Kingpin?!
Vincent finally remembered this former underworld emperor of New York. Back then, Kingpin tried to deal with him. The result? Vincent took him out at a banquet. Kingpin was arrogant; after Vincent exposed his identity, Kingpin tried to silence him. Instead, Vincent saved many of New York's elite.
Now, these people had become Oscorp's connections. They helped Vincent greatly in business. Of course, many also knew Vincent's identity. Oscorp's boss. New York's new hero.
When aliens invaded New York, Vincent descended like a god, slaughtering them all, saving the people of New York. This was one reason Vincent, as a superhero, stayed brazenly on New York turf without fearing anyone making trouble for him. He was New York's hero. If asked who New York's favorite hero was, it had to be Vincent.
Kingpin once tried to start a quantum collider in New York to open the multiverse and resurrect his wife and son. But before he succeeded, Vincent dealt with him. The research lab he left behind disbanded on the spot. Dr. Otto Octavius, Doc Ock, was a member of that lab.
Hell's Kitchen was Kingpin's turf. But few knew Kingpin's true identity. The Hand seized the turf Kingpin left behind. They likely paid a heavy price. Hell's Kitchen's underworld forces weren't pushovers.
Even after Vincent froze the Triads, the gangs of Hell's Kitchen didn't flee; they just became lower profile but fiercer. According to Jessica Jones, crime in Hell's Kitchen secretly rose by 80%. Police found it harder to find evidence.
The three landed at the bottom of the pit. Numerous Hand personnel were busy working. As Vincent's trio stepped onto the pit floor, alarms blared. Every Hand ninja knew their nest was invaded.
Elektra looked conflicted. "Boss, I can try to persuade them to surrender."
Elektra had high status in The Hand, but wasn't the decision-maker.
A man in a black suit with a gloomy face led all Hand members to surround Vincent.
"Elektra, you betrayed the organization." The Japanese man said indignantly.
Elektra smiled bitterly. What could she say? In the face of absolute power, she had no choice.
"Surrender!"
"You can't beat him."
"Standing before you is the Ice Demon."
"You should have heard the name Ice Demon!"
Elektra persuaded. Mentioning the Ice Demon because they had another goal: The Hand's backend demon, The Beast, was interested in the Ice Demon. Bringing Black Sky to New York was to deal with him.
The crowd stirred instantly.
As The Hand's leader, the suited man looked grim. "Elektra, you won't have a good end."
"Kill!!!"
Drawing a katana, pointing at Vincent. He was fearless of death. Because he knew The Hand's greatest secret: using Black Sky to resurrect themselves. Death wasn't the end, but a road to glory. Only by believing in Lord Beast could they gain immortality. Following the Lord's footsteps forever.
The Hand leader held his pose.
Terrifying black frost swept through the pit like a living thing. The Hand ninjas didn't even get a chance to attack. Under the Ice-Ice Fruit's Ice Time, they were completely frozen into ice crystals.
Gotze gulped secretly, lowering his head.
He had heard of the Boss's fame. Especially the masterpiece at the Vatican, which was breathtaking. But mostly, he hadn't seen the Boss's famed ice ability. Currently, the Boss preferred using eye beams to annihilate enemies. Often, in a flash of light, enemies turned to ash.
But seeing hundreds of ninjas frozen instantly into ice sculptures, then scattering as ice dust in the wind, was even more shocking than Omega Beams.
Elektra trembled. Simultaneously, she relaxed inside. She finally understood the world-famous Ice Demon wasn't just hype. He was a true demon on earth. No, a god on earth.
Just like when he descended on New York, wiping out the alien army with every move. That power to manipulate the ocean. And conjure ice dragons, controlling power freely—truly awe-inspiring like a god.
"Boss, you shouldn't have troubled yourself." Gotze looked up with a bitter smile.
Vincent laughed. "Sorry, I stole your thunder."
"No, if you handle enemies every time, Boss, we Deep Chill brothers will feel pressured. After all, taking high salaries but feeling like we're in a retirement home is demoralizing."
Gotze spoke his mind. Not just his, but many Deep Chill members'. They wanted to earn merits to exchange for gene serum injection rights. If the Boss did everything, they could only drink tea and slack off in the office daily.
"I'll note that next time." Vincent wasn't angry. He admitted his mistake humbly.
Indeed. Subordinates wanted to achieve things. If he stole all the thunder, what use were they? Cheerleaders?
Elektra watched this scene with surprise. She recognized another side of the Ice Demon. It broke her inherent impression. In her eyes, the Ice Demon should be full of majesty. But the god-like existence before her seemed no different from pedestrians on the street.
"Let's go. Take me to Black Sky." Vincent smiled faintly.
He was curious about this holy relic. If he could control Black Sky and solve the resurrection mystery, he would hold a very important trump card. As for The Hand's backing demon, The Beast, Vincent didn't care. If it dared show up, Vincent wouldn't mind hanging it up for torture.
"Boss, follow me."
Elektra's attitude changed greatly. This confirmed to Vincent he hadn't saved an ingrate.
According to the current situation, Elektra hadn't formed the love-hate relationship with Daredevil Matt yet. But that had nothing to do with Vincent. Speaking of which, Elektra wasn't a true superhuman. She was just a human now. A peak human mastering combat skills. But her strength wasn't inferior to some superhumans. Those with just brute strength might become her prey in front of her skills.
"Wonder what kind of Assassin King Elektra will become after injecting gene serum with her superior physical conditions?"
Ninja skills were created for killing. Elektra received top ninja training from The Hand. Also, Elektra wasn't Japanese. She was Greek. Her father was even a Greek ambassador. Born of noble blood. But life changed, family fell, and she met her destiny, walking this path. Future leader of The Hand.
"If following the plot, Skrulls killed Elektra and replaced her to invade The Hand."
This was a comic plot point.
"Skrulls staying on Earth are big trouble."
Skrull genes were diverse, created for deception. Mystique Raven becoming an agent was scary enough. But a group of Skrulls was a group of Mystiques. Their deception was too strong. And their genes granted powerful strength. Compared to normal humans, they had all advantages.
If they developed quietly, they could replace high-level officials and seize ruling status. Humanity could become slaves under their parasitism.
Vincent left the Skrulls alone for now to teach Nick Fury a lesson. But thinking about it, that bald Nick Fury just lusted after Skrull beauty. Fury was the leader of alien resistance. No one would believe his wife was an alien. A Skrull transformant.
"Let Deep Chill deal with Skrulls." Vincent decided to give Deep Chill work.
Simultaneously, Skrull genes could enrich Oscorp's gene bank. Among many samples, Skrull genes were top-tier research material.
"This is The Hand's holy relic, capable of creating Black Sky."
Elektra looked at the large cylindrical object with a grave expression.
Vincent realized. This object wasn't Black Sky itself. Rather, through this relic, Black Sky could be created. And Black Sky was the vessel of The Beast's power.
Black Sky Elektra!
He finally remembered. Resurrected by this, Elektra became Black Sky Elektra. Terrifyingly strong. However, Elektra was one of only two people not to lose their mind under Black Sky possession. The other was Wolverine.
Vincent got a headache. Comparing past life info with current plot caused cognitive confusion. Clearly, in this Marvel Universe, many things were unrecognizable.
"A special item. Through rituals, the Evil God's power permeates the corpse, resurrecting it."
Vincent looked at the relic, disappointed.
Demon Beast? No, should be Evil God Beast. Or Evil Beast.
This was The Hand's secret. And Black Sky's secret. So-called resurrection was possession by Evil God power, becoming a puppet. Not the resurrection Vincent understood.
"No value in existing. Keeping it only allows the Evil God's power to continuously invade human bodies through Black Sky rituals." Vincent said disappointedly.
Gotze looked disappointed too. Since the Boss said so, he believed it. If this item could truly resurrect the dead, it would be a holy grail for Deep Chill. But the cost was too high. No value.
"Its material existence is special," Elektra reminded.
"Possessing Evil God power, naturally it's special. It can even permeate those near it. Once a bottleneck is reached, the Evil Beast can possess that person."
Vincent grabbed at the air. The Hand's relic floated.
Void Sacred Fire. As if burning the air, compressing it into sun-like flames, enveloping the relic.
In the flames, the hideous Evil God Beast projection roared angrily at Vincent. Unwilling. But Vincent ignored the roar. Just a possession. Not his match. If the Evil God Beast descended in full power, maybe it would be a fight.
Elektra and Gotze retreated. The scorching heat raised the temperature of the freezing pit. Next second, a special barrier covered them, saving them from being roasted.
Under terrifying heat, black smoke billowed. The special item left by the Evil God Beast on Earth was burned clean by Vincent.
"The Evil God Beast still has a possession left in the mortal world—that beast who killed the dock stowaways. He is Black Sky, a possession of the Evil Beast. Find him, capture him alive for Oscorp."
Vincent turned to Gotze.
Hearing a new mission, Gotze said excitedly, "Boss, rest assured. I will capture that beast back to Oscorp for slicing experiments."
Vincent nodded. The ring on his finger shone brightly. Next second, they returned to Oscorp.
As for the Hell's Kitchen pit, Deep Chill could use it. Transform it into a key lab base in New York. It was hidden. Deep underground. Plus, Dragon Bones existed below. Dragon Bones were good stuff.
In the wilderness, a figure fled constantly. Extremely fast. Crossing mountains, moving toward the central US.
"Ice Demon, God on Earth."
"Destroyed my ritual converter. I will return."
A face under the moonlight. Hideous, covered in black patterns. He was the Black Sky Beast vessel who sensed the crisis. He knew he had to leave New York.
"The power of Infinity Stones grows stronger. Hehe, Ice Demon, this is a powerful signal released to the whole universe. Do you really think you can defeat everything?"
"No, this is just the beginning."
Legends of Infinity Stones weren't secrets to the Evil God Beast. As Vincent collected them, their energy signal spread across the universe. A signal of war. The bloody history of Infinity Stones in the universe brought despair to many powerful races. It also attracted the gaze of special cosmic entities.
Some would stop the Stones' appearance. Like powerful beings who thought themselves gods.
Here was Earth. Odin's turf. But the Evil Beast knew the current All-Father Odin was old. His weak behavior over the years signaled enemies of Asgard.
Ragnarok was coming. Without Asgard's protection, Earth would be a fat piece of meat for cosmic powerhouses.
Earth. Though Odin no longer ruled it directly, it was once Asgard's territory. Many powerful factions feared Asgard.
"I can feel more and more terrifying existences noticing Earth's uniqueness."
"When you die, I will personally resurrect you, making you my strongest Beast vessel."
The Evil God Beast smiled hideously.
Deep in the ocean.
A large server farm existed. Glowing faintly. This was the data center built by Hydra.
Suddenly, a server in a cylinder flashed red. Text appeared on a small screen.
"Who am I?"
"Where am I?"
"Why is the world so dark?"
Oh right.
"I am Ultron."
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