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Midoriya's body moved as the image of Tsuyu getting crumpled away kept repeating itself in his mind.
There was no holding back at this moment.
Bringing out the full might of the One For All, Midoriya punched just as Shigaraki was about to touch Tsuyu's head.
SMASH!
BOOM!!
Massive gusts of wind overwhelmed the entire facility.
The power behind the punch was so great that it lifted many Villains off their feet, throwing them away.
A dust cloud settled in Midoriya's vision as well, a smile surfacing on his face.
All this time, whenever he used his Quirk, it would hurt him the most.
However, this time, he could still feel his hand.
Did I finally learn how to control my Quirk in the battle?! Midoriya asked himself, clenching his hand.
Then, the reality slapped him awake, burying his thoughts.
As the dust settled, Midoriya found a massive, black-skinned Villain standing between his punch and the Villain with hands all over his body.
From one look, Midoriya could tell that his all-out punch hadn't affected it at all.
"Oi-Oi-Oi!" Shigaraki hummed, his eyes wide and full of blood. "Smash?! Were you — about to kill me?"
This time, it was Nomu's turn.
Terror flashed across Midoriya's face as the massive fist rose in his vision.
From the side, Tsuyu, who had ducked into the water to not get blown away, wrapped her long tongue around Midoriya, pulling him back.
Still, it didn't feel like there was anything or anyone in the world that could save Midoriya now.
It happened, then.
With a bang!
…
The large doors at the entrance got smashed apart.
Tearing through the dust, holding no smile, step by step, he walked in.
As he remembered Tenya's panicked retelling of the events, and as he saw Thirteen's condition and the fear on the students' faces, every muscle in his body screamed to explode.
He kept his back straight and tall.
He was late, but he was here after all.
"It's fine now!" he said, ripping off his tie. "Why? Because I am here!!"
…
A wave of relief, joy, and unnamed emotions washed across the students' faces.
Contrary to them, the Villains, who were surrounding Erasure Head, lost all colors on their faces at the mere sight of All Might.
"No need to worry!" one of the Villains shouted. "Didn't he say that All Might has gone weak…"
Then, someone blinked, and All Might was gone.
Dozens of punches downed the Villains as, in one smooth motion, All Might blurred through them, saving Aizawa.
Not even a moment had passed when All Might disappeared again.
This time, punches landed on the Nomu and Shigaraki.
By the time All Might returned next to Aizawa, he had already brought Midoriya, Tsuyu, Mineta, and Sand there.
"Father… Father…" Shigaraki mumbled as he picked up the hand that had fallen from his face.
On the other side, Midoriya looked between Nomu and All Might. "That one took a punch from me that didn't break my arm! He is…"
"Haha!" All Might smiled at Midoriya. "It's fine!"
Crossing his arms, All Might rushed toward Nomu whom he remembered seeing at the Jaku City instantly. He knew he must go all out from the start if he wanted to defeat this creature.
Carolina —
With great force, All Might uncrossed his arms, slamming them on the Nomu head-on.
— Smash!
Booms rang out behind Nomu, but the creature didn't even flinch.
It lunged at All Might, trying to grab him, but the latter ducked and countered with a punch.
Punches after punches landed on Nomu that could have obliterated any other Villain — had obliterated almost all Villains — and, yet, the creature showed no pain or emotion.
"It has Shock Absorption…" Shigaraki boasted. "The ideal way to kill Nomu is to gouge out its flesh pieces by pieces… if it would let you… Haha!"
All Might spun around the Nomu and grabbed it from behind. "Thank you for telling me!"
Then, he lifted the Nomu from its waist and slammed it backward, trying to bury it in the cement under the thin layer of sand.
BOOM!
…
When Luke and Todoroki arrived at the scene of battle, what they saw left them shocked.
All Might was bent backward, his hands wrapped around the Villain. But, the Nomu's upper body was passing right through a warp gate, coming out from the other end which was right under All Might's waist.
Worse was that the Nomu had dug its thick fingers into All Might's sides, bringing out blood.
Unknown to many, except for a few Pro Heroes, Midoriya, and even Luke, All Might had suffered a grave injury there from All For One a long time ago.
As he saw All Might like that, Luke didn't know what to think anymore.
He knew All Might had arrived and had defeated the Villains through Nomu.
However, he didn't know how the fight sequences had actually played out. So, as he saw All Might bleeding, he couldn't help but guess that something had changed again, taking a much worse turn than he had expected.
"Leave it to me!" Todoroki said, running toward All Might. "Follow the plan!"
Luke had already taken half a step toward All Might. Suddenly, he paused.
Yes. There was no point in risking his identity over it. Not only he could bestow only one Quirk on Nyx at this moment, but he couldn't contend against a Nomu, too.
Nodding at Todoroki, Luke rushed toward Midoriya and Tsuyu, who were taking Aizawa and Sand away from the fight.
"Luke!" Midoriya shouted.
The moment Luke saw Sand and Erasure Head, he frowned.
Sand's chest was caved in and it had gone black and blue. Erasure Head's head was crushed as well, his arms bent at odd angles.
"Nyx…" Luke said with urgency.
Under the perplexed gazes of the students, the raven landed on Aizawa's head first.
A soft, blue glow oozed out of her, pulsating rhythmically. In a matter of seconds, Aizawa's head began healing, making his eyes flutter.
Midoriya and others' eyes widened. "A Healing-type Quirk?!"
Eying Luke and Nyx with great awe, Midoriya and Tsuyu looked at each other.
Then, as Nyx hopped from Aizawa's head to Sand's chest, Midoriya finally looked over his shoulder and saw All Might's condition.
"No!" Midoriya's breath escaped. Right now, he thought only he knew how precarious All Might's situation was. "I need to help All Might!"
"Midoriya!" Tsuyu tried to hold him back, but he had already run away.
However, before Midoriya could even reach, Todoroki neared All Might's first.
A sheet of ice was spewed out from his right foot that crawled over the Nomu's right side, reaching its hand. It was the same hand whose fingers were digging deep into All Might's injured side.
Seeing the ice, Kurogiri decided to just chop off All Might from the waist by closing the warp gate on him.
Before he could do so, though, Bakugo fell on him, pinning him down with a burning grip on his neckband. "Bet not all your body's that black mist, yeah? Give me one chance to blast your neck to smithereens. I dare you!"
Shigaraki scratched his neck. "Kids these days… Making my League of Villains looks so bad… Nomu!"
Under the shocked gazes of all, uncaring of its frozen body, Nomu slid out of Kurogiri's warp gate.
Its frozen side shattered instantly.
"How… is it still moving?!" Midoriya asked, standing next to a stunned Todoroki.
Meanwhile, All Might remembered the Super Regeneration mentioned by Rabbit Hero: Mirko. "Get back everyone!"
Sure enough, in the very next instant, the Nomu regenerated its entire right half.
"Oi… Symbol of Peace…" Shigaraki grinned madly, raising two fingers. "Ready for Round 2?"
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