Marvel: The Imposter Inventor

Chapter 364 The Nuclear Crisis Vanishes Without a Trace

Earth.

After taking care of the Skrull space station, Luca, Samira, and the others also returned to Earth through the Spotted portal.

Although all four Gundams have the ability to directly enter Earth from outside the atmosphere, it is still not as convenient as direct teleportation.

Even with Earth's space currently restricted, opening a portal in near-Earth orbit large enough to accommodate a Gundam would put considerable pressure on Spot.

Fortunately, nothing unexpected happened.

Upon returning to the New York base, Luca noticed this immediately.

Natasha was holding a watering can and 'watering' a row of neatly arranged energy blocks on the ground.

Meanwhile, Harry stared longingly, climbing up the hibernation pod to check if his father was inside after each block was 'decompressed'.

The cubes in the big bag still need to be identified slowly, but there's really no need to wait any longer for the bag of Avengers members.

It was nothing more than the Avengers and a few core members of S.H.I.E.L.D. whom Luca knew.

There weren't many in total, so Luca didn't bother them and let them slowly 'open the blind boxes' on their own.

However, at this moment, Vision, who had been staying on Earth, quietly passed through the wall and appeared next to Luca.

Now he can skillfully dribble the ball over the wall.

Luca wasn't too surprised by this.

There have been previous attempts to repair Vision by replacing his body parts, and the newly installed parts did not suddenly fall off due to his ability to blur or pass through walls.

It was probably because of wearing it for a long time that he subconsciously regarded the [magic orb] as part of his body.

"Remember to use the door next time."

Luca pointed somewhat helplessly to the open door, which was only two or three meters away from where Vision passed through the wall.

Seeing this, Little Illusion didn't argue back. He just scratched his head in a very human way and then continued to talk about the important matter.

"All attempts by the Skrulls to launch a nuclear missile have been thwarted."

"Among them are twelve nuclear missile launch sites, which were already under our surveillance, and three of them were exposed during previous battles and were quickly taken over by the mechanized forces."

"The remaining two launch sites are not in North America, and are targeting eight cities including Sokovia, New York, Los Angeles, London, and Moscow."

"But they were locked onto by satellites the moment the nuclear warheads were launched, and all the missiles were moved off Earth by the spot. We have now destroyed both bases."

"As for whether the Skrulls still have hidden nuclear missile bases, it is unknown for the time being. However, after the shutdown on Friday, Hakimi has temporarily taken over all of Stark's satellites and is currently monitoring every corner of the earth."

Listening to Vision's long and detailed report, Luca didn't seem too surprised, since this was the task he had assigned to him earlier.

On the contrary, Gwen and her two companions, who had been watching Natasha 'watering' the plants, immediately approached nervously upon hearing this.

"Did those Skrulls really launch a nuclear missile?!"

Although they hadn't witnessed it firsthand on Earth, just hearing Vision's retelling was enough to send chills down their spines.

So many nuclear missile bases launched simultaneously, and the targets were not limited to North America.

If even one nuclear bomb were to detonate successfully—no, not even needing to detonate!—if even one family were to trigger a chain reaction due to emotional tension, Earth could very well enter a nuclear winter!

"These Skrulls! They're trying to drag all of humanity down with them!!"

Even the usually mild-mannered Dr. Banner was now gritting his teeth and cursing under his breath.

It's worth noting that when he left the Skrull space station earlier, he even had the idea of ​​advising Luca not to exterminate the Skrulls.

But now it seems that while he wants to let the other party go, the other party may not want to let Earth go.

"These bastards! Is it a case of 'if you can't have it, destroy it'?!"

"Wasn't this something we expected?"

Faced with the three men's indignant expressions, Luca nonchalantly retorted with a question.

In fact, he had already begun making arrangements for this when he devised the plan to use New York to attract the attention of the Skrulls.

On one hand, they were buying time for Natasha and the other to locate the prisoners' prison and the Skrull space station, while on the other hand, they were preparing for the Gundam's launch.

On the other hand, Luca has never forgotten to capture Skrull agents operating outside the region and use his mental abilities to control them, trying to integrate them into the various nuclear missile launch sites controlled by the Skrulls.

For this operation, Luca dispatched many of his Yuri psychic users.

Even when the Skrulls chose to launch a three-pronged attack on New York by sea, land, and air, Luca's mechanical troops, who were not engaged in combat, quickly set off to take over the enemy's bases the moment they were exposed.

Although a few escaped the net in the end, thankfully, no mushroom cloud actually spread all over the earth.

Even if Luca could guarantee that no nuclear bomb would ever fall near Sokovia, he still didn't want to live on a planet in ruins forever.

'Perhaps after the Macross is completed, we can consider finding another habitable planet in the universe as a backup plan?' Luca thought to himself.

Although this time it seems that the destruction of Earth was prevented, in the end, Earth in the Marvel universe, as the core of all events, is always bound to experience one terrifying crisis after another.

Putting aside planet-destroying weapons like the Power Stone and the Rainbow Bridge, what if something like a 'Galactic Attack' or a 'Celestial Race' were to happen later?

Having multiple escape routes is better than being destroyed along with the Earth.

'Hmm, Thanos's choice of a planet to retire on seems pretty good! I wonder how many similar planets there are in the universe?'

'Perhaps after the dimensional war ends and Earth's space is unsealed, we could explore it and find a safer parallel universe as a refuge?'

'Unfortunately, there isn't even a decent planet to settle on within the Hextech Dimension, and I can't stay there permanently. Otherwise, this dimension of my own would be the most suitable base.'

Luca was secretly planning in his mind that if the Earth were to be destroyed one day, he would need to find a safe way to survive.

But in Gwen's eyes, Luca had already started to drift off with a furrowed brow as soon as they finished talking about the nuclear crisis brought by the Skrulls.

The group exchanged glances, all assuming that Luca was contemplating how to handle the aftermath of the Skrulls on Earth.

After a long silence, Dr. Banner finally broke the silence by speaking.

"Luca, what are your plans for dealing with these Skrulls hiding on Earth?"

(End of this chapter)