Ant-Man: We're Related

At Captain America's command, the six on his side began walking forward.

It represented their unshakable resolve.

In response, Peter and the others slowly moved forward under Iron Man's lead.

Both sides gradually went from walking to running, then finally broke into a sprint!

At last, the two teams collided.

Ant-Man went after Peter right from the start.

"Hey, you're Spider, right? I'm Ant-Man. Doesn't that mean we're somewhat related?" Ant-Man said as he whipped a kick at Peter.

Peter raised an arm to block it, then slammed Ant-Man into the ground. "Although we're both arthropods, we're very different, so I don't think we're related, Mr. Ant."

"That really hurts my feelings," Ant-Man said, shrinking with a whoosh just before he hit the ground.

Peter had trouble finding him with his eyes alone, but he could vaguely sense Ant-Man's presence through Spider-Sense.

"You little brat!" Ant-Man launched a sneak attack from behind and shouted just as he was about to hit Peter, trying to startle him.

However, Peter suddenly spun around and fired a ball of webbing.

"What?" Ant-Man was stunned. He simply couldn't figure out how Peter had found him every time.

Could his suit have thermal imaging or something like the gear Iron Man and Falcon used?

Splat!

Ant-Man was plastered to the ground by the webbing.

He quickly enlarged himself and finally broke free from the webbing's restraints.

But Peter had already left the spot, taking advantage of that opportunity.

That was because Winter Soldier had gone after Black Widow. Though Black Widow had enhanced-gene serum in her body, she had nothing in hand that could withstand Winter Soldier's metal arm. Under his attacks, she could only dodge from side to side, using her agility to evade him.

"Hey, we meet again!" As Winter Soldier threw a punch, Peter stuck webbing to his metal arm and swung over him.

"You again, kid!" Winter Soldier forcefully swung his arm, trying to drag Peter down through the webbing.

At that moment, Black Widow seized the opening, pressed herself directly against Winter Soldier, and used a Brazilian jiu-jitsu-based takedown to slam him to the ground.

"That move was so cool. Can you teach me?" Peter landed nearby and continuously fired web shots, pinning Winter Soldier to the ground.

"Sure. Once this mission is over, I can teach you some fighting techniques if I get the chance," Black Widow readily agreed.

Whoosh, whoosh—

Two arrows flew in from not far away and precisely sliced through the webbing.

Winter Soldier immediately rolled over and sprang to his feet.

It turned out Hawkeye had noticed what was happening and come to support him!

Hawkeye looked at Peter with a hint of hostility. "Kid, you're just a little punk."

"Uh..." Peter froze. "I'm already a man!"

"You sound like a little girl when you talk!" Hawkeye fired another arrow and attacked Peter alongside Winter Soldier.

Boom!

Black Panther's swift figure appeared, directly tackling Winter Soldier away.

The two began grappling at close quarters on the ground.

Peter caught Hawkeye's arrow in one hand and was about to speak when Spider-Sense suddenly started screaming wildly.

Danger!

He hurriedly threw the arrow away.

But it was already too late.

Boom!

The arrowhead exploded.

Peter only felt his head buzzing.

Fortunately, Hawkeye had enough sense not to load too much explosive into the blast arrow, so it did not deal much damage—otherwise, he would not have fired it directly at someone.

Black Widow glanced at Peter, then turned to Hawkeye with a faintly angry expression. "Clint, were you trying to blow him up?"

Hawkeye looked a little embarrassed. He had only wanted to use the blast wave from the explosive arrow to knock Peter around from a distance and teach him a small lesson.

Who would have thought Peter could catch an arrow he had fired at such close range with his bare hand, then hold it beside his head to show off?

For a moment, Hawkeye did not know how to explain this mishap.

Black Widow gave Peter another look. After confirming that he was fine, she charged at Hawkeye.

Peter rubbed his head, and the ringing in it eased considerably.

He felt that his lack of combat experience had cost him this time.

The incident also taught him a lesson.

Although he had Spider-Sense, and it had been enhanced after fusing with Shadow Spider-Man, no longer flickering in and out like before—

Spider-Sense still had its limits.

For now, it seemed it could only detect dangers aimed directly at him, not dangers that had yet to be triggered.

Take Hawkeye's explosive arrow, for example. Before it activated, it was merely an arrow.

Only once activated did it become an explosive.

This time, since they were all on the same side, Hawkeye had not gotten serious or shown any real ruthlessness.

If he encountered an enemy who did that next time, it would be dangerous!

After recovering, Peter found himself temporarily free.

He took the opportunity to observe the battle.

Above the battlefield, Vision and Wanda were trading blasts. Their magic was dazzling, causing explosions one after another, but anyone could tell that neither of them was going all out.

Falcon and War Machine were also constantly circling and fighting in the air.

On the ground, Iron Man had abandoned his ranged advantage and was using the Iron Man Armor to engage Captain America in close-quarters combat. Perhaps he was still trying to persuade Captain America.

Nearby, Black Panther and Winter Soldier were also locked in a fierce battle.

Unlike Peter, who liked relying on agile movements as his primary means of fighting, Black Panther and Winter Soldier were both masters of close combat. They were evenly matched, trading blow for blow.

Black Widow and Hawkeye were likewise exchanging attacks.

But overall, Iron Man's side seemed to have the upper hand.

Huh, where was Ant-Man?

Peter searched around, but he could not find where "his relative" was.

His instincts told him that the guy who could shrink must be hiding somewhere and plotting something, just like how he had tried to steal Peter's shield at the start!

Just as Peter searched for Ant-Man, the situation on the battlefield suddenly changed.

It was Wanda!

She had also noticed that her side was at a disadvantage.

So she suddenly increased her magical output, blasting Vision away. Then she sent Iron Man, who had been fighting Captain America, flying with one attack before using a magic whip to bind Black Widow's hand and fling her away.

She then turned her attention to Black Panther, engulfing him in a huge mass of magic and smashing him directly into a shipping container dozens of meters away.

Wanda's sudden burst stunned everyone on the field.

When everyone else was "playing," someone who suddenly became more serious naturally stood out as an odd one.

Wanda floated in the air, looking down on everyone. Red magical energy swirled around her as she said coldly, "There's no need to keep tangling with them. We have our own business to handle."

"That's right. We should be getting on with the real business," Captain America nodded.

"I'm afraid you won't get your wish!" Iron Man quickly flew back, but when he tried to activate his repulsors, he found that they had misfired.