Recovery

The Quantum Tunnel control panel emitted a buzzing blue light, and Chen Tian and his group landed steadily on the cold metal platform.

The faint glow of residual energy danced a few times on them before going out completely.

"Five minutes and seventeen seconds. Precise." Hank Pym tapped the timer and glanced at everyone to confirm the status.

Princess Shuri beside her quickly swiped her fingers across the screen, disabling the channel stabilization program.

Pym's daughter, Hope, walked onto the stage wearing a protective suit and used a device to scan the crowd to prevent anyone from carrying viruses from the Quantum Realm.

"Got the goods?" Steve, who was left behind, strode down to the stage, his eyes immediately locking onto Chen Tian.

"Here." Chen Tian flicked his wrist, and the Soul Stone emitting orange light appeared in his hand. "Let's find a time; I'll snap my the Snap."

Tony, who was receiving Venom sprayed by the robotic arm on the stage, frowned when he heard Chen Tian's words. In that world, he had seen the Hulk after the Snap, and Tony, who had almost carbonized half of his body before even snapping his the Snap.

He was a little worried. "Hey kid, I think we can the Snap thing on hold for now. Let me find a safer way. I don't want you to end up like that Iron Man can."

Chen Tian put his arm around Tony's shoulder and said with a smile, "Don't worry, Tony, my physical strength far surpasses that of Iron Man and Hulk. If we compare my current physical abilities, I'm not much weaker than that Injustice Superman, and might even be stronger."

Tony raised an eyebrow, looking Chen Tian up and down. "Are you sure? I don't see it. You know, that Injustice Superman's physique is more beautiful than a Greek sculpture. If he participated in a classical fitness competition, he would definitely be number one. And you..."

Tony scoffed. "I can't tell."

"Hey, I call this looking slim in clothes but muscular underneath, okay?" Chen Tian said discontentedly, using his chokehold technique to lock Tony's neck.

"Cough cough, okay, okay, I believe you, I believe you," Tony pretended to be out of breath, and Chen Tian let him go.

Tony rubbed his chin. "Alright, kid, but I still recommend not rushing. Give me two days, and I'll try to find a suitable method. Anyway, if we can travel back in time, we can adjust the time."

Chen Tian shrugged, knowing that if Tony wasn't given two days to research a safer plan for the Snap, he would probably cause a ruckus all night.

"Alright, here you go, just for two days." Chen Tian took the Infinity Stones out of the Summoning Space and put them into the Vibranium box next to him.

Tony took the box, waved to Shuri, Banner, and Pym and his daughter, and ran towards his Quantum Laboratory without even saying goodbye to Chen Tian.

Watching Tony's hurried figure, Chen Tian shouted, "Remember! Just two days!"

Tony waved to Chen Tian without turning his head and quickly walked out the door.

Chen Tian shrugged at the others, "Let's go, let's wash up, then have a big meal, and wait for Tony's news."

Dante put his arm around Chen Tian's shoulder from behind, "Nephew, you know me, all I want is pizza and strawberry pudding."

Kiana raised her right hand high, "I want strawberry cake!"

Vergil crossed his arms. "Child, tea, thank you."

Madara, who looks just like Vergil, said, "My lord, Matcha, thank you for your help."

Chen Tian nodded helplessly, "Okay, okay, we have everything, but how about we go back to the Arbitrator Tower first?"

And so, Chen Tian and Tony split into two teams. Tony's team worked day and night in the Quantum Laboratory, while Chen Tian's team enjoyed a vacation in Los Angeles by sunshine, sea breeze, fine wine, and delicious food.

Sparks flew in the lab as Tony stared at the wildly fluctuating data on the holographic projection, Shuri and Banner were installing the final antimatter buffer on the Vibranium Gauntlet.

"This piece of junk can only withstand 30% of the energy impact at most," Tony said, squeezing his coffee cup so hard it creaked. "The remaining 70% will have to be caught by that kid's face."

Banner and Shuri looked at the data and sighed helplessly, while Tony still had a hint of worry in his eyes.

On a private beach in Malibu, Chen Tian, wearing beach shorts, lay on a deck chair while Madara controlled the power of his Fire Release, preparing a BBQ.

Goku and Saitama were doing push-ups in a competition. Judging from Pietro's shouts as he watched their match, they must have already done more than ten thousand.

Several alluring bodies in bikinis lay on the lounge chairs next to Chen Tian.

There's Bayonetta in a black bikini, Natasha in a purple bikini, and 2B in a maid-style swimsuit.

On the sea, Dante surfed with flair, loudly instructing Kiana beside him.

The atmosphere was completely different from that in the laboratory.

Two days later, the laboratory door slid open.

Tony walked out with dark circles under his eyes, holding a Vibranium Infinity Gauntlet with six gems embedded in it.

"That's all we can do." Tony's voice was hoarse. "Vibranium + Apokolips Alloy can absorb 40% of energy impacts. The rest..." He stared at Chen Tian, "... rely on your Greek sculpture physique to tank it."

Chen Tian chuckled and casually took the gloves. "Thanks, bro, but—" he weighed the gloves in his hand, "I don't think they're very useful."

After saying this, he walked into the specially built safe house.

Inside the safe house, Chen Tian had just raised his gloves when a series of loud bangings came from outside the door. Through the bulletproof glass, he could see Wade's handsome face contorted into a meme-worthy expression.

"What's going on..." Chen Tian put away his gloves and opened the door.

Wade slid to his knees and hugged his leg. "Daddy, no!"

Tears and snot soaked Chen Tian's pants. "I finally became the top male escort in Los Angeles, and you just the Snap— "

He shakily pulled out his phone; the screen saver was a picture of his handsome face. "Look! What a perfect face! More precious than Captain America's butt!"

Outside the safe house, Falcon chuckled, glancing at Steve, whose face was grim. "Hey, Steve, he's not wrong. Your ass..." He then looked behind Steve. "Very Americana."

Everyone laughed when he said that.

Chen Tian picked up the whimpering Deadpool: "Listen, your current body is just a result of your original soul being stuffed into Wade's body in this world. You can't keep occupying someone else's body forever."

"That's outrageous!!!" Wade screamed, "Couldn't you just the Snap and split the world apart, remove my cancer, and turn me back into my old, handsome self? If you could, I'd lick your hook!"

Banner suddenly interrupted, "Theoretically..."

"Shut up, Banner!" Wade grabbed Chen Tian's arm and hugged him tightly like a koala. "Please~ You're my god. I believe that with my handsome looks, Vanessa will love me even more madly!"

Chen Tian his eyes, took out his phone, and snapped a picture of Deadpool looking handsome, "Okay, if he turns back into an avocado, I'll Photoshop it for you myself."

"I want skin smoothing! I want a slimmer face! I want--"

Bang! Chen Tian slammed the door shut, and Deadpool's wail echoed from outside, "At least turn on a beauty filter, you bastard!"

The door to the safe house blocked Deadpool's howls.

The room fell silent instantly, leaving only the shimmering light of the gemstones reflected on the Vibranium Gauntlet.

"Ready?" Chen Tian's voice came through the loudspeaker, his tone relaxed.

Outside, everyone held their breath.

The tension that had just been eased by the Deadpool farce surged back into my chest.

Everyone stared intently at Chen Tian, and at the raised glove behind the bulletproof glass.

Click.

Chen Tian deftly slipped his right hand into the Vibranium Gauntlet.

The six gems, like activated beasts, suddenly burst forth with dazzling light!

Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple—six colors of violent energy lightning instantly coiled around his arm, like countless venomous snakes writhing and biting wildly!

Crackling! Sizzling!

A piercing crackling sound of electricity pierced through the thick walls of the safe house!

The energy impact rippled through the air in visible circles.

Chen Tian frowned almost imperceptibly.

"Hiss... it's a little numb." His voice remained steady. "Looks like your gloves weren't entirely useless, Tony. They blocked quite a bit."

Tony, outside, hadn't heard a word he said. His eyes were glued to the wildly fluctuating energy readings on the holographic screen, his face pale. "Friday! Real-time vital signs! Depth of energy erosion!"

"Boss, Mr. Chen Tian's vital signs are stable! More than 38.7% of the energy impact has been absorbed and neutralized by the gloves, and the remaining energy has not penetrated the target's outer skin defense layer!" F.R.I.D.A.Y.'s mechanical voice responded urgently.

Everyone saw Chen Tian slowly close his eyes.

The six-colored energy lightning wrapped around his arm suddenly collapsed inward, condensing at the fingertips of his Infinity Gauntlet!

Time seemed to stretch out by a second.

Snap!

A crisp the Snap!

There was no booming explosion, no violent tremor, only a huge halo of pure six-colored light, centered on Chen Tian, suddenly exploding in all directions!

The halo instantly engulfed the entire interior of the safe house, its brilliance causing everyone outside to instinctively close their eyes or raise their hands to shield their eyes.

However, this blinding light lasted only a fraction of a second.

Eyes closed, then opened.

The light disappeared.

Inside the safe house, Chen Tian remained standing in the same spot, his arms hanging down, as if nothing had happened.

The energy lightning that had been coiled around it had vanished without a trace; only the gems on the glove continued to emit a gentle glow.

A brief moment of absolute silence.

"Chen Tian!" Tony practically roared as he lunged at the safe house's control buttons. "Open the door! Open the door now! F.R.I.D.A.Y.! Scan him immediately!"

The heavy door of the safe house was raised.

A crowd surged in like a tidal wave!

Tony was the first to rush to Chen Tian, his bloodshot eyes practically scanning every bone in Chen Tian's body. "How are you feeling? Any pain anywhere? Any residual energy reaction? Tell me quickly!"

Steve squeezed forward, his eyes filled with undisguised concern. "Did it work?"

Banner, holding a portable gamma-ray detector that was emitting smoke, looked on incredulously. "Peak energy instantly to zero... residual reading... almost negligible? How is this possible? That impact..."

"Commander!" Kiana's white hair practically stood on end.

"Master?" Madara's Sharingan activated instinctively.

Chen Tian moved his right wrist, which was covered by a heavy glove, making a slight metallic scraping sound.

He grinned at the tense faces around him, revealing a set of white teeth:

"What could possibly happen?" He even shook his hand. "I just snapped my the Snap, like lighting a lighter. The only unpleasant thing was the slight tingling from the shock, plus..."

He glanced disdainfully at the still-wet snot and tear stains on his trouser leg, "My leg is covered in Wade's 'love'."

Seeing his relaxed demeanor, and with F.R.I.D.A.Y.'s feedback confirming everything was normal, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Shuri, who was standing nearby, suddenly spoke up, "So, now the question is--"

"Has our damn stitched universe been 'fixed' by this the Snap?"

Everyone looked at Chen Tian again. He shrugged. "It's simple," he said, pointing to a bewildered Wade Wilson. "You can tell just by looking at him."

"Look at him?" Everyone turned their heads in unison, their eyes focusing on Wade Wilson, who had just gotten up from the ground.

Wade (Duck King version) looked completely bewildered, subconsciously touching his smooth, handsome face to make sure his perfect makeup wasn't ruined. He stared at the group of strangely dressed, charismatic figures before him, his blank gaze suddenly brightened by immense surprise!

"My God!" He suddenly covered his mouth, his voice trembling with excitement, even revealing a slightly affected accent.

"You... you are the Arbitrators?! The superhero team that saves the world?!" His eyes gleamed as he scanned everyone's faces like a scanner, finally settling on Chen Tian. His tone instantly switched to the enthusiasm of a top salesperson.

"I knew the stars were shining brightly today! It must be God's blessing! Ladies and gentlemen! I am Wade Wilson, the top escort consultant in Los Angeles, codename 'Brilliant Star'! It is the greatest honor of my life to serve the Arbitrators!!"

As if by magic, he pulled a thick stack of gold-edged business cards from his tights pocket (I don't know how he got them there), and deftly began handing them out one by one. "Private party? High-end dinner? Mind Stone? Eliminate loneliness? All-inclusive! Satisfaction guaranteed! Exclusivity guaranteed! Confidentiality agreement signed! Exclusive VIP discounts provided! Oh my God!"

He jumped up excitedly and looked at Tony. "Stark! For the next charity gala, would you like to bring a companion who can outshine all the spotlights? I can! Absolutely professional! Absolutely elegant!"

He then turned to Steve, his eyes sincere. "Captain Rogers! Want to relive the retro vibe? I've researched the purest gentlemanly style of 1940s Brooklyn! A 100% replica! Even the color of your uniform matches!"

The safe house was deathly silent. Everyone who had just been immersed in the aftershocks of the Snap's energy impact was now frozen in place.

Natasha glanced expressionlessly at the gold-embossed business card in her hand that read, "Let me show you the ultimate gentleness of the City of Angel."

Banner adjusted his glasses, his gaze behind the lenses filled with bewilderment. "Personality shift... soul separation... perfect social adaptation... even professional instincts are completely preserved... unbelievable..."

Tony's eye twitched as he clutched the business card, feeling it burning hotter than the infinite energy readings from before. "Friday, scan him. Confirm his brainwaves."

"Scan complete, Boss. Target's brainwaves match 99.98% of the database records previously kept by Mr. Chen Tian. No residual soul characteristics related to Deadpool. Identity confirmed: Wade Wilson (original universe)."

"Pfft!" Sam was the first to break down, pointing at Wade (the Duck King version)'s eager self-promotion, then glancing at Steve's indescribable face beside him, and laughing so hard he couldn't stand up straight, "Hey! Captain! Retro style! He even considered the color of your uniform! So thoughtful, hahaha!"

"So..." Shuri's voice was filled with great uncertainty as he looked at Chen Tian, "The Snap was successful? He turned back... but..."

Chen Tian looked down at his Vibranium Gauntlet, which was emitting blue smoke—the Vibranium structure that had just blocked 40% of the impact. "It seems like it was a success?" Chen Tian's tone was a little unsteady. He looked up, his gaze passing over Duck Wade, who was excitedly promoting himself, and looking at the sky outside the base.

Outside the window, the sky was a clear, deep blue, without a single cloud.

It's as if that stitched-together 'New World' never existed.

It disappeared.

Clean and tidy.

It's as if they never existed.

Just as Duck Wade was still enthusiastically promoting his "retro-style package," and everyone was staring blankly at the cloudless sky—

"Chen Tian! You treacherous liar who broke your promise!!!"

A piercing scream, like a broken gong, shattered the brief Tranquility.

Everyone was jolted awake by the extremely penetrating noise and instantly turned their heads to look at the source of the sound.

A figure dressed in a red and black bodysuit was seen running towards the safe house with an extremely flamboyant posture and an aura of mixed grief and indignation! As he ran, he frantically slapped his face, which was covered by a mask—or rather, he slapped the exaggerated white blindfold on the mask:

"My face! My flawless, priceless, handsome face that Vanessa swooned over?! You promised to preserve it?! You promised beauty filters?! Huh?!" He rushed up to Chen Tian, grabbed his collar, and shoved his white eye patch almost against Chen Tian's nose. "Open your eyes and look! Look! This bumpy texture! This uneven terrain! Did you use sandpaper to smooth my skin with that the Snap?! Huh?! I'm a walking avocado salad right now!!!"

A brief, deathly silence fell over the safe house.

Then--

"Pfft, hahaha!"

"Ha ha ha ha!"

The laughter nearly lifted the roof off!

The crowd, who were a little confused just now, suddenly understood everything when they saw Deadpool, who was wearing his signature red and black bodysuit, sporting a disfigured face (though they could only imagine it through the mask), jumping around and cursing.

Tony was the first to react. He rubbed his throbbing temples, looked at the clown in front of him, and his lips curled into an uncontrollable grin. He raised an eyebrow at Chen Tian, his tired face full of relaxed smiles. "So?"

Chen Tian smiled too. He easily freed himself from Deadpool's grasp, looked at Tony, then glanced at the relieved faces around him, and nodded.

It's done.

Two words, impactful and resounding.

Deadpool stomped his foot in anger. "Done?! That's it?! What happened to my handsome face?! I'll kill you--!" He made a move to pounce on him.

Nobody paid him any attention.

The sky was a clear, deep blue, without a single cloud.

Deadpool's energetic cursing and attempts to "commit violence" became the perfect background noise at this moment—the vitality a complete world should have.

Tony looked at Chen Tian, then glanced at Deadpool, who was still jumping up and down, making himself look like a meme, and his smile deepened.