"Damn it, why am I thinking so much?!"
After realizing that his family might have some unclear connection with HYDRA, Luca's first act was to finish off each of the enemies who were merely unconscious.
He then meticulously checked them again.
"Good, except for that Captain, no one else had surveillance equipment on them."
At this moment, Luca was already feeling somewhat fortunate about his sudden whim to use the Transformation Watch for a disguise earlier.
Otherwise, during the battle with these people just now, his identity would have certainly been exposed to the mastermind through that mechanical eye.
After quickly handling these follow-up tasks, Luca then remembered that Gwen was waiting for his rescue on the other side. 'No, the gunshots here weren't quiet, so why didn't any of this guy's subordinates come back to check?'
After a brief thought, Luca simply pulled out a relatively intact body from the pile of bodies, used the Transformation Watch to re-scan and overwrite his previous transformation, then picked up a submachine gun and chased in the direction Gwen had fled.
Along the way, Luca even encountered several special forces soldiers who had been knocked out by Gwen.
Without much hesitation, he sent them all on their way.
Walking along, when he arrived at a fork in the sewer, Luca suddenly felt a sense of alarm at the eerily quiet atmosphere.
Always trusting his instincts, he subconsciously moved to dodge to the side.
However, just as he made his move,
a white sticky substance, like a rapidly flying bullet, directly hit Luca's right hand holding the gun.
Although the kinetic energy of this flying sticky substance was not significant, it just happened to shoot Luca's right hand, along with the gun in his hand, onto the wall, turning into a puddle of Spider-web Fluid, firmly pinning Luca down.
Immediately after, a White figure rapidly darted over, raising a fist to strike Luca's face.
"It's me!!"
Luca, who already knew who the newcomer was, immediately shouted.
At the same time, his right mechanical arm suddenly exerted force, tearing apart the Spider-web Fluid that trapped him, along with a small portion of the wall.
He quickly brought it in front of him, firmly catching Gwen's heavy punch.
However, even so, this punch still sent Luca staggering backward, slamming heavily into the wall behind him.
Feeling the burning pain in his back, he gritted his teeth and spoke again.
"Stop, it's me!"
Although he was explaining verbally, Luca still did not lift his disguise.
After all, they were still in danger here, and he didn't want to take any risk of exposing his identity at this moment.
Fortunately, even without having seen Luca's transformation ability, after two explanations, Gwen finally realized who the person in front of her was.
Her long leg, which was about to kick Luca's neck, slowly retracted.
Looking at Gwen, who acted decisively and executed her small combo cleanly and swiftly,
Luca, still gritting his teeth, couldn't help but complain.
"I haven't seen you use a web-shooter this whole time, but you were decisive when attacking me…"
However, it would have been better if he hadn't said anything.
After he finished speaking, Gwen, who had already pulled back her strength, immediately rolled her eyes.
"My Spider-web Fluid was emptied. That last bit was all I had left."
She said "was emptied," but Gwen's eyes were fixed on Luca.
It was then that Luca also realized.
Indeed, Harro was still at home helping him analyze the composition ratio of 'Spider-web Fluid,' and it was very possible that it was completely empty.
However, Luca was thick-skinned enough not to take the bait, and simply changed the subject.
"Have all the people chasing you been dealt with?"
However, Gwen also did not answer immediately, just blushed slightly and said somewhat awkwardly,
"You let go first!"
Luca looked and thought, 'Well, my Sweet Captivity is still tightly holding her fist.'
Although this mechanical arm was incredibly flexible, that was its only downside.
Even though he was disguised as a regular special forces soldier at the moment, under the influence of the power of concept, to others, his right hand looked and felt exactly like a real hand.
But in reality, he himself had no sense of touch at all.
Quickly releasing his hand, allowing Gwen to pull hers back, Luca then asked again,
"What were you thinking, ambushing here?"
Gwen's expression had now returned to normal. Although she inwardly marveled at Luca's immense strength, she still spoke rapidly,
"Let's go back the way we came first! We can talk as we go!"
Hearing this, Luca knew that they were not yet out of danger, so he didn't say anything more and immediately followed Gwen's footsteps.
It was then that Gwen spoke again, explaining what had happened earlier.
In reality, Gwen was not trying to ambush anyone here.
Many of the people who had been chasing her had stayed behind and were directly wiped out by Luca.
So, Gwen had already knocked out everyone by running and fighting back along the way.
However, when she reached the end of the sewer, she discovered that there were still people guarding the exit there.
Gwen, already somewhat exhausted, dared not act rashly.
Moreover, not having found any trace of Luca along the way, she realized, after her emotions calmed down,
that Luca hadn't fled beforehand at all; instead, she was more like the one who had actively abandoned her teammate and escaped.
Hmm, she thought Luca had hidden his head using his invisibility ability to avoid her sight.
That's why Gwen had returned the way she came, looking for Luca's figure.
The encounter at the crossroads was merely a coincidence; she thought the transformed Luca was another pursuer, which was why she launched a preemptive attack.
However, after hearing this account, Luca's focus was not on her complex emotions mixed with guilt.
Instead, he immediately stopped and pressed on,
"So, behind the crossroads, there are still unconscious enemies that you knocked down but didn't deal with?!"
Seeing Luca suddenly stop, Gwen also stopped, and upon hearing his question, she frowned deeply.
She had wanted to say something earlier when she saw Luca fighting without holding back. Now that the old topic was brought up again, Gwen immediately said in a serious tone,
"Yes, they were only knocked out. Although these people are criminals, they should be handed over to the Police for handling.
"If I kill them, what's the difference between me and a criminal?"
Hearing Gwen's words, Luca directly rolled his eyes.
Hmm, although he was 'fully armed' at the moment, Gwen couldn't see his eyes.
However, Luca was too lazy to discuss the relationship between a street hero and the law with her at this point.
If these people were truly HYDRA, they might even have a nominal position within the 'Shield Bureau,' and in terms of law enforcement power, they might even take precedence over Gwen, this vigilante.
Luca merely said lightly,
"Did you forget that you're not wearing your mask today?!"