Marvel: The Imposter Inventor

Chapter 48 Holding firm and awaiting reinforcements?

"Activate Destruction/Disintegrator Mode!"

As Luca finished speaking, the [Dominator] pistol in his hand was quickly drawn.

The cyan particles continued to gather, and the huge energy ball rapidly contracted amidst a 'buzzing' sound.

However, before he could actually launch this high-energy particle ball...

Inside the building, a large number of gang members armed with guns rushed out with ferocious expressions.

Dunshan's expression immediately changed, he raised his gun and shouted loudly.

"Cover fire!"

"Da da da da——"

Intense gunfire erupted all around, and golden shell casings rained down on the ground.

However, Kingpin's men were ultimately just a bunch of hot-blooded gangsters, how could they possibly compare to Dunshan and his men, true veterans who had been through many battles?

The situation can be described as instantly turning into a one-sided affair.

One scream after another rose and fell, and four or five gangsters fell backward before they could even raise their guns.

However, Luca was the first to notice that many of the gang members inside the house had their guns pointed at Big White, who was pushing a cart.

Looking at the energy ball in his hand that had been fully charged, Luca immediately roared.

"Big White! Come back!"

"Okay!" (●—●)

As Big White flashed away from his spot, countless bullets from the gangsters' own men struck the windshield of the Mercedes, creating spiderweb-like cracks.

However, the Mercedes itself managed to escape the predicament and accelerated rapidly into the building.

However, at that moment, the [Dominator] in Luca's hand shot out a beam of green light.

"Om-"

A beam of high-energy, bluish-green particles struck the ground behind the car in an instant.

Previously, due to concerns about affecting Big White, and because the Mercedes-Benz was constantly pressing the accelerator and starting at a very fast speed.

This resulted in Luca's shot missing the car body entirely.

However, even so.

At the very point where the particle beam struck the ground, the cyan and white light surged instantly, transforming in the blink of an eye into a massive, crackling energy ball.

The Mercedes-Benz, which had only moved forward half a meter, was already enveloped in this huge sphere of light by nearly a third of its body.

It was just for a fleeting moment.

The vehicle's armor, which boasts VR7-level protection, was instantly melted and disintegrated, with a section disappearing.

The entire rear half of the vehicle, including most of the wheels, looked as if it had been bitten by an invisible giant mouth, leaving only a row of neat cuts radiating a scorching red light.

However, perhaps because it was disintegrated too quickly, the car body did not explode despite the damage.

Driven by its previous momentum, it charged headlong into the building in front of it without stopping.

After smashing through several gang members, it crashed into a distant wall with a loud 'bang' and then fell silent.

Seeing this, Luca nodded in satisfaction and retracted [Dominator].

Yes, that's why Luca was able to calmly put away his gun.

This was because Big White had quickly arrived in front of him and used his body to shield Luca from any stray bullets that might threaten him.

Furthermore, even though the firefight had only just begun, almost all the enemies who had rushed out of the house had already been dealt with by Dunshan and his men.

Especially Thresh, the bald, muscular man standing next to Luca. After abandoning his aim at the bulletproof Mercedes, he immediately turned his gun around and began indiscriminately firing in the direction of the warehouse building.

The rapidly spewing flames were like the Grim Reaper's scythe, turning everything in its path into a beehive.

Moreover, while he was firing wildly, he was also laughing maniacally.

"Die! Die! You scum! Hahahaha~~~ Taste Grandpa's fiery big gun!"

However, even in this seemingly frenzied state, Thresh's machine gun remained incredibly accurate and stable. He could even switch between burst fire and quick magazine changes during the intervals between attacks to ensure that the firepower could be sustained for a longer period of time.

Until another ammunition box containing 200 rounds was emptied, and the continuous clicking sound of an empty magazine could be heard.

Thresh seemed to regain his senses, his expression suddenly stiffening as he looked at the reddening gun barrel and awkwardly scratched his bald head.

"Well, Master Luca, actually I don't do this often."

Seeing this, Luca, who was hiding behind Big White, twitched his lips slightly and didn't know what to say for a moment.

In fact, what Luca didn't know was...

The Thresh in front of us is definitely not in his 'normal state'.

Today, because it's a battle within the city, and against gangsters, he's only using an M249 light machine gun.

When Thresh is fighting on overseas battlefields, as the squad's gunner, he usually uses the XM556 micro cannon with an electrically powered tactical backpack ammo box, which is commonly referred to as a handheld Gatling gun for fire suppression.

Thresh in that situation—well, his laughter was louder, and his expression was more manic—was definitely different from his state today.

Back to topic.

As all the enemies fell, the raging gunfire finally ceased.

The ground was littered with flying shell casings, the thick smell of gunpowder filled Luca's mouth and nose, the faint echoes of gunfire still lingered in his ears, and before him lay the corpses of gangsters riddled with bloody holes.

However, among these dead people, there was clearly none of Luca's real target today.

"Longbow, wrench! Did someone escape from the building just now?" Dunshan quickly asked his two teammates over the comms.

"No." The first response came from Chang Gong, whose voice remained calm.

The wrench user, on the other hand, was a bit slower, taking a few breaths before giving his answer.

"I've been watching the screen the whole time, but I didn't see it."

However, Dunshan, noticing the abnormality of the wrench, immediately asked a question in return.

"Wrench, report on your situation."

“A car that should have been one of Kingpin’s men just passed by and I took it out. But I think you guys need to speed things up, the target may be getting reinforcements.”

Wrench gave a quick answer.

Upon hearing this, Dunshan didn't dwell on the fact that he had taken care of the enemy gangsters with the wrench, but it was just as he had analyzed.

Kingpin is, after all, the ruler of Hell's Kitchen, and they were attacking his stronghold, so there was indeed a possibility that more of his men would come to their aid at any time.

If they don't want to be surrounded here, they have to speed up now.

Without any hesitation, Dunshan immediately turned his gaze to Luca on the other side.

However, he didn't need to remind him; Luca had already placed his hand on the temple of the [tracking glasses] again and activated his thermal imaging.

'1, 2, 3, 4'

My gaze swept quickly across the room, and sure enough, Kingpin was still in the unmonitored room on the third floor, being protected by his last few men. Judging from the thickness of the protective wall, it was very likely that it had been specially reinforced.

'Are we preparing to hold our ground and wait for reinforcements? No!'

"Watch out for grenades!!!"

(End of this chapter)