Marvel: The Imposter Inventor

Chapter 408 Punch

As Luca inserted the key into his shoulder, the plain-looking shihaka suit he was wearing immediately began to churn violently.

Meanwhile, Kenpachi Zaraki, who was about to rush towards Luca, suddenly stopped.

Of course, this was not because Kenpachi was wary of Luca's sudden change.

In fact, at this moment, Kenpachi's ferocious smile became even more unrestrained.

Just like when he first attacked, he neither used Flash Step nor slashed with full force.

Kenpachi is currently only waiting for Luca to enter his "complete form" because he realizes that Luca is undergoing a pre-battle "transformation" so that he can enjoy the battle more.

At that moment, taking advantage of the brief interruption in the battle, several captains immediately reprimanded the still somewhat confused academy graduates.

"All students, disperse!"

"Get away from this area!"

Although fighting between members is forbidden in the Seireitei, it never refuses to allow Shinigami to practice combat.

Even though the occasion is somewhat inappropriate, the team captains will do their best to evacuate the weaker students to avoid any accidental injuries until a truly uncontrollable situation arises.

However, Luca's 'transformation' was much faster than anyone imagined.

Since he is neither a beautiful girl nor a Digimon, he naturally cannot guarantee that his opponents will not attack him when he switches forms.

In fact, the moment Luca uttered the word 'dress,' his spiritual pressure began to surge dramatically.

No, perhaps it shouldn't be called his own spiritual pressure, but rather the spiritual pressure of the shihaka outfit Luca was wearing suddenly surged.

The originally ordinary black shihaka armor began to crumble and sway instantly, like surging flames.

The next instant, the entire black coat expanded by one size, and then, to everyone's bewildered gaze, it twisted and transformed into a hideous, full-coverage pure black battle armor.

The triangular-shaped mask on the head only had two scarlet eye lenses remaining.

The heavy shoulder armor extends to the two arms, eventually forming two enormous iron fists.

The sharply defined, jet-black breastplate layered up to his waist, along with the noticeably thicker leg armor, completely encasing Luca's torso.

Most importantly, the Zanpakuto that Luca had originally stuck in his shoulder has now been moved slightly backward due to the change in the form of the Shinigami, and is now carried on his back.

Yes, Luca's previous slash didn't actually pierce his own body; rather, it connected the blade directly to his Shinigami armor.

Looking down at his surroundings, Luca noticed the new armor swaying erratically like black flames. His brow furrowed slightly beneath the mask, and he uttered a metallic sound, a sound that had been transformed by the armor.

"Are the extremely compressed spiritual particles still somewhat unstable?"

"But that's enough for testing!"

After speaking, Luca looked up again at Kenpachi Zaraki, who was waiting for him with great interest in the distance, and his voice involuntarily rose a few decibels.

"Come on, Zaraki!"

As he spoke, Luca's spiritual pressure surged once more, condensing into a tangible black-red pillar of energy that shot straight into the sky.

The gravity around the entire True Central Spiritual Arts Academy grounds seemed to have increased several times over.

At this moment, the captains and vice-captains who had witnessed Luca's transformation finally came to their senses, with the weaker ones muttering to themselves in disbelief.

"Is this... could this be Luca's Bankai? This terrifying spiritual pressure!"

"Wait, he said before that this was a prop test??"

As the group talked, Kenpachi Zaraki, who had been unable to contain himself any longer, paid no attention to any of that.

Seeing that Luca's preparations were complete, he launched another charge with a wild laugh.

"Hahaha! Come on! That's more like it!" Before he finished speaking, Kenpachi Zaraki had already unleashed a full-force slash.

However, faced with this powerful blow, Luca, who was standing still, showed no intention of dodging and only slightly raised his left arm.

next moment.

"when--"

A deafening clang of metal clashing rang out from the gauntlet on Luca's arm.

Despite taking a direct hit from Kenpachi Zaraki, he remained completely still, and even the surface of his black arm armor showed no signs of damage.

Luca's lips twitched slightly beneath his mask, then he clenched his right fist and threw a punch at Kenpachi's open abdomen.

As the fist swung, several evenly distributed micro-spray nozzles suddenly appeared beneath the originally smooth, black arm armor.

The crimson spiritual flames erupted instantly.

This punch, imbued with violent spiritual power, unleashed several layers of air blasts within a distance of less than half a meter.

The moment the fist struck Kenpachi's abdomen.

"boom-----"

A terrifying shockwave exploded instantly.

Kenpachi, who had just been smiling with delight because Luca had blocked his attack, was suddenly twirled in mid-air.

He was blasted away in an instant, like a shooting star.

The blood that sprayed from his mouth formed a straight line in the air.

"Boom boom boom~"

As Kenpachi's body flew backward, several walls were instantly pierced through.

The path, which was nearly 100 meters long, was covered with dust and gravel, and the ground had been plowed out into a straight path two or three meters wide.

At this moment, everyone stared in disbelief at the strange mech in the arena, which resembled a demon god with black flames dancing around its body.

In the distance, several team members who had peeked out to check after the outer wall of their barracks had been bombarded looked completely bewildered.

"Captain Zaraki... They've lost?!"

The second division's vice-captain, Ōmaeda Nozomi, held her nearly dislocated jaw in disbelief.

He had always thought that Luca was just an ordinary kid with a big reputation who tinkered with gadgets.

Unexpectedly, he was able to send the terrifying Kenpachi Zaraki of the Eleventh Division flying with a single punch.

Looking at the long trail of smoke and dust shaped like the Chinese character "大" (big), Ōmaeda swallowed hard again.

However, Soi Fon, who usually liked to tease her vice-captain, remained silent, staring blankly at Luca in the distance.

Among the captains, apart from Retsu Unohana, who was almost unable to suppress her inner impulses, only a few others remained relatively calm.

"Little Luca has really come up with something amazing!"

"However, Captain Zaraki isn't someone who's so easily defeated!"

Kyoraku Shunsui looked thoughtfully at Luca in the arena, his words seemingly muttered to himself or addressed to others.

as predicted.

The next moment, an even more powerful golden spiritual pressure surged into the sky from the spot where Kenpachi had crashed down.

(End of this chapter)