Oh, isn't this Iron Man?

"Is this the Batwing? This is so cool! It's utterly awesome!"

Watching the Batwing land vertically, 2B's eyes were filled with shock.

Because she had awakened emotions and self-awareness, her behaviors were beginning to resemble a real human girl more and more.

Her curiosity was no exception.

"It is pretty cool." Loren chuckled, then opened the cockpit and quickly sat inside.

Next, he turned his head to glance at the seat behind him with a look, then smiled at 2B, "Get on, I'll take you for a spin!"

Hearing this, 2B's pretty face bloomed into a smile, looking extremely happy.

"Okay, Boss!" She nodded heavily, uttered an affirmative sound, and quickly sat down behind Loren.

Afterwards, she began scanning everything inside the cabin like a curious baby.

In just a brief moment, she had completely learned how to operate the Batwing in front of her.

Although 2B's tactical brain could not compare to the artificial intelligence Alice, it was certainly not something humans could match either.

Her learning speed far exceeded imagination, which was perhaps one of the reasons why 2B had developed self-awareness.

"Fasten your seatbelts, we're taking off right now!" Loren said as he pressed the start button on the control panel.

Immediately, a pleasant synthesized electronic sound rang out inside the cabin.

"Boss, good evening. I am the artificial intelligence Alice. Is there anything I can help you with?"

All of Loren's smart devices could now connect to the artificial intelligence Alice.

It wasn't just the Batwing before him; his Batmobile and even his Batman Suit could call upon Alice at any time.

Therefore, he could not only operate these devices manually, but also hand over full operational control to Alice when necessary.

Alice's operational capability was naturally unmatched by a human like him.

Since this was a test flight, it naturally had to be handled by Alice, whose operational capabilities were the most outstanding.

Doing this had another advantage: it could analyze flight logs in real time and make dynamic adjustments at any moment.

This would also be of great help to the later optimization of the fighter.

"Begin the first routine test flight of the Batwing immediately." Loren issued the command at once.

"Understood. Performing pre-flight checks..."

"Detecting the Batwing's propulsion system. Check complete, everything is normal..."

"Detecting the Batwing's weapon system. Check complete, everything is normal..."

"Detecting the Batwing's radar system. Check complete, everything is normal..."

"Overall inspection successfully completed. The test flight is about to begin..."

"The routine test flight is divided into three test phases: the altitude limit test, the speed limit test, and the combat power test."

"Beginning the altitude limit test immediately..."

Following the end of Alice's voice, Loren and 2B, sitting inside the Batwing, immediately felt a strong sense of weightlessness.

Because the Batwing did not use conventional engines, but rather an Anti-Gravity Device, it could hover effortlessly.

As for vertical takeoff and landing, that was a piece of cake. Therefore, while conducting the altitude limit test, sitting inside the Batwing felt just like riding a drop tower—without any preamble, it soared straight up at an unbelievably fast speed.

"Altitude is continuing to climb: 1,000 meters, 2,000 meters, 5,000 meters, 10,000 meters, 15,000 meters, 20,000 meters, 25,000 meters..."

"Warning, warning. Ice formation has been detected on the surface of the airframe. Shall I activate the de-icing mode immediately?"

Just as the Batwing flew to 25,000 meters, the entire fuselage visibly trembled, and Alice's warning sound rang out accordingly.

"Activate the de-icing mode immediately. The Batwing's set flight altitude is far beyond just this much. Continue climbing."

Hearing the warning issued by Alice, Loren remained unconcerned.

One had to know that the Batwing was crafted by him using the highest fighter-jet manufacturing technology in the current world combined with the anti-gravity system.

His original design for the maximum ascent altitude was 50,000 meters. One must know that this altitude already surpassed any existing fighter jet.

According to official records, the actual maximum flight altitude for manned aircraft in the world at present was around 37,000 meters.

Moreover, this was a record set in 1977, and up to now, no one had broken this altitude.

The actual maximum flight altitude of the most outstanding current fighter jets was only 27,000 meters, while ordinary fighter jets stayed below 20,000 meters.

From this, it was evident just how astonishing it was that the Batwing built by Loren could fly to an altitude of 50,000 meters!

Hearing Loren's command, Alice immediately activated the de-icing mode.

With the activation of the de-icing mode, the ice crystals that had originally condensed on the surface of the Batwing instantly shattered and melted.

Having resolved the high-altitude freezing problem, the Batwing also recovered its stability from the previous tremor.

Then it continued to fly toward the higher skies.

Before long, it broke through 30,000 meters, and subsequently pushed all the way up to an altitude of 48,000 meters before it could no longer continue to ascend.

"Boss, we have reached the actual maximum limit flight altitude and cannot continue to ascend for the time being." Alice's voice echoed in the cockpit.

Listening to Alice's voice, Loren nodded with great satisfaction.

His designed altitude was 50,000 meters, and the actual altitude reached 48,000 meters, which already far exceeded expectations.

"Very good. Now lower the altitude to 25,000 meters first, and then conduct the speed limit test. The maximum speed I designed is Mach 5; let's see what level it can actually reach." Loren issued the testing command once more.

Hearing Loren's command, Alice immediately went into action.

"Understood! Altitude has descended to 25,000 meters. Commencing the speed limit test immediately. Countdown starting: 5... 4... 3... 2... 1!"

"Boom!!"

"Whoosh!!!"

As Alice's countdown ended, Loren and 2B immediately felt a terrifying G-force of acceleration sweep over them.

Instantly, the bodies of the two were pressed horizontally against their seats as if by a huge boulder, making them completely unable to move.

Even Loren's facial expressions experienced a slight collapse and distortion.

From this, one could tell just how terrifying the initial flight speed of this Batwing was.

The G-force generated by such a flight speed was simply unbearable for ordinary people, who would likely pass out instantly.

Fortunately, Loren had strengthened his physical body by relying on the Perfected Super-Soldier Serum; otherwise, he would have been hard-pressed to escape this fate.

"Warning, warning. A humanoid flying object has been detected ahead. The target's flight speed is Mach 0.8."

"A humanoid flying object? What does it look like?" Hearing Alice's words, Loren was momentarily stunned.

And right as his voice fell, a gold-and-red humanoid armor suddenly appeared on the screen before his eyes.

"Oh, isn't this Iron Man!"