Marvel: Starting with the forced creation of villainous characters

Chapter 87: Superheroes Become Villains.

He was the only person in his family, and he had no ambition. Mark usually called him an invincible person.

Because it has no weaknesses, it cannot be manipulated.

And Ivan Vanko is such a person.

Ivan Vanko's greatest obsession is revenge, but this cannot be considered a weakness. Justin Hammer in the story exploited this weakness, only to be played by Ivan Vanko like a clown.

What's most terrifying about someone like Ivan Vanko is that he's capable of anything for revenge and doesn't care about his own life at all.

This can be seen from his attempt to take Iron Man down with him in the story; hatred can truly drive a person mad.

People without weaknesses are difficult to control and subdue, so the best approach is to create a weakness for them.

Take Hulk, for example.

The Incredible Hulk's weakness is Betty, and luckily Betty has a father named Ross, otherwise Dr. Banner would definitely be completely under Ross's control.

Mark opened several other files on the tablet.

Sharon Carter looked at the photos inside, her brows furrowing deeper and deeper.

The above contains information about women, and they are all older women.

"Based on the intelligence from the Litford family and the analysis of Ivan Vanko's personality, Ivan Vanko is more likely to develop feelings for older women," Mark explained from the side.

"So you mean you'd send an agent to infiltrate his life and become his bedmate?" Sharon Carter asked.

Mark nodded and continued, "We don't need her to pass on intelligence; we just need her to influence Ivan Vanko's decisions at crucial moments and create weaknesses in him."

Upon hearing this, Sharon Carter gave Mark a deep look; such tactics were not uncommon within S.H.I.E.L.D.

S.H.I.E.L.D. has also used this method to deal with powerful superhumans, which is a sure-fire way for S.H.I.E.L.D. to make money.

She never expected that Mark would come up with such a solution.

"No, this must be that bastard Stephen's idea." Sharon Carter instinctively tried to excuse Mark.

"Can I ask this agent for my services?" Sharon Carter asked.

Sharon Carter doesn't trust Stephen because he'll become the CIA director in the future, a standard henchman, and one of the main forces in the future fight against S.H.I.E.L.D. agents.

"You want to bring her into S.H.I.E.L.D." Mark asked.

Sharon Carter shook her head. She didn't trust S.H.I.E.L.D. right now, so naturally she wouldn't recruit anyone into S.H.I.E.L.D.

Upon seeing this, Mark immediately refused, saying, "That won't do. The agents Stephen arranged are all CIA agents. If you take them away, Stephen won't be able to explain it to his superiors."

"Alright then." Sharon Carter felt a little disappointed, but only a little disappointed, since S.H.I.E.L.D. had no shortage of excellent agents.

Next, Sharon Carter specifically brought up Mindy's weapon design drawings, and Mark directly agreed on behalf of Mindy which weapons Mark Company could produce.

After chatting for a while, Sharon Carter received a phone call and hurriedly left.

No sooner had Sharon Carter left than Mindy peeked furtively out of her room. Seeing that no one was in the living room, Mindy then came out of her room.

"Sister Carter is finally gone. I thought tonight's plans were going to fall through," Mindy said, her face full of relief.

Mindy is actually very afraid of Sharon Carter, just like a thief is afraid of a policeman. As a masked vigilante, Mindy is also afraid of an official agent like Sharon Carter.

"No, even if he stays here, he can't hinder our plans," Mark said confidently.

If Sharon Carter really refuses to leave, the water sprite also has some knowledge of illusion magic.

In the base thirty meters underground in Hell's Kitchen.

Erica, who had come here with the five leaders of the Hand, quietly observed her surroundings.

It seems that everyone here today is a core member of the Hand. Unlike the gangsters in suits, the people in this base are all ninjas dressed in black night clothes.

Alexandra said, "Erica, prepare for the arrival of the 'Black Sky'."

Erica, who already knew she would become a vessel for the Black Void, nodded expressionlessly.

She had already sent the message to Mark before she came in, and judging by the timing, Mark should have already started taking action.

Mrs. Gao looked at Erica with a sinister gaze. She felt that there was something wrong with Erica, but since they had not had much contact, she couldn't figure out what was wrong with Erica.

"Let's get ready too," Alexandra said, looking at the other four.

Although they respected Hei Kong, they cared more about their own lives.

Before the welcoming ceremony began, they also needed to take precautions to prevent the dark sky from accidentally destroying—

They killed them.

Meanwhile, Mark, having received the message, has arrived at the Hand's headquarters in Hell's Kitchen.

"They're underground! These rats really know how to hide." Mark was a little annoyed, after all, the base was underground, and at a depth of thirty meters.

If the Hand detonates the base, they might be buried alive underneath.

He now has two choices.

The first option was to follow Mindy's previous plan and launch a coordinated attack from both inside and outside.

The second option is not to go in, but to give the Hand a big gift.

"Mindy, I remember you also brought a Death Slayer missile, right? Can it hit the base down there?" Mark asked.

Mindy replied confidently, "Don't worry, the Ultimate Death Missile has the ability to burrow underground. Just one shot at the base below will wipe out all those bad guys."

Ultimate Death Missile, the greatest masterpiece in Jinx's legacy of knowledge, is known as a pollution-free nuclear bomb.

Of course, Mindy made a budget version; its power wasn't as exaggerated as a small nuclear bomb, but it wasn't much weaker either.

Jessica, standing nearby, turned green at the sight. "We're superheroes, not terrorists!" a sharp shriek echoed in her mind.

She stopped Mindy, who was about to pull out a missile: "Wait, how powerful is that ultimate missile you mentioned?"

Mindy gave a more conservative answer: "It should be easy to blow up the Twin Towers."

"What if this thing explodes underground?" Jessica pressed on.

"Half of New York should feel a slight tremor, and Hell's Kitchen might experience a small earthquake, but the damage shouldn't be too great," Mindy estimated.

"Isn't this a big problem?" Jessica's lips twitched slightly, a mouthful of sarcasm stuck in her mouth.

Jessica advised, "I don't think things have gotten to the point where we need to use such weapons, have they?"

"And Erica is down there too," Jessica added.

Compared to Mindy, who acts without thinking, Jessica is more considerate of the consequences.

Mindy, having pulled out the Death Missile, remained silent, awaiting Mark's decision.

As a half-successor to the Punisher, Mindy didn't think there was anything wrong with what she was about to do.

Mark didn't speak, but instead glanced at everyone thoughtfully.

His concern was that the Hand might resort to desperate measures and activate the base's self-destruct mechanism, burying Mindy and the others alive.

As for why he isn't worried about himself?

Because what came was just his clone.

As a king of survival, he would naturally use a clone to do such a risky thing; how could his main body possibly join in?

After all, he doesn't have a resurrection skill now, so if he dies, he's really dead.

"What do you think?" Mark asked.

"I'm fine with anything." The water sprite shrugged, looking indifferent.

Indeed, that was the case. She didn't need to breathe, and even if she was buried alive, she could still dig herself out of the ground thanks to her strong physical abilities.

Jessica said with a serious expression, "Let's just storm in and wipe out the Hand members in one fell swoop."

Mindy, having given up on using the super brain, looked at Mark and said, "I'll do as you say."

One gave up thinking, another let others think, and out of the three, it seems that only Jessica has her own thoughts.

Speechless, Mark chose the safest and fairest option.

"Mindy, you stay outside and oversee things. Water Sprite, Jessica, you two come down with me."

Upon hearing that she couldn't go down with him, Mindy was instantly unhappy, but seeing Mark's unquestionable gaze, she could only nod sadly.

Jessica breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this.

"Water Spirit, activate your illusion ability. We'll carry out the decapitation strike first. Mindy, wait for my notification. Once I notify you, make some noise outside to attract the attention of those henchmen."

After making tactical arrangements, everyone began to take action.

The original plan was supposed to follow Mindy's pre-designed battle plan, but the Hand was too cunning and actually set up their base underground.

Under the cover of the water sprite illusion, the three of them went directly to the deepest part of the base.

Using his senses of the magical markings on Erica's body, Mark quickly spotted her as she prepared to ascend the altar.

Madam Gao and the others were standing in a pentagram formation, facing five different directions outside the altar.

They kept chanting spells that Mark couldn't understand.

Mark first curiously observed the magic runes on the altar. Since they were two different systems of magic, Mark could only roughly tell that the runes had effects such as guiding, positioning, and breaking through from the inside out.

This is a typical teleportation array for summoning dimensional monsters.

"Who is it!" Mark was about to make a move when Mrs. Gao suddenly shouted and threw her cane at him.

Seeing this, Jessica quickly reached out and grabbed the cane that was flying towards her.

"Boom!"

Jessica was thrown through the air by the cane and crashed heavily into the wall not far away.

The cane was coated with air, and its kinetic energy during a sprint was almost equivalent to that of a truck traveling at high speed.

"It's you!" Alexandra's expression changed before she could even get angry.

Alexandra quickly called out a warning, "Oh no! Murakami, watch out for Erica!"

As soon as Alexandra finished speaking, Erica pulled out two hairpins from behind her back and lunged at Murakami, who was closest to her.

Before Murakami could react and retaliate, Erica's twin hairpins slashed across his neck.

A large, fine head flew into the air, and Erica seized the opportunity, kicking the head towards Mrs. Gao beside her.