The sudden change in the situation shocked the four members of the League of Villains. It wasn't just the sound that pierced through the smoke—it was also the figure stepping firmly over bricks and rubble!
The Number One Pro Hero in the world, the symbol of peace in Japan—All Might!
"Portal!" Tomura Shigaraki reacted quickly. As he shouted, his right palm suddenly reached for Kyoka, who was tied to the chair.
Just as Kurogiri was about to activate his Quirk, an agile figure swiftly flashed past All Might.
Kamui Woods' arms morphed into thick, extended branches that immediately wrapped around Kurogiri's core, successfully interrupting his Quirk.
At the same time, the branches from his right hand lunged toward Spinner, Dabi, and Tomura Shigaraki at high speed.
Boom!
A sudden burst of eerie blue fire ignited, its temperature far surpassing that of ordinary flames. The surrounding air instantly heated up, and all the branches were reduced to black ash that scattered to the ground.
This was naturally Dabi's doing. In the original timeline, he should have already been captured. But after experiencing Kaminari's overwhelming speed and the fear of death, his neural response time had drastically improved. At the very least, he could now instinctively release flames in the moment he sensed danger to protect himself!
Boom!
The iron guardrail on the other side of the warehouse suddenly collapsed, broken iron bars still burning with blue fire.
As it turned out, when Dabi burned the branches, he also scorched the iron fence that had been containing the Nomu. Now, a dozen bio-engineered Nomu with multiple Quirks had been completely unleashed!
The scene plunged into chaos.
At that same moment, just as Shigaraki's palm was about to touch Kyoka, several black afterimages darted in from above, below, left, and right.
They moved so fast and came from such tricky angles that Shigaraki was forced to retract his hand and dodge away.
Then, a dazzling sight appeared!
The afterimages, once avoided, collided midair and transformed into dazzling arcs of light, homing in on Shigaraki.
"Shuriken... ninja?!"
But this time, the speed wasn't quite as fast. Tomura Shigaraki clearly saw the incoming objects and managed to block or destroy them all using the special gloves on his hands.
Before his arms even stopped moving, a fast yellow blur suddenly flashed across his vision.
"Stay still, kid!"
Bang!
Before Shigaraki could even process what was happening, Gran Torino slammed a hard kick into his face, sending him flying.
"Ninja Art: Paper Binding!"
Then a slender white silhouette raced through the air, catching up to the airborne Shigaraki in the blink of an eye. Like ethereal white ropes, the figure's bindings tightly wrapped around his body, neck, limbs, and wrists.
All of this happened in an instant for Kyoka, who was still tied to the chair. Her shocked expression only formed after everything had already occurred.
Looking around, Spinner was entangled in countless nearly invisible threads, while Dabi—who was preparing to launch another attack—had his neck firmly gripped by All Might.
Endeavor, Tiger, Mt. Lady, and the others were engaged in a fierce battle with the Nomu, backed by heavily armed police officers.
Gunfire, searing flames, and devastating physical blows turned the entire area into a full-on battlefield.
But overall, the Pro Heroes and police had gained control of the situation, which allowed Detective Tsukauchi, who was directing operations outside, to finally let out a sigh of relief.
"Your evil deeds end here, Tomura Shigaraki!" All Might held Dabi in one hand and glared sternly at Shigaraki.
If no one had died before this moment, maybe he could still smile. But now, his gaze was cold as it fell on the lifeless body skewered like a kabob.
"It's over?"
"You said it's over, All Might?" Shigaraki, restrained by Best Jeanist's fiber threads and unable to even turn his neck, was enraged by those words.
"Are you kidding me? This is only the beginning!"
"You talk about justice, but hide the truth behind vague words. I'll destroy this trash heap of a world with my own hands."
"That's why I must get rid of All Might. I must get rid of you!!!" Shigaraki screamed, straining his neck against the threads.
The darkness in his expression and the intense negativity in his words caused many of the surrounding officers to tense up.
"You've got quite the mouth on you, kid. Save it for the inmates. Maybe they'll appreciate your speeches." Gran Torino sneered.
"By the way, Tomura Shigaraki, I've got a question for you. Where's your BOSS? Mind taking us to him?"
Hearing Gran Torino mention his teacher, Shigaraki couldn't move, but memories surged back to him—memories of their first encounter.
It was a dark world, pitch black. He couldn't see anything, not even himself—just his younger self.
And then, his teacher appeared before him.
That's right. When he fell into darkness, it wasn't a Hero who came to save him—it was his teacher, All For One!
"It hurts, Shimura turned away."
"They say heroes will always be there. That there will always be someone coming to help. But in the end, they turned a blind eye."
"Who made this world what it is now?"
Back then, his teacher reached out to him, who was drowning in grief and despair. Shigaraki still remembered the warmth of that hand.
"You did nothing wrong. It's okay. I'm here..."
All Might stared at Tomura Shigaraki. "That guy... where is he now?" He nearly blurted out the name.
"You're so noisy. Get out of here and disappear! I hate you!!!"
"Shigaraki!!!" All Might clenched his fists in rage.
Squelch, squelch, squelch...
Suddenly, thick black sludge with a pungent stench began appearing out of thin air around Shigaraki. Not just him—the other three members of the League too. No, four!
Even Kyoka had black sludge materialize around her. The Pro Heroes nearby were shocked and immediately activated their Quirks to intercept.
But what happened next stunned everyone. More black sludge appeared out of nowhere around the battlefield, and strange-looking Nomu began emerging one after another from the muck.
They appeared.
Seven? Ten? Twenty?
No one could tell. The only thing visible was the constant emergence of sewage, along with Nomu appearing even outside the encirclement.
"Stop them!"
"We can't let them wreak havoc in the city!!" Officer Tsukauchi shouted in alarm.
At that moment, Tomura Shigaraki and the other three, along with Kyoka, were completely swallowed by the sludge and vanished without a trace.
(To be continued.)