Meanwhile, in the Ruins Zone of the facility, a black and purple portal spat out four individuals, dropping them directly onto the street.
Momo landed on her feet and began to immediately look around, quickly assessing her surroundings and trying to piece together how far she was from her initial location.
The area looked like an urban city that had been hit by a disaster, buildings were destroyed, care flipped upside down, and street signs bent or sprawled on the ground.
"Momo!!"
She turned her head and saw Mina behind her. Her face showed a look of concern and worry. They had suddenly been transported somewhere away from Mr Aizawa by the villains. It wasn't hard to hazard a guess that the villains might be trying something like a kidnapping or something close to that.
"Mina! We need to get back to Mr Aizawa, the v–"
"No so fast, little lady"
Momo's words were interrupted by a sudden and gruff voice. This was followed up by a sudden blast that blew both her and Mina into a nearby building, crashing through its wall.
With both having gone through the wall of what looked to be an office building, the two girls were quick to get on their feet, both having rolled on the floor before standing up right.
"What hell was that?!"
Mina questioned, urgency in her voice. Her heart beat furiously in her chest, like a drum being struck perpetually. This was her first time experiencing a villain attack. Part of her wanted to believe this was just a test, a fake attack meant to teach them to be always ready, however she knew better.
"My guess is a blast of compressed air, like an air gun, however considering how it simply blew us away, I think its power could be dependent on whether or not the attack is focused on a single point or a wider area."
Momo was quick to guess as she opened the pouch strapped to the side of her waist. After the training exercise and her technical win against Taro she had figured having a pouch with equipment so she wouldn't have to make everything, so far it was only her electrocution gloves and a handful of smoke bombs.
"Correct Little lady, I guess it should be expected from the cream of the crop, students of UA university, and btw my name is Air-gun. commit it to memory"
The villain that had attacked entered the building through one of the holes the two had made, his figure was menacing, tall with dark spiky hair and the face of veteran criminals, a scar on the right side of his face and crooked teeth. He wore some silver armor that covered his torso, and he had black gauntlets that had holes in the center.
"But I have to say, it pisses me off that I figured out my quirk so fast."
He expressed angrily his face morphing into an expression that showed his displeasure, one of his arms slowly expanding as if it were a balloon. The skin stretches and inflates and prepares for another blast.
Momo turned her head to Mina, ready to say something. However, what she saw surprised her
Mina, who hadn't spoken yet, looked as though her eyes had seen a ghost. They were bulged open and bloodshot, her mouth hung ajar as she saw someone she thought she'd never see.
A man entered through the hole in the wall, his movement slow and deliberate, as he entered he had to duck down, as he was much taller than everyone currently present, his build incredibly muscular, his arms looking like tree trunks. The lower half of his face was covered by a black mask, showing only his eyes, his grey white hair fashioned into straight bangs that covered his forehead and obscured his eyes just a little.
His presence brought chills that ran up to Momo's spine, his eyes conveyed a hatred so palpable that the girl could feel it being directed at her, if looks could kill, she would be dead. The man before her was not just some thug but a villain with the hatred to match.
"Why are you talking to them, we're here not here to play"
His words carried no emotions, no hesitation or any weakness, just simple orders. The point of this was to collapse the false facade of heroes and destroy the hypocritical infrastructure they have built, and to do that, they must break these wannabe heroes before destroying the symbol of hope.
"SHOUJI!!....Shouji, that's you right!"
Mina Ashido shouted, screaming his name with a tone that conveyed both urgency and a level of doubt. He may have been masked, but the multiple arms and voice were a dead giveaway. Mina was the type to always recognize her friends.
Unfortunately, the Multi-arm newcomer did not answer her. He merely glanced at her, the disdain in his eyes clear and present. Whomever Mina thought that man was, Momo could see that she was mistaken.
"Eyes on me, you Brats!!"
Air-gun shouted as he let out another blast of air directed at the two girls. However, Momo was ready. She crossed her arms and prepared to take the attack.
If Air-gun was planning to hit them both at the same time then that meant, his attack power was more about blowing them back, meaning it's not that powerful, as long as she plants her feet firmly she should be able to take it.
The young woman tensed her body and firmly planted her feet. She then prepared to counterattack, preparing to launch herself at them and taking out the more troublesome opponent.
It was unfortunate that Momo had been mistaken. The attack launched by the villain Air-gun was not for both her and Mina, but instead just for her. This means that the attack was more focused and localised.
The blast of air traveled through the stagnant air of the room, its form traveling in a straight line, like a cannon ball shot straight towards its target. The wind whistled, and in a split second, it struck Momo right on her stomach with such devastating force that she led out wads of saliva.
The air blast sent her flying back and crashing through the wall of the room and rolling onto the next room adjacent to the one they were in. The building they were in was an apartment complex, as such, there were plenty of rooms next to each other.
Momo felt as if a hole had been punched straight through her stomach. The pain made it difficult to stand up. She couldn't barely get to her knees.
"It's seems our companions need a little privacy for their reunion, I'm generous like that"
Air-gun expressed with a sadistic smile on his face. In truth, he just wanted his own little lamb to play with, and the hot baby was better than that pink freak with horns.
Momo stood up, powering through the pain. Thankfully, the worst of it had subsided, but it still hurt quite a bit.
She looked at her foe and started to think. Contemplating ways of how to go about it and defeat him, despite the situation at the back of her mind, she couldn't help but think Her brother would have defeated these villains easily.
At the forefront of her mind, however, she was coming up with a strategy, a way to win.
From what she has seen of the villain's quirk, she surmised that essentially he can shoot air blasts from his hands, meaning in close range like this, she was at a disadvantage.
If he shoots air, then that means the further away she is the less power his attacks will have, therefore the best way to fight this "Air-gun" was from long range, however given that they were in an enclosed space, then another tactic can work.
"Are you one of those unfriendly types of heroes? It's rude to ignore people when they're talking to you, y'know"
Air-gun said as he once again prepared to fire another attack. Momo simply smiled confidently.
"Sorry my brother always said, never talk strangers unless you can beat them in a fight or outrun them"
She said with the confident smirk still on her face. She reached on her pouch and took out a smoke bomb.
"oh does that mean you can outrun me?"
He questioned as he lifted his hand up, taking aim. If she ran away, he did not mind. In fact, the chase was more fun anyway.
"I don't know maybe, maybe not"
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