Instinctively, Janet Van Dyne's eyes locked onto the portal.
What shocked her the most was that through the circular gateway, she could see the real world—her home, right at her doorstep.
The familiar sight left her in a state of disbelief and overwhelming emotion.
"I... I'm really going home?"
Her heart surged with excitement and relief.
Overcome with gratitude, she hurriedly turned her gaze to the sky and expressed her thanks.
Above her—
Syd, who had been maintaining the portal, noticed her hesitation. He calmly spoke, "Go on."
His voice, resonating like an undeniable truth, carried divine authority.
Janet bowed in gratitude once more before quickly getting to her feet and jogging toward the golden-ringed portal.
With one final glance at the Quantum Realm, her eyes filled with anticipation as she stepped through.
The moment she crossed the threshold, she inhaled deeply, feeling the air of reality fill her lungs.
"Incredible... this power is truly divine!"
"I never thought gods actually existed in this world!"
Instinctively, she turned back to look at the portal.
But before her eyes, the golden sparks flickered and rapidly shrank, and within seconds, the portal vanished completely.
At that moment—
A sharp crash sounded from nearby, pulling Janet's attention.
She turned toward the source of the noise and saw a middle-aged man with graying hair, glasses, and a white shirt standing frozen in shock, staring at her.
The man was none other than Hank Pym.
Apparently, upon seeing her, he had been so stunned that he lost his grip on whatever he had been holding, causing it to shatter on the ground.
"So careless," Janet sighed, a hint of playful reproach in her tone.
Hank, still dumbfounded, muttered, "I must be hallucinating..."
Janet smiled warmly. "It's me."
The moment her words fell, hurried footsteps echoed across the space.
In the next instant, Hank Pym rushed forward and pulled her into a tight embrace, his emotions overflowing.
After a long moment, once the initial shock subsided, Hank finally composed himself and asked the burning question on his mind.
"How... how did you escape from the Quantum Realm?"
Janet's expression remained calm as she replied, "Oh, that? I met a god in the Quantum Realm. I pleaded with him, and he sent me back."
Hank, who had been expecting some complex scientific explanation, completely froze.
His mind went blank for a second before he blurted out, "A god?"
It sounded utterly absurd.
A god? In the Quantum Realm?
A god helped his wife?
His eyes flickered with disbelief as he pressed, "Can you describe this... god?"
"He was floating in the sky, wearing a white cloak..." Janet immediately began to explain.
Meanwhile, back in the Quantum Realm—
After sending Janet back to the real world, Syd casually canceled the portal magic.
Glancing once at the people below, he then flew away.
However, while he had left, the people he had left behind were in an uproar.
"This... This is the power of a god?"
"Ugh! Why wasn't I the one to step forward and beg?"
"Damn it, if only I'd had the courage earlier!"
The woman had taken a bold step—and it had paid off. She had received a divine blessing.
And if the god could grant her wish, surely he could grant theirs as well.
They were awestruck by his power, yet bitterly regretful that they hadn't seized the opportunity.
Word of the god's appearance—and his ability to grant wishes—quickly spread like wildfire, leaving many stunned.
Before long, hordes of people began making their way toward the site, desperate to catch a glimpse of the divine being or to plead for his favor.
Unfortunately for them—
Syd had already seen enough.
"That's enough sightseeing. Time to leave the Quantum Realm."
He muttered to himself, unconcerned about the influx of people.
As for Kang's variant—he had yet to see him, and frankly, he had no interest in searching for him. It was none of his concern.
With that thought, he took action.
Canceling the effects of the Pym Particles on his body, he activated spatial transference.
His figure flickered—
And the next moment, he was back in the real world.
His Ant-Man suit had already been stowed away in his spatial ring.
Upon returning, he had barely begun to consider his next move when he suddenly sensed something.
Turning to the side, he spotted Scott Lang staring at him in stunned silence.
The expression on Scott's face was one of utter shock.
Originally, Scott had planned to flee from the area.
However, just before leaving, he had instinctively turned back—only to witness the White Cloak vanishing into thin air after pressing a button on the Ant-Man suit.
A true disappearance.
In that instant, Scott had realized something was off, and his feet had frozen in place.
Now, seeing the White Cloak suddenly reappear, he couldn't help but blurt out, "Did you just... go into the Quantum Realm?"
Syd glanced at him.
Scott's expression grew more serious as he hurriedly asked, "How deep did you go? The Quantum Realm is dangerous! If you go too deep, you might not be able to come back!"
Syd finally responded.
"The deeper layers of the Quantum Realm lead to another world. You could call it a Subatomic Universe. It's quite fascinating—you should check it out sometime."
Then, without giving Scott time to process those words, Syd added, "Rather than worrying about me, you should check on Hank Pym."
And with that, his figure blurred—
A sonic boom echoed through the air as he soared into the sky and vanished.
Scott stood rooted to the spot, a dazed expression on his face.
"A world... inside the deeper Quantum Realm?"
"A Subatomic Universe?"
That's impossible...!
His disbelief was evident.
And then—
Wait... What happened to Hank?!
His eyes widened as he suddenly remembered what White Cloak had said.
Without hesitation, he turned and sprinted toward home.
It didn't take long before he reached his destination—
And there, standing before him, was a woman.
The moment he recognized her, his face filled with utter shock.
"What the hell is going on...?"
As Hank explained what had happened, Scott slowly pieced together the truth.
And when he heard about the god who had helped Janet—
A realization struck him.
Expression turning grim, he muttered, "The god you're talking about... might just be White Cloak."
"Only he could appear in the Quantum Realm... And only he could truly be a god."
(End of Chapter)
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