With MUSIC to break into Marvel

Chapter 17: Chapter 17: The Quantum Realm (Edited)



This isn't good!

Realizing that what he was seeing didn't match the basic operation of the Ant-Man suit shown in the movies, Clark's heart leaped to his throat.

Stay calm! He must remain calm at this moment!

Clark carefully recalled the scenes from the movies. It seemed the basic operation of the Ant-Man suit involved the right hand button for shrinking and the left hand for enlarging.

That's right, no mistake!

Acting on this thought, Clark immediately pressed the enlargement button on his left hand: "Enlarge!"

But it was futile! "Enlarge, shrink, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven..."

After repeated attempts, there was no change. He continued to shrink, becoming so small that even microbes like tardigrades appeared enormous, then grew too large to see.

And the surroundings became more dreamlike...

This is... the Quantum Realm!?

"Hope has deceived me!"

As Clark delved deeper into the Quantum Realm, like the two Ant-Men in the movies, his consciousness began to blur.

Clark felt as if he had really messed up; just showing off in the Ant-Man suit landed him directly in the Quantum Realm.

Suddenly, Clark noticed what seemed like a black hole vortex ahead, which appeared to have a kind of magic, making it impossible to look away after just one glance.

As his consciousness was fading, Clark seemed to see through the vortex, observing an immense universe on the other side, slowly being consumed by a terrifying black energy!

Then, a red orb fled through the vortex to his side, followed by a white orb, and behind the white orb, a vague figure.

The two orbs and the figure were moving in the opposite direction to Clark, with the white orb, although appearing later, quickly surpassing the red orb, brushing past Clark first, followed by the red orb and the last figure.

Clark felt as if the figure glanced at him as they passed by.

Then, the black energy on the other side of the circular hole, realizing its prey had escaped, instantly sent out countless black tentacles through the hole, wrapping towards Clark's direction.

The sudden crisis instinctively made Clark want to flee, but the impact of the Quantum Realm on his mental state reached its peak at that moment, destroying the last bit of clarity in his consciousness, making him lose basic thinking ability...

Outside the Quantum Realm, in Clark's home, there were at least six or seven ants with cameras on their backs, staring blankly at the spot where Clark disappeared.

Meanwhile, down on the street, Hope was driving around the block before returning to park in front of his building. In the vehicle behind her was an older white man with somewhat gray hair, frowning at over a dozen surveillance screens.

"Where did that kid go? How could he disappear right after activating the suit, and even the locator has completely failed!" The old man stared at the empty surveillance screens, incredulous: "My Ant-Man suit can only shrink people, so how did he suddenly vanish?"

"Could it be?" Hope swiftly climbed over the seat to the back vehicle, checked the surveillance screens, and asked, "Could he have accidentally disengaged the controller?"

"Impossible!" The old man shook his head firmly: "I watched his every move through surveillance equipment. He definitely didn't touch the regulator; he just pressed the button on his hand that changes body size. Such a simple operation shouldn't lead the user to the subatomic level, otherwise, you wouldn't see me here, right?"

Hope frowned slightly: "Could his case be special?"

The old man paused, as if considering a possibility, and then said, "Speculating is useless, let's go up and see."

......

In the midst of soothing music, Clark's consciousness gradually returned to clarity.

This sound is...

As his consciousness slowly cleared, Clark finally remembered the origin of this music.

The Heart Sutra! This was a Buddhist chant. Before crossing over, Clark had a devout lay Buddhist colleague who had over a dozen Buddhist chants on repeat in their phone. Clark had heard the Heart Sutra alone hundreds of times. Although he wasn't a Buddhist himself, he was very familiar with the melody after hearing it so often.

Was his recovery due to this Buddhist chant?

Opening the system interface, he saw some new content that hadn't been there before.

Activated BGM:

"Calories"

Level: 6 (0/1000000)

Effect: Increases workout effectiveness by 60% and reduces fatigue and injury from exercising by 60%.

"Be a Man"

Level: 4 (0/1000000)

Effect: Maintains composure in battle and improves combat awareness by 80%!

"Kung Fu Fighting"

Level: 4 (0/1000000)

Effect: Increases the speed of learning combat skills by 80%!

"The Heart Sutra"

Level: 1 (0/1000)

Effect: Calms the mind, eliminates inner demons, and resists various negative emotions and mental states.

Passive Effect: Automatically plays when the host's mental state is abnormal, helping restore clarity.

Active Effect: When played actively, affects all people within the music's range.

(Note: The specific effects of this BGM depend on the host's strength and BGM level.)

???

Level: ??? Effect: ??? (Note: This BGM is currently unusable.) Impression Points Balance: 243576

How did two new BGMs appear in such a short time?

The Heart Sutra is understandable, but what's with the "???"?

Who can tell me what exactly happened while I was unconscious?

As he pondered, Clark suddenly felt an excruciating pain throughout his body, as if millions of needles were repeatedly piercing every inch of his muscles. The intense pain almost made him pass out again.

Was this a side effect of the Quantum Realm or the Ant-Man suit?

But in the movies, the original Wasp, the second Ant-Man, and the original Ant-Man had all entered the Quantum Realm without experiencing anything similar!

Without time to think, Clark quickly searched his suit. He found a red and a blue Pym Particle disc in the suit's right side pouch.

This was it!

Clark was now immensely grateful that his memory had improved countless times with his training, remembering the movies vividly.

Seeing these two discs, he immediately recognized their function.

Red for shrinking, blue for enlarging!

In the movies, the second Ant-Man, Scott Lang, used these devices to escape the Quantum Realm.

With this in mind, Clark inserted the blue disc into the suit's waist controller and pressed the red button on his palm forcefully.

"Ultraman!"


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