Chapter 49: Spider-Man in a Batman Suit
Once in the field of scientific research, Alfred found himself unable to contribute much, so he tactfully stepped aside, leaving the space for Su Ye and Dr. Fox.
What surprised Alfred was that the 18-year-old high schooler, Master Su Ye, could engage in an in-depth discussion with a scientist as accomplished as Dr. Fox.
This was unlike what he had imagined: Su Ye being lectured by Dr. Fox and left speechless by his incredible inventions.
Alfred even made a silent decision in his heart.
He planned to call Master Wayne and suggest acquiring as many shares of Osborn Group as possible—ideally, turning it into part of the Su Group.
Alfred believed that with Su Ye's demonstrated talents, Osborn Group would thrive far better under him than under Harry.
Osborn Group had spent heavily on media and trending topics, promoting Harry Osborn as a rival to Tony Stark.
In reality, the true rival to Tony Stark within Osborn Group was none other than Master Su Ye!
Su Ye was unaware of Alfred's thoughts and didn't care.
What he cared about most was figuring out how to combine Spider-Man and Batman's abilities.
First, he needed a Batman suit, complete with a pointy-eared helmet and a flowing black cape, accentuating his muscular chest to show off.
In terms of style and physique, Batman far outshines Spider-Man. Batman's aura of superiority is unparalleled, both in DC and across Western comics.
Coincidentally, Su Ye had been practicing Bajiquan. Though not yet as muscular as Captain America, his chest muscles were well-defined enough to fill out the Batman suit without fake padding.
As for the suit's overall design, he decided to model it after the Dark Knight's.
Next, he needed equipment tailored for Batman to fully embody the character.
The gear included, but was not limited to, the Batmobile, Bat-cape, Batarangs, and Bat-grapple.
The Bat-grapple, in particular, was essential—not just one, but installed all over his suit. This tool was what allowed Batman to move like a phantom, coming and going freely at night.
With the Bat-grapple, Batman's appearances and disappearances could always have a plausible, albeit sometimes far-fetched, explanation as long as one didn't overanalyze.
In many cases, the Bat-grapple was even more practical than Spider-Man's webbing. After all, Spider-Man couldn't stand still in a cool pose and then suddenly shoot straight up into the night sky, vanishing into the darkness.
With all this equipment, Su Ye would become a hero who relied on technology and money to fight villains.
However, anyone who thought of him as just a tech-savvy individual would be gravely mistaken.
Beneath the Batman facade lay the powers of Spider-Man. Beating a tech-reliant hero like Batman would only lead to facing a genetically-enhanced Spider.
Su Ye also discussed enhancing Spider-Man's abilities with Dr. Fox.
First on the list was improving the web-shooters.
Currently, as Su Ye explained, the web-shooters could only fire webs and web bullets. While powerful, they had a glaring weakness: a lack of armor-piercing capability.
In street fights, why do people prefer bats, steel pipes, and machetes over bayonets? Because those weapons can injure without killing, while a few stabs from a bayonet could end it all.
Thus, when dealing with highly defensive opponents like Iron Man, armor-piercing becomes crucial.
In Avengers: Infinity War, wasn't Vision sidelined for most of the movie because of a single stab?
On this matter, the two eventually came up with a solution.
The answer was memory fabric—a lightweight, flexible material that turned rigid when electrified, the same material used for Batman's cape.
Combining the properties of this material with high-tensile bio-cable would allow the webs to form spikes mid-air, perfect for piercing armor.
Add a bit of poison, and the Spider becomes a Scorpion! (dog-head emoji)
Additionally, with Dr. Fox's help, Su Ye equipped the web-shooters with powerful batteries and magnetized the webs. This way, against opponents like Electro, his web-shooters wouldn't get fried, and he could even channel electricity through the webs to attack.
Spider-Man's offensive capabilities were significantly enhanced once again.
Additionally, Su Ye's Spider-Man suit was upgraded with a wingsuit design, similar to Spider-Man's third-generation suit, improving his gliding and flight capabilities—perfect for extreme conditions.
As for the Iron Spider suit, the conditions for its research and development were not yet in place.
With that, the enhancements for both his Batman and Spider-Man personas were complete, and before long a week had passed.
Oddly, Catwoman had yet to make an appearance, while Hammer Industries' press conference at the Stark Expo commenced as scheduled.
Lately, Justin Hammer had been feeling quite pleased with himself.
Stark Industries had already shut down its weapons division, and after Tony Stark's assassination attempt, he had become a shadow of his former self—even going so far as to perform a public stunt at his birthday party, urinating in his Iron Man suit.
Stark Industries and Tony Stark were teetering on the brink of madness and ruin, no longer posing a significant threat to Hammer Industries.
As for Osborn Group, although Kingpin's ambush on the Green Goblin had not gone as planned and even cost him Bullseye, the group's gliders and flight suits were found to have safety flaws, making them difficult for ordinary soldiers to operate effectively.
Naturally, Hammer Industries became the military's primary contractor, even taking over the modifications of the Iron Man suits they had 'borrowed' from Tony Stark.
What pleased Justin Hammer the most was the addition of Ivan Vanko, the assassin who nearly killed Tony Stark.
Not only did Vanko shatter Iron Man's aura of invincibility, but he also provided Hammer Industries with powerful technical support, becoming the chief designer for their new product line.
With Ivan Vanko, Hammer Industries finally produced remote-controlled Iron Soldiers capable of rivaling Tony Stark's technology.
"This is a technological revolution!"
At the product launch, Justin Hammer stood on stage with a self-satisfied grin, confidently announcing to the world.
"Iron Man, out of self-interest, refuses to share his technology, hindering humanity's progress. But that's okay, because now, I, Justin Hammer, can mass-produce Iron Man."