What does the Quantum Realm look like?
A kaleidoscope of wonders!
Almost at the moment Peter pressed the button, standing on the transmission device, with all resistance relinquished, Hawk instantly felt himself turning into a drop of ink.
And it was ink stretched infinitely.
The familiar cosmic rules at this moment were like fragile cobwebs, breaking inch by inch.
The familiar cosmic time also at this moment was like sugar water being boiled, becoming sticky thread by thread.
Even the familiar world, at this moment, sometimes transformed into a dazzling forest, sometimes into a brilliant particle waterfall.
Hawk felt himself descending into an infinite abyss, but also felt he was ascending into an endless starry sky.
The landscapes on both sides replicated and extended infinitely...
Perhaps a long time had passed.
Perhaps only a second.
Bang!
The moment Hawk found himself in a dazzling and splendid realm, the Little Cosmos instantly ignited, resisting the downward trend, and then steadily landed on the colorful ground beneath his feet.
His power could still be projected here.
Just as Hawk had previously thought.
However...
Hawk's heart stirred, looking at the four Infinity Gemstones in his Little Cosmos, which composed the Phoenix's heavy pupils, now seemingly lost their luster: "The Infinity Gemstones have lost their effect here."
He thought of that drawer full of Infinity Gemstones in the Time Management Bureau.
Speaking of which, when Loki saw that drawer full of Infinity Gemstones, his mind was directly shattered.
But that's normal.
Anyone seeing the precious treasure they've painstakingly obtained, abruptly discovering that what they deemed a treasure was a drawer full for others, would immediately have their mindset explode.
Hawk did not have that feeling.
Because he is a cheater.
The Infinity Gemstones in the Time Management Bureau were indeed just a heap of useless ornaments, but that's because the realm where the Time Management Bureau resides is actually the same as the Quantum Realm at hand.
They exist within the sequence of the Main Multiverse, yet don't belong to any particular Main Multiverse.
The Infinity Gemstones are a product of the Main Multiverse, and when they go to other universes or places that don't belong to any universe, naturally, they lose their original effectiveness.
So...
There's nothing to get one's mind shattered over.
Hawk just glanced at the dim Phoenix heavy pupils, then retracted his gaze, looking into the kaleidoscope-like Quantum Realm around him.
Although Hawk indeed felt the cosmic rejection, suppression, and the disappearance of spying eyes the moment he entered the Quantum Realm.
Yet he was unable to perceive the Eighth Sense of life within the Quantum Realm.
Because the rules within the Quantum Realm are different from the rules of the Main Multiverse, and can even be said to be quite twisted.
Simply put.
If Hawk were to comprehend the Eighth Sense of life here, there would be only one result.
He would practice himself into a lunatic oblivious to time, like Ouyang Feng who reversed the practice of the Nine Yin Manual.
Hence!
Now that he's in the Quantum Realm, he should study how to get out through it.
Hawk raised his wrist, glancing at the 'Quant Watch' made by Peter.
In sight.
Two tubes of Pym Particles were intact, allowing him to traverse the Multiverse once and then return to the Quantum Realm; when he returns to the Quantum Realm next time, just by pressing the button on the watch, Peter on the other side will receive the signal, restart the device, and pull him back.
Hawk did want Dr. Hank Pym to get more tubes of Pym Particles over.
But Dr. Pym's stock was only so much, and he was in a hurry. After all, heaven knows whether dragging out time would let the universe find a way to prevent him from entering the Quantum Realm.
So...
Just two tubes.
But it's sufficient.
Thoughtfully, Hawk lowered his cuff, covering the Quant Watch, then moved his mind, stretched out his right hand, and the Space Gemstone appeared in his palm.
Although due to it being the Quantum Realm, the originally brilliant Space Gemstone had turned dim, yet inside the Space Gemstone, a coordinate still glowed.
This was a Multiverse coordinate extracted by Thanos before his death from that Bruce Banner from another Multiverse.
According to Thanos, he could precisely locate the Multiverse where that Bruce Banner resides via this coordinate.
But now?
Let alone finding the exit, this thing just started shimmering?
Hawk raised his sword-like eyebrows, not thinking much, clutching the Space Gemstone tightly, then vanished from the spot, swiftly streaking toward the direction indicated by the Space Gemstone.
After a while.
He saw an Ant-Man cautiously finding his way through a forest canopy.
Hovering above the forest, Hawk looked at Scott in Ant-Man form below, then glanced at the flashing Space Gemstone coordinate in his palm, seemingly having a revelation.
The next moment.
Hawk disappeared from the spot!
"Scott!"
"Who!"
In the midst of experimenting with quantum traversal, after arriving there, it's been almost four hours, completely lost connection with the outside world, the startled Ant-Man Scott turned instinctively upon hearing the voice, then he saw Hawk appearing behind him.
Scott looked at the visitor, delight showing on his face, and with a puff, his Ant-Man mask unlocked; before Hawk could say a word, he blurted out excitedly: "Hawk!"
Hawk looked at Scott, who recognized him, and was slightly startled.
For a moment, he couldn't distinguish whether this Scott was from his universe or the one where Bruce Banner's multiverse existed.
After all...
If he remembered correctly, that Bruce Banner mentioned by Sharon had said that Bruce Banner didn't know him.
As Hawk was contemplating this, Scott stepped forward and prepared to give Hawk a warm bear hug.
"God, Hawk, how are you here?"
"I'm not the Hawk you know."
"What?"
Hawk shifted aside to avoid Scott's embrace, calmly looking at Scott, who maintained the hug posture: "You've got the wrong person. I'm not Hawk from your universe."
Scott's expression froze, then he looked at Hawk, who didn't seem to be joking, his thoughts racing, and he exclaimed.
"Holy milkshake, multiverse?"
"Yes."
"Jesus Christ!"
Scott instinctively wiped his face, looking at Hawk in disbelief: "You're from the multiverse?"
Hawk chuckled, glancing at the bizarre quantum scenery around them.
"Here, you're also from a multiverse."
"Giselle!"
Scott exclaimed again, then seemed to realize something: "You know me, so, does your universe also have me?"
Hawk smiled slightly upon hearing this: "Yes, it appears your universe has me too. How about you tell me about your universe first, and then I'll tell you about you from my universe?"
Scott was going to say he'd been stuck here for over four hours, and it seemed Hank and the others, who were supposed to pull him back, had lost contact.
But...
Whatever, it's already been over four hours, staying a bit longer doesn't matter, after all, this is the first time it's been proven that the Quantum Realm connects the multiverse.
So Scott began to speak.
Hawk learned from Scott's words about his own story in Scott's universe and why Bruce Banner from the same universe as Scott didn't know him.
As everyone knows...
Bruce Banner exiled himself to the cosmos because of Hulk's bad temper; after having a big fight with Tony Stark, he chose to board the S.H.I.E.L.D. Fighter and then exiled himself into the cosmos.
And the self in that universe appeared only after Bruce Banner had exiled himself.
In that universe, like Scott called 'Ant-Man' and Tony Stark called 'Iron Man,' Hawk also had a nickname.
"Mind Warrior?"
As Hawk listened to Scott mention this nickname, he smirked: "What a lame name."
Scott shrugged: "Anyway, the Captain and the others all call you that, you didn't deny it either. Speaking of which, I haven't seen you for ages."
Hawk raised his eyebrows.
"Why?"
"After the battle at the German Airport, you and Wanda left; the Captain and Sharon also ran away, while I was captured."
"...Wait."
Hawk interrupted, listening to Scott while looking at him: "Me, Wanda?"
Scott nodded: "Yeah, you and Wanda. What, in your universe, aren't you and Wanda dating?"
As Hawk listened to Scott's question, his expression turned a bit odd, recalling Wanda from his own universe, then frowned slightly: "My relationship with Wanda in my universe... is somewhat complicated."
They haven't had any physical contact.
Amidst the vast ocean, he took only a single scoop.
But it's undeniable, daughter Jean, as well as Billy and Tommy, indeed carry the bloodline of him and Wanda.
So...
He didn't really want to delve into the nature of his relationship with Wanda.
Scott, hearing Hawk's answer, seemed to understand and changed the subject, asking about himself in Hawk's universe.
Hawk answered truthfully.
Scott felt uneasy after listening: "Again, why was it me who got caught?"
In his world, helping the Captain got him caught.
In Hawk's world, he still helped the Captain, yet he was caught again.
Why was he singled out for the trouble?
Hawk shrugged in response to Scott's complaint.
Scott felt uncomfortable but didn't dwell on it for long; he quickly redirected the conversation back on track: "By the way, Hawk, how did you come to the Quantum Realm?"
Hawk chuckled.
Just as he was about to speak.
Suddenly,
The alarming sound "ding ding ding" rang out from Scott's wristwatch.
The next moment.
Scott perked up, looking toward Hawk: "Oh no, I'm being pulled out..."
Before finishing his words, a tunnel infinitely expanded appeared behind Scott, and Scott was sucked in, looking like a twisted pretzel.
Without hesitation, Hawk also slipped inside almost the instant Scott's figure got dragged in.
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