[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-marvel-the-villain":3,"chapter-marvel-the-villain-marvel-the-villain-chapter-196":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Marvel: The Villain",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1085875,1417,"Chapter 196 Pen","marvel-the-villain-chapter-196",196,"\u003Cp>Ivan walked slowly toward Table 20, a grotesque smile plastered on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other diners and waiters all stared.Who the hell is this guy? Why isn’t he wearing a jacket?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One guest, visibly annoyed, flagged down a waiter to complain. The waiter bowed apologetically, then hurried over to intercept Ivan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sir, my apologies, but this restaurant requires formal attire.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivan stopped, grabbed the waiter’s collar with both hands, and threw him. The skinny waiter flew backward, his spine smashing hard against a dining table. CRACK! The table splintered, sending porcelain and glassware shattering to the floor. The waiter hit the ground and didn’t move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"AHH! He killed him! Murder!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These pampered, high-society people couldn’t handle seeing a real crime. They screamed, and the smart ones scrambled out of their seats, making a panicked dash for the elevator. The restaurant erupted into chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the screams, Ivan’s smile widened. He ripped off his work coat, revealing the arc reactor strapped to his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using his father’s blueprints and his own years of experience in a machine shop, he’d finally built one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hit the switch. With a flick of his wrists, two long, heavy whips snapped out. The reactor whirred to life, and the whips were instantly wreathed in crackling, blue electricity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivan advanced, cracking the whips as he walked. Anything they touched was instantly sliced apart, the cuts as smooth and clean as a water jet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.........\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tony heard the screams and frowned. He grabbed a fleeing waiter. \"Hey! What the fuck is going on over there?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The waiter was hyperventilating. \"Mr... Mr. Stark! There’s a... a psycho! He’s killing people!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A psycho?\" Tony looked up and saw Ivan stalking toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"AHH!\" The waiter screamed again, ripped free from Tony’s grip, and ran for his life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tony reacted instantly, yanking Pepper to her feet. \"Get out of here! Run!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tony...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"GO! Find Happy! NOW!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pepper’s eyes widened. She understood. She turned and ran.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh...\" Tony looked at the wrecked restaurant and shook his head in disgust. \"My first vacation in two years... and it’s fucking ruined.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivan saw Tony and stopped, the two of them separated by a dozen meters of ruined tables.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tony... Stark!\" Ivan snarled, his lips curling back in a cold, vicious grin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guy knew his name. This was personal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tony sized him up. \"Who the hell are you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ivan Vanko!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tony searched his memory and came up blank. \"Sorry, pal. Doesn’t ring a bell.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That just poured gasoline on Ivan’s rage. He let out a dark, self-mocking laugh. \"Heh. Of course. You are great... billionaire... capitalist. Why would you know a no one like me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tony’s eyes fixed on the glowing reactor in Ivan’s chest. He frowned. \"Anyone who can build one of those... is not a no one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivan’s grip on his whips tightened. \"No, I’m not! And if your father hadn’t stolen the arc reactor... framed my father as a spy and had him deported... I would be just like you! A fucking playboy, drowning in money and pussy!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your father?\" Tony was confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anton Vanko. But that name means nothing to you, does it?\" Ivan’s eyes filled with a sudden sadness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tony nodded. He’d never heard the name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course not,\" Ivan sneered. \"A piece of shit, backstabbing coward like Howard Stark would never tell his son about his own crimes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivan’s face twisted, and he cracked a whip against the floor. \"Your father is dead. So the Vanko family’s rage... it will all be spent on you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lunged, swinging the whip right at Tony’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait!\" Tony tried to stall, but Ivan didn’t even pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shit!\" Tony cursed and dove backward, tumbling over a chair. The energized whip snapped where his head had been, blasting sparks off the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivan attacked again. Tony scrambled away, grabbing a chair and hurling it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The whip just cut it clean in half.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tony was running, and Ivan was hunting. In seconds, Tony was trapped in a corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivan sneered, raising his whips. \"Heh. The filthy Stark bloodline... it ends here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he was about to strike, Tony yelled, \"WAIT! I’ll pay you! Whatever you want!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He fumbled at his collar, pulling out a pen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have... I have Swiss bearer bonds! You can cash them at any bank in Switzerland! Name your price! Three hundred million? Five hundred? A billion? How much to let me walk?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivan stopped, his expression turning to one of pure disgust and pity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just like your father. Every problem... you just throw money at it. You don’t deserve the arc reactor. You don’t deserve to be Iron Man.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re right... I don’t,\" Tony said, quickly twisting the pen apart. \"But even if you kill me... you’ll never be him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He threw the pen’s components at Ivan, spun, clamped his hands over his ears, and shut his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>FWOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pen exploded in a blinding flash of magnesium, instantly robbing Ivan of his sight. It was immediately followed by a deafeningBANG!that rattled his skull, leaving him dizzy and deafened by a high-pitched whine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"AGHHH!\" Ivan screamed, clutching his ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivan was blind and deaf. Tony vaulted onto a table and sprinted right past him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once he was a safe distance away, Tony grabbed a heavy vase off a service cart and hurled it, full-force, at the back of Ivan’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRASH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vase shattered. Ivan’s head snapped forward, blood flying. He staggered, nearly collapsing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heh. Concealed flash-bang. Works every time.Tony was impressed with his own goddamn genius.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tony!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He heard Pepper’s voice. He spun around. She and Happy were running toward him. Happy was carrying the black-and-gold briefcase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"YES! Throw it! Throw me the case!\" Tony yelled, waving his arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Happy got low, slid, and bowled the briefcase across the polished marble floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It glided perfectly. Tony stomped his foot down, stopping it cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivan shook his head, trying to clear the ringing. His vision was a white, blurry mess, but he could see. He turned, ready to finish the job...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...and was face-to-face with Iron Man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You can read advance Chapters and view R-18 images of the characters on pat reon page.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>pat reon.com\u002FGreenBlue17\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>500 power stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Top 50. All time.\u003C\u002Fp>",1041,"2026-06-03T10:55:04.460Z","2026-06-03T10:55:13.643Z",1,"novelbin.me","8aa4fcc12ec8065b59671d4b027cb0e0b5385c8c965685b148b44af6ee055b3e","marvel-the-villain-chapter-149","marvel-the-villain-chapter-148",310,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmarvel-the-villain-cover.jpg"]