Cool Batman Suit

Hearing Maeve's words, Loren frowned.

He then said to 2B, "Scan her body immediately and see if there's anything unusual."

"Yes!" Upon receiving Loren's order, 2B immediately activated scan mode.

Within moments, she discovered a signal source in Maeve's subcutaneous tissue.

"Report, Boss. An electronic device has been implanted beneath her skin. It appears to be a miniature listening device. I've already cut off its signal!"

"No wonder. Looks like this woman wasn't completely stupid. At least she provided us with a clue before she died."

"Boss, have you found the mastermind?"

"Yeah, it should be him."

"Who is it?"

"Alexander Pierce, a minister of the World Security Council."

"Then I'll go kill him right now!"

Hearing Loren's words, 2B's face filled with killing intent as she immediately moved to act, but Loren stopped her.

"No need to rush. Alexander is the leader of Hydra, and killing him won't be easy. I'll upgrade your body first. That'll give us a better chance of succeeding." Loren thought for a moment before speaking seriously.

The reason he was not in a hurry to kill Pierce was, first, that he truly intended to upgrade 2B so she could better deal with Hydra. Second, the moment Maeve died, another system notification had sounded in his mind.

[Congratulations, Host. You participated in the operation to track down the true mastermind and successfully killed the planner of the incident—Maeve. You have been rewarded with one 9S reconnaissance robot blueprint.]

Anyone who had played NieR: Automata knew who 9S was. He was 2B's partner, a reconnaissance robot.

He was mainly responsible for scouting enemy intelligence and hacking attacks. His close-combat abilities were not particularly strong, but he excelled at information warfare.

And Loren currently happened to lack an artificial intelligence specialized in information warfare, so he wanted to create a super AI capable of real-time coordination.

That way, it could assist 2B in battle at any time.

As for the reconnaissance robot 9S, he was also part of Loren's construction plans.

Just not yet. After all, his time and energy were limited, and he could take things slowly later.

And even if he did build 9S, he would change 9S's gender to female.

After all, if he let a male robot accompany 2B on missions every day, wouldn't he just be making himself miserable?

Besides, he would not only create 9S in the future. He also planned to manufacture more General-Purpose Combat Robots, preferably by going for a mass-production strategy.

Only then could he go farther in the Marvel Universe and secure his position more firmly!

With that in mind, he immediately shut himself inside the laboratory again.

Time flew by, and half a month passed in the blink of an eye.

Over those two weeks, he threw himself into research and development, almost forgetting to eat and sleep.

After relentless effort, he finally completed the super AI—Alice.

Alice's core programs were installed in two separate locations.

One was in the underground secret base beneath the manor where he lived, while the other was on a satellite in low Earth orbit. One on the ground and one in the sky, they complemented each other.

No matter where he was, he could access them at any time and have the super AI, Alice, perform all kinds of data analysis for him.

Not only could he use it, but 2B's mechanical brain could also connect to the super AI at any time.

From then on, she could rely not only on her own mechanical brain for tactical analysis, but also on Alice to enhance that analysis.

This would greatly increase her computing capacity, naturally allowing her to unleash even greater combat power.

After all, an AI's strength depended on computational power!

However, limited by the current technological level, it was still impossible to manufacture ultra-high-performance chips.

As a result, the performance of 2B's mechanical brain was naturally restricted as well.

But since the super AI did not need to consider size constraints, it could stack vast quantities of chips to boost its performance.

As such, its computational power was naturally beyond anything 2B's mechanical brain could match.

Over those two weeks, he had not only created the super AI, Alice, but also given 2B a simple upgrade.

He installed anti-gravity devices in 2B's feet.

This allowed 2B to use the anti-gravity devices to briefly walk through the air, somewhat like Geppo from the world of One Piece.

Aside from giving 2B a simple upgrade, he had finally completed the Batman Suit he had been longing to create.

Not only had he made the Batman Suit, but he had also built the matching Batmobile and Bat Flyer.

His Batman Suit also incorporated anti-gravity devices, allowing it to fly for short periods.

Inside the laboratory, 2B stared at Loren, who was wearing a black Batman Suit, her eyes full of shock.

"Boss, is this the Batman Suit you mentioned? It's so cool!"

The Batman Suit Loren had created was vastly different from Batman's in the DC Universe. First of all, Batman's suit in the DC Universe only covered half his face and was more like defensive armor, while Bruce mainly relied on his own fighting abilities to defeat his opponents.

Loren's Batman Suit covered his entire face and had a more mechanical overall design. Pale yellow glowing strips were embedded across its surface, giving it a highly technological feel and a distinctly cyberpunk style.

Of course, those glowing strips could be adjusted freely. Once he entered a dark environment, they would automatically conceal themselves, making it difficult to spot his movements with the naked eye.

Beyond that, Loren had indeed installed a large amount of advanced equipment into the suit, including a connection to the AI Alice, military goggles identical to 2B's, and miniature laser emitters.

There were also retractable steel claws, anti-gravity devices in place of a gliding cape, and miniature bombs with a variety of uses.

Taken together, Loren's Batman Suit was clearly far more aggressive, like a walking armory. It was somewhat similar to Tony Stark's Iron Man Suit.

Of course, only their styles were similar. Their manufacturing techniques and overall structures were completely different, as was the combat power they could unleash.

As for which was stronger, that was still unknown since they had never clashed. But one thing was certain: Loren's Batman Suit looked far cooler than the first-generation Iron Man Suit, even cooler than Batman's suit in the DC Universe!

That was why 2B was staring at Loren in amazement.

"There's something even cooler! Alice, open the ceiling immediately. I want to test-fly the Anti-Gravity Bat Fighter!"

Hearing 2B's praise, Loren smiled with a hint of pride.

He then ordered the AI Alice to open the steel ceiling above the underground base.

At the same time, a black bat-shaped aircraft descended from above and slowly landed in front of Loren and 2B.