In the central tower's ground floor lobby.
"Has that still not found the time controlling bastard?" Shigaraki Tomura complained.
The next second, Izuku Midoriya was already attacking.
Compared to the USJ incident, he was way better at controlling his power now.
Even Shigaraki Tomura felt a bit pressured.
But what annoyed him more was how similar this kid's Quirk was to All Might's.
"What's your goal coming all the way to I-Island?" Shoto Todoroki asked Dabi, who he still couldn't beat.
Dabi had his hands in his pockets, sounding lazy. "Not much. Mostly about that Arthur kid on your side... His Quirk made someone above Shigaraki nervous, so they sent us to take him out."
As soon as Dabi said that, Shigaraki lost it, yelling like a mad dog. "Idiot! What are you talking about? Sensei isn't afraid of him!"
But right after he spoke, Izuku's fist was already swinging.
ONE FOR ALL 10%!!!
"This brat!" Shigaraki twisted his body to dodge and reached out with one hand.
Slap!
Izuku's right ankle got grabbed, and his skin started cracking like old paint peeling off a wall.
"Not good!" Izuku knew Shigaraki's Quirk. Once his body got grabbed, that part was basically done.
His current limit was only 10% of One For All.
But at this rate, he had no choice.
ONE FOR ALL 15%!!!
His right fist exploded with power. He arched his back and swung at Shigaraki mid-air.
Even Shigaraki didn't expect Izuku to get that much faster all of a sudden.
Caught off guard, the fake hand on his face took a hard punch, and he went flying into the iron gate behind him.
Bang!
A heavy thud.
Izuku also fell hard from the air, his right ankle screaming in pain.
"Midoriya, are you okay?" Tenya Iida yelled.
"You don't have time to worry about others, fake hero!" The lizard-like Spinner charged with his sword.
The fallen Shigaraki trembled as he raised the fake hand, almost like he was scared, and put it back on his face.
Only then did he calm down.
But he was definitely more pissed off now.
Damn it. Damn it. Damn it. You brat with a Quirk so similar to All Might's.
The next moment, Shigaraki suddenly charged.
He'd even forgotten that the main goal of this mission was supposed to be Arthur.
"No choice!" The pain in his ankle made Izuku grit his teeth. At this point, he had to keep pushing past his 10% limit.
ONE FOR ALL - 20%!!!
The overloaded power was already causing bruises to show on his body.
But if he didn't, his injured body couldn't keep up.
'This guy got faster again', Shigaraki thought.
They clashed. To stop Shigaraki's annoying Quirk from touching him, Izuku kept pushing One For All higher and higher.
21%... 22%... 23%... 28%!!!
Shoto Todoroki and Yoarashi Inasa had both noticed Izuku's problem.
But they couldn't break away to help.
Muscular and Dabi weren't easy opponents. They were straight up top ten pro hero level.
Where did the League of Villains recruit monsters this strong?
It wasn't just the ankle pain anymore. Pushing One For All past his limit...
Izuku could feel his own body slowly falling apart.
This couldn't keep going. He couldn't let this turn into a long fight.
And All Might was upstairs. He didn't know how that fight was going. He had to end this fast.
Thinking that, Izuku took a big step forward.
Shigaraki's eyes narrowed. That movement was way too open.
He didn't know what was happening, but his battle instincts still made him reach out his right hand, aiming for Izuku's exposed waist.
And in that instant, Izuku suddenly pushed One For All to its absolute max.
One For All - 100%!!!!!
That was speed and power beyond anything normal.
Even though Shigaraki already knew from earlier that Izuku's Quirk could somehow keep getting stronger, he never imagined it could go this far.
Forget being similar to All Might. This kid basically was All Might.
A fist bursting with terrifying power closed in on Shigaraki's temple.
Everyone there looked shocked.
If that punch landed, Shigaraki was dead for sure.
Even though Izuku didn't actually want to kill him, he couldn't control One For All that well.
"Shigaraki!"
But right then, Kurogiri, who had been ordered to find Arthur and was finally coming back to report, appeared.
He was too late though.
"No choice!"
Kurogiri didn't have time to think. The mission objective came second. Above all, Shigaraki Tomura absolutely couldn't die.
A pistol shot out from Kurogiri's body.
Bang!!!!
A bullet fired from the dark muzzle.
That bullet was... a syringe.
Just as the One For All 100% powered fist was two centimeters from Shigaraki's temple,
Izuku suddenly felt a sharp sting in his neck.
Splat!
A punch landed on Shigaraki's face.
But it didn't go down like everyone expected, with Shigaraki's body getting destroyed.
Izuku's punch was like a deflated soccer ball.
It hit Shigaraki's face, but it felt no different from a normal person's punch. It just left a red mark and didn't make the guy budge an inch.
Izuku's face showed pure shock.
"I... I can't feel One For All anymore!"
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