Chapter 212: The Girl Ava

Shaking his head, Clark explained, "This isn't something I saw in the quantum realm, just a small trick, nothing worth mentioning."

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Egg (⊙⊙): "You're telling me time reversal is a trivial skill not worth mentioning? Why don't you just fly to the sky then!?" After saying this, he added helplessly, "Alright, I know you can fly, no need to demonstrate that to me."

Clark glanced at Egg with a look that seemed to say 'you're an idiot' and then turned his head, saying, "More dangerous than ignorance is arrogance."

Without waiting for Egg's rebuttal, he continued, "The reason I knew the password of this electronic lock wasn't because I used any time-reversing powers. It was just through some careful observation."

As he spoke, he pointed at the number "1" and "2" buttons on the keypad: "For instance, button number 1 is not part of the password, but number 2 is. If you look closely, you'll see that button 1, which is almost never pressed, looks different from button 2, which is frequently used."

Withdrawing his finger, Clark continued, "If you observe even more carefully, you can discern the angles at which the fingers press these frequently used buttons. Over time, a person inputting a familiar password will develop a habitual, coherent motion to complete it swiftly."

With a shrug, Clark concluded, "Combining these two observations, a little thought makes it not hard to envision the smooth motion of the other party inputting the password each time, just as I just demonstrated."

Having said this, he opened the door, casually saying, "Please go ahead, Director."

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Egg was even more astonished after hearing Clark's explanation.

His explanation sounded simple, but was it something an ordinary person could do? Not to mention Egg, even Clark himself, who had constantly improved his abilities, both in terms of observational skills and brain processing speed, had reached an inhuman level. This allowed him to naturally do what he did. If it were someone else, even the ace agent Black Widow couldn't achieve what he did.

Upon entering the building, they found it empty, except for a conspicuous corridor leading to the basement.

For his own safety, Egg deliberately slowed his pace, clearly wanting Clark to go down first.

Clark, aware of Egg's little trick but not bothered by it, confidently led the way down the stairs.

Reaching the basement, they discovered a spacious hall with minimal furnishings – just a few chairs and some technological equipment.

The most prominent among them was a circular metallic device in one corner of the hall. Through its glass, one could see something resembling a bed, but with a strong metallic look, making it hard to imagine it being comfortable to lie on.

"This equipment here, I'm not sure what it's used for, but it's clear that they cause severe interference with electronic signals," Egg commented, waving his communicator in front of Clark, showing no signal.

Clark glanced at it, then said with a serious look, "Interference with electronic signals is one thing, but in this room, I even feel a faint quantum energy fluctuation."

After saying this, Clark's gaze moved away from Egg's dark face, curiously observing the circular room-like structure.

Seeing this, Egg couldn't help but feel helpless, saying, "Too bad Ghost isn't here right now. It seems we've come for nothing today."

Clark shook his head lightly: "No, you're wrong. She's always been here."

Just as Clark's words fell, Egg suddenly felt a pain at the back of his neck and immediately passed out, collapsing to the ground.

With Egg's large body down, the figure of a young girl appeared behind him.

This girl, about twenty years old, had a pleasing appearance and a good figure. Her black hair and eyes matched Clark's aesthetic perfectly. Especially her eyes were particularly enchanting.

Her eyes seemed deep and mysterious, hiding many secrets that could arouse curiosity at first sight, making one want to uncover the stories hidden beneath her profound gaze.

Compared to her delicate appearance, the quantum energy fluctuation emanating from her was intimidating, making her appear elusive, like a walking quantum field connector, constantly suffering from the invasion of quantum energy.

Clark could even imagine how painful that process was.

Looking at the Ghost girl with sympathetic eyes, Clark helplessly said, "That hit just now was quite harsh. It seems you don't like my friend here very much."

"All S.H.I.E.L.D. agents are liars!" Ava said distrustfully, then suddenly vanished in front of Clark. The next moment, her hand, cutting through the air, struck heavily towards Clark's neck.

"Snap!"

Against Ava's attack, Clark did not react, just as he had not intervened to save Egg earlier, taking the hit without flinching.

However, following a crisp sound, Ava was the one in pain, clutching her now swollen wrist. She dematerialized and quickly retreated, looking at Clark, who had calmly turned around, with fear.

"Is this guy made of iron?"

Originally, Ava's plan was to lure Clark or Hank Pym by stealing important equipment from Pym's lab. Then, by surprise, she would subdue them, using them as a bargaining chip to exchange for a complete quantum tunnel to treat her molecular instability.

But what she hadn't anticipated was the outcome.

The theft was successful, and the target lured, even her ambush had gone according to plan.

But… how to break through an impenetrable defense? Waiting online, urgent!

Seeing Ava's panicked look, Clark calmly spoke, "The quantum field fluctuation in your body is very unstable. Modern medicine can't help your condition. To treat your body, you need quantum energy. Return what you stole from me, and I can help you."

"Do you think I'll believe you?" Ava scoffed disdainfully, then dematerialized again, heading towards the wall behind her.

She was confident, unable to defeat this formidable opponent, but sure she could escape. However, the next moment…

"Bang!"

"Ouch!"

For the first time in her life, Ghost Ava experienced a collision during her phase shift, falling to the ground with a large bump on her head. The failed escape attempt made her turn back, looking at Clark with a mix of fear and... joy!

With a smile like the morning sun, Clark said gently, "Don't think you're the only one with quantum energy. I also contain a substantial amount of it. This basement is now covered with my quantum energy. With your uncontrollable quantum field, you can't dematerialize in this environment."

Indeed, feeling no more pain, Ava's face lit up with hope, "Will you really help me?"

Clark shrugged, "Didn't you distrust me before? Why trust me now?"

"It's because you've already proven with your actions that your ability can suppress the changes in my body. If you're willing to help, I'll return your things."

"Deal!"

Clark had no ill feelings towards Ava.

Despite her having killed countless innocents, she was still a good girl at heart.

Her actions were just a means to survive. Was that wrong? With a gentle smile, Clark extended his hand to Ava. At that moment, his image in Ava's eyes shone differently, like an angel from heaven extending a helping hand to her in the abyss.

Instinctively placing her hands in Clark's, she immediately felt a comforting warmth flow through her body, bringing an unprecedented sense of comfort, almost moaning in pleasure.

So intoxicating was the feeling that Ava didn't even realize when Clark had helped her up.

But Clark's next words brought her back to reality, "I've just transferred my energy into your body. With the concentration of my energy now, it won't dissipate in your body for three days, and during this time, you won't be able to use your powers."

"Now, give me back my things."

Although Ava knew Clark did this to restrain her, she was still overjoyed, "You actually call that unstable state a power. I never wanted that kind of power."

As she spoke, Ava took out the stolen components from the storage cabinet in the room, intending to hand them over to Clark. But when he reached out to take them, she withdrew her hand, "I'll return them, but you must take me with you and help suppress that damned instability."

Clark nodded lightly, agreeing, and Ava finally handed over the items.

This gesture revealed that after being deceived by S.H.I.E.L.D. or Hydra, Ava had become distrustful of others.

Taking the quantum components from Ava, Clark squatted down beside Egg and placed his hand on his shoulder, transferring a bit of his energy into him.

With the negotiation with Ava concluded, it was time to awaken the unfortunate S.H.I.E.L.D. director.

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