Inside the Fox News studio.
At this moment, the fake Captain America was eagerly answering various questions from reporters.
Topics like establishing a provisional government, issuing warrants for former Avengers teammates, and accusing Tony Stark of being the culprit behind New York's destruction were indeed worth the reporters' impatient questioning.
During this process, the fake Cap handled everything with ease, looking even more righteous and glorious than the real Steve Rogers.
However, just then!
In front of the studio camera, a strange pattern resembling a black ink blot suddenly appeared.
Then, under everyone's astonished gaze, a somewhat familiar shout erupted from the strange ink blot appearing out of thin air.
"Imposter! How dare you fool the people like this!!"
Accompanying this shout filled with genuine emotion...
Whoosh~
A red, white, and blue shield, familiar to everyone, flew violently out of the ink-black portal, shooting towards the fake Cap who was smiling just a moment ago.
Thud~
A dull thud.
However, the shield didn't knock the fake Cap unconscious directly.
He was, after all, a knockoff who had inherited the original Cap's memories and physical fitness.
Although the attack came suddenly, relying on his memory of the shield's flight path, he instinctively raised his arm to block.
The shield hit his arm solidly, knocking him back two steps before bouncing off at a bizarre angle and flying back into the hands of the new arrival.
At this moment, everyone's gaze followed the returning shield and saw that the person emerging from the ink-black portal looked exactly like the Captain America from the press conference.
Wait, this guy is wearing a helmet!
However, just as this thought arose in everyone's mind, the newly appeared "Captain America," after catching the shield, directly took off his blue helmet emblazoned with a capital 'A', revealing a face identical to Steve's.
Instantly, the room erupted in an uproar.
"What is happening?!"
"Another Captain America!!"
"Quick, take pictures! What are you waiting for?!"
Click click click~
Shutter sounds rang out continuously, and flashes merged into a sheet of light.
Honestly, this situation was entirely the Skrulls' own fault.
Although they had replaced many humans, their focus remained on high-ranking officials and military personnel.
They couldn't say they had no influence in the media, but they certainly didn't have complete coverage.
Plus, this press conference was arranged hastily. They couldn't possibly capture all attending reporters to read their memories and replace them.
To maximize the impact of the press conference, they naturally had to arrange for a few of their own people while inviting mostly ordinary human reporters ignorant of the truth.
Even many of the station's staff were just ordinary employees following orders.
This led to the current chaotic scene.
However, what these shocked reporters didn't know was...
This newly "debuting" brand-new Cap was actually secretly sweating nervously.
Damn, I almost dropped this shield even with the magnets. How does Steve catch this thing with 100% accuracy from any angle?
Yes, despite Luca's flashy entrance taking off the helmet and throwing the frisbee...
He almost screwed up the "frisbee" part.
Although they were both imposters borrowing Cap's face, Luca hadn't implanted Cap's memories and combat skills into himself.
This shield was just a replica he forged and carried around after obtaining a large amount of vibranium, thinking he might have a chance to secretly swap Cap's shield someday.
Even so, when retrieving the shield via magnetic attraction, he had to rely on his exceptional reaction speed and the bullet time from the Speed Force to catch it steadily.
But although he slightly increased the difficulty for himself...
Showing off the shield throw while taking off the helmet to reveal his face doubled the shock value of his entrance.
It even left the "Skrull Cap" opposite him looking bewildered.
What's going on?!
Did the Queen send another kin to impersonate Captain America?!
No! Nobody briefed me on this script?!
However, no matter what the Skrull Cap thought, reality was that life's script couldn't always be followed without deviation.
Or rather, the "script" Luca held was superior to his!
Luca, holding the shield, looked straight ahead, completely ignoring the noisy scene, his gaze fixed dead on the imposter.
His eyes burned with anger that didn't seem faked.
"Imposter! How dare you use this face to fool the public! How dare you tarnish the reputation of the Avengers!!"
As he spoke, "Luc-teve" seemed unable to suppress his anger, throwing the shield again with force.
At the same time, he pushed off the ground, closing the distance rapidly and charging at his opponent.
Seeing that the "Steve" opposite him looked less like a fellow Skrull sent by the Queen and more like the real Captain America escaping...
The Skrull Cap decisively stopped thinking. He slapped away the incoming shield and immediately assumed a fighting stance, engaging the enemy.
Luca, seeing his shield slapped away, ignored it and simply threw punches at the opponent's face.
Remember, the current Luca possessed physical enhancements from the [Pink Dragon Fruit] and Hextech assimilation. Even without transforming into his Half-Dragon form, his base stats were in no way inferior to a Super Soldier like Cap.
Combined with the combat skills granted by the [Tuxedo] and the mental acceleration from the Mind Stone...
These "two fake Caps" fought to a draw in close-quarters combat.
And this was with Luca holding back his other tricks to maintain his Steve persona.
Otherwise, taking down the opponent would have been as easy as lifting a finger.
Of course, Luca didn't come here just to fight to a standstill.
After a few intense exchanges of blows, the two separated quickly.
But this time, as they separated, while everyone else was still dazed witnessing the evenly matched fight between two Captain Americas...
Luca, panting theatrically twice, suddenly spoke with hatred.
"I can do this all day!"
For some reason, when this sentence was spoken...
A feeling arose in the hearts of everyone present.
This guy must be the real deal!