As he stepped out of the vehicle, Scott Lang, Ant-Man, clutched a black box and waved his hands repeatedly. "Hey, hey, White Cloak, this—"
Syd, who had already sensed him, turned his gaze toward Scott.
Floating toward him, he asked, "Is everything ready?"
As he spoke, he glanced at the black box in Scott's hands.
"This is..." Just as Scott was about to explain, the black box suddenly floated into the air.
Syd gave a slight movement of his right hand.
A deep crimson Chaos Magic appeared.
In the next instant, the black box vaporized, revealing the Ant-Man suit inside.
Its design was similar to Scott's, but the entire suit was a bright silver color, giving off a high-tech feel.
Scott watched nervously and asked, "Well? Are you satisfied?"
"It'll do." Syd gave a slight nod and added, "Let's forget about the past. You can leave now."
Hearing this, Scott instantly breathed a sigh of relief, a look of joy flashing across his face.
The next second, just as he hurried to leave this terrifying place, he suddenly remembered something and anxiously reminded, "Oh right, White Cloak! The Ant-Man suit requires Pym Particles to function!"
"When the suit runs out of Pym Particles, you can come to us for a refill..."
Originally, Hank Pym and Scott had no intention of providing White Cloak with additional Pym Particles, as they had only agreed to make the suit.
But after witnessing one terrifying feat after another, both Hank Pym and Scott completely backed down.
To avoid the risk of this dangerous guy thinking the suit was defective and accidentally turning them into a pile of paper in a fit of rage, they decided to inform him in advance.
Syd glanced at him with a half-smile and nodded.
Then, watching Scott flee the scene as if running for his life, Syd reached for the suit, but the idea of manually putting it on felt tedious.
Instead, with a mere thought, he activated spatial transference.
With a soft whoosh, the silver Ant-Man suit instantly fitted itself perfectly onto him.
"Should I check out the Quantum Realm?"
Syd was somewhat curious about the Quantum Realm.
Without hesitation, he pressed the activation button on the suit.
Moments passed.
Nothing happened.
Syd frowned slightly. "Did Scott and the others scam me? No, they wouldn't dare..."
He carefully recalled what had just happened.
A moment ago, he had felt a peculiar force attempting to act on his body, trying to induce a transformation.
However, due to the unique properties of his divine body, he seemed to have an innate resistance to such effects, making it difficult for the Pym Particles to work on him.
Realizing the issue, Syd muttered, "A bit troublesome, but nothing I can't fix."
In the next instant, he pressed the shrink button again while summoning a glow of deep crimson Chaos Magic in his hands, directly amplifying the effect of the Pym Particles.
In a flash, his body flickered with afterimages before rapidly shrinking.
Within a second, he had become as small as an ant.
Drifting down to the ground, he observed the dust particles in the air, the dazzling sunlight, and the relatively massive buildings around him with a sense of novelty.
"Now for the real challenge."
After taking in the sight for a moment, he continued shrinking.
In an instant, his surroundings transformed, revealing cellular structures, bacteria-like forms, and web-like patterns.
Continuing further, he saw even more bizarre and alien landscapes.
He let his body drift freely rather than controlling his movement.
Before he had the chance to fully take in the surroundings, he witnessed something astonishing.
Below him appeared land, strange plants, creatures—he even saw sunlight.
"The Quantum Realm?"
Syd found the scene absurd.
Simply put, this place was equivalent to another Earth, complete with life, intelligent beings, and advanced technology.
Even more fascinating was that the inhabitants had no idea they were microscopic organisms in a grander reality.
Of course, the flora and fauna here were quite different from those of Earth, giving the world an even more surreal and fantastical appearance.
This place could be considered a parallel world or a subatomic universe.
Syd wasn't unfamiliar with this—after all, the Quantum Realm had been depicted in Ant-Man.
Suddenly, something occurred to him, and he furrowed his brows slightly. "If I remember correctly, isn't there a variant of Kang trapped in this Quantum Realm?"
That Kang had been exiled by countless versions of himself who feared him, working together to banish him here.
And due to an issue with his multiversal ship, he had been stuck in this place.
"However, the TVA (Time Variance Authority) hasn't collapsed yet, and the Kang overseeing everything from the shadows hasn't died. The timeline is still intact, so there shouldn't be other Kang variants emerging..."
Syd was uncertain.
His existence had likely already thrown things off course. Who knew what might happen?
After a brief moment of contemplation, he dismissed the thought. He was only here out of curiosity, planning to wander around for a bit before heading back.
Even if a Kang variant showed up, it had nothing to do with him. He'd simply ignore them.
And if one of them annoyed him—well, a single slap would do the trick.
After all, this wasn't the TVA's Kang—the only one who gave him some uncertainty.
That particular Kang, despite appearing physically ordinary, had an eerie mastery over time manipulation.
As he thought about this, Syd casually removed the Ant-Man suit.
He wasn't comfortable wearing it and simply stored it in his spatial ring. He wouldn't be needing it again anyway.
At that moment, from the distance, a massive transparent, octopus-like creature charged toward him, clearly preparing to hunt.
Syd glanced at it indifferently.
Meanwhile, three humanoid natives—two with strange, purple gem-like heads and one who looked entirely human—had already noticed the situation and rushed forward to help.
"Hey, run!"
"Watch out!"
A series of strange, unfamiliar words filled the air. However, as a divine being, Syd instantly understood them.
The four—led by a native named Pika—grew anxious as they saw the beast closing in on Syd, who remained completely motionless.
"Is he too scared to move?"
Panicked, Pika and the others quickly raised their gun-like weapons, preparing to assist.
However, given the distance, they were unsure if their weapons could reach the target in time.
All they could do was pray that the creature was within range; otherwise...
Just as they lifted their guns and prepared to fire—
Syd casually raised his right hand and waved.
In an instant, a sweep of deep crimson light flashed from left to right.
The transparent octopus-like monster vanished into thin air.
Pika and the others, still holding their guns mid-air, stood frozen in shock.
(End of Chapter)
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