[{"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-39":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},1733236,2216,"Chapter 39: The Serum to Erase Superpowers","marvel-starting-with-the-ice-ice-fruit-chapter-39",39,"\u003Cp>Penthouse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent returned home silently, slipping in through the terrace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His phone buzzed. Natasha again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ice Demon,\" her voice purred. \"How did it feel getting kicked by Ghost Spider?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent could hear the amusement in her tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My biggest weakness is beautiful women,\" Vincent laughed. \"Ghost Spider is a knockout. Being kicked by a beauty? It was a pleasure.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natasha sounded disappointed. The Ice Demon was supposed to be terrifying, not a masochist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you receive the package?\" Vincent asked, cutting to the chase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natasha snapped back to professional mode. Then she remembered the \"Deal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I did. And I'm a woman of my word. I've washed up... do you need to come over now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent knew she was baiting him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The package is delivered. I'll collect my payment when I feel like it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hung up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other end, Natasha glared at her phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hung up on me? Again?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Does he think his little girlfriend is better than me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just you wait, kid. I'll make you kneel and call me Queen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Black Widow's competitive streak was fully ignited. She wasn't just doing a mission anymore. It was personal. She would conquer this arrogant boy, body and soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nearby Rooftop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mystique put down her listening device, a strange smile on her blue lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Deal with the Devil... interesting game.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So the Ice Demon risked exposure just because Natasha called him? He really was obsessed with her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I fulfill Natasha's side of the deal... and then propose a new one... would he accept?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Men love sweets. But women conquer the world by conquering men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mystique had lived a long time. Her shape-shifting gave her eternal youth. She had seen empires rise and fall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew secrets even SHIELD missed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like the Skrulls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Those green skins are hiding everywhere,\" Mystique muttered. \"But I can see through them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, however, she had a bigger problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Cure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A young boy named Leech had been discovered. His power could suppress and erase the X-Gene. The military was weaponizing his DNA to create a \"Cure\" serum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They want to erase us,\" Mystique hissed. \"If they succeed, mutants will be extinct.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She needed the Ice Demon. She needed his power to destroy the facility where Leech was held.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Penthouse Study.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent sat in his chair, checking the Stark Industries stock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The trend was vertical. The bulls had won.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The futures market was a bloodbath for the shorts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Next week, I close the position,\" Vincent decided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had made enough. Greed was good, but getting too greedy attracted the wrong kind of attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A soft breeze blew into the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent turned. Ghost Spider was perched on his windowsill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hi, honey.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gwen pulled off her mask. Her blonde hair cascaded down, her face pale and beautiful in the moonlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, girl. I saw you on the news,\" Vincent grinned. \"Brave move, kicking the Ice Demon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course,\" Gwen leaped from the window, landing softly in his lap. \"I'm the Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Woman.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She cupped his face, her eyes sparkling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chief Stacy is working overtime tonight. I think we have some time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent never refused a beautiful woman. Especially one wearing a suit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He checked his Desire Points. He was just shy of 10 Million.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lizard event had netted him over 1.5 million points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The System is pushing me to grow fast, Vincent thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't worry,\" Gwen whispered into his ear, her breath warm. \"I brought the other suits.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent's blood pressure spiked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thank god I didn't go to Natasha's.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who could resist Gwen Stacy in cosplay?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SHIELD Secret Base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is Dr. Connors?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nick Fury stared at the massive block of ice. Inside, the Lizard was frozen in mid-roar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He's still alive,\" Natasha confirmed, shivering slightly from the cold radiating off the block. \"The Ice Demon froze him instantly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can we capture the Ice Demon?\" Fury asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natasha shook her head. \"Unlikely. He can turn into mist. Physical attacks pass right through him. He's... elemental.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fury frowned. \"Thaw the Lizard out. carefully. I want to inject him with the Regression Serum.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Regression Serum?\" Natasha asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's a military project designed to neutralize mutants,\" Fury explained. \"It erases the X-Gene. Or in this case, we hope it reverses the Lizard mutation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The government was terrified of mutants. Magneto's Brotherhood was a constant threat. The Cure was their answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You want to use it on the Ice Demon?\" Natasha realized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If he goes rogue... we need a way to turn him off,\" Fury said coldly. \"We need to know if the Cure works on mutates, not just mutants.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now Get The FULL NOVEL at Once!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Get 40% OFF for limited time only Use code : DFCC7\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>@patreon.com\u002FAuthorizz\u003C\u002Fp>",784,"2026-06-06T16:16:52.583Z",1,"novelbin.me","ac59b039711290aa641835b069e04ddf9dde836af161d0ad88d853e1e58caf77","marvel-starting-with-the-ice-ice-fruit-chapter-40","marvel-starting-with-the-ice-ice-fruit-chapter-38",116,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmarvel-starting-with-the-ice-ice-fruit-cover.jpg"]