[{"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-75":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},1733272,2216,"Chapter 75: The Frozen Vatican (Part 2)","marvel-starting-with-the-ice-ice-fruit-chapter-75",75,"\u003Cp>The silver bullet passed harmlessly through Vincent's elemental body and slammed into the chest of the invisible monk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tsk, tsk. Father, you just killed one of your own. Does he get into Heaven on a technicality?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent tossed the corpse aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bald priest's face darkened. He racked the slide of his shotgun and fired again, the blast tearing apart the luxury suite's decor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What kind of monster are you?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He splashed a vial of Holy Water at Vincent. The liquid hovered in mid-air, reversed direction under Vincent's Hydro-Kinesis, and splashed back onto the priest's face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kill him! Kill the demon!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Paladin in shining armor burst through the wall, swinging a massive claymore at Vincent's neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent caught the blade with two fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Paladin, eyes wide with shock but devoid of fear, attempted a headbutt. Vincent was faster. He snapped the blade, spun the shard, and drove it through the armor, piercing the Paladin's heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent sensed the holy energy fading from the soldier. It was strong—stronger than a normal human—but to him, it was nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the distraction, the bald priest fled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent walked into the hallway. Four more Paladins blocked his path, their swords glowing with consecrated light. They swung in unison, a \"Cross Slash\" formation designed to seal evil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Logia Activation: Mera Mera no Mi]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent's body exploded into flames. The swords passed through fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rematerialized instantly, his suit unwrinkled. He raised a hand and clenched his fist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ice Age.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Icicles erupted from inside the Paladins' chests, freezing their blood instantly. They fell like statues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five more appeared. These were elite warriors, strong enough to hold off the Hulk for a few minutes. Against Vincent, they lasted seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't even touch them. He controlled the water in their veins, froze it into spikes, and shredded their hearts from the inside out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The hotel has been evacuated,\" Vincent noted, scanning the empty rooms. \"Good. No collateral damage. Just targets.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked to the lobby and looked up at the security camera. The feed had been cut. The Vatican didn't want the world to see their secret army being slaughtered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No signal,\" Vincent checked his phone. \"Perfect. No witnesses.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stepped out of the Hotel Eden and into the cool Roman night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The square outside was filled with an army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dozens of Paladins in chainmail, holding the banner of the Holy Guard. Warrior monks with staves. Priests with Bibles that glowed with arcane power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the bald priest, now standing beside a cadre of high-ranking exorcists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Demon!\" the priest shouted. \"This is God's territory! His glory will not be stained by your filth!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is that the best you've got?\" Vincent asked, holding up the silver box.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sensed the dark energy pulsing inside the box—the Chalice. And he sensed the trap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A little cup caused all this war,\" Vincent said, his voice dropping an octave. \"If I were a normal man, I'd be in a dungeon right now, being tortured. But I'm not normal. And I don't like being used as bait.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at the priest. \"You are ready to die for God. I won't disappoint you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent's hand ignited. The silver box melted into slag, revealing the Blood Ancestor's Chalice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A piercing shriek echoed in his mind—a psychic attack from the artifact. Vincent's Mind Immunity flared, shattering the intrusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Holy Guard! Charge!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hoooah!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thirty swords pointed at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ice-Ice Fruit: Pheasant Beak]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent summoned two massive ice lances. His Dragon Elephant Wisdom cycled his internal energy to the limit. Frost armor covered his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kill!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bald priest fired his shotguns. Vincent saw the bullets in slow motion. He swatted them aside with his ice lance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He moved like a phantom. Eight Extremities Fist combined with spear mastery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thrust. Freeze. Shatter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He danced through the army. Every thrust of his lance pierced a heart. Every slash of a sword shattered against his ice armor, which instantly reformed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a massacre.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bald priest stared down at the ice spike protruding from his chest. He looked up into Vincent's cold, indifferent eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I told you I didn't steal it,\" Vincent whispered. \"Now, you can explain your mistake to St. Peter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He ripped the lance out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The square was silent. Bodies lay everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Church will not forgive you...\" the priest gasped, dying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent shook his head. \"There is only one path left.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned back to the hotel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fire Snake Bind.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two massive serpents of flame erupted from his hands, wrapping around the Hotel Eden. The building was consumed in an inferno, erasing all forensic evidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't burn the Paladins. He left them as a message.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent launched himself into the sky, jets of fire propelling him toward the heart of the Vatican.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hovered over St. Peter's Square. The center of the Catholic world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Below, the Church's hidden defenders rushed out— Cardinals with magic, ancient gargoyles awakening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent took a deep breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"ICE AGE.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He unleashed his full power. Absolute Zero expanded from his body in a shockwave of white death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fountains froze in mid-spray. The air solidified. The Basilica was encased in a tomb of glacial ice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire Vatican City—0.44 square kilometers—was instantly flash-frozen into a winter wasteland.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[System Alert]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Desire Points: +8,900,000]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Total Wealth: $28 Billion]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Status: Godlike Terror]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had frozen the Vatican. He had declared war on God.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the world would go insane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the center of the square, he shaped the ice into a massive statue—a demonic figure resembling his \"Ice Demon\" persona, standing triumphantly over the frozen cross.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you're going to be a villain,\" Vincent smirked, \"be a supervillain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He launched himself into the air, breaking the sound barrier, heading for the ocean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once over the water, he dove in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Hydro-Kinesis: Water Release Teleportation]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He dissolved into the currents, using the planetary waterways to travel instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was exhausting. But moments later, he washed up on a beach in New York.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He checked his watch. 3:00 AM.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sat in the sand, meditating to restore his energy. Then, he flew to his Central Park villa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pulled out his phone and called Natasha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Vincent?\" Her voice was sleepy but seductive. \"You're back from Rome already? Did you miss me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You knew I was in Rome?\" Vincent asked, calm. He felt lighter. The shackles of his old morality were gone. He was free.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm the head of security for Oscorp now,\" Natasha purred. \"I keep tabs on my boss. Speaking of which... does the company cover my housing? I rented a penthouse at One Central Park.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll pay for it,\" Vincent laughed. \"Are you watching me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm looking at your villa right now,\" Natasha said, standing by her window. \"Though the ice sculpture in the park ruins the view.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can be there in two minutes,\" Vincent said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bring wine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent hung up. He bypassed his own security and flew to her balcony on the 36th floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natasha opened the door, wearing a silk robe that left nothing to the imagination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For you,\" Vincent said, handing her a bouquet of roses made of ice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Beautiful,\" she whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He swept her into his arms and kicked the door shut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Somewhere over the Atlantic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the private jet, Frank raised a glass of champagne.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To the Chinese kid!\" Frank toasted. \"He took the heat, and we got the goods.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To the idiot!\" Mary Zero cheered, dancing on the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He was cute,\" Sandi sighed, \"but a hundred million dollars is cuter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Agent X and Taskmaster exchanged a knowing look. They survived. The mission was a success.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had no idea that back in Rome, God's city was a frozen tomb, and the demon they thought they had sacrificed was currently seducing the Black Widow in Manhattan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now Get The FULL NOVEL at Once!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Get 50% OFF for limited time only.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>@patreon.com\u002FAuthorizz\u002Fshop\u003C\u002Fp>",1311,"2026-06-06T16:16:52.860Z",1,"novelbin.me","c2b2c6551499cf40c3ebf81c1bd384236b1ddfeb8b91fe7ad65b1963900b8c97","marvel-starting-with-the-ice-ice-fruit-chapter-76","marvel-starting-with-the-ice-ice-fruit-chapter-74",116,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmarvel-starting-with-the-ice-ice-fruit-cover.jpg"]