[{"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-61":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},1733258,2216,"Chapter 61: Freezing the Military, Traces of the Ancient One","marvel-starting-with-the-ice-ice-fruit-chapter-61",61,"\u003Cp>Manhattan Villa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julia Roberts! The Hollywood superstar? No, just a real estate agent with an uncanny resemblance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to Vincent, that was enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Catch me, and I'll buy you afternoon tea,\" Julia giggled, running up the stairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent didn't hesitate. He chased after her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dusk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were woken by a phone call.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh no, I have to go,\" Julia panicked, getting dressed. \"My kids.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent watched her. She was different from his other conquests. She had a family. A divorcee trying to make ends meet in a brutal economy. Her husband had collapsed during the financial crisis, leaving her to pick up the pieces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I enjoyed our time,\" Vincent said, pulling her into a kiss. \"I'll call you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julia smiled sweetly and hurried out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent checked his phone. Gwen had sent a few texts about mundane things. He replied, playing the dutiful boyfriend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gwen didn't reply. She was probably out being Ghost Spider.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heroism is an addiction,\" Vincent mused. \"But I like that about her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He changed the villa's passcode and arranged for a cleaning service.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought about Oscorp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Connelly is a useful puppet for now. But I need someone loyal to watch the money.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe Mystique? She was smart, adaptable, and could literally be anyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He left the villa and walked towards Central Park.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even at night, his Hydro-Kinesis picked up multiple heartbeats in the bushes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Someone wants to play,\" Vincent smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Central Park.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Desire Points: 5.08 Million]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had farmed nearly a million points from Gwen and Julia recently. But breaking the limit for his Ice Fruit required 80 Million.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Long way to go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rustle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the trees, a squad of elite Marines aimed their weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Target in the kill zone,\" Major Terry whispered. \"Intel says he's a Level 4 Mutant.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Inject the Cure immediately,\" General Ross ordered via comms. \"Do not let him use his powers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent heard everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They think I'm a mutant. Cute.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thwip!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eight sniper rounds fired simultaneously. Needles, not bullets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent turned and smiled at the snipers as the needles pierced his skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"Cure\"—the mutant suppression serum—flooded his veins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It did... absolutely nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His powers weren't X-Gene based. They were conceptual. System-granted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent's Hydro-Kinesis simply grabbed the serum in his blood and expelled it through his pores as sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What the hell?!\" Major Terry gasped. \"He's not a mutant!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Attack! Lethal force!\" Ross roared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gunfire erupted. Explosions rocked the park. Soldiers with flamethrowers charged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent snapped his fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ice Time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wave of absolute white cold exploded from him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a heartbeat, a third of Central Park froze. The trees, the grass, the soldiers, the flames—everything turned into a silent, frozen sculpture garden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flamethrower troops were frozen mid-stream, their fire turned into jagged ice crystals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent walked up to a frozen camera drone. He tried to speak, but the device shattered from the cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Connelly... you really aren't afraid of death, are you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sanctum Sanctorum (Astral Plane).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ancient One stood atop a skyscraper, her yellow robes fluttering. The Time Stone (Eye of Agamotto) glowed green on her chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She peered into the timeline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ice Demon's rise was a singularity. A cold front from the Atlantic that froze destiny itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I cannot see his past. I cannot see his future,\" the Ancient One murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She considered banishing him to the Mirror Dimension or a timeless void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But her visions showed a terrifying counter-attack. If she moved against him, he would freeze time itself. An instant reaction. A cataclysm that would shatter New York.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He is not evil... yet,\" she observed. \"He is chaotic neutral. A force of nature.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She sensed the darkness encroaching on her own soul (from drawing power from the Dark Dimension). She was tired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The timeline is yours to break, child.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She opened a portal to the Himalayas and left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Central Park.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Alert: The Ancient One is shocked. +180,000 Desire Points!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Ancient One is here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was a massive amount of points from a single entity. It meant she was watching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If she uses the Time Stone, I'm in trouble,\" Vincent realized. \"Unless I can freeze time first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she didn't attack. She left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good. We have a truce.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He checked his total haul. +640,000 Points from the battle and the observers in New York.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Connelly Estate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur Connelly was shouting into his phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"General Ross! You failed! I told you he was dangerous!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luca, his bodyguard, backed away from the door, terrified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent walked in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Connelly turned around, his face draining of color.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He's here,\" Connelly whispered into the phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who?\" Ross asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Ice Demon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now Get The FULL NOVEL at Once!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Get 40% OFF for limited time only.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>@patreon.com\u002FAuthorizz\u002Fshop\u003C\u002Fp>",781,"2026-06-06T16:16:52.860Z",1,"novelbin.me","5f68137889f1fc915b62ac0181edcbfab198a9b4b1c99d2987f28d3390a9dcab","marvel-starting-with-the-ice-ice-fruit-chapter-62","marvel-starting-with-the-ice-ice-fruit-chapter-60",116,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmarvel-starting-with-the-ice-ice-fruit-cover.jpg"]