Marvel: The Imposter Inventor

Chapter 84 The Unexpected Signs of a Major Event

However, at the very last moment, Gwen plunged headfirst into the spacetime tunnel created by the particle collider.

Suddenly, a blue light appeared before her eyes.

When she came to her senses, she found that she had not arrived in her original world, but in a New York that seemed similar yet was not.

At first, although Gwen was somewhat annoyed by her mistake of 'time travel', she was still trying her best to find a way back.

Even though she knew nothing about this world, she still managed to gather a lot of information through her own abilities.

For example, there doesn't seem to be a Spider-Man legend in this world.

For example, as seen in the news, Kingpin's power in this world has just collapsed.

In fact, when Gwen first heard the news, she felt like the sky had fallen.

After all, without Kingpin there would be no particle collider, and she would be unable to return to her original world.

However, clinging to the hope that Kingpin was simply gone and that the particle collider had actually been built long ago, she still chose to go to Kingpin's original territory to investigate further.

But the final result was...
"No, right?"

Luca gave the answer without hesitation.

As far as he knew, Kingpin in this world had never been married, let alone had a wife or children.

In this situation, Kingpin would naturally not choose to build a particle collider simply because he wanted to find his dead wife and children.

However, as soon as he said this, Gwen paused slightly.

"Yes. No, I don't know either."

Now it was Luca's turn to be dumbfounded.

"There really is a particle collider??"

'No, Kingpin, a company that's only just begun to develop in this world, what resources would it have to create such advanced black technology?'

Upon hearing Luca's question, Gwen spoke again.

"I don't know. I went there following the location of the particle collider in another world, but I only found a similar experimental base. Before I could explore further, the guards there discovered my infiltration. If I hadn't run fast, I might have died there."

Upon hearing this, Luca frowned and asked with some disbelief.

"Did you run into the remnants of Kingpin's forces? No, that doesn't make sense. With your skills, how could a group of ordinary people possibly put you in a life-or-death situation?"

Gwen shook her head slightly.

"They are not ordinary people. Most of them are equipped with energy weapons, and there are also a few superhumans and cyborgs among them."

"I was discovered by a cyborg, and then I was surrounded and seriously injured."

Upon hearing Gwen's words, Luca promptly shook his head.

"That definitely wasn't one of Kingpin's men. If Kingpin had men with that kind of strength, he wouldn't have been killed so easily."

That being said, this news only deepened Luca's doubts.

'When did this new force appear in New York? Cyborgs, and superpowered individuals?'

Luca originally thought that after the Battle of New York, New York would be 'peaceful' for a long time, and other major events would mostly happen in other cities.

Only after defeating Kingpin could they continue to develop peacefully in New York.

Unexpectedly, this metropolis, where superheroes gather, is indeed a place of trouble, and now a mysterious force has inexplicably appeared.

"You said there are superpowered people? What are their abilities? What are their characteristics?" Luca asked.

Cyborgs are obviously mass-produced cannon fodder; even if you put them in front of Luca, he might not recognize their origin. But with superhumans, there might be some clues to be found.

Hearing Luca's question, Gwen didn't choose to hide it and replied after a moment's thought.

"Several of these superpowered individuals should possess the same ability: their bodies can emit high temperatures, and they can breathe fire."

"However, there is one guy who is different from them. That person's ability seems to be the ability to transform his body into various different substances."

“During my fight with him, I noticed that he simply wiped away some metal that had fallen to the ground, and his entire body turned into a black block of iron.”

Upon hearing Gwen's answer, a name immediately flashed through Luca's mind.

"Absorbing people?"

Gwen: "A very descriptive name. Do you know that superpowered person?"

The 'Absorber' that Luca mentioned is a fairly well-known villain in the Marvel universe.

Its own ability is actually very powerful; it can completely transform its body into the same material by coming into contact with a certain substance.

Logically speaking, with this ability, if you give him a vibranium shield, this guy could instantly become a top-tier villain.

But perhaps because he wasn't very bright, this villain never thought of carrying any sturdy material with him to use for his transformation.

They usually only remember to touch the concrete ground or rubber tires after the game has started, which results in a very poor performance.

Otherwise, not to mention carrying a hard-to-find material like vibranium, even if he carried a diamond in his pocket, most superheroes probably wouldn't be able to do anything about him.

'But, if we're talking about absorbing people, I vaguely remember this guy working for Hydra, right?'

Luca rubbed his temples, feeling a bit of a headache.

Unfortunately, while the ability to 'absorb people' was unique, it wasn't a significant person, and Luca genuinely couldn't recall which faction the other party belonged to.

As for Gwen's earlier mention of being a 'fire user'...

It would be harder to guess if it were a single individual with fire abilities, after all, "even dogs wouldn't eat the Flame-Flame Fruit."

However, if several beings with the same abilities appeared at the same time, the only one Luca could think of was the 'Extremis Virus,' a defective super soldier created by the villain Killian in Iron Man 3.

'But how did Killian get involved with Hydra too?'

The thought of so many troublesome people huddled together, and judging from Gwen's words, it was clearly some kind of dangerous experiment, made Luca's head throb even more.

By this time, he was already somewhat regretful for bringing the other person back so rashly.

Who would have thought that this guy would get into such big trouble so soon after arriving in this 'other world'?
'No way, villains cause trouble, that's for the superheroes to deal with. My small frame probably shouldn't get involved in that kind of danger!'

With that thought, Luca steadied himself and looked up at the spider girl in front of him again.

"Actually, if you want to go home, you don't necessarily need to find a particle collider, do you?"

"Even if we find a particle collider, you probably can't be sure you can return to your original world on your own, right?"

At this point, Luca was actually ready to 'shout' at the ceiling in an attempt to summon the Ancient One.

After all, something like 'parallel world invasion' should logically fall under her jurisdiction.

Moreover, given that old guy's habit of checking the timeline all the time, he might be able to 'summon' her if I just curse him a few more times.

Unexpectedly, before Luca could even attempt to activate his 'Great Summoning Spell,' Gwen pulled out a red USB drive with a spider mark from her chest.

"Actually, I'm not the only one who strayed into this world."

(End of this chapter)