And now he was sitting here, boasting arrogantly and belittling Pym Technologies as worthless.
How could that not be chilling?
The two had barely exchanged more words when Darren Krauss suddenly pulled a special pistol from inside his coat.
It was a weapon he had developed during his time in power at Pym Technologies. In truth, it had been an accidental creation. During shrinking experiments, living test subjects had repeatedly failed to survive—the particles would ultimately reduce them to a puddle of mud. Inspired by that effect, Darren had developed a compact weapon based on the same principle.
The moment he saw the oddly shaped gun, old Pym's guard shot up.
That was no ordinary pistol. If it were a normal firearm, Antarctic Technology's medical department might still be able to save the victim.
But if struck by that—
The target would likely meet God instantly, and their descendants wouldn't even need to pay for cremation.
"No!" Pym shouted.
But it was too late.
Darren Krauss had already pulled the trigger and fired at Pym.
It was terrifying how reckless a person could become when consumed by humiliation and rage.
In this environment—and he still dared to kill.
However, Liva was not idle. She was a mutant; her superpower was model construction. Her reaction speed was astonishing. At the exact moment Darren fired, she erected a shield in front of Dr. Pym.
The particle beam struck the shield.
Pym remained unharmed.
Yet Darren Krauss did not waste the opening created by that single shot. He swiftly pulled out a capsule-like object and threw it onto the ground.
The object rapidly expanded.
It was a Wasp Suit.
He had developed one—and brought it with him. Normally it remained in a miniaturized state, only expanding when needed.
Everything happened in a flash. By the time old Pym reacted, Darren Krauss was already wearing the Wasp Suit.
Dangerous.
"Let's go! Miss Liva!" old Pym shouted. He knew this traitor was coming for him.
No one understood the power of the Wasp Suit better than Pym himself. As the original Ant-Man, he knew all too well that in a shrunken state, Darren could kill both of them effortlessly.
But Liva did not move.
Because she saw someone step through the reception room door.
Xu Dan.
His arrival caused Darren Krauss to pause.
There was no denying it—whether in status, presence, or authority, Darren had to show respect to Xu Dan.
After all, he had come today to discuss cooperation. If Xu Dan agreed, Darren would even be willing to shamelessly ignore old Pym and sign a contract on the spot.
Unfortunately for him, Xu Dan had never intended to cooperate from the beginning.
"Darren Krauss?" Xu Dan asked.
"Yes, that's me, Mr. Xu Dan." Darren suppressed his impulse and waited for what would come next.
If Xu Dan agreed to cooperate, then even if Hank Pym threw him out today, it wouldn't matter. He could even spare him.
But if Xu Dan refused—or worse, mocked him—he didn't know how he would contain himself.
"You're currently just a regular employee at Pym Technologies, correct?" Xu Dan asked calmly, completely ignoring the Wasp Suit.
He had witnessed too many grand scenes.
What was this clown worth?
"I…" Darren hesitated. "Yes. I am."
He had originally intended to boast about once being the head of Pym Technologies, ruling the company alone. But with old Pym standing right there, he couldn't bring himself to say it.
Answering honestly should earn him some goodwill, right?
Xu Dan's next sentence dropped him into the abyss.
"Very well. Darren Krauss, you're fired."
"What?"
"I own seventy percent of Pym Technologies now. Tell me—is there any issue with that?"
"Why fire me? On what grounds?!"
"On what grounds? Don't you have any self-awareness? Besides, I have no need for your garbage technology."
Indeed, Antarctic Enterprises had no need for some Wasp Suit cooked up in a virtual simulation.
Could it compare to the massive projects of the Antarctic Military Industry?
Darren froze.
He suddenly looked at old Pym across from him—and understood.
Pym had already secretly allied with Antarctic Enterprises.
If that was the case, what use was his Wasp Suit?
"You dared to join forces and toy with me!!"
His voice, filled with hatred, echoed from beneath the Wasp Suit.
Darren Krauss was no fool. In fact, he was clever—perhaps too clever for his own good.
In his mind, this was clearly collusion between old Pym and Xu Dan to deceive him.
"I'll kill you all!"
The next second, Darren Krauss vanished from sight.
He hadn't disappeared.
He had shrunk to the size of an ant, his armor colored like a wasp.
"Everyone, move!" old Pym shouted.
If putting on the Wasp Suit signaled danger, then sudden shrinking meant attack.
That had always been his own tactic.
Yet Xu Dan remained unmoved.
His gaze shifted calmly toward the reception room door.
At the doorway stood a man of average appearance, clad in a silver-black battle suit. Seeing the situation inside, he immediately lowered his helmet.
Then, with a shift of consciousness—
He vanished.
Truly vanished in an instant.
He was none other than Scott Lang, assembly line inspector at Antarctic Military Industries.
His official title:
Super Ant-Man Project Tester, Antarctic Military Quantum Research Department.
Moments earlier, he had received a summons from the supreme boss. He had rushed from Antarctic Military Industries to Antarctic Technology and taken position outside the door on standby.
The moment he detected abnormal activity inside—
He moved.
When he reappeared, it was directly above Darren Krauss.
Yes.
With a single precise dive, he struck the shrunken Darren.
Scott Lang had adjusted his body even further—he was now smaller than the Wasp warrior Darren Krauss.
In Ant-Man combat, smaller meant superior.
In just one exchange, he slammed Darren—who had been attempting to attack old Pym and Xu Dan—to the ground.
Then sat squarely on his head.
The metallic Super Ant-Man suit possessed a texture and quality far beyond that of the Wasp Suit.
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