Marvel: The Imposter Inventor

Chapter 8 Didn't you see I had a gun?

Luca turned around quickly upon hearing the sound.

Behind the convenience store counter, two burly, bald black men with fierce expressions peeked out from behind the counter.

One of them was holding a pistol of unknown model, pointing it directly at his chest.

"Damn it! What are you looking at! I told you to get out! Don't attract those monsters!!"

Another bald black man holding a dagger leaned out again, forcibly lowering his voice to shout at Luca, while also gesturing with the dagger in his hand.

However, judging from his timid demeanor, where he didn't even dare to speak loudly, he really didn't have much of a deterrent effect.

It was only at this point that Luca noticed.

Right next to the counter, a young woman in a convenience store uniform lay in a pool of blood, stabbed multiple times.

After a little thought, Luca could guess the general idea.

It's nothing more than two pieces of trash who are too afraid to go out and escape, so they've taken over the place and are just waiting to die.

However, after noticing Luca's gaze, the black man with the gun seemed to gain more confidence, and his voice became louder.

"Get out of here! If you don't leave, this is yours."

However, before he could finish speaking, Luca suddenly raised his gun.

A pale blue laser beam shot out and struck the gunman squarely in the chest.

The guy, who had just started to stand up, was instantly sent flying backward with a charred chest, knocking over a large amount of the clutter behind the counter.

Before the other burly black man could even react to what was happening, a second laser beam followed.

"Boom~"

The same scene repeated itself, with the burly black man wielding a short knife also flying backward.

"Idiot, can't you see I have a gun too?"

Seeing the two lying on the ground, Luca didn't care whether they were still alive or not. He went forward and shot them both in the head to make sure the two idiots were completely dead. Only then did he stretch his back, which was a little sore from crashing into the store, and turn around to continue his journey.

But when he got to the store entrance, he discovered...

I don't know if it was because of the explosion upstairs earlier, or the commotion caused by killing those two black guys.

At that moment, several Zeta Swiss soldiers carrying light guns slowly surrounded the location of the shop.

Moreover, just as Luca discovered these Chitauri, these aliens also noticed him.

No time to think too much.

Without saying a word, Luca hooked a can of soda on the ground with his right foot and volleyed it into the air.

At the same time, he quickly aimed the folding light gun in his hand and pulled the trigger repeatedly.

A rapidly spinning aluminum can and several laser beams are emitted simultaneously.

The can, unsurprisingly, hit the bullseye, exploding directly on a Chitauri's head and knocking him unconscious on the spot.

However, due to the hasty firing, only one of the several laser beams hit its target.

The remaining Zitalian soldiers, naturally, would not let Luca, their enemy, go unpunished, and immediately raised their guns to aim.

However, before Luca could jump away again and hide behind cover, he was caught off guard.

A familiar golden-red figure spun and plummeted rapidly from the sky.

As if bowling, it knocked over four or five Zeta Swiss soldiers with a series of clanging and banging sounds before crashing heavily to the ground.

The first unlucky guy who was hit even exploded on the spot, his head rolling down in front of Luca.

This is the third time. Was Tony really this disheveled in the movie?

Looking at Tony Stark landing in front of him in almost the same way once again, Luca felt a little amused and exasperated.

'Captain Tsubasa?'

Similarly, Stark, who was struggling to get up, also noticed Luca in the store.

Before he could even figure out why this kid wasn't staying home obediently but instead running around, more Zeta Swiss soldiers were already rapidly closing in on him.

Clearly, in the eyes of these Chitauri, eliminating these members of the Avengers was a very high priority.

Several laser beams struck Tony Stark's armor in succession, making it impossible for him to maintain his footing.

They could only manage a difficult fight using their weak palm cannons.

'Wait a minute! Isn't this the scene before Iron Man went to fight the nuclear bomb?!'

This somewhat familiar scene immediately made Luca realize that he had to help the other side quickly eliminate these enemies.

Otherwise, if Stark goes off with all his might to deal with the nuclear bomb, I might not be able to handle the encirclement of so many Chitauri by myself.

The thought flashed through his mind, and Luca quickly raised his gun and aimed.

Several bursts of fire instantly took down two Chitauri who were besieging Tony Stark.

However, his actions clearly angered his enemies who had previously ignored him.

Immediately, several Chitauri raised their guns and fired in the direction of Luca.

Fortunately, Luca had anticipated this and quickly moved away from the spot.

Meanwhile, in the middle of the street, Tony, having gotten a brief respite, immediately raised his hand and killed three Chitauri.

However, just as Luca rolled off the ground to get up and prepared to continue his counterattack...

But he discovered that there were already two light guns aimed at him from the other side.

'not good! '

"Kid! Get out of the way!"

Stark lunged forward, knocking down a Chitauri soldier, while simultaneously firing a beam of light from his right palm, blasting another Chitauri soldier away.

However, the second attack was ultimately a step too late.

The Chitauri who had been blasted away had already pulled the trigger.

A pale blue laser beam shot towards Luca's location in an instant.

'Oh shit.'

Even the moment Luca noticed he was being targeted, he had already made a dodge maneuver.

However, in this crouching position after the roll, the strength bonus from the [Strength-Enhancing Shoes] cannot be fully utilized, and the dodging action is far less swift than before.

At this point, all one can do is try to raise their arms to protect themselves while trying to dodge.

"Bang~"

A loud explosion.

A burst of sparks erupted from Luca's arm, and he was sent flying backward, crashing heavily into a car behind him.

The force of the impact caused Luca to feel a sharp pain in his back, followed by a blackout, and he almost fainted on the spot.

The sound of the explosion, along with the muffled thud of the impact, left Luca with a ringing in his ears.

A strong, metallic taste instantly filled my mouth, and bright red blood flowed from the corner of my mouth.

It slowly slid down from the somewhat dented car door.

Fortunately, his right leg, which was constantly receiving the lowest level of electric shock, still had strength, which allowed Luca to stay upright and not fall to the ground.

'This body seems to be lacking in exercise!'

Luca opened his somewhat blurry eyes.

He raised his hand to look at his broken prosthetic right arm, then suddenly grinned, revealing a somewhat eerie smile through his blood-soaked mouth.

"Haha, thank goodness I'm right-handed!"

(End of this chapter)