimensions?
Perhaps it was Luca's shock that piqued the interest of the Ancient One, who then stopped and began to explain things to Luca with great enthusiasm.

"Previously, I tried to store the borrowed energy in my body and seal it away, releasing it only when needed."

"But as you know, sealing these energies also consumes energy, and if I keep eating too much, my digestive system can't handle it. Luckily, this place is relatively spacious, so I'll just leave it here for a while."

"Look~ that small one in the middle is Lord Vishanti's power."

As she spoke, the Ancient One pointed to the white sun at the very center.

Although Luca didn't know why the Ancient One considered the energy of that sun to be 'small,' it was true that among all 'celestial bodies,' this core energy sphere could only be considered mid-range. Then, like reciting a menu, the Ancient One proceeded to introduce all the energies larger than the white sun.

"That slightly larger red thing is Mephisto's power. That guy is incredibly cunning and stingy, and it's been a long time since I've borrowed any energy from him."

"Yeah, that gray thing is the power of Sithon. That guy is single-minded, and I don't usually deal with him much."

"This deep red color is the power of Cytorak. He is actually a more difficult being to deal with than Sithon, but he doesn't usually care much about the loss of his power."

"These purple and yellow ones? Uh... I can't remember. The source of these two energies was too weak. I remember they're already dead."

Luca's forehead immediately creased when he saw the two wisps of energy that Gu Yi had described as having 'too weak origin'.

Because these two 'stars' are already the second and third most powerful in this galaxy, after the largest black star.

"So, it's because the creditor was too weak that the old man simply killed him and borrowed all the energy from that dimension, resulting in so much energy?"

Finally, the Ancient One pointed to the enormous black sphere that occupied nearly a third of the galaxy.

"Oh, this is it."

"Dormaham's?"

"That's right, it's Dormammu's. He's not very bright and never learns from his mistakes. Actually, I didn't pay much attention, and before I knew it, I had borrowed so much."

Hearing the Ancient One's nonchalant attitude, which she maintained throughout as 'it wasn't my fault, those guys were idiots,' Luca could only silently mourn for the other dimensional demons for a second.

Although Luca didn't know exactly how much energy a dimension could have.

It's important to understand that the Hextech energy that is omnipresent throughout the entire Hextech Dimension is simply drifting around.

These dozens of 'planets' of varying sizes are actually solidified together, forming an energy sphere with a near-solid shape.

Judging from the remaining energy of those two unfortunate souls who were suspected of being killed, Luca certainly didn't want another blue planet to appear in the Ancient One's future 'galaxy model'.

Moreover, who knows if those tiny energy spheres that act as 'satellites' might suddenly grow hundreds of times larger one day?
'I'd better try to avoid provoking this grumpy old man in the future.'

After this round of 'arms display', Luca didn't dare to say another word. He obediently let the Ancient One lead him back into the acceleration channel and quickly arrive at the edge of the Hextech Dimension.

And here, Luca unexpectedly saw that somewhat familiar scene again.

Red and blue energies intertwined, forming a massive energy platform out of thin air in what should have been a universe-like dimensional space.

On the platform, streaks of red and blue energy collided and quickly disappeared, as if they were constantly devouring and merging with each other.

"A place of dimensional fusion and dimensional devouring. Of course, you can also call this place a dimensional battlefield!"

Listening to the Ancient One's explanation, Luca remained silent as he quietly observed the enormous red and blue platform.

However, as the viewpoint slowly rose, the look in his eyes became increasingly strange.

There was no other reason than that this void platform, in terms of both size and shape, looked strangely familiar to Luca.

"This...this is New York?!"

(End of this chapter)