At this moment, Third Haro's "live feed" displayed the scene.
A guy covered in black-and-white biological armor, occasionally lashing out with tar-like tentacles—obviously a Venom-type character—was fiercely battling a strange woman in a red cloak.
The woman wore a tight red bodysuit that accentuated her curves, with a large crimson cloak draped over her back.
Even more bizarrely, the cloak seemed alive during the fight.
Sometimes it hardened into sharp blades to slash, other times it formed spear tips to stab. For a moment, she was fighting the Venom character to a standstill.
"Seriously, where did these two come from?!"
Watching the black and red figures fighting with complete abandon, Luca casually ordered Third Haro to finish off an Extremis soldier attempting a counterattack, while weakly complaining.
He didn't expect an answer to his rhetorical question.
But the loyal Hakimi provided one immediately.
"Sir, based on the body measurements stored in your database, there is an 89% probability that the woman in the red hood is Justin Hammer."
"The black male you referred to as Venom, based on 3D body model analysis, has a 57% probability of being Mr. Harry Osborn."
Luca froze at Hakimi's report.
They're both acquaintances??
Although Hakimi didn't say 100%, that was just AI rigor.
Both combatants were fully covered. Analyzing data through a Venom suit and a tight bodysuit naturally had some margin of error.
But why are these two fighting each other here?
Knowing the red-cloaked woman was Justin Hammer didn't surprise Luca too much. He knew through Hydra channels that she was colluding with Killian.
But...
Since when did Harry become Venom?
Even though Luca hadn't been to school much recently, they were classmates. He had seen Harry plenty of times after the suspension ended.
He hadn't expected this guy to quietly transform into a Venom soldier.
However, despite the surprise, Luca's attention focused more on Justin Hammer in the red bodysuit.
Should I just kill her right here?
Both were acquaintances.
But compared to the humble and friendly Harry Osborn, Luca had disliked Justin for a long time.
Hammer Industries still held some shares of Aurantius Industries. If he pretended not to recognize her and killed her here, maybe he could reclaim those shares.
Luca's brilliant brain processed this for less than a second, and the more he thought about it, the better it sounded.
He decisively controlled Third Haro to raise its gun and aim.
But before he could give the order to fire...
Justin Hammer, who had been fiercely engaging Venom Harry, suddenly flickered and reappeared in the corner of the room, looking warily at the Third Haro mech.
"Holy crap, teleportation!"
Actually, as soon as Third Haro appeared, both combatants had noticed it.
But the fight between Venom and the Crimson Cloak was perilous. A moment of distraction could mean death.
Neither dared to look away.
It wasn't until Luca aimed the gun that Justin was forced to take a hit from Venom to teleport away.
"Metal Knight! That guy is with the Ten Rings terrorists!"
Venom Harry, having just separated from his opponent, shouted at the Third Haro immediately.
Without waiting to see if Luca would help, he charged at Justin Hammer again.
Okay, Harry didn't recognize Luca, but Third Haro was just a recolored version of Second Haro (Erha). Recognizing the TV-famous "Metal Knight" was normal.
Hearing Harry's shout, Luca grinned behind the screen.
"Since she's a villain, I won't hold back~"
Third Haro raised its arm and fired.
Zzzzt~
Several energy beams shot toward Justin Hammer instantly.
Facing high-energy beams capable of melting metal, Justin didn't dodge.
She raised her red cloak in front of her. The energy beams hit the fabric and vanished like mud sinking into the sea.
Then, before Venom could reach her, Justin's figure faded and disappeared under the cloak's cover.
Invisibility too?
"Activate thermal imaging!"
Luca ordered. The view switched to thermal mode.
But in that brief delay...
When the red figure reappeared on the screen, she had bypassed Venom Harry and was right in front of Third Haro.
Schwing~
A red light flashed. Third Haro only had time to raise its arm to block.
But the red slash cut through the arm like a hot knife through butter, severing it instantly.
"What the hell was that?!"
With no time to think, Third Haro kicked out, sending Justin flying back.
Then...
BOOM.
Fourth Haro crashed through the wall, drawing a beam saber from its back and slashing at the airborne Justin.
But just as the beam saber was about to hit, Justin's figure flickered again.
In the blink of an eye, she vanished completely from the thermal vision.
"Teleported away?"
Behind the screen, Luca frowned. He ordered Fourth Haro to stay on guard while controlling Third Haro to pick up its severed arm.
How did Justin get so strong? Is that a superpower, or is that cloak a magic item?
Since Luca started using E-Carbon for the Haro series, this was the first time a unit had been damaged.
And judging by the smoothness of the cut, the cloak's attack completely ignored the mech's physical defense.
The cut on the mechanical arm was smooth as a mirror, emitting faint, eerie red smoke. It looked bizarre.
"Metal Knight, that woman seems to have escaped."
Venom Harry interrupted Luca's thoughts. He walked up awkwardly, his eyes darting to Third Haro's severed arm.
Clearly, he hadn't realized until now that the Metal Knight from the Battle of New York was a robot.
Luca rolled his eyes (mentally).
"I can see that..."
But before he could finish, the black "mask" on Venom Harry's face retracted, revealing his true face.
He extended his right hand toward Third Haro, looking a bit nervous.
"Um, hello, Senior. I'm Harry Osborn, a newly debuted... amateur hero!"