Marvel: The Imposter Inventor

Chapter 397 That’s it
Luca narrowed his eyes, his gaze fixed on the pair of eyes visible beneath the other's mask.

However, seeing that he had no intention of answering, the other party did not give him any more time to think.

"Shu~"

The sharp whooshing sound rang out again.

This time, Hirako Shinji's Shunpo was noticeably faster than before.

So much so that even Luca, who was focused intently on his opponent, could only barely catch a fleeting afterimage as it passed through the air.

But the next moment.

When the afterimage reached a position about two meters in front of Luca, its form had only just passed by.

Without needing to observe the activation, seven or eight pale golden energy chains suddenly shot out from the surrounding ground, instantly trapping 'Hirō's' body.

"The fourth way to bind, this rope!"

That's right, this is the Ghost Path trap that Luca left behind when he retreated.

Unlike the "Sound Transformation" often used by Arrancar, the Shinigami's movement technique "Shunpo" may have the word "Shun" in its name, but it is not essentially a spatial ability like teleportation.

Rather, it is a high-speed movement technique that resembles teleportation.

This is why Luca chose to set up a trap in the opponent's path of attack.

However, for the sake of secrecy, Luca chose 'this rope,' a low-order Kido that he could already silently unleash, and could only compensate for the quality by relying on the quantity of Kido.

Even so, the densely packed light threads that bound the opponent could not actually restrain a captain for long.

Knowing all this, Luca saw 'Hirako' fall for the attack and immediately threw a whole box of 'Kido Capsules' from his pocket.

Yes! A whole box!

Since there are no convenient compression tools like the [Dehydration Gun], Luca's top priority when making various tools in Soul Society is to make them small and easy to carry.

This whole box of 'Ghost Path Capsules' contains over sixty capsules!!
Just before 'Hirako Shinji', who was preparing to unleash his spiritual pressure to shatter this boring trick that had trapped him.

The capsule box, engraved with the Hello logo, exploded instantly.

Then, more than sixty microcapsules popped out at once, scattering around him like a sky full of stars.

"Die, you idiot!"

On those 'ghost capsules', a dangerous red light was flashing wildly.

Luca decisively activated his Instant Step and ran as fast as he could to get away.

next moment.

"Boom boom boom boom——————"

The continuous roar of explosions instantly engulfed everything.

Red, yellow, blue, and green.

Various kinds of explosions and flames intertwined and shot straight into the sky.

The terrifying shockwave directly blasted and twisted all the surrounding metal buildings.

The four Renji who were still inside Luca's barrier in the distance were blown into the air the moment the barrier shattered.

Binding Spell #30: Mouth Thrust Three Flashes! Binding Spell #61: Six-Staff Light Prison! Destruction Spell #31: Crimson Fire Cannon! Destruction Spell #33: Azure Fire Fall! Destruction Spell #54: Destroyed Flame!
And finally, Hado #63, Thunder Roar Cannon!

Aside from the first one to be triggered, the Binding Spell is specifically designed to restrict enemy movement in 'All-Out Attack Mode'.

The remaining sixty Kido attacks were all high-powered Hado attacks carefully crafted by Luca.

Moreover, because the trigger capsules were prepared in advance under safe conditions through the core key, each of these ghost paths was infused with a large amount of spiritual power and fully chanted.

Not to mention, Luca's usual Kido is already somewhat overpowered.

With such a large number, even if they are all low- to mid-level Kido below number 63, the power they unleash in an instant far exceeds that of a normally released number 90 or higher Hado.

In that instant, the world seemed to change color. The surrounding air seemed to distort slightly.

Even any captain wouldn't dare say they could withstand such a terrifying attack when completely unprepared.

At this moment.

Even Aizen Sousuke and Ichimaru Gin, who were in the sky looking down at everything below, couldn't help but change color slightly.

However, Aizen is still Aizen.

After the initial surprise, his expression quickly returned to its usual calm, as if everything was under control.

For him, breaking through to level 90 or higher was not difficult. The reason for his surprise was simply that Luca was able to unleash such a powerful attack at his age.

"Although it requires a lot of time to prepare in advance, being able to do this well truly makes one a genius."

Upon hearing Aizen's words, Gin Ichimaru narrowed his eyes again, revealing his signature smile, and asked in a very casual tone.

"Lord Aizen~ Now is not the time to worry about these things, is it? That guy might very well die from an attack like that~"

Although Gin Ichimaru's words seemed to express concern for his companions, his tone was merely indifferent.

Despite Ichimaru Gin's reminder, Aizen's expression remained largely unchanged, and he simply spoke softly.

"It's not that fragile."

After saying that, Aizen gently pushed up his glasses and quietly watched the distant, soon-to-dissipate flames, his voice carrying a strange undertone.

"However, let's leave it at that this time. This result seems pretty good."

For some reason, by the end, Aizen's eyes were completely obscured by the light reflected from his glasses, and only the slightly upturned corners of his mouth could be seen.

Let's turn our attention back to Luca.

Having just unleashed a wave of 'Severed-Hand Patrick Star', he quickly distanced himself and arrived beside Renji and the others.

Out of the corner of my eye, I could see that all four of them seemed to have been knocked unconscious by the impact of the explosion, and were now lying sprawled on the ground.

After sensing the situation briefly and confirming that the spiritual pressure of the group was relatively stable, and estimating that they had only suffered minor injuries, Luca looked back in the direction of the explosion.

Now that it has been confirmed that Aizen was behind it all, no matter what effect his attack had, he dared not be careless in the slightest.

The right hand holding the knife gently stroked a ring on the left wrist.

With a gentle tug, a beautifully crafted fingerless glove instantly covered Luca's left hand.

On the back of this exquisitely crafted glove with its distinctly mechanical design, a device resembling a coil is silently and rapidly spinning.

Monomolecular yarn gloves - Spirit Edition.

This is another small invention that Luca modified based on the prosthetic technology he learned in the '2077 World'.

After doing all this, he repeatedly pointed the tip of his knife at the ground around him, while his left hand reached into his robes and grasped another set of 'Kido Capsule Boxes'.

However, just as Luca was nervously waiting for the enemy's next offensive...

Suddenly, a voice that was all too familiar to him came from afar.

"Sorry, we're late."

Upon hearing this, Luca resisted the urge to throw a 'single molecular line' directly at him and turned to look.

Who else could these people be but the captain and vice-captain of the Fifth Division, the rescue division?

"The enemy has already escaped."

"You did a great job this time!"

Looking at Aizen, whose smile remained gentle, as if trying to soothe his own nervousness.

Luca's eyelids drooped, then...
A sunny and gentle smile also graced his face.

(End of this chapter)