Seeing the massive amount of anesthetic gas spewing out around him, Luca didn't have time to think. He immediately breathed out a huge gout of flame, intending to incinerate the poisonous gas.
Unexpectedly, the Skrull witnessing this showed no concern whatsoever.
Wait!
A sense of danger flashed through Luca's mind, but it was too late.
The moment the flames touched the anesthetic gas, it ignited instantly.
The next moment.
BOOM——
A terrifying explosion of fire instantly filled the entire energy shield.
Due to the confined space inside the shield, the chain explosion, which would have been merely decent in open air, had its effects geometrically amplified.
Shockwaves reverberated continuously, and the oxygen was rapidly consumed.
The tables, chairs, and equipment used to disguise the "lab" were all shredded, and even the brick floor was violently shattered by the high-pressure blast.
At this moment, standing outside the energy barrier and watching the fire filling the interior, the lead Skrull actually showed a look of regret.
"It's a pity. If we could have captured him alive, we could have obtained his abilities..."
The reason the Skrull said this was naturally because he believed Luca would inevitably die in this explosion.
But the next moment.
Amidst the dissipating flames, a massive pink mechanical dragon claw suddenly reached out and slammed viciously onto the semi-transparent energy shield.
Immediately after, countless flame breaths and lightning strikes hit the exact spot the dragon claw was clawing at, almost simultaneously.
Then, under the horrified gazes of the Skrulls outside, the energy shield, theoretically capable of withstanding a nuclear blast, was forcibly torn open by these continuous attacks, revealing a palm-sized gap.
"Not good!"
The lead Skrull's expression changed drastically. Unfortunately, it was too late for him to do anything.
In his vision, a blue-white arrow of light shot out rapidly from the crack in the shield, filling his entire field of view instantly.
And then? There was no "and then."
The Reishi arrow pierced through his skull instantly and buried itself into the ground. The subsequent small-scale explosion even knocked over the two unlucky souls standing behind him.
The sudden death of their leader immediately caused chaos among the surrounding agents.
It was only then that the explosive fire within the barrier finally dissipated completely.
At this moment, a majestic, coiled pink dragon slowly revealed its form within the shield.
Although the dragon's body bore scorch marks from the smoke and fire, if anyone had the mood to observe carefully, they would have noticed that apart from some soot, the dragon had suffered absolutely no injuries from the explosion.
Looking at the majestic dragon whose body nearly filled half the energy shield, the agents outside, already chaotic from their leader's death, couldn't help but step back, falling into a deathly silence.
However, Luca, transformed into a dragon inside the barrier, had no time to care about the thoughts of the people outside. He just clicked his tongue secretly, watching the crack in the barrier rapidly healing under the influence of the surrounding energy.
Damn it, Tony really built something good. Too bad it's all being used on me!
In fact, the moment he noticed his flames igniting the gas and triggering the explosion, a lightbulb went off in Luca's head. He immediately activated the Time Dilation Field on his right mechanical arm.
Under the effect of the field, Luca transformed directly into a dragon.
This wasn't just to tank the explosion damage, but also to use the force of the blast while simultaneously launching attacks to break the barrier.
To be safe, Luca used the Speed Force to release multiple attacks at once, stacking them within the Time Dilation Field to concentrate the power and destroy the shield in one hit.
However, to his surprise, even stacking attacks on a single point only managed to tear a palm-sized crack in the barrier.
Since he couldn't squeeze through that tiny crack, he simply drew his bow and shot an arrow to take out that arrogant bastard first.
But now the situation was: the guy was dead, but Luca was still trapped in this energy cage.
The group surrounding him outside couldn't attack him, and he couldn't break the shield to get out.
Also, the oxygen in here seems to be running low!
Thinking of this, Luca frowned internally.
It's a pity. If I had other offensive mechanical arms, maybe I could use the Mind Stone's energy to forcibly break the barrier.
Actually, Luca did carry replacement mechanical arms.
He could make most of the Devil May Cry series arms himself now, so naturally, he wouldn't shortchange himself.
Unfortunately, none of the Capsules on him worked. The attack power of his other equipment, like the [Power Squat Shoes] or the [Quincy Cross], couldn't surpass the dozens of energy breaths stacked under time stop just now.
This put Luca in a tough spot. He had thought his equipment, transformation, and array of situational Capsules would be enough for anything.
But since the barrier's defense exceeded expectations, Luca decisively changed his approach.
Hmm, let's try that. Wonder if it'll work.
Having made a decision, Luca didn't delay.
Ignoring the gazes of the enemies outside, the dragon body landed decisively on the ground.
Then, Luca pressed his front claws onto the ground and paused slightly.
Hummm~
With an extremely faint sound, the pale pink Flame Clouds originally circling beneath Luca suddenly converged on his front claws, then rippled outwards in circles.
These spreading rings of Flame Clouds formed a strange mosquito-coil pattern. As they spread, they rapidly seeped into the earth, seemingly locking onto the surrounding ground.
The next moment.
"Rise for me!"
Luca roared, and the surrounding ground immediately began to tremble violently.
Amidst the shaking earth, cracking sounds rang out continuously.
The besiegers, still dazed and confused, were immediately thrown off their feet by the sudden earthquake.
Then.
CRACK——
With a final snapping sound.
The earth... actually split apart!
If one looked down from above, centered on the square energy cage, a jagged circular crack appeared on the ground spanning a radius of several hundred meters.
More importantly.
After the ground split, the original spiral Flame Clouds immediately permeated the earth.
And this chunk of land, still carrying debris and rubble, slowly rose into the air, lifted by the Flame Clouds.