An Overpowered Adamantium Skeleton

As one of the four great metals of the Marvel Universe, Vibranium was exceedingly rare and precious.

Although, in a certain Marvel Parallel Universe, Vibranium deposits existed not only in Wakanda but also in the deep sea of Antarctica.

In the Marvel Universe where Loren lived, however, he had yet to hear of such a thing.

And even if it did exist, finding that Vibranium vein in Antarctica would be like searching for a needle in a haystack. The difficulty was extraordinary.

Moreover, the mature mining technology was currently only in Wakanda's hands.

Taking a step back, even if Antarctica truly had it and they actually found it—

Successfully extracting it would still take quite some time.

That was precisely why the fastest way to obtain Vibranium was to snatch it directly from S.H.I.E.L.D.

The last time Alice infiltrated S.H.I.E.L.D.'s entire internal network, she had already gained a thorough understanding of their current situation.

Loren knew exactly who their members were, what secrets they had hidden away, and even what treasures they kept in their collection.

That was the main reason he knew S.H.I.E.L.D. possessed twenty kilograms of Vibranium. It had nothing to do with Natasha leaking secrets.

Naturally, Nick Fury had no idea about that!

Even now, they still believed that when Alice infiltrated their network, she had merely copied a personnel file!

Twenty kilograms of Vibranium was not much, but it certainly was not little either.

One gram of Vibranium could sell for ten thousand dollars. Twenty kilograms meant two hundred million dollars.

Of course, given Loren's family background, two hundred million dollars was merely pocket change and not worth mentioning.

But those twenty kilograms of Vibranium were more than enough for him to upgrade 2B.

Upgrading 2B without spending a single cent was not an opportunity that came around often.

Looking at the Vibranium in his hand, Loren's mood improved considerably, and even Natasha and the others became slightly more pleasing to the eye.

Besides, he had already taught that arrogant black cue ball, Nick Fury, a lesson, which had vented some of his anger.

With that, he could not be bothered to waste any more time on them.

What mattered most to him now was quickly upgrading 2B and synthesizing the Adamantium he wanted.

With that thought, he waved his hand and said coldly, "For the sake of this Vibranium, I'll spare your miserable lives this time.

"But I have to remind you: if there is a next time, your fate will not be so simple.

"Then I'll make you wish you were dead. I mean what I say. Now get lost!"

Although they were extremely displeased and even somewhat unwilling after hearing Loren's words, the group did not dare show it.

But when they thought of Loren's ruthless methods, they could only swallow their anger and dared not utter a single complaint.

They knew very well that if any of them dared to speak—

That seemingly harmless young man before them would truly dare to kill them on the spot.

As the saying went, as long as the green hills remained, there would be no shortage of firewood.

Surviving was the most important thing for now. As for how they would deal with Loren later, that would require careful planning.

Having figured it out, the four of them left Morgan Manor in silence, their faces dark and grim.

Seeing Loren let them go just like that, 2B was deeply puzzled.

"Boss, are we really just letting them go? Didn't you teach me before that we shouldn't do something as foolish as letting a tiger return to the mountain?"

"A tiger? Heh, that rabble is, at most, a pack of huskies. They are still far from being tigers!

"Still, 2B, it is worthy of praise that you have such awareness. It means you truly took what I taught you to heart."

"Of course. I have committed Boss's earnest teachings to my intelligence core, and I will never forget them—things like tossing the phoenix and overturning the dragon, harmonious zithers, Diao Chan worshipping the moon, and..."

"Stop, stop, stop. Don't say any more. It's enough to keep that knowledge in your heart. Saying it aloud could easily lead to misunderstandings."

"Boss, what are those things Sister 2B mentioned? Why can't I understand them? Can you teach me?"

"Don't worry. When it is late at night and all is quiet, I will teach you properly—and guide you hand in hand."

"Sister Tifa, I can be Boss's teaching assistant then and teach you together with him."

"Really? That's wonderful." Hearing Loren and 2B say that, Tifa was delighted, her face full of anticipation.

"Alright, now that we have the Vibranium, it is time to begin synthesizing Adamantium and upgrading you." Loren looked at 2B as he spoke.

"Tifa, guard the laboratory for me. Without my permission, no one is allowed to enter. Understood?"

"Yes, Boss!" Tifa nodded, her expression immediately turning serious.

With Tifa guarding the door, Loren could devote himself to his research without restraint.

Without any hesitation, he immediately brought 2B into his secret laboratory and began a new round of upgrades, modifications, and research.

Time flew by, and before he knew it, a week had passed.

Just as before, whenever Loren immersed himself in research, he completely forgot the passage of time.

He would not stop until he had produced results!

During that week, he neglected sleep and food, barely eating or drinking each day, as though possessed.

Finally, on the seventh day, his results were complete.

Inside the somewhat dim laboratory, the naked 2B stood motionless before Loren with her eyes closed.

The reason she did not move was because Loren had powered her down.

He had powered her down because he had replaced 2B's skeleton and skin with entirely new ones.

The material he used was naturally the Vibranium he had seized from S.H.I.E.L.D.

Over the past few days, he had created an entirely new method for molding Vibranium.

With this method, he could effortlessly shape the incomparably hard Vibranium into any form.

He had even woven it into a Vibranium mesh as thin as cicada wings, then embedded it into the artificial skin.

This greatly increased the artificial skin's toughness and hardness, granting it the ability to resist blades, bullets, water, and fire.

He had also embedded a temperature-regulation device beneath 2B's skin.

In other words, from then on, 2B's body surface would have its own warmth, just like Tifa's.

Beyond that, he had given 2B an entirely new Adamantium Skeleton, causing her combat power to soar dramatically.

Originally, her body could unleash a maximum strength of around six tons.

But now, with the Adamantium Skeleton, her strength had directly tripled to a terrifying eighteen tons, nearly twenty tons.

Strength at that level was already comparable to Spider-Man or Hulk in his normal state.

And there was far more to Loren's upgrades and modifications for 2B than that...