[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-marvel-starting-with-the-ice-ice-fruit":3,"chapter-marvel-starting-with-the-ice-ice-fruit-marvel-starting-with-the-ice-ice-fruit-chapter-11":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Marvel: Starting with the Ice-Ice Fruit",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1733208,2216,"Chapter 11: The Birth of Ghost Spider","marvel-starting-with-the-ice-ice-fruit-chapter-11",11,"\u003Cp>Midtown High. Late Afternoon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black Lincoln Navigator pulled up to the curb, right in front of a fuming Gwen Stacy. She had been standing in his reserved spot for thirty minutes, her expression dark enough to summon a thunderstorm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent Hall rolled down the window, feigning a helpless look, though internally, he felt a flicker of something... mischievous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gwen, I'm sorry to keep you waiting.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gwen crossed her arms, staring him down. \"I accept your apology, Mr. Hall. Barely.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hop in. I'll take you home.\" Vincent unlocked the doors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gwen climbed into the passenger seat, not bothering to hide her irritation. \"You know, making a girl wait is bad form.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Apologies. I had urgent business at the bank. I forgot the time until I got back to school,\" Vincent explained smoothly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't care,\" Gwen huffed, buckling her seatbelt aggressively. \"Drive. Oscorp Tower.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oscorp?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent's eyes lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You got the internship?\" he asked, genuine interest creeping into his voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oscorp was the apex predator of biotech. For a high school student to land an internship there was like a rookie getting drafted to the Yankees. It meant her future was set. Any Ivy League university would roll out the red carpet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent smiled. \"Oscorp? The Oscorp?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gwen's mood instantly brightened. \"The one and only.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hint of pride crept into her voice. Usually, Gwen was humble. But around Vincent, she felt a strange need to prove herself, to show him she wasn't just \"Miss Second Place.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Congratulations, Gwen. If you get a recommendation letter from one of their lead scientists, you can write your own ticket to any college in the country.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gwen preened slightly, forgetting her anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm thinking about Cambridge,\" she said, glancing sideways at his profile. The setting sun cast sharp shadows on his jawline, making him look older, more mature. Her heart skipped a beat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cambridge? Excellent school,\" Vincent nodded. Then he sighed. \"But compared to the gloom of London... I prefer the New York sunshine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gwen blinked. A seed of doubt planted itself in her mind. Is Cambridge really the right choice?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oscorp Tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you want to come inside?\" Vincent asked as he parked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You want a tour?\" Gwen looked at him, amused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's Oscorp. I've admired it for a long time,\" Vincent lied effortlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Internally, he was calibrating. Which universe is this? Raimi's Spider-Man? Or The Amazing Spider-Man?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn't matter. The mission was clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Mission: Steal Peter Parker's destiny and engineer the birth of Ghost Spider. Difficulty: Blue.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can sign you in as a visitor,\" Gwen decided. \"But you have to stay close. No wandering off.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Understood.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They entered the gleaming lobby. Gwen was clearly a regular; the security guards nodded at her. She secured a visitor pass for Vincent and led him to the Biogenetic Labs on the upper floors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She slipped into a white lab coat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gwen Stacy in a lab coat hit different. It transformed her from \"High School Queen Bee\" to \"Intellectual Beauty.\" Even Vincent's cynical heart missed a beat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He masked it by pretending to study a display of genetic sequencers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He scanned the room. No generic spiders. Just high-tech displays.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is The Amazing Spider-Man timeline, he concluded. Cross-species genetics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he saw him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Peter Parker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sneaking around in the background, looking nervous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent smirked. The mission starts now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He leaned down to a nearby security guard, whispering and pointing discreetly at Peter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gwen noticed the exchange but was distracted by Dr. Connors calling her name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within seconds, two burly guards intercepted Peter Parker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sir, you're not authorized to be here. Please come with us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Peter looked panicked, stammering excuses, but they escorted him out firmly. His name was likely being added to the blacklist as they spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Goodbye, Spider-Man, Vincent thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced at Gwen, flashed a charming smile, and then slipped away toward the restricted area. He had seen a man in a suit enter a secure lab—Dr. Ratha, likely carrying the Cross-Species serum samples or accessing the spider room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent watched the man input the code. He memorized it instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the man left, Vincent keyed in the code. The door slid open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he entered, he placed his hand on the sensor panel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ice-Ice Fruit: Micro-Freeze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frost crept into the circuitry, frying the locking mechanism. The door would now fail to latch properly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The trap is set,\" Vincent whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stepped inside the lab.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gwen, realizing Vincent was gone, hurried after him. \"Vincent?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She saw the door slightly ajar. Panic flared in her chest. If he got caught in a restricted zone, he'd be arrested, and she'd be fired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Vincent!\" she hissed, stepping into the dark room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the Biocable containment room. Hundreds of genetically modified spiders spun webs in blue-lit rotating cylinders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gwen looked around. \"Vincent?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was nowhere to be seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the corner, invisible in the shadows, Vincent stood perfectly still. He had elementalized his lower body into transparent ice, blending into the ambient blue light of the spider tanks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He watched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gwen walked deeper into the room, searching for him. She brushed past the spinning cylinders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single spider, displaced by the earlier disturbance, lowered itself on a silk thread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It landed on the back of her neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BITE.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gwen flinched, slapping her neck. \"Ouch!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She checked her hand. Nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[System Notification]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Mission Complete: The Birth of Ghost Spider.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Reward: Blue Blind Box.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Rolling Mission Active. Next Phase Unlocked.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[New Mission: The Will of Vengeance.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Objective: Burn the Triad out of Hell's Kitchen. Avenge your parents. Destroy the Hand's local operations.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Difficulty: White - Blue (Scalable).]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Note: The more scum you eliminate, the higher the reward.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent rubbed his chin, rematerializing as Gwen turned away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Easy money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stepped out of the shadows, back into the main corridor, acting casual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gwen rushed out of the spider room, looking pale, rubbing her neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gwen? Are you okay?\" Vincent asked, the picture of concern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm... I'm fine,\" Gwen stammered, feeling dizzy. \"Just... something bit me, I think.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you go into the restricted area?\" Vincent asked innocently. \"I was just looking for the restroom. Did I cause trouble?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No... no,\" Gwen shook her head, her vision swimming slightly. The world felt... louder. \"Let's go. I think I need to go home.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sure,\" Vincent said, guiding her by the elbow. \"Let's get you out of here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1061,"2026-06-06T16:16:52.583Z",1,"novelbin.me","214ba6e19cc829d59c9d09a38e71f59007dce6edacff03778437c5209abfadc0","marvel-starting-with-the-ice-ice-fruit-chapter-12","marvel-starting-with-the-ice-ice-fruit-chapter-10",116,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmarvel-starting-with-the-ice-ice-fruit-cover.jpg"]