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Just as the four of them surrounded Luca with cold expressions, he, having confirmed the situation, moved instantly.
Everything around him seemed to freeze.
This wasn't the activation of the Stasis Field from his right hand, but the Speed Force coursing through his body.
In a split second, Luca's figure appeared in four locations simultaneously.
Hawkeye reaching for the longbow on his back, Old Osborn veins popping as he prepared to charge, Tony raising his arm to fire a repulsor blast, and Gwen just pressing her web shooters.
None of them could even complete their actions before Luca punched each of them to the ground.
And that was with Luca holding back, worried that among the four, there might be some unlucky soul genuinely brainwashed by the enemy or controlled by that possibly non-existent virus serum.
However, seeing the green skin faintly revealed after the four were heavily injured and coughing up blood, Luca wasn't surprised.
He just found the sensation during his attack a bit odd.
Fake Tony and Clint were normal. Why did that old bastard Norman have a constitution surpassing ordinary humans, while Fake Gwen was just an ordinary human?
Are there differences between these Skrulls?
With doubts in his mind, Luca didn't plan on using interrogation techniques. He simply delivered a swift kick to each of the four terrified individuals.
This time, having confirmed they were Skrull imposters, Luca didn't hold back.
A violent kick straight to their necks.
The four were sent flying instantly. Before they even hit the wall, their necks snapped at grotesque angles, lifeless.
Thud, thud, thud, thud~
Four impacts sounded in succession.
But with those impacts, the walls of what seemed to be a laboratory began to flicker and shake violently, like a fantasy projection.
By the time the four bodies slid down like hung paintings and Luca stood firmly in the center of the room again...
The walls of the lab shed their disguise, revealing a square force field shield glowing with red light.
Outside this semi-transparent force field, countless fully armed agents were densely packed around them.
"It was a projection? Pretty realistic."
Ignoring the four dead bodies, Luca walked leisurely to the edge of the force field and stood there, staring unkindly at the "Nick Fury" who appeared to be the leader.
Not just "Nick Fury." Behind him stood a brand new set of "Tony's Four," except "Gwen" was missing, replaced by "War Machine Rhodes."
"You went through all this trouble to trick me into coming here, sacrificing four lives, just for this?"
As he spoke, Luca reached out his right hand and knocked on the energy barrier in front of him.
Although he didn't use full strength, the barrier banged loudly.
But apart from the sound, the barrier showed no other fluctuations.
Facing Luca's actions, the "Nick Fury" in front of him didn't care at all. He even shed his disguise directly, revealing himself as a green-skinned Skrull, seemingly young.
And the agents surrounding the area showed no surprise at his appearance.
"I just didn't expect you to hide such an ability. As expected of someone designated Threat Level S by Nick Fury."
As he spoke, the Skrull seemed completely indifferent to the deaths of his four kin, his tone filled with an annoying arrogance.
"Threat Level S? Nick Fury is secretly doing useless things again!"
Facing such an annoying guy, Luca naturally didn't give him a good attitude, asking with disdain:
"Do you goblins really think you can trap me with this thing?"
Saying this, Luca reached into his coat.
But just as he made this move, the Skrull opposite him spoke again.
"Hehe, this spatial isolation field and energy barrier are Tony Stark's masterpieces. Feel free to try if your little gadgets still work."
Hearing this, Luca frowned internally but remained outwardly impassive.
However, the Skrull's words were soon verified.
Not only could he not use the Capsules containing various items in his pocket, but all his communications were also cut off.
The phone that had signal when Gwen called just now had lost reception. The signal transmitter used to contact The Spot for positioning also lost its function.
Meaning, even if The Spot's portals might be unaffected, Luca couldn't notify him to come for a rescue.
Fuck, that bastard Tony! He always messes up when trying to do good, but he's a genius at screwing over his own people!
Seeing Luca fall silent, the smile on the Skrull impersonating Nick Fury widened on his ugly green face, his tone becoming even more arrogant.
"Alright, behave yourself and take a nap. We'll be taking your identity!"
As he spoke, the Skrull waved his hand. Controlled by someone unseen, several machine gun turrets rose from the floor within the energy shield trapping Luca.
However, Luca ignored the turrets and asked quickly:
"Was all this arranged by Nick Fury?"
The Skrull sneered but didn't answer Luca's question directly.
"That's not for you to worry about!"
As his voice fell, all the machine gun turrets opened fire simultaneously. Luca, entering Speed Force mode, noticed that the barrels were firing tranquilizer darts, not metal bullets.
They really want to capture me alive? What are these guys up to?
Forget it, let's get out first! Guessing is useless; better to catch this bastard and ask him directly!
In a flash of thought, Luca transformed directly into his Half-Dragon form.
With the combined boost of the Speed Force, Half-Dragon form, and his mechanical arm, Luca tore the machine gun turrets to shreds in the blink of an eye.
Even in the gaps between attacks, Luca didn't forget to test the strength of the surrounding energy shield with his metal claws.
Unfortunately, he still couldn't tear the shield apart directly.
But just then, he suddenly noticed something.
From the turrets he had destroyed, seemingly due to damaged ammo compartments, massive amounts of tranquilizer gas were spewing out.
Clearly, a contingency plan anticipating that ordinary tranquilizer darts wouldn't work on him.
Fuck, Tony! You absolute liability!!