dhibooks Chapter 141 Departure, A New Universe!
Chapter 141 Departure, A New Universe!
But immediately, Toby's words caused the expressions of everyone in the universe present to change drastically.
Toby said calmly, "Alright, that's the second thing we'll discuss at today's meeting. I'll be leaving this universe for a while because of that..."
The heroes of this universe, who were just relieved to have Toby around and not have to worry about anything, especially the Spider Family with Toby as their leader, were suddenly filled with panic.
With Toby around, even knowing that a cosmic overlord like Thanos was eyeing Earth, they were not worried at all and had the courage and confidence to face all future crises and obstacles.
But then again, once Toby is gone, they start to panic even before the crisis actually occurs.
This is the benefit and drawback of Toby's consistently assertive attitude towards them.
The advantage is that Toby is the sole decision-maker in the Spider-Man family, and the entire Spider-Man family is under his absolute control, without the risk of internal division like the Avengers.
The downside is also obvious: if the Spider Family loses him as the decision-maker one day, the other members will find it difficult to make decisions on their own.
Thump!
Toby tapped the table heavily with his fingers, the long, heavy sound acting like a powerful tranquilizer, calming everyone's panicked hearts a little.
Then, Toby's icy gaze swept over each member of the Spider Family, and he said sternly, "I'm only leaving for a while, it's not like I'm never coming back, what's all the panic about?"
"And you're already panicking like this just because I'm leaving. If another huge crisis were to occur in our universe in the future, and I happen to be away, wouldn't you be so scared you'd wet your pants?"
"Look at yourselves now, and look at the battle suits you wear that represent the Spider Clan. If any of you feel afraid of facing future crises if I'm not around, then take them off right now, go back to your beds and cry yourselves, so you don't embarrass my Spider Clan in the future!"
Hearing Toby's reprimand, the members of the Spider Family instinctively lowered their heads in shame, but before they could completely lower their heads, Toby's reprimand came again:
"None of you are allowed to bow your heads. Raise your heads, look me in the eyes, and answer me one by one: while I'm gone, can you uphold the honor and responsibility of the Spider Clan?!"
"I can!"
The first person to answer was, to everyone's surprise, Gwen, who had just become Spider-Man less than a day earlier!
Gwen looked at Toby with unwavering determination: "I can. Even without you, I promise I will protect the Spider Family you created, just as you taught me today!"
Upon hearing this, Toby finally managed a smile.
Judging by the way he taught today, tsk tsk, it seems that even when he's not around, New York's criminals will still be in for a rough time~
Seeing that Gwen, who had just joined the Spider Family and was the only woman there, was so courageous, the others, while feeling ashamed, also hardened their gazes.
A series of powerful "Yes!" shouts rang out from the mouths of each member of the spider family.
Finally, a satisfied smile appeared on Toby's face.
He has now firmly established his position in the hearts of everyone in the Spider Family, and they no longer need to blindly obey him. Now he needs to cultivate their independence when he is not around.
Toby had a premonition that he would be spending more and more time away from New York from now on...
Then, Toby looked at Nami Tony and Ant-Man and asked, "So, is it finished and have you received it?"
First, Nano-Tony took a white uniform out of his suitcase and smiled confidently:
"Although there is no ready-made nanoprinter in this universe, and it would take a lot of time to manufacture nanomachines, I used existing equipment to make a regular suit of clothing. Apart from not having nano functions, it can still take you through the quantum realm."
Toby nodded: "Yeah, it'll be fine as long as it's good enough."
After Nano Tony finished speaking, he suddenly tossed a USB drive to Tony in this universe.
Tony caught the USB drive with his unaffected hand, raised an eyebrow, and asked, "What's this?"
Nano Tony smiled and replied, "According to Toby, the interference between universes no longer leads to unknown disasters, so I think your universe can also master nanotechnology ahead of time. Consider this my reward for Toby's generous help."
Tony nodded knowingly, "Understood. After I have fully mastered the nanotechnology here, I will share it with Toby's spider family."
Seeing that his counterpart from another universe understood, Nano-Tony nodded and said nothing more.
After all, talking to oneself is something that not only Tony, but also Nano Tony felt was strange...
Toby, on the other hand, was very pleased with Nano-Tony's thoughtful and considerate behavior.
See, this is what a truly smart person is like—knowing to reciprocate, instead of taking the other person's kindness for granted like some people do!
Next up was Ant-Man Scott, who placed a briefcase on the table and proudly declared, "With me in charge, we naturally obtained the Pym Particles, and not only enough for this use and as a backup, but even enough for a backup of backups!"
With that, Ant-Man opened the briefcase on the table.
hiss------
Upon seeing the briefcase Ant-Man had opened, filled to the brim with test tubes of red Pym Particles, Toby couldn't help but gasp.
"Scott, how much did you take? Did you rob your father-in-law of all the Pym Particles?"
Ant-Man paused, the proud expression on his face from successfully obtaining the Pym Particles slowly fading. He said weakly, "This... didn't you say you'd take more? You didn't tell me you were leaving some for Hank..."
Toby covered his face with one hand, unable to bear looking at Ant-Man.
Does he really need to say that?
When Captain America travels to the past, he knows to only take what he needs to go back and what he can keep as a backup. But Ant-Man, who is Dr. Pym's future son-in-law, just emptied out his warehouse!
He could already picture Dr. Pym's furious expression when he saw all his Pym Particles had been stolen...
However, since Ant-Man had already taken it, there was no reason for him to return it. So Toby unceremoniously pulled the fully loaded suitcase in front of him.
He then pulled out a few tubes, closed the box again, and handed the briefcase containing the remaining large quantity of Pym Particles to Peter: "After the meeting, put it in my vault. Don't let anyone steal it again!"
Peter took the suitcase and nodded earnestly, "Don't worry, I absolutely won't let ants or anything like that steal it!"
Ant-Man: ?
Toby nodded slightly, picked up the suit, but before he could put it on, the silver-gray symbiote in his hand devoured it.
The symbiote then mimicked the same material and structure as the shuttle suit on Toby's body, but it was even more form-fitting and comfortable.
Dressed in a white suit that gave him a unique style, Toby stood up and announced:
"Alright, this meeting has come to a successful conclusion. If nothing unexpected happens, I should be back soon. If something unexpected happens, I'll be back a little later. Just act according to the situation while I'm gone."
As he spoke, Toby winked at Nami and the others, who then changed into their nanosuits and pressed the return button together with Toby.
Finally, in the distorted white light, Toby and the four-person group of Nami Tony disappeared.
And so the wheels of fate began to turn...
Unbeknownst to everyone, including Toby, a future that is far more exciting and different from the original timeline is about to begin because of this time travel!