Chapter 374 Man Of Steel

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The Cyberspace was developed and rushed to production within three days, with sales launched on the fourth day, the official operation began immediately in New York.

The virtual space and the holographic VR helmet, this futuristic technological creation, miraculously emerged in less than half a week. Many players who purchased the holographic VR helmet with mixed feelings due to the reputation of Stark Industries and Caesar immediately fell in love with the virtual world after a brief trial and found it difficult to extricate themselves!

Shedding the shackles of reality to shape a brand new virtual character, one could easily travel the world and beyond, join a national army for real combat, interact with superheroes and villains, explore the dark underwater world or dazzling sky cities, and dance freely in an interstellar bar the size of a moon— 

In the Virtual World, players can satisfy all their fantasies!

"The Son of Hero, Caesar, takes the first step into legend!"

"The holographic VR helmet is the greatest high-tech product in the 21st Century, without question!"

"Virtual World has arrived, marking the beginning of a whole new virtual era. What are you waiting for?"

No one could resist the allure of the Virtual World virtual world. The news media, who were among the first to snatch up the holographic VR helmets, transformed into ultimate online water armies for the first time, and the unanimous praise in newspapers and online messages had not a single negative review, let alone a neutral one.

The locals in New York exploded with excitement, as if not owning a holographic helmet would completely disconnect them from the current era, igniting an unprecedented craze and frenzy.

Other cities and countries went crazy, with eyes red, and they applied to Stark Industries by name to quickly expand Virtual World coverage beyond New York.

If, in the 1920s, Stark Industries established an immortal commercial empire with the three major weapons of smartphones, computers, and military weapons, then today's holographic VR helmets not only allowed it to directly emerge from the trough it was in but also added an unbeatable halo of brilliance and invincibility!

In a secluded villa on the outskirts of New York.

With a rough thud, the VR helmet smashed violently to the ground, and the front glass shield shattered into several pieces, with debris scattered across the clean floor.

The blonde beauty in a sexy dress shivered and leaned against the wall nearby, trembling in silence.

The burly bodyguard looked slightly distressed as he glanced at the debris on the ground and then at Kilian, who was in a rage, and cautiously asked, "Boss, what should we do now? We've finally managed to make Stark Industries fall into a trough, with negative news all around, but now we've been...!"

"You don't need to say it, I know!"

Kilian gritted his teeth, his fists clenched, his expression full of unwillingness. After personally learning about Virtual World, he knew that the conspiracy and actions against Stark Industries were completely futile.

He is too powerless!

The sense of powerlessness caused by the difference in abilities between them, he had experienced it from Tony Stark twenty years ago. But unexpectedly, today, twenty years later, after developing the ultimate formula, after thinking he had reached the peak in the field of life forms, he once again learned it from a child less than a year old.

"We haven't lost yet!"

Kilian's eyes were bloodshot as he stared at the bodyguard like a wild beast, his voice hoarse as he ordered, "Deploy all the people under us and send them to Stark Industries in New York. I want that main office building razed to the ground! At any cost!"

The bodyguard gasped, hastily responding, "Yes! I'll arrange it right away!"

As the bodyguard left, Kilian narrowed his eyes coldly and muttered to himself, "You've declared war, haven't you? Then as you wish!"

Meanwhile, at Stark Industries, inside the chairman's office.

Anne wore her usual work uniform, her shiny and slender golden hair draped over her shoulders. She stood upright, holding a document in her hands.

In front of her, there were two lifeforms in the chamber, one large and one small, both made of silver metal and resembling cryogenic chambers from outer space. They were marked with the Stark Industries logo, and they were currently closed and in operation.

These were holographic VR function chambers, currently in the internal usage phase. Compared to the helmets facing the market, the function chambers could achieve 95% realism and provide nutrients continuously to the body upon entering the Virtual World.

"With my salary, I can only afford a VR headset, right?"

Anne looked at the functional pods, sighing softly. After all, Caesar had mentioned that the price of the functional pods would be more than a hundred times that of the headset.

*Click-Clack—*

The two functional pods made a mechanical sound, and then the doors lifted, revealing Caesar and Eddie lying inside. Both of them were only wearing casual shorts, bare-chested, with a white chill lingering around their bodies.

Anne remained silent, patiently waiting. After a few seconds, Caesar and Eddie opened their eyes one after the other, groggily sitting up as if just waking up from a nap inside the pods.

"Wow, what are you doing here?!"

When Eddie saw Anne standing in front of the pod, he was startled and quickly covered his vital parts with his hands.

"Oh, Anne. I appointed her as my personal secretary, so she has access to the chairman's office."

Caesar wasn't surprised as he floated up from the pod, stretching lazily in mid-air.

"You've seen everything already, so why cover-up?"

Anne spat out, ignoring Eddie and picking up a small shirt to help Caesar put it on.

"Buddy, want me to help you get dressed?" Venom chuckled, extending a black tentacle and waving it in front of Eddie's eyes.

"No, thanks." Eddie quickly stepped out of the functional pod and grabbed a T-shirt to pull over his head.

Once dressed, Caesar leaned back as if sitting in mid-air and asked Anne, "Since you're here, did God send any messages?"

Eddie also turned to Anne upon hearing this.

"Yes." Anne nodded, handing a document to Caesar. "An hour ago, God detected abnormal body temperatures from users entering the Network via holographic VR devices in a location outside New York."

"Good job."

Caesar smiled, taking the document. The GM of the Network was God, and the VR devices had functions such as body scanning and precise positioning.

"Master. I didn't expect them to fall for it so easily. I thought we would have to wait until the day after tomorrow," Eddie exclaimed happily.

Caesar crossed his arms, confident. "If their target is Stark Industries, as soon as the holographic VR is released, they will definitely try to buy it immediately."

Eddie continued Caesar's words, clenching his fist triumphantly. "Once they realize they can't stop Stark Industries from getting out of trouble, their top priority won't be Stark Industries and Miss Potts anymore. It will be directly on you, Master."

"Caesar, aren't you in danger now?" Anne's hair stood on end as she listened, looking slightly worriedly at Caesar.

Caesar's lips curled up slightly, not answering the question.

Eddie also smiled, his gaze shifting to Caesar, teasingly asking, "Master. When do you think they'll come after you?"

Just as Caesar was about to reply, his ears twitched slightly, and he glanced out the window, his gaze instantly reaching ten miles away.

Caesar narrowed his eyes slightly. "They're already here."

While Batman maintained order in virtual Gotham City, the real Superman was about to take off in New York.

(End of Chapter)