41 Chapter 41

- Well, it's a good use of force, shall I try it out?- I asked, not taking my eyes off the armor.

Hartley nodded:

- Of course, even though this is my ticket to freedom, it still belongs to you.-

I smiled and quickly started putting on my suit. It was made up of many parts, so it was a bit difficult to put it on. Helmet, Bracers, boots, this was perhaps the most simple, but here is the main armor...

After about five minutes I was fully composed and sighed:

- Not bad, although it took time, but if you practice, you can reduce it by half, if not more.-

- Yes, I could have made additional parts to make it easier, but I thought it was too much, so I stopped there.- Then Hartley looked at the monitor screen and said: - Indicators are normal, you can activate the system.-

I nodded and said:

- Output of the control panel.-

Immediately after my command, a holographic interface with my indicators appeared before my eyes. The interface was needed to view the damage to the suit, as well as my condition. Convenient thing, in heavy battles can be useful. Allows you to determine the severity of damage not only mine, but also the armor. There were also several buttons for controlling the suit. To activate them, it was enough to say a code phrase.

- Full cover. – Immediately after my command, the suit was completely fixed on my body. The helmet, Bracers, and everything else locked perfectly. This was necessary immediately after putting on the suit, so that nothing would fall off. Of course, everything could be fixed manually, but it was much faster and more convenient. I could loosen something at will if I needed it. The phrases for this were simple: Detach the left wristband, detach the right wristband, and so on. Voice commands were slightly inconvenient, but I think this is temporary, in the future I will try to make management based on mental commands. Of course, I may not do this myself, but it's definitely worth striving for. Yes, and in the future it is necessary to build protection against telepaths, such as Grodd, for example, this would be very useful. I don't want to get hurt by such nonsense... Although maybe I can take his telepathic powers away from him and then I can protect my mind. But this is of course in theory, since he is a monkey, or rather a gorilla, then maybe I just can't do anything. On the other hand, it's meta, so I'm not sure about that...

The rest of the suit's functionality was not particularly interesting, it was a voice change function and a couple of other programs. I didn't need anything else, I didn't need an Atom suit. I need armor for protection and for concealment, and of course for a good appearance. In battle, lasers and other nonsense will only get in my way. And it's not my style, depending on the costume and different lotions. You need to strive for absolute power without artifacts and other items.

- Nice suit, looks like you didn't even put a bomb in it.- I said with a grin: - Maybe you're already using your gun?-

Hartley's face paled slightly at my question, but he didn't remove his hand from the table. I noticed a long time ago that he created some kind of weapon. He did it secretly and tried not to get caught in the camera lens, but one day while he was sleeping, I found his secret development.

- Ha, you did know...- The guy smiled wryly.

I nodded:

- Yeah, I just hoped you wouldn't be stupid. Now that I'm wearing this armor, do you think your weapons will be of any use?-

Hartley shook his head:

- I made it not to harm you, but to protect you. You think I should have taken your word for it and waited to die? I did what you asked, but then what? Will you kill me or eat me?- The guy sighed and continued: - Although this suit can protect you from physical attacks, but it can't protect you from ultrasonic waves, I created this gun for this purpose.-

I grinned and asked:

- So you're using it?-

Hartley finally pointed the gun at me and said:

- It depends on you.-

*Vswh* *Bach*

I instantly teleported behind the guy and knocked the weapon out of his hands. Then I put pressure on his shoulder and put him back in the chair.

- Here's my answer, Hartley, you don't need a gun. I promised to release you after you did me a favor, you did everything, so you can go.-

The guy had just moved away from my spontaneous teleportation when he heard the news. He looked at me strangely and asked:

- Are you serious?-

- Of course, but you still have a sword, don't forget, so when you enjoy your freedom, come and finish with it. And try not to say anything about me.-

Hartley got up slowly and looked at me incredulously, then at the door:

- I didn't expect this, since you're letting me go.- Then the guy quickly picked up his gloves and started to leave.

- Wait, I'll show you out...-

After that, I saw the guy off and gave him some money for the first time. Of course, he did not refuse and promised to finish with the blade. Although it's a bit strange, I kept him locked up for quite a long time, but it's not like he hated me. I think he hates someone else... Unfortunately for him, he won't be able to get revenge now. He'll probably be surprised when he finds out wells ' real identity. But as long as I didn't tell him about it, he didn't need any more information.

Yeah, now he knows not only my face, but also the location of my main base. Fortunately, I have already organized a backup base at one of my enterprises, just in case. I had to trust the guy, even though it's not my style. But his abilities would be very useful to me in the future, so I let him go and revealed some cards. Without trust, you can't create a team, even if it's a team of villains. Of course, I don't attribute myself to them, but I still consider trust an important part of an Alliance with someone. The guy may be mad at me, but he's not stupid. And he doesn't have a choice, he'll still need a job. Because of wells, he has huge problems in his life and will not be taken anywhere. So working for me would be a good option. I didn't think I'd start recruiting a team, but it wouldn't hurt to have a good engineer.

Well, the suit is available, and Hartley won't be back for a few days, so we can go to Nanda Parbat. Just recently, Barry ran into Grodd, which means that the event I need will start in a few days. The entire Arrow team will go after Oliver, and I will go there on my own. You just need to find transport...