Chapter 73: Walking into a Trap
May 2, 2023 Author: Yue Shang Xintou
"Don't be afraid, Anthony, he can't see us."
Lying on the Carpenter Ant, Scott and Colin's gazes met.
He couldn't help but whisper a comforting word inside his helmet.
"I see you."
He believed his action had been extremely covert.
But it still didn't escape Colin's Super Hearing.
"Well, he saw us."
Under the Ant-Man Suit's helmet, Scott's face showed some shock.
He had no idea that after shrinking to such a size, the other party could still discover his whereabouts.
Although he was surprised, Scott's movements did not stop.
"Anthony, let's turn."
Using the Brainwave Device to control the ant beneath him to make a sharp turn, Scott intended to use this method to break free from Colin's lock-on.
However, he clearly underestimated the power of Super Hearing, especially within such close range. Scott's every move, especially the buzzing sound made by the Carpenter Ant's flapping wings, almost became the best hint.
"Damn it, how did he do that!"
After several consecutive turns, he still couldn't shake off Colin's lock-on. Especially every time he changed direction, Colin would turn his head to face him as if predicting his every move.
Scott, lying on the ant, couldn't help but curse under his breath.
Colin's series of actions undoubtedly put immense pressure on him. Scott's thoughts had changed from merely wanting to get back at the other party as a joke to becoming a little more serious.
Since getting the Ant-Man Suit, this was the first time he had encountered such a situation.
"Anthony, split up..."
Being able to qualify as an electronics expert, Scott was naturally not a foolish person. Although his identity as a former convict rendered his electronics expertise completely useless, forcing him to sell ice cream at Baskin-Robbins, he had still somewhat perceived the situation from Colin's actions.
Saying a word to the ant beneath him, named Anthony, Scott let go of his hands and dropped onto the submarine's deck like a speck of dust.
Thump-thump!
After shrinking, Scott's mass underwent a huge change.
While his strength did not decrease, his body weight became like that of a real ant.
Even falling from mid-air did not cause him heavy injury; the impact of landing was basically like a small hop.
Scott and the Carpenter Ant Anthony splitting up instantly indeed caused some interference for Colin. His Super Hearing initially chased in the direction the Carpenter Ant flew, but the next moment, the sound of Scott landing on the submarine's deck caught Colin's attention.
A flicker appeared in his eyes, and his lips curved slightly. On the surface, however, he pretended not to notice and continued to pursue the Carpenter Ant.
"Success!"
Seeing that Colin didn't look towards his landing spot, Scott, thinking he had tricked him, revealed a hint of joy on his face beneath his helmet.
"Anthony, keep attracting the target's attention and dodge carefully!"
While controlling the ant flying in mid-air to circle Colin.
Scott hurriedly moved his feet and ran towards the other party's position.
"If I had known earlier, I should have landed in a closer spot."
The distance between the two of them, if Scott were in his normal form, he could cover in a few seconds, but now, shrunk to the size of an ant, those few steps became extraordinarily long.
Scott, panting, took over ten seconds to reach Colin's feet, looked up at the target still being held by Anthony, and whispered a word of apology.
"Sorry, buddy."
The next second, he pressed the button in his hand.
The Pym Particles acting on him instantly deactivated, and Scott instantly expanded back to his normal size, swinging a punch at Colin's shoulder in front of him.
Thwack!
Just as it seemed his fist was about to land on Colin.
Under the helmet, a smile had already crept onto Scott's face.
However, before the smile on his lips could fully bloom, the swinging fist was firmly caught in Colin's palm.
"How could you..."
Seeing this scene, Scott's smile froze, and his face beneath the helmet still showed clear shock.
Immediately after, without any hesitation, he pressed the button on the side of his index finger.
Instantly, Scott, who had just been in front of Colin's eyes, shrunk down again, and even the fist he had previously grabbed broke free with this change.
Using the Ant-Man Suit's transformation system to escape from Colin's hand, Scott's face still held a look of lingering shock. He really hadn't expected that even though he had been extremely careful, he still hadn't escaped the other party's eyes.
Although there was some doubt and shock in his heart, Scott did not abandon his action because of it.
"All for practice."
Silently saying a word to himself in his heart, he jumped onto the submarine floor and rolled once. Scott lightly pushed off with his legs and sprang high into the air like a spring.
The magical aspect of Pym Particles lies in the fact that while they shrink the target, they do not weaken the user's strength.
This situation created a very interesting phenomenon: Scott, despite being only the size of an ant, still had the same jumping ability as in his normal form and did not shrink proportionally. Therefore, the height he jumped directly brought him from the submarine floor to Colin's eyes.
"This punch is for what happened earlier at Baskin-Robbins..."
As he muttered to himself, Scott, like a bullet, collided with Colin.
Under normal circumstances, anyone taking a full impact from an adult would be forced back a few steps.
However, Scott clearly forgot that the person he was fighting against was clearly not a normal person.
The other party was able to suppress his strength at Baskin-Robbins with just one hand, and he also didn't know that besides his Super Strength, he also possessed other powerful abilities.
Thump—
"Ugh!"
Scott crashed into Colin's body, which was protected by Invulnerability. Not only did he not knock him down, but he himself received a considerable impact.
If someone were standing nearby at this moment and witnessed the entire process, they would see a tiny figure forcefully collide with Colin's chest and then be easily bounced away.
On the submarine's deck, due to this impact.
Scott recovered to normal size from the Pym Particles' shrinking state and lay on the submarine's deck, unable to catch his breath for a long time.
Thanks to Dou Gao Su Ni De for the 100 Qidian Coin reward.
(end of chapter)