NOVEL NEXT Chapter 14: ch 14: Dark Knight
In a remote forested area, on the grounds of an expansive estate belonging to the Osborn family, Rock waited patiently in a courtyard as large as a small stadium.
Before long, Norman Osborn's old and somewhat sinister face appeared in Rock's line of sight.
As soon as he appeared, he forced a smile on his face, walked towards Rock enthusiastically, and gave him a warm hug.
"My friend, welcome."
"How could I refuse an invitation from my best friend, Mr. Osborn?" Rock replied.
The two of them had the same fake and enthusiastic smile on their faces, and it didn't look like they had just met recently, but like they had known each other for more than ten years.
"Come on, Norman, let me see the surprise you've got for me."
"Haha,Rock, my friend, you are still as direct and straightforward as ever."
"Don't worry, Oscorp's technology will never let you down!"
As he said that, Norman Osborn took out a button from his arms and pressed it lightly.
In an instant, a piece of grass in the yard suddenly moved away, revealing a deep passage. The next moment, something slightly taller than a person slowly rose from it. The surface was wrapped in a layer of black cloth, and it was temporarily impossible to see what was inside.
Rock looked at the thing wrapped in the black cloth with interest. After a full month, what kind of results would Norman Osborn come up with? Even he was very curious.
Norman Osborn walked forward with a confident smile on his face.
"Look carefully my friend, this is… your very own Dark Knight!"
After saying this, he pulled hard and the black cloth flew up, revealing the object hidden inside.
"Hiss!"
Rock, who didn't blink, couldn't help but take a breath in his heart.
It was nearly two meters high, and the whole body was black, but not pure black, but a bright black reflecting a faint metallic color. The arms, chest, waist, etc., all positions were strictly protected, and the cold metallic color showed its defensive power.
A black cloak hung behind him, making the whole armor more heroic and domineering!
Dark Knight, this is the real Dark Knight!
In terms of appearance alone,it is not in the same league as the previous Green Goblin.
Just one word stands out – handsome!
Power can be built, but style is eternal. Rock had to admit he was more than satisfied with the look of the Dark Knight armor.
"Haha, I can tell from your eyes that you are very satisfied with this dark knight armor!"
"But don't be too anxious, this black warrior is definitely better than you think!"
"This armour is made of the latest special alloy, and its defense is comparable to that of a level IV bulletproof vest."
Rock's eyes narrowed slightly. A level IV bulletproof vest can withstand M1 armor-piercing bullets.With this level of defense, most common bullets are not a big threat.
"The armor has a built-in auxiliary exoskeleton that can produce three levels of performance, corresponding to three different levels of explosive power: five tons, ten tons, and fifteen tons."
"However, I suggest you, my best friend, to play at the lowest performance. A high performance will put a great burden on the human body. I originally planned to temporarily block the highest performance because it is not a burden that ordinary people can bear."
Rock nodded in understanding. The limitations were expected. It wasn't merely about creating mechanical armor; it was about balancing power with human endurance. Even Iron Man's brilliance lay not just in the armor itself, but in his ability to miniaturize a nuclear reactor and seamlessly integrate it with advanced AI.
"In addition, the Dark Knight naturally needs a weapon that suits the Dark Knight!"
As he spoke,with another press of the controller, the Dark knight armor sprang to life. A compartment on its right shoulder opened, revealing a sleek sword, which the armor unsheathed with precision.
The next moment,the blade suddenly ignited, glowing brightly and radiating intense heat.
Norman Osborn introduced with a smile:"It's an accidental creation of the Oscorp Industries, a high-temperature molten sword. Although the technology is not yet perfect, it is enough to easily cut steel below 50mm like cutting tofu!"
"In addition, the armor is also equipped with various small thermal weapons..."
As Norman Osborn continued to introduce, Rock's expression became more and more satisfied.
In terms of performance alone, ordinary third-level mutants may not be able to easily defeat the fully-exploded Dark Knight armor.
After all, it was modified from the Green Goblin armor that could suppress Spider-Man, so it's not surprising that it has such excellent performance.
Similarly, superior performance also means ridiculously high costs. The cost price of building this armor alone will not be less than 10 million US dollars!
Of course, this is just the cost of building. Want to buy it? It's impossible to buy it!
Even Tony Stark, with his hundreds of suits, only gave a few away—to Peter Parker, Pepper Potts, and Rhodey.
Its only possible in Oscorp. Because Norman Osborn and the board of directors were at odds, he could get it by using the simplest money trick. This was the only chance for Rock to get this super armor by using money.
"The above is the basic performance of this Dark knight."
"Basic performance?"Rock raised his eyebrows.
"That's right, basic performance!" Norman Osborn showed a confident and proud smile on his face.
"Next, please allow me to introduce to you the most powerful ability of the Dark Knight!"
"The strongest ability~" It must be said that at this moment, Rock's interest was also aroused.
"I call it – the Sword of Judgment!"
"This is also the ultimate means of the Dark Knight!"
As soon as the voice fell, accompanied by a series of operations by Norman Osborn, the Dark Knight suddenly raised the cool looking high-temperature molten sword in his hand high up. At the same time, cavities appeared all over his body.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh… a number of inverted V-shaped metal objects burst out, and one by one adhered to the high-temperature molten sword. After a moment, a sword of normal size was turned into a strange and unique"heavy sword".
When the"heavy sword" was completely formed, the Dark Knight suddenly threw it, and the whole heavy sword burst out.
A split second later…
BOOM!!!
The ground trembled violently as a shockwave rippled through the area, engulfing everything within hundreds of meters.