Chapter 22: The Ultimate Divine Armor?
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Black Sky Squad: Units 16, 18, and 22
Ron spent a… not-so-pleasant evening with Gwen.
It started off fine—just a casual stroll through a couple of blocks.
But then, they ran into none other than Captain George Stacy on patrol.
The outcome? Predictable.
Their eyes met.
Tension filled the air.
Under the intense glare of Gwen's father—his future father-in-law—Ron just smiled, casually set up their next meeting with Gwen, waved goodbye, and walked off.
"..."
George watched Ron leave.
Meanwhile, Gwen was still staring after him, looking way too reluctant to part.
His anger flared.
"Get in the car! Now!"
"…Oh."
Once Gwen got in, George started the engine.
Then, as if interrogating a suspect, he fired off questions.
"Who is he? What does he do? When did you meet?"
"Ron Stark. Iron Man Tony Stark's younger brother. We met today."
George: OMG—!
Tony Stark's brother?!
They just met today?!
And this punk was already trying to take his precious daughter away?!
He was about to go off when—
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Gwen fiddling with her phone.
Her fingers moved rapidly across the screen.
Her face lit up with a smile.
George instantly understood.
She was texting him.
His face darkened.
He had a lot to say.
But in the end, he said nothing.
Meanwhile, after making plans with Gwen,
Ron contacted John Wick and told him to find Happy Hogan.
Happy would take care of everything.
For now, Ron didn't need John yet.
Starting tomorrow, he'd be heading to the Naruto world.
And he wasn't coming back until his goal was achieved.
At his current power level, even if he went all out, he was barely on par with Abomination.
And in this chaotic Marvel universe—
That was still too weak.
What Ron didn't realize was—
Even if he fought desperately…
He still wasn't strong enough to take on Abomination.
Tony Stark's Laboratory
"How is it?"
"I went all out on this one."
"I got my hands on adamantium."
"Upgraded your entire suit overnight."
"Unless you take a nuke to the face, nothing's getting through this armor."
Tony looked ridiculously smug, waiting for Ron's praise.
And Ron, of course, didn't hold back.
"Amazing! As expected of Iron Man!"
"This suit is practically unstoppable in the Naruto world!"
Damn right it is!
Hearing Ron's praise, Tony's grin widened.
But then—Ron's tone shifted.
"…But the material could still be better."
Tony's eyes widened.
Excuse me?!
This entire suit is made of ADAMANTIUM!
Just the materials alone cost over a BILLION dollars!
It was the most expensive armor he had ever built!
Ron spoke calmly.
"I know a place in Africa… a country called Wakanda."
"They have a massive deposit of vibranium—tens of thousands of tons of it."
Tony's expression changed.
"You're serious?"
He didn't question how Ron knew.
His little brother had his secrets.
"Absolutely."
Ron nodded slightly.
"They've already built an entire kingdom out of vibranium."
"Their weapons, buildings, aircraft—everything incorporates vibranium."
Tony's expression grew serious.
Of course, he knew what vibranium was.
Captain America's shield—one of the most indestructible objects in existence—was made of vibranium.
Not even Thor's Mjolnir could break it.
And even that shield wasn't made of pure vibranium!
Yet here was a nation sitting on a massive vibranium mine, and no one in the world knew about it?!
They had hidden themselves that well?!
"JARVIS, pull up all intelligence on Wakanda."
JARVIS quickly displayed the data.
Tony scanned through it.
His brows furrowed in confusion.
"One of the world's poorest countries?"
"They still use spears as weapons?"
"Their warriors wear basic armor and cloaks?"
"They require foreign aid?"
"…Are you sure we're talking about the same Wakanda?"
A single gram of vibranium was worth $10,000 on the market.
And that was if you could even get your hands on it.
On the black market, the price skyrocketed to $100,000 per gram.
And yet, a country with tons of vibranium was poor?!
Ron wouldn't lie to him.
So if this was true—
Then Wakanda had been pretending to be poor.
And they had fooled the entire world.
Ron said flatly:
"Wakanda has an energy barrier surrounding it."
"It acts as both a shield and a disguise."
"To the outside world, it looks like any other part of Africa."
Black Panther and Wakanda would eventually reveal themselves.
They'd become superheroes and join the Avengers.
But that was way too far in the future.
If Tony got his hands on Wakandan technology now…
The possibilities were mind-blowing.
By the time Thanos came—
Tony's suit would be on an entirely different level.
Because when it came to advancing technology—
The two biggest limiters were energy and materials.
Energy?
Tony already solved that problem.
But if he had enough vibranium… combined with adamantium…
Ron had zero doubts.
Tony wouldn't just build a better suit.
He'd build a divine artifact.
A true god-tier Iron Man suit.
Just like Odin's Destroyer armor—
But for a mortal.
At that point—
Tony Stark wouldn't just be Iron Man.
He'd be a man standing among gods.
Just the thought of it…
Was absolutely insane.
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