[{"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-88":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},1733285,2216,"Chapter 88: Agent Hill, Go Seduce the Ice Demon","marvel-starting-with-the-ice-ice-fruit-chapter-88",88,"\u003Cp>\"You know her?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mystique licked her lips, looking at Vincent with surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't know her, but I've seen her,\" Vincent smirked. \"Psylocke fits my aesthetic.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She's fierce, you know,\" Mystique purred, leaning closer. \"Do you like that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's a trap, Vincent thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your variety brings me endless joy. Of course I like it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then enjoy it. You've earned it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ice boat cut through the Atlantic, leaving a trail of frost on the waves. They moved slowly, savoring the night, until they arrived back at Vincent's private beach at dawn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Keep steady. Don't land.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nick Fury stood in the command center, watching the live feed from a deep-sea submersible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>1,000 meters down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wreckage of the USS Gerald R. Ford lay on the ocean floor. It was encased in ice that refused to melt, emitting a cold aura that was altering the local ecosystem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Agent Maria Hill, a veteran of supernatural events, couldn't hide her shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The camera showed bodies. Sailors frozen in mid-action, perfectly preserved statues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sir, can they be revived?\" Hill asked. S.H.I.E.L.D. had GH-325 and other resurrection tech (TAHITI project).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Unlikely,\" Fury shook his head. \"Like Cap, they look frozen. But their cells have crystallized. Extracting viable DNA would be impossible, let alone reviving them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What about the Nevada explosion?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hill pulled up another video file.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is the recovery footage.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It showed Blonsky's last moments. And the frame where Vincent's body evaporated into water vapor before the nuke hit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And San Diego?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Satellite footage played on the main screen. Vincent stood on the water, glowing with energy comparable to a 200-kiloton warhead. He raised his hands, and the ocean swallowed the base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"His control over the ocean exceeds his ice powers,\" Hill noted grimly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fury was silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a god-level threat. S.H.I.E.L.D. was built to protect the world, but it was funded by the US. And the US military had just been humiliated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The military surrendered because of the tsunami capability,\" Fury deduced. \"He can destroy every coastal base on the planet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Walk with me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fury led Hill to a secure room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Natasha's mission failed,\" Fury said bluntly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was a suicide mission from the start, sir,\" Hill countered. \"You sent her into the lion's den knowing he knew who she was.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He knows about the Skrulls,\" Fury admitted, his confidence shaken. \"He knows too many secrets. We've investigated everyone he's ever met. Nothing explains his sudden rise.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you suspecting a leak?\" Hill asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I suspect an entire organization is living in my house,\" Fury muttered. \"I suspect Hydra is still alive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hill's blood ran cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If the military's surrender pushes them into Hydra's arms... and if Hydra recruits the Ice Demon... we lose,\" Fury said. \"Tony is dying. Cap is depressed. The Avengers Initiative is stalled.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We need eyes on him,\" Fury continued. \"Natasha got us a truce, but I don't trust him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at Hill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I need someone else on the inside.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hill scoffed. \"Nick, are you asking me to be a honey trap?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm asking you to save the world,\" Fury said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go to hell, Nick.\" Hill turned and walked out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fury sighed. He thought of the Fantastic Four, Professor X, even Captain Marvel. But Carol was off-world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time to call Charles, Fury decided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Siberia. Hydra Base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep underground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Professor Connors, the third gene serum is ready for integration,\" Peter Parker said, holding a vial of blue liquid. His eyes shone with fanatical ambition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The integration is theoretically possible,\" Dr. Curt Connors warned. \"But the third animal gene could break the balance. You might become a true monster.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can't wait,\" Peter sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since Vincent took over Oscorp and acquired Tesla Lighting, Peter's jealousy had twisted into hatred. He remembered the thrill of tearing Norman Osborn apart. He wanted that power again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Peter, if the fusion fails, there is no coming back,\" Connors said coldly. He didn't care about Peter; he cared about the data.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I understand. I'll continue refining it,\" Peter bowed. \"By the way, Professor, I'm heading to London.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"School starts?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good. The London Mutant Research Lab is operational. Join them,\" Connors ordered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Peter's eyes lit up. The X-Gene was fascinating. It was the next step in his evolution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Understood.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fat man smoking a cigar walked in. Alexander Eugene (a pseudonym for a Hydra head, likely connected to Strucker or Malick).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The boy needs to grow,\" Eugene laughed. \"But he is a perfect subject. His father died protecting the algorithm, and now the son delivers it to us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't tell him,\" Connors said. \"If he finds out we killed his parents, he'll destroy us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How is the Life Equation coming along?\" Eugene asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's the key to the Monster Army,\" Connors said. \"Encoding obedience into the genetic structure.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good. The Ice Demon is a threat. We need the army ready in six months.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Give me a year.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Six months.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eugene left. Connors glared at his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Genetic Divinity. Genetic Immortality. That was Connors' true goal. Hydra was just a funding source.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Ice Demon terrified him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Vincent Hall...\" Connors shivered. \"I wish I could dissect him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>New York. Oscorp Tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent gained 1 million Desire Points. Not much, but steady.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raven started working at Oscorp officially. With her new strength and confidence, she was ruthless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sandi Brandenberg called.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Hall, you seem to have forgotten us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was lounging in her lingerie, looking out at a neighbor's villa. Inez (The Outlaw) was eating ice cream and yelling at the TV.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the screen, a government official announced the \"Mutant Cure.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's a disease! We can cure them!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're the disease!\" Inez shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sandi sighed. She was a mutant too—Energy Sensing. She hid it well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How could I forget my cuties?\" Vincent answered. \"Sandi, see you tonight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had neglected them for Raven. But Oscorp needed an enforcement squad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Time to build my own team,\" Vincent thought. \"Maybe I'll be Homelander. And they can be The Seven.\"\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>",1010,"2026-06-06T16:16:52.860Z",1,"novelbin.me","7cf3fba32b97bad9e2a280fcfa6aea146fa0567c7791b658a4515f53133d82d8","marvel-starting-with-the-ice-ice-fruit-chapter-89","marvel-starting-with-the-ice-ice-fruit-chapter-87",116,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmarvel-starting-with-the-ice-ice-fruit-cover.jpg"]