Shadow of the Beautiful World

(During the Ching Ming Festival, send the heroic souls away.

Brothers, before you start reading, please join Lao Lu in praying for the dead...May the living be strong.

The fearless people who died in the fight against the epidemic told us with their actions that even in the real world, our worship of heroes is not based on vanity.

May the hero go all the way! )

On the edge of the quantum sea and the real world, in front of the quantum tunnel that runs through the two worlds and will disappear at any time, Ava Starr is saying her final farewell to her brother.

In the quantum tunnel explosion created by her irresponsible father, the child was sprayed with quantum energy that destroyed the stability of the body molecules.

During these years, she has been enduring the pain of tearing and repairing the cells of her body.

Merlin and the others kept trying to save Ava, but in the end they lost her anyway.

This child fell into the Quantum Sea completely, and reshaped his body here, bid farewell to all pain, seemed to be liberated, and got a new life in the Quantum Sea.

But the problem is not that simple.

As the price of being resurrected in the quantum world, her body in the present world has been completely converted into a quantum state.

She can swim in this unknown field of vision, but once she leaves here, her body in the quantum state will collapse, and at that time, she will end up completely dead.

In other words, Ava was assimilated by the world.

She can't get out of here.

Don't talk nonsense!

Facing Ava's farewell, Merlin took a deep breath, his ugly expression became gentle, like a brother comforting his sister, he said:

There's always a way...

No, there's nothing left to do.

Ava didn't want to say goodbye to Merlin just like that, but she didn't have a way to untie this knot.

There is a way, and it's by our side...

Merlin let out a long sigh.

He suddenly reached out and grabbed the old Pim who was caught off guard, while Ms. Jennifer's complexion changed slightly beside Pim, and the wing blades on her back were unsheathed.

When Merlin disappeared, she also jumped into the state of phase walking.

Under Ava's surprised gaze, Merlin and Ms. Jennifer fought back and forth several times in a flashing phase change, but this lady's fighting skills were much weaker than the Maharaja's.

In the end, she failed to stop Merlin, and could only watch Merlin appear next to Ava, but the bewildered old Pim hadn't reacted yet.

He was being held in Merlin's hands right now.

bass

Amidst the crisp sound of the sword, the cold sharp blade touched Old Pim's neck, and Ava beside Raven didn't know what happened.

But she believed in Merlin more than Jennifer, whom she had met several times.

hum

Ava's five fingers were held in the air.

A black and blue strange war scythe made entirely of energy appeared in her hand. The girl waved the war scythe, and in several flashing attacks like ghosts, she forced the rushing Ms. Jennifer back.

return!

Merlin shouted, and Ava, who was holding a scythe, disappeared into the air, and returned to Merlin in the next second.

Until this time, Ava still didn't know why Merlin wanted to hold Old Pym hostage.

But from Ms. Jennifer's gloomy face, it was obvious that the woman knew why.

What are you doing! Merlin.

Old Pym struggled, and said:

I'm sorry about what happened to Ava, but you can't change it by killing me...

Shut up, Pym!

Merlin looked at Jennifer in front of him, and said:

You got carried away with love, you silly old man, didn't you hear what Ava said?

This world will assimilate everyone who falls into it. Jennifer has been here for decades. Do you think she is still the same as before?

How much do you know about Jennifer now?

She has been assimilated by this world! The problems Ava is facing must also be the problems Ms. Jennifer is facing, but she doesn't say a word and wants to return to the real world with us!

This shows that either Ms. Jennifer has made up her mind to die, or... she must have a way to leave here safely.

So, ma'am, do you want to keep hiding?

Under old Pym's sluggish gaze, Lord Raven put away the sharp sword Judas in his hand.

He said coldly:

Silly girl Ava has just arrived in the quantum world, and she has this kind of power far beyond what she used to have, and you have been here for decades, so you must have seen through the highest secret of the quantum world, right?

I am a heavenly father. Maybe you don't understand this concept, but I can tell you that the moment I saw you, I felt that there is a very special energy in your body...

But I don't covet it!

I don't want to hurt anyone, I just want to take my relatives away like old Pim!

Merlin looked at Jennifer and said:

I only have one plea, either leave the Quantum Sea with Ava and return to the real world! Or, everyone, don't leave!

It's not that I don't want to!

Jennifer is not a bad person.

After seeing old Pym being held hostage by Merlin, she immediately threw the wing blade in her hand, and she said to Merlin:

But it's hard for Ava to learn how to use this energy in a short time... Our time is not enough for me to teach her!

She doesn't need to!

Lord Raven said coldly:

As long as you know how to do it, it's fine to take someone away with you. It's not beyond the limit of your ability, right?

Why are you so stubborn?

Jennifer gritted her teeth and said:

Ava's situation is different from mine. Even if I take her out, it will only delay the time of her demise. Why take the risk?

She can live safely and freely here, why do you have to take her back to the real world? You are not saving her at all! You are harming her!

Then why do you have to go back? Quantum Witch!

Merlin says:

You have a daughter waiting for you in the outside world, and there are also a group of people waiting for Ava in the outside world... She can survive in the quantum world, but being alone for a lifetime is the real torture!

You are also about to be driven crazy by the loneliness of the quantum world, you are probably already crazy...you are not willing to bear it, why should my Ava bear it?

People are meant to live among their own kind...

During the confrontation between the two, Ava was at a loss on one side, while Old Pym, who was held in Merlin's arms, widened his eyes at this moment.

Pointing behind Jennifer, he shouted:

Jennifer! The tunnel... the tunnel is collapsing! Go! Go back! Leave me alone!

The old man didn't know where his courage came from at this moment.

He hugged Merlin back, like an ant trying to shake a mountain, and he shouted to Jennifer:

Tell Hope I love her...protect our daughter!

Go back!

Old Pym howled and tried to hold Merlin in place, but he couldn't do it.

Behind Ms. Jennifer, the tunnel connecting the real world and the quantum sea is collapsing.

As Ava said, the world is too big.

There is a part of the quantum world in every atomic nucleus, which is an endless world that cannot be measured by data, and it is only in the change of quantum state all the time.

If the four of them can't leave here this time, then the next time the quantum tunnel will open correctly will probably not appear until decades or even hundreds of years later.

For outsiders, finding a correct path among infinite possibilities is almost like finding a needle in a haystack.

time is limited.

Merlin reached out and hugged Ava, Lord Raven said softly:

I would like to stay here with my sister. Time is meaningless to a heavenly father. I still have astral projections outside. All of this doesn't matter to me, but can you wait?

Your Hope...your daughter, do you have the heart to let her down again?

Ava! Come here!

Ms. Jennifer's hesitation didn't last long. She waved to Ava. Ava glanced at her brother, and Merlin nodded to her.

She came up, and Jennifer took her hands, and she said:

Under any circumstances, don't let go of my hand!

Let's go back!

Amidst the weird halo of changes in the quantum world, Jennifer glanced back at Merlin, and she turned around and took Ava into the tunnel of collapse.

Merlin reached out and patted Old Pym, and he said softly:

Sorry for taking advantage of you, Pim, but as you can see, your wife is just as stubborn as you, and there's nothing I can do about it...

Stop it!

Old Pym slapped Merlin's fingers away, and said in a bad tone:

If it's not that I can't beat you, I will definitely punch your hateful face!

Let's go back and talk about it.

Merlin grabbed old Pym's hand, and he took one last look at the fantastic, quantum world behind him, before jumping into the final collapsed tunnel.

An indescribable light flashed in front of his eyes.

In the next second, he broke away from that light and floating feeling and landed on the icy ground.

The magic power, the familiar magic power surged again, and Merlin breathed a sigh of relief.

The next second, he was hugged by two worried women. He raised his head, and Carol was leaning against the door, talking with Ava.

The mistress glanced at Merlin, then at Icarus and Hill who were holding him.

The mistress snorted, turned around and took Ava away in a chic manner.

And in this jubilant laboratory, the frail Ms. Jennifer also hugged her grown-up daughter and cried bitterly.

The rescue to Quantum Sea was successful.

And the secret of that wonderful world...will always appear before Merlin's eyes.

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On the streets of Manhattan, Matt Murdoch, who had been busy all day in his law firm, was sorting out some case documents.

It was already off-duty time.

His good partner, good friend, and another shareholder and lawyer of the law firm, little fat Fuji Nelson has left.

Fuji is going on a date with his hot girlfriend who works in a big law firm today.

So only Matt is here alone to pack his things.

The law firm they opened is in Hell's Kitchen, and it specializes in serving poor people who have no money to litigate.

There is no doubt that Matt, the most obscure of the Riley brothers and sisters, is also trying to change the chaotic environment of Hell's Kitchen in his own way.

The poor don't have the money to hire lawyers, and Matt and Fudge fight for them, so naturally they don't make much money.

But since it's from the Rileys...

Is money still meaningful to Matt?

Not to mention that Black Light Investment Company, which is well-known on Wall Street, will donate to this small law firm in various names every now and then.

When he first established this small office, Little Fatty Fuji thought that he would live in poverty for a long time.

But lo and behold, now he even has a new car.

He is currently planning to recruit his girlfriend to become the third lawyer in this firm serving the poor, and they are already planning to buy a house and get married.

As for Matt.

He is still single now. After breaking up with his last girlfriend with a complicated identity, this handsome blind lawyer has maintained a single state until now.

He and Ava have played together since childhood, and the relationship between the two is very complicated.

For a while, Ava made it clear that the two would not be together, and a heartbroken Matt found another girlfriend, but he finally knew that it wasn't that Ava didn't like him.

It's just that Ava knows that she will eventually disappear, and she just doesn't want to make Matt more sad.

Um?

After packing up his things and preparing to leave the law firm, Matt picked up the blinding stick when his ears moved suddenly.

This child has the most acute senses in the world, and he heard a familiar, vague chuckle.

But he didn't hear any footsteps, and didn't feel anyone's approach or presence.

It's like he played hide and seek with Ava when he was a kid.

A blind man with keen senses, a ghost who can switch between quantum states...

The difficulty and scene of the hide and seek played by two people is really indescribable.

But in a game of hide and seek, Matt wins every time.

This time, there will be no exception.

Snapped

Matt pushed open the office door short of breath, he threw away his guide stick, just like a normal person, no, he rushed to the stairs more agilely than a normal person.

He went all the way up along the direction of the light singing voice.

Stepping on the steps, he rushed to the roof of the old house very quickly.

It was sunset time, and the gorgeous sunset hung on the horizon, shining warm light on the city. In the golden halo, Matt walked step by step to the roof of the old house.

For blind people, this is a very dangerous move.

But he was not afraid, his heart was full of joy and emotion.

Amidst the melodious but pleasant singing, he sat on the edge of the roof.

Under the shining of the setting sun and in the comfortable wind, he said to the girl beside him who couldn't feel it at all, but was real, like a ghost, in a white dress, with her calves swinging in the air:

You're back?

Um.

Aren't you leaving this time?

I don't know~ Jennifer said that I have to go back to Quantum Sea every once in a while, and what is there in this world that I am nostalgic for?

If one day I get bored of staying...

The girl's voice dropped, and she said:

Then I will never come back.

Matt pursed his lips.

He took a deep breath and said:

Do you want me to give you a reason to stay?

OK.

Ava turned to look at Matt, and she said with a teasing smile:

How do you want to persuade me to stay? You...

Before she could finish her sentence, Matt reached out and hugged her.

The next moment, the lips of the two met, all the voices, all the rejected feelings, the past time, everything seemed to be connected again.

In the sunset, in the rustling sound of the wind blowing through the corners of the skirt, this scene...

Really, beautiful.