dhibooks Chapter 15: 4 Spider Suit
Chapter 15: 4 Spider Suit
This made Peter realize a fact.
That means no matter how strong I become, I'll still just be the younger brother in this family!
His cousin was that mountain he could never surpass!
However, Peter didn't dislike the feeling of having an insurmountable mountain in front of him; on the contrary, he quite enjoyed it.
Since we can't get over it, we might as well turn our backs and rest against the mountain!
After all, what's wrong with having a big mountain to shelter you from the wind and rain?
And if you cross over, there might be a bottomless abyss on the other side of the mountain!
Having regained his senses, Peter also became curious about the source of his abilities.
Because of Toby's previous superhuman performance, Peter had a sudden inspiration and guessed:
"I understand, Toby. Our ancestral bloodline has awakened, right? Our family actually possesses a hidden talent from our ancient ancestors, and we've just awakened that talent. Am I right?"
"Yes...yes, your uncle's stinky leather shoes!"
Toby reached out again and flicked two fingers onto Peter's forehead: "I told you not to watch so many Japanese anime. You've already awakened your bloodline? We're in America, not Japan. What kind of ancestral bloodline could you possibly awaken here?"
"Is it a lineage of ancestors who specialized in repairing cotton machines?"
After reprimanding the immature Peter, Toby walked to a wall and placed his hand on it.
With a beep, the wall split open, revealing another downward-facing entrance.
Peter was taken aback.
Is this a basement within a basement?
How come he didn't know his family had such a place?
When did Toby dig it up?
But Toby clearly had no intention of explaining this pointless question to Peter and had already started walking downstairs on his own.
Peter had no choice but to suppress his doubts and follow them.
But once you get down there, you'll find an even more amazing hidden world.
Unlike the gym above, below is a laboratory that is in no way inferior to Dr. Connors's lab, equipped with all sorts of precious research equipment.
But Peter's first glance wasn't at the expensive research equipment; instead, he stared intently at a glass display case showcasing various suits!
Peter unconsciously walked up to the exhibition wall and reached out to touch each piece of armor through the glass, from left to right.
In order:
The first item is a ruthless bandit outfit consisting of a simple black bandit hoodie, black sunglasses, a dark red hoodie, black cargo pants, and black boots.
This outfit was something Toby casually put together when he "debuted" to cover up his identity, so as to avoid being exposed and retaliated against by the outlaws in Hell's Kitchen.
The second thing is the major upgrade. Not only has it been changed from a patchwork of different materials to a pure black one-piece tight-fitting suit, but the material has also been greatly upgraded, from ordinary fabric to elastic spandex fiber.
This was the first real suit of armor Toby made himself, using the money Kingpin used to launder his image after he officially became an underground mercenary assassin.
The third item is the suit Toby is currently using, the black and red suit he wore when he wiped out the Neon Gang.
This set wasn't made by him; he had it custom-made by someone in the underworld.
This suit is not only more professionally made than the ones he made himself.
Furthermore, the materials have been significantly upgraded compared to the second version, using composite bulletproof nylon material that can withstand the penetration of small-caliber firearms.
Furthermore, the color of his suit has been changed from the single black of the second version to scarlet, except for the head, shoulders, and gloves, which remain black. There is also a black spider icon on his chest that represents his identity!
The suit has also been greatly upgraded in terms of functionality. In addition to the bulletproof function of the material itself, the suit is also waterproof, warm, dry, enhances body feel, modulates temperature, and has thermal imaging function for the eyes.
While not as advanced as the nanotech spider suit Tony Stark created later, it can still be considered a pure high-tech suit!
This one suit alone cost Toby nearly ten million US dollars!
If these features weren't genuinely worth the price, Toby would have wanted to smash the designer's head in when he heard the quote from the Underworld designer!
This is making money faster than he ever did through shady dealings!
And these are all items that are priced but not available!
Because that designer only makes custom suits for assassins who have made a name for themselves. Ordinary assassins don't even have the right to meet him, let alone ask him to make them!
If Toby hadn't already earned the nickname "The Spider" in the assassin world and had Kingpin as his middleman, even if he had ten million, they wouldn't have hired him!
This is also why Toby works hard to take on missions to earn money and why he has a good relationship with Kim, even though he knows Kim isn't a good person.
Sometimes, you really can't get by without money and connections...
But when Peter's gaze fell on the fourth and final suit on the exhibition wall, he couldn't take his eyes off it.
It was a red and blue battle suit, largely the same in design as the third battle suit, but with some subtle differences.
For example, the third suit doesn't actually have any other patterns besides the spider pattern on the chest.
However, this red and blue battle suit, in addition to the spider pattern on the chest, also features many spider web-like patterns on the upper body!
Furthermore, in terms of color, unlike the third set which is a black and scarlet combination that clearly suggests both good and evil, this set, although it also contains red, is a comfortable bright red, along with a blue that villains rarely use.
He looks very upright!
Besides that, the biggest difference is that this suit is significantly smaller than the previous three!
This doesn't look like a suit that could fit Toby's two-meter-tall, muscular physique; it's more like...
Peter suddenly turned to Toby, his breathing quickening, and asked, "Toby, this can't be...."
Toby leaned against the wall, quietly watching Peter examine each suit of armor carefully. Only when Peter reached the fourth suit and asked him a question did Toby reach out and use his palm print to open the glass display case for the fourth suit, smiling as he said:
"What are you standing there for? You don't actually think I can fit into this suit, do you? I'm not as small as you~"
Upon hearing this, Peter was moved, but a dark line appeared on his forehead.
Play around, joke around, but don't joke about size!
It's not small, okay!
But then Peter remembered his cousin's high-pressure water gun when they had a contest to see who could pee the farthest when he was a child, and he fell silent again.
Oh no, I think I've encountered a problem that I can't refute!